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Films with the genre "Kung fu", sorted by production date
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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.
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.
Secret Executioners (1982)
, 1h48Directed by Godfrey Ho, Lee Doo-yong
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Hwang Jang-lee
Un justicier recherche une jeune fille kidnappée dans une ville où règne la guerre des gangs.
Dreadnaught (1981)
, 1h31Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Horror, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung, Kwan Tak-hing, Fan Mei-sheng, Yuen Woo-ping, Yuen Cheung-Yan
A short-tempered, violent criminal named the "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe to hide out, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named "Mousy" who manages to escape by fleeing. When a very close friend of Mousy's is killed by the White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge.
My Young Auntie (1981)
, 2h1Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Liu Chia-liang, Kara Hui, Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu, Chin Tsi-ang
A young female martial-arts champion, Cheng Tai-nun (Kara Hui) marries an elderly landowner so the old man can keep his estate from falling into the greedy and unscrupulous hands of his brother Yu Yung-Sheng (Wang Lung Wei). Tai-nun inherits his estate when he dies, and is soon in Canton, staying with her older nephew by marriage, Yu Cheng-chuan (Lau Kar Leung), and his son Yu Tao (Hsiao Ho). When the traditional and conservative Tai-nun, a woman from the provinces, runs into the modern and Westernized Yu Tao for the first time, the sparks fly and a clash of egos begins.
Roaring Fire (1981)
, 1h38Directed by Norifumi Suzuki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Kung fu, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Mikio Narita, Seizō Fukumoto, Rikiya Yasuoka
À Hong-Kong, un homme (Hiroyuki Sanada) est poursuivi et abattu par des membres des triades. Au Texas, son jumeau, Georges, se rend au chevet de son père mourant : celui-ci lui révèle qu'il l'a enlevé enfant à une riche famille du Japon avant de quitter le pays.
Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
, 1h35Directed by Lo Lieh
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Lo Lieh, Gordon Liu, Kara Hui, Hsiao Ho
À la suite de la mort de son frère Pai Mei, Lotus Blanc cherche vengeance avec une seule idée en tête : tuer les assassins de son frère. Une nuit, il décide de leur rendre une visite surprise et assassine un des deux. Mais le survivant de cette nuit, va se retirer du monde et, avec l'aide de la veuve du défunt, va perfectionner sa technique pour prendre sa revanche...
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
, 1h39Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Gordon Liu, Kara Hui, Hsiao Ho
The story opens at a fabric dyeing mill. The quality of the dyes has noticeably worsened, and the factory owner, Wang, and his subordinate chief, Boss Wa, decide to hire some Manchu overseers to improve the work. Wang decides to cut the workers' salary to pay the mercenaries, and when the workers protest they are viciously thrashed.
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...
Dirty Ho (1979)
, 1h37Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Kara Hui, Hsiao Ho
Master Wang is actually the 11th prince of Manchuria in disguise. Posing as a sophisticated jewellery dealer and connoisseur of fine art and wine, the prince is trying to determine which of the other 14 heirs to the throne is trying to assassinate him. A jewel thief, Dirty Ho (Wong Yue) runs afoul of the prince, who uses Wong Yue to help him flush out his enemies.
Dragon Fist (1979)
, 1h34Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, James Tien, Eagle Han-ying
Tang How-yuen (Jackie Chan) is a disciple of kung fu master San-thye. San-thye wins a martial arts tournament, only to be killed by evil kung fu master, Master Li (Yen Shi-kwan). Tang tries unsuccessfully to fight Chung, and leaves the evil master unharmed. Tang, along with San-thye's wife and daughter head after the killer to seek revenge. When they find him, Chung has repented and has cut off his own leg as penance. The master's widow becomes ill, so Tang goes to work for a gang in order to get her medicine. However, whilst in their employ, he is blamed for the death of a young boy, and San-Thye's widow is poisoned. Tang and the one-legged master join forces to defeat the evil lord who poisoned San-thye's widow.
Odd Couple (1979)
, 1h37Directed by Lau Kar Wing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Lau Kar Wing, Bryan Leung, Dean Shek, Mars, Peter Ho-sun Chan
Two aging martial artists get together once a year for a timed duel. One is master of the short sword, King of Sabres (Sammo Hung), and the other is King of Spears (Lau Kar Wing). Every year the fight ends in a draw, and as the masters are getting old, they decide the best course of action is to each take on a student to determine who is the better teacher. They agree to meet up again 10 years later, with their students and let the next generation carry on the duel.
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 Magnificent Butcher (1979)
, 1h48Directed by Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, Chung Fat, Fan Mei-sheng, Lam Ching Ying
Lam Sai-wing (Sammo Hung), also known as Butcher Wing, is a student of Wong Fei-hung (Kwan Tak-hing). Butcher Wing's long-lost brother Lam Sai-kwong (Chiang Kam) comes to town with his beautiful bride Yuet Mei (Tang Jing). Ko Tai-hoi (Fung Hak-on), the son of Master Ko (Lee Hoi San), sees Yuet Mei and, lusting for her, abducts her. The abduction is witnessed by Master Ko's goddaughter Lan Hsing (JoJo Chan Kei-kei).
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.