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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.

Pedicab Driver (1989) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

群龍戲鳳

director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Nina Li Chi …

other title: 群龍戲鳳

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Five Fingers of Death (1972) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

天下第一拳

director: Jeong Chang-hwa actor: Lo Lieh / Wang Ping …

other title: Cinque dita di violenza / Zhao, der Unbesiegbare …

A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.

The Screaming Tiger (1973) IMDb WikiData

唐人票客

director: Chien Lung actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Liu Ping …

other title: Wang Yu - Stärker als tausend Kamikaze / Mano de hacha (El hacha del dragón) …

Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star's name in the title. One of the few such films was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900x. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.

The Chinese Boxer (1970) TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData

龍虎鬪

director: Jimmy Wang Yu actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Lo Lieh …

other title: La morte nella mano / Wang Yu - Sein Schlag war tödlich …

Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.

The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

獨臂刀

director: Chang Cheh actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Lisa Chiao Chiao …

other title: Mantieni l'odio per la tua vendetta / A Raiva do Tigre …

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.

The Octagon (1980) WikiData IMDb

The Octagon

director: Eric Karson actor: Chuck Norris / Karen Carlson …

other title: Mænd uden nåde / A Fortaleza Secreta …

Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.

Yes, Madam! (1985) TMDB IMDb

皇家師姐

director: Corey Yuen Kwai actor: Michelle Yeoh / John Shum Kin-Fun …

other title: Yes, Madam / Ultra Force 2 …

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.

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Romeo Must Die

director: Andrzej Bartkowiak actor: Jet Li / Aaliyah …

other title: Romeo deve morire / Romeo Deve Morrer …

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!

Heroes Two (1974) IMDb WikiData

方世玉與洪熙官

director: Chang Cheh actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Alexander Fu Sheng …

other title: Heroes Two - I due eroi / Die tödlichen Fäuste der Shaolin …

A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun. Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang, a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

director: Rob Cohen actor: Jason Scott Lee / Lauren Holly …

other title: Dragon - La storia di Bruce Lee / Dragon: Legenden om Bruce Lee …

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

The Legendary Strike (1978) WikiData IMDb

浪子一招

director: Huang Feng / Kim Jong-seong actor: Chan Sing / Angela Mao Ying …

other title: La Légende de Shaolin / 浪子一招 …

The plot deals with a search for a valuable pearl, dubbed the Buddha's Relic, which is sold to an unwitting Japanese emissary by a corrupt Ching Dynasty prince who seeks to steal it back for his own purposes.

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

director: Serge Ou actor: Alan Hofmanis / Alien Ness …

other title: Pugni d'acciaio e calci kung fu

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

The Heroes (1980) IMDb WikiData

少林英雄

director: Pao Hsueh-Li / Wu Ma actor: Ti Lung / Shih Szu …

other title: Ti Lung - Die tödliche Kobra / 少林英雄 …

Former Shaolin man Marshal Kao takes his former classmates prisoner and, instead of executing them, proposes to his Qing commander that he torture them until they're willing to fight on behalf of the Qings. The 'torture' comes to look increasingly like strenuous kung fu training with Kao putting the prisoners through their paces. The Qing governor and his aides become suspicious of Kao's motives, although the beautiful Princess Shao Lung develops her own ideas about him.

Quiet Fire (1991) IMDb

Quiet Fire

director: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs actor: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs / Robert Z'Dar …

other title: L.A. Heat 2 / Arma silenciosa

Loner Jessie Palmer must piece together information from a growing body count, including the murder of his best friend, in order to bring down a corrupt U.S. Senate candidate.

The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1973) TMDB IMDb WikiData

Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe

director: Mario Caiano actor: Chen Lee / Klaus Kinski …

other title: Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe / Chin Hao, O Justiceiro do Texas …

A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.

Drunken Tai Chi (1984) NeoDB WikiData IMDb Douban

笑太極

director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Donnie Yen / Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan …

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.

The Brave in Kung Fu Shadow (1977) IMDb

Sheng jian feng yun

director: Chen Chi-Hwa actor: Tian Peng / Chia Ling …

other title: Sheng jian feng yun

After her father, a judge, is murdered by corrupt officials, a young woman must set out do recover the Blood Rain Sword, which her father had left to her, and encounters obstacles from the villainous Chao Pai.

The Magic Blade (1976) TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban

天涯明月刀

director: Chor Yuen actor: Ti Lung / Lo Lieh …

other title: Der Todesschlag der Stahlfinger / Le Sabre infernal …

Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.

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Death Warrant

director: Deran Sarafian actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Robert Guillaume …

other title: Colpi proibiti / Van Damme - Implacável …

Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in this violent world.