Crime Movies

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Movie Name
Country
Release Year
Baby Assassins 2
Japan
2023
Yugo Sakamoto (Director, Writer) Akari Takaishi Saori Izawa Atomu Mizuishi Tomo Nakai Tsubasa Tobinaga Junpei Hashino Joey Iwanaga Tetsu Watanabe Moritada Iju (Cinematographer) Ken Matsubara (Soundtrack)
Another adorable slice of assassination (Saturday, March 2, 2024)
Cliff Walkers
China
2021
Zhang Yimou (Director, Writer) Zhang Yi Qin Hailu Zhu Yawen Liu Haocun Ni Dahong Yu Hewei Li Naiwen Yu Ailei Lei Jiayin Sha Yi Chen Yongsheng Quan Yongxian (Writer) Zhao Xiaoding (Cinematographer) Cho Young-wuk (Soundtrack)
Solid spy propaganda (Saturday, January 27, 2024)
Asura: The City of Madness
South Korea
2016
Kim Sung-Su (Director, Writer) Jung Woo-Sung Hwang Jung-Min Ju Ji-hoon Kwak Do-Won Jeong Man-Sik Kim Won-hae Kim Jong-soo Yoon Je-Moon Lee Mo-gae (Cinematographer) Lee Jae-jin (Soundtrack)
Grimy and bleak (Friday, March 22, 2024)
On the Job
Philippines
2013
Erik Matti (Director, Writer) Joel Torre Piolo Pascual Gerald Anderson Angel Aquino Joey Marquez Shaina Magdayao Michael De Mesa Leo Martinez Rayver Cruz Empress Schuck Michiko Yamamoto (Writer) Francis Ricardo Buhay III (Cinematographer) Erwin Romulo (Soundtrack)
A taut thriller documenting systemic corruption (Friday, April 5, 2024)
The Missing Gun
China
2002
Lu Chuan (Director, Writer) Jiang Wen Wu Yujuan Ning Jing Shi Liang Liu Xiaoning Pan Yong Xie Zheng-Yu (Cinematographer) Fei Ling (Soundtrack)
Superlative cinema (Sunday, January 14, 2024)
The Trap
Japan
1996
Kaizo Hayashi (Director, Writer) Masatoshi Nagase Yui Natsukawa Tomoko Yamaguchi Tetta Sugimoto Kiyotaka Nanbara Akaji Maro Shirō Sano Mika Ohmine Haruko Mabuchi Jō Shishido Asuka Kurosawa Daisuke Tengan (Writer) Yûichi Nagata (Cinematographer)
A lesser final entry but still great (Monday, January 1, 2024)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
Japan
1995
Kaizo Hayashi (Director, Writer) Masatoshi Nagase Haruko Wanibuchi Eiji Okada Mika Ohmine Shirō Sano Kiyotaka Nanbara Tetta Sugimoto Shinya Tsukamoto Jō Shishido Akaji Maro Kazuko Shirakawa Yoichi Sai Daisuke Tengan (Writer) Yûichi Nagata (Cinematographer) Yôko Kumagai (Soundtrack) Hidehiko Urayama (Soundtrack)
Dazzling (Monday, January 1, 2024)
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Japan
1994
Kaizo Hayashi (Director, Writer) Masatoshi Nagase Shirō Sano Kiyotaka Nanbara Yang Haitin Hou Te-chien Akaji Maro Shinya Tsukamoto Jō Shishido Haruko Wanibuchi Daisuke Tengan (Writer) Yûichi Nagata (Cinematographer) Yôko Kumagai (Soundtrack) Hidehiko Urayama (Soundtrack)
Smart, stylish and funny (Monday, January 1, 2024)
La Madre Muerta
Spain
1993
Juanma Bajo Ulloa (Director, Actor, Writer) Karra Elejalde Ana Álvarez Silvia Marsó Elena Irureta Ramón Barea Gregoria Mangas Eduardo Bajo Ulloa (Writer) Bingen Mendizábal (Soundtrack) Javier Aguirresarobe (Cinematographer)
An important film for me (Thursday, April 4, 2024)
The Element of Crime
Denmark
1984
Lars Von Trier (Director, Actor, Writer) Michael Elphick Esmond Knight Me Me Lai Jerold Wells Ahmed El Shenawi Janos Hersko Stig Larsson Niels Vørsel (Writer) Tom Elling (Cinematographer) Bo Holten (Soundtrack)
Fascinating and frustrating (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)