Asian Cinema Drifter - Asian Movie Review List

Wing Chun (B)

The classic Yuen Woo-ping martial arts comedy starring Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen

Kung Fu | Hong Kong | 1994

The Man from Nowhere (B)

Won Bin stars in this mega-hit action thriller directed by Lee Jeong-beom about a pawnshop owner with a mysterious past taking on drug dealers in order to rescue his kidnapped neighbor

Action | Korea | 2010

Haunters (B)

Go Soo and Kang Dong-won face off in this superhero thriller about an evil psychic who can take control of any person around him and the one man resistant to the power

Action | Korea | 2010

Die Bad (C+)

Ryu Seung-wan's debut feature connects four short films into a gritty story about the rough and tumble world of crime

Action | Korea | 2000

A Tale of Two Sisters (B+)

Kim Ji-woon's acclaimed psychological thriller about two sisters at odds with their stepmother

Horror | Korea | 2003

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» Swordplay Movie Reviews

Samurai 3
The dramatic conclusion to the Musashi Miyamoto trilogy climaxes with his preparation for a duel with his lifelong rival Sasaki to become the greatest swordsman in all of Japan	Grade:	A
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Japan
	Year:	1956

The Assassin
Test blurb	Grade:	A
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1967

The Bride with White Hair
Ronny Yu's masterpiece of wu-xia starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Chueng as star-crossed lovers seperated by the clans to which they belong.	Grade:	A-
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1993

One-Armed Swordsman
Chang Cheh's breakthrough wu-xia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu as the titular hero who must choose between a peaceful life and his duty to his master	Grade:	A-
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1967

A Chinese Ghost Story
Classic 80's Hong Kong fantasy swordplay starring Leslie Cheung as a tax collector who falls in love with a ghost and has to deal with a Tree Demon, a Taoist master and the underworld	Grade:	B+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1987

Zatoichi
Takeshi Kitano directs and stars in this award-winning, box-office hit remake full of dance, comedy and severed limbs	Grade:	B+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Japan
	Year:	2003

Azumi
Ryuhei Kitamura returns, armed with a bigger budget for his sophomore feature: an adaptation of a female assassin manga set in Tokugawa Japan starring Aya Ueto	Grade:	B+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Japan
	Year:	2003

Come Drink with Me
King Hu's landmark wu-xia film starring Cheng Pei-pei as a warrior trying to rescue her kidnapped brother	Grade:	B+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1966

The Assassin 2
blurb test	Grade:	B+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Korea
	Year:	1967

House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Yimou's second wu-xia pic, starring Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi	Grade:	B
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	2004

Golden Swallow
Chang Cheh directs this pseudo-sequel to Come Drink with Me starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Cheng Pei-pei and Lo Lieh	Grade:	B
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Hong Kong
	Year:	1968

Musa
Big budget historical epic about a group of Korean diplomats in China during the Ming Dynasty trying to protect a Chinese princess	Grade:	B-
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Korea
	Year:	2001

Izo
Takashi Miike's commentary on violence through the tale of a time-travelling samurai out for revenge	Grade:	C
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Japan
	Year:	2004

The Duelist
Lee Myeong-se directed Korean swordplay starring Ha Ji-won and Ahn Sung-kee	Grade:	D+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Korea
	Year:	2005

Azumi 2
Shusuke Kaneko directs this highly anticipated sequel to Azumi with Aya Ueto returning and Chiaki Kuriyama joining the cast	Grade:	D+
	Genre:	Swordplay
	Country:	Japan
	Year:	2005