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Ong-BakOng-Bak (Muay Thai Warrior) (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao
A martial arts juggernaut from Thailand, in which a benign village kickboxer travels to big bad Bangkok in search of a sacred statue stolen from his…
Warrior, TheWarrior, The (2003)
Dir. Asif Kapadia
Feat. Irfan Khan, Puru Chibber
Award–winning debut for British born dir. Kapadia follows the quest of a lone swordsman to escape his brutal paymaster in ancient feudal…
Warriors of Heaven and EarthWarriors of Heaven and Earth (Tian di ying xiong) (2003)
Dir. He Ping
Feat. Wen Jiang, Xueqi Wang, Vicki Zhao
A lavish post–CROUCHING TIGER epic derived from a Chinese folktale about an Imperial assassin who is sent forth to the Gobi desert to eliminate…
ZatoichiZatoichi (2003) Recommended
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano
Actor–director–cult hero Takeshi Kitano stylishly revives a hero of well–known Japanese mythology and scores his most broadly…
AliveAlive (2002)
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Hideo Sakaki, Koyuki, Tak Sakaguchi
A convicted murderer is sentenced to death, only to escape execution and become the subject of bizarre prison experiments in this inventive marriage…
HeroHero (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Jet Li, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Maggie Cheung
Though no doubt diminished on the small screen, this ancient Martial Arts spectacle from the dir. of RAISE THE RED…
Naked WeaponNaked Weapon (Chek Law Dak Gung) (2002)
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Maggie Q
A quasi–homage to NAKED KILLER, this sleazily–violent actioner portrays the development of a three–women hit squad by the…
Naruto (TV Series)Naruto (TV Series) (2002-2007)
Dir. Jeff Nimoy
Compelling Ninja anime series in the vein of DRAGON BALL Z, following a young orphan by the name of Naruto striving to become the next Hokage of his…
So CloseSo Close (Chik yeung tin sai) (2002)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Vicki Zhao
Presenting... a heroic trio of femmes for a new generation – a kind of high–octane "Asian Charlie's Angels". This super–flash…
Tongan NinjaTongan Ninja (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Sam Manu, Linda Tseng
An engagingly cheesy martial–arts parody that derives freshness from its unique South Pacific flavour and the comic ingenuity of its star and…

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