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What are the best asian movies ever?

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I recommend Ong-Bak (Thai) and The Host (korean). I will warn that the anti-American bit in the beginning is a bit hard to take, but it's still a solid movie. Once you've seen it, you'll know what I'm talking about.
 
I love Kurosawa, but I assume you have seen most of his big films. One of my favourites of his that is not mentioned as often is The Bad Sleep Well http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054460/ one of the greatest opening scenes I have ever seen.

For recent films Mother http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1216496/ from Korea (by the director that did The Host - Gwoemul) was one of my favourite films from last year. It's just awesome and one I plan on picking up if I can ever find it on Blu-ray here. More people should see this movie.

KT
 
Arcadio said:
The only Kurosawa film I've seen is Seven Samurai. I loved it. I guess I should check out other films by Kurosawa...
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The Criterion Blu of Yojimbo is coming out soon, you should definitely see that one. A classic.

KT
 
My Sassy Girl
Ong Bak
Tae Guk Gi
Hard Boiled
House of Flying Daggers
Once upon a time in China
Bride with White Hair
Chinese Ghost Story
Legend of the Swordsman
Shaolin Soccer
Speed Scandal
 
Many listed already, but I always enjoy:
Young and Dangerous series
God of Cookery
God of Gamblers
Top Bet (Stephen Chow's parody of above)
SPL (Saat Po Long, great Donnie Yen showcase)
another vote for My Sassy Girl
 
Japanese?

Akira Kurosawa has one of the best filmographies of any director, alive or dead. Seven Samurai, High and Low, Yojimbo, Kagemusha, Ikiru, Rashomon... You can't go wrong with him.

How about a Takeshi Kitano film? Sonatine practically resurrected the dying Yakuza film genre in Japan back in the early 90's. His films tend to have soft, quiet moments that are interrupted by brutal violence.

Sonatine is probably one of his best films but also check out Hana-Bi, Violent Cop, or his yakuza-less films like Kikujiro, Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, and Getting Any?

As for Chinese...

You have John Woo, of course. The Killer and Hard Boiled are two shining gems of bullet-ballet.

Ringo Lam is a director who often gets mentioned under Woo. His films contain action like Woo's but are often more realistic in the way that violence is portrayed.

His "Fire" trilogy is a must see. City on Fire is said to have influenced Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs; Prison on Fire and School on Fire are just as good. Full Contact and Full Alert are other notable films of his.
 
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A comedy that I get a kick out of every time my kids put it on -

Shaolin Soccer

I like the Wushu movies, especially the high quality productions like -

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
House of Flying Daggers
Hero
Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Fearless
Iron Monkey

A live London performance by Shaolin Wushu troupe

Shaolin Wheel of Life

Very good date movies -

Eat Drink Man Woman
Yi Yi, A One And A Two
The Joy Luck Club

Also a foodie movie -

Tampopo

Chinese director Zhang Yimou -

The Road Home
Raise the Red Lantern
Ju Dou
Shanghai Triad

Animated -

Princess Monokoke
Spirited Away

An outlier about parents and kids -

Together

And finally -

Kung Fu Panda :awe:
 
DLeRium said:
Infernal Affairs - The Departed was crap if you knew anything about IA...
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surprise it took this long for someone to mention it.

I never liked parts 2 and 3. It seemed like it dragged it out.

kinda sucks that since then HK has yet to produce something as good as IA.

somethings come close. like Election 1 and 2.

this year I can think of the movie Accident. but I've seen too much of Louis Koo lately I'm not high on it.
 
meltdown75 said:
big trouble in little china
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HahA!

anyway, it's hard to find a decent asian movie these days that isn't ridiculous gun blasting, flipping, BS craptacular stunt work, emo characters with childish haircuts and such. At least, this is mostly what we get over here in wider release.

all that being said, it's tough to top Roshomon, Seven Samurai, etc.
 
zinfamous said:
HahA!

anyway, it's hard to find a decent asian movie these days that isn't ridiculous gun blasting, flipping, BS craptacular stunt work, emo characters with childish haircuts and such. At least, this is mostly what we get over here in wider release.

all that being said, it's tough to top Roshomon, Seven Samurai, etc.
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Dude, see Mother, I think you'll really like it! :awe:

KT
 
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YYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 
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