best asian films

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Chuckwalla

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im really in to asian films right now. seen all of chow yun fat films in the past 6 months which were dam good
past few days i have watched ong bak great fights in it. bangkok love story. beauitful boxer infernal affairs which i really enjoyed . can any one recommend any other good films :)
 
Without question Seven Samurai and Rashomon are two of the greatest movies ever.
I also enjoyed Chinese ghost story. Sorry I don't have more recent recommendations!

I absolutely loved the tv series Condor Heroes when I was younger and it's worth checking out. Brilliant theme tune as well!
 
Taegukgi - probably my favourite war film ever, it's Korean, often called Brotherhood.
Oldboy - nice stylish, dark, action thing. Again, it's Korean and part of a series.
A Bittersweet Life - very stylish, dark film. Hmm, Korean again.

If you like psychological horror, then Korea, Japan and to lessor extent, Hong Kong and Thailand produced a load of top quality horrors in the past decade. For those, check labels like Tartan etc For example, A Tale of Two Sisters.
 
Definitely A Tale of Two Sisters, brilliant film. And the war film mentioned too.

Akira Kurosawa(the ones mentioned already), plus Throne of Blood, and High & Low are fantastic too.

Try some Takashi Miike films too, I recommend Rainy Dog, The Bird People in China, Sukiyaki Western - Django, and Ley Lines.

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Oldboy
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
A Bittersweet Life
The Good The Bad The Weird
Memories of Murder
The Host
Infernal Affairs 1,2 and 3
Public Enemy
Hero
House of Flying Daggers
Flashpoint
SPL
Most Takeshi Kitano films, Hana Bi is one of his best
Battle Royale
Any of the Studio Ghibli anime films
I'm a Cyborg, But That's Ok
Joint Security Area
Alone
Ringu
Shutter
The Big Swindle
Chocolate - brilliant film from the makers of Ong Bak
The Eye
Bangkok Dangerous
The President's Last Bang
The President's Barber
Shiri
Most films by Kim Ki-duk
The Quiet Family
Try Wong Kar Wai films like Chungking Express, Ashes of Time, As Tears Go By and so on
Protege
Confessions of Pain
The Returner
Blood Brothers
Purple Storm
Purple Butterfly
Bright Future
The Banquet
6ixtynin9
New Police Story
Re-Cycle
Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Koma
20 30 40
Last Life in the Universe
Zatoichi(the 2003 release version)
Electric Dragon 80,000 V - just has to be seen


Just a few I liked that I can think of.
 
Onibaba :)
Seven Samurai
Ring
Ju-on: The Grudge
The Eye
Spirited Away (animated)

I've never seen this one myself but Ugetsu Monogatari is considered by some to be one of the greatest films ever.
 
I HIGHLY recommend the following 2 films. They're guaranteed to put you in a good mood. Both are Japanese comedies:

1) Swing Girls (2004) LINK

2) Waterboys (2001) LINK
 
Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Battle Royale, Black Kiss, The Police Story Series and Ichi The Killer for some good mindlessness.
 
Surprised no one has mentioned "once upon a time in china" (Jet Li). If you like a bit of comedy with some great fight scenes then "Armour of god" (Jackie Chan). Most of Jackie Chans early stuff is very watchable.

There is always one of the first kung fu films I saw "Incredible kung fu mission".

However I would guess you have seen this films.
 
Battle Royale
Ringu
Studio Ghibli animes
Shutter
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Has anyone seen the Good, the Bad and the Weird? I haven't seen it yet but the trailers looked quite good!
 
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