Tony Ayres has done a magic job of bringing his life story to the screen - and Joan Chen shines in the role of his mother. See it if it comes to a cinema near you!
Probably the funniest "Monster" flick I've ever seen... this Korean flick is just brilliant.
Johnny To probes the connections between the Triads and Security Bureau. After all, "even a criminal can serve his country".
Toshiro Mifune is brilliant as a doctor in the ruins of Japan after WWII. Another lovingly crafted flick from Akira Kurosawa.
Beat Takeshi writes, directs and stars in this surreal piece about, well... himself. It's like Kikujiro, with guns.
Stephen Chow gives soccer the once over, with a funny, funky and fantastic flick that tickled audiences everywhere. DON'T settle for a cut up, dubbed over version, get the real thing!
Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok battle with each other and everything else. Great use of early CGI work to adapt this classic comic series.
Manga goes live action, with Sonny Chiba as a gritty hitman for hire in Hong Kong. Stone cold, but a red hot shot, this movie is great. Spun off as a couple of animes that just didn't match up to this!
Stephen Chow as an undercover cop who goes back to school to recover a stolen firearm. Sounds totally stupid, but works a treat.
Chow Yun-Fat shines as the God Of Gamblers, and Andy Lau sparkles as the man who wants to be his apprentice. Gambling, fighting, chocolate... what more could you want?
Stephen Chow and Andy Lau star in a movie that doesn't have Chow Yun-Fat in it at all. Yes, that sounds silly, no, it's not.
The latest in a long line of movies about a blind swordsman... but with Takeshi Kitano's own take on it. A very clever, very funny, very blood thirsty flick!
High school kids kill each other in an all out fight... and I thought the Japanese were such nice, peaceful people....
A very funny Franco-Japanese cops and robbers flick, starring Jean Reno and Ryoko Hirosue.
Tsui Hark's blood thirsty vampire comedy, lots of hack and slash, plenty of laughs!
A sumptuous retelling of Hamlet in ancient China.
A brilliant Hong Kong cops and robbers series - now remade by Martin Scorsese as "The Departed".
Johnny To and Simon Yam work wonders on this story of a democratic election for the new Chairman of a Triad. Not for the faint of heart.
Stephen Chow mercilessly rips the piss out of John Woo flicks, the Triads and hostess bars.
Food and romance... blended beautifully by Ang Lee.
John Woo and Tsui Hark worked on this sequence... the first was so popular that Chow Yun-Fat's character had to come back from the dead for the second!
So, techinically, this isn't an Asian Flick, it's a documentary about the evolution of kung fu flicks. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, it's well worth a look.
A Korean romantic epic, with lots of flying swordsmanship... yes, that sounds confusing, but it's a really good flick, ok?
Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung slug it out in this violent cop thriller. Make sure to get the non-Mainland cut, the ending of which makes no sense at all.
Ever wonder what Yuen Woo-ping did before he choreographed The Matrix? Or what Donnie Yuen and Michelle Yeoh were doing in the mid 90's? This is an excellent answer to those questions.
A gritty look at life in the Hong Kong Triads, both before and after the handover to China.
Transplant a Yakuza into America, and the fingers start to fly... "Beat" Takeshi's at his violent best.
Ridley Scott in the Land Of The Rising Sun - with overtones of Blade Runner.
Kurosawa's take on "King Lear".
"Beat" Takeshi in a non-violent film... and doing it well.
Based on a true story, and banned in Japan....
A beautifully crafted look at Kyoto's samurai.
Akira Kurosawa and Toshihiro Mifune's black and white classic of two gangs and one samurai.
Visually beautiful tale of a would-be assassin in pre-unified China.
Ang Lee's martial arts masterpiece.
Theft and redemption on a Chinese train.
An assassin tries to help a blind woman, whilst befriending a policeman....
John Woo and Chow Yun Fat really blow everyone away.
One of Jackie Chan's earlier, and best, flicks.
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