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Originally Posted by Devoid
I've been a fan of Asian movies for a few years now, and would like to think I've seen a fair share of great ones. Most of my experience is with martial arts or purely violent movies, so I may be a bit biased, but I'm open to suggestions in other genres. I'm gonna list off a few that are at the top of my list. Feel free to add to it, or merely berate me.
Oldboy - one of the greatest movies I've ever seen, period
A Bittersweet Life
Fighter in the Wind
Ong-bak, Thai Warrior
Fist of Legend
Seven Samurai
Zatoichi
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Based on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I'd recommend
House of Flying Daggers and to a little bit lesser extent,
Hero. They're both wuxia, the Chinese martial arts/superhero genre, and very, very well made.
For a fan of
Seven Samurai, you can't go wrong with the
Samurai Trilogy,
Yojimbo, and
Sanjuro. With those, along with seven Samurai, you have all of the greatest samurai movies ever made covered. Just as the
Magnificent Seven was based on
Seven Samurai,
Yojimbo inspired
A Fistfull of Dollars. Kurosawas
The Hidden Fortress was a major source of inspiration for
Star Wars, and is a damn good movie in it's own right.
If you're a Jet Li fan, you might want to try Swordsman 2. It's insane. I've seen in three times, and I have no idea what it's actually about, but it is a visual feast while its going. More convential are the
Once Upon a Time in China movies.
The Legend is also a lot of fun.
Chow Yun Fat is also a lot of fun to watch--try
Hard Boiled,
The Killer, and any movie in the
A Better Tomorrow series.
And do not miss
Drunken Master 2. It's the greatest martial arts movie of its kind ever made, just ahead of
Fist of Legend.
I hope that's helpful.
Gilda