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It’s 2020, and unified Korea is plagued by the murders of top scientists involved in secret government research 30 years ago. On the case is Officer Seok (Seung-woo Kim), who’s joined in his investigation by beautiful criminologist Hui-su (Yunjin Kim) when her father — the police chief — is snatched by the killer. As the body count rises, Seok and …

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Tube

Elite Intelligence becomes a deadly weapon when former undercover agent, T (Sang-Min Park) unwittingly becomes the sacrificial bait in a deadly agency operation and watches his government turn against him. Determined to exact revenge, T takes a crowded subway hostage and threatens to exact one of history’s deadliest acts of terrorism – taking the lives of 13 million civilians. As …

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Legendary Assassin

After a lone drifter (Jacky Wu) helps her capture four fugitives, a beautiful cop (Celina Jade) on a Hong Kong island befriends the mysterious young man, only to later discover he’s an assassin on the run for murdering a drug lord. Torn between her emerging feelings for her new friend and her duty to the law, the officer soon finds …

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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Playing the hero first portrayed by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury, Donnie Yen reprises his own performance as Chen Zhen in this breakneck kung fu thriller set in Shanghai during its occupation by the Japanese in World War II. Seven years after his supposed death, legendary fighter Chen Zhen resurfaces in the city in disguise. He immediately begins settling …

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Junk Food

Modern-day Tokyo has a secret: It’s just as gritty as any other city long associated with crime. Director Masashi Yamamoto paints a dark portrait with a cinema verité style as he follows a young woman (Miyuki Ijima) in the process of making over her life. Shunning the boring conservatism of a computer-programming job, she dives deep into gang life, abusing …

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For Bad Boys Only

The Bad Boy Squad is a private detective company in Hong Kong that reunites lost loves, comprised of King (Ekin Cheng), a big-time player, his sister Queen (Kristy Yang) and Jack (Louis Koo). Although Queen is crazy for Jack, he is oblivious. When a lonely artist and business tycoon hire them to find a beautiful girl nicknamed Eleven (Qi Shu), …

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Born To Defense

Set in 1945, at the end of World War II, a retired Chinese army officer, Jet Li, came to Tsing Tao. One night, an arrogant American officer, Hanes, was driving recklessly on the street and hit an innocent pedestrian. Li rushed to help the wounded man but got into a fight with a group of US officers. Though Li defeated the officers, he …

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Crystal Hunt

Director Pak Lam Chui’s Hong Kong action-thriller starts off with the kidnapping of a professor whom explorer Lisa Li (Carrie Ng) has hired to help her locate a crystal reputed to have magical powers. Li recruits former cop Chi Liang (Donnie Yen) and current policewoman Wu (Sibelle Hu) to help her track down the professor’s kidnappers in a remote Southeast Asian jungle. The film …

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The Master

Kung Fu legend Jet Li (The One, Romeo Must Die) steps up and takes charge in this endlessly hard-hitting tale of nonstop action and revenge! In an ongoing battle for supremacy, a revered Kung Fu guru is rivaled by his American-born adversary, a disgruntled ex-student. But when this formidable foe begins terrorizing the Master’s schools, the old teacher calls on …

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The Executioner

Legendary martial arts action star Sonny Chiba stars in this violent film as the last of a long line of feared ninjas who uses the venerable Toei karate fighting style. Those skills will come in handy when three goons go after an underworld Tokyo drug dealer. Directed by Teruo Ishii, the film co-stars Shinichi Chiba, Yasuaki Kurata, Hiroyuki Sanada and Henry Sanada Title: The …

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Red Wolf

Following the tragic death of his wife, a top undercover police-office, played by Jackie Chan protégé Kenny Ho, resigns from the force to take up a position as a chief security officer on a luxury cruise liner. When the ship falls victim to a sophisticated terrorist sting operation, instigated by the men under his command, he must use his formidable …

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Lost Souls

In director Tun Fei Mou’s sexploitation classic, three young refugees escape China’s cruel regime for British-ruled Hong Kong, only to be captured by a sadistic human trafficker. Beaten and sexually abused, the trio must fight to get out alive. This Shaw Brothers-produced film caused controversy for its brazen sex and violence and incited debate over Mou’s intention to create a …

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Legend of the Swordsman

Global action megastar Jet Li unleashes all of his devastating martial arts power in this thrilling tale of a reluctant warrior who becomes a timeless hero! A young swordsman, Ling Wei (Li) and other followers of the Sun Moon Sect are making a journey to the mountains to abandon the violent swordsman’s life. But upon arrival, they find their people …

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Legend Of The Shadowless Sword

Master swordplay, epic battles and stunning martial arts action kick into high gear in this fantastical adventure set in Ancient Korea. 927 A.D. The Killer-Blade Army has toppled the ruling dynasty, plunging the kingdom into chaos. The only remaining heir, Prince Jung-Hyun (Lee Seo Jin) is living in exile unaware of his family’s dark fate. Still loyal to the dynasty, …

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Kiss Of Death

Having contracted a fatal disease from a group of punks who brutally raped her, a once mild-mannered woman persuades a reluctant martial arts master to train her, then sets out to wreak exquisitely bloody vengeance upon her attackers. With nothing left to lose, this one-woman kung fu army shows the gang they definitely messed with the wrong woman.Meng Hua Ho directs this over-the-top exploitation …

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Iron Monkey

With sensational, nonstop martial arts excitement supplied by the acclaimed choreographer of “The Matrix” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon“, “Iron Monkey” is the spirited tale of a mysterious and mythical Chinese Legend! In a desperate and unjust land, where government corruption rules the day, only one man – known as the Iron Monkey – has the courage to challenge the system and …

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Heart Of Dragon

It’s the two brothers of Hong Kong action as you never seen them before in a gripping drama where the lines blur between family loyalty and upholding the law. In what is possibly the dramatic role of his career, Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Police Story) plays Ted, a SWAT officer who dreams of being a sailor. It is a dream …

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Deadly Outlaw Rekka

Following the death of his boss, Kunisada embarks upon a journey of revenge against the rival gang who ordered the hit. However, all is not how it seems as Kunisada uncovers the truth behind the shady deals that exist within his own clan. Pursued by two hit men Kunisada finds himself both the hunter and the hunted, as cross and …

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Cop On A Mission

Suspended from uniform duty for using his gun in a botched robbery, mediocre cop Mike is reassigned to undercover in order to capture head boss Tin. Mike decides to forgo his undercover cop identity and executes a daring plan that will either make him the most powerful man in the underworld, or just put him six feet under.    Title: …

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The Story of Ricky

In the not-so-distant future, overburdened national budgets have forced the privatization of most government institutions. Even prisons have become franchised, commercial ventures… When mild-mannered Ricky takes revenge on the drug-pushing thugs who killed his girlfriend, he is sentenced to an ultra maximum-security prison. Within the prison walls lies a penitentiary like no other, run by a host of evil characters, …

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The Duel

From the director of Storm Riders comes this stunning, incredible special effects swordplay epic blockbuster! The elusive “Sword Saint” (played by superstar Andy Lau) request a duel with “God of Sword” (Ekin Cheng from The Storm Riders) at the apex of The Forbidden City to see who is the world’s finest swordsman. As the date of the duel nears, however, …

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Running Out Of Time

Wah (Andy Lau) is a handsome young thief with only 14 days to live. When Wah decides to rob a Diamond Trading Company, he unwillingly gains the attention of Sang (Lau Ching Wan) a Police Negotiator. He sees potential in Sang’s wits and decides to test him in an intricate game of Cat and Mouse. During their struggles to challenge …

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Red Shadow

Three student ninjas, Akakage (Masanobu Ando), Aokage (Jun Murakami) and Asuka (Kumiko Aso), are put to the test by their teacher to see if they’re ready to graduate and become full-fledged fighters. When the lovely Asuka dies during a mission, tensions that were always below the surface rise to the top. The problem? Both Akakage and Aokage have always loved …

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Magnificent Butcher

Hailed as one of the greatest kung-fu movies of all time, MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER is a powerhouse of martial arts action starring Hong Kong legend Sammo Hung (‘Martial Law’-hit TV series) and directed by Yuen Woo-ping who brought his highly inventive fight choreography to blockbuster hits ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Tiger’ and ‘The Matrix’. A student at Master Wong Fei-hung’s martial arts …

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Last Hurrah For Chivalry

One of the first films from director John Woo (Paycheck), Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a period samurai drama that explores the themes of honor and loyalty. Mercenary Kao (Wei Pei) finds himself in a moral quandary when he learns that the wife he purchased has been paid twice as much by a rival to murder him. To even the …

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Jackie Chan’s First Strike

In post-Soviet Russia, nothing is as it seems. When members of the Russian Mafia pose as KGB agents to steal a nuclear missile, the CIA calls on martial arts master Jackie Chan to stop them. Jackie treks the globe – from icy glaciers of the Ukraine to the pristine beaches of Australia – traveling by submarines, stilts and snowboards, encountering …

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Hong Kong 1941

With a powerful ensemble cast including “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” star Chow Yun-fat and acclaimed actress Cecilia Yip-tong, director Po Chieh-leong delivers and emotive and hard-hitting portrayal of the lives of three young friends, as they struggle to keep their dignity and fulfill their dreams, when faced with the emotional and physical terrors of War. Dealing with the rarely considered Japanese …

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Heroes Shed No Tears

The first of director John Woo’s Hong Kong features to get much international distribution, this film is set in the jungles of Burma and Cambodia. Thailand authorities hire a Special Ops team headed by a top mercenary (Eddy Ko) and his son to capture and bring back a notorious Vietnamese drug kingpin. The film includes vivid and sometimes grisly action …

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Duel To The Death

The best swordsmen of China and Japan have made it a historical ritual to meet every 10 years for a showdown of fighting skills and powers. The leading fighter of the Japanese ninjas, Hashimoto (Tsui Siu Keung) and the Chinese chief Ching Wan (Damian Lau) have come to respect each other after years of competition – but tradition demands that …

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Armageddon

The world’s 10 most influential scientists are being mysteriously killed one by one (via spontaneous combustion, lethal microwaves and other strange causes). One of the scientists, software prodigy Dr. Ken (Andy Lau), searches for clues to these bizarre deaths, only to see his fiancée apparently return from the dead. All indications point to the end of the world, and Dr. …

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Tokyo Raiders

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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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H

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 …

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Dragon Inn

With breathtaking cinematography shot on location in China’s Northern desert, an all-star cast that includes Brigitte Lin (The Bride With White Hair), Maggie Cheung (The Heroic Trio) and Donnie Yen (Iron Monkey), incredible action choreography by legendary Ching Siu-tung (Duel To The Death and the Swordsman Trilogy) and a final fight that is simply astounding, Tsui Hark’s Dragon Inn is …

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Crows: Episode Zero

Bent on proving to his gangster father that he has the chops to take over the family business, Genji (Shun Oguri) enrolls in an ultraviolent high school where he sets out to fight his way to dominance and unite the school’s gangs under his rule. But as Genji begins his ascent, reigning school boss Tamao (Takayuki Yamada) kidnaps Genji’s girlfriend …

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Crime Story

International box-office champion Jackie Chan teams up with visionary director Kirk Wong (The Big Hit) to deliver the hardest-hitting crime thriller of his celebrated career. In a nerve-jangling true-story adaptation, Jackie plays a special undercover agent assigned to protect a wealthy business tycoon. When the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, Chan joins forces with a respected senior detective …

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Zebraman

Being a failure as a teacher and a family man, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as “Zebraman”, the superhero. Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escape fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He get’s more than he could ever wish for, when his black-and-white …

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Ichi The Killer

Filmmaker Takashi Miike takes inspiration from Hideo Yamamoto’s manga, Koroshiya 1, to tell this bloody and bleak tale about the Japanese yakuza. Blond-coiffed Kakihara’s “mentor in crime” disappears, and Kakihara vows to find out who’s responsible. He’s also on the lookout for Ichi, a sadistic killer who may be able to inflict the level of pain Kakihara so badly craves. …

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Gonin 2

Aging ironworks owner Toyama Masamichi who owes a heap o’ money to the yakuza — embarks on a mission of vengeance after goons come to collect …  and assault his wife when Masamichi can’t pay. Little does he know that his quest will soon put him in league with five gun-toting babes who are also out to settle the score with the mobsters. …

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Gonin

Five men — all financially tethered to the yakuza — band together to save themselves from the poorhouse. One of them, the desperate owner of a failing nightclub (Koichi Sato), comes up with a  scheme to bilk the very man they owe. When 100 million yen is discovered missing from a yakuza office, the mob hires hit man Beat Takeshi …

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Dynamite Warrior

THE DYNAMITE WARRIOR, Zieng, is a young man fueled by grief and bent on revenge after witnessing his parents’ murder by a callous and malicious killer.The only information Zieng has as to the killer’s identity is that he is a tattoo-covered man who is a part of an organized group of cattle rustlers. Zieng makes it his mission to stop …

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Violent Cop

International superstar ‘Beat” Takeshi Kitano combines cool violence and powerful emotions to reinvent the gangster film genre in his explosive and critically acclaimed masterpiece “Violent Cop. ‘Beat’ Takeshi plays a renegade cop who is up to his neck in Drugs and Organized Crime. Soon the “Violent Cop” has to face up to a sadistic and ruthless Yakuza when his sister is kidnapped and drugged… …

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Score

In the tradition of Quentin Tattantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” and John Woo’s “Hard Boiled” comes a non-stop action film crammed with blood, bullets and mayhem. Chance, a Japanese mobster specializing in armed robberies, released from prison somewhere in southeast Asia. Bailed out by fellow mobster Colonel, Chance is forced to pay back his debt by robbing one bank after another. Luck …

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Fudoh: The New Generation

Riki Fudoh is a young man whose appearance is misleading… A highly cultured model high school student on the surface, but underneath lies a vicious and silent killer. Successor of the Fudoh family. Riki devises a plan to recruit his own criminal organization made up of fellow classmates. His goal, to brutally assassinate the old generation of Yakuza bosses and take control. Title: Fudoh: …

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City Of Lost Souls

Japanese-Brazilian Mario (Teah-Dead or Alive 2) and Chinese hairdresser Kei (Michele Reis-Fallen Angels) are lovers. Kei is about to be deported and is loaded onto a bus with a group of foreigners. In order to get her back, Mario launches into a major battle and manages to grab Kei using a helicopter normally used for sightseeing tours. It is only the beginning of their run …

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Above The Law

When a corrupt judical systems frees the crime bosses who kiled an innocent family, a renagade prosecutor (Yuen Biao, Once Upon A Time In China) takes justice into his own hands. Packed with full-contact martial arts action, hi-octane car chases and death-defying stunt sequences, this explosive thriller from action-director Corey Yuen ( The Transporter) deliveries non-stop excitment from beginning to …

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The Ninja Dragon

The secret underground world of Japanese ninjas is thrown into chaos when some of its leaders are brutally killed and one of their daughters is kidnapped. Now, three ninjas have taken it upon themselves to free her, and to find out who has gained the power to kill some of the most dangerous men on Earth. Only then will the …

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The Most Terrible Time In My Life

Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers.  Title: The Most Terrible Time In My Life  Year: 1993  Country: Japan …

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Supercop: Police Story 3

Action superstar Jackie Chan (Rumble In The Bronx, First Strike) is back and hotter than ever in this explosive-thrill-a-minute hit! Now, Jackie’s undercover and out of control on a high-stakes mission to take down a powerful drug lord in the crime capital of the world! Whether it’s leaping from a ten-story building onto an airborne helicopter or landing on top of a speeding …

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Police Story 2

The explosive sequel to Jackie Chan’s groundbreaking original,’ Police Story 2’ is famous the World over for some of the most daring and inventive stunt sequences ever committed to film. Reprising his role as the irresistible Hong Kong ‘super-cop’ Ka Kui, Jackie Chan is triumphant in scene of  breath-taking action, as he puts his life on the line to combat ruthless kidnappers …

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Police Story

Action superstar Jackie Chan (Mr. Nice Guy, Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike) takes on an army of ruthless gangsters in this non-stop thrill ride of unbelievable stunts and martial arts action!After capturing a vicious crime boss, a renegade cop (Chan) is assigned to protect the key prosecution witness – the drug lord’s beautiful secretary. But he’s soon framed for murder and, pursued both …

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Junk

When a military experiment goes wrong, the world is left minus a couple scientists plus a couple flesh-eating zombies. The military is non-too pleased about the results of their experiment and so decide to destroy the facility where the experiment took place, hoping to zap the entire facility and its new undead tenants. A local yakuza gang decides to take …

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Cops vs. Thugs

Police officers and gangsters work hand in hand in this bloody urban drama, which splits the difference between a good guy and a thug. Just as the Ohara gang — a crafty group of criminals that’s unofficially sanctioned by local police — prepares to pull off a profitable scam, their leader emerges from prison with plans to go legit. To make matters worse, …

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The Man From Nowhere

This hard-hitting tale of revenge stars Bin Won as Tae-Sik, a former special agent living a bitter and lonely life following his wife’s tragic death. When a young girl (Sae-Ron Kim) he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to her aid. Bloodthirsty and hell-bent on justice — particularly after being framed by the gang — he …

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Detective Story

In this shocking thriller from controversial filmmaker Takashi Miike, businessman Takashima Raita (Kuroudo Maki) and private eye Kazama Raita (Kazuya Nakayama) hunt for a brutal serial killer with a bizarre fondness for human organs. When three women, one being Kazama’s client, are found dead and stripped of vital organs, the two Raitas team up to find the murderer, and the …

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