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The cultures of East and West are very different from each other in many ways. Representatives of the East and West have different mentality, their views on life, religious beliefs, philosophy and much more. The best Asian films, recognized as examples of high cultural value by film critics and viewers, will help to better understand the most interesting culture of Asian countries.
10 Oldboy
Opens the list of the best Asian films South Korean detective thriller “Oldboy”directed by Park Chan-wook. Viewers of the American channel CNN included the picture in the top ten films in the history of cinema, filmed in Asia.
One day, small businessman Oh Dae-su was kidnapped on the street by unknown people and imprisoned, where he spent 15 years. At first he tried to escape, then to commit suicide, but the prisoner was closely watched, and his attempts to kill himself or break free were in vain. The period of rage and aggression was replaced by melancholy. Oh Dae-soo began training by boxing against the wall and in the dream of finding the one who was responsible for his imprisonment. One day he is released.
9. Mother
South Korean drama “Mother” one of the best Asian films.
In a small Korean town, an elderly woman who barely makes ends meet is the sole caretaker of her adult son, who suffers from a mental disorder. Due to illness, he understands little and does not remember anything. One day, he is accused of killing a schoolgirl known for her easy behavior. The mother herself takes up the investigation. For the sake of saving her son, she is ready to do anything – break into other people’s houses, bribe witnesses and torture teenagers.
“Mother” is a picture that is very difficult for the understanding of the Western audience. Despite this, in the West the film was very well received by critics.
8. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The list of the best Asian films continues with an incredibly beautiful Chinese melodrama with fantasy elements. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.
Li Mubai, a renowned martial artist, retires and immerses himself in meditation. He leaves his legendary sword for safekeeping to a friend. But one day, an unknown attacker kidnaps the “Green Destiny”. Li Mubai goes in search of the kidnapper.
7. Seven Samurai
A list of the best Asian movies would be incomplete without a Japanese movie. “Seven Samurai”. It was ranked number one in Empire Magazine’s 100 “Top 2010 Films of World Cinema” list.
In the center of the plot is the story of seven samurai hired by the inhabitants of a Japanese village to protect themselves from bandits.
It is interesting: in 1960 and 2016, remakes of the picture were filmed. Both films received critical acclaim.
6. The House of Flying Daggers
“The House of Flying Daggers” is one of the best Asian action-adventure films.
The action of the picture takes place in ancient China, in the XNUMXth century. The government is worried about a secret insurgency, which is becoming more and more people who are dissatisfied with the policies of the imperial Tang dynasty. To search for the leaders of the movement, the authorities send a secret police agent. He receives a tip on a blind girl, the daughter of one of the leaders of the rebels. The agent himself falls into the trap set by him …
5. Man from nowhere
South Korean thriller continues the list of the best Asian films “Man from Nowhere”.
Cha Tae-shik is the owner of a small pawnshop. The young man leads a quiet measured life. Next door to him lives a little girl Jeon So-mi. One day, Hyo Jung, the girl’s mother, decides with her friend to rob a drug courier who works with her in the same club. She pawns the drug bag at Tae-shik’s pawnshop. When the leader of a gang of drug dealers finds out who stole a shipment of drugs and where they are hidden, he sends his henchmen to the pawnshop.
4. Through the snow
Among the best Asian films, there are traditionally many dramas and thrillers. “Through the Snow” filmed in a rare and extremely interesting post-apocalyptic genre. In the near future, a man-made disaster on a planetary scale occurred on Earth and the globe was bound by cold. Life in the icy world was preserved only in a huge train rushing along the rails without stopping. The people inhabiting the train are divided into classes – the ruling elite settled in the first cars, and workers serving the gigantic train live in the last cars. Here, at the tail of the train, among poverty and disease, the idea of revolution is born and a leader appears who wants to restore justice.
It is interesting: The main role in the film was played by Chris Evans, known to the audience for the role of Captain America in the films based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
3. I saw the devil
Top Asian Movies Include South Korean Thriller “I saw the devil”.
A serial killer who works as a school bus driver kills and dismembers girls. His next victim is Special Agent Kim Soo Hyun’s fiancée. He takes a vacation and begins to hunt down the criminal. The agent is not going to bring the killer to justice – he wants his revenge to be long and painful for the maniac.
2. 38th parallel
The list of the best Asian films includes a South Korean war drama “38th Parallel”.
The film takes place against the backdrop of the tragic events of the Korean War. The viewer follows the fate of one family, whose well-being, dreams and hopes collapse in an instant. Talented shoemaker Lee Jin-tae and his younger brother are drafted into the army. They are sent to the front line, where young inexperienced soldiers are ordered to hold the line at the Nakthon River.
1. Memories of murder
South Korean detective “Memories of a Murder” – Another interesting film that deserves to be included in the list of the best films in Asia. The film is based on real events. Ten women were brutally murdered in the South Korean city of Hwaseong between 1986 and 1991. The case had a great resonance and went down in history as the most high-profile crime committed in modern South Korea. More than 2 million police officers were involved in the search for the killer (or killers), but the high-profile case of the Hwaseong serial killer was never solved. In 2006, due to the expiration of the investigation, the case was officially closed.
According to the plot of the picture, two detectives unsuccessfully try to get on the trail of a serial killer operating with impunity in a small South Korean city. The arrival of a more competent detective does not help the progress of the investigation either.