[Blarg]

Have you tried any of Kurosawa's samurai movies? They've got lots of character development, of course they've got that Japanese thing going, and they have some action too. Plus they're legit classics, and good enough to watch over and over again. They're not inappropriate for kids, either, I don't think. There's lots of killing of people, but it's not done in a gory way, so no upsetting the kids or exposing them to too harsh stuff worries there.

On the Chinese front, I would have happily eaten up the Once Upon a Time in China series(3 flicks) as a kid. With Jet Li, who I don't even care for all that much, but he's great in these movies. I'm an especially big fan of the second one. It's an enjoyable character, a real do-gooder patriot.

I guess most everything Jackie Chan has ever done is good for kids, too. Though most of the films aren't that great unless you like Chan or just kung fu flicks. The Once Upon a Time in China films stand up a little better just as films.