Top 50 Asian Movies

Lesbian themed Erotica film . Chan Wook Park Romance

A conman hires a bootlegger's daughter to help him convince a wealthy woman to marry him. As the woman and her maid come closer and closer the lines get blurred who's conning who ..

P.S. :: There are graphic nude scenes, Japanese erotic-folklore, lesbian scissoring action, and severed genitalias in glass jars

--- "This is a movie for the perverted mind." - David Fincher

10/10

Sion Sono's 4-Hour Masterpiece .. Instantaneous classic .. Action, comedy, romance, martial-arts, religious undertones, and the art of panty shots .. Sono outdid himself with this one

A story about the meaning of love - both perverse and religious

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The Boy (Master Sinner): raised Catholic . Mother tasked him to find his Virgin Maria . Father goes to the dark side after being dumped by hooker . Boy commits "sins" to get his father's attention and love . Becomes a Master at Upskirt Panty photography , the ultimate sin of "Obscenity" . Becomes the guru sensei for a group of ambitious men . Loses bet and becomes Lady Scorpion for the day only to find his Maria his love ,,

The Girl (Maria): Grows up hating men after being sexually-assaulted by father . Fights and confrontational on a regular basis . Falls in love with Lady Scorpion and believes she's a lesbian . Becomes the sister of Master Panty Shooter , whom she's groomed to hate by ,,

Zero Church Recruiter Girl (Original Sinner): Insane since birth and recruited by a cultist leader "for her worthiness as an original sinner" . She too had an abusive father who's penis she severed . She falls in love with Master Panty Shooter and decides to bring him and his family into Zero Church . She poses as Miss Scorpion , seduces Maria , and exposes Master Panty's photo business . She kidnaps his girl and his family and makes them new recruits for the Zero Church ..

To get the love of his life back, Master Panty Shooter goes undercover as a porno-cameraman and Zero Church recruit .. Only to one day set the bomb off in everybody's face

10/10

The perfect example of "Style over Substance"

The first movie to get me started with Korean cinema , and still one of the best to ever do it

A must-see for all Korean (or Asian) fan cinema

Cultivating, engaging, mysterious, excellent supporting role actors (the falsely accused are highly entertaining in their own right)

Excellent murder mystery that'll leave you questioning in the end ..

Based on true story

A classic Action/Adventure Movie

The best Marksman alive has only one mission in his life -- to protect his little sister

10/10 movie -- Never skips a beat . Excellent pacing , excellent script , mesmerizing arrow battles

A honest businessman is the center of a scandal after his housekeeper's child is kidnapped overnight ---- He pays the ransom and he hires detectives to track down the kidnappers

Highly intelligent movie

A story about Angels, Devils, Apprentices, Spooks, Spirits, and Shamans (even a cameo from a zombie) ..

Real life magic portrayals , and the events that happen in this movie are very surreal .. the ceremonial "face-off" was highly entertaining .. Lead protagonist is riveting and engaging

10/10 movie .. from plot to acting to cinematography , everything 10/10

Incredible story shot black,white,and tinted greys

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A teacher's daughter is murdered and she already knows the culprits .. A movie about the aftermath and consequences of an unjust murder as the teacher (mother) decides to take the law into her own hands - fore it is her job "to make sure these students learn their lesson."

"Confessionals" show insight into the teller's mind , their view on the story (murdered child) .. Mom's, star pupil, the killers, and the killer's mom hold down the confession booth . They all have their own story to tell .

10/10 Revenge Movie

Adorable comedy about a group of friends - past and present

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Seven friends rekindle their friendship after life separated them for 25 years ..

During a visit to see her sick mother, Na-mi stumbles across the leader of their posse who has a terminal illness and one month to live . She and the vice-leader of the gang go out to reunite all the girls from their posse and relive their childhood memories together ..

Movie travels from present (adulthood) to past when they were highschoolers, sharing memories on: '80s living, revolutionary siblings, girl-gangs, her first love, school dances, and all the other cute stuff in-between

Best chick-highschool-flick on this list , basically "Friend" without the gangster elements and with very vivid vibrant colors
9.5/10

A tribute to Sanshiro Sugata by the legend Kurosawa
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A washed-up Judo champion is spending his remaining days boozed up, gambling, and racking up debt . A young Judo student addicting to fighting challenges the washed-up legend with promises to never leave his sight until he accepts his challenge

Mr. Washed life is changed drastically when old ghosts from his past reappear into his life; former judo challenger turned yakuza, his old master, and a hardened rival who's fight he ducked over 2 years ago .

He joined by the new challenger and a young lady singer - equally as broke as Mr. Washed - as his two companions who slowly begin to revive the old champ within ..

Redemption tale

Features: Challenger hustling club bouncer in flipping contest, fighting Mr. Washed bodyguard, swipe scene in arcade, challenger roughing up Mr. Washed after scandal, massive judo club fight among many individuals, challenger taking on the rival, gambling card games, challenger and Mr. Washed training to reach their peak , final showdown between Washed and his Greatest Rival

Classic Johnnie To - minus the guns - Judo style

9.5/10

The life of Ip Man's early years: him defending challenges from neighboring dojos during the peace era , and him defending Chinese honor by defeating Japanese soldiers and their general in martial arts battles

Features: showdown with Master Liu, showdowns in courtyard with students, challenge by Northern fu rival, marital struggles, Japanese death matches for rice, Liu shot, Ip-man 10 man showdown, battles in the cotton mill, escaping from pursing martial officers, and final showdown with Japanese General aka the Combo Highlight Reel

Based on the Lady Snowblood manga by Kazuo Koike; a child is born an asura, born for the sole purpose of avenging her family's murder and humiliation by four bandits. Born to a mother serving a life sentence on murder, and cared by a strict priest honing her assassin skills, she has all the tool needed to carry out her mission - a long bloody tale that drags police, a news reporter, brothels, and rivals , blood sprayiage everywhere for her mother's redemption.

Facial Feature Fortune-Telling , Intelligent and scientific study of the human face

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A famous courtesan seeks out a defamed face-reader and hires him as a new service for her clients and girls .. He begins reading the faces of the girls and customers (giving them attraction tips), and his name spreads around the kingdom.

His first mission (from the king) is convicting a murderer from a pool of suspects , and he picks out the culprit with ease .. This assignment makes him both highly valuable to the king and a major target to his competitors .. The king appoints him as a loyal adviser and facial screen-er for all the subordinates in his kingdom ..

The king is sick , and the kingdom is spilt between the Aging Tiger, and the Hungry Wolf .. Once the king dies , the throne is up for grabs

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10/10

The movie that inspired the Korean "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter .. Spring" ,,, travels through the seasons, moods, and memories of a heartbroken middleman for hit-men

Original in the killer samurai genre.

Two recently dumped Cops fall for two tsunderes in this colorful surreal romantic comedy

Intertwining love story about two lovebirds who share deep feelings for one another but can't express it due to their compromising marriage and unfaithful partners

Body language movie , Maggie Cheung <3

An account of rape told to the High Court from three different perspectives: the raper, the woman, and her prince who failed to protect her

Classic Action-Adventure Movie ;; A Dedication to Spirit Animals and the Animal Kingdom

The movie follows an ex-hunter raising his teenage son to respect the culture of living in the wilderness, all the while his son would rather engage in the activities of town life ;; And how a one-eye Tiger left to raise himself on his own becomes the King of the Mountain

Japanese hire Korean hunters to hunt down the last remaining tiger's of their land if they wish to make a living .

Reminder to Respect the Land which we live upon and live Harmonious with Nature

Classic Action Adventure movie about a Master General guiding his exiled princess into safe lands: he's accompanied with two petty thieves who know the layout of the land

Very original movie .. could be considered a classic to some (like me :)).

The story of a poor ambitious hustler with big dreams and bigger balls. Addicted to the fast of life of gambling , he dives as deep into the rabbit hole as he possibly can get with dreams of one day - becoming a High Roller.

Excellent from the cinematography: colorful lighting, beautiful backgrounds, scenery, people and costumes.
All the characters are believable: the hustlers, the competitors, the rival, the sensei, the High Rollers, and the femme fatale.

Definitely a must-see ::: 9/10

A CIC officer is sent to the Aerok Hills to investigate a mole in the army . What he finds instead is a two-year stalemate between North and South Korea - back and forth fighting over ownership of The Hill which will be a decisive border-line after the war is over .

During the two years of losing and recapturing the vantage point of the Hill , the commanders of opposing armies send gifts and letters to each other as a way to pass the time . Though, as the armies become familiar to each other , they still have orders from the Top of Command to capture the Hill by any means necessary .

Features a sniper named Two Seconds , and a standoff scene paying homage to JSA - Excellent war film

aka Election 2 -- continuation of crime drama

It's Election time again , and this time the lead candidates are Kun - the Baton retriever who served jail time for running over cop , and Jimmy - the leading money-maker in the Wo-Sing and Society Favorite ..

Jimmy doesn't want to run for prez , he wants to go clean as a businessman . But after getting busted in undercover sting, he's coerced by the head Inspector to become the new Chairman if he has any dreams of running business on his grounds .

Lok on the other hand , doesn't want to give up power either ,, and is plotting a second term which is against Society rules ... As the time ticks closer things get more and more antsy

Features: Jimmy contracting, nightclub expose, and diner bust,, Lok talking Jet and Kun to do his dirt for next-term promises, Kun and Lok pond face-off/alliance, Mr. Kwon kidnapping, Jimmy hires bodyguard, Uncle killing, Jet/Jim stand-off, Jimmy going butcher crazy with canines, Lok murder, Kun chase scene and Mr. Kwon breakout, election time, final words from Inspector .. Election 3???

9/10