KUNG FU 2!! Hong Kong and Chinese martial arts movies
by strangefishdesign | created - 17 Aug 2022 | updated - 3 weeks ago | PublicA list of Hong Kong and Chinese martial arts movies, all of which I have seen
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1. Knockabout (1979)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Chia-Yung Liu, Biao Yuen, Kuang Yu Wang
Votes: 1,577
2. Odd Couple (1979)
Unrated | 97 min | Action, Adventure
The self proclaimed 'king of sabres', and 'king of spears', decide to settle whose weapon is better by each taking a student and training them in the use of their favorite weapon, and whoever students' comes out on top is the winner.
Director: Chia-Yung Liu | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ka-Yan Leung, Chia-Yung Liu, Lung Chan
Votes: 617
3. The Prodigal Son (1981)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy
A young man discovers that his reputation as a fearsome martial artist is manufactured by his rich father, after meeting a real martial arts master, who's also a master thespian, and is determined to apprentice under him to learn kung fu.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Frankie Chan
Votes: 3,534
4. Drunken Master (1978)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy
Wong Fei-Hung is a mischievous yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek
Votes: 43,841
5. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
PG | 90 min | Action, Comedy
An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a life-changing experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek
Votes: 12,877
6. Drunken Master II (1994)
R | 102 min | Action, Comedy
A young martial artist is caught between respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.
Directors: Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Ho-Sung Pak, Lung Ti, Anita Mui
Votes: 48,915 | Gross: $11.55M
7. The Shaolin Temple (1982)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.
Director: Hsin-Yen Chang | Stars: Jet Li, Hai Yu, Chenghui Yu, Lan Ding
Votes: 4,769
8. Kids from Shaolin (1984)
TV-14 | 99 min | Action, Comedy
Romance blossoms between two rival families practicing Shaolin and Wudang kungfu respectively. despite familial opposition - until they overcome a gang of scheming bandits together.
Director: Hsin-Yen Chang | Stars: Jet Li, Lan Ding, Qiuyan Huang, Chunhua Ji
Votes: 1,781
9. Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)
97 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Multi-Hand Chick asks Crazy Frog for protection after stealing someone's wallet at the casino. Foolishly he accepts, and even more foolishly he follows her home and removes his Invincible ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Maka | Stars: Meg Lam, Jason Piao Pai, Yuet-Sang Chin, Fat Chung
Votes: 249
10. The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
Supposedly dead, embittered former official, The Ghost Face Killer has returned and seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him - his name is infamous and his Five ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Jack Long, Yi-Min Li, Kuan-Wu Lung, Siu-Tin Yuen
Votes: 724
11. Snuff Bottle Connection (1977)
91 min | Action
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.
Directors: Li-Li Liu, Chin-Hu Tung | Stars: John Liu, Jeong-lee Hwang, Yi-Lung Huang, Charles Bonet
Votes: 230
12. The Invincible Armour (1977)
Unrated | 90 min | Action, Drama
A corrupt official frames a man for murder. The man studies a martial arts style that makes his body as strong as iron, so he can counter the official's own incredible fighting skills.
Director: See-Yuen Ng | Stars: John Liu, Jeong-lee Hwang, Tino Wong, Hsin Hsing Kuo
Votes: 1,075
13. Gun wang (1978)
90 min | Action
Lee Tso Nam, directs the martial arts action film Shaolin Invincible Sticks. Wong Tao appears in the film as the soon-to-be-leader of the Invincible Sticks Clan. The Air Splitting Pole ... See full summary »
Director: Tso Nam Lee | Stars: Ji-Lung Chang, Yi Chang, Ching Cheng, Kang Chin
Votes: 107
14. Xiao zi ming da (1979)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Comedy
While on a fishing trip, Shao Lung's father is killed by Wu Pa Feng in front of the young man's eyes. Lung takes shelter with his uncle's traveling group of Kung Fu acrobats and begins honing his skills so he can one day have his revenge.
Director: Jimmy Shaw | Stars: Ho Wang, Ji-Lung Chang, Lu-Ling Li, Hui-Lou Chen
Votes: 146
15. The Way of the Dragon (1972)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.
Director: Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ou Wei
Votes: 41,026 | Gross: $4.06M
16. 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: 33,875 | Gross: $1.29M
17. The Big Boss (1971)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Directors: Wei Lo, Chia-Hsiang Wu | Stars: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Marilyn Bautista
Votes: 29,462 | Gross: $0.04M
18. Game of Death (1978)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
Directors: Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee | Stars: Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian
Votes: 22,347 | Gross: $10.00M
19. Dragon Lord (1982)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Sport
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.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Mars, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Shirley Yim
Votes: 4,412
20. The Young Master (1980)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A talented martial arts student goes after his expelled brother, who get into bad company.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Pai Wei, Biao Yuen, Lily Li
Votes: 8,194
21. Warriors Two (1978)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Ho Wang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Chia-Yung Liu
Votes: 1,573
22. The Master Strikes (1980)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy
Casanova stars as a bodyguard, entrusted with guarding a rare treasure. While ensuring its safety, he discovers it's been stolen. Two conmen find out about Casanova's connection to the ... See full summary »
Director: Pao-Shu Kao | Stars: Ho Wang, Yuen-Man Meng, Shi-Kwan Yen, Lap Ban Chan
Votes: 88
23. Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
R | 81 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Tien Wu Chu, Kang Chin, Chun-Erh Lung
Votes: 4,823
24. Legend of a Fighter (1982)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of "Fok Yun Gap" also know as "Hou Yuan Chia" one of China's greatest martial artists.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Yao Lin Chen, Yeh Fang, Fung Fung, Hark-On Fung
Votes: 702
25. Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
A lowly restaurant worker aims to take revenge on the Manchurian thugs who killed his boss by joining a Shaolin temple under the advise from a monk who rescued him from certain death.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Sing Chen, Hoi-Pang Lo, James Tien
Votes: 1,043
26. Dragon's Claws (1979)
92 min | Action, Drama
After a duel between two Dragon Claw martial art masters ends in a death, the orphaned son learns a special style from a strange beggar so he can avenge his family.
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Jeong-lee Hwang, Kar-Yung Lau, Chih Yung Lin, Sha-Li Pai
Votes: 147
27. Sleeping Fist (1979)
88 min | Action
After being beaten by some thugs, police officer Chin Tai Ba (Leung Kar Yan) learns the Sleeping Fist style from martial arts master Chung Yiu (Yuen Siu Tin). After mastering his training, ... See full summary »
Director: Wing-Cho Yip | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Siu-Tin Yuen, Ling-Lung Ouyang, Yi-Lung Huang
Votes: 196
28. Gwangdongwan So Hwa-jin (1983)
85 min | Action, Drama
A young man seeks to learn martial arts from an old master to avenge his father who was killed by a skilled martial artists who travels the land killing his opponents.
Director: Woo-sang Park | Stars: So-jeon Yu, Hwa-ja So, Hye-suk Jeong, Jeong-lee Hwang
Votes: 53
29. Duel of the Seven Tigers (1979)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
Defeated in a match at Shaolin, Wu Kung wanders China till he finds his own temple and style of fighting: Tang Sao Do Karate. Years later, student and ninth successor, Hsi Man Kwong ... See full summary »
Director: Kuen Yeung | Stars: Cliff Lok, Pan Pan Yeung, Phillip Ko, Ying-Chieh Han
Votes: 165
30. Ninja the Final Duel (1986)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime
The Ji Ho Ninja clan vow to destroy the monks of a Shaolin temple. To do so they must first perfect their Water Spider Assault Unit, the Iron Tiger Claw, the Ninja Rock Climbing Formation ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tai | Stars: Alexander Rei Lo, Alice Tseng, Alan Lee, Eugene Thomas
Votes: 212
31. Shi ren guan shi ba qi (1980)
90 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Fei Meng, Jeanie Chang, Jack Long, Nancy Yen
Votes: 110
32. World of the Drunken Master (1979)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
The brother of a winery owner, who's a drunken Kung Fu master, trains two young thieves in the art of the drunken kung fu after he catches them stealing from his brother's winery.
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Jack Long, Yi-Min Li, Jeanie Chang, Kuan-Wu Lung
Votes: 336
33. Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
95 min | Action, Comedy
Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jeong-lee Hwang, Kaname Tsushima
Votes: 2,047
34. Fo Shan Zan xian sheng (1978)
91 min | Action
Two masters of Wing Chun each train a disciple. Their skills will be put to the test.
Director: Ha Huang | Stars: Norman Chu, Melvin Wong, Kwok-Kuen Chan, Shao-Chia Chen
Votes: 78
35. He xing dao shou tang lang tui (1979)
R | 86 min | Action, Drama
Ming General Cheng has taken a group of soldiers to Taiwan after their kingdom succumbed to the Ching. The Ching prince sends mercenaries to finish of Cheng, but Cheng's elite guard surprises the Manchurian foes.
Director: Chi Chang | Stars: Don Wong, John Liu, Yeong-il Kim, Lung Chan
Votes: 204
36. Iron Monkey (1993)
PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Rongguang Yu, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Sze-Man Tsang
Votes: 17,219 | Gross: $14.68M
37. The Fearless Hyena (1979)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Action
A young man whose sickly grandfather has taught him a secret form of Kung Fu, starts to make a living off of his unique fighting style, only to attract the attention of his grandfather's mortal enemy.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek, Hui-Lou Chen
Votes: 5,394
38. Chu zha hu (1979)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure
Robert Ko (Phillip Ko Fei) returns home and befriends local vagrant, Tiger (John Cheung Ng-Long), who's fallen for Ming (Yang Pan Pan). Unfortunately, Master Ma, is also interested. A contest ensues to see who will win her hand.
Director: Sum Cheung | Stars: John Cheung, Pan Pan Yeung, Phillip Ko, Tiger Yang
Votes: 53
39. Burning Paradise (1994)
104 min | Adventure, Action, Fantasy
An exotic, legendary battle between the forces of good and evil comes to life as the celebrated disciples of the Shaolin Temple -- monks who practice a lethal and spiritual form of martial ... See full summary »
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Willie Chi, John Ching, Yamson Domingo, Chun Lam
Votes: 930
40. Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
The master of a drunken fist is killed by a deadly snake fist duo in a major battle, so his only student flees and becomes a covert, expert fighter.
Director: Sum Cheung | Stars: John Cheung, Yao Lin Chen, Pomson Shi, Chiu-Sing Hau
Votes: 502
41. Bloody Monkey Master (1977)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action
Iron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into fights. When his father's group is arrested and executed, Iron is forced to flee and hide in the ... See full summary »
Director: Kuan Tai Chen | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Kuan-Chun Chi, Chia-Lin Sun, Kang Chin
Votes: 437
42. Drunken Tai Chi (1984)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy
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.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Donnie Yen, Cheung-Yan Yuen, Lydia Shum, Shun-Yee Yuen
Votes: 818
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