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Subgenre Sampler
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)- Dir. Keishi Otomo
Feat. Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa… - A gracefully violent adaptation of the popular manga series, about a brilliant shogun who retreats from society during an era of decline for samurai,…
Wu Dang (2012)- Dir. Patrick Leung
Feat. Vincent Zhao - A rambunctious, action–packed throwback to '80s martial arts flicks and strapping Indiana Jones–style adventure, centred on a famed…
Bunohan (Return to Murder) (2011)- Dir. Dain Said
Feat. Zahiril Adzim, Faizal Hussein, Wan Hanafisu… - Somber martial–arts flick with three estranged brothers returning to their hometown to care for their ailing father. Interesting hybrid of…
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jet Li, Xun Zhou - Tsui Hark is in late–career form, directing this sequel–of–sorts to the oft–filmed 'Dragon Gate Inn' legend with gusto and…
Lost Bladesman, The (2011)- Dir. Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Feat. Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang - Yet another big screen reinvention of the 'Three Kingdoms' legend, this time from the perspective of talismanic figure Guan Yu, whose exploits on the…
My Kingdom (2011)- Dir. Xiaosong Gao
Feat. Chun Wu, Geng Han - A commercial, action–inflected rendering of Peking Opera (a la Tsui Hark's PEKING OPERA BLUES), centred on the rivalry between two…
Raid, The (The Raid: Redemption) (2011)
- Dir. Gareth Evans
Feat. Iko Uwais - The finest Asian action export since ONG–BAK, pitting an out–of–their–depth SWAT team against a tenement of drug dealers,…
Shaolin (2011)- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan… - Feuding warlords threaten to tear China apart and only a group of Shaolin monks stand in the way of annihilation.
This Girl is Badass!! (2011)- Dir. Mum Jokmok
Feat. JeeJa Yanin - Jija Yanin (CHOCOLATE) stars in this martial arts comedy about a girl whose family life is turned upside–down when she gets mixed up with…
Wu Xia (Swordsmen) (2011)- Dir. Peter Chan
Feat. Donnie Yen, Wei Tang, Takeshi Kaneshiro… - Oddball homage to ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN, set on the cusp of China's transition to a republic, with a Yen as a gentle papermaker who's killing of two…
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