Aka: Legend of the Black Scorpion Director:Feng Xiaogang Release date: September 14, 2006 Language: Mandarin Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts
Starring: Zhang Ziyi Ge You Daniel Wu Zhou Xun Ma Jingwu
Synopsis: A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet
Curiosities: Won 2006 Asia-Pacific Film festival for best Cinematography Won 2007 Asian Film Award for best Production Designer Won 2007 Hong Kong Film Award for best Supporting Actress for Zhou Xun
Aka: 4 Balgarak Director: Yun-shik Gye Release date: 202 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Heo Jun-ho - Audie Lee Chang-hun - Lecaf Park Jun-gyu - Gak Granger Lee Won-jong - Haetae Kim Kap-su An Seok-hwan
Synopsis: The story involves four friends who become gangsters. As the film progresses they gain power and eventually find their way to Seoul. (Credit: Wikipedia)
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Aka: Kill a Little, Dance a Little / Sat sat yan, tiu tiu mo Director: Donnie Yen Release date: 1998 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Conroy Chan Chi-Chung Joe Chan Lily Chow John Hau Choi-Chow Hoh Bang Ippongi
Synopsis: Yen plays Cat, an aimless hitman who bumps off deserving scumbags with acrobatic flair and deft precision. On his downtime, he unburdens himself to an annoying DJ (Simon Lui, who’s back for more smarmy cameos) and dreams of meeting his ultimate “angel.” He does, a beautiful young policewoman named Carrie (Annie Wu). It turns out Carrie’s in charge of finding the person behind the massacre of the triads, and big surprise: it’s Cat. Problems arise when Cat’s old rival James Wong Ka-Lok arrives in HK to broker unseen and frankly unimportant drug deals. Cat wants James dead, but James won’t croak so easily. In a strange turn of events, Cat ends up kidnapping Carrie, and we’re off on the strangest drug trip/emotional hangover ever seen on celluloid. (Credit: Lovehkfilm)
Aka: Sun Taam / Godly Detective Director: Johnnie To and Ka-Fai Wai Release date: 2007 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Lau Ching-Wan as Inspector Chan Kwai-Bun Andy On as Inspector Ho Ka-On Lam Ka-Tung as Officer Ko Chi-Wai Kelly Lin as May Cheung Flora Chan as May Cheung (in Bun's eyes) Lee Kwok-Lun as Officer Wong Kwok-Chu Jo Kuk as Cunning Woman/Ho's Inner Personality Jay Lau as Calculating Woman/Ko's Inner Personality Lam Suet as Fatso Cheung Siu-Fai as the Violent Man Eddy Ko as Retiring Police Chief
Synopsis: When a missing detective’s gun is implicated in a recent series of heists and murders, a hot shot inspector HO (Andy On) seeks out his former boss, BUN (Lau Ching Wan), a gifted criminal profiler now living in seclusion with his wife MAY (Kelly Lin). Bun has a truly unique gift: he can see the inner personalities of the people he meets. As Bun travels further into the psychosis of a prime suspect his unorthodox approach begins to wear on Hos mind. What begins as a quest for answers has now taken a schizophrenic turn where truth and lies, reality and delusions intertwine… (Credit: Apple)
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Curiosities: Tagline: I can see a person's inner personality.
Awards: Asian Film Awards: Best Screenwriter: Ka-Fai Wai and Kin-Yee Au Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Screenplay: Ka-Fai Wai and Kin-Yee Au Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards: Best Screenplay: Ka-Fai Wai and Kin-Yee Au Film of Merit Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Orient Express Award - Special Mention: Johnnie To and Ka-Fai Wai
Award Nominations: Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Actor: Ching Wan Lau Best Cinematography: Siu-keung Cheng Best Costume Design and Make Up Design: Stanley Cheung Best Director: Johnnie To and Ka-Fai Wai Best Film Editing: Tina Baz Best Picture: Johnnie To and Ka-Fai Wai Best Visual Effects: Raymond Man Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion: Johnnie To and Ka-fai Wai
Aka: Laughing gor chi bin chit Director: Herman Yau Release date: 2009 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Anthony Wong Francis Ng Michael Tse Yuen Biao Felix Wong Fala Chen
Synopsis: Laughing is a high-flyer in the police academy. However he never got a chance to join the force because he is specially picked by Inspector Xian (YUEN BIAO) to be an undercover in the underworld syndicate. Hence Laughing becomes a “double-undercover”. Yi is happy that Laughing is allocated to the triad of his rival (FRANCIS NG). To make his situation worse, Laughing falls in love with the triad leader’s sister, Karen. Justice, brotherhood and love, what will Laughing decide on? His decision will be a turning point in his life. (Credit: Dvdasian)
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Aka: Cha-woo Director: Jeong-won Shin Release date: 2009 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Uhm Tae-woong As Patrolman Kim Jeong Yu-mi As Byeon Soo-ryeon, animal life researcher Jang Hang-seon As Cheon Il-man, hunter Yoon Je-moon As Baek Man-bae, hunter Park Hyeok-kwon As Detective Shin Heo Yeon-hwa Jeong Yoon-min
Synopsis: One day in a small and peaceful village Sameri, boasting no criminal cases for 10 years, a terrible accident happens. Some parts of dead body ripped off cruelly are discovered by ecologists who stayed in the mountain for studying wild animals. A policeman KIM Kang-su just transfers to Sameri from Seoul and takes this case. The victim turns out a grand-daughter of CHUN Il-man, who was once a legendary hunter. He is convinced that it happened not by human but man-eating boar, Chaw. People of Sameri with full of fear invites one of the most famous hunters BAEK to catch the Chaw. Hunter BAEK grabs it and looks like proving himself a best hunter. But the one which makes people scared is still in the mountain. The five of people that a greedy hunter BAEK, a former hunter CHUN reloading his hunting gun for grand daughter, a detective SIM in charge of this case, an ecologist Soo-ryun who takes any risks for studying mutant species animals and KIM Kang-soo whose mother has been missing head to the deep dark mountains. (Credit: Koreanmovie) Trailer:
Director: Yun-ho Yang Release date: 2000 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Drama
Starring: Min-su Choi as Sang-woo Jo Seung-won Cha as Hee Yeo Ji-tae Yu as Hyun-tae Kim Gyu-ri Kim as Min-seong Hyun Sang-Myeon Park as Han-mo Park
Synopsis: Two decades before the story begins, a young girl saves her younger brother from drowning at the hands of their abusive father. The boy watches as his sister and father are consumed by flames triggering within him a psychotic fascination with fire. He brings his new interest in flames to light by burning down the children's ward at the hospital where he was housed. By the time the story begins, the boy has grown into a man and has perfected his arsonist's tendencies. The fire department finds their hands full battling, not only blazes (and Seoul's traffic problems) but a lunatic bent on eliminating those who would stop his fires. (Credit: Imdb)
Curiosities: Awards: Grand Bell Awards, South Korea: Best Cinematography: Jeong-min Seo Best Film Editing: Sun-duk Park Best Lighting Best Special Effects
Aka: Da Tang You Xia Zhuan / Wandering Tang Dynasty Swordsman / Legend of the Great Tang Dynasty Hero Directors: Huang Ke Min and Lin Feng Release date: 2008 Language: Cantonese Mandarin Filipino (Tagalog) Japanese Korean Thai Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance Episodes: 32
Starring: Victor Huang as Tie Mo Le Shen Xiao Hai as Wang Long Ke TAE as Kong Kong Er He Zhuo Yan as Wang Yan Yu Liu Tian Yue as Xia Ling Shuang Lu Chen as Han Zhi Fen Wang Jiu Sheng as Jing Jing Er Ba Yin as Yang Mu Lao Tong Chun Chung as Tang Xuan Zong
Synopsis: The leader of Flying Tiger Mountain sect, Dou Ling Kan, and his godson, Tie Mo Le, just happen to be passing through a small town and by its most popular hangout when a ruckus inside catches their attention. It turns out that the entire place has been bought out by Wang Long Ke, an underling of An Lu Shan. Wang Long Ke's motive is to steal a secret letter from Guo Zi Yi meant for Emperor Xuan Zong indicating that An Lu Shan is planning to rebel against the Tang dynasty. Tie Mo Le has always wanted to avenge his parents' death at the hands of An Lu Shan many years ago and realizes that his chance may have finally arrived. (Credit: Dramawiki)
Starring: Johnny Nguyen Nanthawut Boonrubsub Sasisa Jindamanee
Synopsis: Power Kids circles around 5 kids; Wut, Kat, Pong, Woon and Jib, who grow up in a martial art school. Their ordinary life twists when they fight a rowdy gang and it causes Jib's heart disease to relapse. Jib urgently needs to get heart transplant at a hospital, and the kids unexpectedly are involved in a lethal circumstance when ruthless terrorists are occupying the hospital. So, time for hero begins when the kids decide to strike back to protect their friends and the country. With friendship, courage, and the heart that is larger than their size, the kids want the victory (Credit: ThaiMovieBlog)
Starring: Sol Kyung-gu as Choi Man-sik Ha Ji-won as Kang Yeon-hee Park Joong-hoon as Kim Hwi Uhm Jung-hwa as Lee Yoo-jin Lee Min-ki as Choi Hyeong-sik Kang Ye-won as Kim Hee-mi Kim In-kwon as Oh Dong-choon
Synopsis: Man-sik and Yeon-hee, are unsure as to whether they can overcome past wounds and continue being a couple. Dr. Kim, who cautions against a possible mega-tsunami at Haeundae, collapses in agony springing from an unexpected turn-up of his daughter and divorced wife. Hyoung-sik, after rescuing a woman from Seoul, rides out a ferocious storm to gladden her heart. A tsunami which destroys Haeundae symbolizes the establishment of a typical axis called provocation of conflicts, and later the inner spaces of the couples without anything left behind after all conflicts have ended. (Credit: Imdb)
*The CGI tsunami sequences had been shot at Kerner Optical's stages using water-dump tanks left over from special effects sequences of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) in San Rafael, California in November and December 2008, months before any principal photography began in South Korea
*"Haeundae" has the highest budget of any Korean film to date (approx US$11 million), and is Korea's first foray into the disaster genre represented by such 1970s star-heavy titles as Airport (1970), The Towering Inferno (1974), and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
*The film's title is taken from Haeundae Beach, a wealthy sea-side resort area south-east of the city of Busan, South Korea. 'Haeun' translates as 'Sea and Clouds'.
*The stars performed their own stunts (except for the high falls)
Aka: Wa Pei Director: Gordon Chan Release date: Sepmtember 25, 2008 Language: Mandarin Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Donnie Yen Zhou Xun Chen Kun Zhao Wei
Synopsis: Setting is the Yuan dynasty: Soldiers rescue beautiful orphan Xiao Wei (Zhou) from desert bandits. The beautiful Xiao Wei is than taken in by Gen. Wang (Chen Kun) and his wife, Peirong (Zhao), who both dote on the excessively courteous and attentive young woman. But three months after she is adopted, the city is terrorized by an unknown killer who rips out human hearts.
Director: Yuji Shimomura Release date: May 12, 2005 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts
Starring: Tak Sakaguchi Kentaro Seagal Takamasa Suga
Synopsis: In an unknown place and unknown time, a master swordsman by the name of Grave (Tak Sakaguchi) searches for the ultimate battle. After hearing tales of a mysterious coffin kept and guarded at the Tougan Temple he decides to steal it. Legend has it that if taken to a specific spot in the desert, the coffin will grant any man's deepest desire. However, others say that inside the coffin rests the Goddess of Destruction who was banished from Heaven for trying to destroy the world and that releasing her will bring about .the Apocalypse A young monk from the Tougan Temple (Takamasa Suga) is sent to retrieve the coffin and prevent it from being opened. But many other forces are also searching for Grave and his prize (both human and not) and an all-out free-for-all ensues as they all struggle to discover the secret power of the coffin.
Aka: Sasaeng Gyeoldan Director: Choi Ho Release date: 2006 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Jin-ho Choi as Changjun Ja-Hyeon Chu as Ji-young Jeong-min Hwang as Lieutenant Do
Synopsis: Here two men clash, Sang-do, a middleman for narcotics, and Lieutenant DO, a narcotics detective. Though in completely contrasting positions in life, the two men share an identical goal: to get hold of Jang-chul, the key figure in the dark world of narcotics in Korea. The two men begin a life-threatening battle. (Credit: Hancinema)
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Aka: Seung chi sun tau / Let's Steal Together Director: Kong To-hoi Release date: 2007 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts
Starring: Sammo Hung as Uncle Luck Gillian Chung as Pearl Charlene Choi as Jade Wu Jing as Lau Hay and Lau San Yuen Wah as Chang Chung and Chang Yung Jess Zhang as Lilian Li Steven Cheung as Fred Qiu Lier as Happy Sek Sau as Professor Mok
Synopsis: An evil gang of twins hold up a train to steal a magical Tibetan artifact, the Heaven's Bead from 3 dalai lamas. This artifact has healing powers and is a highly desirable item. A battle ensues and the artifact is knocked from the hands of a parachuting villain into the bag of an unsuspecting passerby. The passerby, oblivious, gets into his van and heads to Hong Kong. This is where the other set of twins come in; they are aided by the twin Laus and Uncle Luck as they try to get the Heaven's Bead back. A secret mission takes place, in which the good twins infiltrate a high rise building in order to recover the item. Although they initially succeed, the artifact is then passed to the wrong twin. Happy, Lilian's sister, who is suffering from cancer is also kidnapped and held prisoner in the high-rise building. The good twins eventually recover the Heaven's Bead and lose it again while rescuing Happy. The villains get away with the Heaven's Bead. (Credit: Wikipedia)
Aka: Female Detective Damo / Damo, the Detective in Chosun / The Legendary Police Woman / Joseon Yeohyeongsa Damo Director: Lee Jae-kyu Release date: 2003 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action / Crime, Historical, Romance Episodes: 14
Starring: Ha Ji Won as Chae-Ok Kim Min Joon as Jang Sung-Baek Lee Seo Jin as Commander Hwangbo Lee Moon Shik as Ma Chook-Ji No Hyun Hee as Ta Bak-nyu Park Young Kyu as Jo Se-ok Lee Han Wie as Baek Jo-wan Kwon Oh Joong as Lee Won-hae
Synopsis: This series and our heroine took place in the Chosun Dynasty.Chae Ok was separated from her brother when her father, a nobleman, was accused of treason. She managed to make her way and becomes a Damo, a low ranked woman detective. Skilled in swordplay, she must not only fight crime, but to face inequality for her status in society. Her brother grew up to be a rebel leader fighting against society injustice and both brother and sister faced off against each other on opposite side of the law. (Credit: Dramawiki)
Synopsis: "Love Exposure" tells an epic tale of love, family, religion, and sex. Yu Tsunoda and Yoko meet under the most unusual of circumstances. After Yu loses a bet with his friends he agrees to go into the city dressed as a woman and kiss the first woman he sees. When they go into the city Yu and his friends comes across a young teenage girl named Yoko who is surrounded by a group of thugs. Yu, still dressed as a woman, then helps Yoko beat up the gang of thugs. Afterwards Yu kisses Yoko and runs away. Yu for the first time falls in love with a girl, but Yoko falls in love with the woman in drag known only as Miss Scorpion. Meanwhile, Yu is being followed by Aya Koike, a member of the cult group "Zero Church." Aya Koike devises a plan to bring Yu's entire family into the "Zero Church," but first she will gain the favor of Yoko by masquerading as Miss Scorpion.
Curiosities: Awards: Berlin International Film Festival: Caligari Film Award: Sion Sono FIPRESCI Prize: Sion Sono Fant-Asia Film Festival: Best Asian Film: Sion Sono Jury Prize: Best Female Performance: Hikari Mitsushima Jury Special Prize: Feature Filma: Sion Sono Most Innovative Film (Short or Feature): Sion Sono
Aka: Taiyô no Kizu /Scars from the Sun Director: Miike Takashi Release date: 2006 Language: Japanese Subtitle:English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Synopsis: Katayama (Aikawa Sho) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and tries to trace the gangs location. (Credit: Wikipedia)
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Aka: The Avenging Fist / Kuen Sun / Fight Zone / God of Fist Style Directors: Lau Wai-keung, Yuen Corey Release date: 2001 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Sci-Fi
Starring: Lee-Hom Wang as Nova/Kong Stephen Fung as Iron Surfer Gigi Leung as Erika Kristy Yang as Belle Sammo Hung Kam-Bo as Inspector Dark Ekin Cheng
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A futuristic research compound develops a new police tool called the Power Glove. Supposedly, it gives the wearer incredible powers by letting him tap into the 'unused 80%' of his mental potential. It turns out that the glove also enables the wearer to take over the minds of others, and one unbalanced police volunteer tries to use this to stage a coup. In the end, one of the three test cops is killed, another survives to stay on the force, and the rogue cop makes his escape. 20 years later, the dead officer's son gives away his identity by using his father's personal martial arts technique in a fighting competition, thus drawing the attention of both the remaining good and evil supercops. The kids and the old guys must then start getting ready for a multi-generational final battle of good vs. evil. (Credit: Imdb)
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I watched this movie because I'm huge fan of the game and Stephen Fung (now I'm a fan of Lee-Hom Wang as well :p) and I must say I'm not disapointed. But if you're not a fan of the game or the actors I doubt you'll like it. It's worth to watch anyway.
Aka: Disturbance in Her Barroom / 1724 Hero / 1724 Gibang Nandong Sageon Director: Yeo Kyun-dong Release date: 2008 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Historical, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Lee Jung-Jae as Cheon-doong Kim Seok-hun as Man-deuk Kim Ok-bin as Seol-ji Lee Won-jong as Jil-kap
Synopsis: Korea, 1724.
Once upon a time in the Joseon Dynasty, Chun-doong meets a beautiful woman while in the middle of a fight in an old market. Having fallen in love at first sight, good fortune is with him and he finds her once again. Her name is Seol-ji and she works as a gisaeng, a Korean traditional singing and dancing girl. They spend a memorable night together but Chun-doong loses her again when she moves to work at another bar. When he finds her new hiding place, however, he is warned away by her new manager, Man-deuk who has connections in the city's underworld. One day, while still despondent without Seol-ji in his life, he accidentally knocks over and kills the boss of the Jjak-gwi gang. Before he knows it, because of his fighting skills Chun-doong becomes the replacement boss. Soon, there is a gathering of the region's gang bosses at the bar where Seol-ji now works. In the middle of the meeting, Chun-doong causes a disturbance to steal Seol-ji away under the nose of Man-deuk. The meeting turns into chaos because of the incident and ends abruptly. A furious Man-deuk teams up with rival gangsters to plot the downfall of the Jjak-gwi gang...
