HongKong
Blooded Treasury Fight (1979) NeoDB IMDb WikiData
血肉磨坊
director: Pao Hsueh-Li actor: Michael Chan Wai-Man / David Chiang Da-Wei
other title: Lutte Féroce à Shaolin / 血肉磨坊
Master thief Chow Kwan-hai is the only person who knows the location of a stash of valuable pearls. With the help of a mismatched gang of criminals, assassins and pickpockets, Chow leads a suicidal mission to the Bloody Mill to find the treasure and hopefully make it back alive.
Snuff Bottle Connection (1977) IMDb WikiData
Shen tui tie shan gong
director: Richard Tung Chin-Hu / Lily Liu actor: John Liu / Hwang Jang-Lee
other title: Eine Prise für tödliche Pfeifen / La Conexión del Frasco de Jade
As China and Russia's governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war. Enter John Liu as a special agent sent to identify who the Russian traitor is, and who his contact is within the walls of the Forbidden City.
Jan. 18, 2026 watched
Kung fu film about treacherous imperialists, light on plot but strong on fights (thanks to action choreographer Yuen Wooping).

Watched in #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon
1970s HongKong HwangJanglee JohnLiu KungFu
The Grandmaster (2013) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
一代宗師
7.9 (17 ratings) director: Wong Kar-Wai actor: Tony Leung Chiu-wai / Zhang Ziyi
other title: O Grande Mestre / 一代宗師
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995) NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB
大话西游之仙履奇缘
8.7 (21 ratings) director: Jeffrey Lau actor: Stephen Chow / Athena Chu Yan
other title: Sai yau gei: Sin leui kei yun / A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella
This sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga "Journey to the West". Stranded five centuries in the past, Joker Monkey King must battle a variety of monsters, seductive women and super-powered villains to save the dying Pak Jing-Jing.
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995) NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒
8.7 (17 ratings) director: Jeffrey Lau actor: Stephen Chow / Karen Mok
other title: Chinese Odyssey (Part I), A / A Chinese Odyssey Part One - Pandora's Box
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
霹靂十傑
director: Lau Kar-Leung actor: Hsiao Ho / Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
other title: I discepoli della 36a camera / Die Erben der 36 Kammern der Shaolin
Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.
Jan. 4, 2026 watched
A bit more comic than the first film, and focused more on Fong Saiyuk (Hsiao Ho) than San Te (Gordon Liu).

Watched in #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon
1980s GordonLiu HongKong HsiaoHo KungFu
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
少林三十六房
director: Lau Kar-Leung actor: Gordon Liu Chia-Hui / Lo Lieh
other title: 36ª camera dello Shaolin / A Câmara 36 de Shaolin
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Jan. 3, 2026 watched
Absolute classic of kung fu movies by Lau Karleung, starring Gordon Liu & Lo Lieh.

First watched in the 90s, rewatched ahead of #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon showing the loose sequel Disciples of the 36th Chamber.

Legit stream (as of Dec 2025):
https://youtu.be/NH4tL14PZvg
1970s GordonLiu HongKong KungFu LauKarleung
Crippled Avengers (1978) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
残缺
director: Chang Cheh actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Phillip Kwok Chui
other title: Vier gnadenlose Rächer / La Vengeance des infirmes
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.
Ten Years (2015) IMDb NeoDB TMDB
十年
8.7 (10 ratings) director: Wong Fei-Pang / Zune Kwok actor: Catherine Chau / Wang Hongwei
Five shorts reveal a fictional Hong Kong in 2025, depicting a dystopian city where residents and activists face crackdowns under iron-fisted rule.
Stuntman (2024) TMDB IMDb
武替道
director: Herbert Leung / Albert Leung actor: Terrance Lau Chun-Him / Stephen Tung Wai
other title: 武替道
A washed-up action choreographer, struggling to find his way in a changing industry, risks everything to stage an epic comeback, and attempts to repair the relationship with his estranged daughter before it's too late.
The Revenger (1980) TMDB IMDb
金劍殘骨令
director: Pao Hsueh-Li actor: Ti Lung / Dorian Tan Tao-Liang
other title: 金劍殘骨令
A kung fu warrior, devoted to helping the oppressed, makes many deadly enemies along the way, including the leader of an army, who plots his demise.
They Call Her Cleopatra Wong (1978) IMDb WikiData
Cleopatra Wong
director: Bobby A. Suarez actor: Marrie Lee / George Estregan
other title: Cleopatra Wong - Die Unüberwindliche / Cléopatre, La panthére du kung-fu
An Interpol top cop teams up with Filipino police to take down a counterfeit money operation threatening multiple Asian countries.
The Seventh Curse (1986) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
原振俠與衛斯理
director: Lam Nai-Choi actor: Chin Siu-Ho / Maggie Cheung
other title: La 7eme Malédiction / 原振俠與衛斯理
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.
Future Cops (1993) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
超級學校霸王
director: Wong Jing actor: Andy Lau / Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
other title: Chao ji xue xiao ba wang
In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent, Thai King, and Toyota travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man, and Ah-Sing hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official.
Naked Weapon (2002) Douban IMDb WikiData
赤裸特工
director: 程小东 actor: 李美琪 / 安雅
other title: 赤裸特工 / Chek law dak gung
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban
功夫
8.6 (28 ratings) director: Stephen Chow actor: Stephen Chow / Yuen Qiu
other title: Kung Fusion / Kung Fu Zão
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
The Mighty Peking Man (1977) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
猩猩王
director: Ho Meng-Hua actor: Evelyne Kraft / Danny Lee Sau-Yin
other title: Il gigante dell'Himalaya / Der Koloss von Konga
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.
The Super Inframan (1975) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
中國超人
director: Hua Shan actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Wang Hsieh
other title: Inframan l'altra dimensione / Invasion aus dem Inneren der Erde
The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack at the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?
Cinema of Vengeance (1994) IMDb TMDB
Cinema of Vengeance
director: Toby Russell actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Yuen Biao
other title: Le furie del cinema
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favorite Chow Yun-Fat.
Nov. 23, 2025 watched
Fascinating (for us fans) documentary on the history & development of Hong Kong martial arts & action films, featuring interviews with the people who make the magic happen. And lots of great clips from movies! (Which I have put into a collection here: https://eggplant.place/collection/69ChUBekkGbNHa0VeIGmSz

I'm sure watched this on VHS in the 90s. Rewatched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
1990s Action Documentary HongKong MartialArts
Election (2005) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
黑社會
7.9 (17 ratings) director: Johnnie To actor: Simon Yam / Tony Leung Ka-fai
other title: Election 1 / 黑社會
After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.