The economy. Unemployment. Bank crisis. War. Missiles. Death. Is there any relief from the horrors that surround us? Yes! Like a knight in shining armor, the New York Asian Film Festival is back, charging over the horizon with some 50 brand-new pop masterpieces from Asia ready to bring hope, light and giant monsters into your heart!
Screenings were held from June 19 – July 5, 2009 at the IFC Center and Japan Society.
| Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director | Premiere Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | ２０世紀少年 |  Japan | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | New York |
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | 20世紀少年 第二章 / ２０世紀少年＜第２章＞ 最後の希望 | Japan | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | New York |
| 2008 | All Around Us | Japan | Ryōsuke Hashiguchi | New York | |
| 2008 | Antique | 서양골동양과자점 엔티크 |  South Korea | Min Kyu-dong | New York |
| 2008 | Be a Man! Samurai School | 魁!!男塾 | Japan | Tak Sakaguchi | New York |
| 2009 | Be Sure to Share | ちゃんと伝える | Japan | Sion Sono | World |
| 2005 | Blind Love | ブラインド・ラブ わいせつステージ | Japan | Daisuke Goto | |
| 2008 | Breathless | 똥파리 | South Korea | Yang Ik-June | North American |
| 2008 | Cape No. 7 | 海角七號 |  Taiwan | Wei Te-sheng | New York |
| 2008 | Children of the Dark | 闇の子供たち | Japan | Junji Sakamoto | |
| 2008 | Climber's High | クライマーズ・ハイ | Japan | Masato Harada | North American |
| 2009 | The Clone Returns Home | クローンは故郷をめざす | Japan | Kanji Nakajima | New York |
| 2008 | Crush and Blush | 미쓰 홍당무 | South Korea | Lee Kyoung-mi | New York |
| 2008 | Dachimawa Lee | 다찌마와 리 – 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라! | South Korea | Ryoo Seung-wan | North American |
| 2008 | Dream | 비몽 | South Korea | Kim Ki-duk | North American |
| 2008 | An Empress and the Warriors | 江山美人 |  Hong Kong | Ching Siu-tung | North American |
| 2008 | The Equation of Love and Death | 李米的猜想 |  China | Cao Baoping | New York |
| 2007 | Exodus | 出埃及記 | China | Pang Ho-cheung | New York |
| 2007 | Eye in the Sky | 跟蹤 (電影) | Hong Kong | Yau Nai-hoi | New York |
| 2009 | Fish Story | フィッシュストーリー | Japan | Yoshihiro Nakamura | North American |
| 1978 | Five Deadly Venoms | 五毒 | Hong Kong | Chang Cheh | |
| 2009 | The Forbidden Door | Pintu Terlarang |  Indonesia | Joko Anwar | North American |
| 2009 | Gehara: The Long Haired Giant Monster | 長髪大怪獣 ゲハラ | Japan | Kiyotaka Taguchi | International |
| 2008 | Go Go 70s | 고고70 | South Korea | Choi Ho | North American |
| 1984 | Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl | 痴漢電車 下着検札 | Japan | Yōjirō Takita | |
| 1984 | Groper Train: Wedding Capriccio | 痴漢電車 ちんちん発車 | Japan | Yōjirō Takita | |
| 2009 | High Noon | Hong Kong | Heiward Mak | New York | |
| 2008 | Hard Revenge Milly | ハード・リベンジ、ミリー | Japan | Takanori Tsujimoto | North American |
| 2009 | Hard Revenge Milly: Bloody Battle | ハード・リベンジ、ミリー～ブラッディバトル | Japan | Takanori Tsujimoto | North American |
| 1977 | House | ハウス | Japan | Nobuhiko Obayashi | |
| 2008 | If You Are the One | 非诚勿扰 | China | Feng Xiaogang | North American |
| 2008 | Ip Man | 葉問 | Hong Kong | Wilson Yip | North American |
| 2004 | The Japanese Wife Next Door Part 1 | Japan | Yutaka Ikejima | ||
| 2008 | K-20: The Fiend With Twenty Faces | K-20 怪人二十面相・伝 | Japan | Shimako Satō | New York |
| 2009 | Lala Pipo: A Lot of People | ララピポ | Japan | Masayuki Miyano | North American |
| 1998 | The Longest Nite | 暗花 | Hong Kong | Patrick Yau; Johnnie To | |
| 2009 | Love Exposure | 愛のむきだし | Japan | Sion Sono | New York |
| 2008 | Magazine Gap Road | 馬己仙峽道 | Hong Kong | Nicholas Chin | New York |
| 2008 | The Magic Hour | ザ・マジックアワー | Japan | Kōki Mitani | New York |
| 2008 | The Monster X Strikes Back:Attack the G8 Summit | ギララの逆襲 洞爺湖サミット危機一発 | Japan | Minoru Kawasaki | North American |
| 2009 | Old Fish | China | Gao Qunshu | North American | |
| 2009 | Plastic City | 荡寇 | Hong Kong | Yu Lik-wai | US Premiere of Uncut version |
| 2009 | Pride | プライド | Japan | Shusuke Kaneko | North American |
| 2009 | Quick Gun Murugun |  India | Shashanka Ghosh | New York | |
| 2008 | The Rainbow Troops | Laskar pelangi | Indonesia | Riri Riza | New York |
| 2008 | Rough Cut | 영화는 영화다 | South Korea | Jang Hoon | North American |
| 2009 | Samurai Princess | サムライプリンセス 外道姫 | Japan | Kengo Kaji | North American |
| 2008 | Snakes and Earrings | 蛇にピアス | Japan | Yukio Ninagawa | North American |
| 2009 | Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms | 机动部队 – 同袍 | Hong Kong | Law Wing-cheung | North American |
| 2008 | Tokyo Gore Police | 東京残酷警察 | Japan | Yoshihiro Nishimura | |
| 2008 | Tokyo Gore Laborer | 東京残酷ドカタ | Japan | Yoshiki Takahashi | |
| 2008 | The Heroine of My Adolescene | ザヒロインオブマイアドウレセンス | Japan | Asuka Ishii | |
| 2008 | 63 Minutes In The Movie... | Japan | Yoshihiro Nishimura | ||
| 2008 | Vacation | 休暇 | Japan | Hajime Kadoi | New York |
| 2009 | Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl | 吸血少女対少女フランケン | Japan | Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu | World |
| 2007 | The Warlords | 投名狀 | Hong Kong China | Peter Chan | New York |
| 2009 | Written By | 再生号 | Hong Kong | Wai Ka-fai | World |
| 2008 | When the Full Moon Rises | Kala malam bulan mengambang |  Malaysia | Mamat Khalid | North American |
| 2009 | Yoroi: The Samurai Zombie | 鎧 サムライゾンビ | Japan | Tak Sakaguchi | New York |
The 9th New York Asian Film Festival presented the following films from the 7th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival:
| Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Love is Protein | South Korea | Yeon Sang-ho | |
| 2008 | Auld Lang Sune | 올드 랭 사인 | South Korea | So Joon-Moon |
| 2008 | Eden | 에덴 | South Korea | Kim Hye-Won |
| 2008 | Lioness(es) | 암사자(들) | South Korea | Hong Jae-Hee |
| 2008 | Shaggy-Dog Story | 이제는 말할 수 있다 | South Korea | Jeong Seung-Koo |
| 2008 | Stop | 스탑 | South Korea | Park Jae-Ok |
| 2008 | The Unbearable Heaviness of Nagging | 잔소리 | South Korea | Choi Jeong-Yeol |
| 2007 | Wanted | 원티드 | South Korea | Kim Woon-Ki |
| 2008 | Enemy's Apple | 적의 사과 | South Korea | Lee Su-jin |
| 2007 | A Coffee Vending Machine | 무림일검의 사생활 | South Korea | Chang Hyung-Yun, Shim Gap-seop |
