Dead or Alive 2: The Birds 2000  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, ShinyaTsukamoto, Kenichi Endo, Edison Chen, Ren Osugi, Masato, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Teah
In the second installment of Takashi Miike's trilogy, two hit men (Sho Aikawa and Riki Takeuchi) cross paths while performing their jobs. They had been childhood friends growing up in an orphanage and now decide to go in business for themselves–this time ridding the world of the bad guys while giving their rewards to children in need.
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 The Grudge 2 2006  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Teresa Palmer, Misako Uno, Sarah Roemer, Matthew Knight, Takako Fuji, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Cousins, Jenna Dewan
In this sequel to "The Grudge," that same mysterious curse that affected Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the first film is back, and now Karen's sister, Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn), is a victim and is under investigation in Tokyo for the murder of her boyfriend. Will Karen and her friends be able to unlock necessary secrets to save their lives?
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Initial D 2005 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak, Ralph Rieckermann
Cast: Shawn Yue, Edison Chen, Jay Chou, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Chapman To, Tsuyoshi Abe, Anne Suzuki, Kenny Bee, Liu Keng Hung, Jordan Chan, Kiyohiko Ueki, Kazuo Yashiro
Eighteen-year-old Takumi (Jay Chou) delivers tofu for his father's (Anthony Wong Chau-San) restaurant. But, what Takumi really wants to do is race like his father did up until five years ago. Tokumi has mastered the art of "drifting," which involves getting cars around corners fast while skidding. One day, Takumi has a run-in with ace driver Takeshi (Shawn Yue), and the race is on when Takumi races Takeshi down Mt. Akina on a mountain road.
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The Twins Effect 2003  R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The Vampire Effect
Director: Dante Lam
Cast: Ekin Cheng, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Edison Chen, Jackie Chan, Mickey Hardt, Josie Ho, Karen Mok, Ricardo Mamood, Maggie Lau
If a vampire can drink the blood of all the royal vampire families, then the vampire will become omnipotent. And Duke Dekotes (Mickey Hardt) is on the verge of accomplishing the task; only Prince Kazaf (Edison Chen) remains to be dealt with. But the famed vampire slayer, Reeve (Ekin Cheng), and his new partner, Gypsy (Gillian Chung), are on the case. Reeve is captured, so his sister, Helen (Charlene Choi), takes his place and the two young women have a rousing good time as they fight to save the world.
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| 1. Dead or Alive 2: The Birds (2000)
2. The Grudge 2 (2006)
3. Initial D (2005)
4. The Twins Effect (2003)
aka: The Vampire Effect
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