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Myth, TheMyth, The (San Wa) (2005)
Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan
Alternating between past and present, Jackie Chan plays a warrior general during the Qing Dynasty and a modern day archaeologist respectively in this…
Promise, ThePromise, The (Wu ji) (2005)
Dir. Chen Kaige
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Dong-Kun Jang, Cecilia Cheung
Visually exquisite, if utterly frivolous Golden Globe–nominated romantic epic from the director of FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE relays the story of…
Protector, TheProtector, The (Tom yum goong, Warrior King) (2005)
Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao
Muay Thai phenomenon Tony Jaa continues his reinvigoration of the martial arts genre with this hotly anticipated follow–up to ONG–BAK: a…
Seven SwordsSeven Swords (2005)
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung
Legendary Hong Kong dir. Tsui Hark returns with an action epic set among the brutal 17th Century Ching dynasty, as seven warriors come together to…
Shadowless SwordShadowless Sword (Muyeong geom) (2005)
Dir. Young-Jun Kim
Feat. Seo-Jin Lee, Yoon So-yi
Spiffy Korean wuxia extravaganza grafting comedy, romance and action aplenty onto the skin of an ambitious historical epic. Scaling the efforts of…
ShinobiShinobi (2005)
Dir. Ten Shimoyama
Feat. Joe Odagiri, Yukie Nakama
Set in an ancient Japan complete with magical trappings, this action epic posits a forbidden love story between members (Odagiri and Nakama) of two…
SPLSPL (Sha Po Lang) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam
Intense cops–and–hoods thriller which clearly raises the bar for Hong Kong martial–arts by infusing its tale of an idealistic cop…
Tiger Blade, TheTiger Blade, The (Seua khaap daap) (2005)
Dir. Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Feat. Atsadawut Luengsuntorn
Spiffy addition to the Thai martial arts boom, with action centered around the recovery of a magical ‘tiger blade’, by cops and robbers…
ArahanArahan (2004) Recommended
Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Ryoo Seung-beom, Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-Ki
Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
Born to FightBorn to Fight (Kerd ma lui) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Chattapong Pantanaunkul
Created by the makers of the stupendous ONG BAK, this lesser action vehicle is contrived around a showdown in the Thai countryside between a…

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