Asian Movie Reviews
Reviews of great (and not so great) films from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,Korea and Thailand.Top 5 Asian Movies
Spirited Away (2001) 'Spirited Away' is a masterpiece of animation that has more than enough in it to keep young and old alike entertained, enchanted and awestruck. 10/10
Oodishon (2000) A slow-burning psychological thriller that builds ominously and inexorably to its shocking pay-off and then leaves you squirming in your seat - but with enough subtlety and depth that for days afterwards you will be trying to pick up the pieces. 'Audition' is a meditative, melancholic masterpiece that is not for the squeamish. 10/10
Koroshiya 1 (2001) An absolute masterpiece of extreme filmmaking. Guaranteed to amaze, shock, disgust and intrigue in equal measure, 'Ichi the Killer' is one of the most striking films ever made. Unforgettable. 10/10
Fa yeung nin wa (2000) A masterpiece of romantic restraint and melancholic nostalgia which keeps the past at a stylish distance. 10/10
Musa (2001) Forget 'Troy', forget 'Alexander' - this is war epic at its most intense, bloody and gripping, with no added cheese. 10/10
Asian Movies A - Z
2046 (2004) 9/10
The Accidental Spy (2001) 6/10 Araburu tamashii-tachi (2001) 8/10 Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1997) 2/10 The Aviator (2004) 8/10 Bangkok Haunted (2001) 3/10 Bangrajan (2000) 6/10 Batoru rowaiaru (2000) 6/10 Batoru rowaiaru II: Rekuiemu (2003) 3/10 Bichunmoo (2001) 5/10 Bizita Q (2001) 7/10 Bo ming chan dao duo ming chuang (1979) 6/10 Boksuneun naui geot (2002) 7/10 Bruce Lee: the Lost Interviews (2004) 6/10 Casshern (2004) 7/10 Chik yeung tin sai (2002) 6/10 Choyonghan kajok (2000) 7/10 Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no tobira (2001) 6/10 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 8/10 Dark Water (2002) 9/10 Dogville (2003) 8/10 Dolls (2002) 8/10 Fa yeung nin wa (2000) 10/10 Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003) 7/10 Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken (1974) 8/10 Geoul sokeuro (2003) 7/10 Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) 6/10 Gokudô kyôfu dai-gekijô: Gozu (2004) 8/10 Gong fu (2004) 0/10 Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA (2000) 0/10 Gonin (1995) 7/10 The Grudge (2004) 7/10 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) 9/10 Ikimono no kiroku (1955) 8/10 Infernal Affairs (2002) 9/10 It's All About Love (2003) 3/10 Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003) 9/10 Jian gui (2002) 7/10 Jigureul jikyeora! (2004) 9/10 Ju-On: the Grudge (2003) 7/10 Kaosu (1999) 6/10 Koroshiya 1 (2001) 10/10 The Last Samurai (2003) 7/10 Lost in Translation (2003) 7/10 Memories (1995) 5/10 Metoroporisu (2001) 6/10 Mibu gishi den (2003) 7/10 Mousou dairinin (2004) 8/10 Musa (2001) 10/10 Musashino fujin (1951) 9/10 Nabbeun namja (2001) 3/10 Ninja Scroll: Volume 1 (2003) 6/10 Oldboy (2004) 9/10 Ong-bak (2003) 6/10 Oodishon (2000) 10/10 Phone (2002) 5/10 Ping Pong (2002) 2/10 Public Enemy (2002) 5/10 Ren pi deng long (1982) 4/10 Ringu (1998) 9/10 Ringu 2 (1999) 6/10 Rokugatsu no hebi (2002) 8/10 Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2004) 9/10 Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) 8/10 Salinui chueok (2003) 8/10 Scandal - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa (2003) 7/10 Seom (2000) 8/10 Serial Experiments Lain (1998) 9/10 Serial Experiments Lain (1998) 9/10 Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) 7/10 Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) 8/10 Shi mian mai fu (2004) 8/10 Shilje sanghwang (2000) 7/10 Shou hu fei long (1990) 4/10 Silent Hill (2006) 6/10 Siu lam juk kau (2001) 7/10 Spirited Away (2001) 10/10 The Story of Ricky (1991) 9/10 Swiri (1999) 5/10 Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo (2004) 8/10 Tanin no kao (1966) 8/10 Tasogare seibei (2002) 8/10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) 6/10 Tengoku to jigoku (1963) 8/10 The Tesseract (2003) 6/10 TheTransformers: The Movie (1986) 7/10 Tian di ying xiong (2003) 6/10 Tokyo-ken (1995) 8/10 Twilight of the Dark Master (1997) 9/10 Unleashed (2005) 0/10 Wonderful Days (2003) 4/10 Wu jian dao 2 (2003) 8/10 Ying xiong (2002) 9/10 Yûgiô: Gekijô-ban (2004) 1/10 Yu-Gi-Oh! (2004) 0/10 Zan xian sheng yu zhao qian hua (1978) 7/10 Zatôichi (2003) 8/10 Zhou Yu de huo che (2002) 0/10 Zong heng si hai (1990) 3/10
