In the depths of fast paced Tokyo an intricate web of deceit and intrigue is being spun… A reputed gang leader has crossed the wrong people and now a rival gang, the police and one of the most powerful businessmen in the country are out to find him. They are all hoping that his beautiful girlfriend Macy will inadvertently lead …
The City Of Violence
Smart, Slick and furiously paced. “The City of Violence” is part detective story, part mayhem-packed thrill ride. Director Ryoo Seung-Wan, “Korean cinema’s answer to Quentin Tarantino” (“Johnny Vaughan, The Sun, UK), combines stylized camerawork, whirling tae kwon do moves and an array of enteraining villians to create a classic revenge saga. The story follows a pair of high school friends …
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Unable to afford proper care for his sister dying from kidney failure, Ryu turns to the black market to sell his own organs only to end up cheated of his life savings. His girlfriend urges Ryu to kidnap the daughter of wealthy industrialist Dong-jin, who recently laid him off. Ryu agrees, but unforeseen tragedies turn an innocent con into merciless …
Sure Death Revenge
Nakamura Mondo returns in this installment of the Sure Death series. Mondo, who poses as a befuddled and bungling lawman, is actually a master samurai and the leader of a group of assassins. Here, Mondo’s master is murdered and replaced by the young magistrate Okuna. Soon, a rash of murders begin plaguing Okuna’s territory, forcing Mondo to uncover a path …
Seoul Raiders
Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs, Hero) reprises his role as Japanese special agent Lam, this time on an intricate search for a pair of “Avenger” plates, used to make counterfeit U.S. bank notes. During the hunt, he befriends foxy thief JJ (Shu Qi) and a US Embassy staffer (Richie Jen), a double agent who manages to con the plates out of …
Samurai Fiction
Heishiro (Mitsuru Fukikoshi), a noble samurai, searches for the renegade who stole his clan’s treasure and killed his best friend. The villain, Rannosuke (Tomoyasu Hotei), is a formidable foe, but Heishiro is from a long line of great warriors and knows how to handle a sword. So, he should be able to hold his own against Rannosuke, who has only …
One Night In Mongkok
Set on Christmas Eve, “One Night in Mongkok” takes place in Hong Kong’s most violent and densely populated district; Kowloon. A frazzled police squad searches for a contract killer known simply as Roy. Roy’s latest assignment threatens to ignite a full scale Triad turf war as he has been hired to assassinate a powerful drug lord who murdered his main …
Heroic Duo
Tough cop Ken (Ekin Cheng) is at the top of his game, but he’s going to need some help to solve a grisly murder that the doe-eyed killer can’t seem to remember. He seeks out Jack (Canto-pop star Leon Lai), a former psychologist now in disgrace and behind bars, who has an uncanny ability to bend people to his will. …
Hard Boiled
Violence as poetry, rendered by a master-brilliant and passionate, John Woo’s Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective “Tequila” Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo’s dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in breathless hospital sequence. More than a cops-and-bad-guys story, Hard Boiled continually startles with …
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Detectives Kim Mi Yun (Jung-ah Yeom) and Kang Tae Hyun (Jin-hee Ji) investigate a copycat serial killer in Jong-hyuk Lee’s gruesome thriller. Police think they’ve got their man when Shin Hyun (Seung-woo Cho) confesses to the mutilation murders of six women. But the case is reopened a year later when more women are brutally killed in the same manner. The …