Category: Action
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Swift Sword
Starring a menagerie of established Shaw Brothers’ talent like kung-fu comedienne, Wang Yu, female kung-fu fighter Hui Ying-hung (the lady Michelle Yeoh tries to emulate) and perennial bad guy Lo Lieh, it’s a movie about cross people and crossed swords where our heroes discover that gold is not as precious as friendship.
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Moonlight Murderer
Swish, energetic kung fu action with everyone hunting a golden dragon statue and a killer called Moon Night Cutter.
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Ram Balram
Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy’s father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends…
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The Kid with a Tattoo
One of Shaw Brothers’ most productive directors, Sun Chung’s action films had strong tension, snappy editing and slow motion which influenced up and coming martial arts director John Woo. Starring kung-fu comedienne Wang Yu, a ballistic kid on a mission to clear his father’s name, The Kid With A Tattoo features plentiful ripsnorting martial arts…
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The Flag of Iron
Loyal gang member Iron Panther takes the heat for his boss after a dustup with their rivals, only to end up betrayed in this vintage kung fu yarn.
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Champ vs. Champ
A gang leader targets the daughter of an enemy who’s been promised to a local fighter. After losing his leg to a poison arrow, the fighter learns to fight again using a metal leg.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
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Bruce, King of Kung Fu
Bruce Le stars as Bruce Lee, a young teenager who is the leader of the Liu City gang, who gets into trouble and street fights every now and again. Bruce is a student in the style of Chinese boxing, but when his skills are not enough to fend off a rival kung fu gang, his…
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Shaan
DSP Shiv Kumar returns home to his wife Sheetal and their young daughter and announces that he has been transferred to Bombay. Shiv Kumar has two brothers, Vijay and Ravi, who live in Mumbai. They are intelligent and capable guys, but spend their time loafing about the city and swindling unsuspecting people.
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Lackey and the Lady Tiger
A convict (Wang Jang Li) seeks revenge on a man’s grandfather who sent him to jail for ten years. But it’s up to the old man’s grandson to stop him.
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Where Do You Hide the Sun?
A mixed cast of Egyptians, Libyans and Moroccans address the issue of corruption among young people, many of whom seem to be suffering greatly from the lingering effects of war.
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The Clones of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee has just died, but the BSI is swinging into action to salvage the situation. Aided by the brilliant Professor Lucas, cells from the martial arts master’s body are removed and grown into three adult Bruce Lee clones. After undergoing training to bring their skills up to the level of their ‘father’, the three…
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Super Power
A dying Manchu kung fu fighter sends his three sons on a mission of revenge against the five Southern champs who defeated and humiliated him a generation ago. The three Manchus enter the town where the old champs live and begin challenging and fighting an unprepared group of once-powerful martial artists and their sons. After…
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Daggers 8
A young man (Yuan Man Meng) who is forbidden to study kung fu by his grandfather eventually branches out in search of someone to teach him. He encounters three teachers, who each instruct him in a different school of fighting. But when a mysterious killer murders each of the three teachers, the young man must…
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We’re Going to Eat You
A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.
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Murattu Kaalai
Although Kaalaiyan and his brothers can afford a luxurious lifestyle, they choose to live modestly. However, Sundaravelu is a devious man who tries to grab their land.
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Battle Beyond the Stars
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
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Paalattu Kunjikannan
Paalattu Kunjikannan is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Boban Kunchacko.