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Subgenre Sampler
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)- Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang - Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Running Out of Time (1999)- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan - A crackingly–paced, plot–bending Yin–Yang heist drama, with terminally–ill master jewel thief Andy Lau playing against the…
- 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…
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…
Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)- Dir. Samo 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…
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.…
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…
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