In Tomomi Mochizuki’s TV romance, as in life, teenage love can only lead to drama.
Tag: 1993
Crime Story
Jackie Chan trades slapstick for seriousness in Kirk Wong’s semi-real action thriller.
The Bare-Footed Kid
In his martial arts remake, Johnnie To focuses on drama, for better or worse.
Ninja Scroll
A trio of ninjas face a gauntlet of minibosses in Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s highly influential action period piece.
Sonatine
The Yakuza take a much needed break while in hiding in Takeshi Kitano’s gangster drama
City Hunter
Things get a little too wacky in Wong Jing’s live action adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s manga.
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