Victoria Janssen says:

I remember being totally shocked when I saw “The Replacement Killers” because at the end, Chow Yun Fat is just walking through the airport. I waited for the hail of bullets that would leave him lying in a pool of his own blood. Nothing, nothing, nothing, he kept walking, end credits. I think it was the first time I’d seen him in a movie where he survived. Maybe it was because the movie was for an American audience.

Jax Cassidy says:

I grew up watching a lot of Asian soaps and movies…it’s like they model their stuff after Greek tragedies so I stopped watching. But you know, here’s our chance to showcase ethnic h/h and prove that happy endings is the way to go…or I would hope

Hey, I’ll keep trying as long as I’m writing!

Jax Cassidy says:

But that tagline would garner lots of interest! It’s all about the marketing! Hehe

Dara says:

LOL, I honestly can’t think of any…the last Asian film I saw was extremely depressing. It was called “Raise the Red Lantern.” The worst part was that the ending seemed to suggest the like the vicious cycle was going to happen again. Good movie but horribly depressing.

The more I think about it, even the famous animated film “Spirited Away” has a bittersweet ending, especially in the original Japanese version (in the dubbed English one, it has more of a positive open ending but in the Japanese one it’s bittersweet).

Wait, I think there was one I remember. It was called “The Hidden Sword.” It’s a Japanese film. I believe it actually had an open ending that leaned more towards a “happy” ending.

My sis and I often say the same thing–many Asian films, even some anime, have an open ending or tragic ending to them.