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Category: Comedy
Asog
Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.
Forbidden City Cop
Stephen Chow’s period piece sort-of James Bond parody is about as silly as you’d expect, and just as fun.
The Foul King
You gotta cheat to get ahead in Kim Jee-woon’s quirky sports comedy.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Undeath leads to a deeper enjoyment of life, in Yusuke Ishida’s adaptation of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata’s manga.
The Blind Detective
Love and justice are both blind in Johnnie To’s tonally off mystery.
Detective Chinatown
Two men prove their innocence by committing countless other crimes in Chen Sicheng’s buddy comedy.
Twilight Cinema Blues
Good cinema cures all in Hideo Jojo’s charming comedy drama.
Hoarder on the Border
In Takayuki Kayano’s ode to cleanliness, our sense of self can get lost amid the trash.
It All Began When I Met You
Ten people look for love, a home and the perfect DVD in Katsuhide Motoki’s celebration of Tokyo Station.
The Roundup: No Way Out
Detective Ma and his crew return to bust the heads of a drug ring, the yakuza and everyone else who gets in their way.
Dr Cheon and the Lost Talisman
A real-fake shaman and his assistant face off against the past, and some real life spirits, in Kim Seong-sik's directorial debut.