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For the uninitiated, the most ground-breaking, unpredictable and inventive films are being made in the Far East. Alice opens Pandora's Box unleashing an astonishing world of cinema from Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan; introducing cinema-watchers to the stylish and often violent world of Miike Takashi, Hideo Nakata, Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano and the Pang Brothers amongst others. While films such as 'Battle Royale', 'Ring', 'The Eye', 'Dark Water' and 'Audition' continue to satisfy the ever increasing hunger for astounding cinematic style and outrageous shock moments, Alice is committed to the development of the most exciting and unique of all contemporary genres. Stay tuned... Right: The hills are alive with the sound of screaming in Miike Takashi's 'The Happiness of the Katakuris'.

Fist of Fury (1972)

7.3/10
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Robert Baker

AKA 'The Chinese Connection'. In what many enthusiasts consider to be 'the ultimate martial arts movie', Bruce Lee is a true force of nature as he bat... Read more

Flaming Brothers (1987)

6.4/10
Director: Joe Cheung
Starring: Pat Ha, Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan, Emily Chu

Two brothers grow up poor on the streets of Macau involved in organised crime they soon rise to the top of their game, but one wants to go straight.... Read more

Hanzo the Razor - Sword of Justice (1972)

6.8/10
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi

Hanzo 'the Razor' Itami is a samurai cop who's expert at weilding more than just his sword. Like a Japanese version of 'Shaft', Hanzo is a demented b... Read more

Hanzo the Razor 2 - The Snare (1973)

Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Starring: Shintaro Katsu

Based on the manga of Kazuo Koike, this is the second part in the Hanzo trilogy as our dubious and well-endowed hero gets on the wrong side of a bunch... Read more

Hanzo the Razor 3 - Who's Got The Gold? (1974)

Director: Yoshio Inoue

The last in the Hanzo trilogy, this time our hard-as-nails super-stud cop is on the trail of a plot to smuggle gold out of the national treasury. Nat... Read more

Hard Boiled (1992)

7.9/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Teresa Mo, Philip Chan

John Woo's stylish, ultra-violent story of a police inspector (Chow Yun Fat) who teams up with a mysterious hit man (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) to stop a ga... Read more

Headshot (2016)

6.3/10
Director: Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel
Starring: Julie Estelle, Chelsea Islan, Iko Uwais, Sunny Pang

The indomitable Iko Uwais ('The Raid') stars in this fast and furious actioner as an amnesiac whose mysterious past as a killing machine comes to the... Read more

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)

7/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Pearlly Chua, Lee Kang-Sheng, Norman Bin Atun, Chen Shiang-Chyi

Shortly after he is robbed, beaten and left for dead on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, homeless Hsiao-kang is taken in by kindly immigrant Rawang and nu... Read more

Ichi the Killer (2001)

7.1/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto

Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic... Read more

Infernal Affairs (2002)

8.1/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak Siu Fai
Starring: Andy Lau, Anthony Wong, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Eric Tsang

Two cops on opposite sides of the law face off in "Infernal Affairs", a gripping psychological thriller from Hong Kong. Detective Yan (Tony Leung) is... Read more