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- DirectorKazuaki KiriyaStarsYôsuke EguchiTakao OsawaRyôko HirosueBased on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer - the traitorous Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) - Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo (Takao Ôsawa).
- DirectorPeng Zhang LiStarsLingmeng HuPeng Zhang LiJeremy Marr WilliamsIn a time of war, when occupation turns to genocide, one woman choose resistance over death and takes on the empire of Japan.
- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsDa PengNi NiAarif LeeA group of warriors protect the world from a monster invasion.
- DirectorJesse HaajaStarsKristofer GummerusRami RusinenRenne KorppilaA Finnish superhero, a masked vigilante Rendel seeks for revenge and fights against VALA, the huge criminal organization.
- DirectorEduardo SchuldtStarsRodrigo FallaDaniella MendozaCarlos CasellaA group of media students decide to make a documentary on internet videos and look for suitable material online. However, they stumble upon a video tied to an ancient and deadly curse.
- DirectorKazuaki KiriyaStarsYûsuke IseyaKumiko AsôAkira TeraoLive-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru.
- DirectorJonathan LiStarsJin ZhangShawn YueYue WuReckless police inspector Tung (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest him. As Tung continues his manhunt, he discovers Shing's involvement with triad boss Blackie (Yasuaki Kurata), who hides on a casino cruise ship on the high seas. Shing has been involved in a power struggle within the smuggling ring, and is forced to kill his adopted father. He also loses his share of gold smuggling to Blackie. To get even, Shing appears on the cruise, while Tung is there to hunt for him.
- DirectorYang LuStarsChang ChenMi YangYi ZhangIn the Ming dynasty of China, Shen Lian (starring Chang Chen), a secret police of corrupt government, is trapped by the conspiracy on a mission. To prove the innocence, he seeks the truth with a girl called Bei Zhai (starring Yang Mi).
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsXuan HuangShôta SometaniYuqi ZhangWhen a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events, poet Bai Letian and monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of the emperor's concubine by following the trail left by the cat.
- DirectorYue DongStarsYihong DuanYiyan JiangYuan DuA man who is laid off from a steel factory desperately wants to chase a serial killer in a small city in Southern China.
- DirectorYûji ShimomuraStarsTak SakaguchiYura KondoTakumi SaitôA legend covert soldier with a mysterious past now decides to once again unleash his beast inside of him to stand up for what he cares about.
- DirectorYûji ShimomuraStarsTak SakaguchiTakamasa SugaKentaro SeagalAn unknown time. An unknown place. Without reasons. With no future. His only desire is - Destruction. I'ts good versus evil, and the awakening of an unlikely hero with ultra-kinetic action to create the "action" spectacle of the year.
- DirectorFumihiko SoriStarsHaruka AyaseShidô NakamuraYôsuke KubozukaIchi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.
- DirectorHiroyuki NakanoStarsMasanobu AndôMegumi OkinaKumiko AsôA love triangle blooms between a team of three ninjas before tragedy strikes and forces them to reassess their clan's principles.
- DirectorYoshihiro NishimuraStarsYuria HagaTatsuki IshikawaRyohei KuroyanagiA former Ninja must outplay his former Mastress and an evil lord to free his family from certain death.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsAya UetoKenji KohashiHiroki NarimiyaRaised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTadanobu AsanoNao ÔmoriShin'ya TsukamotoAs sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTakuya KimuraHana SugisakiSôta FukushiCursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.
- DirectorKimble RendallStarsBingbing LiKellan LutzKelsey GrammerAn innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Chinese Emperor from 200 B.C. unearths a two-thousand-year-old nightmare, a secret that should have remained buried.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRiki TakeuchiRyôsuke MikiKen'ichi EndôWhen his beloved boss is killed, a dangerous young gangster cuts a path of vengeance through the Japanese mafia.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoTadanobu AsanoYui NatsukawaThe blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
- DirectorShintarô KatsuStarsShintarô KatsuKanako HiguchiTakanori JinnaiOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsTakao OsawaMasaya KatôKanae UotaniA raging god of battle and a master samurai duke it out in a series of sword fights in a remote temple.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsYumiko ShakuTakao OsawaShôsuke TaniharaA detective hunts a killer who is removing girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée.
- DirectorMax MannixJohn RadelStarsJang HyukFann WongJason Scott LeeAgainst the wishes of his parents, Tae goes to Singapore to become a dancer. His teacher Emi yearns to return to competition and finds a kindred spirit in Tae. Their closeness inspires jealousy in Emi's controlling boyfriend Cheng.
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsAya UetoYûma IshigakiChiaki KuriyamaYoung assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.
- DirectorSeiji ChibaStarsRina TakedaMickey KogaMasanori MimotoRina Takeda plays the role of a female ninja named Kisaragi who attempts to rescue a group of women being held captive to become toys for men. The film is set sometime in the Sengoku period, during a time of fierce fighting between the Koga and Iga ninja clans.
- DirectorSergei BodrovIvan PasserStarsKuno BeckerJason Scott LeeJay HernandezA historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country's three warring tribes.
- DirectorSergei BodrovStarsTadanobu AsanoAmadu MamadakovKhulan ChuluunThe story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.
- DirectorÁrpád BogdánStarsMilán CsordásAnna Marie CsehEniko Anna IllesiThe three stories within Genesis are rooted in the biblical notion of family: a woman in her late thirties rediscovers the faith she lost as a child; a mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her child is saved from the fate that she was forced to endure; a Roma boy's family are killed, and the perfect world of his childhood is destroyed. All three stories are based on real events that took place in Hungary: the Roma murders. The three protagonists are one way or another affected by these events, which change their lives fundamentally.
- DirectorBenny ChanStarsShaoqun YuChen ZhiuiXing YuAfter ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation.
- DirectorAntti-Jussi AnnilaStarsTommi EronenMarkku PeltolaJingchu ZhangThousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern Finland. Jade Warrior is set in ancient China early iron age and present day Finland. The past is feeding the story in present day, slowly revealing our warrior his real origin, his superior skills and his destiny. Jade Warrior - the first Finnish Kung Fu film - combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies into one film. Jade Warrior is an homage to Kung Fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to Finnish national epic Kalevala. Like Kalevala Jade Warrior is a pure melodrama. A story of Kalevala's greatest hero.
- DirectorDzhanik FayzievIvan ShurkhovetskiyStarsIlya MalakovAleksey SerebryakovAleksandr IlinIn the 13th century, an amnesiac soldier vows to get his revenge on the Mongol army that ransacked his village.
- DirectorRustam MosafirStarsAleksey FaddeevAleksandr KuznetsovYuriy TsuriloThese are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone. The few of their descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the "waves of Ares." Lutobor, is a soldier with a difficult task at hand. He becomes involved in internecine conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian by the name of Weasel. Lutobor and Weasel are enemies. They pray to different gods but must embark on this journey together. They brave the wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsKenny LinCarina LauEthan JuanDetective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
- DirectorWen JiangStarsEddie PengFan LiaoYun ZhouA young swordsman in 1930's China returns home to try and solve a five-year-old murder case. Described as the third installment of the gangster trilogy that includes "Let The Bullets Fly" and "Gone With The Bullets."
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsCarina LauChien ShengMark ChaoFrom legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsTony Ka Fai LeungChao DengCarina LauAn exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
- DirectorKeita AmemiyaStarsWataru KuriyamaTsunenori AokiJunya IkedaRyuga Dogai returns to investigate a new mystery - the theft of Makai Knights Armour. Among the victims are Ryuga's old comrades from the Volcity crisis, Takeru and Aguri. The three will face off against an enemy previously though defeated - Zinga.
- DirectorKwang-shik KimStarsNam Joo-hyukZo In-sungPark Sung-woongA historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Man-chun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 500,000 invading Tang dynasty men to defend it.
- DirectorYoshinari NishikôriStarsNaoki KobayashiShô AoyagiTomoko TabataIn 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
- DirectorFrant GwoStarsJing WuMan-Tat NgZhi WangWith the sun dying out, a group of brave astronauts set out to find new planet for the whole human race.
- DirectorFei XuStarsLiwuyou DongJiaming MaSheng NanGreen Snake was saved by Xunya, whose primordial spirit was a dragon, when she fell into the River after being struck by lightning. She suffers from a cold toxin from time to time, but she survived. Xunya built Sansheng Inn by the riverside for Green Snake to live in. He also turned a magic scroll into a teenager called Zhesheng to keep Green Snake company. 300 years later, Shenxiu asks Zhesheng for one of the best rooms in the inn, with clothing stained with liquor for an excuse. Zhesheng says no in anger. Xiaorou is saved by Green Snake when threatened by Rui, a dog spirit, but later, she insists that her husband was seduced and hidden in the inn by Green Snake. While they argue, Xiaorou turns into a bat, fights with Green Snake and asks her to hand over the most valuable treasure in Luochuan River.
- DirectorRen YingjianStarsDeric WanQingbin YuThe Tianyin Society is an organization of the Western Regions. Soul Knife, an excellent weapon that had gone unheard of for several hundred years, suddenly shows up at a fireworks display held by Miaoyin, the head of the Tianyin Society. Thus, many martial arts masters are drawn to it. The most famous ones are the Seven Gentlemen of the Mist and Rain Society. The leader of the Mist and Rain Society is Ren Pingsheng, who is reputed as "A Cape of Mist and Rain" and as well-known as Marquis White Coat. After Soul Knife appears, a series of events occur, and Marquis White Coat and the mastermind finally come to blows.
- DirectorPiti JaturaphatStarsDavid BuenoLex de GrootPeerawat HerabatA group of young Muay Thai experts led by David are forced to use their deadly training to protect themselves when the local extortionist threatens to kill their mentors daughter if he doesn't give up his bar.