Recommend me some Asian movies please!

[Ares84]

Hey guys!

I would just like to know what are the Asian movies that are worth it to buy on blu-ray. Right now I have Shinobi that I got last week which was great. Also I have Warriors of Earth and Heaven and House of the Flying Daggers.

I would like to get some more movies like these. Movies about the Samurai or acient Chinese Dynasties (I have the last samurai as well so) but you know what I mean?

Thanks for the advice.

[JJ]

Taegukgi

Welcome to Donkmakgol (sp?)

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Taegukgi

Welcome to Donkmakgol (sp?)

Do you own them on blu? I know Taegukgi is supposed to look good, but how about Welcome to Dongmakgol?? Taegukgi is on my top 3 of all time favourite movies!! Great, great, great movie!

[The TRUST]

The Infernal affairs Trilogy.

[ckent22]

Well I don't think most of these are on Blu yet but:

Memories of Murder
Kamikaze Girls
A Chinese Ghost Story
Suicide Club
2LDK
Battle Royale
Casshern
My Sassy Girl
The Castle of Cagliastro (Probably one of the greatest animated movies ever made)

[VHS4Ever]

Check this Asia blu-rays out:
Kung Fu Hustle -modern
Dragon Tiger Gate -modern
Seven Swords (Expensive) -ancient
SPL (import) modern
The Last Samurai (American made but still pretty good) 1800s
Jet's Fearless (The director's cut is good) late 1800s - early 1900s
Mongol (German made and its ) -ancient
Taegukgi (Import - Korean version of Saving Private Ryan) modern
An Empress and the Warrior (Import) -ancient
Red Cliff (Import- First movie of the triology) -ancient (about characters from Dynasty Warrors)
The Warlords (Import) -ancient


For non blu-rays check these out:
Hero -ancient
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon -ancient
Fist of Legend -early 1900s
Kung Fu Cult Master -ancient
Zatoichi (2003 version) -1600s-ish
Fong Sai Yuk -1800s
Fong Sai Yuk II -1800s
Forbidden City Cop -ancient
Last Hero in China -1800s
Eastern Condor -modern

[Grimshaw23]

Ip Man - Bruce lee's master
Flash Point
Red Cliff
An Empress and the Warrior

All of 'em are imports. Get Ip man and Flash point if you really like martial art movies.

[tacoreed]

Hard Boiled and The Killer - Old School Woo is the best.

Also The Bride With White Hair and Chinese Ghost Story, Once Upon A Time in China, and A Better Tomorror are musts.

EDIT: I know some aren't martial arts films, but they are truly badass!!!

[jizzle]

I recommend IP Man as well, lol i just created a post asking if it will play on my PS3

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID....qx/details.htm

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by tacoreed

Hard Boiled and The Killer - Old School Woo is the best.

Are those on Blu-Ray? If they are, I missed the memo.*

*=Batman Begins reference, not an Asian film but still.

It's not on Blu-Ray but give Lord of the Wu-Tang a try. The DVD release of the film is retitled as The Evil Cult. It's got Jet Li, Colin Chou, and Sammo Hung.

[doctorD]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Are those on Blu-Ray? If they are, I missed the memo.*

*=Batman Begins reference, not an Asian film but still.

It's not on Blu-Ray but give Lord of the Wu-Tang a try. The DVD release of the film is retitled as The Evil Cult. It's got Jet Li, Colin Chou, and Sammo Hung.

Hard Boiled was part of the Collectors Edition of the PS3 game "Stranglehold".

[richieb1971]

I would like this movie "BEAT" to come out on blu ray soon.

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.1462/qx/details.htm


I recommend it if you like Romantic drama and fighting. I already had it on DVD but left it in the USA grrr.

[graf1k]

Originally Posted by doctorD

Hard Boiled was part of the Collectors Edition of the PS3 game "Stranglehold".

Actually I'm pretty sure I read that the version of Hard Boiled with Stranglehold is not in HD.

[The Guilty Party]

My first recommendation would be "Mongol". As for Asian movies on BD that are NOT about Chinese Dynasties and the like... I would recommend "Oldboy".

[FindYourWay]

Originally Posted by The Guilty Party

I would recommend "Oldboy".

This movie is amazing.

[xino]

13 beloved/ 13 game of death.

just recently watched it.

It's a thai movie.

If you don't watch it, there's no point in getting interested in Asian movie.
Because this movie is a must!

[Razen]

Since I can't make a new thread, being new, I'll post this here.

Becoming disappointed in what Hollywood is shoving out nowadays, I've turned my attention towards Asian cinema to rekindle my faith in movies. I've always been a fan of Asian films. There's something about them that just makes them so appealing, rather than American films. I wanted to focus my collection on Asian films for a little bit and focus some of my purchases towards them for a while.

Now what would a recommendation thread be without what I like. My exposure to Asian film is very limited, but I have seen a fair share more than most people. I really enjoy Kung Fu Hustle. I love the fast paced, ridiculous action and would like to see more movies like that. Kill Bill also comes to mind, but that's more Asian-inspired than an actual Asian film. But films along those lines.

Another genre I've become interested in is ancient history stories such as Hero, another one I've seen and enjoyed. The martial arts in the film are such a spectacle to look at. I'd really like to see more like this. I have heard of Red Cliff, an ancient history film, and I do plan on picking that up.

I have recently placed an order for Oldboy, so I know about the Vengeance trilogy. I also enjoy this aspect of Asian films. Dark, gritty, and holding no bars back. Just revenge in its purest form. I'd like to know of more films like this as well.

So basically, the types of films I'm looking for are silly and nonsensical, good martial arts, historical pieces, and dark side of humanity films. If you have any other films a newbie like me should check out, feel free to let me know! Also, I'd prefer the all the titles recommended be on Blu-Ray. Thanks in advance!

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by Razen

Since I can't make a new thread, being new, I'll post this here.

Becoming disappointed in what Hollywood is shoving out nowadays, I've turned my attention towards Asian cinema to rekindle my faith in movies. I've always been a fan of Asian films. There's something about them that just makes them so appealing, rather than American films. I wanted to focus my collection on Asian films for a little bit and focus some of my purchases towards them for a while.

Now what would a recommendation thread be without what I like. My exposure to Asian film is very limited, but I have seen a fair share more than most people. I really enjoy Kung Fu Hustle. I love the fast paced, ridiculous action and would like to see more movies like that. Kill Bill also comes to mind, but that's more Asian-inspired than an actual Asian film. But films along those lines.

Another genre I've become interested in is ancient history stories such as Hero, another one I've seen and enjoyed. The martial arts in the film are such a spectacle to look at. I'd really like to see more like this. I have heard of Red Cliff, an ancient history film, and I do plan on picking that up.

I have recently placed an order for Oldboy, so I know about the Vengeance trilogy. I also enjoy this aspect of Asian films. Dark, gritty, and holding no bars back. Just revenge in its purest form. I'd like to know of more films like this as well.

So basically, the types of films I'm looking for are silly and nonsensical, good martial arts, historical pieces, and dark side of humanity films. If you have any other films a newbie like me should check out, feel free to let me know! Also, I'd prefer the all the titles recommended be on Blu-Ray. Thanks in advance!

Have you tried Thirst (by the director of the Vengeance trilogy)? That's a brilliant film, but be sure to get the Korean edition, not the UK edition. The UK one is severely cut by about 20 minutes.

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Razen

So basically, the types of films I'm looking for are silly and nonsensical, good martial arts, historical pieces, and dark side of humanity films. If you have any other films a newbie like me should check out, feel free to let me know! Also, I'd prefer the all the titles recommended be on Blu-Ray. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the site!

Hmm...not sure about silly ones or dark-side-of-humanity ones, but these are the ones that spring to my mind based on all this...

Good Martial Arts
"Chocolate"
"Ip Man"
"Invisible Target"
"Fist of Legend"
"Flash Point"
"Kill Zone" (aka "SPL")
Either "Ong Bak" movies (the first one looks terrible on BD, but it is fun)
"The Protector"
"The 36th Chamber of Shaolin"
"Unleashed" (aka "Danny the Dog")

Historical Pieces and Wuxia
"Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
"Fearless"
"House of Flying Daggers"
"Legend of the Black Scorpion" (I think it's coming to BD soon)
"Legend of Fong Sai Yuk"
"The Ninja Scroll" (anime) (DVD only)
"Ran"
"Rashomon" (DVD only)
"Red Cliff" (Internation Version preferred, personal favorite)
"The Seven Samurai" (coming to BD soon!)
"Shinobi: Heart Under Blade"
"Shogun Assassin"
"Tai Chi Master"
"Throne of Blood" (DVD only)

Dark side of humanity
"Ichi the Killer" (crummy BD, but it is wicked)
"Perfect Blue" (anime) (DVD only)

[Razen]

Thank you, both of you! I'm definitely taking some of those suggestions into consideration. I had known of another film by the director of the Vengeance trilogy, and I just didn't know what it was called. I'll definitely be checking out some of those wuxia films.