The Blu-ray.com Community Top Asian Films--RESULTS!

[Al_The_Strange]

46. 愛のむきだし | Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure, 2008)
55 Points | 5 Votes | Highest Ranking: 5th (2 Times)



Japan
Directed by: Sion Sono
Starring: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando

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45. 天国と地獄 | Tengoku to jigoku (High and Low, 1963)
55 Points | 10 Votes | Highest Ranking: 3rd (1 Time)



Japan
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai

[The Sovereign]

I am really digging these posters!

[esteban²]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Just saw this now. Great! (doesn't show up on my Phone)

[Grethiwha]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

• Swades: We the People
• Taifu Club
• The Road Home
• The Color of Pomegranates
• Vampire Hunter D
• Time
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
• Raise the Red Lantern

These are the ones I haven't seen yet. Guess I need to correct that.

Originally Posted by Jasonic

I just watched all three of The Human Condition trilogy over the last three nights. Absolutely magnificent filmmaking. It's an emotionally exhausting watch, but totally worth it's over nine and a half hour combined run time. Would have easily made my list.

That was my #1 choice. Damn, man. With your vote might've rightly made the list!

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

46. 愛のむきだし | Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure, 2008)
55 Points | 5 Votes | Highest Ranking: 5th (2 Times)

[TajSamKojiJesam]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

45. 天国と地獄 | Tengoku to jigoku (High and Low, 1963)
55 Points | 10 Votes | Highest Ranking: 3rd (1 Time)

The movie with possibly my favorite shot in Kurosawa's filmography:

[Show spoiler]

[Al_The_Strange]

44. 十三人の刺客 | Jûsan-nin no shikaku (13 Assassins, 2010)
55 Points | 12 Votes | Highest Ranking: 5th (1 Time)



Japan
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya

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43. 2046 (2004)
56 Points | 6 Votes | Highest Ranking: 1st (1 Time)



Hong Kong, China, France, Italy, and Germany
Directed by: Kar-Wai Wong
Starring: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong

[SarahS]

If Seven Samurai is not # 1 on this list then there needs to be an investigation. It is not only the greatest Asian film but arguably the greatest film period!

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

43. 2046 (2004)
56 Points | 6 Votes | Highest Ranking: 1st (1 Time)



Hong Kong, China, France, Italy, and Germany
Directed by: Kar-Wai Wong
Starring: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong

Yay!
That was ME who gave it the number one vote

[Al_The_Strange]

42. 추격자 | Chugyeogja (The Chaser, 2008)
57 Points | 7 Votes | Highest Ranking: 4th (1 Time)



South Korea
Directed by: Hong-jin Na
Starring: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo

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41. 功夫| Kung Fu (Kung Fu Hustle, 2004)
57 Points | 8 Votes | Highest Ranking: 4th (1 Time)



Hong Kong and China
Directed by: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Xiaogang Feng, Siu-Lung Leung

[Al_The_Strange]

I just realized that poster for The Chaser is probably Japanese and not Korean. Didn't mean to cross the streams that way. Here's an alternate if it bugs anybody.

[Kazutaka]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

41. 功夫| Kung Fu (Kung Fu Hustle, 2004)
57 Points | 8 Votes | Highest Ranking: 4th (1 Time)

Good clean slapstick

Kung Fu Hustle - Knife Scene (HD: English Subs) - YouTube

[Al_The_Strange]

40. 아가씨 | Agassi (The Handmaiden, 2016)
59 Points | 10 Votes | Highest Ranking: 5th (1 Time)



South Korea
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo

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39. オーディション | Ôdishon (Audition, 1999)
60 Points | 12 Votes | Highest Ranking: 1st (1 Time)



Japan
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Starring: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki

[Hucksta G]

Hell yeah, The Chaser and The Handmaiden

[Al_The_Strange]

38. 隠し砦の三悪人 | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (The Hidden Fortress, 1958)
63 Points | 12 Votes | Highest Ranking: 1st (1 Time)



Japan
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara

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37. 十面埋伏 | Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers, 2004)
64 Points | 9 Votes | Highest Ranking: 2nd (1 Time)



China and Hong Kong
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau

[Joeyseven]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Thank you all participants!



Abdrewes, AronJ, esteban2, Trollhunter, Hucksta G, Alister-M, Grethiwha, Jasonic, TajSamKojiJesam, ZeTi, Gerby, Mrdamron, dallywhitty, Mothravka, don3663, P-Rock, GLaDOS, SSGT BOND, eiknarf, imsounoriginal, Joeyseven, MercurySeven, Kedrix, Takuma, cinemaphile, the new scum, Sansho Dayu, Zoop, Troll2fan, benedictopacifico, Kazutaka, scarletlion, kingdoxie, Harry Fabian, manunited1, Red Dragon, Kuruwin, Foggy, The Sovereign, LokiMok, Travis, filmbuffTX, MechaGodzilla

I ranked 20,but was planing on raking 40 to 50 movies.
Had A bad holiday and really just totally forgot about the thread.And I do not
visit blu-ray.com as much these days,just not buying as many blu-rays these past few years.

But thanks for doing the The Blu-ray.com Community Top Asian Films.

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Runner-ups: 106 - 51

• Swades: We the People
• Exiled
• Taifu Club
• Howl’s Moving Castle
• Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
• The Road Home
• Dark Water
• The Color of Pomegranates
• Ip Man 2
• The Secret World of Arrietty
• A Separation
• Kikujiro
• Happy Together
• Three Outlaw Samurai
• In the Realm of the Senses
• Lady Snowblood
• Kagemusha
• Dreams (Akira Kurosawa’s)
• Vampire Hunter D
• The Host (Gwoemul)#19 on my list
• Survive Style 5+
• The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer
• The Mirror (Zerkalo)
• Face of Another
• Samurai Rebellion
• Pather Panchali
• Ichi the Killer#4 on my list
• Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
• Pulse
• Mother (Madeo)#7 on my list
• Sunny
• Violent Cop
• Hana-bi
• An Autumn Afternoon
• Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
• The Human Condition I: No Greater Love#2 on my list
• Andrei Rublev
• Tampopo
• Pasoral: To Die in the Country
• Time
• A Tale of Two Sisters
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
• Enter the Dragon
• Your Name.
• Sanjuro
• Raise the Red Lantern
• Solaris
• Shaolin Soccer
• Ugetsu
• Branded to Kill
• Kwaidan
• Sword of Doom #1 on my list
• City of Life and Death
• Fallen Angels
• The Wailing #10 on my list
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

50: ハウス | Hausu (House, 1977)
Own,but never watched

49. エロス＋虐殺 | Erosu purasu gyakusatsu (Eros + Massacre, 1969)
Have not watched yet.

48. 藪の中の黒猫 | Yabu no naka no kuroneko (Kuroneko, 1968)
Own,but never watched

47. ゴジラ | Gojira (Godzilla, 1954)
Own,but have not watched recently

46. 愛のむきだし | Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure, 2008)
Have not watched yet.

45. 天国と地獄 | Tengoku to jigoku (High and Low, 1963)

44. 十三人の刺客 | Jûsan-nin no shikaku (13 Assassins, 2010)
Ranked #12

43. 2046 (2004)

42. 추격자 | Chugyeogja (The Chaser, 2008)Ranked #8

41. 功夫| Kung Fu (Kung Fu Hustle, 2004)

40. 아가씨 | Agassi (The Handmaiden, 2016)

[Joeyseven]

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

49. エロス＋虐殺 | Erosu purasu gyakusatsu (Eros + Massacre, 1969)
50 Points | 2 Votes | Highest Ranking: 1st (2 Times)



Japan
Directed by: Yoshishige Yoshida
Starring: Mariko Okada, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Yuko Kusunoki

Available on Amazon prime

https://www.amazon.com/Massacre-English-Subtitled-Mariko-Okada/dp/B01MR3BN64/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1520141745&sr=1-1&keywords=Eros+%2B+Massacre

[esteban²]

Kung Fu Hustle sure was a lot of fun!

[Mothravka]

Originally Posted by Joeyseven

Available on Amazon prime

https://www.amazon.com/Massacre-English-Subtitled-Mariko-Okada/dp/B01MR3BN64/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1520141745&sr=1-1&keywords=Eros+%2B+Massacre

An important thing to notice is that it seems to be the theatrical cut. The director's cut is almost one hour longer.

[Al_The_Strange]

36. Serbuan maut 2: Berandal (The Raid 2, 2014)
65 Points | 6 Votes | Highest Ranking: 2nd (1 Time)



Indonesia and the United States
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Starring: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra

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35. Serbuan maut (The Raid: Redemption, 2011)
65 Points | 11 Votes | Highest Ranking: 2nd (1 Time)



Indonesia, France, and the United States
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy

[Al_The_Strange]

34. Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring, 2003)
69 Points | 9 Votes | Highest Ranking: 2nd (1 Time)



South Korea and Germany
Directed by: Ki-duk Kim
Starring: Ki-duk Kim, Yeong-su Oh, Jong-ho Kim

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33. 赤壁 | Chi bi (Red Cliff, 2008-2009)
73 Points | 8 Votes | Highest Ranking: 3rd (1 Time)



China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea
Directed by: John Woo
Starring: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Wei Whao, Jun Hu, Shido Nakamura, Chiling Lin