Sanshô dayû (AKA: Sansho the Bailiff)

IMDB: 8.4/10

In medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.

Wong Fei-Hung (AKA: Once Upon a Time in China)

IMDB: 7.2/10

Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.

Chung Hing sam lam (1996) (AKA: Chungking Express)

IMDB: 8.0/10

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

Akahige (AKA: Red Beard)

IMDB: 8.3/10

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

Mo him wong (AKA: Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words)

IMDB: 5.7/10

A serial adventure writer with problems in his personal life lives out the adventures of his literary hero, King of Adventurers.

Tang shan da xiong (AKA: The Big Boss)

IMDB: 6.9/10

A young Chinese man sworn an oath of non-violence moves to Thailand to work with his cousins in an ice factory, which he discovers to be a front for a sinister heroin-smuggling operation.

Kaidan (1965) (AKA: Kwaidan)

IMDB: 7.9/10

A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.

Shao Lin san shi liu fang (AKA: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin)

IMDB: 7.6/10

A man studies kung fu at the Shaolin Temple to fight back against the oppressive Manchu government.