The Best Fantasy Asian Films

Nezha gets into trouble and implicates his parents, who get punished by the heavens along with him. He bravely steps up and admits his fault, which touches the heavens, and his effort comes to fruition. The family of three finally reunites in the end.

Nezha (2000)

The door of time opens between the swordsmen who want to seize the legendary divine sword at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and those who chase after an alien prisoner imprisoned in a human body in 2022

Alienoid (2022)

Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Desperate to find his missing daughter, a father agrees to help a mysterious woman assassinate a novelist. At the same time, the young hero in the book’s alternate universe has also put his revenge plan into motion, and his actions begin to affect the real world.

Assassin in Red (2021)

An undertaker who needs woods to build a coffin for the savior of his village digs up an abandoned grave. But in doing so, he awakens the ghost of an ancient swordsman, and the ghost wants his coffin back.

Life Is But a Dream (2022)

Determined to save the world from the evil plans of a powerful "engkanto" who has the magical black bandana, Mang Kepweng, together with his friends, embarks on an exciting adventure to complete the magic ingredients needed to revive the powers of his magical red bandana to defeat the enemy.

Mang Kepweng: The Mystery of the Dark Kerchief (2020)

Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.

The Warrior's Way (2010)

Ta Gon has now become the most powerful man in Arthdal. He has an affectionate relationship only with Taealha, the daughter of the rival Hae Tribe, because of their shared ambitions.

Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land (2019)

A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.

The Touch (2002)

A fantasy film with an appearance from Huang Fei-hong

Madam White Snake's Reincarnation (1959)

The Elric brothers meet their toughest opponent yet — a lone serial killer with a large scar on his forehead.

Fullmetal Alchemist the Revenge of Scar (2022)