Subgenre Sampler
Underdog Knight, The (Ying Han) (2008)- Dir. Sheng Ding
Feat. Ye Liu, Yong You, Anthony Wong - An offbeat, anti–heroic character study out of mainland China, in which a self–styled martial arts pretender lands a job as bodyguard for…
Assembly (2007)- Dir. Feng Xiaoning
Feat. Hanyu Zhang - Searing Chinese war drama set during the country's last days of Civil war, in which a courageous army captain fights tooth and nail to stave off a…
Black Belt (Kuro-obi) (2007)- Dir. Shunichi Nagasaki
Feat. Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka - Defence meets attack in this measured martial arts drama set in 1930s Japan, in which two karate experts (played by real–life karate pros) take…
Crows O (Kurôzu zero) (2007)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Shun Oguri, Kishitani Goro, Yamada Takayuki… - Irresistibly entertaining manga adaptation from the genius director of ICHI THE KILLER, presenting the first in a series of Japanese action films…
Dororo (2007)
- Dir. Akihiko Shiota
Feat. Ko Shibasaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki - Electrifying action fantasy based on a manga comic by the grandfather of Anime – Osamu Tezuka (ASTRO BOY), in which an abandoned samurai's son…
Drummer, The (Zhan. gu) (2007)- Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Kenneth Tsang, Jaycee Chan - Visually enticing martial arts drama of a self–indulgent son sent into the Taiwanese mountains to escape gangland city retribution, who ends up…
Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) (2007)- Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Wagner Moura, Andre Ramiro, Caio Junqueira… - Brawny South American policier centred on a special division of Brazilian drug enforcement at war with the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro. Stacked…
Fighting Beat (2007)- Dir. Piti Jaturaphat
- Agile martial arts action flick based in a Thai street fighting bar renowned for its local competitors, who find themselves in a deadly fight for…
Kung Fu Dunk (Gong fu guan lan) (2007)- Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Charlene Choi, Jay Chou, Eric Tsang… - Inane sporting comedy about a skilled martial artist recruited to play basketball at the local university in return for help in finding his birth…
Mad Detective (2007)- Dir. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Lau Ching-wan, Kelly Lin - Flawed yet watchable policier in which a faultily–wired, one–eared detective with psychic leanings (Lau) is brought in to help on a cold…
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