Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Treasure Hunter, The (2009)- Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Jay Chou, Chiling Lin, Eric Tsang… - Madcap fusion of Indiana Jones and martial arts mayhem, with Mandarin popstar Jay Chou leading the charge as a protector of relics on the hunt for a…
An Empress and the Warriors (Kong saan mei yan) (2008)- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Donnie Yen, Xiaodong Guo, Zhenghai Kou… - Jazzed up historical drama with a young woman thrust into the role of Empress upon her father's death, and fight for her kingdom. Conventional…
Butterfly Lovers (2008)- Dir. Jingle Ma
Feat. Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu… - Martial arts 'M Butterfly' charts the afflictions that befall two lovers destined to always be parted. Gaudy, gender–bending romance from Hong…
Chanbara Beauty (2008)- Dir. Yôhei Fukuda
Feat. Eri Otoguro, Chise Nakamura - Fan–servicing bikini swashbuckler, with two scantily clad babes slashing their way through zombie hoards. A crummy, if entertaining hodgepodge…
Chocolate (2008)
- Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong - Impressive newcomer Jeeja Yanin plays a butt kicking autistic girl (!) in this exhilarating revenge movie, a standout amongst Thailand’s recent…
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008)- Dir. Rob Minkoff
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano - Hokey martial arts vehicle for Hong Kong’s two biggest action stars, which finds an American teen transported back to ancient China in the throws…
Ip Man (2008)- Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan… - Kung fu stalwart Donnie Yen assumes the legend of Ip Man, celebrated master of the rare and deadly form of martial arts, Wing Chun (later adopted by…
Kung Fu Panda (2008)- Dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Feat. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie… - Spot–on animation featuring a daydreaming panda called Po (Jack Black) that finds his portly middle and lazy ways getting in the way of his…
Ong-Bak 2 (Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning) (2008)- Dir. Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang - Heavy–handed follow–up to the decade’s best martial arts movie, co–directed by and starring ONG–BAK’s Tony Jaa as a…
Red Cliff (The Battle of Red Cliff) (2008)- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang… - A gargantuan Han Dynasty epic from Hong Kong's action movie grandmaster, John Woo, in which two kingdoms must form an unlikely alliance to stave off…
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