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Rental > Foreign Cinema > Martial Arts: 237 Films to Rent

 
Warriors of Heaven and EarthWarriors of Heaven and Earth (Tian di ying xiong) (2003)
Dir. He Ping
Feat. Wen Jiang, Xueqi Wang, Vicki Zhao
A lavish post–CROUCHING TIGER epic derived from a Chinese folktale about an Imperial assassin who is sent forth to the Gobi desert to eliminate…
ZatoichiZatoichi (2003) Recommended
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano
Actor–director–cult hero Takeshi Kitano stylishly revives a hero of well–known Japanese mythology and scores his most broadly…
AliveAlive (2002)
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Hideo Sakaki, Koyuki, Tak Sakaguchi
A convicted murderer is sentenced to death, only to escape execution and become the subject of bizarre prison experiments in this inventive marriage…
HeroHero (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Jet Li, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Maggie Cheung…
Though no doubt diminished on the small screen, this ancient Martial Arts spectacle from the dir. of RAISE THE RED…
Sea is Watching, TheSea is Watching, The (Umi wa miteita) (2002)
Dir. Kei Kumai
Set in the red–light district of 19th century, Edo–period Tokyo, this sensitively mounted drama concerns the lives of prostitutes…
So CloseSo Close (Chik yeung tin sai) (2002)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Shu Qi, Karen Mok, Vicki Zhao
Presenting... a heroic trio of femmes for a new generation – a kind of high–octane "Asian Charlie's Angels". This super–flash…
Twilight Samurai, TheTwilight Samurai, The (Tasogare Seibei) (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Yoji Yamada
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Ren Osugi, Rie Miyazawa…
Boldly subverting the masculine cliches of the genre, this refreshing and highly rewarding Samurai drama follows a dishevelled, low–status…
Vampire HuntersVampire Hunters (2002)
Dir. Wellson Chin
Feat. Ken Chang
Typically enjoyable and overblown Hong Kong mayhem, where five powerful warriors battle the Vampire King and his followers. Written and produced…
Musa - The WarriorMusa - The Warrior (2001) Recommended
Dir. Kim Sung-Su
Feat. Woo-sung Jung, Ahn Sung-Ki, Zhang Ziyi
Genuinely spectacular 14th century restaging of "The Seven Samurai" that was the (then) most expensive film made in its native…
Princess BladePrincess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)
Dir. Shinsuke Sato
Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…

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