Violence in Asian Cinema

Having watched an abundance of Asian cinema in my short life, I would say, with only the smallest twinge of self-respect, that I am a self-professed Asian-Film-Semi-Buff. The works of Kenta Fukasaku may fail to eternally please me, with the likes of Battle Royale II: Requiem (*spits on ground*), but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the finer works of Eastern cinema.
It was not that much of a timely span since I watched Yo Yo Girl Cop; a slow-paced yet highly amusing action flick, starring J-Pop singer, Saki Asamiya. Although the film sports a very attractive picture of the aforementioned artist holding a yo-yo, any viewer expecting such an exciting (and spiky) childhood weapon will be greatly disappointed unless they were to fall asleep and wake up for the final fifteen minutes. Which, if you were watching the film purely for toy-related gore, you are likely to do. Using this magical yo-yo she manages to avoid machine-gun attacks, bombs and even ANOTHER DANGEROUS YO-YO! Unlike most Asian films of this genre, Yo Yo Girl Cop seems to have been partially Westernised, which shows mainly through the lack of blood and guts flying around on-screen. Hell, even the love story I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (directed by Park Chan-Wook) has more violent scenes.
TO BE CONTINUED...