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Action/Adventure > Foreign Cinema: 401 Films to Buy & Rent

 
Pistol OperaPistol Opera (2001)
Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Makikio Esumi, Shirley Yamaguchi, Kirin Kiki…
A comeback of sorts for brilliant Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, who brings a self–referential and at times incomprehensibly abstract style…
Princess BladePrincess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)
Dir. Shinsuke Sato
Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…
VersusVersus (2001)
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Tak Sakaguchi, Kenji Matsuda
The zombie genre is resurrected yet again, here spliced with Asian combat routines and punk–gangster gunplay, and set in the local woods on an…
Volcano HighVolcano High (Whasango) (2001)
Dir. Tae-gyun Kim
Wildly action–packed Korean thriller, set in a future high–school where combat–trained, telekinetic students and staff slug it out…
Amores PerrosAmores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Emilio Echevarria, Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo…
Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…
Bang RajanBang Rajan (2000) Recommended
Dir. Tanit Jitnukul
Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…
BichunmooBichunmoo (2000)
Dir. Young-Jun Kim
Boasting the biggest budget of any Korean film, this period epic, a kind–of "Once Upon a Time in Korea", blends the usual ingredients with…
City of Lost SoulsCity of Lost Souls (2000)
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Teah , Michelle Reis, Ren Osugi
Another turbo–charged piece of blood–drenched lunacy from prolific genre stylist Takashi Miike, marked out by its Brazilian protagonist…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi…
A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
Dead or Alive 2Dead or Alive 2 (Tobosha) (2000)
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Shinya Tsukamoto
Understated yet rewarding sequel to the mind–blowing gangster actioner follows on from the 'end of the world' with an unrelated story, with…

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