Rashômon (1950) (Japanese)
In 12th century Japan, a samurai and his wife are attacked by the notorious bandit Tajomaru, and the samurai ends up dead. Tajomaru is captured shortly afterward and is put on trial, but his story and the wife’s are so completely different that a psychic is brought in to allow the murdered man to give his own testimony. He tells yet another completely different story. Finally, a woodcutter who found the body reveals that he saw the whole thing, and his version is again completely different from the others
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery
Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Also Known As:In the Woods
Rasho-Mon
Runtime:88 min
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Subtitles: English subs.
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/
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New Police Story (2004) (Chinese)
Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed, Wing becomes a hapless drunk, feeling guilty for the deaths of his team. A young man with a troubled past pretends to be a police officer working on the case with Wing, to get him back on his feet and begin an adventure to get revenge on the evil Joe and his Gang of Five, especially when it becomes personal.
Director:Benny Chan
Writer:Alan Yuen (screenplay)
Also Known As:New Police Story (Hong Kong: English title)
San ging chaat goo si (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Carl Ng
Country:Hong Kong / China
Language:Cantonese / English / Mandarin
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386005/
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Sonatine (1993) (Japanese)
A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He’s suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and within a couple days, his role remains unclear and several of men are dead. He retreats to a house on a remote beach to wait. The first night there , he rescues a young woman from an assault, and they develop a playful relationship. Over time, it becomes clear he’s been set up, sent to Okinawa so that others can take over his lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge. But, what if he’s successful? What is there to life anyway?
AKASonachine
Year 1993
GenreAction / Crime / Drama / Thriller
DirectedTakeshi Kitano
Country Japan
Audio Japanese
Subtitles English
Run Time 94 minutes
Links - IMDB
Cast:
Takeshi Kitano Aya Kokumai Tetsu Watanabe Masanobu Katsumura
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Initial D (2005) (Chinese)
It’s a story about the fastest street racer of Mt Akina. Takumi, a delivery boy; Ryousuke, an engineer of speed; and Kyouichi, a professional racer: the three of them become duelists of drifts. For five years, 18-year-old Takumi has been delivering tofu in his father’s obsolescent Toyota AE86 every morning. Not only has he become a good racer, but he has also unwittingly perfected the art of drifting. He was never an aficionado of hill racing until he is asked by his father to drive his AE86 in a David and Goliath race against Night Kids’ EVO IV. A glorious but unexpected victory awakens the competitive genes in his blood, while his overnight fame inevitably leads to hellraising races one after another, each one more perilous and exciting than the previous one. Starring Asia’s hottest heartthrobs, Jay Chou and Edison Chen, Initial D is adapted from one of the most popular eponymous manga and anime series in Japan. This is the first live-action feature based on the series to ever grace the silver screen in the world.
Year Released: 2005
Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Cast: Jay Chou, Edison Chen, Anne Suzuki, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Chapman To Man-Chat, Shawn Yu Country: Hong Kong/China
Subtitles: English .srt
Runtime: 109 minMan-Lok, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Kenny Bee
IMDb link:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439630/
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Ong-Bak (2003) (Thai)
No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached…
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Director:Prachya Pinkaew
Writers:Prachya Pinkaew (story)
Panna Rittikrai (story)
Cast: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol
Runtime:1h 44m
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai / English
Subtitle: English Hard Subbed
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368909/
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Die Bad (2000) (Korean)
Review from IMDb
This film consists of four linked segments, two of which were originally award-winning shorts. The first, “Rumble”, depicts the build up and effects of a snooker hall scrap between art and tech college students, played by Seung-Wan Ryoo and Seung-Bin Park. We cut between the protagonists and an interview with the owner of the hall, who complains about the wild youths and a need for a government clampdown like in the 70’s. The second, “Nightmare” follows one of the tech students (Seung-bin Park) on his release from jail after accidentally killing one of the art students in the first segment, and his entry into organised crime, as the protege of local heavy, President Kim. The third segment “Modern Man” consists of an epic car-park brawl between President Kim and Seung-Wan, (now a policeman) cut against frank interviews in which they talk about their jobs and their positions in society. In “Die Bad”, Seung-Bin has become a powerful gangster and Seung-Wan’s brother tries to join his group. Each segment has its own style and mood. There are moments of all-out action, drama, comedy and horror hence it is best not to reveal much of the plot, as it has many surprises. There are only 2 female speaking roles in the entire film, hence no sex bits, but this no bad thing as it addresses specifically male deficiencies, in a similar way to “La Haine”. This also means there are a few gay subtexts to be found. For example, in “Nightmare”, when Seung-Wan wakes up in a motel with President Kim, who calls him a “good-looking boy”. Also, the Art student who ends up dead in “Rumble” is supposed to be really tough, but looks like he belongs in a boy band.
The fight scenes are filmed, choreographed and edited brilliantly. They never look staged and it is clear throughout that the director is not trying to make violence look cool. In “Modern Man”, for example, the unending brawl is not just about two blokes hitting each other, it’s about them being trapped- hence its cyclical time structure. In “Rumble”, we see the youths’ impressions of violence through clips of videogames and Bruce Lee films. Several times, people in authority shout “Who do you think you are?” at the young protagonists. At one point in “Modern Man”, President Kim states nonchalantly, “I am a gangster, a thug”. These sequences highlight the theme of the film, how disaffected men use violence to prove they exist. Die Bad, the feature, was reportedly shot for $3000, over a period of three years. Posters of “Romeo + Juliet” and “Tin Cup” are scene on walls during the film. Members of the cast worked during breaks from other bigger budget projects, using leftover film stock and fake blood. The ambition of Die Bad is massive and it is enormously successful. All the performances are brilliant; the film has great energy, originality and packs an emotional punch. There are no guns in the film, which may seem unrealistic, but if they were shooting at each other it would defeat the object, trying as it is to show something more primal. Near the end, a very sentimental piece of music was played, which (although I couldn’t understand the Korean lyrics) seemed unnecessary and cloying, but this does not stop Die Bad from being an excellent film. Great things are expected of Seung-Wan Ryoo.
Year Released: 2000
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
Genre: Crime / Drama
Cast:Seong-bin Park, Seung-beom Ryu, Jung-shik Bae
Also Known As:Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona
Runtime:95 min / South Korea:98 min
Country:South Korea
Language:English / Korean
Subtitles: English .srt
IMDb link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0267622/
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