The Best Asian Movies of the 1980s
Although I have already incoporated some of the very best Asian movies cinema has to offer in my best of-lists of a decade there are plenty of films that are more than worthy to be discovered. The reason why I started a new series of listings is simply that many Asian movies are very different of what we came to know of from American or European cinema. To fully appreciate the films on this list you should be open-minded because some of the craziness that asian directors think of goes way beyond that of what Western movie makers churn out every year. But it is exactly that often groundbreaking craziness which makes movies from Asia that much fun.
As ususal, don't hesitate to leave a comment if you feel up to it.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
As ususal, don't hesitate to leave a comment if you feel up to it.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
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- RegistaGakuryû IshiiStelleTatsuo YamadaMasamitsu OhikeKôji NanjôWhen Ken, the leader of a once-notorious Tokyo biker gang, falls in love with a barmaid, he quickly loses his rebellious ideals. The rest of the gang feels betrayed, especially the troubled kid Jin, who revolts against his former friend."Crazy Thunder Road"
- RegistaLee Doo-yongStelleHa Myeong-jungJeong Yun-hieBool-am ChoiA detective investigating a murder follows a convoluted trail littered with treachery, ruined lives, and tragedy."The Last Witness"
- RegistaToshio MasudaStelleTatsuya NakadaiTeruhiko AoiToshirô MifuneThe lives and battles of soldiers leading up to the 1904 siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War."The Battle of Port Arthur"
- RegistaAkira KurosawaStelleTatsuya NakadaiTsutomu YamazakiKen'ichi HagiwaraUn piccolo ladro con un'assoluta somiglianza con un signore della guerra samurai viene assunto come sosia del signore. Quando il signore della guerra in seguito muore, il ladro è costretto a prendere le armi al suo posto."Kagemusha"
- RegistiRobert HoustonKenji MisumiStelleTomisaburô WakayamaKayo MatsuoMinoru ÔkiWhen the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death."Shogun Assassin"
- RegistaCheh ChangStelleSiu-Ho ChinSheng ChiangLinda ChuChin Siu Ho plays a young man who believes himself to be an orphan. Until one rainy night when he and three different men find themselves taking shelter from the storm in the same place."The Legend of the Fox"
- RegistaCheh ChangStellePhillip Chung-Fung KwokSheng ChiangLi WangWhen director Chang Chen found new talent and blood with "The Five Venoms" actors, most of which were trained in the highly acrobatic Chinese opera and well versed with exotic martial arts weapons, this crated a new spark for his use of bizarre weapons in his films."The Flag of Iron"
- RegistiHsueh-Li PaoWu MaStelleLung TiSzu ShihTao-Liang TanAfter the Shaolin Temple is brought to ruin, Kao seeks revenge by plotting to kill the emperor."Story of Chivalry"
- RegistaPatrick TamStelleChi-Chi ChenAdam ChengNorman ChuA swordsman and a samurai work together to find a blade."The Sword"
- RegistaChih-Hung KueiStelleNi TienJung WangSzu-Chia ChenA man who believes that he has murdered his wife, sees her return as a vengeful ghost."Hex"
- RegistaHark TsuiStelleLo LiehChen-Chi LinAlbert AuThree lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts."Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind"
- RegistaChia-Liang LiuStelleChia-Hui LiuLung-Wei WangHou HsiaoAfter failing to help his friends at the local dyeing mill who're getting bullied by Manchurians, a lowly street hustler sneaks into the Shaolin Temple, and is willing to do anything to learn kung fu and help his friends."Return to the 36th Chamber"
- RegistaChih-Hung KueiStelleChen Kuan-TaiKu FengJason Piao PaiRighteous constable Leng Tian-Ying has a fearsome reputation of killing criminals without remorse. But after being assigned to track a gang that robbed the imperial treasury, he comes to find that his reputation is being used against him."Killer Constable"
- RegistaChun-Ku LuStelleChen Kuan-TaiTak YuenHsueh-Erh WenAlthough injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods."The Master"
- RegistaSammo Kam-Bo HungStelleBiao YuenChing-Ying LamSammo Kam-Bo HungA young man discovers that his reputation as a fearsome martial artist is manufactured by his rich father, after meeting a real martial arts master, who's also a master thespian, and is determined to apprentice under him to learn kung fu."The Prodigal Son"
- RegistaCheh ChangStellePhillip Chung-Fung KwokSiu-Ho ChinSheng ChiangThe masked gang have created a menace, killing many people, now it is up to Philp who once worked for the masked gang to destroy them."The Masked Avengers"
- RegistaChia-Liang LiuStelleChia-Hui LiuKara Ying Hung WaiTe-Lo MaiWong Fei-Hong and his once-rival, now friend, find themselves and their martial arts schools pitted against a rival school which uses a Kung Fu expert from the North to do their dirty work."Martial Club"
- RegistaCheh ChangStellePhillip Chung-Fung KwokHsueh-Erh WenTien-Hsiang LungYuan completes training, receives assignment from master. Discovers cave with skeleton, treasure chest, and manual on Golden Snake style. Embarks on fulfilling cave occupant's final wish based on findings."The Sword Stained with Royal Blood"
- RegistaYuen ChorStelleLi ChingLung TiSheng FuLi "Little Flying Dagger" Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He has decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan."Return of the Sentimental Swordsman"
- RegistaYuen ChorStelleFei AiErik Ka-Kei ChanKwok-Kuen ChanLiu Yung and Sun Chien (the Korean kicking The Five Venom from Chang Cheh's internationally popular series) team up to investigate the martial-art murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, impostors and one deadly duel after another."The Duel of the Century"
- RegistaDennis YuStelleCharlie ChinDorothy Chi-hsia YuYueh HuaGing-Keung encounters sinister turns of fate where he works, and he becomes frightened enough to consult with a Taoist priest. The priest informs him that his workplace had been the site of murdering."The Imp"
- RegistaKinji FukasakuStelleShin'ichi ChibaKenji SawadaAkiko KanaCenturies ago, a samurai survives the massacre of 35,000 Christians and denounces God for ignoring the pleas of the believers. He sells his soul to the devil and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him on a murderous rampage."Makai Tensho: Samurai Reincarnation"
- RegistaYoung Nam KoStelleIl-bong YunKim Young AeLee Ki-seonUna moglie inizia a sospettare dell'infedeltà del marito dopo l'arrivo della loro nuova, giovane governante, che porta con sé una misteriosa bambola di legno."Suddenly in Dark Night"
- RegistaChih-Hung KueiStelleNi TienJung WangTsui-Ling YuA necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel."Corpse Mania"
- RegistaKwok-Ming CheungStelleChia LunHing-Yin KamEddie ChanAn undercover cop goes deep undercover to inside one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs only to find him getting consumed by a life of crime and seediness."Man on the Brink"
