dsp's - Rented List

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Set against a Hong Kong that never sleeps, a stolen police gun triggers a suspenseful chain of events. Tracking down his missing gun before dawn, Sergeant Lo (Suet Lam) first has his car vandalised and is then beaten up.

Suddenly he finds himself edged between two gangs on the brink of a bloodbath, whilst at the same time staving off investigations by both Vice Squad and Homicide Units embroiled in their own turf war. His only lifeline is a maverick Police Tactical Unit squad who have one night to help him find his gun.

A literal landmark in modern Actioa-Cinema, Woo unfolds his story about the bond between a moral assassin and an amoral policeman with incredible skill and precision, whilst still managing to overwhelm his audience with some of the most incredible action-sequences ever committed to film.

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Copenhagen 1949. When young, idealistic journalist Bjarne Madsen (Jakob Cedergren) receives a tip-off about organised crime and black marketeering on a grand scale he decides to unravel the threads of the extensive network and work his way to the "Spider" himself.

A highly esteemed crime reporter tries to dissuade him, but Bjarne is fearless - even when it transpires that there may be links from the Copenhagen underworld leading to the top echelons of the police force.

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Japanese Director Takashi Ishii's brutal hyperstylish hallucinogenic " roller coaster" of a movie takes a group of five desperate men through the robbery of a Yakuza gangster and the bloody revenge that follows.

Ishii has assembled a cast of Japan's coolest actors including Naoto Takenaka and the legendary 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano and his fluid, sensual camera work creates sequences of unrivalled ballistic bloodshed. But what really raises this movie to a different level is the off-beat characters: 'Beat' Takeshi's sadistic portrayal of the one-eyed hitman, gay hustlers and downtrodden ex-cops give 'Gonin' an eccentric film noir atmosphere that will blow you away.

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Set in the ancient Kingdom of Ayothaya, this incredible true story brings to life the adventures of Yamada Nagamasa, a young Japanese Samurai warrior, who gave up his homeland to protect the sovereignty of the Thai people.

Betrayed and left for dead by treacherous Japanese forces, he finds a new family in a remote village and masters the devastating fighting art of Muay Boran (Thai boxing). Fearless, he ascends to the royal bodyguard of King Naresuan The Great, but will soon face his greatest ever battle against the elite Japanese warriors he once regarded as brothers...

A prisoner on death row and a woman who's drawn to his plight go through their own spring, summer, fall and winter of love in "Breath," a typically quirky chamber drama by helmer Kim Ki-duk.

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From John Woo, the director of Hong Kong movie classics including 'Bulle in the Head' and 'The Killer', comes the incredible 'Last Hurrah for Chivalry'; his unique take on the Wuxia or heroic fantasy movie genre.

This time the guns are replaced with swords but the trademark Woo themes of heroism and honour are much in evidence as the newly married swordsman Kao (Lau Kong) seeks revenge on the evil Pai (Lee Hoi San) for wiping out his family on his wedding night. Alone he cannot beat him so he enlists the help of Chang (Wei Pai) and Green (Damian Lau) to exact justice upon Pai - John Woo style! In common with Woo's best films this new brotherhood isn't as honourable as it first appears and as the truth emerges the scene is set for a climactic deadly battle. This, like the rest of the film, is expertly choreographed and beautifully captured in John Woo's brutally inimitable style that will delight fans who prefer their action hardcore!

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Wealthy mystery novelist Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) invites lower-class hairdresser Milo Tindle (Michael Caine) to his elegant English mansion to discuss Milo's affair with Wyke's wife.

But when Andrew proposes that Milo participate in a robbery scheme to benefit them all, the two rivals find themselves locked in an increasingly devious duel of wits and deceptions. Who is the player? Who is the pawn? And in the shocking and wicked final twist, who will win the deadliest game of all?

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'My Way' is the story of two men, Jun-Shik and Tatsuo, one Korean, the other Japanese, bitter rivals and enemies. When war breaks out both men must fight for the Imperial Army, but their unit is brutally shattered and they are taken prisoner.

For each man this is the start of an extraordinary adventure spanning savage fighting in China, the Soviet Union and, finally, Europe, where they are reunited on the eve of D-Day. Now bonded by blood these unlikely survivors must make a momentous decision: fight one more time or find a way home...

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A Takashi Miike film that is, to a degree, autobiographical, Young Thugs - Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving school.

Having robbed their teacher on their last day of school, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down to a career of enforcement and protection. Set in Kishiwada, a fishing district in the industrial town of Osaka, Innocent Blood lives up to its title. A lot of blood gets splattered around, without anyone getting too badly hurt, or taking too much offence. This is a story of rough kids trying to find their way in the world, a world of violence, sentiment and comedy, in a film that moves at a cracking pace from the opening shot.

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When the beautiful but naive Sandrine meets the worldly stripper Nathalie they conspire to better themselves. Both gaining jobs in a Parisian bank, they set about using their wiles to gain promotion.

Before long Sandrine has seduced her employer - the powerful owner of the bank, but it is his son who has his own secret agenda as both women fall hopelessly for him.

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Neil (Sean Bean) is a high level private drone contractor who spends his workdays flying covert missions before returning to a family life of suburban mediocrity. Not even Neil's wife or his son know about his classified career.

However, Neil's juggling act of husband, father and armchair warrior comes to a crashing halt when a whistle-blowing site exposes him to a deadly threat. Seeking revenge against the man who took the lives of his own family members - innocent casualties of a previous airstrike - a mysterious, enigmatic man tracks him down, and Neil is forced to confront the consequences of his actions.

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Wong Kei-ying (Donnie Yen), a physician and martial artist, is mistaken for a masked vigilante known as the Iron Monkey (Yu Rong-Kwong); a Robin Hood style hero who has been robbing the wealthy local officials in order to provide medical treatment for the poor.

The two men must team up to defeat a corrupt political regime, and protect the lives of the people whose cause they champion.

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When special agent Ryu of South Korea's secret service fails to prevent the death of an arms smuggler turned informant, he instinctively suspects the involvement of Hee, an enigmatic sniper from a North Korean terrorist group.

A skilled master of disguise, Hee has previously assassinated many government officials but since managed to disappear, escaping the unrelenting pursuit of South Korean agents. Now it appears that she has returned..... Featuring some true breath-taking set pieces and ultra-kinetic shoot-outs, this adrenalin-charged ride into the dangerous world of renegade snipers and secret intelligence officers was the highest grossing box office success of all time in Korean history.

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Exploding onto the screen in a kinetic flurry of hyper-stylised action, The Villainess is a stunning vengeance film that draws its inspiration from western classics including Nikita and Kill Bill.

Sook-hee (Kim Ok-vin, Thirst) is a trained assassin who takes revenge on the men who murdered her father in a breath-taking opening sequence. After losing consciousness she awakes at the National Intelligence Service who recruit her as an agent to undertake confidential missions. Initially refusing, Sook-hee soon realises it is her only method of escape, until she is assigned a new assignment that changes everything...