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YesAsia 2011 Bestsellers - Movies

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Chinese period movies, in particular action epics, is the genre of choice among YesAsia's best-selling movies of 2011. Hong Kong period action films take up a good half of the top ten ranking, and superstars Andy Lau and Donnie Yen headline the top four spots with two movies each. Korean action also made a strong showing, with Kim Jee Woon being the only director to appear twice in the top ten.

1. Shaolin (Hong Kong/China)
One of the highest-grossing Chinese films of 2011, Benny Chan's martial arts epic also captivated action fans around the world with its mix of explosive action scenes, splendid martial arts choreography, and deep spirituality.

2. Wu Xia (Hong Kong/China)
Director Peter Chan returns from a four-year hiatus with this exciting crime procedural that's part CSI and part Shaw Brothers. Donnie Yen is excellent as a simple paper maker who may be a martial arts master, but it's Kaneshiro Takeshi who steals the spotlight as a Sichuanese-speaking detective.

3. The Lost Bladesman (Hong Kong/China)
Two of China's biggest stars play two of the most famous warriors in Chinese history in The Lost Bladesman, the first period action film from Infernal Affairs creators Alan Mak and Felix Chong. While Donnie Yen handles the action as the legendary General Guan Yu, Jiang Wen keeps us guessing with his morally ambiguous take on Cao Cao.

4. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Hong Kong/China)
The winner of six Hong Kong Film Awards, this period mystery-thriller has been heralded as a return to form for director Tsui Hark. The veteran Hong Kong filmmaker's take on the detective procedural genre is wildly entertaining, visually dazzling, and definitely the work of a master director.

5. The Man From Nowhere (Korea)
A critical and commercial hit in 2010, this action-noir is our best-selling Korean film of 2011. In addition to the no-nonsense action sequences, The Man From Nowhere also boasts the performance of a career by superstar Won Bin as a former secret agent who will let nothing stop him from rescuing a little girl.

6. Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (Hong Kong)
One of the most talked-about films of 2011, much of the excitement around Sex & Zen: Extreme Esctasy was not only due to it being Hong Kong cinema's long-awaited return to the erotica genre, but also because it was shot using state-of-the-art 3D technology. Sex & Zen: Extreme Esctasy offers eye-popping visuals that will make you look at the genre in a whole new way.

7. Reign of Assassins (Hong Kong/China)
Double Vision director Su Chao Pin and John Woo do old-school wuxia with a tale of hidden identities, secret assassins, and a magical corpse. Michelle Yeoh leads an excellent ensemble cast that includes a sexy Barbie Hsu, a noodle-making Shawn Yue, Korean star Jung Woo Sung, and a scenery-chewing Wang Xueqi as the villain.

8. A Bittersweet Life (Korea)
Kim Jee Woon's neo-noir classic hit the Blu-ray format for the first time in 2011, and so many fans were excited to grab their copy that it managed to get on this year's bestsellers list. Featuring a new digitally remastered transfer supervised by Kim and his cinematographer, A Bittersweet Life may never look better than it does here.

8. Space Battleship Yamato (Japan)
An adventure to the edge of the universe and back, Yamazaki Takashi's adaptation of the classic anime series boasts state-of-the-art special effects and a charismatic performance by superstar Kimura Takuya. Thanks to fans of the science fiction genre, the Yamato anime, and SMAP, Space Battleship Yamato is the best-selling Japanese film of 2011 on YesAsia.

10. I Saw the Devil (Korea)
I Saw the Devil attracted plenty of curiosity from horror fans and those who want to see how director Kim Jee Woon takes on the serial killer genre. The film's Korean video releases feature both the international cut (more violence) and the Korean theatrical cut (more sexually explicit), giving viewers the choice of deciding how to enter the disturbed mind of a killer.

CHINESE MOVIE
BESTSELLERS

1. Shaolin
2. Wu Xia
3. The Lost Bladesman
4. Detective Dee & the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
5. Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
6. Reign of Assassins
7. Let the Bullets Fly
8. What Women Want
9. Bruce Lee My Brother
10. The Sorcerer & the White Snake

KOREAN MOVIE
BESTSELLERS

1. The Man From Nowhere
2. A Bittersweet Life
3. I Saw the Devil
4. A Better Tomorrow (2010)
5. Natalie
6. Haunters
7. A Moment to Remember
8. The Housemaid (2010)
9. Secret Reunion
10. Cyrano Agency

JAPANESE MOVIE
BESTSELLERS

1. Space Battleship Yamato
2. The Borrower Arrietty
3. Confessions
4. Outrage
5. Norwegian Wood
6. Villain
7. Laputa: Castle in the Sky
8. Tomorrow's Joe
9. The Lady Shogun & Her Men
10. Whisper of the Heart

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Published January 31, 2012

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8 Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (2010) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Andy Lau (Actor) | Carina Lau (Actor) | Li Bing Bing (Actor) | Deng Chao (Actor) US$10.99
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9 The Housemaid (2010) (Blu-ray) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Lee Jung Jae (Actor) | Jeon Do Yeon (Actor) | Ahn Seo Hyun | Youn Yuh Jung (Actor)
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11 Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (DVD) (2D+3D Special Version) (Hong Kong Version) Hara Saori (Actor) | Suou Yukiko (Actor) | Vonnie Lui (Actor) | Lan Yan (Actor) US$27.99
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12 Whisper Of The Heart (Blu-ray) (Multi Audio & Subtitled) (Region Free) (Japan Version) Yoshifumi Kondo (Director) | Miyazaki Hayao (Producer) | Yamashita Yorie | Takashi Tachibana US$51.49
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15 Tomorrow's Joe (Blu-ray) (Premium Edition) (Japan Version) Yamashita Tomohisa | Iseya Yusuke | Karina | Kagawa Teruyuki US$62.49
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16 Whisper Of The Heart (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Miyazaki Hayao (Producer) | Yoshifumi Kondo (Director)
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17 Let The Bullets Fly (2010) (Blu-ray + DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Chow Yun Fat (Actor) | Jiang Wen (Actor, Director) | Ge You (Actor) | Chen Kun (Actor)
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18 Villain (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Tsumabuki Satoshi (Actor) | Lee Sang Il (Director) | Fukatsu Eri (Actor) | Emoto Akira
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19 Shaolin (2011) (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (Hong Kong Version) Jackie Chan (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Nicholas Tse (Actor) | Fan Bing Bing (Actor) US$18.49
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20 Villain (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Tsumabuki Satoshi (Actor) | Fukatsu Eri (Actor) | Lee Sang Il (Director) | Hisaishi Joe US$10.99
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21 The Borrower Arrietty (DVD) (English Subtitled) (2-Disc Edition) (Hong Kong Version) Miyazaki Hayao (Producer) | Yonebayashi Hiromasa (Director) US$22.49
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22 The Lost Bladesman (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Donnie Yen (Action Director, Actor) | Sun Li (Actor) | Andy On (Actor) | Jiang Wen (Actor)
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23 What Women Want (2011) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Gong Li (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Chan Chi Pang (Actor) | Hu Jing (Actor) US$10.99
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24 Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Blu-ray) (Multi Audio & Subtitled) (Region Free) (Japan Version) Miyazaki Hayao (Director) | Tanaka Mayumi | Kotoe Hatsui | Yokozawa Keiko US$51.49
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25 Haunters (Blu-ray + OST) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Ko Su (Actor) | Jung Eun Chae (Actor)
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26 The Borrower Arrietty (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Miyazaki Hayao (Producer) | Yonebayashi Hiromasa (Director)
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27 The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Jet Li (Actor) | Charlene Choi (Actor) | Raymond Lam (Actor) | Eva Huang (Actor)
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28 Reign Of Assassins (2010) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Barbie Hsu (Actor) | Shawn Yue (Actor) | Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Kelly Lin (Actor) US$27.49
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29 Haunters (DVD) (Single Disc) (Korea Version) Jung Eun Chae (Actor) | Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Ko Su (Actor) | Byun Hee Bong (Actor)
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30 The Lady Shogun And Her Men (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Shibasaki Ko (Actor) | Ninomiya Kazunari (Actor) | Okura Tadayoshi (Actor) | Nakamura Aoi (Actor)
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31 Reign Of Assassins (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Kelly Lin (Actor) | Barbie Hsu (Actor) | Shawn Yue (Actor) US$10.99
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32 The Housemaid (2010) (DVD) (Single Disc) (Korea Version) Jeon Do Yeon (Actor) | Lee Jung Jae (Actor) | Ahn Seo Hyun | Seo Woo (Actor)
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33 The Housemaid (2010) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Lee Jung Jae (Actor) | Jeon Do Yeon (Actor) | Youn Yuh Jung (Actor) | Ahn Seo Hyun US$15.99
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34 A Better Tomorrow (2010) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Song Seung Heon (Actor) | Ju Jin Mo (Actor) | Kim Kang Woo (Actor) | Jo Han Sun (Actor)
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35 Space Battleship Yamato (DVD) (Collector's Edition) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) Kimura Takuya | Ogata Naoto | Yanagiba Toshiro | Kuroki Meisa US$79.49
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36 Outrage (DVD) (2-Disc Special Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Sugimoto Tetta (Actor) | Nakano Hideo (Actor) | Ishibashi Renji (Actor) | Shiina Kippei (Actor) US$19.49
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37 The Borrower Arrietty (Blu-ray) (Multi Audio & Subtitled) (Region Free) (Japan Version) Kamiki Ryunosuke | Shida Mirai | Kiki Kirin | Miura Tomokazu US$51.49
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38 Space Battleship Yamato (DVD) (2-Disc Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Kuroki Meisa (Actor) | Yanagiba Toshiro (Actor) | Ogata Naoto (Actor) US$25.49
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39 A Bittersweet Life (Blu-ray) (Director's Cut) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Lee Byung Hun (Actor) | Kim Young Cheol (Actor) | Kim Jee Woon (Director) | Eric Moon (Actor)
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40 Laputa: Castle in The Sky (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Miyazaki Hayao (Director)
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41 Outrage (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) Kitano Takeshi (Director) | Kase Ryo | Shiina Kippei | Miura Tomokazu US$37.49
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42 Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Carina Lau (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Li Bing Bing (Actor) | Deng Chao (Actor)
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43 Secret Reunion (DVD) (Single Disc) (Korea Version) Song Kang Ho (Actor) | Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Ko Chang Seok (Actor) | Jang Hoon (Director)
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44 Norwegian Wood (2010) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Matsuyama Kenichi (Actor) | Kikuchi Rinko (Actor) | Anh Hung Tran (Director) | Murakami Haruki (Author)
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45 The Lady Shogun And Her Men (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Shibasaki Ko (Actor) | Okura Tadayoshi (Actor) | Ninomiya Kazunari (Actor) | Nakamura Aoi (Actor) US$10.99
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46 Tomorrow's Joe (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) Sugimoto Tetta | Tsugawa Masahiko | Yamashita Tomohisa | Katsuya US$32.49
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47 The Man From Nowhere (DVD) (2-Disc) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Won Bin (Actor) | Kim Sae Ron (Actor) | Lee Jeong Beom (Director) | Kim Sung Oh (Actor)
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48 Secret Reunion (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Song Kang Ho (Actor) | Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Jeong In Gi (Actor) | Jang Hoon (Director)
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49 A Better Tomorrow (2010) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Ju Jin Mo (Actor) | Song Seung Heon (Actor) | Jo Han Sun (Actor) | Kim Kang Woo (Actor) US$12.49
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50 The Lost Bladesman (2011) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Donnie Yen (Action Director, Actor) | Sun Li (Actor) | Jiang Wen (Actor) | Andy On (Actor) US$17.49
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51 Cyrano Agency (DVD) (Single Disc) (Korea Version) Lee Min Jung (Actor) | Choi Daniel (Actor) | Park Shin Hye (Actor) | Uhm Tae Woong (Actor)
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52 Space Battleship Yamato (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Kuroki Meisa (Actor) | Ogata Naoto (Actor) | Yanagiba Toshiro (Actor)
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53 Norwegian Wood (2010) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Matsuyama Kenichi (Actor) | Emoto Tokio | Murakami Haruki (Author) | Anh Hung Tran (Director) US$15.99
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54 The Lady Shogun and Her Men (DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version) Shibasaki Ko | Ninomiya Kazunari | Tamaki Hiroshi | Horikita Maki US$53.49
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55 Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (DVD) (2D Director's Cut) (Hong Kong Version) Suou Yukiko (Actor) | Hara Saori (Actor) | Vonnie Lui (Actor) | Lan Yan (Actor) US$23.99
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56 A Moment to Remember (Blu-ray) (Director's Cut) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Jung Woo Sung (Actor) | Son Ye Jin (Actor) | Baek Jong Hak (Actor) | John H. Lee (Director)
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57 The Man From Nowhere (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Won Bin (Actor) | Kim Sae Ron (Actor) | Thanayong Wongtrakul | Kim Tae Hoon
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58 Natalie 3D (DVD) (2-Disc) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Lee Sung Jae (Actor) | Kim Ji Hoon (Actor) | Park Min Kyung. | Joo Kyeong Joong (Director)
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59 Wu Xia (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Donnie Yen (Actor) | Kaneshiro Takeshi (Actor) | Tang Wei (Actor) | Jimmy Wang (Actor)
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60 What Women Want (2011) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Andy Lau (Actor) | Gong Li (Actor) | Chan Chi Pang (Actor) | Zhu Zhu (Actor)
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61 The Man From Nowhere (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Won Bin (Actor) | Kim Sae Ron (Actor) | Kim Tae Hoon | Kim Sung Oh (Actor) US$15.99
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62 The Borrower Arrietty (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) Kiki Kirin | Keiko Takeshita | Kamiki Ryunosuke | Shida Mirai US$38.99
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63 Shaolin (2011) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Jackie Chan (Actor) | Nicholas Tse (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Fan Bing Bing (Actor)
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64 The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Jet Li (Actor) | Charlene Choi (Actor) | Eva Huang (Actor) | Raymond Lam (Actor) US$19.49
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65 Bruce Lee My Brother (2010) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Aarif Rahman (Actor) | Christy Chung (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Jennifer Tse (Actor)
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66 Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D Director's Cut) (Hong Kong Version) Vonnie Lui (Actor) | Suou Yukiko (Actor) | Hara Saori (Actor) | Lan Yan (Actor)
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67 Outrage (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Ishibashi Renji (Actor) | Kitamura Soichiro (Actor) | Sugimoto Tetta (Actor) | Kunimura Jun (Actor)
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