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(96 min)
2001 - Action, Supernatural - Hong Kong
(from DVD case) Special Unit "2002" is a designated task force of SPI (Spirit & Paranormal Investigation) in the law enforcement department, ridding the human world of evil deeds of haunting spirits via an execution team comprised of a man and a ghost. Being a psychic, Chiu (Nicholas Tse) is joined by Sam (Sam Lee) to the cause of law enforcement, but Sam's time for reincarnation is approaching. Chiu is learning that Fung (Stephen Fung), a human being with the psychic power of supernatural vision, is destined to be his new partner. Though gifted, Fung is ironically too scared of the dead to contribute during combats. However, an inevitable battle with the might Water Ghost is set to bring the two together and destined to determine the fate and foe of this man and ghost duo. (Isn't this a great summary?)
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Director : Wilson Yip
Cast : Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Law Kar-Ying, Sam Lee, Danielle Graham, Rain Li
(136 min)
2002 - Action, Science Fiction - South Korea
In an alternate future, Japan has won World War II, and has chaged the future as we know it. The outcome has had a great impact on everything, and it’s a completely different world in 2009 Lost Memories. It is a world in which Japan now has Korea under it’s sphere of influence. An artifact exhibition hosted by the Inoue Foundation is layed seige to for an unknown purpose by an underground Korean anti-government group called the Hureisenjin. The two JBI (Japanese Bureau of Investigation) agents assigned to deal with the terrorist situation are special agents Sakamoto Masayuki (Jang Dong-Geun) and his close friend Saigo Shojiro (Toru Nakamura). After the raid, Sakamoto begins to investigate the case and begins to believe he’s caught up in a conspiracy that leads him to believe that Seoul may not be a part of Japan and sets out on his own to find the truth. However what he finds may be beyond even he could imagine.
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Director : Lee Sih-Myong
Cast : Jang Dong-Geon, Toru Nakamura, Seo Jin-Ho
(89 min)
2000 - Action, Drama - Hong Kong
Chun packs his bags and gets ready to go to Thailand; he is planing to track down his brother so that he can collect the money that he stole from the family. Chun's girlfriend decides to join him, once in Thailand they find one of the men that work for his brother, after a chain of strange event Chun finally meets his brother who is an important man in the Thailandese Triad. His brother gives him the money and tells him to get the hell out of Thailand. At the bus stop Chun changes his mind he puts his girlfriend on the bus and decides to stay behind in Thailand.
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Director : Siu-Fai Mak
Cast : Daniel Chan, Sam Lee, Sheung-Man Lei, Gigi Leung, Francis Ng, Pui-Chi Ng
(108 min)
2001 - Action - Hong Kong
Jacky Chan, after appearing in the news paper for stopping a robbery, is visited by a private detective (Eric Tsang). The detective explains that he is looking for five orphans born in 1958 and he meets the profile. A man who is dying in Korea is looking for his son and hired a company to locate all possible candidates. Jacky decides to go meet this man, he learns that he is an infamous spy, he tells Jacky that he hid a large sum of money, if he could find it after he died it would be all his. After the funeral of the spy, Jacky decides to follow the clues which not only leads him to a possible fortune but into a whole lot of trouble.
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Director : Teddy Chan
Cast : Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Vivian Hsu, Kim Min, Wu Hsing-Guo, Cheung Tat Ming
(106 min)
2001 - Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action - Japan
In the not so distant future videogames will take on a new form, technology has been refined to the point that the videogame experience has become truly lifelike. But this new technology does not come without risks, if one dies in one of these games they may never recover and thus essentially becoming vegetables. These games quickly become illegal but many still play for the extreme thrill that awaits them and for the very best players there is great profit to be made. One of these incredible players is a woman named Ash who has now set her sights on a secret mission where none has ever returned from.
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Director : Mamoru Oshii
Cast : Malgorzata Foremniak, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Jerzy Gudejko, Dariusz Biskupski, Bartek Swiderski, Michal Breitenwald
(90 min)
1998 - Action, Drama - Hong Kong
Cat is an ex-cop from New York, he was betrayed by his partner and went to prison. He now lives in Hong Kong and he is one of the best contract killers. He falls in love with a woman who lives in an apartment across the street but she turns out to be a cop. Cat decides to quit his job as a killer but when his ex partner resurfaces he has no choice but to take revenge.
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Director : Donnie Yen
Cast : Annie Ng, Jimmy Wong, Donnie Yen, Lui Zhou
(107 min)
1973 - Action, Drama, Thriller - China
Women in a Japanese Concentration Camp make a break for it with the help of some insiders. Their goal is to escape the clutches of the japanese and reach a hidden stash of gold that will aid China in buying weapons to fend off their enemies.
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Director : Kuei Chih-hung
Cast : Lo Lieh, Brite Tove, Wang Hsia, Li Hai-shu, Terry Liu
(114 min)
2000 - Action, Drama, Thriller - Japan
Some time in the new millennium Japan falls into economical decay, mass unemployment reigns in the country. With no clear future available, the student no longer respect school, violence increases due to riots and many students drop out of school. With the chaotic situation the government enacts the Battle Royale act, which consists of selected one of the poorest performing classes and sending off to an island where they must fight for survival and only one student can leave alive. The students have 3 days to complete the game or everyone dies due to explosive devices on their necks, they are given random weapons and the only rules to follow is avoid the danger zone and don't cause any trouble or the army will kill them. Mistrust, fear and hate run rampant and chaos spread among the students and they soon give in to the fight for survival.
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Director : Kinji Fukasaku
Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Asanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama
(133 min)
2003 - Action, Drama, Science Fiction - Japan
Tokyo, a dirty orange-red late afternoon. Suddenly Shinjuku's skyscrapers all tremble and collapser. Japan has fallen victim to terrorism, and the perpetrators are WIld 7, a Japanese group lead by Shuya Nanahara, survivor of the Battle Royale program from the first movie. When Wild 7 subsequently claims credit for the bombing and declares a war against the government of Japan, the government responds the way it knows best: it launches a new Battle Royale program whereby a lucky class of junior high school graduates are sent on a do-or-die mission to kill Shuya Nanahara and Wild 7. The moment the junior high school students are herded into a giant cage and their teacher Riki Takeuchi strolls to the front of the room, it is clear that BR2 is going to be different from Battle Royale. Addressing his hysterical students, Takeuchi explains that the white line bisecting the room divides those on the 'winning team' from those on the 'losing team'; those on one side will fight for the gov
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Director : Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukusaku
Cast : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Riki Takeuchi, Shugo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai, Natsuki Kato
(120 min)
1997 - Action, Drama, Gangster - South Korea
Min is always getting into trouble with his best friend Tae-Su, they are often getting into gang fights. Tae-Su finds a job in the world of organized crime but Min declines saying his mother wishes he would get an education. After Min enrolled into a new school he befriended Hwan another trouble maker. One night at a local club Min gets auctioned off to a girl (Romy) to be slave for a night. He falls in love with Romy and continues to see her but she keeps the distance between them because she is concentrating on her education to get into college. As time goes by Tae-Su ends up in prison, Romy disappears, and Min and Hwan open a small restaurant. Tae-Su dreams of becoming a respected mob boss once he leaves prison, Romy is driven insane by an accident and gives up on her education, Hwan hopes to have a big restaurant someday and Min just keeps waiting for Romy to call him.
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Director : Kim Seong-Su
Cast : Jeong Wu-Seong, Ko So-Young, Yoo Oh-Seong, Lim Chang-Jeong, Sa Hyeon-Jin, Song Keum-Shik
(103 min)
1996 - Action, Crime - Hong Kong
The SDU are called to investigate a suspicious house, the SDU team quickly finds out the house was rigged to explode. Most of the team is killed in the explosion, the remaining team is killed by a terrorist using a rocket launcher. Only a single SDU member survives the incident, in response to the deaths the police force begins a specialized training program called BOB (Best of the Best). BOB is the answer for next generation SDU to deal with an increasingly amount of violent crimes.
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Director : Andrew Lau
Cast : Daniel Chan, Mariane Chan, Julian Cheung, Roy Cheung, Shirley Cheung, Jason Chu
(104 min)
1988 - Action, Gangster - Hong Kong
In this sequel to the 1986 hit original, John Woo and Tsui Hark continue their epic tale of brotherhood and bloodshed. Brother Ho has been released from jail and recruited by the police to do some undercover work involving his old boss, Lung. At first he refuses, but once he discovers that his little brother Kit has also been assigned this case, he agrees to the job so he can look after him. But after Lung is thought to have shot a man, he flees to New York and stays with his preacher friend and his daughter. Of course, bad goes to worse when they get caught in rival crossfire and they die before Lung’s very eyes. This makes him a completely insane vegetable, and he is taken under the care of Ken (Chow Yun-Fat) who is the twin brother of Mark (A Better Tomorrow 1 , also played by Fat). It all boils down to an epic finale that reinforces the brotherly theme of the series.
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Director : John Woo
Cast : Dean Shek, Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Fui-On Shing
(94 min)
1986 - Action, Gangster - Hong Kong
John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat give an old school gangster scenario life in this 1986 flick. Chow Yun-Fat plays Mark, a crippled gang member, in this story of brotherhood. After being in jail for three years, Mark's old friend Ho attempts to rid himself of his gang ties and show his budding policeman brother Kit that he can change his shameful ways. But because of his relationship to the crime underworld, his brother cannot be promoted to a higher position in the force. Bullets fly, but this movie has a lot more to it than just action.
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Director : John Woo
Cast : Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Kenneth Tsang
(96 min)
1996 - Action, Crime - Hong Kong
Bill was an investigator for the special crimes unit in Hong Kong till he assaulted his superior. Because of his reckless nature he was demoted to EU (emergency unit) and joined a new team. The team was formed by an interesting group of people, a gun expert, a computer expert, then there was the cop that followed every rule and regulation to the letter and finally an old wise man who always had a story to tell. While on patrol they ran into a gang of violent criminals and several of their fellow policemen were injured. Bill took this personally and vowed to stop the criminals. With some information from the investigation department, they found out this gang was led by a man called the Professor. They follow the trail of clues against the orders from their superiors and finally discover the plan of the criminals and decide to stop them.
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Director : Benny Chan
Cast : Jordan Chan, Tat-Ming Cheung, Spencer Lam, Ching-Wan Lau, Theresa Lee, Francis Ng
(116 min)
2004 - Action, Comedy, Crime - South Korea
Choi Chang-hyuk seeks out the great Mr. Kim, a retired criminal, to put together a powerhouse team of swindlers to tackle the score of a lifetime. After it goes terribly wrong, the cops try to use Choi’s girlfriend, In-Keung, to solve the mystery behind the missing gang of thieves and ultimately gain enough evidence to end their reign of terror. Only then, everybody finds themselves trapped in a tangled web of double and triple crosses.
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Director : Dong-hun Choi
Cast : Shin-yang Park, Jung-ah Yum, Yun-shik Baek, Wong-sang Park, Mun-shik Lee, Sang-ho Kim
(114 min)
2005 - Action, Drama, Gangster - South Korea
Sunwoo is the very trusted right hand man of underworld boss Kang. When Kang plans to goes away for three days he asks Sunwoo to keep an eye on his young girlfriend whom he suspects may be cheating on him. Sunwoo keeps an eye on the girl who begins to intrigue him, while keeping things under control at his boss’s hotel. Sunwoo is a man who likes to remain in control at all times – using whatever means are necessary. One day he makes an uncharacteristically merciful decision, the result of which changes his life completely.
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Director : Kim Jee-Woon
Cast : Kim Young-Chul, Lee Byung-Hun, Shin Mina
(107 min)
1997 - Action, Yakuza - Japan
An evil Japanese crime boss, Goro Nogi, takes out a rival yakuza leader in an attempt to eliminate the competition in Tokyo. With money and drug control underneath his belt and an almost unlimited amount of muscle working for him, Nogi's syndicate is threatened when years later, the daughter of his rival comes back for vengeance in high heels, a black dress and double fisted guns in an all out vengeance fest sporting the name of "Black Angel." But deception and trickery ensues when all things are laid out on the table and the secret of her origins lay bare for all to see.
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Director : Takashi Ishii
Cast : Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Miyuki Ono, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
(92 min)
1991 - Action, Thriller - Hong Kong
Catherine is trying to make a living in the US till things go bad and she is brought to trial for the murder of a cop, she escapes the law only to be captured by a secret organization. She has a special microchip implanted in her brain and she is trained to become a special agent. All she knows is that she must do as she is told or she will not receive the medication that is essential for her survival. When her training is complete, she is sent on a mission to assassinate someone for unknown reasons.
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Director : Stephen Shin
Cast : Thomas Lam, Jade Leung, Simon Yam
(101 min)
2003 - Action - Hong Kong, USA
Black Mask is back! This time around he's in the search for the origins of his powers. On the way however, he discovers a renegade mystery man who possesses the very ingredients to mutate people into hideous man-beasts. With an evil plan to turn everyone in te world to these mutated man-beasts, Black Mask has no choice but to lend his super amazing awesome powers to save the human race. Go Black Mask, go!
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Director : Tsui Hark
Cast : Andy On, Tobin Bell, Jon Polito, Teresa Herrera, Tyler mane, Andrew bryiarski
(91 min)
1998 - Action, Thriller - Hong Kong
Yim Dong a special officer gets transferred to a foreign embassy after disobeying orders in his last mission. When Yim Dong arrives in the foreign country he ends up stopping a terrorist that committed a crime. The terrorist terns out to be the leader of the cult responsible for the gas attacks in Japan. Yim Dong and the members of the Chinese embassy soon get stuck between the local government and terrorists trying to free their master.
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Director : Siu-Tong Ching, Wai-Lun Lam
Cast : Vincent Zhao, Chi Hsu, Hai Lin, Ken Wong, Tung-Jo Cheung, Yan-Yan Hung
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