Asian film threadage

[I'm Jim Too]

My younger brother is something of a japanophile and bought this pretty looking film to my attention:

Casshern--->Official Casshern website (jap) (http://www.casshern.com) --->Hi-Res trailer (56k destroyer) (http://202.212.245.207/mov/trailer480.mov)

Of course I dont speak a word of japper babble (if anyone could translate...) but think it looks stunning.

This set me thinking: what your favourite asian (china/japan/korea) movie and why? How do you think they compare to western films?
I'm thinking live action primarily but also animation...

I'm very into The Warrior (aka musa:the warrior) at the moment.
It perfectly captures what I think is the core ingredient of asian films - duty.
Also its beautifully shot and tells a simple, but compelling story.

[RamblinYeti]

my fave asian film is the korean assasin movie guns and talks-okay it is a western typ film-ie happy ending and okay it has a crap ending but hell is it a stylish film

[leeroy]

i have a love with the japanease director Akira Kurosawa, his movies have influenced many big budget films such as star wars, fist full of dollars and the magnificent seven, i also like the modern contrevertial films out of japan at the moment like battle royal and ichi the killer

[donkey_pie]

Originally posted by leeroy
i have a love with the japanease director Akira Kurosawa, his movies have influenced many big budget films such as star wars, fist full of dollars and the magnificent seven, i also like the modern contrevertial films out of japan at the moment like battle royal and ichi the killer

Battle royale was a masterpiece! I can't say I've seen Ichi the Killer, but Battle Royale left me speechless.

+ rated for liking it!

[leeroy]

ooo thankies, if you liked battle royal you should like ichi, look into it. simply its a super-violent film about a bunch of crazy yakuza and this ichi is a deranged phsycotic who enjoys mutilating pretty much everything. i also heard about this film called versus the other day which is supposed to be a cinematic masterpiece and a brutal zombie movie all in one.

[ShortFuse]

i own battle royale on DVD!, and i have to say its one of the best films i have seen...:D .... does anyone know when the second battle royale film on DVD is out in the U.K?

[bigmother]

I liked battle royale and ring but I can't say I've seen all too many infact... thats it. So from my limited perspective oriental filmage is the bomb.

[Smeagle]

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!

Great plot, really well directed, good actors, and brilliant matrix-style effects :D

I thought the dubbing spoilt it though, made the voices less passionate and not really fit with the mouth movements. It was much better when I saw it in the cinema with english subtitles.

[jimeh]

Originally posted by donkey_pie
Battle royale was a masterpiece! I can't say I've seen Ichi the Killer, but Battle Royale left me speechless.

+ rated for liking it!

Can't wait for the second one, but the storyline is crapper.