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Xin huo shao Hong Lian si
( 1982 )
The monastery has been captured by bandits, posing as monks in order to kidnap and abuse young women who come to pray. An inspector is sent to investigate and various factions of magicians get involved on each side.
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Shogun Assassin
( 1980 )
When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.
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The Shogunate's Harem
( 1986 )
Genshiro must find the mother of the late Shogun's child and abort it to save his love.
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The Kid with the Golden Arm
( 1979 )
A criminal organization, headed by a kung fu master nicknamed the Golden Arm Kid, targets 200,000 gold taels being transported by a private security company, who's hired a few martial artists for protection, along with a drunkard sheriff.
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Fist of the North Star
( 1991 )
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
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Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Classmates
( 1973 )
Reiko Ike is back as a tough schoolgirl who eventually has to band together with her enemies to upset the reign of their private Catholic high school administration where institutionalized sexual abuse is endemic.
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Righting Wrongs
( 1986 )
Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan, a lawyer angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys. He decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
( 1992 )
Riki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.
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Game of Death II
( 1980 )
After Billy Lo is killed while seeking the murderers of his friend, his brother Bobby goes all out to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Shen ying fei yan hu die zhang
( 1982 )
Having wiped out both the Shaolin and Wu Tang, the Butterfly Clan's objective is clearly the destruction of any and all rival factions. A wushu knight, and his rag-tag followers move in to challenge their oppressors in a deadly battle.
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Five Fingers of Death
( 1973 )
As two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament, one school's master is a dishonorable man, and to ensure his son wins the title, he hires three Japanese samurais, who target the rival school's best fighter.
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The Screaming Tiger
( 1972 )
When the Japanese massacre the people of his fishing village, the Chinese hero of this Kung Fu epic (Jimmy Wang Yu) heads to Japan seeking vengeance.
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Sahyeongsaje
( 1982 )
Li-Siu, a young Shaolin monk, avenges the death of an abbot by challenging the murderous Silver Fox while uncovering a sinister mastermind plot to invade China.
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The Korean Connection
( 1974 )
A skilled fighter decides to give up the gangster life, but is drawn into doing one last job, with tragic consequences.
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Top Fighter
( 1995 )
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century B.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors like Gordon Liu and Jackie Chan and historians like David Weeden, and a review to the most important movies of a...Read all
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Top Fighter 2
( 1996 )
Women too can fight! The sequel of "Top Fighter" focuses in the importance of the women in the martial-arts movies, from her first characters as "hero's girl" until becoming superstars by themselves. A voyage by the times and the most famous beauty fighters from this genre: Angela Mao, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock and much more.
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New Tales of the Flying Fox
( 1984 )
In the great tradition of Hsu Tseng Hung's The Silver Fox and Chang Cheh's Lengend of the Fox comes this exciting adventure, where the only thing between all the clan leaders and certain death is one young woman.
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Full Moon Scimitar
( 1979 )
Inspired from a famous martial arts tale, a young swordsman becomes obsessed with sword supremacy and challenges another kung fu master, where everything begins.
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Pursuit of Vengeance
( 1977 )
Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chu Yuan and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers.
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Legendary Weapons of China
( 1982 )
A band of killers from an ailing kung fu and magic society are sent on a manhunt for a former member of the society, whose bad mouthing threatens its existence.
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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
( 1981 )
Li "Little Flying Dagger" Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He has decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged frien...Read all
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Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
( 1982 )
The 8th Prince and Chu Liu Hsiang pretend to be rivals and stage 8th Prince's assassination attempt in order for Chu to go undercover in the "Villa of Phantoms" to investigate, King Eagle, who has been recruiting criminals for evil plot.
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The Sentimental Swordsman
( 1977 )
A righteous martial arts master is thrown into a devious scheme to paint him as a certain treacherous masked assassin.
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Heroes Shed No Tears
( 1980 )
Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles between skilled martial masters.
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The Dead and the Deadly
( 1982 )
An effigy merchant's impotent brother has died and left a pregnant wife. Suspecting a scam and foul play, he schemes to inspect his brother's corpse before the burial, not knowing that his brother is actually alive and in on the scam.
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The Trail
( 1983 )
A gang of opium smugglers, disguised as Taoist Priests transporting hopping corpses, are hired to transport a real dead body to it's final resting place.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
( 1972 )
Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin. Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogami's son, and sees his chance for revenge.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
( 1973 )
The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.
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Challenge of the Tiger
( 1980 )
Two CIA agents - a kung fu master and a suave womanizer - track the stolen formula for a super-sterility drug from Spain to Hong Kong, battling Neo-Nazi terrorists and a Vietnamese spy ring for its possession.
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Wheels on Meals
( 1984 )
Two Chinese friends, who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend protect the pickpocket Sylvia, who's been targeted by a ruthless gang.
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Winners & Sinners
( 1983 )
Fresh from prison, five friends try to stay crime free but inadvertently find themselves caught in a Triad war.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2
( 1989 )
American kickboxer Scott Wylde travels to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese forces.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
( 1990 )
Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.
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A Duel to the Death (Short 1898)
This Victorian duel between knife-wielding women was taken from an existing stage production, thought to be the Drury Lane theatre melodrama 'Women and Wine'. The actresses are believed to be Edith Blanche and Beatrice Homer.
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Kung Fu Hustle
( 2005 )
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
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Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
( 1974 )
This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly if unhappily involved with the gangsters.
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Sister Street Fighter
( 1976 )
A young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord.
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The Street Fighter
( 1974 )
After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
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Return of the Street Fighter
( 1975 )
Mercenary karate master Tsurugi gets mixed up in a plot by the American mafia to take over the karate dojos in Asia, aided by a corrupt dojo master.
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Born Invincible
( 1978 )
Two warlord chiefs, a ton-fa wielder who can destroy an opponents weapon and a Tai Chi expert that is impervious to weapons, send a pair of killers to track down and kill an old master swordsman who has given up fighting. When the killers assassination attempt is foiled by a group of kung fu students from a nearby school, the chiefs themselves come to the school to de...Read all
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Eastern Condors
( 1987 )
A group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.
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Heart of Dragon
( 1985 )
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
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China O'Brien
( 1992 )
A police woman, expert and instructor in martial arts, leaves the city to stay with her dad, sheriff in a town with peace and quiet - or so she thinks. She gets plenty opportunities to show her martial arts skills.
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Fist of Fury 1991
( 1991 )
Lau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his cousin.
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Top Squad
( 1988 )
After an incident involving an Arab sheikh's wife, the Hong Kong police decide to create a female squad, with officer Wu in charge of training the new recruits. Soon, they will have to prove themselves in the line of duty.
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Master of the Flying Guillotine
( 1976 )
After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
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The Hand of Death
( 1976 )
A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor.
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The Shaolin Avengers
( 1976 )
Two young men join forces with another man to take revenge from a martial arts clan, who're allies with the Qing government, who killed their father.
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Killer Clans
( 1976 )
A fearsome assassin is contracted to kill the patriarch of a large and formidable clan. Meanwhile, the benevolent clan leader's top men are attacked by a rival clan and killed. Shortly after, an internal power struggle reveals itself.
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Circle of Iron
( 1978 )
A young martial artist embarks on an adventure, encountering other martial artists in battle until one day he meets an aging blind man who will show him the true meaning of martial arts and life.
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A Force of One
( 1979 )
When the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist, a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them.
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Encounter of the Spooky Kind
( 1980 )
A rickshaw driver's wife and his rich client are secret lovers, and they decide to get rid of him without being implicated, so they hire a powerful sorcerer to kill him, but the sorcerer's colleague intervenes to protect him.
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Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
( 1977 )
Two illegal immigrants meet a young kid and the three become best friends until one of them joins the Triads. Now the remaining two must fight the Triads in a battle to the death.
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Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
( 1983 )
A Chinese soldier in an ancient civil war flees the battlefield and gets caught up in a fantastical quest to save the world from evil.
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Mr. Vampire
( 1985 )
The planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
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Mr. Vampire Saga IV
( 1988 )
A Taoist Priest isn't happy when his Buddhist Priest colleague moves in next door. They are subject to feuds and duels, but soon must overcome their problems when a vampire breaks loose from his coffin and wreaks havoc to the countryside.
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Martial Arts of Shaolin
( 1986 )
In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.
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A Chinese Ghost Story
( 1987 )
After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.
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The Bride with White Hair
( 1993 )
Cho Yat-Hang, the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against an evil cult, falls in forbidden love with Lien Ni-Chang, a killer for the evil cult.
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The Bride with White Hair II
( 1993 )
On Kit and Lyre's wedding night, Lien Ni-Chang, the bride with white hair kidnaps Lyre and takes her to her harem of fighting women to indoctrinate her against Kit. Kit tries to lead a rescue party and go up against the formidable enemies.
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A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box
( 1995 )
A Monkey King is reincarnated in the un human form as Joker, a highwayman oblivious to his original identity and the fact that 500 years earlier, he and his master, the Longevity Monk, were punished and made to stay human.
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Bamboo Brotherhood
( 1974 )
Yu Tien Lung returns to his hometown to avenge the murder of his parents, a task in which he is prepared himself for by studying martial arts for twenty years.
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Hands of Death
( 1988 )
When the Purple Ninja Empire get their hands on a lost treasure map, the race is on to find the legendary Burmese treasure.
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Zatoichi
( 1989 )
Blind masseur Ichi, a defender of the innocent, gets entangled in a clash between rival Yakuza clans in a rural village, leading to bloody sword battles as he tries to maintain peace and shield villagers from the gang war.
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Zatoichi at Large
( 1972 )
On the road, Zatoichi meets a dying pregnant woman and delivers the child moments before she passes. Honor bound, he sets out to find the next-of-kin who he discovers have their own problems.
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
( 1970 )
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
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Zatoichi's Revenge
( 1965 )
After Zatoichi learns of his sensei's murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family.
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Zatoichi on the Road
( 1968 )
Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
( 1967 )
In a town where debt-ridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, Zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival.
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Zatoichi Challenged
( 1967 )
After an artist is threatened by the yakuza into creating valuable but highly illegal pornography, the law aims to execute him. Zatoichi, having been honor bound to protect the man and his family, must now run against the law.
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
( 1965 )
A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.
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Zatoichi the Fugitive
( 1963 )
A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.
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Zatoichi's Vengeance
( 1966 )
Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword
( 1967 )
Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.
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The Tale of Zatoichi
( 1962 )
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
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New Tale of Zatoichi
( 1963 )
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
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Zatoichi's Conspiracy
( 1974 )
Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.
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Yellow-Faced Tiger
( 1974 )
A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.
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Forced Vengeance
( 1982 )
A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.
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Twin Dragons
( 1999 )
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they each become mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's world.
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Legionnaire
( 1998 )
Alain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs.
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Seven Warriors
( 1989 )
Legendary actor, stuntman, fight choreographer and pioneer of Hong Kong's New Wave Movement, Sammo Hung directs (and appears in) a rousing retelling of Akira Kurosawa's SEVEN SAMURAI. The Warlord Era: where desperate soldiers have become thieves and bandits, leaving towns - and lives - in ruins. The villagers of Guangxi rise up, hiring seven warriors to take up arms a...Read all
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The Master
( 1980 )
Although injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.
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Once Upon a Time in China
( 1991 )
Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.
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Once Upon a Time in China II
( 1993 )
Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.
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Once Upon a Time in China III
( 1993 )
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
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One-Armed Boxer
( 1972 )
After his schoolmate and master is killed and he loses an arm, student Tien Lung has to learn the art of one-arm boxing.
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Beach of the War Gods
( 1973 )
During the Ming dynasty, a courageous swordsman gathers five other fighters and rallies the local fishermen to fight off a band of Japanese invaders.
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Bruce Lee and I
( 1973 )
Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him.
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The Black Panther
( 1973 )
A Martial arts champion is tricked into smuggling drugs.
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