Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Biography: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (born September 27, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor, film producer, and martial artist. In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987), Thunder in Paradise (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and Heroes (2007). He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. He played the part of Earth Alliance security officer Morishi in Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He played a soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat, and more recently the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: September 27, 1950
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Known For
Planet of the Apes
2001-07-25
Planet of the Apes
Overview: After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-25
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The Last Emperor
1987-10-04
The Last Emperor
Overview: A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-04
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Picture Bride
1995-05-05
Picture Bride
Overview: Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-05
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Johnny Tsunami
1999-07-24
Johnny Tsunami
Overview: A Hawaiian teenage surfer shows off his skills when he takes to the snow slopes in Vermont.
Genres: Family TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-24
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Nemesis
1992-12-26
Nemesis
Overview: In the future, chaos is rampant as 'information terrorists' threaten to destroy order in society. Alex is a part-man, part-machine LAPD cop who is the best at what he does. When one of the terrorists calls him a machine, Alex questions his humanity and decides to leave the force. His final assignment is to apprehend an old colleague who has stolen some data. However, there is more than meets the eye and Alex must question his allegiance.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-26
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Rising Sun
1993-07-30
Rising Sun
Overview: When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-30
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991-01-30
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
Overview: In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt's brother into the ring for a rematch.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-30
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Twins
1988-12-09
Twins
Overview: Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-09
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Balls of Fury
2007-08-29
Balls of Fury
Overview: Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-29
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Mortal Kombat
1995-08-18
Mortal Kombat
Overview: For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes in this action/adventure movie based on one of the most popular video games of all time.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-18
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Elektra
2005-01-13
Elektra
Overview: Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-13
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The Phantom
1996-06-06
The Phantom
Overview: The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-06
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Overview: An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-23
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009-06-08
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Overview: A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-08
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Tekken
2010-03-20
Tekken
Overview: In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this dystopia, Mishima sponsors Tekken, a tournament in which fighters battle until only one is left standing.
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-20
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The Tomb
2009-11-05
The Tomb
Overview: Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-05
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Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008-01-01
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Overview: Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destroy the family and all that his father has worked hard to protect.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Top of the World
1997-05-01
Top of the World
Overview: In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surrounded casino, and to prove their innocence, as well as to save their marriage.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-01
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Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007-11-17
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
Overview: Johnny Kapahala, a teen snowboarding champion from Vermont, returns to Oahu, Hawaii, for the wedding of his hero -- his grandfather, local surf legend Johnny Tsunami -- and to catch a few famous Kauai waves. When Johnny arrives, he meets his new family including "Uncle Chris" (the 12-year-old son of his new step-grandmother) who resents the upcoming marriage. Chris's only interest is to join a mountain boarding crew led by a teenage bully. When Johnny's grandfather and his new wife open a surf shop that also caters to mountain boarders, they are soon embroiled in a turf war with a rival shop owner who wants to shut their business down.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-17
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Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006-09-15
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Overview: After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-15
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American Dragons
1998-10-15
American Dragons
Overview: Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one that may not be of either of their making. A shadowy assassin is killing the leaders and an Italian assassin may have his own agenda.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-15
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When the Cobra Strikes
2012-05-22
When the Cobra Strikes
Overview: One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon double-crossed and becomes caught up in a contraband forcing him to overcome an opponent far more lethal and deadlier than he has ever met.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-22
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The Ghost
2001-01-01
The Ghost
Overview: A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Soldier Boyz
1995-11-23
Soldier Boyz
Overview: A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-23
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Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991-09-29
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Overview: True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
Genres: TV Movie War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-29
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A Lover Scorned
2019-08-02
A Lover Scorned
Overview: Trapped in a loveless marriage, Brooke begins an affair with Jake a young, hotshot insurance-agent.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-02
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Diamond Cartel
2015-03-06
Diamond Cartel
Overview: A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence, and turmoil swirl around her, she finds herself on the brink of death, and only her true love can rescue her.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2015-03-06
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Thunder in Paradise 3
1995-07-11
Thunder in Paradise 3
Overview: Spencer and Bru break into his HQ and capture notorious drug lord Manuel Santiago of a DEA Agent. Santiago's angered assistant, Mason Lee, takes the school hostage where Kelly is teaching and Jessica is one of the students in attendance in retaliation to Santiago's capture. Alison, knowing a way in, joins Spencer and Bru in the rescue.
Genres: Action Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-11
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Duel of Legends
2015-05-22
Duel of Legends
Overview: Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When the child grows up he travels to America were he joins American tournaments in karate where he discovers a dark secret about who actually killed his parents. An action filled martial arts movie with many twist and turns.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-22
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Little Boy
2015-04-23
Little Boy
Overview: An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-23
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Danger Zone
1996-08-02
Danger Zone
Overview: Rick Morgan, an American engineer who runs a mine in East Africa, is approached one day by his friend Jim Scott, who needs someplace to store canisters of toxic waste. Unfortunately, a spill occurs a short time later, resulting in deaths and Morgan having to leave the country. A year later, he is approached by a government agent looking for a missing supply of potentially hazardous poison, which in truth hides something even more valuable.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-02
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Provocateur
1998-05-19
Provocateur
Overview: In 1994 South Korea, a female North Korean spy integrates herself as a housekeeper for U.S. military officer to steal classified documents, but soon worries about her cover when she falls for the teenage son of the officer.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-19
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Hype Nation 3D
2014-01-16
Hype Nation 3D
Overview: Ryan and Kevin and their crew from Los Angeles are hired by U.S. Interpol to be matched up against the notorious Gambler Crew from South Korea, known to the b-boy world as the best of the best. Their mission is to gather information about Tony Kai, an "ex yakuza" member who controls the Asian underworld in the United States. Tony Kai is in South Korea planning a worldwide monopoly on drugs, sex, and gambling. Ryan and Kevin struggle as they go deeper into the Asian underworld. Ryan falls for a beautiful Korean girl named Esther who happens to be the sister of "Kicker", the leader of the mafia-run Gamblers crew. Their love is put to the test as the rivalry between the two crews escalate. As reality sets in, the crew from LA is no match against the world champion Gamblers crew in the Mach 1 competition. Ryan, Kevin and the crew go into hiding where they meet an underground b-boy legend...
Genres: Drama Music Crime Comedy
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2014-01-16
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Vampires
1998-10-30
Vampires
Overview: The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-30
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Ninja Apocalypse
2014-08-05
Ninja Apocalypse
Overview: Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatural enemies, mutants and flesh eating zombies. Trapped a thousand feet below the earth's crust, these ninjas will face hell.
Genres: Horror Action Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-05
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Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014-08-21
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Overview: A young man, Kazuya Mishima, wakes up alone in an unfamiliar hotel room without any recollection of who he is or how he got there. He is tormented by flashes of his past and by the face of an ominous stranger. The next thing he knows, Kazuya is ambushed and kidnapped by an underground crime organization and, soon after, turned into a ruthless assassin. During a mission to assassinate a man named Brian Fury, Kazuya finds that his target harbors clues to his true identity. With the help of Fury and a female assassin, Kazuya follows the clues, leading him to the lab of his reoccurring flashbacks. Here, he will finally confront his past and the ominous man of his nightmares - Heihachi Mishima, face the ultimate betrayal, and learn the truth about who, and what, he really is.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-21
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Vestige of Honor
1990-12-30
Vestige of Honor
Overview: A hospital administrator and a former Green Beret join forces to try to aid a group of Montagnards, a pro-American people who were trapped in Thailand following the Vietnam War.
Genres: Action Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-30
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Licence to Kill
1989-06-13
Licence to Kill
Overview: After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-13
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White Tiger
1996-04-03
White Tiger
Overview: When D.E.A. agent Mike Ryan undertakes the huge task of avenging the brutal murder of the partner John Grogan, he find he must fight both sides; the murderer and his double crossing police buddies. Now with the unexpected help of the lovely Jade, he must confront the new generation Chinese underworld want-to-be kingpin and fight like and out-of-place "White Tiger"
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-03
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Beyond the Game
2014-12-31
Beyond the Game
Overview: In a reality show that’s too real, the contestants are dying. Now only one will survive… Beyond The Game! Kill or be Killed! Beyond the Game has contestants believing they are part of a reality show, but in reality, they are forced to fight to survive.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-31
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By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009-03-12
By the Will of Chingis Khan
Overview: Three childhood friends. Three sworn brothers. One was initiated into the sacrament and grew up to be a great shaman. The other two followed the path of war and the nation recognised them as leaders. But only one of them was to become the ruler of the entire steppe. He was chosen by the Eternal Blue Sky and the Sky itself put him on a trial. Love for a woman will make him a warrior. Allegiance to the law will lead him to fratricide. Striving for peace will force him to start war. The council of nine tribes, speaking nine tongues, proclaimed him the sovereign and gave him the name of an ancient deity - Genghis Kahn.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama War History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2009-03-12
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The Slanted Screen
2006-01-03
The Slanted Screen
Overview: From silent film star Sessue Hayakawa to Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle, the Slanted Screen examines the portrayal Asian men in film and television, and how new filmmakers are now re-defining age-old stereotypes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-03
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Day of Reckoning
1994-03-07
Day of Reckoning
Overview: Action-adventure following a onetime Special Forces Captain in Vietnam turned tour guide in remote parts of Asia, who, while on a trek with two researchers in the Burmese jungle, meets up with a wartime enemy intent on settling an old score.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-07
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47 Ronin
2013-12-06
47 Ronin
Overview: Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
Genres: Drama Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-06
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Bridge of Dragons
1999-06-30
Bridge of Dragons
Overview: The tough and cold mercenary Warchild, is working for the man who took care of his war training and upbringing, the greedy General Ruechang. Ruechang is planning to take over the country by marrying Princess Halo. But Halo discovers that Ruechang killed her father to gain more power than he had working for the King, so she decides to run away. Warchild is the one who has to bring her back to Ruechang, but the one thing no one counted on happens... Warchild and Halo falls in love, and together they take on the forces of Ruechang... Written by Zorteper -
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-30
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Sky Sharks
2020-10-07
Sky Sharks
Overview: A team of Arctic geologists stumble across an abandoned laboratory in which the Nazis developed an incredible and brutal secret weapon during the final months of WW2. Deep in the ice, they accidentally awake a deadly army of flying zombie sharks ridden by genetically mutated, undead super-humans, who are unleashed into the skies, wreaking their bloodthirsty revenge on any aircraft that takes to the air. An elite task force is assembled to take on this deadly threat and stop the Sky Sharks from conquering the air, but as time runs out, the task force realises they will have to fight fire with fire, and the stage is set for the greatest flying super-mutant zombie shark air battle the world has ever seen....
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2020-10-07
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The Dangerous
1995-01-18
The Dangerous
Overview: Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a biker warrior to solve the crime. The head drug dealer stirs the pot even further by hiring Cajun warriors to kill those he believes are responsible for the deaths of his dealers.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-18
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NetForce
1999-02-01
NetForce
Overview: Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character finds a loophole in his new web browser which enables him to gain control of the Internet. Net-Force, headed by Kristofferson and Bakula's characters set out to stop him.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-01
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Snow Falling on Cedars
1999-12-22
Snow Falling on Cedars
Overview: In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-22
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Skin Trade
2014-11-07
Skin Trade
Overview: After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-07
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Showdown in Manila
2016-02-18
Showdown in Manila
Overview: The film unfolds in Manila, Philippines, and in the jungles of the island of Boracay on a tropical island in the privacy of living Russian middle-aged man (Alexander Newsky). But the quiet life interrupted by the murder of one of the locals. In order to protect the daughter of the slain Filipino bandits Russian guy have to remember the past, he tried to bury.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-18
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The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015-03-10
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Overview: When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung and his wife Ah Ni offer him refuge. As he heals, he becomes entrenched in a conflict that pits the townsfolk against the evil Master Ho, his nefarious Beetle Clan and the terrifying Lord Pi.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-10
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The Ultimate Fighter
2007-06-06
The Ultimate Fighter
Overview: The son of a rich businessman who has ties with the Russian mob. But the mob sets up his family and forced the young guy at fighting in martial arts tournament.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-06
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The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005-10-26
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2005-10-26
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The Last Warrior
1989-10-20
The Last Warrior
Overview: Stranded on a deserted Pacific island during the Second World War an American and Japanese soldier battle it out in this exciting war-time drama.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-20
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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016-08-18
Kubo and the Two Strings
Overview: Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-18
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The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015-11-26
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Overview: An Orthodox priest, Father Nikolay, the brother of a Yakuza boss, is drawn into in a mob war in Japan. He escapes to the small Russian village of Glubokoe, where he finds that war has found him again.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2015-11-26
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The Perfect Weapon
1991-03-15
The Perfect Weapon
Overview: Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-15
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The Art of War
2000-08-25
The Art of War
Overview: Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As an international security expert, he must uncover an international plot in which ruthless terrorists threatened to bring down the United Nations on the eve of an historic summit with China. A mysterious chain of events leads to the murder of the Chinese U.N. Ambassador and the terrorists frame Neil Shaw, the one man they believe can stop them. Accused of the crime, Shaw goes underground — in effect, vanishing from his own life — as he tries to stop what could become World War III.
Genres: Crime Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-25
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Armed Response
1986-10-01
Armed Response
Overview: One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to exchange ransom money to recover the statuette, but the trade goes down bad and Clay Roth is killed. This angers Roth's brothers and father, all combat veterans, and they go after the people responsible
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-01
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Pearl Harbor
2001-05-21
Pearl Harbor
Overview: The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Genres: War History Romance Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-21
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Not of This World
1991-02-12
Not of This World
Overview: An alien life form lands on earth and begins to feed off electricity, making it grow to enormous size. The authorities must stop it as it slithers cross-country towards a nuclear power plant.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-12
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Faith of My Fathers
2005-05-30
Faith of My Fathers
Overview: Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years during the Vietnam War, interleaved with his memories of growing up in a heritage rich with military service.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-30
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Natural Causes
1994-04-01
Natural Causes
Overview: An American links her mothers death in Bankok to a plot involving Vietnamese refugees.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-01
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Spellbinder
1988-09-23
Spellbinder
Overview: After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon becomes romantically involved with her and embroiled in the web of intrigue that follows her, despite a string of ominous happenstances and repeated warnings from his secretary.
Genres: Horror Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-23
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Fallacy
2004-03-10
Fallacy
Overview: Comedy drama about an overseas trade fair for a building components company (doors and louvres to be precise), company boss John Garrard is too caught up in trying to make a success of his business to realise that his long time secretary Mrs Rogers is carrying a major torch for him, once it is pointed out to him by a colleague he sets out to seduce her but a series suspected heart attack) conspires against it.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-10
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American Me
1992-03-13
American Me
Overview: During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-03-13
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997-11-11
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Overview: A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord bent on taking control of Earth.
Genres: Action Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-11
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L.A. Takedown
1989-08-27
L.A. Takedown
Overview: Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patrick McLaren. After a botched heist, the two men confront each via a full scale battle on the seedy streets of Los Angeles.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-27
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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003-02-28
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
Overview: Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff) was believed to have died in a boating accident at the end of the 10th season of Baywatch. However, it turns out he only had amnesia and has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford (Alexandra Paul), resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden (also played by Alexandra Paul), who died during the seventh season of Baywatch. However, she is cooperating with an old nemesis of Mitch's, the still undead Mason Sato (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) from the second season, to get revenge on Mitch.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-28
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06
Memoirs of a Geisha
Overview: In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-06
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Murder in Paradise
1990-01-19
Murder in Paradise
Overview: A stressed-out, big-city cop seeks refuge in Hawaii, only to become embroiled in a serial murder case that appears to be identical to his last case in New York City.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-19
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Big Trouble in Little China
1986-05-30
Big Trouble in Little China
Overview: Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-30
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Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015-09-09
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Overview: In Genghis Khan's last days, an encounter with a Wizard sends him to the Moon. Just as the Mediaeval anti-hero thinks he's made his greatest conquest, he finds himself on a spiritual quest, realizing the absurd clash between one man's need and the silence of the Universe.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-09
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Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1997-04-23
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
Overview: Raven is a ninja, a former member of the Black Dragons clan and also a former Special Forces agent, living in Hawaii, helping those in trouble and searching for his long-lost son while avoiding assassins sent to kill him.
Genres: Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-23
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Bulletproof
1988-04-20
Bulletproof
Overview: A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-20
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Looking in the Mirror
2021-10-12
Looking in the Mirror
Overview: In life you have to play the hand you're dealt, and when faced with a lifetime of adversity, Roslyn Jones does just that. Based on a true story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-12
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