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The Tao of the Gun: Triads, Yakuza, and Cops in Asian Cinema
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Fallen AngelsFallen Angels
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Visually exhilirating, emotionally charged and simply brilliant - some of the most beautiful images ever put to film
As Tears Go ByAs Tears Go By
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Mean Streets comes to Hong Kong - with Wong's signature visual and emotional style
Stray Dog - Criterion CollectionStray Dog - Criterion Collection
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Neorealist noir - one of the greatest thrillers ever made, and Kurosawa was just getting started...
High and Low - Criterion CollectionHigh and Low - Criterion Collection
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Another Kurosawa thriller - a masterpiece of style and structure
Youth of the Beast - Criterion CollectionYouth of the Beast - Criterion Collection
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Deleriously violent, wildly subversive, blood-splattered pop art
Branded to Kill (Criterion Collection Spine #38)Branded to Kill (Criterion Collection Spine #38)
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Suzuki takes his anti-structures to the extreme - the gangster film that Godard might have made
SonatineSonatine
Sentimental yet convulsively violent and nihilistic, lightened by Kitano's quirky, off-beat humour
Last Life in the UniverseLast Life in the Universe
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Suicidal librarian meets slovenly girl - along the way, everyone they know gets killed
Hard BoiledHard Boiled
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Reckless cop, shady cop, gun runners and betrayal - cliched yes, but who cares, the most spectacular action sequences ever filmed
The KillerThe Killer
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The most sentimental of Woo's 'heroic bloodshed' crime operas - but not one wit less violent for it