Check out Asian Live Action DVD Movies according to the first letter: [ Main | # | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ] Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (Japanese, Comedy) In the ancient Edo period, Yaji and Kita are two flamboyant, down-and-out samurai who embark on a journey on their souped-up chopper to battle Kita's heroin addiction and contemplate the meaning of their truly bizarre existence. On their way to a healing shrine at Ise, they trip through a world where fantasy is reality, and the past and present intersect. A surreal blend of slapstick comedy, musical and EASY RIDER, YAJI AND KITA heralds the directorial debut of Kankuro Kudo (acclaimed writer of Takashi Miike's ZEBRAMAN) and stars Tomoya Nagase and Shichinosuke Nakamura as the whacked-out titular duo. Marked with a unique brand of cinematic mayhem, this hallucinogenic gay love story is sure to delight and bewilder all who dare journey with them.    DVD Movies are Region Free with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $24.95 Yakuza Love (Japanese, Action) The director of Another Lonely Hitman, Rokuro Mochizuki, presents to us a fiery story of love blossoming in the strangest of places. Set against a background of gang violence and drug abuse, a yakuza enforcer falls for a shy waitress, and finds the only thing worth holding onto is love.    DVD Movies are Region Free with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $24.95 Yamasaki (Chinese, Action) The Yamasaki are seven. Seven young people of the suburbs who have developed their own discippline: the art of motion. The city has become their sports ground. By acting like "Spiderman" on buildings, they soon become urban legends who the youngsters look up to. Each of them has its own special skill: Rocket runs as fast as a rocket, Spider climb walls like the animal, Baseball is a great pitcher... One day, a young boy, Djamel, and his friends play at being a Yamasaki, but due to weak heart conditions, he faints while climbing. Djamel needs to have a heart transplant in 24 hours. Yamasaki feel responsible for the boy, and then they decide to steal from the rich to give back to the poor...   DVD Movies are Region Free with Cantonese/French dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yamato (Japanese, War/Drama) On the 60th anniversary of the sinking of the Japanes battleship Yamato by American forces, two former crewmembers travel out to sea to visit the ship's resting place. Told in flashbacks, the film reveals the amazing story of the Yamato.   DVD Movies are Region 3 with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $24.95 Yaowarat - US Version (Thai, Crime) In this explosive action thriller from Thailand set in Bangkok's sizzling Yaowarat Chinatown district, the precarious truce between two mafia gangs, Yaowarat and Pahurad, ended in violent gunfights when Kao, one of Pahurad's hit men killed a Yaowarat member. In retaliation, Yaowarat enlists the help of Saleng, the best hit man in the business, to take Kao out. Who will become the ultimate survivor of this bloodshed? Filled with intense firepower action, YAOWARAT is one exhilarating, extreme action ride! DVD Movies are Region Free with Thai/English/Cantonese dialogue and English/Chinese Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yatterman (Japanese, Adventure) Gan, the only son of the owner of Takada Toy Shop and his girlfriend Ai serve together as Yatterman, the superhero that (along with their mecha dog Yatter-wan) fight the evil Doronbow gang, headed by the sexy Doronjo and her wacky henchmen Boyacki and Tonzra. When the daughter of an explorer brings one of four pieces of the mysterious Skull Stone to them, they must find the other pieces before the Doronbow gang does. The evil force behind the gang, the mysterious Skullobey, wants to use it to steal the world! DVD Movies are Region Free with Japanese dialogue and English/Chinese Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yellow Flower (Korean, Drama) In this controversial film by Korean director Lee Ji-sang, the way different people incorporate sex, and sexuality into their lives by extrememe means are explored in various, sometimes abstract, settings. DVD Movies are Region 1 with Korean/Cantonese dialogue with English/Chinese Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yellow Hair (Korean, Erotica) Yu-Na and Sang-Hee are close friends who dye their hair yellow to make themselves look older than they actually are. They both fall in love with Young-Kyu, an older man who already has a girlfriend. But both Yu-Na and Sang-Hee are determined to keep Young-Kyu for themselves. Their jealous rage soon leads to intent for murder. DVD Movies are Region Free with Korean dialogue with English/Chinese Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yellow Hair 2 (Korean, Erotica) In this equally sizzling followup to the erotic cult classic YELLOW HAIR, three people who do not know each other find their lives entangled when they all meet at the same bar and begin sharing their problems. They soon become close friends, but their bond is tested when one of them commits murder. DVD Movies are Region Free with Korean dialogue with English/Chinese Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yesterday Once More (Chinese, Romantic Comedy) Successful businesswoman Mrs To (Sammi Cheng) can hardly turn down business tycoon Steve's marriage proposal when he offers her his family treasures. On the eve of their wedding, two mysterious gangs appear and one steals her jewelry. Mrs To knows the thief should be her ex-husband. Soon they meet each other and love blossoms again...   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Yomigaeri: Resurrection (Japanese, Mystery) In Aso of Kyushu, Japan, thousands of dead people suddenly resurrect from death to their beloved ones. Inspector Heita Kawada (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) is being assigned to return to his hometown and investigates such strange phenomenon. There he meets his childhood friend, Aoi Tachibana (Yuko Takeuchi), whose boyfriend died for years and wishes him to revive one day. As the answer of the phenomenon is about to be disclosed, these "people" is facing an end of their resurrection...   DVD Movies are Region 3 with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 You Are My Sunshine (Korean, Romance) Suk-jung (Hwang Jung-min), a simple country fellow, falls instantly in love with the beautiful Eun-ha (Jeon Do-yung) when he sees her working at a local coffee shop. Even when Suk-jung realizes Eun-ha provides more service to the male customers than just coffee, he doesn't let that hinder his love for her. Ignoring the stares and rumors from his neighbors, Suk-jung asks Eun-ha for her hand in marriage. Eun-ha, who doesn't believe in love at first, slowly starts to open up to Suk-jung's sincerity. Just when they start to live happily as man and wife, Eun-ha's dark past comes back to haunt them. Their future grows even bleaker when Suk-jung finds out that she has contracted the HIV virus. Unable to handle the guilt of her past, Eun-ha leaves Suk-jung, with only a farewell note waiting for him. Distraught and depressed, Suk-jung starts to frantically search for her.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 You Shoot, I Shoot (Chinese, Action) Hong Kong is an over-crowded city, where people are easily provoked with confilcts and hatred. In such a crammed and hostile place professional hitmen are in demand. Yet, good times never last. Since the Asian financial crisis, the hire-a-hitman business has been going downhill. To make both ends meet, BART, a professional hitman, and CHUEN, an assistant director, are compelled to offer a bargain package 'YOU SHOOT, I SHOOT'.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Young and Dangerous (Chinese, Action) Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) and Shan Kai grew up together and both were from broken families. They were fascinated with triad movies and by coincidence, they joined a triad. As they grew older, they became very famous within their "society". But their fame soon aroused the hatred of Leng Kun, a "big brother" of another triad who plans to kill Nam.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Young and Dangerous II (Chinese, Action) After Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) and Shan Kai have kicked Leng Kun out of Hung Hing Association, Chan became qualified to be the master of Causeway Bay. But another powerful person the Association, Dai Fei, attempted to challenge Chan. On the other hand, Shan Kai became very influential in Taiwan as he gained the support of Ding Yiu, who is the secret lover of Taiwan's "godfather" Lui Chun.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Young and Dangerous III (Chinese, Action) Hung Hing has just made Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) the "keeper" of Causeway Bay. Dong Ying Club, Crow and Tiger open a karaoke club opposite to Chan's, sticking a foot into his territory. On the other hand, Dong Ying succeeded in having Chang assassinated in Holland and frame Chan for his death. It's another challenge to Chan.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Young and Dangerous IV (Chinese, Action) The boss of Hung Hing Gang, Tian Sang, has passed away. Ho Name and Hon Bun go to invite Tian Yang, the younger brother of Tian Sang to take charge of the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives the news that his kid brother, the Tuen Mun gang boss Hung Long, is murdered. They return to Hong Kong to settle the matter. Ho Nam recommends Shan Gai to succeed Hung Long. North Point gang boss Fat Lai supports Sang Fan in the power struggle with Shang Gai. Tian Yang gives the two one month to demonstrate their ability. The one who can establish the authority of Hung Hing Gang in Tuen Mun with mount the throne.   DVD Movies are Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 The Young Avengers (Chinese, Action) No one in their right mind would mess with the house of the 13 sisters. So when a corrupt local lord thinks he has made himself a harem overnight by kidnapping 12 of the 13 sisters, he and his partners in crime learn that 13 is truly an unlucky number for them when the last sister proves how unbreakable the bond of sisters truly is. DVD Movie is Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $9.95 Young Heroes of Shaolin (Chinese, Action) During the early years of the Qing Dynasty, many patriotic men have secretly joined forces to oppose Manchurian rule in hopes of restoring sovereignty to the Han Chinese. Young hero Hung Hei Kwun (Shek Sau) is plotting with the Heaven and Earth Society to overthrow the dynasty, but when Qing soldiers storm a secret meeting, he only narrowly escapes. While laying low from troops, he encounters Wu Wai Kin (Michael Miu) and Fong Sai Yuk (Stephen Tung), who snatches an important seal from Hung. At his mother's orders, the aimless Fong then reluctantly heads to Shaolin with Wu in tow to refine his martial arts skills, and Hung follows to retrieve his seal. Despite a rocky beginning, a close brotherhood forms as they undergo vigorous training together as Shaolin disciples. When Wu's parents get killed, the three of them fight as one to avenge their deaths and further the patriotic cause. DVD Movie is Region Free with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 The Young Master (Chinese, Action) Jackie Chan's classic The Young Master has been digitally remastered! Directed by and starring Jackie Chan, The Young Master (1980) showcases Chan's talent for creating action comedies. The carefully choreographed fight sequences, well-blended with hilarious comedy, creates a unique experience that one can only find in Jackie Chan's films. Starting from Drunken Master, Jackie Chan has explored the different possibilities of action comedies, which later become a very representative genre in Hong Kong cinema. The Young Master follows Dragon's (Jackie Chan) adventure in fetching his martial arts brother who has betrayed the martial arts school. The unlucky Dragon gets mistaken for a criminal, and needs to prove his innocence by solving the case... DVD Movie is Region 3 with Chinese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95 Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (Japanese, Action Drama) From Takashi Miike, acclaimed director of AUDITION, and GOZU, this film focuses on the humorous antics of delinquent youth. It is depicted through the high school life of two young boys growing up in the working class neighborhood of Kishiwada, Osaka and living by fighting with other gangs in a never-ending game.   DVD Movies are Region 1 with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $19.95 Young Thugs: Nostalgia (Japanese, Action Drama) Nostalgia is Takashi Miike's favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including inserted biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school life of a young boy whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and lovable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director, Nostalgia is more concerned with a child's moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy, and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful, touching, startling vision that is uniquely Miike's.   DVD Movies are Region 1 with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $19.95 Yo-Yo Girl Cop (Japanese, Action) Delinquent schoolgirl turned yo-yo wielding detective Asamiya Saki is returning to the big screen! Created by manga writer Wada Shinji, the crimefighting protagonist of Sukeban Deka was extremely popular in the 1980s, with the comic adapted into three television series, two feature films, and an anime series. Over a decade later, director Fukasaku Kenta (Battle Royale 2) is bringing the classic heroine to a new generation of fans with Sukeban Deka: Code Name = Asamiya Saki, a.k.a. Yo-Yo Girl Cop. In the series' previous incarnations, Asamiya Saki was portrayed by 80s idols Saito Yuki, Minamino Yoko, and Asaka Yui. Appropriately, for the latest Sukeban Deka adaptation, the cast is comprised of Hello! Project singers. J-pop idol Matsuura Aya (Ao no Hono) steps into the shoes of Asamiya Saki, while former Morning Musume member Ishikawa Rika plays her rival. Shedding their sweetheart images, Matsuura and Ishikawa give tough-as-nail performances that may leave even their fans in surprise. Ishikawa's Biyuuden bandmates, Miyoshi Erika and Okada Yui, and Melon Kinenbi member Ohtani Masae also make appearances in the film. As a special nod, Saito Yuko, the first actress to portray Asamiya Saki in the 80s TV series, appears as Matsuura's mother. Tough juvenile delinquent "K" (Matsuura Aya) is transferred from New York back to Japan where the police enlist her to become their newest bearer of the agent codename Asamiya Saki in exchange for the freedom of her imprisoned mother, a former Asamiya Saki herself. The police send her undercover to the trouble-ridden Seisen High School to investigate mysterious bombings linking to an underground website named Enola Gay. The website is counting down to an ominous event, and Asamiya Saki has only three days to solve the case.    DVD Movies are Region Free with Japanese dialogue and English Subtitles. Price: $14.95