Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Seems like everyone is doing Top 100s so thought I'd join in with something a bit different - my top 100 from the Asia/Pacific area.
Why Asia/Pacific? Well, basically because that's where my wife and I are from and it's where a lot of the movies we watch are from :) It'll take me a while to get through this but hopefully people will find it interesting. 100. Ploy (2007) - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vie_poster.jpg Country: Thailand Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwqH3kgwwQ |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
This sounds really cool. I love specialized lists like this. I doubt I will have seen many of these, but my watchlist will undoubtedly grow. :up:
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99. Fireworks Wednesday (2006) - Asghar Farhadi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-wednesday.jpg Country: Iran Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul9_PFxIYBI |
Originally Posted by jiraffejustin (Post 1176680)
This sounds really cool. I love specialized lists like this. I doubt I will have seen many of these, but my watchlist will undoubtedly grow. :up:
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98. Fallen Angels (1995) - Wong Kar Wai
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...els-Poster.jpg Country: Hong Kong Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCFFJbREVN0 |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I doubt I'll know too much, but I'll pop in from time to time to see how it's going. :up:
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Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 1176731)
I doubt I'll know too much, but I'll pop in from time to time to see how it's going. :up:
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97. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003) - Takeshi Kitano
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...toichi_017.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F_zjwDPLPk |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
It may seem like a funny question, but would you consider that Zatoichi movie a comedy? IMDb has it listed as one, which is why I ask.
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Originally Posted by jiraffejustin (Post 1176766)
It may seem like a funny question, but would you consider that Zatoichi movie a comedy? IMDb has it listed as one, which is why I ask.
Zatoichi is kind of a fun action movie with large doses of Kitano's trademark humour :) |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
If it showed up on a comedy list, would it surprise you?
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Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1176673)
Seems like everyone is doing Top 100s so thought I'd join in with something a bit different - my top 100 from the Asia/Pacific area.
Why Asia/Pacific? Well, basically because that's where my wife and I are from and it's where a lot of the movies we watch are from :) It'll take me a while to get through this but hopefully people will find it interesting. 100. Ploy (2007) - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vie_poster.jpg Country: Thailand Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwqH3kgwwQ |
Originally Posted by jiraffejustin (Post 1176782)
If it showed up on a comedy list, would it surprise you?
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Originally Posted by jiraffejustin (Post 1176782)
If it showed up on a comedy list, would it surprise you?
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Originally Posted by Justin (Post 1176787)
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is a unique director. Both Headshot and Last Life in the Universe were incredibly visceral experiences.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Headshot is pretty crazy. Weerasethakul can be impossible at times, yet I've liked everything he's done so far. I don't even bother trying to "get" them. I'd rather just experience them through the senses.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Excellent idea Sane! Look forward to getting some recommendations :)
Of your list so far I've seen Fallen Angels and Zatoichi, I've seen most of Kitano's work and really like him as a director and actor. I love the last scenes in Zatoichi they're really joyous :) |
96. After the Rain (1999) - Takashi Koizumi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...r_the_Rain.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama Note: The movie Akira Kurosawa was working on when he died. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU9g8-a2xHo |
Originally Posted by christine (Post 1176798)
Excellent idea Sane! Look forward to getting some recommendations :)
Of your list so far I've seen Fallen Angels and Zatoichi, I've seen most of Kitano's work and really like him as a director and actor. I love the last scenes in Zatoichi they're really joyous :) He will have a movie in the top 10 of this list that left me emotionally drained - for days almost. It's probably not one of his better known films but I absolutely adored it. |
95. What Time is it There? (2001) - Tsai Ming Liang
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eisitthere.jpg Country: Taiwan Genre: Romance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ass11dxuyzU |
BTW, hopefully people notice that the full movies are sometimes available from youtube and I'm embedding them where possible.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
1) What is the Asia/Pacific area exactly?
2) Go faster. |
Originally Posted by Harry Lime (Post 1176810)
1) What is the Asia/Pacific area exactly?
2) Go faster. 2. Trying :) |
94. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...mee-Poster.jpg Country: Thailand Genre: Drama/Comedy/Fantasy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-EoUb0nvg |
93. Turtles Can Fly (2004) - Bahman Ghobadi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Fly_poster.jpg Country: Iran (Kurdish) Genre: War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYfl-qxbwvw |
Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1176811)
1. Dunno really ;) I worked for a company that referred to our Sydney office as being part of AsiaPac so I just assumed it was Asia plus Oceania.
2. Trying :) |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Oh and the "go faster" is just me wanting to get a look at the list as a whole. Take your time.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
You had me at Zatoichi.
Really interesting list Sane. |
92. A Touch of Sin (2013) - Jia Zhang Ke
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Sin_poster.jpg Country: China Genra: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJt_kf7uKQ |
91. Through the Olive Trees (1994) - Abbas Kiarostami
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ees_poster.jpg Country: Iran Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Ue-t2XKnU |
90. Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) - Zhang Yimou
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...s_of_Miles.jpg Country: China Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKRQy1VHcQo |
Please post the whole list when finished; my phone crashes from all the videos so I can't follow it.
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Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1177146)
Please post the whole list when finished; my phone crashes from all the videos so I can't follow it.
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89. Peppermint Candy (2000) - Lee Chang Dong
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...mint_Candy.jpg Country: South Korea Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIuN3gfyGcY |
88. Lust, Caution (2007) - Ang Lee
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...st_caution.jpg Country: China Genre: War/Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=917zu3BzcB0 |
87. Lady Vengeance (2005) - Park Chan Wook
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nce_Poster.jpg Country: South Korea Genre: Crime/Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXbV9a5GA4 |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Hey, one I have seen. Lady Vengeance and I loved it.
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86. The Terrorizers (1986) - Edward Yang
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...k/s1600/a1.jpg Country: Taiwan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGRWRXj1ea4 |
85. The Isle (2000) - Kim Ki Duk
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sle_Poster.jpg Country: South Korea Genre: Thiller/Romance Note: The full movie is available on Youtube but it is definitely not a family movie so just in case Yoda wouldn't want it embedded here, this is the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE--7OsA_V4 |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
It took me a long time to fully sort it out, but eventually I decided that Through the Olive Trees is probably my favorite Kiarostami film. I think that The Wind Will Carry Us, Through the Olive Trees, Life, And Nothing More, and Close-Up are four nearly equal, undeniable masterpieces. If Kiarostami had only made these four films, he'd still be one of the greatest filmmakers.
EDIT: The Terrorizers is also great, but I prefer 3 other Yang Dechang films to it :) |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I see some masterpieces started showing up. Uncle Boonmee, The Terrorizers and The Isle, namely.
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Originally Posted by bluedeed (Post 1177205)
It took me a long time to fully sort it out, but eventually I decided that Through the Olive Trees is probably my favorite Kiarostami film. I think that The Wind Will Carry Us, Through the Olive Trees, Life, And Nothing More, and Close-Up are four nearly equal, undeniable masterpieces. If Kiarostami had only made these four films, he'd still be one of the greatest filmmakers.
EDIT: The Terrorizers is also great, but I prefer 3 other Yang Dechang films to it :) From memory at least four more Kiarostami movies will show up and one Yang movie - maybe more. |
Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1177213)
Through the Olive Trees was the first of his I saw and I'm pretty sure if I saw it again I'd rate it higher as I would understand the context better.
From memory at least four more Kiarostami movies will show up and one Yang movie - maybe more. |
Originally Posted by bluedeed (Post 1177215)
Have you seen A Brighter Summer Day?
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Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1177228)
Yeah, just missed on this list. With the exception of Yi Yi I've found Yang a but less accessible than the other main Taiwanese directors. I need to give some of his films a re-watch.
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Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 1177206)
I see some masterpieces started showing up. Uncle Boonmee, The Terrorizers and The Isle, namely.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I haven't his film present on the list.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Very interseting list, certainly unique. :yup:
As for how many I think I'll have seen let me put it this way: if I were to start a drinking game where I took a shot for every film of the list I've seen, I imagine that at the end I would still be stone cold sober! :D However I'll maybe pick up some recommendations along the way as I do enjoy a number of Asian films, particularly a number of the Korean ones I've seen. |
Originally Posted by Mr Minio (Post 1177242)
I haven't his film present on the list.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
of the four kiarostami's i've seen, i think i would rank them:
life, and nothing more where is the friend's house? the wind will carry us through the olive trees they are all masterpieces though. i can't believe i haven't seen more of his films yet. he's basically my favorite director, if i have one. |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
After seeing Kiarostami's other two Koker films, I had a feeling that I'd underestimated Where is the Friend's Home? (the "the" in the title is apparently very significant as well, as opposed to a "my"), and I've been meaning to see it, but haven't gotten to it yet.
I haven't seen many of his early films, or ABC Africa, but besides that I've seen everything from Close-Up to Like Someone in Love |
Originally Posted by bluedeed (Post 1177236)
Wow, I'm surprised since A Brighter Summer Day is by far my favorite of his films, and I also find Yang to be more accessible than Hou, but not Tsai.
I've only seen four from Yang and with the exception of Yi Yi I was less clear on what he was going for. Tsai on the other hand I was able to connect with quite quickly because, rightly or wrongly, I thought his themes seemed similar to those of Wong Kar Wai. Anyway, Hou is definitely one I need to see more of. |
Originally Posted by JayDee (Post 1177245)
Very interseting list, certainly unique. :yup:
As for how many I think I'll have seen let me put it this way: if I were to start a drinking game where I took a shot for every film of the list I've seen, I imagine that at the end I would still be stone cold sober! :D However I'll maybe pick up some recommendations along the way as I do enjoy a number of Asian films, particularly a number of the Korean ones I've seen. |
Originally Posted by Frightened Inmate No. 2 (Post 1177250)
of the four kiarostami's i've seen, i think i would rank them:
life, and nothing more where is the friend's house? the wind will carry us through the olive trees they are all masterpieces though. i can't believe i haven't seen more of his films yet. he's basically my favorite director, if i have one. I've got some of his early ones but haven't seen them yet. Gozaresh from 1977 will probably be next. |
84. Gallipoli (1981) - Peter Weir
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ian_poster.jpg Country: Australia Genre: War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBpsMqNEV0 |
83. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) - Goro Miyazaki
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ilm_poster.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Animation ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vfzhfq5JA |
82. About Elly (2009) - Asghar Farhadi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...t_elly_xlg.jpg Country: Iran Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HbIRRM-ffc |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Kiarostami is a wonderful director. I need to see some of his earlier stuff, but I loved Like Someone in Love, Certified Copy, and Taste of Cherry.
I'm happy to see someone else really liked From Up on Poppy Hill. That was a beautiful film. I was smiling the entire time. |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Another one I have seen. Poppy Hill has been my favorite Ghibli of the dozen I have watched thus far.
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81. Blissfully Yours (2002) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...llyyours01.jpg Country: Thailand Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQa47f1hsN0 |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I need to watch About Elly. I love the two Farhadi I have seen.
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80. April Story (1998) - Shunji Iwai
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lstorydvd2.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Romance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTyaJ1XIzs |
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1177388)
I need to watch About Elly. I love the two Farhadi I have seen.
About Elly is worth it, if for nothing else, because of one pivotal scene in which the tension is absolutely unbearable. Farhadi makes you feel like you are there and I felt like I was starting to panic along with the characters in the film. |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
Blissfully Yours is such a remarkable film.
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Originally Posted by Justin (Post 1177380)
Kiarostami is a wonderful director. I need to see some of his earlier stuff, but I loved Like Someone in Love, Certified Copy, and Taste of Cherry.
I'm happy to see someone else really liked From Up on Poppy Hill. That was a beautiful film. I was smiling the entire time. |
79. Tracks (2014) - John Curran
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...racks_2013.jpg Country: Australia Genre: Adventure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-DiOyxCQQI |
78. Shutter (2004) - Banjong Pisanthanakun/Parkboom Wongpoom
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...tterposter.jpg Country: Thailand Genre: Horror http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtYYe6zbgiU |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I'm wondering if this will make an appearance:
http://content7.flixster.com/movie/1...159353_800.jpg |
77. Seven Samurai (1954) - Akira Kurosawa
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vie_poster.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRUHtSgJ9o |
Originally Posted by Justin (Post 1177411)
I'm wondering if this will make an appearance:
http://content7.flixster.com/movie/1...159353_800.jpg |
76. Memories of Murder (2003) - Bong Joon Ho
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...der_poster.jpg Country: South Korea Genre: Crime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTnyhLywdJc |
75. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - Masaki Kobayashi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ideoCover.jpeg Country: Japan Genre: War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btKbD0DFCpc |
Originally Posted by Justin (Post 1177397)
Blissfully Yours is such a remarkable film.
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Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1177342)
I think I've only seen three Hou films and they were all from the same period so I felt like I understood them all. I also feel like his movies of that time are similar to some more current Chinese directors so I kind of get what they are going for - movies focussing on the building of a nation or, in the case if Jia Zhangke or Jiang Wen, the changing of a nation.
I've only seen four from Yang and with the exception of Yi Yi I was less clear on what he was going for. Tsai on the other hand I was able to connect with quite quickly because, rightly or wrongly, I thought his themes seemed similar to those of Wong Kar Wai. Anyway, Hou is definitely one I need to see more of. |
Originally Posted by Sane (Post 1177422)
75. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - Masaki Kobayashi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ideoCover.jpeg Country: Japan Genre: War] I love this trilogy. More people around these parts should watch it. |
Originally Posted by bluedeed (Post 1177426)
What Hou films have you seen? Two weeks ago I saw Flowers of Shanghai and The Puppetmaster in 35mm, I have seen Flowers of Shanghai several times and have mostly sorted through it, but seeing it on the big screen revealed it as even more complex than I had thought. The Puppetmaster was the real revelation though as I had only seen it before on VHS, it was one of my favorite experiences going to the movies, up there with seeing Ozu's Late Autumn in 35.
I think I'll change that and watch one this weekend. |
Originally Posted by jiraffejustin (Post 1177430)
One I've seen!
I love this trilogy. More people around these parts should watch it. |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I have seen Seven Samurai. Lets just say I am a film heathen. I only rate it 3.5.
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1177439)
I have seen Seven Samurai. Lets just say I am a film heathen. I only rate it 3.5.
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Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
I think Seven Samurai and Memories of Murder are a little low, but you've seen a lot more asian movies than I have.
Anyway, I'm enjoying your list keep it up. |
74. Happy Times (2000) - Zhang Yimou
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...USOnesheet.jpg Country: China Genre: Comedy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbn08yxNb0Y |
73. Floating Weeds (1959) - Yasujiro Ozu
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ting_Weeds.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXSN6b24CQ |
72. Castaway on the Moon (2009) - Lee Hae Jun
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oon_poster.jpg Country: South Korea Genre: Comedy/Romance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBz5xfbl0c |
71. Distant Thunder (1973) - Satyajit Ray
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ani_sanket.jpg Country: India Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qveuVPIXqhk |
70. After Life (1998) - Hirokazu Koreeda
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../AfterLife.png Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN9sr5wVkik |
69. A Taste of Cherry (1997) - Abbas Kiarostami
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erryposter.jpg Country: Iran Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEoLOjumO0c |
68. In My Father's Den (2004) - Brad McGann
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vie_poster.jpg Country: New Zealand Genre: Mystery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PBcjtKijU |
Re: Sane's AsiaPac Top 100
A Taste of Cherry was my first (and so far only) Kiarostami. Which one would you recommend next?
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67. The Crucified Lovers (1954) - Kenji Mizoguchi
http://images.moviepostershop.com/th...1020683833.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Romance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrQiZyR3kWM |
66. Beautiful City (2004) - Asghar Farhadi
http://content8.flixster.com/movie/8...503950_det.jpg Country: Iran Genre: Drama Not much on Youtube about this movie - although the full movie is available there with Spanish subtitles. |
Originally Posted by BlueLion (Post 1178107)
A Taste of Cherry was my first (and so far only) Kiarostami. Which one would you recommend next?
His non-Iranian films are good too - Certified Copy & Like Someone in Love (Japanese). |
65. Woman in the Dunes (1964) - Hiroshi Teshigahara
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nes_poster.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Romance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdTEs5MHqoU |
64. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) - Satoshi Kon/Shogo Furuya
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Poster%29.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kibQk21xPGo |
63. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) - Phillip Noyce
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vie_poster.jpg Country: Australia Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbnk8wSVMaM |
62. Nobody Knows (2004) - Hirokazu Koreeda
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ows_movie2.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMP0KDKLwxw |
61. Ballad of Narayama (1983) - Shohei Imamura
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ayama_1983.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOE9g10c_6c |
60. A Time to Live, A Time to Die (1985) - Hou Hsiao Hsien
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ime_to_Die.jpg Country: Taiwan Genre: Drama Can't find much on Youtube with subtitles. |
59. Ponyo (2008) - Hayao Miyazaki
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Ponyo.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bskgNOXbdiE |
58. The Grandmaster (2013) - Wong Kar Wai
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ter_poster.jpg Country: Hong Kong Genre: Action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWQLkrYxmpc |
57. The Face of Another (1966) - Hiroshi Teshigahara
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...her_poster.jpg Country: Japan Genre: Drama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0bfPBmjlAg |
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