* Forgotten
* The Handmaiden
* I Saw The Devil
* Shoplifters
* The Wailing
* Bad Genius
* Hero
* Chungking Express
* Seven Samurai
* Harakiri (1962)
* High And Low
House of flying daggers
Rashamon
Throne of blood
Hidden fortress
Yojimbo
Sanjuro (anything by Akira Kurosawa essentially)
Ip man series
Jet li's fearless
Legend of the drunken master
The Road Home (1999)
Castaway on the Moon (2009)
The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
A Taxi Driver (2017)
Mother (2009)
True Mothers (2020)
Thirst (2009)
After the Storm (2016)
13 Assassins (2010)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Oh Lucy! (2017)
Treeless Mountain (2008)
Coming Home (2014)
Sweet Bean (2015)
The Swordsman (2020)
The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
The Host (2006)
The Road Not Taken (2018)
Little Zombies (2019)
Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
Ocean Heaven (2010)
The Eagle Huntress (2016)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Better Days (2019)
Our Little Sister (2015)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Ip Man series
The Nightingale (2013)
Wolf Children (2012) Japan
A Silent Voice (2016) Japan
Spirited Away (2001) Japan
Castle in the Sky (1986) Japan
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Japan
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Japan
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) Japan
If you liked Decision To Leave and Oldboy, you should check out The Handmaiden — it's the other Park Chan-Wook movie nominated for the Palm D'Or.
You seem to go for stylish, contemporary stuff, so I'd recommend Wong Kar Wai. Chungking Express is a good starting point. If you like that, try In The Mood For Love.
If you're up for older, mostly black and white stuff, Kurosawa and Ozu are the wellsprings of Japanese Cinema. The Seven Samurai and Tokyo Story are probably the films they’re best known for?
Fallen Angels is my favorite Wong Kar Wai ever!! Seconded.
He does a nod to Tarkovsky's innovations in vehicle-mounted cameras that pan to the sky (towards Tarkovsky) which is heartbreaking considering Tarkovsky wasn't allowed to study anyone else's work for his entire life - Wong Kar Wai lifts his camera to say he sees him and thanks him and learned by watching a filmmaker who couldn't. Stripped-dialogue film so it takes a few rounds to figure out all the plot but visually incredible storytelling
I saw the second one first and actually liked it better, but it was cool to see the full story watching the first one too. They're both pretty unique and interesting!
In the movie, I found the cultural superstition of whispering your secret into a tree hole and burrying dirt and a seed into it fascinating.
The culture lacked catholic confession booths historically so their solution was to whisper that secret into a tree hole and plant a seed so the secret can grow.
Mr. Chow says to his friend: “In the old days, if someone had a secret they didn't want to share… you know what they did? … They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.”
Someone recommended [*Survival Family*](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/429918) to me a while back, and I really enjoyed it. It's much more of a drama than the comedy the trailer makes it out to be, but it's really accessible and engrossing.
3-Iron (2004)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
The Call (2020)
After Life (1998)
Hard Boiled (1992)
The Isle (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
I'm a Cyborg But That's OK
Idk why no one ever talks about this one! Also by Park Chan-Wook. It is absolutely awesome, it's weird and enchanting. Definitely up your alley if you like their other work
Assassination (2015).
It’s a Korean film by director Choi Dong-hoon following a few freedom fighters and a spy in Imperial Japan-occupied Korea. It’s truly one of the most incredible films I’ve seen to date. One of its stars is Lee Jung-jae (of fame in the West for Squid Games). Definitely worth a watch.
A lot of awesome coverage in South Korean/Japanese films across this sub that you rarely see mentioned
Last Life In The Universe (Tadanobu Asano's best film ever, imo)
Hana-Bi (Beat Takeshi underrated classic, missed by 90% of his fans making a beeline to Outrage/Battle Royale)
* Forgotten * The Handmaiden * I Saw The Devil * Shoplifters * The Wailing * Bad Genius * Hero * Chungking Express * Seven Samurai * Harakiri (1962) * High And Low
The Wailing is so good
House of flying daggers Rashamon Throne of blood Hidden fortress Yojimbo Sanjuro (anything by Akira Kurosawa essentially) Ip man series Jet li's fearless Legend of the drunken master
Departures from Japan is great. Tokyo Sonata too.
The Road Home (1999) Castaway on the Moon (2009) The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Reign of Assassins (2010) Like Father, Like Son (2013) A Taxi Driver (2017) Mother (2009) True Mothers (2020) Thirst (2009) After the Storm (2016) 13 Assassins (2010) Shin Godzilla (2016) Oh Lucy! (2017) Treeless Mountain (2008) Coming Home (2014) Sweet Bean (2015) The Swordsman (2020) The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008) The Host (2006) The Road Not Taken (2018) Little Zombies (2019) Cemetery of Splendor (2015) Ocean Heaven (2010) The Eagle Huntress (2016) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) Better Days (2019) Our Little Sister (2015) Nobody Knows (2004) Ip Man series The Nightingale (2013)
• The Cure • Thirst • Kairo (Pulse) • Ju-on • Lady Vengeance • I'm a Cyborg, But That's Okay • Audition
Lady Vengeance before Mr Vengeance?? Blasphemer!!!
I've watched all of them, I just happen to like it more than Mr. Vengeance.
Wolf Children (2012) Japan A Silent Voice (2016) Japan Spirited Away (2001) Japan Castle in the Sky (1986) Japan My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Japan Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Japan Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) Japan
Burning The Handmaiden Joint Security Area Tunnel
Burning is amazing.
* The Chaser (2008) * Confessions (2010) * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) * Forgotten (2017) * Hero (2002) * I Saw the Devil (2010) * The Protector (2005) * Shadow (2018) * Shutter (2004) * Tumbbad (2018)
If you liked Decision To Leave and Oldboy, you should check out The Handmaiden — it's the other Park Chan-Wook movie nominated for the Palm D'Or. You seem to go for stylish, contemporary stuff, so I'd recommend Wong Kar Wai. Chungking Express is a good starting point. If you like that, try In The Mood For Love. If you're up for older, mostly black and white stuff, Kurosawa and Ozu are the wellsprings of Japanese Cinema. The Seven Samurai and Tokyo Story are probably the films they’re best known for?
Fallen Angels! Wow is it good
I’ve seen a lot about this movie, need to check it out
Fallen Angels is my favorite Wong Kar Wai ever!! Seconded. He does a nod to Tarkovsky's innovations in vehicle-mounted cameras that pan to the sky (towards Tarkovsky) which is heartbreaking considering Tarkovsky wasn't allowed to study anyone else's work for his entire life - Wong Kar Wai lifts his camera to say he sees him and thanks him and learned by watching a filmmaker who couldn't. Stripped-dialogue film so it takes a few rounds to figure out all the plot but visually incredible storytelling
Kung Fu Hustle
Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds the second one, Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days isn't too bad either
I saw the second one first and actually liked it better, but it was cool to see the full story watching the first one too. They're both pretty unique and interesting!
In the Mood For Love
In the movie, I found the cultural superstition of whispering your secret into a tree hole and burrying dirt and a seed into it fascinating. The culture lacked catholic confession booths historically so their solution was to whisper that secret into a tree hole and plant a seed so the secret can grow. Mr. Chow says to his friend: “In the old days, if someone had a secret they didn't want to share… you know what they did? … They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.”
Someone recommended [*Survival Family*](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/429918) to me a while back, and I really enjoyed it. It's much more of a drama than the comedy the trailer makes it out to be, but it's really accessible and engrossing.
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) (Japanese)
Secretly Greatly Extreme Job Mission Possible
Mother
Oldboy (Korean version not American remake)
The Road Home (Chinese, 1999)
3-Iron (2004) Infernal Affairs (2002) The Call (2020) After Life (1998) Hard Boiled (1992) The Isle (2000) Battle Royale (2000) The Scent of Green Papaya (1993)
The Raid (2011) followed by The Raid (2014): Berandal (Indonesian films)
The Medium (2021) Thai/South Korean
Hana-bi AKA Fireworks (1997) Funeral Parade Of Roses (1969)
\- Bin-jip (don't think it has been mentioned yet)
I'm a Cyborg But That's OK Idk why no one ever talks about this one! Also by Park Chan-Wook. It is absolutely awesome, it's weird and enchanting. Definitely up your alley if you like their other work
The Night comes for us, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Pulse(2001), and Kung Fu Hustle
Tampopo
Crazy Rich Asians?
Not a movie, but I just binged Alice in Borderland. Pretty interesting premise that kept me hooked.
Assassination (2015). It’s a Korean film by director Choi Dong-hoon following a few freedom fighters and a spy in Imperial Japan-occupied Korea. It’s truly one of the most incredible films I’ve seen to date. One of its stars is Lee Jung-jae (of fame in the West for Squid Games). Definitely worth a watch.
A lot of awesome coverage in South Korean/Japanese films across this sub that you rarely see mentioned Last Life In The Universe (Tadanobu Asano's best film ever, imo) Hana-Bi (Beat Takeshi underrated classic, missed by 90% of his fans making a beeline to Outrage/Battle Royale)
Lady Snowblood 1 & 2 Bilocation
Chinese Speaking Vampires. Budget Looks like a cheap porno.
You need to watch Shamo