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Subgenre Sampler

 
Escape from MogadishuEscape from Mogadishu (2021)Recommended
A gritty action–thriller based on true events following a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea that breaks out on the African…
DVD $29.95
Train to Busan Presents: PeninsulaTrain to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)
A standalone sequel to the 2016 action–horror hit TRAIN TO BUSAN, with director Yeon Sang–ho returning for a less focused but no less…
DVD $29.95
MonosMonos (2019)Aro Favourite
A dark contemporary fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in a remote and mountainous region of Columbia, where a group of teenage…
DVD $29.95
Age of Shadows, TheAge of Shadows, The (2016)
Elegantly crafted spy thriller set in Japanese occupied Seoul in the 1920's, in which a Korean–born police captain in the Japanese police force…
DVD $24.95
Embrace of the SerpentEmbrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) (2015)Recommended
A breathtaking cinematic odyssey through the Amazon, following the quests of two European explorers (one in 1909 and the other in the 1940s).…
DVD $29.95
Far from MenFar from Men (2014)Recommended
Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…
DVD $29.95
Raid 2, TheRaid 2, The (2014)Recommended
Picking up from where it last left off, this epic sequel to the best martial arts movie in recent memory combines gangland melodrama (reminiscent of…
DVD $29.95
Shield of StrawShield of Straw (2013)
The prolific Takashi Miike returns with a tale of a team of cops who must protect an accused killer with a billion–yen bounty on his head.
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Wu DangWu Dang (2012)
A rambunctious, action–packed throwback to '80s martial arts flicks and strapping Indiana Jones–style adventure, centred on a famed…
Front Line, TheFront Line, The (2011)
Big battles clash with big themes in this sizable war epic set during the last days of the Korean war, where soldiers from both the North and South…
DVD $29.95
Sleepless NightSleepless Night (2011)Aro Favourite
A stonking, white–knuckle French action picture, smartly and tightly wound around a cop's frantic search for a stolen drug stash in order to…
DVD $15 $11.25
HauntersHaunters (2010)
Two brooding pretty boys with unexplained superpowers battle it out in what is a familiar, if distinctly Korean spin on the anarchic superhero…
DVD $29.95
Ip Man 2Ip Man 2 (2010)
The kick–ass legend of Ip Man continues with the wushu grandmaster immigrating to Hong Kong to school other Kung Fu practitioners in the art of…
DVD $24.95
Legend of the Fist - The Return of Chen ZhenLegend of the Fist - The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
Belated sequel to Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY (remade with Jet Li as FIST OF LEGEND) picks up well after the Dojo–busting triumphs of those films,…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
Mutant Girls SquadMutant Girls Squad (2010)
Japan's outlandish splatter–comedy phase reaches its logical end point with this three–chapter collaboration between the most notorious…
DVD $29.95
Reign of AssassinsReign of Assassins (2010)
Classy John Woo–produced swordplay, with Kelly Lin as a feared wuxia assassin who, seeking a new life, surgically alters her appearance (to…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
Ong-Bak 3Ong-Bak 3 (2009)
Cliffhanger ending to the ONG–BAK legend sees Thai martial arts phenom Tony Jaa return to battle his arch nemesis (from Part II’s prequel…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
YattermanYatterman (2009)
Fantastical live–action anime serves kids and kidults alike with its tale of mild–mannered shop keepers who don jaunty costumes to fight…
DVD $29.95
Ong-Bak 2Ong-Bak 2 (Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning) (2008)
Heavy–handed follow–up to the decade’s best martial arts movie, co–directed by and starring ONG–BAK’s Tony Jaa as a…
DVD $29.95 $19.95, $39.95
No Mercy For The RudeNo Mercy For The Rude (2006)
A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of SpiesOSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
DVD $19.95
Myth, TheMyth, The (San Wa) (2005)
Alternating between past and present, Jackie Chan plays a warrior general during the Qing Dynasty and a modern day archaeologist respectively in this…
DVD $29.95
Shadowless SwordShadowless Sword (Muyeong geom) (2005)
Spiffy Korean wuxia extravaganza grafting comedy, romance and action aplenty onto the skin of an ambitious historical epic. Scaling the efforts of…
DVD $29.95
ArahanArahan (2004)Recommended
Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
DVD $29.95
Ong-BakOng-Bak (Muay Thai Warrior) (2003)Aro Favourite
A martial arts juggernaut from Thailand, in which a benign village kickboxer travels to big bad Bangkok in search of a sacred statue stolen from his…
DVD $19.95
Amores PerrosAmores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000)Aro Favourite
Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…
DVD $29.95
Bang RajanBang Rajan (2000)Recommended
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…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
BichunmooBichunmoo (2000)
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…
DVD $29.95
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)Aro Favourite
A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area (2000)Recommended
A Korean military thriller of high repute that opens with a double–killing on the bitterly–tense border between North and South and…
DVD $29.95
Bangkok DangerousBangkok Dangerous (1999)
Frenetic, violent gangland tale set in the throbbing Thai capital, about a deaf–mute hitman isolated by his affliction and his profession, and…
DVD $19.95
Bride With White Hair 2, TheBride With White Hair 2, The (Bai fa mo nu zhuan II) (1993)
Above–average sequel to the martial arts blockbuster continuing on directly from its cliffhanger ending, with the viciously insane Lin, now…
DVD $19.95
El MariachiEl Mariachi (1992)Aro Favourite
A cause celebre of low–budget film–making, this $7000 Tex–Mex wonder about a guitar–player mistaken for a gangster contains…
DVD $15 $11.25
Le Dernier CombatLe Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)Recommended
The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Street Fighter, TheStreet Fighter, The (1974)
Career–making martial arts outing for Japanese icon Sonny Chiba, mugging his heart out as a brutal enforcer who turns the tables on his…
DVD $15 $11.25
Throne of BloodThrone of Blood (1957)
Kurosawa transposes MacBeth into a Samurai setting and the result justifies his reputation. Nothing short of an awesome spectacle Shakespeare himself…
DVD $24.95 $18.70

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