M. Butterfly (1993)
Drama | Romance
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Starring: Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian Richardson
Director: David Cronenberg
The Hunted (1995)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is an American salesman with a computer firm who is in Japan on business. While spending an evening in a bar, he meets Kirina (Joan Chen), a beautiful but mysterious woman. Paul buys Kirina a drink, one thing leads to another, and he ends up spending the night with her. However, when Paul returns to her room to retrieve a set of keys he left behind, he discovers that Kirina is being murdered by Kinjo (John Lone), the master of a cult of bloodthirsty ninjas. Kinjo informs Karina that no one has ever seen his face and lived, so when Paul witnesses Kirina's execution and the face Kinjo hides behind his mask, he's a marked man. With the help of Takeda (Yoshio Harada), an experienced ninja fighter, Paul learns how to defend himself against his new adversaries as he plots a final showdown with the deadly Kinjo.
Starring: Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada, Yôko Shimada
Director: J.F. Lawton
Year of the Dragon (1985)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Using unprecedented degrees of violence, young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of the Chinese community. Stanley White, the most decorated cop in New York, who hates Asian people since his service in Vietnam, is put in charge of Chinatown. Both men are prone to breaking long-established rules and both men are unlikely to make compromises with each other, which leads to unavoidable and bloody conflict.
Starring: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Raymond J. Barry, Victor Wong, Eddie Jones, Jack Kehler
Director: Michael Cimino
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
On vacation in Hong Kong, Chief Inspector Lee and LAPD Det. Carter are asked to investigate Triad crime lord Ricky Tan, former police partner of Lee’s father and chief suspect in the bombing of the American Embassy.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Roselyn Sanchez, Alan King
Director: Brett Ratner
IceMan (1984)
Drama | Sci-Fi
HE'S 40,000 YEARS OLD. Deep within an Arctic glacier they found him, preserved by a miracle of nature, brought back to life by a miracle of science. Now medical science wants to exploit him in the name of research. One man wants to stop them…in the name of humanity. But he'll need more than a miracle to survive…he'll need a friend.
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin
Director: Fred Schepisi
War / Rogue (2007)
Action | Crime | Thriller
After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin Rogue, FBI agent Jack Crawford vows to find the elusive killer and personally avenge his partner's death. But Rogue proves untraceable until three years later when he resurfaces to ignite a bloody turf war between Chinese mob leader Chang and Japanese Yakuza boss Shiro. Eager to capture Rogue once and for all, Crawford leads his team of crime specialists headlong into the conflict. But Crawford's thirst for vengeance jeopardizes his professional judgment, and as the violence escalates, Crawford finally comes face to face with his enemy to discover that nothing about Rogue or his plan is quite what it seems.
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Luis Guzmán, Devon Aoki, Sung Kang
Director: Phillip Atwell
The Last Emperor (1987)
Biography | Drama | History
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated. The power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable-the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and without the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Ching dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
Starring: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
The Shadow (1994)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
In 30's New York City, the Shadow battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan, who is building an atomic bomb.
Starring: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry, Jonathan Winters, Sab Shimono
Director: Russell Mulcahy
