Best Asian Movies 1999
by ellakabus | created - 09 Aug 2019 | updated - 09 Aug 2019 | PublicBest Asian Movies 1999
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1. Kikujiro (1999)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Comedy
A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, The Great Gidayû
Votes: 22,161 | Gross: $0.20M
2. The Road Home (1999)
G | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao
Votes: 13,916 | Gross: $1.28M
3. Shower (1999)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A young wealthy businessman's icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw as he is forced to reconnect with his elderly father and mentally challenged younger brother, who together run a public bathhouse.
Director: Yang Zhang | Stars: Jiayi Du, Zheng Fang, Bing He, Wu Jiang
Votes: 4,221 | Gross: $1.15M
4. Not One Less (1999)
G | 106 min | Drama
In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl, Wei Minzhi, to substitute. The teacher leaves one stick of chalk for each ... See full summary »
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Minzhi Wei, Huike Zhang, Zhenda Tian, Enman Gao
Votes: 9,357 | Gross: $0.59M
5. Seventeen Years (1999)
90 min | Drama
Tao Lan and Yu Xiaoqin are teenage stepsisters. They go to the same high school, sleep in the same bedroom, but couldn't be more different. The first is wild, a bit of a vagabond, while the... See full summary »
Director: Yuan Zhang | Stars: Lin Liu, Bingbing Li, Yeding Li, Song Liang
Votes: 631
6. Lotus Lantern (1999)
85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goddess San Sheng Mu goes down to earth with the magical Lotus Lantern, marries human scholar Liu Yanchang and bears him a son called Chenxiang, in spite of the opposition of her brother, ... See full summary »
Director: Guang Xi Chang | Stars: Wen Jiang, Fan Xu, Jing Ning, Peisi Chen
Votes: 883
7. Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A father, a retiring mailman, walks his son over his job in the mountainous regions of Hunan province.
Director: Jianqi Huo | Stars: Rujun Teng, Ye Liu, Hao Chen, Hao Dang
Votes: 1,787 | Gross: $0.20M
8. Ordinary Heroes (1999)
128 min | Drama
Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong. The film's Chinese title ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ann Hui | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Kwan-Ho Tse, Mo-Chan Chik
Votes: 323
9. Lunar Eclipse (1999)
95 min | Drama
A young newlywed has a chance encounter with an enigmatic minivan driver with a passion for photography. When the amateur photographer confesses to her a previous love affair with a woman who bears an uncanny resembalance to the newlywed, the young woman falls under the spell of this soft-spoken, unkempt, and seemingly hapless young man.
Director: Quan'an Wang | Stars: Nan Yu, Xiaoguang Hu, Chao Wu, Shaoquan Huang
Votes: 91
10. Something About Secret (1999)
98 min | Drama
A middle-aged couple's comfortable life changes forever when the wife, driving home alone in the rain while slightly intoxicated, runs down a pedestrian and flees in panic. Her guilt over ... See full summary »
Director: Jianxin Huang | Stars: Zhiwen Wang, Shan Jiang, Zifeng Liu, Danning Ruan
Votes: 32
11. Mei li xin shi jie (1999)
100 min | Comedy
A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The hero leaves home for the first ... See full summary »
Director: Runjiu Shi | Stars: Wu Jiang, Hong Tao, Ning Chen, Richie Jen
Votes: 201
12. Audition (1999)
R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 89,191
13. Dead or Alive (1999)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ozawa
Votes: 8,559 | Gross: $0.00M
14. Owls' Castle (1999)
138 min | Action, Drama
As the great military commander Nobunaga Oda was consolidating his power across Japan, one of his actions was to wipe out a clan of assassins, killing every man, woman and child he found in... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Mayu Tsuruta, Riona Hazuki, Takaya Kamikawa
Votes: 548
15. Godzilla 2000 (1999)
PG | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An independent group of researchers actively track Godzilla as a giant meteor is discovered. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as its true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.
Director: Takao Okawara | Stars: Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, Mayu Suzuki
Votes: 9,301 | Gross: $10.04M
16. Taboo (1999)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Ryûhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 8,071 | Gross: $0.05M
17. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Yukiji Asaoka, Tôru Masuoka, Masako Araki, Hayato Isohata
Votes: 15,945
18. Wild Zero (1999)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
Only legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies.
Director: Tetsuro Takeuchi | Stars: Guitar Wolf, Drum Wolf, Bass Wolf, Masashi Endô
Votes: 3,796
19. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
R | 102 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.
Directors: Kenji Kamiyama, Hiroyuki Okiura | Stars: Michael Dobson, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Moneca Stori
Votes: 18,738 | Gross: $0.09M
20. After the Rain (1999)
91 min | Drama
During a downpour, a generous ronin and his supporting wife are stranded at a country inn. The ronin comes to the attention of a lord who wants to hire him as an instructor for his men, who treat the ronin with disrespect.
Director: Takashi Koizumi | Stars: Akira Terao, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Shirô Mifune, Fumi Dan
Votes: 4,460
21. Railroad Man (1999)
112 min | Drama
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,323
22. Charisma (1999)
104 min | Drama, Mystery
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ren Ôsugi, Yoriko Dôguchi
Votes: 2,050
23. Adrenaline Drive (1999)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy
A bullied employee has a run-in with yakuza, a shy nurse, and a stuffed suitcase. So begins his new life of excitement and adventure with the nurse.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Hikari Ishida, Chikara Ishikura, Kirina Mano
Votes: 954 | Gross: $0.08M
24. Ôsaka monogatari (1999)
119 min | Drama, Family
Wakana is a daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked for 20 years without big success. Her parents quarrel constantly, and mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out to find him.
Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Kôsuke Nanno, Kenji Sawada, Yûko Tanaka
Votes: 100
25. Shikoku (1999)
100 min | Horror, Thriller
When Hinako was a child she was separated from Fumiya and Sayori as she moved to Tokyo. Now she has returned to Shikoku, but it turns out that Sayori drowned. When Hinako starts seeing Sayori in her dreams, she seeks help from Fumiya.
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki | Stars: Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Chiaki Kuriyama, Toshie Negishi
Votes: 747
26. Saimin (1999)
110 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's ... See full summary »
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Gorô Inagaki, Miho Kanno, Takeshi Masu, Ken Utsui
Votes: 735
27. Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)
146 min | Drama, Fantasy, War
In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.
Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Miyako Koda, Reika Hashimoto, Masao Kusakari
Votes: 268
28. Shiri (1999)
R | 125 min | Action, Thriller
South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.
Director: Kang Je-kyu | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Yunjin Kim, Song Kang-ho
Votes: 8,575 | Gross: $0.10M
29. Tell Me Something (1999)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Lieutenant Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Director: Yun-hyeon Jang | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon, Yum Jung-ah
Votes: 3,141
30. Nowhere to Hide (1999)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Woo is on the trail of the mysterious gangster Sungmin, a master of disguise who always manages to elude his pursuers. Eventually, the cop tracks down and confronts the master-criminal in the suburbs of a coal-mining town.
Director: Lee Myung-se | Stars: Park Joong-hoon, Ahn Sung-ki, Jang Dong-Gun, Choi Ji-woo
Votes: 2,216 | Gross: $0.02M
31. Reptile 2001 (1999)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind.
Director: Hyung-rae Shim | Stars: Richard Livingston, Harrison Young, D.J. Robbins, Brad Sergi
Votes: 1,938
32. Muro-ami (1999)
TV-PG | 114 min | Adventure, Drama
Fredo (Cesar Montano) is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life: his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to... See full summary »
Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Stars: Cesar Montano, Pen Medina, Jhong Hilario, Amy Austria
Votes: 213
33. Hey Babe! (1999)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Joyce Bernal | Stars: Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Alma Moreno, Gina Pareño
Votes: 43
34. Tigasin (1999)
Action, Comedy
Greg and Ramon investigate a series of deaths among older men that eventually leads them to a ringleader who sells fake Viagra.
Director: Ike Jarlego Jr. | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Victor Neri, Alma Concepcion, Alvin Anson
Votes: 13
35. Friendship Breakdown (1999)
88 min | Drama
4 young friends are very close and happy. One of them is training to be a cop and one of the others gets involved in the underworld. His life of crime soon causes repercussions for his ... See full summary »
Director: Ong-Art Singlumpong | Stars: Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya, Somchai Kemglad, Pramote Seangsorn, Sornram Theppitak
Votes: 16
36. Street Angels (1999)
96 min | Drama
The story revolves around the lives of five teenage girls in Singapore, between 14 and 17 years of age from different family backgrounds. It tells of their experiences during this ... See full summary »
Director: David Lam | Stars: Grace Yip, Justine Liow, Melody Chen, Possi Pho
Votes: 13
37. Liang Po Po: The Movie (1999)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Liang Po Po, the feisty 80-year-old granny, decides to join the Triads after leaving an old folks home.
Director: Bee Lian Teng | Stars: Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Patricia Mok
Votes: 143
38. The Truth About Jane and Sam (1999)
100 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Sam, a Singapore guy who works in Hong Kong, falls in love with and opens up the wary character of Jane, a Hong Kong girl.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Fann Wong, Peter Ho, Pei-Pei Cheng, Kar Lok Chin
Votes: 153
39. Kuldesak (1999)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
This movie focuses on four young men in Jakarta in the 1990s. They all have dreams, but sometimes life forces them to make radical choices.
Directors: Nan Triveni Achnas, Mira Lesmana, Rizal Mantovani, Riri Riza | Stars: Bianca Adinegoro, Ryan Hidayat, Wong Aksan, Oppie Andaresta
Votes: 148
40. The Dimension Travelers (1998)
95 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl makes a new friend at her school who tells her that she has the ability to travel between worlds.
Director: Kazuya Konaka | Stars: Timothy Breese Miller, J. David Brimmer, Jessica Calvello, Shannon Conley
Votes: 185
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