Thirteen East Asian Movies Spiritually Thrilling

I'm no expert at all on films from outside of Europe. Anyway, alot among the few movies from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea a.s.o. I've seen - they really has given rich experience with their psychological mystique...

Here's the ones I've watched more than one time, and will never forget my impressions of some supergreat scenes in:




1

PAPRIKA

by Satoshi Kon
Japan 2006


2

A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

by Jee-woon Kim
South Korea 2003


3

SPIRITED AWAY

by Hayao Miyazaki
Japan 2001


4

R-POINT

by Su-chang Kong
South Korea 2004


5

CUT [a segment from THREE EXTREMES]

by Chan-wook Park
South Korea 2004


6

SEVEN SAMURAI

by Akira Kurosawa
Japan 1954


7

SHI GAN
[= TIME]

by Ki-duk Kim
South Korea 2006


8

RINGU + RINGU II

by Hideo Nakata
Japan 1998-99


9

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

by Jin-ho Hur
South Korea 1998


10

SANSHÔ DAYÛ

by Kenji Mizoguchi
Japan 1954


11

RESURRECTION OF THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

by Sun-woo Jang
South Korea 2002


12

HIJOSHI ZUKAN [consists of six short film segments]

by Keisuke Toyoshima [DRAWFORTUNES!] and five more
Japan 2009


13

AUDITION

by Takashi Miike
Japan 1999








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