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1. The Karate Kid (1984)
PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Votes: 244,369 | Gross: $90.82M
2. Ip Man (2008)
R | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 233,519
3. Fist of Fury (1972)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi
Votes: 33,865 | Gross: $1.29M
4. The Punisher (1989)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
Director: Mark Goldblatt | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori
Votes: 25,785
5. Gantz (2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After their deaths, two teens are transported to an apartment with an ominous black sphere and must participate in a gory alien-hunting "game."
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa, John Swasey, Chris Ayres
Votes: 8,635
6. Rugrats in Paris (2000)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While on a family vacation in Paris, the Rugrats attempt to help Chuckie find a new mom while stopping his dad from marrying a conniving businesswoman who hates kids.
Directors: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Cheryl Chase, Tara Strong
Votes: 13,620 | Gross: $76.51M
7. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Kôjiro Shimizu, Kenji Haga, Miki Fujitani, Masane Tsukayama
Votes: 9,891
8. The Street Fighter (1974)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
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.
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Goichi Yamada, Yutaka Nakajima, Chiyoko Kazama
Votes: 5,663
9. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, History
Chen Zhen, believed dead, returns to 1930s Shanghai under a false name. He joins a mob boss for info on the Japanese incl. a long kill list and at night fights the Japanese masked.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Donnie Yen, Alex Ahlstrom, Shu Qi, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Votes: 11,069 | Gross: $0.05M
10. Street Fighter II: V (1995)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Based off of the video game, on an island off the coast of Japan, Ryu, a martial artist, was given an invitation and some American money from his friend Ken Masters, telling him to come to ... See full summary »
Stars: Tesshô Genda, Skip Stellrecht, Kirk Thornton, Randy McPherson
Votes: 2,470
11. The Storm Riders (1998)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kristy Yeung
Votes: 4,139
12. Gen-X Cops (1999)
R | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A ridiculed HK cop hires 3 cadets, directly (thrown) out of police academy, to go undercover and get the criminals, who stole explosives and killed his partner.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Grace Yip
Votes: 2,407
13. Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
It is a Korean boy who went to Japan and started to learn Karate from his brother.
Director: Yun-ho Yang | Stars: Yang Dong-kun, Aya Hirayama, Masaya Katô, Jeong Tae-woo
Votes: 4,194
14. High-Kick Girl! (2009)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action
Young girl Kei Tsuchiya(played by Rina Takeda)is a very talented karate pupil, trained by her sensei Yoshiaki Matsumura(played by Tatsuya Naka). But Kei Tsuchiya is very arrogant and spends... See full summary »
Director: Fuyuhiko Nishi | Stars: Rina Takeda, Tatsuya Naka, Ryûki Takahashi, Kyôji Amano
Votes: 919
15. Fist of Fury II (1977)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama
After Chen Zhen's execution in Shanghai, the Japanese feared that his death would unite all Chinese kung fu schools against them. Fearing this, the Japanese gave orders to the head of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Iksan Lahardi, Tso Nam Lee, Jimmy Shaw | Stars: Bruce Li, Lieh Lo, Feng Tien, Yasuhiro Shikamura
Votes: 593
16. Ichi the Killer: Episode 0 (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Animated prequel to Ichi the Killer (2001), focusing on the origin story of the psychopathic killer Ichi.
Director: Shinji Ishihira | Stars: Chihiro Suzuki, Shinpachi Tsuji, Sayaka Ôhara, Takashi Miike
Votes: 822
17. Immortal Combat (1994)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rowdy Roddy Piper and Sonny Chiba battle an army of immortal ninja warriors.
Director: Dan Neira | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Roddy Piper, Meg Foster, Deron McBee
Votes: 461
18. Blunt Movie (2013)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
Sketch comedy in the tradition of "Kentucky Fried Movie". Several TV commercial and movie parodies, sex, politics and crazy-humor sketches.
Director: Jason Bunch | Stars: Angie Everhart, Dennis Rodman, Pat Morita, Michael Winslow
Votes: 106
19. The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Reiko Ike, Kôji Wada, Tatsuo Endô
Votes: 1,494
20. The Karate Killers (1967)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin battle T.H.R.U.S.H. spies to seize Dr. True's secret chemical formula used in extracting gold from sea water.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Joan Crawford, Curd Jürgens
Votes: 699
21. Lion Strike (1994)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A holiday vacation for Dr. Johnny Wu, his young son Bobby, and a beautiful forest ranger turns into a nightmare when they are thrown headfirst into a whirling maelstrom of violence involving a new breed of evil; the Global Mafia.
Directors: Rick Jacobson, Jacobsen Hart, Paul G. Volk | Stars: Don Wilson, Bobbie Phillips, Marcus Aurelius, Timothy D. Baker
Votes: 493
22. Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (1983–1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the Jashinka Empire rises from the very depths of the Earth to commence world domination. Dr. Kyutaro Yumeno of Yumeno Invention Laboratory assembles five young inventors and gives ... See full summary »
Stars: Satoshi Okita, Jun'ichi Haruta, Kouji Unogi, Yu Tokita
Votes: 76
23. Karate for Life (1977)
91 min | Action, Biography, Drama
This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Kôjirô Hongô, Hideo Murota, Masaru Shiga
Votes: 275
24. Survivor Series (1994 TV Special)
180 min | Action, Sport
WWF Title: Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund, Casket Match: The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna, King Kong Bundy, Tatanka, The Heavenly Bodies & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lex Luger, The Smoking Gunns, Adam Bomb... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Bret Hart, Bob Backlund, Mark Calaway, Yokozuna
Votes: 355
25. Kenka karate kyokushin burai ken (1975)
87 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Bin Amatsu, Shin'ichi Chiba, Jun Fujimaki, Eiji Gô
Votes: 333
26. Fighting Fist (1992)
91 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
Director: Casey Chan | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Sibelle Hu, Kar Lok Chin, Biu Gam
Votes: 58
27. Extreme Crisis (1998)
95 min | Action
Loosely based on the Tokyo Nerve Gas Bombings, a terrorist cult plan the destruction of Hong Kong by deadly Sarin Gas if their leader is not released. One Hong Kong Cop and a seconded ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Law | Stars: Julian Cheung, Theresa Lee, Kenya Sawada, Shu Qi
Votes: 209
28. Ze sha ze (1973)
92 min | Action, Drama
Kung fu sensation Cheung Lik stars as the rough and ready kung fu kid who is tricked into robbing a triad boss. Amongst the things he steals is a contract for opium distribution between the... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Velasco | Stars: Lik Cheung, Queenie Kong, Seok-hoon Nam, Chuen Chiang
Votes: 23
29. WCW vs. NWO: World Tour (1997 Video Game)
E | Action, Sport
WCW vs. NWO: World Tour features professional wrestlers from the WCW and NWO stables, and uses the revolutionary "grappling system." Fight in a range of match modes, or enter a league or tournament mode which remained unique to the game.
Stars: Aiichirou Hosoi, Kenichi Kanno, Erika Kitazato, Kiyoshi Nishino
Votes: 114
30. Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal (2002 Video Game)
T | Action
It's a fighting game where each character has two styles of fighting; the "Kakuto" and the "Chojin"
Director: Kunihiko Nakata | Stars: Jin Dai, Javier Gamir, Paqui Horcajo, Gérard Surugue
Votes: 60