Probably one of the best years for action/martial arts cinema lately, 2021 saw a number of truly impressive titles coming out, as China’s blockbusters seem to be getting better, followed by the Korean ones, Japanese manga adaptations continue to be on a very high-level, at least production level-wise and Asean countries keep on producing some of the most interesting in the category through the combination of social commentary and exploitation elements. Furthermore, a number of movies that do not fall in any of the aforementioned groups but are of equal quality, rounded up a truly great year for Asian genre.
Without further ado, here are the best Asian martial arts/action films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2019, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
15. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Keishi Ohtomo)
On the other hand, the action element is top notch,...
Without further ado, here are the best Asian martial arts/action films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2019, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
15. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (Keishi Ohtomo)
On the other hand, the action element is top notch,...
- 12/27/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Instability benefits art and there is no other place than the Chinese language world that this axiom is more evident, as the all the sociopolitical issues that are tormenting China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have actually have released the creative forces of local filmmakers in superlative fashion, even among the main voices regarding censorship. In that fashion, the quality of Taiwanese productions remained in the high levels it has gotten during the last few years, China added a number of rather interesting documentaries along the plethora of festival-appealing, European style movies and blockbusters, and Hong Kong ended up with a film that is truly worthy of the Golden Age of local cinema, even if as a whole, the industry took another step back.
Without further ado, here are the best Chinese Language films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
Without further ado, here are the best Chinese Language films of 2021, in reverse order. Some films may have premiered in 2020, but since they mostly circulated in 2021, we decided to include them.
- 12/23/2021
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The Gatao franchise has proven to be a rather formidable one, particularly since Gatao 2 found itself streaming on Netflix. The third installment is also available on the streaming platform, continuing the recipe of the previous two, by having a story that unfolds in the same “universe” but focusing on a different character, thus allowing the movies to be watched both continuously and as individual entries. .
“Gatao: The Last Stray is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
This time, the point of focus changes from the North Fort gang leader Ren, to lieutenant Qing, an orphan who has grown up among his gatao brothers. In a rather intense narrative turn than the previous two, the main element here is his romance with photographer Chi, a young girl whose life is proven to be as tragic as his. Of course, mafia politics cannot be missing from a Taiwanese crime movie, as...
“Gatao: The Last Stray is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
This time, the point of focus changes from the North Fort gang leader Ren, to lieutenant Qing, an orphan who has grown up among his gatao brothers. In a rather intense narrative turn than the previous two, the main element here is his romance with photographer Chi, a young girl whose life is proven to be as tragic as his. Of course, mafia politics cannot be missing from a Taiwanese crime movie, as...
- 6/27/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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