east asia
korea and japan have some good stuff, but I'm mostly interested in chinese and taiwanese film
Hana-Bi (1997)
Takeshi Kitano
Japanese, 103 mins
Spring Fever (2009)
春风沉醉的夜晚
Lou Ye
Mandarin, 116 mins
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
東京ゴッドファーザーズ
Satoshi Kon
Japanese, 92 mins
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
刀马旦
Tsui Hark
Mandarin, 104 mins
Tampopo (2009)
タンポポ
Juzo Itami
Japanese, 115 mins
The Assassin (2015)
刺客聂隐娘
Huo Hsiao-hsien
Mandarin, 105 mins
Cutie Honey (2004)
キューティーハニー
Hideaki Anno
Japanese, 93 mins
Chungking Express (1994)
重庆森林
Wong Kar-wai
Cantonese & Mandarin, 98 mins
Caught by the Tides (2024)
风流一代
Jia Zhangke
Mandarin, 111 mins
The World (2004)
世界
Jia Zhangke
Mandarin, 135 mins
Look Out, Officer! (1990)
師兄撞鬼
Lau Shut-yue
Cantonese, 87 mins
Wing Chun (1994)
詠春
Yuen Woo-ping
Cantonese, 93 mins
Electric Dragon 80000V (2001)
エレクトリック·ドラゴン 80000V
Gakuryū Ishii
Japanese, 55 mins
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
山椒大夫
Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese, 124 mins
I Saw the Devil (2010)
악마를 보았다
Kim Jee-woon
Korean, 144 mins
The Red Spectacles (1987)
紅い眼鏡
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese, 116 mins
Angel's Egg (1985)
天使のたまご
Mamoru Oshii
Japanese, 71 mins
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
やくざの墓場 くちなしの花
Kinji Fukusaku
Japanese, 92 mins
Thirst (2009)
박쥐
Park Chan-wook
Korean, 134 mins
20th Century Girl (2022)
20세기 소녀
Bang Woo-ri
Korean, 119 mins
Yi Yi (2000)
一一
Edward Yang
Mandarin & Taiwanese, 173 mins
Yojimbo (1961)
用心棒
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese, 110 mins
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
東京流れ者
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese, 83 mins
Banned from Broadcast: Saiko! The Large Family (2009)
放送禁止 劇場版 ～ニッポンの大家族 Saiko! The Large family
Toshikazu Nagae
Japanese, 95 mins
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
青少年哪吒
Tsai Ming-liang
Mandarin, 106 or 127 mins
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
大象席地而坐
Hu Bo
Mandarin, 234 mins
Murmur of Youth (1997)
美麗在唱歌
Lin Cheng-sheng
Mandarin & Taiwanese, 106 mins
Decision to Leave (2022)
헤어질 결심
Park Chan-wook
Korean, 139 mins
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
牯岭街少年杀人事件
Edward Yang
Mandarin & Taiwanese, 237 mins
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
不散
Tsai Ming-liang
Mandarin & Taiwanese, 81 mins
Better Days (2019)
少年的你
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung
Mandarin, 135 mins
Soul Mate (2016)
七月与安生
Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung
Mandarin, 110 mins
2046 (2004)
Wong Kar-wai
Cantonese, 129 mins
Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
悪は存在しない
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Japanese, 106 mins
Memories of Murder (2003)
살인의 추억
Bong Joon Ho
Korean, 131 mins
Spider Lilies (2007)
刺青
Zero Chou
Mandarin, 94 mins
Your Name. (2016)
君の名は。
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese, 107 mins
Weathering With You (2019)
天気の子
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese, 112 mins
Suzume (2022)
すずめの戸締まり
Makoto Shinkai
Japanese, 122 mins