Saviour of the Soul (1991)
Nov 17, 2010Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy
Another wackily improbable entry in Hong Kong's Wu Xia cycle featuring all the wildly fantastical and way over-the-top moves that the genre is renowned for
Carina Lau
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
Apr 14, 2022Wu Xia Film
A Hong Kong Wu Xia film from Jeffrey Lau that is near plotless and made at a madcap level of slapstick comedy that is frequently exhausting.
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
May 12, 2004Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Film
Hilarious Stephen Chow directed/starring film where he plays an agent of the emperor in a series of gonzo exploits that go crazily over-the-top, including breaking the fourth wall
2046 (2004)
Jun 24, 2005Memories of Lost Relationships
An exquisitely dreamy Wong Kar Wai film as a man remembers his liaisons with various women. Only peripherally a science-fiction film concerning a story the protagonist is writing.
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Aug 7, 2011Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy
Tsui Hark returns to form in this lush Chinese-backed historical drama where his wildly fantastical martial arts combine with the story of the true-life detective De Renjie/Detective Dee
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Dec 2, 2013Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy
Tsui Hark delivers a prequel to his 2010 Detective Dee film. This takes the character back far more to his original nature as a Chinese equivalent of Sherlock Holmes. That is if you can imagine Sherlock Holmes taking place as a flying swordsman film filled with sea monsters and wildly fantastic martial combat scenes (*)
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Nov 10, 2019Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy
The third of Tsui Hark's films based on the historical figure of De Renjie/Detective Dee. While the other films were rooted in a relative realism, Tsui lets all restraints loose here and goes way over the top
Warriors of Future (2022)
Aug 27, 2023Action Spectacular/Plants Invasion
One of the most intensive and exciting action films of recent with humanity engaged in a furious battle with plants and killer robots