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Promise, ThePromise, The (Wu ji) (2005)
Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Dong-Kun Jang, Cecilia Cheung
Visually exquisite, if utterly frivolous Golden Globe–nominated romantic epic from the director of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE relays the story of…
Protector, TheProtector, The (Tom yum goong, Warrior King) (2005)
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao
Muay Thai phenomenon Tony Jaa continues his reinvigoration of the martial arts genre with this hotly anticipated follow–up to ONG–BAK: a…
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)
Dir. Masaaki Tezuka
Feat. Yosuke Eguchi, Kyoka Suzuki
Flashy remake of Sonny Chiba's 'time slip' shogun fantasy G.I SAMURAI, with a unit of advanced Special Forces soldiers inadvertently transported back…
Seoul RaidersSeoul Raiders (2005)
Dir. Jingle Ma
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Shu Qi, Richie Ren
Hokey but fun pseudo–sequel to 'Tokyo Raiders' that finds Hong Kong special agent Lam (Tony Leung) on the hunt for counterfeiters in Seoul,…
Seven SwordsSeven Swords (2005)
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung
Legendary Hong Kong dir. Tsui Hark returns with an action epic set among the brutal 17th Century Ching dynasty, as seven warriors come together to…
Shadowless SwordShadowless Sword (Muyeong geom) (2005)
Dir. Young-Jun Kim
Feat. Seo-Jin Lee, Yoon So-yi
Spiffy Korean wuxia extravaganza grafting comedy, romance and action aplenty onto the skin of an ambitious historical epic. Scaling the efforts of…
Shakugan No Shana (TV Series)Shakugan No Shana (TV Series) (2005)
Yuji is returning from school when suddenly time stops and monsters appear to devour people. He is not frozen, however. When one of the monsters…
SPLSPL (Sha Po Lang) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam
Intense cops–and–hoods thriller which clearly raises the bar for Hong Kong martial–arts by infusing its tale of an idealistic cop…
Tiger Blade, TheTiger Blade, The (Seua khaap daap) (2005)
Dir. Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Feat. Atsadawut Luengsuntorn
Spiffy addition to the Thai martial arts boom, with action centered around the recovery of a magical ‘tiger blade’, by cops and robbers…
6 AM6 AM (2004)
Dir. Adrian Kwan
Feat. Kenny Kwan, Steven Cheung, Charlene Choi
Popular Canto–pop duo ‘The Boy’z’ star in this absurdist gangster tale, playing high school slackers ‘Bowl’ and ‘Noodle’ who…

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