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Two new trailers from the far east (Hong Kong and Japan) hit the web recently, and both are worth a gander.  Neither are truly offensive, but they’re probably still not safe for work…

First up is the latest film from prolific director Johnnie To.  Vengeance stars Johnny Hallyday as a grieving father who travels to Hong Kong to avenge the death of his daughter.  Looks like a promising mix of Taken and The Horseman…

Stylish, bloody, and with a little humping thrown in for good measure.  To’s films are hit and miss, but with his output that still amounts to a lot of incredibly cool movies.  Some of his best include Fulltime Killer, Mad Detective, and the very odd Running On Karma. (via the fine folks at Twitch)

Next is the latest WTF movie from Japan.  Samurai Princess is directed by Kengo Kaji, the writer behind the awesome Tokyo Gore Police.  I could summarize the plot for you but the official one is too good not to share.

The story takes place sometime, somewhere in a world during the Samurai era, where people live together with highly developed mechanical dolls. However, excessively developed mechanical dolls start causing harm to the human society, leading to ghastly bloodsheds happening all over the place.  Under the circumstances, Kyoraku, a mad scientist, creates a female ninja mechanical doll. Equipped with 11 types of built-in weapons, the ninja doll, who will not die even if she is slashed by a sword or shot by a gun, is virtually indestructible.”

During the Samurai era you say?  Complete with skirt-wearing school girls chainsawed through the bajango?  God I love Japan. (via the still fine folks at Twitch)

Both look awesome in their own way, don’t you agree?