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My Asian Journey (58 titles)
My journey began in 1992 with Hard Boiled after watching Reservoir Dogs and hearing Tarantino rave about his influences. From Heroic Bloodshed to Beat Takeshi to J-Horror to South Korean cinema, this is my ongoing journey into Asian film
80.2% from 37 members
Hard Boiled
This is the greatest action movie ever!! I saw it on the big screen in 1992. It was unlike anything I had seen before. All out non-stop action with amazing stunts, two handed gun-play and Mexican stand-offs. The scene in the Hospital with Chow Yun-Fat holding a baby while taking out several bad guys is stunning. This is John Woo's best film.
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Hard Boiled
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Tony Leung, Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan
Director: John Woo
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When a tough police officer's (Chow Yun-Fat) partner is brutally murdered, he joins forces with another loose-cannon cop (Tony Leung) to exact his own bloody revenge on the gun-smuggling gangsters responsible for his friend's death. A lot of action, guns, and violence, all masterfully rendered by ..read more »
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from 7,975 members
The Killer
Considered by many to be Woo's best work. Chow Yun-Fat is outstanding and the action amazing. A massive influence on Hollywood films.
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The Killer
(1989)
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh
Director: John Woo
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In John Woo's THE KILLER, a hired assassin (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody ..read more »
Not currently released
68%
from 4,750 members
Bullet In The Head
Woo's Vietnam film and his most emotional work.
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Bullet In The Head
on DVD
Starring: Waise Lee, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung
Director: John Woo
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Not for the faint-hearted, John Woo's unflinching account of individual destinies caught up and mangled by the greater madness of the Vietnam War remains his greatest cinematic achievement to date. More a three-act tragedy of epic proportions than a conventional action film, it follows the fortunes ..read more »
60%
from 2,314 members
A Better Tomorrow
The one that started it all! The original Heroic Bloodshed classic. This is where Woo invented a new genre and began his work with Chow Yun-Fat.
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A Better Tomorrow
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung
Director: John Woo
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John Woo's forays into Hollywood cinema have revealed just how childish a lot of his material can feel when it is delivered without the clouding medium of subtitles. In his earlier Hong Kong movies it is possible to allow that the melodramatic, risible and at times confusing dialogue--a disgruntled ..read more »
64%
from 2,355 members
A Better Tomorrow II
A huge influence on Reservoir Dogs. The good guys all wear natty black suits, white shirts, thin black ties and sunglasses. The ending is one of the greatest shootouts ever filmed. This is the film Alabama is watching in True Romance.
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A Better Tomorrow II
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung
Director: John Woo
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John Woo directs this sequel to his seminal 1986 gangster film.
67%
from 883 members
City On Fire
Not an outstanding film but if you want to see where Tarantino took the idea of a heist gone wrong and an undercover cop from, then watch this!
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City On Fire
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee
Director: Ringo Lam
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An undercover cop, played by Chow Yun-Fat, infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store. The film shows how he infiltrates the gang.
59%
from 994 members
Violent Cop
The first Takeshi "Beat" Kitano film I ever saw. Again, I had never seen anything like it. A film with bursts of violence. A great performance by Takeshi.
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Violent Cop
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa
Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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In his directorial debut, famed Japanese screen personality Takeshi Kitano (acting under the alias Beat Takeshi) plays Azuma, a brutal but honorable cop at the end of his rope. Azuma's trying daily routine involves dealing with a naive new partner and caring for his drug-dependent, mentally ..read more »
65%
from 2,653 members
Boiling Point
A good film from Takeshi. More violence.
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Boiling Point
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Masahiko Ono, Makoto Ashikawa
Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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In Takeshi Kitano's quirky second film, Masaki (Masahiko Ono), a quiet baseball-playing gas station attendant, runs into trouble with the local yakuza. Masaki's baseball coach, Iguchi (Takahito Iguchi), turns out to be a former yakuza and attempts to straighten out the situation but only winds up ..read more »
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from 1,724 member
Sonatine
Takeshi's masterpiece. An outstanding, funny, violent film with superb acting. This is one of the greatest gangster films ever. It takes the genre to new places.
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Sonatine
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima
Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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In Takeshi Kitano's SONATINE, a Tokyo-based yakuza boss sends Murakawa (Kitano), one of his top men, on a peacekeeping mission to Okinawa, where two rival factions are coming to blows. Murakawa is naturally suspicious of the volatile situation and decides to lay low for a few days on a secluded ..read more »
66%
from 3,574 members
Hana-Bi
A more contemplative film from Takeshi but the violence is still there. Only Sonatine is better.
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Hana-Bi
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi
Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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Detective Nishi has just lost his infant daughter and is about to lose his wife to a fatal illness. He is advised by the doctors to take her home so she can die in peace. Nishi also finds out his partner Horibe has been seriously wounded and may be confined to a wheelchair. Nishi visits Horibe who ..read more »
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from 5,599 members
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