Great Asian movies worth watching?

[KOQ24]

zatoichi
hana bi
audition
battle royale


kor.
basically everything by chan wook park,kim jee woon,kim ki duk,bong joon ho
plus the chaser,my sassy girl,taegukgi,the yellow sea

 

[ZroC]

zatoichi
hana bi
audition
battle royale


kor.
basically everything by chan wook park,kim jee woon,kim ki duk,bong joon ho
plus the chaser,my sassy girl,taegukgi,the yellow sea

I forgot about Battle Royale as a good Japanese movie. Still seem few and far between compared to Korean movies.

 

[Fraz]

A Bittersweet Life

 

[Jumpy]

Once Upon a Time in Highschool was good.

 

[BoogerDawson]

I've always loved the Japanese sci-fi monster movies (Gamera, Godzilla vs. _____ ).

 

[Loiosh]

This is awesome, and nobody ever talks about it.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Everything by Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Ozu, Teshigahara...

Go look at the Criterion collection, pick out any movie made from ~1940-1970 by a Japanese director, and you can feel confident it's a very good movie.

Specific recommendations: Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Rashomon, Sansho the Bailif (in the UK I think they just kept the Japanese title, Sansho Dayu), Ugetsu, Tokyo Story, Good Morning, Woman in the Dunes, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

I'm a big Japanese film buff.

BTW, Ryuichi Sakamoto is an underrated film composer. The theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is so beautiful.

 

[jayrico]

Ip Man
The Host

 

[KOQ24]

I forgot about Battle Royale as a good Japanese movie. Still seem few and far between compared to Korean movies.

if you take the classics (Korusawa,Mizoguchi) into account japan has put out more quality stuff.
korean cinema really came on post 2000

 

[Spawned_Fighter]

Once Upon a Time in Highschool was good.

was dull to me up until the...

Spoiler

rooftop fight scene. God do i love that scene.

 

[NSX-R]

Koreans are the best filmmakers in Asia right now IMO.

Memories of Murder (my favourite movie)
Mother
Oldboy
The Chaser
The Host
The Man From Nowhere
A Bittersweet Life
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
I Saw the Devil (one of the most extreme movies ever made with mainstream actors)

Plus many more. For some reason all the top Korean movies that people talk about were made after 2000. It's insane how Korean cinema suddenly burst onto the scene from seemingly nothing.

 

[CrazyJHL]

13 assasins

I saw the devil

The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere is an amazing film, one of the best I have ever seen, and it was the first thing to come to mind when I saw the thread. It also has the best filmed knife fight in existence, at least in my opinion.

The Raid, if you haven't seen it, is a great action film, as is Ong Bak. These films are not from your desired countries, but cool nonetheless. There is plenty for you to check out, and I hope you enjoy everything you see.

 

[Ablis89]

I watched New World recently (same guy who did I Saw The Devil). It wasn't anything groundbreaking but still very entertaining.

I think you may want to check your sources. This is incorrect.

Here's 2 lists I made.

Best Modern Japanese Movies

Best Modern Korean Movies

 

[Magooglie]

I think you may want to check your sources. This is incorrect.

Here's 2 lists I made.

Best Modern Japanese Movies

Best Modern Korean Movies

Same screenwriter as I Saw The Devil. And he decided to take up directing duties on New World.

 

[Sherkity**]

The obvious answer is Oldboy

 

[IceAndFire**]

I heard this was good but never saw it

It's Chinese, though

Very good film! Despite the fact that the Chinese government are a bunch of moronic children, the Chinese actually make some decent films.

 

[heavyarms21]

The Man from Nowhere is an amazing film, one of the best I have ever seen, and it was the first thing to come to mind when I saw the thread. It also has the best filmed knife fight in existence, at least in my opinion.

The Raid, if you haven't seen it, is a great action film, as is Ong Bak. These films are not from your desired countries, but cool nonetheless. There is plenty for you to check out, and I hope you enjoy everything you see.

I loved the Man From Nowhere it was a great action movie with some emotional punches to the gut , was really pissed when I thought the worst had happened then when he unleashed his fury in that great final action sequence I was rooting for him big time and it delivered.

 

[OldBoy91]

The Warrior. It's a Korean epic in the style of Kurosawa, very gritty and emotionally engaging.

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Oldboy
Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
Thirst
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War
Battle Royale
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Kung Fu Hustle

Any studio Ghibli film.

 

[tapout86]

Here is my top 10 list of best Asian movies:












(I realize it is blank).

 

[Sonnyboi83]

This is awesome, and nobody ever talks about it.

Cung Le is in this one hehe