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Asian Films Korean, Chinese, Japanese

[Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9
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Havent watched any Asian films in a while. Anyone care to recommend any good ones. Last films watched was Tale of Two Sisters, Memories of Murder, Old Boy, Hidden blade.
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  • UltraVioletUltraViolet Posts: 7,673
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    Mother - from the same director of Memories of Murder, and The Host. Brilliant.
  • Reiver97Reiver97 Posts: 2,491
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    Assembly
  • nightporternightporter Posts: 981
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    Cyborg She, The Host and I'm an Cyborg but thats ok.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 242
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    Audition, Shutter & The Grudge.
  • spiney2spiney2 Posts: 27,058
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    Tampopo. Very funny.

    A Touch of Zen. THE original martial arts movie.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9
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    Thanks for the suggestions. Will look into Mother first as I do like that director.

    Any more good ones welcome :)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,342
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    A Bittersweet Life
    A Snake of June
    Acacia
    Audition
    Battle Royale
    Bitter Sweet
    Boiling Point
    Brotherhood of War
    Bullet Ballet
    Dark Water
    Dead Or Alive
    Dumplings
    Ebola Syndrome
    Election vol 1
    Fulltime Killer
    Gozu
    Hana-bi
    I'm A Cyborg But That's Ok
    Ichi The Killer
    Infernal Affairs
    Into The Mirror
    JSA Joint Security Area
    Ju-on: The Grudge
    Marebito
    Mememto Mori
    One Missed Call
    Premonition
    Pulse/Kairo
    R-Point
    Rainy Dog
    Ring
    Shinjuku Triad Society
    Shutter
    Suicide Club
    Sympathy For Lady Vengence
    Sympathy For Mr Vengence
    Tetsuo: The Iron Man
    The City of Lost Souls
    The Eye
    The Happiness of the Katakuris
    The Host
    Thirst
    Three... Extremes
    Tokyo Gore Police
    Uzumaki
    Versus
    Visitor Q
    Whispering Corridors
    Zatoichi
  • U96U96 Posts: 13,937
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    The Chaser(S Korea).
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,725
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    I saw the devil.
  • DarthchaffinchDarthchaffinch Posts: 7,558
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    earsnot wrote: »
    A Bittersweet Life
    A Snake of June
    Acacia
    Audition
    Battle Royale

    <snip!>

    Versus
    Visitor Q
    Whispering Corridors
    Zatoichi

    quality list, haven't seen some of those- thanks!
  • Andy BirkenheadAndy Birkenhead Posts: 13,450
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    I have
    Ong Bak
    Warrior King
    (Both starring Tony Jaa)
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    Chocolate - I've had it for ages but still haven't watched it !
  • balthasarbalthasar Posts: 2,824
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    One film I would recommend would be Yojimbo.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,342
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    Darthchaffinch wrote: »
    quality list, haven't seen some of those- thanks!

    you won't be disappointed :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,342
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    Darthchaffinch wrote: »
    quality list, haven't seen some of those- thanks!

    one question, did you delete the films you have seen??

    EDIT, i see you just shortened my list :D
  • DarthchaffinchDarthchaffinch Posts: 7,558
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    earsnot wrote: »
    one question, did you delete the films you have seen??

    EDIT, i see you just shortened my list :D

    yep- didn't want to take up bandwidth! :D

    Have bid on a fair few of them on ebay- thanks mate.
  • nhodkin147nhodkin147 Posts: 1,127
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    Anything by Takashi Miike tends to be enjoyable stuff (Ichi The Killer, Visitor Q), if a bit gory or bizarre.

    Away from Miike, I recommend Battle Royale (the new 3-Disc Limited DVD gives it the respect it deserves), and the original The Eye series. :)
  • NorfolkBoy1NorfolkBoy1 Posts: 4,109
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    It's utterly bonkers (as with much Asian cinema), but I really like Casshern, kind of like a non-animated Akira.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 592
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    Detroit Metal City is hilarious :D
  • DarthchaffinchDarthchaffinch Posts: 7,558
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    NorfolkBoy1 wrote: »
    It's utterly bonkers (as with much Asian cinema), but I really like Casshern, kind of like a non-animated Akira.

    cheers bud, just bought a copy off ebay- looks good!
  • nhodkin147nhodkin147 Posts: 1,127
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    Recently discovered an interesting Korean take on Hansel and Gretel:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002567/

    A fairytale for kids it is not! Creepy.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,342
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    Has anyone seen Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld ?

    it's a classic

    Trailer
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,725
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    nhodkin147 wrote: »
    Recently discovered an interesting Korean take on Hansel and Gretel:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002567/

    A fairytale for kids it is not! Creepy.

    That's a good film.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 9,342
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    I've got another recommendation, 9 Souls

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370244/
    Nine convicts escape from prison; most are convicted murders. They commandeer a van from a strip club. Their plan is to find a stash of counterfeit money that a deranged cell mate told them about, divide it, then part ways. They make it to the site where the money is supposed to be hidden, and then one by one, each seeks out the place he wants to be, a version of home, somewhere to connect. Will it end well for any of them?


    I really enjoyed this movie
  • SpacedoneSpacedone Posts: 2,546
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    U96 wrote: »
    The Chaser(S Korea).

    That was available on the BBC iPlayer last week. Great film.

    Here's a few more that don't seem to have been mentioned.

    Shiri
    Bang-Rajan
    The Warrior
    Red Cliff (watch the full version)
    Bullet In The Head
    Hardboiled
    The Killer
    The Good, The Bad, The Weird
    Ong Bak: The Beginning
    Secret Reunion
  • kobashi100kobashi100 Posts: 5,774
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    Sha Po Lang
    IP Man
    The Legend is Born - IP Man
    Election
    Election 2
    Fearless
    Shaolin Soccer
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