I love asian cinema! my favorite actors would have to be Jet Li, Ken Watanabe, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Min-sik choi, michelle yeoh, and Chow Yun-Fet

In terms of movies my tops are (with their english titles):
Seven Samurai
Oldboy
Internal Affairs
Hero
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ran
Fist of Legend
Fearless
Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Grave of the Fireflies
House of Flying Daggers
Kung Fu Hustle
I'm just saying I can put any of jet li's movies here becuase he is my favorite

What are yours? Plus any suggestions?

Seppuku (1962) Seppuku aka Harakiri is rated as one of the best movies ever made. Seppuku is one of my favourite movies, it goes beyond just being a Samurai movie.



Come Drink With Me (1966) King hu's Come Drink With Me is highly rated as one of the pioneering modern Wushu classics.




The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) This movie broke box office records across Asia, and is rated as a classic in the new Wushu genre.



Fist Of Fury aka The Chinese Connection (1972) In my opinon Bruce Lee's greatest film. The dojo scene is one of the greatest fight scenes in martial arts cinema.



The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) This movie is a kung fu masterpiece. Rated as the number one Shaolin movie, and one of the greatest kung fu/martial arts movies in history.



The Street Fighter (1974) This movie starred the japanese Bruce Lee (sonny chiba) The Street Fighter is a cult classic.



A Better Tomorrow (1986) John Woo's first action movie, Before ABT Woo had only made a few kung fu movies and some comedies. After making ABT Woo said this was the direction he wanted his film making to go. ABT is rated as a pioneer in the triad gangster film genre, a true classic.



Ip Man (2008) Ip Man is a modern martial arts classic, easily my favourite martial arts movie to come out in a long time.

I have wanted to see Seppuku for sooooo long. I completely forgot about it, thank you sooo much for reminding me. I'll definately have to check out these other ones as well, they look pretty awesome. Plus, i haven't seen enough bruce lee movies yet.

I only saw Seppuku for the first time a couple of years ago, I'd never heard of it before then. If you have any trouble finding it just let me know, I'll upload it for you.

You picked out some good movies, I'd put Crouching Tiger up there as a classic kung fu movie that crossed over to a western audience. Kung Fu Hustle has to be one of the best modern asian comedies, I think it's Stephen Chows best. And seven Samurai ofcourse is truly a cinematic masterpiece.

I could've made my list much longer, and I've probably left out some important films, I just picked the ones that popped into my mind. I will add Snake In The Eagles Shadow (1978) to the list. Snake In The Eagles Shadow sparked off the whole Kung Fu comedy genre, and made Jackie Chan into a superstar, it's also a personal favourite of mine, and a movie I first saw when I was a kid. Starring the legend Simon Yuen (Yuen Siu Tien) father of Yuen Woo Ping, and the master kicker Hwang Jang Lee. I've probably seen this film more than any other.

Ip Man all the way.
Chi Sau'd with his son Ip Chun once. cool guy, tiny too. couldnt get near him. was like fighting water.

ill definately have to check out Snake In The Eagles Shadow, and IPman as well. Although, is it me, or is Asian cinema under appreciated in America? I feel like very few films make it to the majority of audiences and, everyone here would probably enjoy a good flick, a different perspective on film making every once in a while.

I'm going to say pretty much any Kurosawa film should be on everybodys list of movies to see

this thread would be much better and helpful if qss links were provided. if there available of course.
anyway. i just watched ip man and it was great!! i think ill try to find some more from your posts.
im just in a kung fu kinda mood today.

I would greatly appreciate it if you uploaded seppuku, it is on QSS but there are no subtitles in the veoh download. it looks really good too. when ever you get a chance i would appreciate it

I downloaded the copy of Seppuku from veoh and found some subtitles that work with the video. You just have to download the video and put the video and the subtitles in the same folder.

Seppuku subtitles:

I wont list any, you guys got them all, cept the stuff by Takashi Miike.... I am a HUGE fan of his work, horror and mafia stuff. I especially liked the Bird People of China.

do you recommend any other mafia type movies or solid horror flix from him?

I got a couple.

i love the original POLICE STORY
THE LEGEND OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER.
THE RING (japanese orig) is the best horror flick in the fricking world
BATTLE ROYAL.
how can u forget HARD BOILED, classic.

I doubt i could single out one that's the best one ive ever watched, but here's one that stuck in my mind recently after a friend recommended it : Shinobi. Top notch flick worth a watch. I can't link it as most asian movies i watch, including this one, are on a site similar to this one but only caters to asian movies.

Full Metal Yakuza is really good mafia movie by him

Audition for horror

start with those, then you'll be ready for his other films like Izo and Gozu

A touch Of Zen .I love this film ..http://www.allmovie.com/work/a-touch-of-zen-156581

I'm going to have to watch that...it got great reviews too...i am just going to have to muster up the courage to actually sit for 200 minutes. I usually have to brace myself for movies that long.

I am about to watch ong-bak with Tony Jaa, im pretty excited since the only movie i have seen with him is the protector, he is a bad mother.



here is the movie on qss veoh

ong-bak was awesome

yea im pretty excited to watch it, has anyone seen this flick? It is called Chi Bi aka Red Cliff.
I ask only because it looks awesome and epic...

find out about it here, and check out the trailer
IMDB

another rcommendation I'd make is a Korean film, about the Korean war, called Tae Guk Gi. Really good flick.

Tae Guk Gi on IMDB

Now that i just finised ong-bak i agree...THAT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME---makes me want to learn muay thai even more badly lol. Now to move on to those yakuza movies that were recommended

^^^ watch ong-bak 2 immediately. tony jaa is a beast amongst mortals.

Just read first page, but I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FORGOT ONG BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR.

Possibly one of my favorite asian movies, just the action and story with it fits well. Wow just get to watchin it.

P.S. Oh you have watched Ong Bak now lol. Good for you. I haven't watched Ong Bak 2 yet, and will look for it immediately. Anyone know where I can find it?

Lol yea it was an awesome movie... Regarding ong-bak 2 here is the QSS link where you can find a couple of different download preferences

This is the movie that woke me up about modern Asian cinema.
A Chinese Ghost Story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093978/

yo v1p3r,
i finally watched that full metal yakuza movie. it was freaking ridiculous- - i loved it for all of its cornyness lol and its "interesting" acting and how they found a way to get their japanese porno in.
thanks for the recommendation

Here are some of my favs

Kung Fu Hustle
Survive Style 5+
Battle Royale
King of Comedy
Shaolin Soccer

Some good movies listed here, i noticed a lot were action or martial arts so I thought i'd chuck in a few of my recommendations too.

In no particular order:

Raise the red Lantern
a visually stunning Chinese drama from the director (Zhang Yimou) that brought you more recent flicks like 'Hero' or 'house of flying daggers'

I'd reccomend all Wong Kar wai films but a good place to start would be his, loose trilogy, that includes;
'Days of being wild' (sometimes described as a chinese rebel without a cause) then 'in the mood for love' and finally '2046'.

i'd also recommend, 'Chungking Express' another Wong movie that is made up of 2 short stories in hong kong.

someone mentioned takeshi miike earlier. I like all his movies, but i love 'Gozu' an utterly bizarre Yakuza movie that has an almost David Lynch feel. check it!

i recently watched another of his films, 'Crows zero' which is about a boy entering the most violent school in japan and trying to kick the crap out of everyone there to be crowned the king. comic book action throughout. not the greatest film but pretty funny stuff.

My favorite samurai movies are the Akira Kurosawa classic 'Yojimbo' and a more down to earth realistic portrayal of samurai lifestyle, 'Twilight Samurai' . (i love this one, made me cry)

One more, 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence' prisoner of war drama starring David Bowie, Takeshi Kitano and Ryuichi Sakamoto. an Iconic soundtrack from Sakamoto on this one. highly reccomended.

might add more later but i just noticed my download of seppuku has finished! Thanks to whoever reccomended this one. looks really good!
peace

So I like certain martial arts movies. So far I've seen Ong Bak 1/2 and Ip Man (Wtf? Great ass movie).

Wondering if anyone knows martial arts movies that look more modern with great stories. Name recommendation would be great but an imdb link (qss link too if you got time) would be very helpful but I won't ask for too much.

Thanks to anyone that can help.

P.S. Anyone got good link for Tae Guk Gi. Found one but not divx uploaded and that's what I'm looking. Know not martial arts but got my attention.

watch hero, or the warriors (although they are chinese epics there is definately a lot of fighting in them. unless by modern you mean modern day then i would have to say. have you seen tony jaa's the protector? imdb
i am going to throw in random ones that people may object to but w/e.
bulletproof monk and equilibrium (although not asian actors the fight scenes are well choreographed like a martial arts film
also unleased-one of my favorite jet li flix, next to the one. also fist of legend
or you could just forget everything and watch street fighter (the game movie or the non game movie lol)
since i am tired i am not posting the links, sorry bout that, just copy and paste-it isnt hard...goodnight

BTW When I say modern I mean like modern made after '85+ perferably. Because usually pre '85 movies has that old movie look to it, usually grainy, or even black and white. Like Ip Man is set in past but has a real modern look to it because of the visiuals.

i don't go for any of those modern movies, i love Shichinin no samurai (the seven samurai (1954)) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

it looks as though there is a remake being made or it is in development and to be released in 2011 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814315/

ok so then most of the movies i listed will fit in your category for the most part.

yes there is and i believe it is kurosawas son who is in charge of the remake (im kind of disappointed that its happening but i guess it was bound too). at least more people will no what movie i am talking about now once it comes out

Bullet in the Head http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099426/
City on fire http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093435/
Dead or Alive http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221111/
A Bittersweet Life http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456912/
God Of Gamblers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097244/
Brother http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222851/

just a few to be getting on with

This is a great thread thanks I am a big fan of Asian movies.
Toshiro Mifune is my favorite Actor
Here are a few more of the movies made By Kurosawa starring Toshiro Mifune that no fan of Asian films should miss:

Throne of Blood- Basically a Samurai version of the Shakespeare play MacBeth
The Hidden Fortress- This is about a princess on the run being guarded by a warrior/Samurai and accompanied by two would be Samurai – This is the film that inspired Star Wars.
Yojimbo – This was remade later by Clint Eastwood called A Fistful of Dollars
Sanjiro – Same Character that Mifune plays in Yojimbo but a few years later, It’s actually a bit humorous as well as an excellent Samurai film.
Rashomon – This is the first film that got attention from the entire world for Kurosawa and Mifune

The above are all classics,two more I’ll add are later films made by Kurosawa that Mifune does not appear in
Kagemusha
And
Dreams

Enjoy

I'm just plugging a movie I posted in the DivX foreign section. Watari, Ninja Boy (1966) Check out the Trailer.



Watari, Ninja Boy (1966)

another remake of this? Wow, there have ben SO many movies remade or based off the Seven Samauri....

Seven Swords
Magnificent Seven

are the first two to come to mind, I know theres many more tho.

yea there has

So i just finished watching Drunken Master and thought it was hilarious and awesome--had the same cast as snake in eagles shadow too - it made it even better - jackie chan was great and now i can't wait to watch the second one.

The last fight scene was top notch - why can't they make kung fu humor like that anymore?

There a very many to choose from but theones pop into my head are:
"Sukiyaki Western Django"
"Versus"
"Audition"

just finished legend of the drunken master and thought the last fight scene, which must have lasted 10 minutes, was excellent but overall the movie was no where near as good or funny as the first. but it did do its job of entertaining me
IP man is next on the list since i can't watch Jet Li's warlords cause the subtitles are in arabic or some shit...ill find them though

Well yeah, id go 7 samurai for sure, but if you mean more recent id have to go with Infernal Affairs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338564/ im sure your all familiar with it, its the movie that Scorsese based The Departed on. I saw this for the first time like a few months before Scorsese announces he was making his own version and i was ecstatic. If you havent seen Infernal Affairs and you like hong kong cinema then i highly highly recommend it, and its sequel.

there are so many...
forgive me if i break any rules here,
but asian-horror-movies.com is pretty much the site to see...
when i'm checking for flicks to watch it's always one of the choices i visit first,,,
don't get me wrong --- QSS is the ultimate site, but lacking in asian cinema as requested.
hope i didn't tread on any toes... cheers, -d-.

yea internal affairs was unreal, i tell people all the time that the departed was a remake and they are schocked. then i tell them it comes out of hong kong and they go what? lol. i haven't seen the second one though, is it any good?

oh and that horror site looks pretty sweet. I wish i could find a website that would show me more than just horror from asia--then i would be set for life lol.

It was good. Maybe didnt get as rave reviews as IA, but IA2 was good. Its a prequel really, if memory servers (i only saw it once, whereas IA i have seen multiple times) its about how all the crazy gang/police relationship in the original gets set up the way it is. I believe Scorsese plans to also remake this sequel and have young look-a-like actors come back to place Nicholson and Sheens roles. Just like the director did in IA2. So it must have at least struck Scorsese as a worthy sequel story.

I'm so happy about this thread, if it wasn't for it I would have never seen IP Man and would have missed out on an aweomse flick about one of the best kung fu fighters

Sunflower (Haebaragi). I've seen a lot of the ones listed here, but Sunflower is a brilliant cinematic work which is head and shoulders above any of the ones I've seen. (Kung Fu Hustle is one of my favorite movies, just for reference)

Oldboy - No contest.

Oldboy- What a film

Battle Royale: LEGENDARY!!! < This movie got me in to asian films.. PERIOD

The Host: LOVED IT

Flash Point: Top Action.

i jusr finished watching Ikiru and i figured i throw it in since it is at the otherside of the spectrum from most of the movies we are discussing. Pretty good Kurosawa film better than i anticupated and well cut.

skimmed the topic so i apologize if i repeat any

tetsuo: iron man
all about lily chou chou
memories of murder
vengeance trilogy
visitor q
zatoichi
lone wolf and cub series
berzerk
flcl
mindgame
THIS