The best Yukari Ôshima’s crime movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Yukari Ôshima’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Yukari Ôshima.
Supercop 2
6.1/10
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang (Yeoh), a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Iron Angels
6.5/10
Yeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After Alex Fong’s character is captured and held by Yeung, the Angels mount an assault to rescue him. A complex sub-plot involving an armored car bullion robbery eventually leads the Angels to a final showdown with Yeung and her men.
Outlaw Brothers
6.7/10
Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.
Dreaming the Reality
6.3/10
An expert assassin - trained since childhood to be the perfect killer - loses her memory during a mission in Thailand, and ends up in the care of a wry ex-policewoman and her boxing cohort. The equally lethal sister of the assassin pursues her, uncertain of her intentions and whether to kill her.
Burning Ambition
6.6/10
This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho.
The Angels
As an inspector of the police station, Fang Ping has long admired the charm and courage of the Big Island. The Oshima repeatedly encountered turmoil in the operation and caused great anxiety. However, Oshima loved Xiao, and Fang Ping had no choice but to help her silently. Xiao has an unknown side, do not want to hurt the big island Fang Ping decided to come forward, this time the gang is close ...
Love to Kill
This shot on video film revolves around two women’s affection for their male partners against their better interest. One, a nightclub singer, befriends a fugitive from a gang, while the other - a Japanese played by Yukari Oshima - is befriended by an HK detective investigating the case. The men’s subsequent conflict with the gang eventually draws both women in and leads to their deaths.
