EPTMemories of Murder
The Man from Nowhere
Thirst
Departures
13 Assassins
Hero
Save the Green Planet!
Fearless (Jet Li)
Castaway on the Moon
Police Story (at least the first one anyways, its a classic)
anything from Akira Kurosawa
recommendations for Asian Movies - Page 2
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
Memories of Murder The Man from Nowhere Thirst Departures 13 Assassins Hero Save the Green Planet! Fearless (Jet Li) Castaway on the Moon Police Story (at least the first one anyways, its a classic) anything from Akira Kurosawa | ||
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exzires
United States15 Posts
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Iranon
United States983 Posts
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
shi mian mai fu chun gwong cha sit jing ke ci qin wang bian lian lan feng zheng chung hing sam lam ju dou da hong deng long gao gao gua shao lin si all these are very famous movies so you should be able to find them with english subtitles, if that's what you want : ) good luck! | ||
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Clazziquai10
Singapore1949 Posts
Stephen chow movies - characteristic slapstick humour. | ||
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/ | ||
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nebok
Sweden85 Posts
At the Height of Summer - so beautiful. Grave of the Fireflies - very moving Last Life in the Universe Eat Drink Man Woman -if you love food, you'll love this and anything by Wong Kar Wai. Chungking Express is my favorite | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Beautiful Su-jun , cosseted by her devoted father, meets Chol-su a carpenter in her father's employment. They meet, fall in love and marry, but their picture perfect life become less perfect when they discover that Su-jin has Alzheimer's disease. My Sassy Girl (2001) Based on a series of true stories posted by Ho-sik Kim on the Internet describing his relationship with his girlfriend. These were later transformed into a best-selling book and the movie follows the book closely. It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girls abuses. My Rainy Days (2009) Extraordinary beautiful 17 years old high school girl Rio possesses the charisma to attract others, and she is always in the company of Miho and Maki. At one stage she saved Tomoko from her bully, Naoko and later joins her group. Rio is good at manipulating her friends and makes herself in the center of attention and always ignores others due to her traumatic past. Money is the most valuable thing for her. Everything changes when she meets a history professor, Kouki Ozawa who is 35 years old and leading a lonely life. Kouki is Rio’s first love where she dares to express her love to him openly and honestly. Kouki is also interested with Rio but since he is suffering from brain tumor and is counting his final days, Rio finds it hard to accept the reality. Will Rio continues her mean and selfish ways to reject Kouki or decides to stick with Kouki until his final days? More Than Blue (2009) "K" loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies. Shinjuku Incident (2009) This movie is particularly interesting because it focuses on the situation of Chinese illegal immigrants to Japan and (eventually) the clash of the Chinese gangs and the Yakuza. You hear Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese/Hokkien mixed in with Japanese, spoken with varying accents depending on where the speaker is from. The themes of racism and cultural clash are a major focus. Pretty cool stuff, and a great and gripping performance from Jackie Chan. | ||
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Matsumoto
Germany493 Posts
thank you guys soooooo much for your tips. you have saved a lot of my evenings in 2012 in front of the TV i probably should have left out the comment about comedy because i was too afraid of too much C-Movie recommendation but holy sh*t was i wrong :D and yeah the old jackie chan movies like drunken master are really awesome if anyone has still more movies to suggest feel free to do so  | ||
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
On December 22 2011 07:01 nebok wrote: Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring or anything by Kim Ki-Duk that sparks your interest. At the Height of Summer - so beautiful. Grave of the Fireflies - very moving Last Life in the Universe Eat Drink Man Woman -if you love food, you'll love this and anything by Wong Kar Wai. Chungking Express is my favorite i really recommend this movie. it's so good. and it's a wang fei movie ^__^ in chinese: chungking express = chong qing sen lin i wrote the cantonese name above too but i don't know how to say it haha | ||
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nebula.
Sweden1431 Posts
On December 22 2011 07:04 Nero. wrote: WOW! as always, TL delivers! thank you guys soooooo much for your tips. you have saved a lot of my evenings in 2012 in front of the TV i probably should have left out the comment about comedy because i was too afraid of too much C-Movie recommendation but holy sh*t was i wrong :D and yeah the old jackie chan movies like drunken master are really awesome if anyone has still more movies to suggest feel free to do so have you seen crouching tiger, hidden dragon (wo hu cang long) or the house of the flying daggers (shi mian mai fu)? if you have, maybe you recognize zhang ziyi who plays the girls... hmm.. xiao mei in shi mian mai fu but i don't remember what she's called in the other. however, if you want to see a movie where she was a not as established actor i recommend My Road Home (wo de fu qin mu qin). it's a good movie. : ) | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
If you liked Oldboy, you should watch the other movies in Chan-Wook Park's vengeance trilogy; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Lady Vengeance. Both are excellent Korean thrillers. If you like monster movies check out The Host; it is probably one of the better monster movies period with a very cool/bizarre monster. If you like zombie movies Versus is an A+ Japanese zombie thriller and Tokyo Zombie is a good comedy/thriller with Jiu Jitsu. If you like martial arts movies check out The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Ip Man (1 or 2) for good wing chun, or The Protector (1 or 2) with Tony Jaa for some incredible muay thai. For a very sad/dystopia movie with a powerful message, check out Ikigami. For movies that will make you say "WTF IS GOING ON THIS IS WEIRD" check out Big Man Japan or Funky Forest The First Contact. | ||
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munchmunch
Canada789 Posts
On December 22 2011 06:19 Vaelone wrote: Oh, man, the old Shaw Brothers movies. Maybe you get into kung-fu movies by watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Hidden Daggers. You start watching Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and maybe some Bruce Lee. One day you watch the original Drunken Master (don't be fooled), and think that it's the best kung-fu movie ever made. Then you are ready...36th Chamber of Shaolin Watched this from TV a while back and quite enjoyed it, it's an old kung-fu movie though so you need to know what you're getting into. | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
On December 22 2011 07:46 munchmunch wrote: Oh, man, the old Shaw Brothers movies. Maybe you get into kung-fu movies by watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Hidden Daggers. You start watching Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and maybe some Bruce Lee. One day you watch the original Drunken Master (don't be fooled), and think that it's the best kung-fu movie ever made. Then you are ready... The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is an excellent martial arts movie that can be enjoyed by anyone, I think. It is my favorite of the Shaw Brothers. | ||
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Kukaracha
France1954 Posts
On December 22 2011 07:01 nebok wrote: Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring or anything by Kim Ki-Duk that sparks your interest. How could I forget this one! If you want calm and beauty, watch this, too. | ||
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iSometric
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Ruffian
United States369 Posts
"A story of 71 student soldier trainees who fought an impossible war against seasoned North Korean army during Korean War which broke out in 1950. Based on real history, the film delicately depicts the fierce battle that teenage student soldiers fall into as they fight to protect the final defense line by themselves when under a surprise attack and their emotions and conflicts as they experience the grown-ups’ war." Definitely worth checking out | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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JohnnyBanana
Canada493 Posts
Any other movies recommendations please? Loved the fighting scenes and the overall story/acting. One of the better movies I've seen in 2011 (yes I know it came out in 2010), probably top 3. Only other asian films I've seen is the Ip Man series. EDIT: Well since there are so many recommendations already, a better question would be... do you guys just use torrents to get these movies? Or are there streaming sites available? The only copy of The Man From Nowhere I could find was 5gb... way too much bandwidth for just 1 movie  | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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