TOP 100 ASIAN FILMS The Best Movies
by ArtiShreder | created - 05 Feb 2012 | updated - 08 Oct 2022 | PublicFirst 100 titles - simply amazing and i hope u will like it . If not , don't worry :) Not all people like Asian movies , all people like Hollywood movies :) But real maniac must see all from around the world or almost all :)
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KOREAN MOVIES 45%
CHINESE MOVIES 15% will be more - promise
JAPAN MOVIES 30%
HINDI MOVIES 10% (should be more :(
VIETNAM MOVIES 1% (sorry:(
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Top Rated Indian Movies by IMDb
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1. Parasite (2019)
R | 132 min | Drama, Thriller
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-sik
Votes: 957,819 | Gross: $53.37M
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST FILMS IN HISTORY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. 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: 22,158 | Gross: $0.20M
MUSIC ! MUSIC ! MUSIC !
AND Takeshi Kitano !!!!!!! ...and fun , fun , fun :)
trailer : http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3500736793/
3. The New King of Comedy (2019)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A young woman who is dreaming and striving to pursue the actors' dream despite being an extra and stand-in.
Directors: Stephen Chow, Herman Yau | Stars: Jingwen E., Baoqiang Wang, Quandan Zhang, Ruyang Jing
Votes: 1,894
4. Akiresu to kame (2008)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kanako Higuchi, Makoto Araki, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 3,813
Achilles and the Tortoise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is only 4 true artist , simply the best movie ever
5. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,171 | Gross: $10.62M
:) 10/10
6. Shenmue: The Movie (2001)
88 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Follow Ryo Hazuki as he attempts to track down the man responsible for his father's death.
Director: Yu Suzuki | Stars: Ryan Drees, Lynn Harris, Ruth Hollyman, Robert Jefferson
Votes: 375
AMAZING TILL NOW (2012) , 65 MILION $ ( now 95 milion) WAS WORTH TO SPEND ON THIS GAME . PROBABLY THE BEST EVER GAME MADE BY MAN . (this is movie from the game)
7. Barfi! (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.
Director: Anurag Basu | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla
Votes: 86,740 | Gross: $2.80M
no need to say just one of the best movies i'v ever seen
8. Chak De! India (2007)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla
Votes: 84,934 | Gross: $1.11M
wooooooooooooooow . 9/10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONE OF THE BEST FILMS IN HISTORY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. Pad Man (2018)
PG-13 | 140 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Director: R. Balki | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor, Jyoti Subhash
Votes: 29,006 | Gross: $1.66M
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I recommend 2018 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,430 | Gross: $0.87M
This is not asian movie , this is story about kiling dolphins in Japan (100/100) Don't miss this title !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. Nanking (2007)
R | 88 min | Biography, History, War
Through readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.
Directors: Bill Guttentag, Dan Sturman | Stars: Hugo Armstrong, Rosalind Chao, Stephen Dorff, John Getz
Votes: 3,586 | Gross: $0.16M
last not asian movie , there is no word to say something , you need see this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12. Oasis (2002)
133 min | Drama, Romance
An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Ryu Seung-wan
Votes: 10,387
woow !!!!!!!!! simply must see ! it's incredible story and .... i have no words to subscribe more but, main actor and actres are amazing , i have never seen before story like this .
13. Cold Fish (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 14,510
WOOW WOOW WOOW AMAZING
14. Bad Guy (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance
An unfeeling gangster seeks to ruin the life of a young girl who rejected him. He forces her into prostitution and spies on her regularly, then he soon begins to fall for her.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Cho Jae-hyun, Won Seo, Kim Yun-tae, Choi Deok-moon
Votes: 10,591
BED GUY !!!!! THE ISLE !!!!!
15. Departures (2008)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryôko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 54,954 | Gross: $1.50M
Akademy winner ! next amazing picture with great music - check main theme !!!! MEGA HIT . Wise and truly good picture
trailer : http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1801257753/
16. 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: 13,913 | Gross: $1.28M
SO BEAUTIFULL AND INCREDIBLE DEEP LOVE STORY U WISH HAVE ONE LIKE THIS ... BEAUTIFULL MAIN ACTRESS . BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF NATURE - INCREDIBLE AMAZING VIEW OF CHINA . SOME SCENES LIKE CLIP WITH ROMANTIC MUSIC . MUST SEE !!!
17. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 434,150 | Gross: $6.53M
amazing screenplay
18. Failan (2001)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A marriage of convenience between a petty gangster and an illegal immigrant he has never met has unforeseen consequences for them both.
Director: Hae-sung Song | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Cecilia Cheung, Son Byung-ho, Kong Hyeong-jin
Votes: 6,215
simply amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19. Sunny (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama
Seven girls become good friends in high school, then events pull them apart for 25 years. When one of the friends lies dying in a hospital, she wishes to see each of them one last time.
Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol | Stars: Yoo Ho-jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Jin Hee-kyung, Kim Min-yeong
Votes: 6,553
woow ! woow ! music , montage , story line , and .... this one scene ...fight on the street :) soldiers , people and these girls - amazing ...and music from 80' woow , for me numero uno - u have to see this - MOVIE ESPECIALLY FOR WOMAN .
20. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao
Votes: 35,317 | Gross: $2.60M
9/10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
21. Last Train Home (2009)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Drama
A couple embarks on a journey home for Chinese new year along with 130 million other migrant workers, to reunite with their children and struggle for a future. Their unseen story plays out as China soars towards being a world superpower.
Director: Lixin Fan | Stars: Changhua Zhang, Yang Zhang, Suqin Chen, Qin Zhang
Votes: 3,715 | Gross: $0.29M
China ... At least try ... this film is worth your atention , promise !!!
22. Bedevilled (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman subject to mental, physical and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.
Director: Cheol-soo Jang | Stars: Seo Yeong-hie, Ji Seong-won, Min-ho Hwang, Min Je
Votes: 17,030
hollyday ? think twice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.
Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan | Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor
Votes: 877,445 | Gross: $141.32M
24. Tokyo Sonata (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Votes: 11,789 | Gross: $0.28M
if U lost job just check this movie , if not - there is no problem - see it otherwise - this movie is worth to see at least twice - one of my favorite :)
25. Sacred Games (2018–2019)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neeraj Kabi, Elnaaz Norouzi
Votes: 92,808
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I recommend 2018 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
26. Winter Butterfly (2011)
90 min | Drama
Head of the household, 11 year-old Jin-ho lives with his sick mother who gathers and sells fire wood. The one thing Jin-ho is most scared about is his mother dying and being left alone in ... See full summary »
Director: Gyoo-min Kim | Stars: Seung-won Jeong, So-Yeon Park
Votes: 149
only 23 votes (2013 07 14) ...this movie deservs for more attention . real good one ... "fszamala ja zglodniala"
27. Raazi (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Director: Meghna Gulzar | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapoor, Shishir Sharma
Votes: 33,702
28. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Gook-hwan, Chun Ho-jin
Votes: 146,092 | Gross: $0.13M
Simply the best (actors and director ...all) Probably all woman will love this guy after watching this movie . MEGA MOVIE
29. Special 26 (2013)
Not Rated | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gang of con-men rob prominent rich businessmen and politicians by posing as C.B.I and income tax officers.
Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Jimmy Shergill
Votes: 59,213 | Gross: $1.08M
9/10
30. Sairat (2016)
Not Rated | 174 min | Drama, Romance
In interior Maharashtra, a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter fall in love against the restrictions of caste hierarchy.
Director: Nagraj Manjule | Stars: Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Arbaz Shaikh, Tanaji Galgunde
Votes: 14,791
31. Peppermint Candy (1999)
Not Rated | 129 min | Drama
Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Yeo-jin, Moon So-ri, Se-beom Park
Votes: 10,808
original filming and one of the best movie worth to see . !!!!
32. Way Back Home (2013)
131 min | Drama
Jeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong ... See full summary »
Director: Pang Eun-jin | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Go Soo, Claudette LalÃ, Michèle Raingeval
Votes: 1,459
wooow . 7.3/10 !!!!
33. Bad Genius (2017)
TV-MA | 130 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, Lynn and her classmates have to finish the international STIC(SAT) exam and deliver the answers back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes place once again in her home country.
Director: Baz Poonpiriya | Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Chanon Santinatornkul
Votes: 23,295
34. Like Stars on Earth (2007)
PG | 162 min | Drama, Family
An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
Directors: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte | Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma
Votes: 206,582 | Gross: $1.22M
wooow . 7.8/10 !!!!
35. The Isle (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Working at a fishing resort in an idyllic location, but surrounded by various facets of human unpleasantness, a young mute woman falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.
Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jung Suh, Kim Yu-seok, Cho Jae-hyun, Jang Hang-seon
Votes: 14,707 | Gross: $0.02M
lake fishing and silent woman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
36. Castaway on the Moon (2009)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness.
Director: Lee Hae-jun | Stars: Jeong Jae-yeong, Jung Ryeo-won, Yeong-seo Park, Yang Mi-kyeong
Votes: 19,708
Castaway on the Moon after failed suicide attempt he lives on the island in the middle river because he can't swim.... :) nice movie nice girl , music photography ...
37. My Sassy Girl (2001)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, In-mun Kim, Song Wok-suk
Votes: 50,470
next must see movie ! about shy guy and "noisy" girl (i mean - girl rules on the partnership relations but how :) U must see if U have nice haracter and U afraid woman , of course if u are other guy u must see too :)
38. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 635,221 | Gross: $0.71M
classic , must see !! and mr.Tarrantino recomendation !
39. Memories of Murder (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho
Votes: 216,077 | Gross: $0.01M
Woow , story from the real life (on facts) one of my favorite movies and one from i start count my adventure with Korean cinematography , must see !
40. Masaan (2015)
109 min | Drama
Along India's Ganges River, four people face prejudice, a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies.
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan | Stars: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Pankaj Tripathi
Votes: 31,270
ABSOLUTELY HIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
41. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 666,539 | Gross: $124.99M
wooow :)
42. Pink (III) (2016)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller