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Subgenre Sampler
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (1996)- Dir. Masaru Tsushima
Feat. Yuka Ohnishi, Tetsuo Kurata, Rina Kitahara - Snappy example of the Martial Sex–Arts sub–genre, with a gang of 'Lady Ninjas' hired by a lascivious Emperor to wipe–out his royal…
D'Artagnan's Daughter (Revenge of the Musketeers) (1995)- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret - This gleefully French swashbuckler checks in as a loose sequel to the Three Muskeeters. The magnetic Sophie Marceau stars as the feisty titular…
High Risk (1995)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Jacky Cheung - A Hong Kong actioner worth singling out from the glut, Jet Li is charisma–on–legs as an unflappable stunt double/bodyguard who is forced…
Peace Hotel (1995)- Dir. Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat - Chow Yun–Fat stars in his last Hong Kong opus before taking the Hollywood leap. A 1920s Chinatown Western, he runs the 'Peace Hotel', a refuge…
Score (1995)- Dir. Atsushi Muroga
Feat. Shu Ehara, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Ryuushi Mizukami - A kinetic, if largely derivative actioner, which comes over as a Japanese RESERVOIR DOGS set around an unstable band of Yakuza henchmen attempting to…
Ashes of Time (1994)- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung - From revered mo–hup novelist Jing Yong's East, South, West, North, Wong Kar–Wai trailblazes the Hong Kong art movie with a cyclical tale…
Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li - Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Burning Paradise (1994)- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. John Ching, Willi Chi - Dir. Ringo Lam hits prime form in this Kung Fu excursion into the distant Chinese past. Previous hero Fong Sai Yuk and friends must quickstep…
Drunken Master II (Legend of Drunken Master) (1994)- Dir. Lau Kar Leung
Feat. Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan gets comic mileage with the dubious idea that he can only tap into his martial art prowess while pissed as a newt. Jackie continues to…
Fist of Legend (1994)- Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jet Li - Jet Li stars in an infinitely superior remake of Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY. A showcase of the highest calibre martial arts choreography, but firmly…
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