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Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
, 1h42Origin Hong kong
Genres Biography, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Chiu Man-cheuk, Max Mok, Billy Chow, Xiong Xin-xin, Carlo Chin, Wang Zhiwen
The film is set in Beijing, China in 1900 during the Qing dynasty just before the Battle of Beijing. Wong Fei-hung plans to return to Foshan with his father Wong Kei-ying and apprentices Leung Foon and Clubfoot. He also meets 14th Aunt, 13th Aunt's sister, who has a romantic crush on him.
Police Story 2 (1988)
, 1h41Directed by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Maggie Cheung, Charlie Cho, Jackie Chan, Chu Yuan, Sean Lau, Bill Tung
Inspector Chan Ka-kui has been demoted to highway patrol as the result of his handling of his previous case, which involved the violent arrest of crime lord Chu Tao and heavy property damage. The new duty pleases his girlfriend, May, who is glad that her boyfriend is no longer taking difficult cases and has more time to see her.
The Miracle Fighters (1982)
, 1h41Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Fantasy, Kung fu, Action, Horror, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bryan Leung, Yuen Cheung-Yan
During the Qing Dynasty, Han Chinese and Manchu people were not allowed to marry each other. The Emperor commands Ko Hung (Eddy Ko) to kill his wife. However he refuses, and he has to see his wife die and engages in a battle with the Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun-yee). To escape, he also takes the infant prince with him. Ko Hung later accidentally kills the prince. However, he then finds an infant under a tree whom he adopts and names him "Shu-kan", which is literally translated as "Tree Root". To cover up what he has done, he puts the prince's jade on Shu-kan. Over a decade later, the Sorcerer Bat tries to kill Ko and tries to kidnap Shu-kan and pass him off as the prince. Ko becomes heavily injured, and Shu-kan (Yuen Yat-cho) goes to find medicine to heal him where he meets two elderly Taoist priests, Kei-moon (Bryan Leung) and Tun-kap (Yuen Cheung-yan). Kei-moon and Tun-kap are disciples of the same master (Yuen Siu-tien), and are always quarreling with each other. There the two teach Shu-kan their martial arts and magic skills. The Sorcerer Bat tries hard to get rid of the two to get Shu-kan, but later he manages to kill Tun-kap. Kei-moon then tells Shu-kan to enter a competition to obtain the Supreme Command. Shu-kan, using the skills he learned, enters the competition where he goes through many different obstacles before he faces off with the Sorcerer Bat. He eventually kills the Sorcerer Bat, wins the competition and brings the supreme command with him. As he returns, he and Kei-moon discover that Tun-kap actually faked her death to fool them to obtain the Supreme Command. The two elders then quarrel again over the Supreme Command. They then decide who will take it in a game of Rock-paper-scissors. First, they both hand gesture "rock", then "paper" but Shu-kan gestures "scissor" and beats them both. With the Supreme Command, Shu-kan commands them to stop quarreling.
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
, 2h14Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Biography, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Jimmy Wang Yu, Xiong Xin-xin
The film is set in Foshan, China sometime in the late 19th century during the Qing dynasty. Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, invites Wong Fei-hung on board his ship to watch a lion dance. Some sailors on board a nearby American ship hear the sound of firecrackers and mistakenly think that Liu's ship is opening fire at them, so they return fire and injure the dancers. Wong picks up the lion head and finishes the performance. Liu comments about the perilous situation China is in, and then gives Wong a hand fan inscribed with all the unequal treaties signed between China and other countries.
The Big Boss (1972)
, 1h36Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Bruce Lee, James Tien, Maria Yi, Lee Kwan, Tony Liu, Lam Ching Ying
Cheng Chao-an is a Chinese man from mainland China who moves to Thailand to live with his cousins and works in an ice factory. When a block of ice is accidentally broken, a bag of white powder falls out. Two of Cheng's cousins are asked to see the manager. The factory is really a front for a drug smuggling ring led by Hsiao Mi, also known as the Big Boss. When they refuse to cooperate, they are killed and their bodies disposed of.
Fist of Legend (1994)
, 1h43Directed by Gordon Chan, Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Chin Siu-ho (錢小豪), Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow, Paul Chun, Yuen Cheung-Yan
Chen Zhen (Jet Li) is attending class in Kyoto University when some Japanese karate students from the Black Dragon Clan burst in and attempt to force him out because he is Chinese. Mitsuko Yamada (Shinobu Nakayama), one of Chen's female classmates who has a crush on him, along with Chen's professor and other students, speak up for him. The thugs turn violent but Chen easily defeats them using a variety of controlled Chin Na techniques. The Japanese thugs' sensei, Funakochi Fumio (Yasuaki Kurata), who is also Mitsuko's uncle, arrives to take control of the situation and apologizes for his students' behavior. Fumio is impressed by Chen's skill and converses with him, and Chen learns that his master Huo Yuanjia has died after losing in a match against a Japanese martial artist. Chen is distraught after hearing the bad news and he leaves for Shanghai immediately.
Supercop 2 (1993)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rongguang, Jackie Chan, Athena Chu, Louis Fan, Bill Tung
Wah et Cheng sont les deux meilleurs officiers des forces spéciales chinoises. Après une intervention musclée couronnée de succès, Wah est mutée à Hong Kong et se sépare de son amant qui reste sur le Continent. Luttant contre un gang local de braqueurs très violents, elle a la surprise de retrouver Cheng qui lui avoue être tenté par la voie du crime et de l'argent facile. Ce dernier prépare en secret l'attaque d'une des banques les mieux protégées de la ville...
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
, 1h30Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee, Yuen Biao, Lo Wei, Mars
Little Mute (Jackie Chan) is a new Shaolin student who is mute. He struggles to keep up with the other students and to complete the grueling tasks assigned to him by his instructor. He is haunted by the memory of his father's murder at the hands of a masked bandit who was skilled in martial arts.
Tai-Chi Master (1993)
, 1h36Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Chin Siu-ho (錢小豪), Yuen Cheung-Yan, Mark Cheng, Wu Jing
Junbao and Tienbo grow up together in a Shaolin Temple as monks, studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. They are both expelled from the temple after Tienbo almost kills a fellow student who cheats in a fight against him. Aided in their escape by their sympathetic teacher, they receive final instructions regarding the potential paths of their different personalities, with a specific warning given to Tienbo. They both then go into the outside world to find their way in life. Meanwhile, a gang of henchmen are forcibly taking money from a local shop owner. A woman named Miss Li steals the money and returns it. Having noticed the money gone, the henchmen start to fight with Miss Li. Miss Li holds her own during the fight, but soon gets into a bit of trouble due to her being outnumbered. Junbao comes to her aid and defeats the gang. Army reinforcements arrive to break up the fight and so the trio run away to escape capture. At this moment the eunuch governor travels through the town, roughing up the locals as he does so. Tienbo realizes that he wants to be as rich and powerful as the governor, but Miss Li warns him that he has "a heart of a viper" and wonders if he could handle this power. Miss Li then shows them to a pub to get food.
Dragon Lord (1982)
, 1h26Directed by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Mars, Corey Yuen, Tien Feng, Eugenia Yuan, Jennifer Paz
Dragon (Jackie Chan) tries to send a love note to his girlfriend via a kite but the kite gets away and as he tries to get it back, he finds himself inside the headquarters of a gang of thieves who are planning to steal artifacts from China.
Fearless Hyena (1979)
, 1h37Directed by Jackie Chan, Kenneth Tsang Wing Kong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek, Lee Kwan, Eagle Han-ying
Hing Lung (Jackie Chan) is a youngster, living in a remote village with his grandfather, kung fu master Chen Peng-fei (James Tien). Lung does not take his training seriously enough, he gambles, and he gets into fights which lead him to display the skills his grandfather has told him he must keep secret.
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)
, 1h41Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Chan Shen, Alexander Fu Sheng, Lily Li Li-li, Ku Feng, Ti Lung, Kara Hui
Warrior Tuan Changqing (Ti Lung) meets courtesan Liu Yinxi (Shih Szu) in a small town. Liu pleads Tuan to kill underworld master Guo Tiansheng (Ku Feng), known as the "Killer Doctor", in oder to avenge the death of her fiance. Tuan and casino security guard Xiao Dao (Alexander Fu Sheng) breaks into Guo's household and trigeering the battle of good against evil.
A Deadly Secret (1980)
, 1h30Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Yueh Hua, Dick Wei
Un magistrat corrompu est si obsédé à vouloir trouver un trésor caché qu'il enterre sa fille vivante, déclenchant une frénésie de destruction...
Drunken Monkey (2003)
, 1h38Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Liu Chia-liang, Wu Jing, Chi Kuan-chun, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar Wing
This script must be run from the command line
The Iron-Fisted Monk (1977)
, 1h33Directed by Sammo Hung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Chan Sing, James Tien, Wu Ma, Casanova Wong, Dean Shek
Husker, is sent to the Shaolin Temple by the Iron Fisted Monk (Chen Sing), after he saves Sammo from a beating by the Manchu's. After being trained by his master (James Tien) he runs away from the temple, only to be confronted by his master and forced to take the four tests. Whilst this is happening, Fung Hark-On is indulging in his passion for raping women, and is virtually above the law as he is a powerful Manchu officer. He begins by raping Liang's (Chu Ching) sister, who then commits suicide and makes Liang a very angry man. Liang takes his revenge by killing one of those pesky Manchus but everyone thinks Sammo is responsible.