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There seemed like there may be a little interest in an Asian Cinema thread... So I thought I'd kick one off.
Not entirely sure what direction this may take so I'll do a first post that's a bit of an info dump and we'll see where it takes us.
My general Asian Cinema Collection;
(I may have been a little liberal in my definition of "Asian Cinema)
My top 10 / "Stand Out" films in this "Genre"
These "Top 10" are in no particular order.
Red Cliff - 2008
Great battle scenes. Great sea (think it was a v.wide river) battles.
Lady Snowblood - 1973
Tarantino was heavily influenced by this - and it shows! If you are a Tarantino fan this is a must watch.
Oldboy - 2003
Great story that will have you on the edge of your seat. One of the greatest (possibly single shot/take?) fight sequences ever filmed.
Shogun Assassin - 1980
Cult classic. Also influenced Tarantino.
Zatoichi - 2003
"The blind swordsman"... Great film... The scene near the end gives me goose pimples each time.
House of flying daggers - 2004
Brilliant story. Amazing choreography. The dance scene is truly a wonder to behold.
Hero - 2002
A similar feel to this as House of flying daggers. If you wanted me to choose my favourite of the two... I simply couldn't.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 2000
In a similar style to the preceeding two entries this film came out before both and IMHO in many ways was revolutionary.
Battle Royale - 2000
A dystopian future where Japanese kids are forced onto an island and have to murder one another. Bloody. Violent. And lots of fun!
Seven Samarai - 1954
I like a fair few old films. I like a fair few long films. (And Akira Kurosawa's legendary epic certainly falls into those two categories). But there are relatively few B+W films that I can say I genuinely thoroughly enjoyed. (At least so far - I'm working on it...). This is one of a few. A masterpiece. A film that would inspire film-makers for generations to come.
So...
What does your Asian Cinema collection look like?
Do you have a top 10? Or a few that really stood out to you?
What would you consider absolutely essential viewing?
Not entirely sure what direction this may take so I'll do a first post that's a bit of an info dump and we'll see where it takes us.
My general Asian Cinema Collection;
(I may have been a little liberal in my definition of "Asian Cinema)
My top 10 / "Stand Out" films in this "Genre"
These "Top 10" are in no particular order.
Red Cliff - 2008
Lady Snowblood - 1973
Oldboy - 2003
Shogun Assassin - 1980
Zatoichi - 2003
House of flying daggers - 2004
Hero - 2002
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 2000
Battle Royale - 2000
Seven Samarai - 1954
So...
What does your Asian Cinema collection look like?
Do you have a top 10? Or a few that really stood out to you?
What would you consider absolutely essential viewing?
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