Shin Yoneyama Movies
A Cambodian boxer smuggled into Hong Kong is pursued by a hotheaded young cop with serious authority issues in director Sio Cheang's hyper-violent crime thriller. Pang (Edison Chen) is a tattooed street boxer from Cambodia. Spirited away from the Cambodian garbage dumps he once called home and offered the opportunity to rise through the ranks as a fearsome triad hit-man, the ambitious young fighter carries out his first mission with rough but ruthless efficiency. Later, after wandering over to the local landfill and watching as a homeless man brutally rapes his own daughter, Pang murders the abhorrent offender and enters into a tender relationship with the frightened young girl (Pei Pei). As Pang's gentle true nature is gradually awakened by the damaged innocence of his new companion, belligerent young cop Wai (Sam Lee) sets out on a restless crusade to bring the resourceful killer to justice no matter what the cost. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edison Chen, Sam Lee, (more)
After returning to the town in which she grew up and coming into contact with an enigmatic boy with the power to predict the love lives of lonely women, Midori learns that sometimes the future is better left unknown in director Kazuyuki Shibuya's spectral tale of love and terror. As Midori reconnects with childhood friend Ryusuke, the curious schoolgirls in town all flock to a mysterious boy in black who possesses the unique ability to peer into the future and find out exactly what love has in store for them. It's not all roses and romance though, and after one student commits suicide in the classroom, Midori is forced to confront the supernaturally gifted boy as she tries to maintain her sanity amidst the growing chaos of the town she once called home. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
