Description: Crazy martial arts movies that are kind of cool.
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Return of the Chinese Boxer
( 1977 )
Jimmy Wang Yu, probably the most well-known martial arts star before the ascendance of Bruce Lee, directs himself in the martial arts action film Return of the Chinese Boxer.
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The Savage Killers
( 1976 )
Two masters must combine their skills to defeat an evil lord.
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Spiritual Kung Fu
( 1978 )
A goofy student is taught a lost martial art style by five ghosts.
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The Buddha Assassinator
( 1980 )
A skilled fighter is employed by a Manchu after saving him from Ming assassins, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers that his family have been targeted by the Manchus.
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Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
( 1980 )
A reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage.
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Tang Lang dou ji gong
( 1982 )
Hsiao Hai (Wa Chung Ting) works as a servant for wealthy businessman Tin Hai Lu (Fei Lung). Constantly bullied and abused in the marketplace, Hsiao finds himself taken under the personal tutelage of his boss, a skilled master of Chicken style kung-fu. Master Lu hopes that his young employee may one day provide backup muscle for his ongoing business struggles with a ri...Read all
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Tian di shuang yi tui
( 1978 )
A corrupt mayor of a town in Szechuan province allies himself with a group of bandits to gain control of the region by cutting off all supply routes to the town. Two police men both expert kickers are deployed to put an end to the mayors evil plot.
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Long hu xuan feng
( 1981 )
The most deadly fighter on earth, a man so dangerous in combat he only uses one hand, is after the greatest book ever written. This book, a tutorial in the "mantis fist", must be protected by an unlikely band of hero's.
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Fury of the Dragon
( 1976 )
Several episodes of the 1966 TV series "The Green Hornet" edited together and released as a feature.
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The Tattoo Connection
( 1978 )
An American insurance investigator goes to Hong Kong to retrieve a famous diamond stolen by a local criminal organization.
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
( 1969 )
The One-Armed Swordsman is forced out of retirement by a criminal organization consisting of eight swordsmen, who has forced every clan to send their best to compete against them for swordsman supremacy.
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Triple Irons
( 1971 )
A devious martial arts master targets young, talented swordsmen, and makes a wager that whoever loses should cut off their arm, then surprises them with a secret technique they cannot counter. One of his previous victims have had enough.
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One-Armed Swordsman vs. Nine Killers
( 1976 )
Watch WANG YU as a one-armed savior battling the local goons in this martial arts classic. He has some rather amazing moves up his sleeve.
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One-Armed Swordsman
( 1967 )
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
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Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
( 1971 )
Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart?
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Sanjuro
( 1963 )
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
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Dragon Lord
( 1982 )
The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.
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The Karate Killer
( 1973 )
Japan has already occupied Korea and now China. Chin, a young woman understands that the Motherland demands all her children to be brave, and sacrifice their lives for the liberation. Disguised as a prostitute, she will board a train to help a Chinese guerrilla group defeat a Japanese army convoy.
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A Touch of Zen
( 1971 )
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
( 1955 )
Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
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Goliathon
( 1977 )
A greedy Hong Kong businessman captures a 50-foot-tall ape from the Himalayas and puts it on display, but it escapes and goes on a rampage.
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Come Drink with Me
( 1966 )
Bandits kidnap a governor's son and demand their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange. The governor's daughter, a skilled martial artist, is sent to rescue him, but eventually finds herself overmatched and in need of assistance.
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Marco Polo
( 1975 )
After a failed assassination attempt on the Mongol emperor, four martial artists train to learn advanced kung fu techniques in order to kill the Khan and avenge their falling comrades, and Marco Polo is sent by the emperor to kill them.
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To Kill a Jaguar
( 1977 )
Crime epic set in Shanghai's underworld of the 1930's.
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Duel of the Century
( 1981 )
Liu Yung and Sun Chien (the Korean kicking The Five Venom from Chang Cheh's internationally popular series) team up to investigate the martial-art murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, impostors and one deadly duel after another.
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Drunken Monkey
( 2003 )
Wa Biao (Lau Kar Leung) securities company is being used for smuggling. His shady associates try to eliminate him. He returns with a vengeance with the help of 3 young students he has taught drunken monkey.
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The 14 Amazons
( 1972 )
During the Song Dynasty, a large family that has produced generations of military generals sees its last male heir killed in battle by an invading army, leaving a large number of courageous women, who decide to go to battle themselves.
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The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
( 1981 )
Yuan completes training, receives assignment from master. Discovers cave with skeleton, treasure chest, and manual on Golden Snake style. Embarks on fulfilling cave occupant's final wish based on findings.
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Warriors Two
( 1978 )
A bank cashier discovers a plot to kill the mayor. His attempt to warn the mayor is foiled, and he almost gets killed, but a mumbling Shaolin disciple rescues him and takes him to his master to teach him a formidable form of kung fu.
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Dragon Inn
( 1967 )
When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.
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Lao shu la gui
( 1979 )
Tiger partakes in a Kung Fu contest, he wins the contest and the grand prize: the right to marry the daughter of the town's most wealthy figure. In order for Tiger to marry Ting, Tiger must accomplish 3 objectives: obtain a Kung Fu manual from a bitter Shaolin Monk, visit a brothel and steal a jade from a lady boy there, and steal a ruby from a deadly yoga master.
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The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
( 2011 )
A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.
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Satan's Sword
( 1960 )
The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style.
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Lady Street Fighter
( 1980 )
Exotic Eastern European beauty, Linda Allen, flies in to Los Angeles to track down the evil mobsters who tortured and murdered her sister. Meanwhile, the mobsters are trying to find a tape with information that would be incriminating to them. Linda's investigation deals with a pimp who may be the murderer she is after, and a helpful FBI agent who may not be the crime ...Read all
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Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy
( 1966 )
The hero avenges a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated for seeking justice and better conditions for the citizens. The city shall burn for the elite's greed.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure
( 1964 )
The orphan swordsman wanders into a town and stumbles upon the opportunity to do righteous deeds. He finds a larger plot is afoot with a corrupt court system, a well meaning public servant and lots of danger for all involved.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan
( 1965 )
Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but he's not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter. So he gets kidnapped and it's up to Nemuri Kyoshiro to save him.
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Samurai Spy
( 1965 )
The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.
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The Young Tiger
( 1973 )
Young Tiger, a martial artist in modern-day Hong Kong, fights a braggart in a martial-arts studio and defeats him. He later witnesses the braggart getting beaten up by a gang of thugs. After entering the fight, he gets knocked out and his friend gets killed. The thugs frame him for the murder, and the police soon arrest him. Young Tiger escapes prison during interroga...Read all
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Heroes Two
( 1974 )
A top Shaolin disciple escapes the Temple's destruction while being pursued by a Manchurian kung fu master, only to be captured with help from a fellow disciple who mistakes him for a bandit. A desperate rescue mission ensues.
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Enter the Fat Dragon
( 1978 )
An apprentice farmer (Sammo Hung) ventures to the city and helps his family battle a gang of thugs.
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Day of the Panther
( 1989 )
A martial-arts expert goes after a criminal gang and its boss, who were responsible for the death of his partner.
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Gymkata
( 1985 )
An American gymnast travels to the distant land of Parmistan to compete in a deadly game not won by a foreigner in more than nine hundred years.
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Ba guo lian jun
( 1976 )
In the year 1900, China was being invaded by an eight nation alliance. Meanwhile, three martial artists join a xenophobic kung fu cult, with a large following, whose leader claims that he can teach his followers how to become bulletproof.
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Onibaba
( 1965 )
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
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Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
( 1984 )
A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.
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Island of Fire
( 1991 )
A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a deadly prison where a team of mercenaries is being assembled.
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The Master Strikes Back
( 1985 )
A famous weapons instructor goes on a killing spree, packed with martial arts, after his son is kidnapped and castrated.
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Men from the Gutter
( 1983 )
Two very different cops are out to capture a local drug boss. The two cops go about their job differently, one of them doing everything to the letter of the law and the other not caring and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
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The Sword of Swords
( 1968 )
A young master swordsman is entrusted by his master with protecting a powerful sword from falling into the wrong hands, but his treacherous former colleague will stop at absolutely nothing to retrieve the sword for himself.
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The Young Vagabond
( 1985 )
A martial artist must train incessantly to defeat the brutally powerful thief called Centipede.
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The Water Margin
( 1972 )
Sometime during the Song Dynasty, a band of martial artists form a private army to fight corruption. After trying to recruit two wealthy kung fu masters, one is arrested and sentenced to death, and the other seeks their help for a rescue.
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The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
( 1984 )
Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must hunt down all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not be uncovered.
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Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist
( 1976 )
Although not an official sequel (Shihomi plays a different character), the film is often referred to as a sequel to the series. Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. In order to help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.
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Fist of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards
( 1996 )
On returning from Japan, Chan Jun learns that the Japanese have hatched a plot to kill Dr. Sun Yat Sen. Together with his fellow students from the Ching Wu School, he foils the plot.
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Ninja Dragon
( 1987 )
Major figures in the ninja community are being slaughtered. 3 ninjas are trying to figure out what evil people want to bring an end to all ninjas, and also rescue the kidnapped daughter of one of their mentors.
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Red Beard
( 1968 )
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
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The Fall of Ako Castle
( 1978 )
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe.
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Fang Shi Yu da po mei hua zhuang
( 1977 )
Kung Fu superstar Meng Fei dons the mantle of the legendary martial arts hero Fong Sai Yuk. The Manchu government has a huge bounty on the head of Fong Sai Yuk. Many top fighters and Manchu Generals attempt to ambush Fong, finally the stage is set for the most deadly trap of the entire duel on the plum blossom posts! Don't miss it!
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Mantis Fist Fighter
( 1982 )
Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. One day he gets into a fight defending the locals from a violent thug who turns out to be an enforcer for tong boss Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood. In retaliation, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterles...Read all
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Bastard Swordsman
( 1983 )
Hsu Shao-chiang stars as a veritable "Spider-Swordsman" - master of the "Silkworm Style" - in this eye-filling, mind-bending martial arts phantasmagorical which truly warrants the description: "unforgettable."
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Return of the Bastard Swordsman
( 1984 )
Wudang is in trouble again, with both Dugu Wu Di planning to attack the Wudang temple and an interloping group of martial artists from Japan waiting in the background.
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Shuai ya lao hu
( 1980 )
A cook is drawn into a turbid and furious treasure scramble accidentally.
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Da e ke
( 1980 )
Brothers Ho and Yi Fei climb the ranks of local Boss Fu's organization only to learn seeking a better life comes with a heavy price tag.
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Fist from Shaolin
( 1993 )
Wong Fei Hong (Wong Kwan) must fight against slave trader Master Eleven (Ji Chun Hua) and Prefect Wu to stop the Chinese being sold as slaves to work in the gold mines in America.
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The 36 Crazy Fists
( 1983 )
Looking to avenge his father's death, after he was murdered by gangsters when he failed to pay protection money, a monastery novice strives tirelessly, with the help of students and a drunkard, to learn advanced kung-fu techniques.
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Shi ren guan shi ba qi
( 1980 )
Wu Shao Tung is raised to be the leader of the Wu Tang clan, who previously have been defeated by the evil Yen Chan tin and his clan. He is taught roughly and is shown how to defeat the Unbeaten 18, a cave of treacherous traps.
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Cobra vs. Ninja
( 1987 )
Cobra, who is a Ninja, is making high stakes bets on ninja duels involving Gordon "The Red Champion". Gordon has trained four men who after returning to civilian life end up involved in the world of organized crime.
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Ninja: Silent Assassin
( 1987 )
When police officer Alvin loses both his star witness and his wife to drug kingpin (and ninja assassin) Rudolph, he vows to get revenge. Travelling to Hong Kong, hot on Rudolph's trail, he teams up with local investigators Gordon, Vivian and Jackie. Meanwhile, a young street punk named Edmund is hunting for the man who killed his father. Could they all possibly be sea...Read all
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Shinsho: shinobi no mono
( 1966 )
It is the 1570's in Japan. Ninja Kasumi Kanbey specializes in making gunpowder. He lives with his young son Kojiro, who witnesses his assassination by five skilled ninjas. Kanbey manages to kill two of his attackers before succumbing to their attack. Kojiro embarks on a journey to avenge his father against the remaining three assassins. His first attempts meet with fa...Read all
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Shinobi no mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizô
( 1964 )
In part five of the 8-part Shinobi No Mono Ninja film series the heroic ninja Kirigakure Saizo (Raizo Ichikawa, of Sleepy Eyes of Death fame) serves the daimyo Sanada, played by Lone Wolf and Cub star Tomisaburo Wakiyama. They are assaulted by Ieyasu and his soldiers. They flee to an allied camp, and once there start plotting how to fight back and win the war. They co...Read all
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Mekura no Oichi inochi moraimasu
( 1973 )
Oichi, the blind bounty hunter, frees a woman from unjust prison and is now hunted by order of the local magistrate. She is concerned with the poor fishermen, who are oppressed and robbed by a gang in collusion with the authorities.
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Legend of the Fox
( 1980 )
Chin Siu Ho plays a young man who believes himself to be an orphan. Until one rainy night when he and three different men find themselves taking shelter from the storm in the same place.
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Ren gui she hu da jue dou
( 1978 )
Master Wong and his daughter Wong Koo must get help from the mysterious wanderer Yuk-long when The snake god Choy Ching Sing wants to force Wong Koo to marry him.
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Man tian shen fo
( 1983 )
An evil black-magic priest unleashes some nasty Japanese ghosts on a peaceful Chinese village.
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Dirty Ho
( 1979 )
The eleventh son of the Qing emperor, who's a kung fu master, is visiting Canton incognito. While there, he meets a loudmouth thief who he takes under his wing, while assassins sent by his fourth brother threaten his life.
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House of Traps
( 1982 )
A team of skilled fighters navigate a house rigged with an array of ingenious and deadly traps.
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Murimgori
( 1982 )
A man (Mike Wong) helps Gen. Ching's daughter recover stolen treasure on the Chang River.
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The Delinquent
( 1973 )
A low budget kung fu movie - an ambitious martial arts student infiltrates a murderous gang in the hope of finding the man who killed his father.
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Two Champions of Death
( 1980 )
The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.
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The Savage Five
( 1974 )
A town is taken over by a brutal gang, which has taken a safe in a robbery of another town and needs to find someone who can open it for them. They terrorize the townsfolk, beating up and even killing some of them, until several young men who know martial arts decide to stand up to the criminals
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Knockabout
( 1979 )
Two brothers and small time crooks Yipao and Taipao convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students, completely oblivious to his sordid past.
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The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
( 1979 )
Mercenary karate master Tsurugi is hired to retrieve a cassette tape which holds a very sensitive recording of governmental corruption. A back and forth game of who got the tape ensues.
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Lady Kung Fu
( 1972 )
Three graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise when a local Japanese martial arts school tries to run the new school out of town.
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Crystal Hunt
( 1991 )
Two cops search for a mysterious crystal with healing powers to cure a sick old man. On the trail they come up against a team treasure hunter/smugglers with impressive combat skills and big guns.
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Drunken Tai Chi
( 1984 )
A spoiled young man - on the run from a ruthless killer - hooks up with a puppeteer and his wife who are masters of the art of tai chi; the only style that can defeat the killer.
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Masked Avengers
( 1981 )
The masked gang have created a menace, killing many people, now it is up to Philp who once worked for the masked gang to destroy them.
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Revenge of the Ninja
( 1984 )
After a mystically powered red necklace is stolen from a man by a crime gang, a battle between good and evil spirits erupts in powerful ways.
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Warrior Women
( 1981 )
Semi-naked Amazonian warriors defend their girls only island from from male pirates from the men only island.
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The Vampire Raiders
( 1988 )
The fate of the entire hotel industry is at stake. A group of evil black ninjas have threatened to insinuate themselves into the industry, take over, and transform the operation into something unspeakable.
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The Black Dragon
( 1974 )
Decent, simple, honest Chinese farmhand and ace martial artist Tai-Lin goes to the Philippines to seek his fortune. He befriends scruffy petty street hoodlum Siao-Mao and gets a job as a dock worker. When Tai-Lin discovers that the people he works for are involved in a crime syndicate that specializes in smuggling opium, he quits his job and joins forces with two fell...Read all
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Fight to Win
( 1987 )
Martial artists in America battle over the possession of three ancient Chinese statues.
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Tiger from River Kwai
( 1975 )
A secret agent from Thailand goes to the United States on a mission to find out why a Mr. Stone died and bring his ashes and fortune, a jeweled elephant, back to his homeland.
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Rivals of Kung Fu
( 1974 )
Huang Fei-hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng. Newcomer Shih Chung-tien stars as the Confucian healer who fights jealous villains with wisdom, intelligence, and fabulous kung-fu.
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The Devil's Mirror
( 1972 )
A cunning witch who's a clan matriarch uses her expertise to force other martial artists to do her bidding, while planning domination of the Martial Arts world. Standing in her way are two clans who posses two powerful magical mirrors.
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Jiang hu san nu xia
( 1970 )
The plot follows the titular sisters, Ruo Lien, Ruo Lan and Ruo Mei whose clan protects the famous mighty steel sword, a powerful weapon much sought after by their rivals, in particular the nasty Chu Tien Hsiang (played by the legendary actor Lo Lieh, known at the time for being the studio's first international superstar, appearing in the likes of "King Boxer" and "Lady Hermit") who aims to use it to become number one in the martial arts world. Infiltrating the trio with his cunning schemes, he seizes the blade and sets about eliminating its rightful owners as the girls band together to bring him to justice.
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AmieWarren : I would like to know the same. Well, at least we know most of these families IRL are NOT c...