The Best of Asian Cinema

A Listmania! list by Stephen Robb "Irishlacrosse" (Lancaster, UK)
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Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (Collector's Edition) [DVD]
1.  Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (Collector's Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
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  "Probably my favourite film of all time - an incredibly well acted, grown up, brutal, and poetic masterpiece."
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Hard Boiled (Collector's Edition) [DVD]
2.  Hard Boiled (Collector's Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Hard Boiled
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  "The greatest action film ever made. Hands down."
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Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]
3.  Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Tatsuya Fujiwara
The list author says:
  "The film which introduced me to asian cinema. Filled with action, drama, and political commentary."
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Joint Security Area [2000] [DVD]
4.  Joint Security Area [2000] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Park Chan-wook's [Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy] film about the investigation into a murder in the Korean DMZ."
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Ichi the Killer [DVD] [2003]
5.  Ichi the Killer [DVD] [2003] DVD ~ Tadanobu Asano
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  "Sick, twisted, and incredibly funny [in no small part because of Tadanobu Asano's brilliantly understated performance]."
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Oldboy [DVD] [2003]
6.  Oldboy [DVD] [2003] DVD ~ Choi Min-Sik
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  "The follow up to Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance. Essential."
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Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD]
7.  Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Hayou Miyazaki
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  "The most brilliant and creative and anime film ever made."
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Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954]
8.  Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
The list author says:
  "Akira Kurasawa's first masterpiece. Later remade in the US as 'The Magnificent Seven'."
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Shiri [2003] [DVD]
9.  Shiri [2003] [DVD] DVD ~ Suk-kyu Han
The list author says:
  "Korea's first action blockbuster puts Hollywood to shame."
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A Bittersweet Life [2005] [DVD]
10.  A Bittersweet Life [2005] [DVD] DVD ~ Jeong-min Hwang
The list author says:
  "A film in the same vein as Oldboy - a bloody quest for vengeance."
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Infernal Affairs [2004] [DVD]
11.  Infernal Affairs [2004] [DVD] DVD ~ Andy Lau
The list author says:
  "A tense game of cat and mouse between a triad mole in the police, and a police mole in the triads. The first part of a trilogy. Later remade in the US as 'The Departed'."
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The Host [2006] (2 -DISC EDITION) [DVD]
12.  The Host [2006] (2 -DISC EDITION) [DVD] DVD ~ The Host
The list author says:
  "The highest grossing Korean film of all time - a smart, funny, well acted, and entertaining political commentary disguised as a B-movie."
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Guns & Talks [2002] [DVD]
13.  Guns & Talks [2002] [DVD] DVD ~ Won Bin
The list author says:
  "Action packed, and remarkably funny. An often overlooked gem."
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Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD]
14.  Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Dong-Kun Jang
The list author says:
  "The South Korean equivolent of Saving Private Ryan - dramatic, brutal, and epic."
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Election [DVD]
15.  Election [DVD] DVD ~ Johnny To
The list author says:
  "A smart and restrained, yet brutal and thrilling film about an election for the chair of a triad."
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A Better Tomorrow - 2 Disc Ultimate Edition (Limited Steelbook) [1986] [DVD]
16.  A Better Tomorrow - 2 Disc Ultimate Edition (Limited Steelbook) [1986] [DVD] DVD ~ A Better Tomorrow
The list author says:
  "Another John Woo classic - the film which started the Heroic Bloodshed genre and a trend towards movies involving triads."
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Arahan [DVD]
17.  Arahan [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "An incredibly funny martial arts action/comedy about an inept policeman who discovers powers which could make him a Tai master!"
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Exiled [DVD]
18.  Exiled [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "A brilliant action-thriller from Johnnie To [Election, Fulltime Killer] with stunning gun fights, great acting, and a tense, Leone-esque soundtrack."
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Memories of Murder [DVD]
19.  Memories of Murder [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Based on the true story of South Korea's first serial killer. Smart, complex, and well acted."
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Save The Green Planet [DVD] [2003]
20.  Save The Green Planet [DVD] [2003] 
The list author says:
  "A funny, nasty, daft, and at times even moving film about an obsessive and abused man kidnapping a guy he thinks is an alien."
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Spirited Away [DVD]
21.  Spirited Away [DVD] DVD ~ Daveigh Chase
The list author says:
  "Hayao Miyazaki's follow up to Princess Mononoke. Another spectacular and inventive masterpiece."
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The Killer [DVD]
22.  The Killer [DVD] DVD ~ Yun-Fat Chow
The list author says:
  "Another John Woo [Hard boiled, A Better Tomorrow] classic that still makes modern Hollywood action films look tame."
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Public Enemy [2002] [DVD]
23.  Public Enemy [2002] [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "A South Korean thriller about a cop trying to prove that a rich and powerful businessman is really a cold blooded murderer."
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Shaolin Soccer [DVD]
24.  Shaolin Soccer [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Shaolin Kung-Fu meets football - need I really say more? An hilarious parody of the wuxia genre from Stephen Chow [God of Cookery, Kung-Fu Hustle]."
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Versus [DVD] [2000]
25.  Versus [DVD] [2000] DVD ~ Tak Sakaguchi
The list author says:
  "A gory, action packed, over the top, and completely ridiculous film about a prisoner who finds he is destined to reincarnate over and over to fight his mysterious nemesis control over this dimension."
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Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Help needed looking for a film title. 		4 30 Apr 2012
Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] forum
What's the best Kurosawa film? 		2 7 Nov 2011
Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Question about Princess Mononoke transfer quality 		11 9 Aug 2011
A Better Tomorrow - 2 Disc Ultimate Edition (Limited Steelbook) [1986] [DVD] forum
"A Better Tomorrow" trilogy boxset! 		0 17 Jun 2011
Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] forum
hugarian subtitle ? 		0 12 Feb 2011
Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Best movie ever 		3 17 Feb 2010
A Better Tomorrow - 2 Disc Ultimate Edition (Limited Steelbook) [1986] [DVD] forum
Limited Steelbook edition - Digitally remastered? 		1 25 Aug 2009
Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] forum
Battle Royale. Top Film? 		1 8 Jun 2008
Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Included on this DVD? 		3 9 Jan 2008
 
   

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