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Subgenre Sampler
Hitman (1998)- Dir. Tung Wai
Feat. Jet Li - Would–be assassin Jet Li joins in the race to avenge the murder of an evil Japanese businessman for the tune of $100 million, but is encumbered…
Run Lola Run (1998)
- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Franke Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu - Runaway foreign–language hit clocks up mileage from a simple conceit – flame–haired punkette Lola has twenty minutes to go like the…
Sleepless Town (Fuyajo) (1998)- Dir. Chi-Ngai Lee
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sihung Lung, Kathy Chow - Hybridistic pan–Asian thriller set in the 'sleepless' red–light district of Tokyo, where petty crim Kaneshiro must revisit his gangster…
Storm Riders, The (1998)- Dir. Wai Keung Lau
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Aaron Kwok - The big Hong Kong hit of '98 – a super–extravagant 'flying swordsman' fantasy that ambitiously distils a popular Manga comic book series…
Taxi (1998)- Dir. Gerard Pirés
Feat. Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal - From writer/producer Luc Besson, this four–wheeled fantasy comedy sets up a speed–freak taxi driver with a cop that can’t drive to…
Black Mask (1997)- Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Jet Li, Lau Ching-wan - Mild–mannered librarian by day – pain–resistant, cool–garbed crime–fighter by night – Jet Li's engaging…
Dobermann (1997)- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Tcheky Karyo, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci… - Frenetic French crime thriller filled with over the top gun play and colourful yet grimy characters. Vincent Cassel plays a bank robber known as…
Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jet Li - Jet Li reprises his signature role in the popular saga, this time reinvented as a Kung Fu Western – the perfect setting for…
Young Thugs - Innocent Blood (1997)- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Naoto Takenaka - Gangster shenanigans with cult dir. Takashi, this time taking a more measured approach to the story of four young friends who drift together and…
Blade, The (1996)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu - Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
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