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Rurouni KenshinRurouni 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 DangWu 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…
BunohanBunohan (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…
Lost Bladesman, TheLost 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 KingdomMy 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, TheRaid, The (The Raid: Redemption) (2011) Aro Favourite
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,…
ShaolinShaolin (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!!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 XiaWu 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…
13 Assassins13 Assassins (2010) Aro Favourite
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Yamada Takayuki, Yusuke Iseya
Takashi Miike turns in perhaps his most entertaining and accomplished film yet with this rollicking SEVEN SAMURAI–inspired adventure, centred…

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