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Top 10 Asian Action Movies of 2025
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00:10It's Sam.
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00:30Welcome to On Screen Max.
00:32Today, we're counting down the top 10 Asian action movies of 2025.
00:37Each of these films guarantees to keep you glued to the screen with their outstanding action sequences, gripping storylines, and stunning visuals.
00:45By the end of this video, you'll probably discover a few new favorites to add to your must-watch list.
00:50If you enjoy these movie summaries, don't forget to subscribe to the channel and share it with your movie-loving friends.
00:56Stay tuned until the very end and let us know your favorite film in the comments below.
01:15Kicking off our list is the gritty South Korean crime thriller Yadong the Snitch.
01:19The film follows a professional informant, or Yadang, who operates in the murky space between detectives and drug dealers.
01:26After being framed and left for dead by a corrupt prosecutor he once served,
01:30a cunning drug informant teams up with a disillusioned detective to take down the power structure that betrayed him.
01:36This movie delivers a raw and intense look at the criminal underworld, fueled by sharp social commentary, powerful performances, and a gripping revenge story.
01:45To catch you, don't need to catch you.
01:51Do you understand yourself?
01:53We will be going in the right direction!
02:04See, my brother is in the wrong place.
02:06But why are you guys the brother and I?
02:08He is well-known.
02:10Next up is the South Korean action comedy High Five.
02:18The story follows five ordinary strangers who gain extraordinary superpowers
02:23after receiving organ transplants from the same mysterious donor.
02:27This unlikely team, consisting of a teenager with immense strength,
02:31a hipster who can control electromagnetic waves,
02:33and a factory manager with healing abilities, among others,
02:36must come together to battle a cult leader who gained his own terrifying powers
02:40and now wants to steal theirs.
02:43High Five is a fun, quirky, and action-packed superhero origin story.
03:06At number eight is the Japanese supernatural action thriller, Ghost Killer.
03:28When a college student accidentally finds the bullet that killed a notorious hitman,
03:32his vengeful spirit possesses her body.
03:35Imbued with the assassin's ruthless skills and burning rage,
03:39she becomes an unstoppable force,
03:41hunting down the criminals responsible for his murder.
03:44This film is a wild genre mash-up,
03:46blending intense, stylishly choreographed martial arts with a chilling ghost story.
03:55I'll kill you.
03:56Coming in at number seven is the
04:26South Korean thriller The Old Woman with the Knife.
04:28Based on the acclaimed novel,
04:30the film centers on Hornclaw,
04:31a legendary assassin in her 60s who is contemplating retirement.
04:35However, when a botched assignment puts her in conflict with her own agency
04:39and forces her to form an unlikely bond,
04:42she is pulled back into the world of violence she desperately wants to leave.
04:46The movie offers a unique take on the assassin genre,
04:49featuring a vulnerable yet brutally efficient hero
04:51and visceral action sequences.
04:53A legend of Hinox,
04:54it's a legend of Hinox.
04:56혹시 머리도 세고, 주름도 지고,
04:57this is how it works,
04:57if it's so better,
04:58how can you jail if it's dead now?
05:01Everything else?
05:02You're the one who killed me. You're the one who made me!
05:07You're the one who killed me.
05:28Number six brings us the Thai martial arts zombie film, Ziyam.
05:32In a world ravaged by a mysterious infection, a former Muay Thai fighter must rescue his doctor girlfriend,
05:38who is trapped in a hospital that has become ground zero for a zombie outbreak.
05:42Armed only with his fists and elite fighting skills, he battles his way through hordes of the undead.
05:47Ziyam combines the bone-crunching intensity of Muay Thai with the relentless horror of a zombie apocalypse,
05:53creating a thrilling and action-packed survival story.
05:56Ziyam!
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06:08The halfway point is Demon City, a Japanese action film based on the manga Oniguroshi.
06:36The story follows an elite hitman who, after his family is murdered and he's left for
06:41dead, awakens from a coma 12 years later.
06:44Thirsty for revenge, he unleashes his dormant killer instincts on the ruthless gang that
06:48now controls his city.
06:50Demon City is a non-stop barrage of bloody, well-choreographed fight scenes and visceral
06:55action, perfect for fans of classic revenge thrillers.
07:06At number four is the stylish and lethal action thriller, Meiji.
07:07At number four is the stylish and lethal action thriller, Meiji.
07:11At number four is the stylish and lethal action thriller, Mantis.
07:37The film centers on a highly skilled assassin known only as Mantis.
07:41She returns to the secret organization she left behind, only to find it in chaos.
07:45A new generation has taken over, and they want her erased from the ledger for good.
07:50Forced to navigate a treacherous new landscape of shifting allegiances, she must fight to
07:55survive.
07:56The film is a sleek thriller, filled with intricate and intense fight choreography.
08:01Mantis must prove she is still the most dangerous predator in the game.
08:04To uncover the truth, she must hunt the various assassins she helped train.
08:08In the deadly world of assassins, she is the apex predator.
08:11the
08:29In the top three is the intense Malaysian action thriller Blood Brothers.
08:49The film follows Arif, a fiercely loyal bodyguard who is framed for betraying his boss.
08:54On the run, he must seek the help of his estranged brother to clear his name.
08:58The two brothers must put aside their broken past to fight a common enemy.
09:02The stakes are raised when the man tasked with hunting Arif is his former best friend.
09:06This creates a deeply personal conflict that tests the sacred bonds of loyalty and trust.
09:11Every action sequence is fueled by the raw pain of this ultimate betrayal.
09:15The hunt becomes a devastating war between men who once called each other family.
09:19It is a powerful story where the deepest wounds are not from bullets, but betrayal.
09:23It is a dangerous man.
09:45They had hackers infiltrate our surveillance system.
09:48Who do you think I am?
09:55Our runner-up is The Shadow Edge, a Hong Kong-China co-production starring the legendary Jackie Chan.
10:06When a crew of brilliant criminals uses their expertise to bypass a city's advanced surveillance system
10:11and pull off a major heist, the police are forced to call in a retired tracking expert.
10:16He must mentor a rookie officer and rebuild an elite unit to hunt down the elusive mastermind behind the crimes,
10:23leading to the ultimate cat and mouse game.
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10:54and the number one asian action movie of 2025 is the south korean neo-noir thriller nocturnal
11:08the story follows a former gangster whose life is upended when his brother is murdered
11:12and his sister-in-law disappears without a trace his relentless pursuit of the truth
11:17becomes even more twisted when he discovers that a best-selling novel eerily predicted
11:22the entire crime driven by fury he plunges into a dark conspiracy to uncover what truly happened on
11:29that fateful night thank you so much for sticking around until the end of this video if you enjoyed
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