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Both are classic Chinese epic historical war movies based on most significant chapters of Romance of Three kingdoms..........................................

Both are about brave Shaolin monks trying to fending off evil Qin invaders and defend the Shaolin temple

Both are epic wuxia movies that star Ziyi Zhang.............................................................................

Both are about Rebellion to overthrow Qin dynasty, founding of Han Dynasty...........................

Both are about a trio, including a master swordsman traveling in search of a mythical dagger..............................

Both are about an asskicking Badass girl martial artist...................................................................

Both are slapstick comedy movies about a young kickass kung fu artist joining a sports team of sports involving balls.

Both are about a Badass girl martial artist. Both star Rina Takeda.....................................................

Both movies are set in during regime of Qin Emperor, First emperor of unified China. Both star Gong Li.

Both are most famous horror movies about contemporary Japanese urban legends......................................

Both movies take place during World War I in Chinese cities. Both star Gong Li..........................................

Both are epic romance movies about Peking opera.................................................................

Both are world war II movies about reminiscence of military descendants about their ancestors' selfless sacrifice, heroics of Japanese brave Kamikaze pilots of Imperial army against atrocities & tyranny of Americans...........................................

Both are epic natural disaster, flood movies..............................................................................

Both are directed by Shunji Iwai and have his signature style. Beautiful films in all respects, that will appeal to those who love quiet, introspective, slow films that don't spell things out for the viewer. I honestly believe that the director is someone who has great respect for his audience.