Listmania!
Asian movies: My collection.
By an Amazon.com customer
Dead or Alive (Unrated Director's Cut)Dead or Alive (Unrated Director's Cut)
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.85
Raw, violent, dramatic, surrealistic, a masterpiece in action films. Viceral portrayal of extreme violence. A controversial film in its essence. A masterpiece
Chungking ExpressChungking Express
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $3.59
Beautiful, atmospheric, original, love is a strange concept here. Loneliness is the real killer. Two stories about dysfunctional romance and great thrillers
Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection Spine #2)Seven Samurai (Criterion Collection Spine #2)
Buy used from: $11.98
Kurosawa invented modern filmaking. The first "cool" ganster movie in my opinion. Every possible concept portrayed in this movie is masterfully represented with deepness and passion. A work of art
Rashomon - Criterion CollectionRashomon - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $14.00
A masterpiece, influential as few, the first most important and influential modern samurai film. A piece of history in filmaking, an incredible achievement in a whole new style that started an era
Yojimbo - Remastered Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #52)Yojimbo - Remastered Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #52)
Buy new: $35.99 / Used from: $18.73
Toshiro mifune is the original cinic "Cool killer" hitman clint eastwood was later on Sergio Leone´s spaghetti western remake "A fistful of dollars". Such characters are impossible to find these days. What a legend, what a movie. A masterpiece in action and samurai films
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi /Sonatine Double FeatureThe Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi /Sonatine Double Feature
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.47
Interesting and entertaining re-make of the traditional imagery of the original Zatoichi. Great movie, funny and original aproach by T Kitano
Sonatine [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]Sonatine [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]
Buy used from: $21.99
Takeshi kitano displays his impressive talent in this emotional and solid ganster film. Outstanding piece of work, deep and visceral movie
FireworksFireworks
Buy used from: $15.79
Takeshi´s best. No doubt. Art film that digs deep into the human soul, and a great police thriller along with powerful drama. A must see
Battle RoyaleBattle Royale
Unbeliavable, original, violent concept in japanese filmaking. A never before seen version of a desperate struggle for surviving you own kind, a psychological thriller packed with great action and great story. Amazing
OldboyOldboy
Buy new: $18.49 / Used from: $14.50
My boy! This guy kicks some serious butt. Psychological drama with high levels of stress, a deep vision of a soul thorn apart by vengeance, and a search to recover the lost humanity and sense of life
Infernal Affairs (Wu jian dao)Infernal Affairs (Wu jian dao)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.11
No wonder Scorcesse loved this film, at the point of making a fair equal remake. This movie sets standards used until today, a great police thriller and action packed drama
City on FireCity on Fire
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.12
Excelent double agent infiltrate police story. Tarantino filmed "reservoir dogs" based on this film. Ringo Liam First great masterpiece
Hard Boiled (Two-Disc Ultimate Edition)Hard Boiled (Two-Disc Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $2.78
Not even in Terminator 2 so many bullets were shooted, a real slaughterhouse. Outstanding masterpiece in explosive action and raw over the top violence
Full ContactFull Contact
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $8.09
Ringo liam turned the action film industry upside down, chow yung fat is beyond cool in this hong kong action standard classic. A movie that defines action and drama
The Killer  -  Criterion CollectionThe Killer - Criterion Collection
The killer? a masterpiece in violence and tear jerking melodrama, this movie got heart, stunning action, and tears. Fantastic John Woo masterpiece, his best artistic achievement and a legend in world action cinema
A Better TomorrowA Better Tomorrow
Buy used from: $4.90
John woo first masterpiece, an all time influential classic in the ganster genre. This film started the Hong Kong ganster genre with the rapid fire dramatic bullet ballet style. Amazing piece of art
Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues
Buy used from: $14.15
Solid historic entertainment. Great artistic achievement and powerful drama. A total classic
Audition (Uncut Special Edition)Audition (Uncut Special Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $6.50
Macabre! what started as a romantic exploitation of beauty, ended up as an encounter with a murderous psychopath! Only Takashi Miike can manage to give such a creepy twist.
Ichi the Killer (Unrated Edition)Ichi the Killer (Unrated Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $9.99
Violence! Murder! Action! Explosions! Takashi Miike! what a master in crude filmaking, the gruesome violence and mutilations are nothing compared with Mikke´s style
GozuGozu
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.29
Another great incredible twist in the story by Master Miike! What started as an assasination plot, ended up as a supernatural surrealist dense tale! Masterful
Onibaba - Criterion CollectionOnibaba - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $16.89
The curse of the assassinated warrior. A story of the struggle for survival at any cost, a price that shatters souls.
Ugetsu - Criterion CollectionUgetsu - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $31.99 / Used from: $22.95
Beautiful, melancholic, poetic, challenging ghost story, ambiented in the samurai japanese era. Flawless diamond.
Lady VengeanceLady Vengeance
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.99
Another great and final chapter chapter of the revenge trilogy. Very good intense movie.
Lone Wolf and Cub Box SetLone Wolf and Cub Box Set
Buy new: $101.49 / Used from: $67.02
This series is by far the most awesome, violent, bloody, and shocking experience in samurai films. Very recommended.