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Films with the genre "Kung fu", sorted by name
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Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
, 1h45Directed by Chang Cheh
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-chun, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung
Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi (the traitor, played by Wang Lung Wei), joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.
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...
The Big Boss (1971)
, 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.
Chinese Zodiac (2012)
, 2hDirected by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Kwon Sang-woo, Oliver Platt, Helen Yao, Chen Bo-Lin, Liao Fan
The movie begins by Jackie Chan telling the story of the Old Summer Palace and its looting and destruction by British and French soldiers in the Second Opium War. Among the treasures stolen are twelve bronze heads of the animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Annie Wu Chen Chun, Bill Tung, Nonna Grishayeva, Ken Lo, Nathan Jones
Whilst working for the CIA, Chan Ka-kui (Jackie Chan) is assigned to follow leads of a nuclear smuggling case. He follows a woman named Natasha to Ukraine, when he realizes that she had been hiding vital information, Ka-kui calls for backup and she is later arrested. However, Natasha's partner is an unknown man, who turns out to be Jackson Tsui (Jackson Liu), a Chinese American nuclear scientist with CIA links, suspected of stealing a nuclear warhead. Ka-kui follows Tsui to a restricted area, and after a trap set by Tsui, the CIA agents together with Ukrainian authorities engage in battle. Ka-kui finds a briefcase which contained evidence from Tsui, but as he is chased by unknown forces, Ka-kui loses the briefcase as he falls into frozen waters.
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.
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
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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.
Friends (1974)
, 1h44Directed by Chang Cheh
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng
Un jeune homme se bat contre des kidnappeurs et des marchands d'esclaves, blancs, ainsi que contre l'arrogance et le snobisme de son père fortuné.
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.
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
, 1h53Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Biography, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, David Chiang, Donnie Yen, Xiong Xin-xin
The film is set in China in 1895 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung travels by train from Foshan to Guangzhou to attend a seminar on medicine. He is accompanied by his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Leung Foon. The situation in Guangzhou is rather chaotic. On one hand, there are protests in the streets against the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect, an extreme xenophobic cult, goes around attacking Westerners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. At one point, 13th Aunt is almost captured by the cult when she tries to take a photo of them, but Wong shows up, fights with the cult members, and saves her.
, 1h45Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, Xiong Xin-xin
The film is set in China in the late 19th century during the Qing dynasty, when Chinese sovereignty is being eroded by foreign imperialism. Empress Dowager Cixi and Li Hongzhang decide to stage a lion dance competition to showcase Chinese martial arts and restore national pride. Interested parties from all over China are invited to participate and compete for the title "Lion Dance King".
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.
Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)
, 1h41Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Pirate films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Chiu Man-cheuk, Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, Xiong Xin-xin, Dion Lam
After the armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance occupy Beijing, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty is imminent. Wong Fei-hung and his companions return to Foshan in southern China and prepare to move to Hong Kong (then a British colony). In the meantime, Wong Fei-hung develops a love triangle with his romantic interests "13th Aunt" and "14th Aunt".
, 1h42Directed by Sammo Hung, Lau Kar Wing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Biography, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Western, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xiong Xin-xin, Lau Kar Wing, Mars, Chrysta Bell
Wong Fei-hung, Clubfoot and "13th Aunt" cross the Pacific Ocean to America to visit Bucktooth So, who has opened a Po-chi-lam clinic there. While traveling by carriage through the wilderness, they pick up a friendly cowboy named Billy, who is almost dying of thirst. When the party stops to have lunch, a bunch of hostile Native Americans ambush them. Wong, Clubfoot and 13th Aunt escape unharmed but their carriage slides off a cliff and falls into a river. 13th Aunt and Clubfoot are rescued and taken to Bucktooth So's clinic. However, Wong hits his head on a rock and loses his memory as a consequence. He is saved by a Native American tribe.