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More than years after his death, the ‘Little Dragon’ has never been more popular - but isn’t it time we left his memory alone? (more…)

Just another early 80s wire-fu movie – or at least it would be if not for the performances of leads Tony Leung and Michelle Yeoh and some fine action from Ching Siu-tung… (more…)

If you ever wanted to know where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came from you only need to know one name, King Hu. This ground breaking film, possibly one of the greatest of the martial chivalry genre, started it all… (more…)

Not the sequel to Come Drink with Me you might be expecting, but a damn fine tale of heroic chivalry from Zhang Che… (more…)

A beautiful tale of romance and bitter betrayal, Zhang Yimou’s follow-up to Hero is even better… (more…)

An insightful look into the life of Asia’s biggest superstar, as likable and endearing as the man himself… (more…)

easternKicks talks Tsai Ming-liang about the retrospective of his work at the BFI Southbank, London and the release of his two most recent films around the UK… (more…)

Zhang Che directs Jimmy Wang Yu in the Shaw Brothers classic that made both their careers… (more…)

A nicely played and well-directed swordplay film – but haven’t we seen it all before? (more…)

The impressive feature debut from Tsui Hark (Seven Swords, Zu: Warriors from Magic Mountain) that kick started the Hong Kong ‘new wave’ of the 80s… (more…)

An early Zhang Che script with a typically macho bent - well what else would you expect?… (more…)

Hong Kong directors are ditching young stars for old veterans who’ve hardly been on screen in twenty years or more, but the real surprise is they’re giving them the best roles (more…)

‘Beat’ Takeshi’s (Violent Cop, Battle Royale) reinvention of the popular 60s samurai b-movie character for the 21st century, the blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman… (more…)