Asian Cinema
The 'Asian' category in the Alice library represents a collection of countries generally thought of as Asian but excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and India. Alice has a large enough collection of films from these countries for them to have categories of their own. Here you will find films from Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and even Mongolia.
Check the 'By Country' option on the menu to the left for films from a specific country.
Chocolate (2008)
7/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee...
From the director of 'Ong Bak' comes another martial arts extravaganza, and this time the ass-kicker is an autistic girl, the product of an illicit re... Read more
Cyclo (1995)
7.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Le Van Loc, Tran Nu Yen Khe
This powerful tale set in the underworld of post-war Vietnam follows a Ho Chi Minh City pedicab rider struggling to support his sisters and grandfathe... Read more
Dogora: Open Your Eyes (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Patrice Leconte
Filmmaker Patrice Leconte takes us on a musical journey through Cambodia. Set to a beautiful score by Etienne Perruchon, there is no dialogue or stor... Read more
Dragon Versus Needles of Death (1976)
Director: Kuo-Heng Chung
So Dragon Yu is a "good lad," but gets bullied a lot. Poor man. Thank goodness, he's just discovered an ability he never knew he had: being able to th... Read more
Dynamite Warrior (2006)
5.2/10
Director: Chalerm Wongpim
Starring: Dan Chupong, Samart Payakarun, Leo Putt, Panna Rittikrai
From the same fight co-ordinator who brought us the incredible 'Ong Bak' and 'Born to Fight', this over-the-top Thai action fantasy has everything a m... Read more
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
7.8/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Sihung Lung, Kuei-Mei Yang, Yu-Wen Wang
Acclaimed comedy-drama from Ang Lee ("The Wedding Banquet") about Chu, a widowed master chef facing such problems as losing his sense of taste, his th... Read more
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
7.4/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Michelle Reis
In the "flower houses" (upscale brothels) of Shanghai, various interweaving stories of love, loyalty, and deceit play out subtly. Read more
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (Nan guo zai jian, nan guo) (1996)
7.2/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Jack Kao
A glimpse at the lives of two petty criminals in Taipei. Read more
Headshot (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul
A darkly turbulent crime noir from Thai new wave director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, "Headshot" is an existential thriller, ripe with shadowy paranoia that w... 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