Black Eagle 1988  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Eric Carson
Cast: Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French, Vladimir Skomarovsky, William Bassett, Gene Davis, Kane Kosugi, Shane Kosugi, Jan Triska
An American military jet goes down in the Mediterranean and the CIA sends an agent (Sho Kosugi) to find missing secret equipment. Events heat up when the KGB also sends in an agent (Jean-Claude Van Damme). A fun film.
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DOA: Dead or Alive 2006  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Corey Yuen
Cast: Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Kane Kosugi, Matthew Marsden, Eric Roberts, Steve Howey, Brian J. White, Kevin Nash, Collin Chou
Based on the popular video game, DOA, this story begins when Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressly), Christie Allen (Holly Valance), Kasumi (Devon Aoki), and Helena Douglas (Sarah Carter) are invited to participate in DOA, a secret, invitational-only martial arts contest on a remote Asian island. They are flown in by private jet and then to qualify must bail out, swim to shore, and check in at DOA headquarters. With a $10 million prize at stake, fights come in quick succession in this action-filled story.
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Godzilla: Final Wars 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Don Frye, Akira Takarada, Kane Kosugi, Maki Mizuno, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Kenji Sahara, Kumi Mizuno, Masakatsu Funaki, Mick Preston, Masato Ibu, Masanobu Takashima
After years of monster destruction, Earthlings create a powerful mutant defense force. But, they do not pass muster when Earth is attacked by numerous monsters. Luckily, here come the aliens to save Earth and tell the Earthlings that they want to unite Earth with cultures from other worlds. But, the aliens really want to treat Earthlings like cattle. After being found out, they unleash a terrible hoard of monsters thoughout Earth. There is only one monster that can deal with this situation: Godzilla. This film marks the 50th anniversary of Godzilla and had its world premier at Grauman's Chinese Theater in celebration. (Godzilla also received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.)
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War 2007 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Rogue Assassin
Director: Philip G. Atwell
Cast: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzman, Saul Rubinek, Ryo Ishibashi, Sung Kang, Mathew St. Patrick, Nadine Velazquez, Andrea Roth, Kane Kosugi, Terry Chen
FBI Special Agent Jack Crawford's (Jason Statham) partner (Terry Chen) and family are brutally killed in their home, and Crawford sets out for revenge. The killer left a clue–a uranium bullet in a titanium shell–that is the trademark of Japanese assassin Rogue (Jet Li). Crawford's investigation continues for three years, and now he is in charge of the Asian Organized Crime Unit. As Crawford's investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Rogue is working on both sides in an age-old feud between the Japanese Yakuza boss, Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi), and the Chinese Triad mob leader, Chang (John Lone). Now, Rogue does not appear to be what he seems, and Crawford must figure why Rogue appears to be playing one side against the other.
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| 1. Black Eagle (1988)
2. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
3. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
4. War (2007)
aka: Rogue Assassin
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