Ryuhei Kitamura
- Versus (2000, Tartan)
Azumi (2003, Optimum Releasing) +
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004, Toho Film Company, Japan)
Takashi Miike
Audition (1999, Tartan) +
- Happiness of the Katakuris (2001, Tartan)
- Gozu (2003, Tartan)
- Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha
Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha +
Mamoru Oshii
Ghost in the Shell (1995, Manga Entertainment) +
Avalon (2001, Bluelight) +
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004, Manga Entertainment)
Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away (2001, Optimum Releasing) ++
Howl's Moving Castle (2004, Optimum Releasing) ++
Shunji Iwai
- All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001, Optimum Releasing)
'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
- Violent Cop (1989, MIA)
- Boiling Point (1990, MIA)
- Sonatine (1993, MIA)
- Blood and Bones (2005, Tartan)
Takeshis' (2005) +
Katsuhiro Otomo
Akira (1988, Manga Entertainment) ++
- Steamboy (2004, Sony/Columbia Pictures)
Others
Always sunset on 3rd street ++
- Wild Zero (2000, Gaga Communications, Japan)
Ping Pong (2002, ICA Projects) ++
Casshern (2004, Momentum Asia) ++
- The Calamari Wrestler (2004, Klockworx Company, Japan)
Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the killer) ++
Final Fantasy VII +
- Kikujirô no natsu (Mentioned, not credited)
- Memoires of a geisha
- Yogen (Preminition, Norio Tsuruta)
Honogurai mizu no soko kara(2005, Dark Water Dir: Hideo Nakata) =
Azumi2 (2005, Shusuke Kaneko) =
Shunpuden (1965, Story of a Prostitute, Dir: Seijun Suzuki) =
Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman, Vol. 1 - The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Starring: Shintarô Katsu, Masayo Banri Director: Kenji Misumi +
hanzo Razor sword of justice (1972) +
Hotaru no haka (1988, Grave of the fireflies) ++
Pyrokenesis (Mildly entertaining) =
Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma (Lone WOlf and Cub; Baby cart to hades. 1972 Title
translated: Perambulator Against the Winds of Death LOL!) +
Tengoku no Honya ~ Koibi(2004, Heavens Bookstore, Director: Tetsuo
Shinohara) +
honey and clover ++
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Stephen Chow
Shaolin Soccer (2001, Optimum Releasing) ++
Kung Fu Hustle (2004, Sony/Columbia Pictures) ++
- The King of Comedy (1999, The Weinstein Company)
The God of Cookery (1996, The Weinstein Company) +
Derek Yee
- One Nite in Mongkok (2004, Tartan)
- Lost in Time (2003, China Star, Hong Kong)
- 2 Young (2005, Film Unlimited, Hong Kong)
- Death Duel (1977, Momentum Asia)
Andrew Lau (Director)
- Infernal Affairs (2002, Tartan)
- Infernal Affairs 2 (2003, Tartan)
- A Man Called Hero (1999, MIA)
Storm Riders --
Andy Lau (Actor)
- God of Gamblers (1989, MIA)
- Running Out Of Time 1 (1999, Tai Seng Entertainment)
- Fulltime Killer (2001, Tartan)
All about love (2005, Intercontinental Video Limited) +
Wong Kar Wai
- In the Mood for Love (2000, Tartan)
2046 (2004, Tartan) ++
Michelle Yeoh
- Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985, Hong Kong Legends)
- Police Assassins (1985, Hong Kong Legends)
- Magnificent Warriors (1987, Hong Kong Legends)
- Silver Hawk (2004, Momentum)
Johnnie To
- Breaking News (2004, Tartan)
John Woo
- The Killer (1989, Hong Kong Legends)
Jackie Chan
- Police Story (1985, Hong Kong Legends)
- Armour of God (1987, Hong Kong Legends)
- Police Story 2 (1988, Hong Kong Legends)
New Police Story(2004) --
Bruce Lee
The Big Boss (1971, Hong Kong Legends) =
Way of the Dragon (1972, Hong Kong Legends) =
Tsui Hark
A Chinese Ghost Story (1997, Hong Kong Legends) +
Yuen Woo Ping
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Iron Monkey (1993, Hong Kong Legends)
Others
My wife is 18 (2002, dir. James Yuen Sai-Sang) ++
Turn Left, Turn Right ++
Ching lui cha goon (Eng: Cop Shop Babes, 2001) +
- Home sweet home (2005, Filmko Pictures, Thriller)
Dragon Squad (2005) --
Huo Yuan Jia (2006, Fearless, Jet-Li Dir: Ronny Yu) +
- Wu ji (The Promise, Dir: Kaige Chen)
The Seven Swords (China/korea/Hongkong =
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) +
Red Sorgun (China) +
Men Suddenly in Black ++
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Park Chan-wook
Oldboy (2003, Tartan) ++
- Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002, Tartan)
Joint Security Area (2000, Tartan) ++
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005, Tarta) ++
Kim Ki-duk
- The Bow (Tartan)
- Samaritan Girl (2004, Tartan)
- 3-Iron (2004, Optimum Releasing)
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003, Tartan) ++
- Bad Guy (2001, Tartan)
- The Isle (2000, Tartan)
Kang Je-gyu
- Shiri (1999, Tartan)
Brotherhood (2004, Premier Asia) ++
Kong Su-chang
Others
My Wife is a Gangster 2 (2003) ++
My Love Ssagajy - 100 Days with mr Arrogant. (2004, dir. Shin Dong-Yeop)
++
My Sassy Girl (2001, Miro Vision) ++
Bet On My Disco (2002, Kim Dong-Won) ++
- Attack the Gas Station! (1999, Miro Vision)
- Nowhere to Hide (Tartan)
Phantom: The Submarine (1992) =
The customer is always right -
Nae meorisokui jiwoogae (2004, dir. John H. Lee) ++
- Pulgasari (1985, Kim Jong-Il/So Ronery Productions)
E X T E R N A L L I N K S
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Hong Kong Cinema
Up-to-date site which features news of upcoming releases
KoreanFilm.org
Large English-language site based in Seoul
MidnightEye
News, reviews and interviews about Japanese cinema
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