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Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
An action-packed adventure tale about a young Chinese man called upon to defend his family's honor. But, when he sets out to avenge the murder of his cousin, he uncovers a terrifying secret that places his own life in jeopardy and sets the stage for a violent and brutal confrontation from which only one winner can emerge.
Pub. Date
1993
Description
A Hong Kong policeman's mentally retarded older brother is held hostage by gangsters in order to force the return of a bag of stolen jewelry. The policeman interferes in a police investigation in order to save his brother's life, but has to go to jail afterwards. While he is in jail his fellow police officers and his girl friend Jenny take care of the brother.
3) Hero
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
With supernatural skill and no fear a nameless soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This is a world plagued by demons, who cause its human inhabitants unspeakable suffering. Young demon hunter Xuan Zang, fearlessly guided by his belief in giving himself for the greater cause, risks his all and conquers a water demon, a pig demon and the demon of all demons, Sun Wukong. He embraces them as his disciples, and melts them with love. Meanwhile, Xuan Zang discovers the true meaning of Greater Love himself. In order to atone for their own...
8) Wolf totem
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A young Beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Sid, the rebellious son of Kwan, a savage Hong Kong triad boss, escapes to Taiwan upon enraging his father's adversary, a powerful underground business leader. Hiding out in the mountains, Sid encounters a group of Zen drummers. Their mesmerizing art, rigorous training, and austere way of life pique the hostile urban young man's interest and he asks to join the group. Although Sid despises his father, he is turning out to be a younger version of...
10) Iceman
Pub. Date
[2014], c2014
Description
A Ming Dynasty palace guard is wrongly accused of murder and hunted by three vengeful brothers. All four are accidentally buried, frozen at the height of battle. 400 years later, they are defrosted and resume their mortal struggle, while also adjusting to modern-day life.
11) Hong Kong 1941
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
On the eve of the Japanese invasion in 1941, a young man arriving from the north befriends a local coolie. Their friendship is tested when they both fall in love with a terminally ill girl. In the end, one of them will make the ultimate sacrifice.
12) Fearless
Pub. Date
[2006]
Formats
Description
Inspired by the story of a real-life hero, Huo Yuanjia. When an ill-advised fight destroys the reputation of a renowned martial arts champion and his family, his difficult path to redemption will bring him face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world.
13) Tokyo raiders
Pub. Date
2001
Description
A private detective, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai. His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress, this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan, her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped,...
17) Hard Boiled
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Tequila is a die-hard cop, hell-bent on bringing down the gun smugglers responsible for his partner's death. To avenge his partner's murder, Tequila joins forces with a rebel cop, and then the body count soars.
18) The kumite
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Training under a renowned martial arts expert, Bond creates a powerful hybrid Thai Kickboxing-Chinese kung-fu fighting style in order to triumph over Tank, the invincible Champion Star Runner; in order to win the fight that will save his very life.
20) Still life
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
After a town is completely destroyed by a flood, the residents must try to rebuild their homes, the town, and their lives.