An annual tradition here at The End, this is a look at my favorite film discoveries of the year, any movie more than a few years old that I saw for the first time in 2023. Previous years include: 2022,2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006. I watched just over 270 films this year, roughly a third of which qualified for this list. Here are 50 of my favorites.

1. School in the Crosshairs (Obayashi Nobuhiko, 1981)
2. Swordsman and Enchantress (Chor Yuen, 1978)
3. Bio-Zombie (Wilson Yip, 1998)
4. The Red Detachment of Women (Pan Wenzhan & Fu Jie, 1970)
5. Eighteen Springs (Ann Hui, 1997)
6. High Risk (Wong Jing, 1995)
7. The Returning (Jacob Cheung, 1994)
8. The Ghost Hill (Ting Shan-hsi, 1971)
9. The Imp (Dennis Yu, 1981)
10. Yellow Dragon’s Village (Sakamoto Yugo, 2021)
11. The Red Detachment of Women (Xie Jin, 1961)
12. Classic Albums: Steely Dan – Aja (Alan Lewens, 2000)
13. The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (Joseph Kuo, 1968)
14. Radioactive Dreams (Albert Pyun, 1984)
15. Living in the Material World (Martin Scorsese, 2011)
16. Take Care of My Cat (Jeong Jae-eun, 2001)
17. A Hen in the Wind (Ozu Yasujiro, 1948)
18. The Lake House (Alejandro Agresti, 2006)
19. Avengement (Jesse V. Johnson, 2019)
20. Heart of Dragon (Sammo Hung, 1985)
21. Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (Xie Jin, 1957)
22. Tower of Death (Ng See-yuen, 1981)
23. Mr. Vampire III (Ricky Lau, 1987)
24. Future Cops (Wong Jing, 1993)
25. Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (Ozu Yasujiro, 1941)

26. The Debt Collector (Jesse V. Johnson, 2018)
27. Runnin’ Down a Dream (Peter Bogdanovich, 2007)
28. Boyka: Undisputed IV (Todor Chapkanov, 2016)
29. A Study in Choreography for the Camera (Maya Deren, 1945)
30. Revengeful Swordswoman (Artis Chow, 1979)
31. Close Range (Isaac Florentine, 2015)
32. The Avenging Eagle (Sun Chang, 1978)
33. Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan, 2017)
34. Treasure Hunt (Jeffrey Lau, 1994)
35. Undisputed III: Redemption (Isaac Florentine, 2010)
36. Saviour of the Soul (Jeffrey Lau, Corey Yuen & David Lai, 1991)
37. Record of a Tenement Gentleman (Ozu Yasujiro, 1947)
38. Heaven and Earth (David Lai, 1994)
39. The Bravest Revenge (Chien Lung, 1970)
40. Shaolin Invincibles (Hou Cheng, 1977)
41. Savage Dog (Jesse V. Johnson, 2017)
42. A Janitor (Sakamoto Yugo, 2021)
43. Mr. Vampire Saga 4 (Ricky Lau, 1988)
44. Bend it Like Beckham (Gurinder Chadha, 2002)
45. Bumblebee (Travis Knight, 2018)
46. Gen-X Cops (Benny Chan, 1999)
47. Hydra (Sonomura Kensuke, 2019)
48. Draft Day (Ivan Reitman, 2014)
49. El Gringo (Eduardo Rodriguez, 2012)
50. Undeclared War (Ringo Lam, 1990)