Thirst / Bakjwi (2009)
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Ok-bin Kim, Hae-sook Kim, In-hwan Park, Mercedes Cabral, Eriq Ebouaney
Director: Chan-wook Park
Fatal Move / Duo shuai (2008)
Action | Crime
In the violent world of Hong Kong's Triad societies, one false move can be fatal. A series of unexpected misfortunes challenge the very existence of gang leader Lung and his mob, eventually leading to a bloody gangster war. Battle after battle Lung and his gang are moving closer to destruction. A drug deal turns bad, a kidnap turns into murder, a secret mission turns into a savage massacre of the police. Who is the mastermind behind these evil plots, and will Lung be able to defy fate and survive or will the once powerful gang face extinction? To fight with destiny can sometimes be deadly.
Starring: Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Danny Lee, Jacky Wu, Suet Lam, Maggie Siu, Pinky Cheung
Director: Dennis Law
Vengeance / Fuk sau (2009)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Starring: Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Ka Tung Lam, Siu-Fai Cheung, Felix Wong, Ting Yip Ng, Maggie Siu, Michelle Ye
Director: Johnnie To
Moss (2010)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Moss is a Korean film about a group of people with dark secrets – a retired detective (Jing Jae-young, Welcome to Dongmakgol), a former whorehouse owner (Kim Joon-bae, Marine Boy), a quiet loner (Kim Sang-ho, Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard), a mentally challenged joker (Yu Hae-jin, Tazza: The High Rollers), and a beautiful young woman (Yoo-sun, The Big Swindle).
Starring: Jae-yeong Jeong, Hae-il Park, Jun-Sang Yu, Yoo Sun
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
Divergence / Saam cha hau (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Starring: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Daniel Wu, Angelica Lee, Jing Ning
Director: Benny Chan
Postman to Heaven (2009)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
"Postman to Heaven" is a romance fantasy involving a special man and a love lorn woman.
Starring: Jae-joong Kim, Hyo-ju Han, Chang-wan Kim
Director: Hyeong-min Lee
One Nite in Mongkok / Wong gok hak yau (2004)
Action | Crime | Drama
Hong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day, he seeks revenge on his brother, a rival boss. He calls on Liu, a fixer, to import a hit man from the mainland. Lai Fu, a tough and youthful hick, arrives with a day pass. The cops, led by the morose Milo, hear about the killer; they open a full-scale Christmas Eve operation to find the warring brothers and Lai Fu. Lai Fu rescues a hooker, Dan Dan, from a sadist and asks her to help him find his way around Mongkok. By nightfall, Liu has double crossed Lai Fu, the brothers are hiding, the cops are everywhere, and Lai Fu and Dan Dan are on the run. Peace on earth, good will to all?
Starring: Cecilia Cheung, Daniel Wu, Alex Fong, Anson Leung, Kar Lok Chin
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
The Unjust/ Boo-dang-geo-rae (2010)
Crime | Thriller
A series of unsolved murders puts a nation into a panic. Soon, the murders become a political matter and the president intervenes. When the prime suspect dies after a wild chase, the investigations hit a dead end. Investigator Choi senses that this case might be his chance to make something of his career. He strikes a deal with his old mentor Jang to arrest the next best suspect at whatever cost.
Starring: Jeong-min Hwang, Seung-beom Ryu, Hae-jin Yu, Sae-Beauk Song, Ho-jin Jeon
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
A Beautiful Life / Mei Li Ren Sheng (2011)
Drama | Romance
A beautiful real-estate agent (Peiru) gets drunk at a karaoke bar and throws up on a principled, lonely cop (Zhendong). Zhendong quickly falls for the flirtatious Peiru despite the fact that she's having a tortuous affair with a married man. As Peiru gradually abandons her materialistic values and falls in love with the good hearted Zhendong, it becomes apparent that he is suffering from a disease that is robbing him of his mental faculties.
Starring: Qi Shu, Ye Liu, Anthony Wong, Liang Tian, Danying Feng
Director: Wai-keung Lau
Parallel Life (2010)
Thriller
KIM Suk-hyun is Korea's youngest appointed criminal court head judge, very famous for his rational rulings. It is before his court that the case of distinguished mathematics professor SOHN Ki-chul's murder of his wife is presented. While examining SOHN's file, Suk-hyun finds SOHN's life unbelievably parallels Kurt Gödel's. But KIM believes fate is what one makes of it, and just regards SOHN as a crazy old professor who killed his wife. One day, Suk-hyun gets a strange phone call threatening the lives of his wife, Yoon-kyung, and his young daughter. Before long, Yoon-kyung turns up dead, and SOHN dies of starvation-just like Gödel.
Starring: Jun-wu Bae, Eun-chan Choi, Min-geum Choi
Director: Ho-Young Kwon
Look for a Star / Yau lung hei fung (2009)
Romance
Sam (Andy Lau), the most eligible bachelor in town has already divorced three times and finds himself crawling back to the game of love sooner than he expected. Falling in love with Milan (Shu Qi), a part-time poker dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer at a Macau casino, he decided to marry her. While Milan is being groomed into a society woman by experts galore, Sam is starting to have cold feet and signs a prenuptial agreement without consulting Milan. When she is asked to sign the document, she is flabbergasted and leaves him.
Starring: Andy Lau, Qi Shu, Hanyu Zhang
Director: Wai-keung Lau
Norwegian Wood / Noruwei no mori (2010
Drama | Romance
Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood," Toru (Matsuyama) remembers back to his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend. As the two try, in very different ways, to contend with their grief, Toru forms a bond with another woman, Midori.
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Tiger Cage / Dak ging to lung (1988)
Action
Two Hong Kong narcotics cops are mired in a morass of betrayal, divided loyalties, and depravity when they discover that some of their colleagues in blue are on a drug kingpin's payroll.
Starring: Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Simon Yam, Donnie Yen, Man Tat Ng, Irene Wan
Director: Woo-ping Yuen
The Inspector Wears Skirts / Ba wong fa (1988)
Action | Crime
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, personal issues as well as some serious criminals.
Starring: Kara Hui, Sibelle Hu, Cynthia Rothrock, Ann Bridgewater, Regina Kent, Sandra Ng
Director: Wellson Chin
La Lingerie (2008)
Comedy
This story is about four young women and their love lives. Their lives and their loves which are tied together by a common thread – lingerie.
Starring: Stephy Tang, Janice Man, J.J. Jia, Yee Tong, Man-kwan Lee, Ronald Cheng
Director: Hing-Ka Chan, Janet Chun
House of Flying Daggers / Shi mian mai fu (2004)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Mei is an exotic, beautiful blind dancer, associated with a dangerous revolutionary gang, known as the House of Flying Daggers. Captured by officers of the decadent Tang Dynasty, Mei finds herself both threatened – and attracted – to the most unusual circumstances. Here, her heart and loyalties battle each other, amid warriors in the treetops and dazzling combat – the likes of which have never before been seen!
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Song
Director: Yimou Zhang
Help Me Eros / Bang bang wo ai shen (2007)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Ah Jie lost everything in the stock market due to a severe economic crisis. He spends his days in his sealed apartment, smoking joints and looking after the marijuana plants that he secretly grows in his wardrobe. In desperation, he calls a suicide helpline and gets to know Chyi, whose sweet and gentle voice causes him to fall in love with his fantasized image of her. He tries to ask her out but is repeatedly rejected. He begins projecting his fantasy of Chyi on Shin, the new girl working at the betel nut stall downstairs. Shin is always sexily dressed in order to lure male customers. Ah Jie becomes closer to her and soon the two of them sink into a world of erotic and psychedelic pleasures. At the same time, Ah Jie begins to stalk Chyi
Starring: Kang-sheng Lee, Jane Liao, Dennis Nieh, Ivy Yi
Director: Kang-sheng Lee
Zatôichi / Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi (2003)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Music
Zatoichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightning-fast draw and breathtaking precision. While wandering, Zatoichi discovers a remote mountain village at the mercy of Ginzo, a ruthless gang-leader. Ginzo disposes of anyone who gets in his way, especially after hiring the mighty samurai ronin, Hattori, as a bodyguard. After a raucous night of gambling in town, Zatoichi encounters a pair of geishas–as dangerous as they are beautiful–who've come to avenge their parents' murder. As the paths of these and other colorful characters intertwine, Ginzo's henchmen are soon after Zatoichi. With his legendary cane sword at his side, the stage is set for a riveting showdown.
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Okusa, Yui Natsukawa, Guadalcanal Taka
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Red Eagle / Insee dang (2010)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Year 2016, Bangkok is a rotten capital infested with chaos and criminals. Widespread corruption by politicians has dipped the moral compass to a new low, and the government's hasty plan to construct a nuclear power plant has spread fears among villagers and enivironmental activists. Amidst the mood of despair, a hero emerges. He goes after filthy politicians and vile criminals, handing out his own brand of justice when the law fails to fuction. No one knows his true identity. Every time he kills, he leaves a name card which says: The Red Eagle. But Red Eagle is a hunter who's also being hunted. An assassin, called Black Devil, has been sent by a crime lord to kill him. As his past returns to haunt him, the tortured hero is facing a conflict that will decide not just his own destiny, but the destiny of his entire nation.
Starring: Ananda Everingham, Pornwut Sarasin
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
The Scam (2009)
Action | Crime | Drama
A group of brokers stumble onto a gangster-manipulated stock and descend into distrust and betrayal.
Starring: Ho-geun Bae, Seon-ho Choi, Seong-yeong Han
Director: Ho-jae Lee
