Asian Movies to watch
by masse_222 | created - 21 Aug 2015 | updated - 12 Feb 2023 | PublicAsian movies im gonna watch
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1. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 146,340 | Gross: $0.13M
2. A Simple Life (2011)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Andy Lau, Deannie Ip, Hailu Qin, Fuli Wang
Votes: 6,310 | Gross: $0.19M
3. Chronicle of My Mother (2011)
108 min | Drama
Based on an autobiographical novel by Inoue Yasushi, the film chronicles the passage of fifteen years within a family struggling with abandonment, resentment and decline with old age. As ... See full summary »
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Kaho Minami, Aoi Miyazaki, Kirin Kiki
Votes: 496
4. The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)
R | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Yun Je-mun
Votes: 37,945 | Gross: $0.13M
5. Pochi no kokuhaku (2006)
195 min | Crime, Drama
Takeda (Shun Sugata) is an honest police officer, father and husband, but after he's promoted to detective he quickly becomes embroiled in dirty back room dealings, blackmail, and ... See full summary »
Director: Gen Takahashi | Stars: Shun Sugata, Harumi Inoue, Takayoshi Arai, Honoka Asada
Votes: 157
6. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,686 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Love Exposure (2008)
Unrated | 237 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô, Yutaka Shimizu
Votes: 15,919
8. Saving Mr. Wu (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped by four unpredictable criminals disguised as police officers. Will he get rescued?
Director: Sheng Ding | Stars: Andy Lau, Ye Liu, Qianyuan Wang, Ruofu Wu
Votes: 2,594 | Gross: $0.09M
9. Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)
TV-14 | 88 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. ... See full summary »
Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Toshihiko Seki, Miho Yamada, Alex Fernandez
Votes: 1,168
10. Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
Not Rated | 108 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.
Director: Hideki Takayama | Stars: Christopher Courage, Rebel Joy, Sonny Weil, Bick Balse
Votes: 3,667
11. Demon City Shinjuku (1988 Video)
TV-MA | 82 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kyôko Tongû
Votes: 3,682
12. A Hard Day (2014)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.
Director: Kim Seong-hun | Stars: Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Jin-woong, Jeong Man-sik, Shin Jeong-geun
Votes: 16,610
13. A Werewolf Boy (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Summoned by an unexpected phone call, an elderly woman visits the country cottage she lived in as a child. Memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.
Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young, Yeong-ran Lee, Jang Young-nam
Votes: 8,918 | Gross: $0.34M
14. For the Emperor (2014)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime
Lee Hwan is out of professional baseball after being involved in match fixing. He is recruited by gangster boss Jung Sang Ha to work for him as a loan shark. Over time Lee Hwan climbs the ... See full summary »
Director: Sang Jun Park | Stars: Lee Min-ki, Park Sung-woong, Lee Tae-im, Lee Jae-won
Votes: 799
15. Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama
A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility.
Director: Yoon Jong-bin | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Gang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong
Votes: 3,878 | Gross: $0.28M
16. No Tears for the Dead (2014)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man traumatized from accidentally killing a young girl during a job is given the mission to eliminate her mother, and begins the ultimate fight to save her life.
Director: Lee Jeong-beom | Stars: Jang Dong-Gun, Kim Min-hee, Brian Tee, Kim Hee-won
Votes: 7,175
17. Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After attending a wedding of his high school crush Qiuya, Xia Luo gets drunk embarrassing himself and angers his wife Ma Dongmei.
Directors: Da-Mo Peng, Fei Yan | Stars: Teng Shen, Li Ma, Zheng Yin, Lun Ai
Votes: 3,533 | Gross: $1.29M
18. Infernal Affairs (2002)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Stars: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Eric Tsang
Votes: 131,513 | Gross: $0.17M
19. Hunt (2022)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The International Unit and The Domestic Unit of the Korean Spy Agency are tasked with the mission of uncovering a North Korean Spy known as Donglim who is deeply embedded within their agency.
Director: Lee Jung-jae | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Ju Ji-hoon, Jung Woo-sung, Go Yoon-Jung
Votes: 5,485
20. 4th Period Mystery (2009)
86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
High school guys must find the killer of their classmate before the next class start, in 40 minutes.
Directors: Sang-Yong Lee, Lee Sang-yong, Lee Sang-Yong-I | Stars: Chi-yong Ahn, Ryoo Byeong-Gil, Im Chan-Woo, In-sook Choi
Votes: 487
21. Night Flight (2014)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama
Yong-ju, Gi-woong and Gi-taek used to be best friends in middle school, but in high school, Gi-woong becomes a member of the gang that bullies Gi-taek. As Yong-ju tries to fix broken relationship, he realizes his feelings toward Gi-woong.
Director: Hee-il Leesong | Stars: Kwak Si-yang, Jae-Joon Lee, Jun-ha Choi, Chang-hwan Kim
Votes: 1,385
22. The Swordsman (2020)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Drama, History
Three different swordsmen -- a swordsman who is going blind, the best swordsman in Joseon Dynasty, and the best swordsman in Qing Dynasty who aspires to be the best even in the Joseon Dynasty -- meet each other for their own reasons.
Director: Jae-Hoon Choi | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Kim Hyeon-soo, Joe Taslim, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 5,430
23. The King of Pigs (2022)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two friends meet up and recall their experiences as victims of school bullying when they receive a message from a friend from 20 years ago and mysterious serial killings begin to occur.
Stars: Kim Sungkyu, Kim Dong-wook, Candice van Litsenborgh, Chae Jeong-an
Votes: 987
24. Friend (2001)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four childhood friends go their separate ways, two go off to college while the others become rival gangsters.
Director: Kyung-taek Kwak | Stars: Yu Oh-seong, Jang Dong-Gun, Seo Tae-hwa, Un-taek Jeong
Votes: 5,328
25. Reborn Rich (2022)
71 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After ten years, a loyal employee is framed for embezzlement, then murdered by his employers, only to be reborn as their youngest son with a yearning for revenge guiding his hostile takeover.
Stars: Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, Jo Han-chul, Park Ji-hoon
Votes: 4,168
26. Luck-Key (2016)
112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A hapless loser assumes the identity of an amnesia victim without knowing that he is an assassin.
Director: Kae-Byeok Lee | Stars: Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Joon, Jo Yun-hie, Lim Ji-yeon
Votes: 3,137 | Gross: $0.47M
27. Shinjuku Swan (2015)
139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A down-and-out man finds a new job in Tokyo's red-light district as a scout who recruits women to work in the adult-entertainment business.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Gô Ayano, Kôsuke Toyohara, Takayuki Yamada
Votes: 1,262
28. Yakuza and the Family (2020)
136 min | Crime, Drama
Kenji Yamamoto's father died from using a stimulant drug. His life fell into desperation. Kenji then joined a crime syndicate. There, he meets the gang's boss Hiroshi Shibasaki. Hiroshi ... See full summary »
Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Gô Ayano, Naoyuki Fernandez, Hayato Ichihara, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 3,226
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