Browsing Category 'Asia'

Z-108 qi cheng (Zombie 108) 2012 Taiwan

It seems like Zombie entertainment is everywhere. Quality work too, for me it started with with 28 Days Later and has continued to the super enjoyable The Walking Dead series. Zombie 108 has the quality of used-toilet-paper and it makes Milla Jovovich’s Resident Evil series seem like The Lord of the Rings by comparison.

Serbuan maut (The Raid: Redemption) 2011 Indonesia

An elite SWAT team is called to raid an apartment tower in the slums of Jakarta. It’s a tenement filled with criminals and controlled by a notorious crime lord. He controls his tower empire by closed circuit TV. The team stirs up a hornets nest as every tenant becomes a foe and they must fight their way out.

Space Battleship Yamato 2010 Japan

The human race faces extinction in 2199. War has been raging for the past 5 years with an unknown foe. Humanity is losing badly, aliens have bombarded the earth with asteroids, making the surface uninhabitable. Driven underground, survivors have little to hope for.

Autoreiji (Outrage) 2010 Japan

Written, directed and starring Takeshi (Beat) Kitano, Outrage is a complex and constantly unfolding restructuring of a Japanese crime family.

Red Eagle 2010 Thailand

It’s 2016 in Bangkok, the near future is rife with corrupt politicians and the criminal overlords that control the country. Even the Prime Minister is involved as he pushes for an unwanted Nuclear Power plant despite wide spread public opposition. Only one man stands in their way; the vigilante Red Eagle.

秋天的童話 (An Autumn’s Tale) 1987 Hong Kong

Jennifer is in NYC to study but her real desire is to be with her sweetheart Vincent. Her only contact in town is distant relative Sam. A former sailor, gambler and waiter, he seems to be leading an aimless life. When Jennifer experiences heartbreak, it starts to crack Sam’s tough exterior.

Oldboy 2003 Korea

Dae-su has been imprisoned in a room for 15 years. He has no idea why or how he got there. His days drag into each other until the day he’s released unexpectedly without ever seeing his captors or where he was held prisoner. He meets and falls in love with Mi-do but he fears being imprisoned again, together the seek answers and revenge.

Amarufi: Megami no hôshû (Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess) 2009 Japan

The Japanese Prime Minster is coming to Rome to meet his Italian counterpart. When super security expert Kuroda arrives on the scene, no detail escapes his notice and his ability to speak Italian makes him invaluable. Days before the Prime Minister’s arrival, a Japanese girl is kidnapped and He finds that there’s more intrigue than just a simple kidnapping.

Jûsan-nin no shikaku (13 Assassins) 2010 Japan

It’s 1844 in Japan; the age of the samurai is ending. Modern gunpowder weapons and relative peace in the country have thinned the ranks and skills of the warrior class. This story is based on true story about a small group of samurai on a suicide mission to assassinate an evil lord.

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman 2010 China

Set in ancient China, a hapless butcher is in infatuated with a courtesan named Mei. Standing in his way is the infamous fighter Big Beard; the butcher doesn’t stand a chance. When he happens upon a stranger with a magical cleaver, he suddenly has the means to win.

Chocolate 2008 Thailand

Zen is the daughter of a Yakaza leader and Zin a rival Thai gang member. The daughter is autistic but can learn martial arts by observing it. When her mother needs money for chemotherapy, she tries to collect her mom’s old loan sharking debts.

Merantau 2009 Indonesia

Yuda is from a small farming village and is a master of the Indonesian martial art Silat. Before settling down, he decides to go to Jakarta to teach Silat. Once there, he gets on the wrong side of Human Traffickers while saving a young girl and her brother.