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Wei Jun Zi's 100 Classic Martial Arts Films

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Wong Fei Hung
Tsui Hark 1991 2h 14m 7.5

Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.

Jing wu ying xiong
Gordon Chan 1994 1h 43m 8.0

Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.

Sun lung moon hak chan
Raymond Lee Wai-Man 1992 1h 44m 7.0

During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.

Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
Tsui Hark 1992 1h 53m 7.5

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.

Long men kezhan
King Hu 1967 1h 51m 7.5

General Yu is executed after having been accused of treason by the powerful eunuchs, and his children will be deported. Eunuchs plotting to kill even the children, and prepare an ambush on Dragon's shelter in the middle of the desert. There are other guests, who are also interested in the deal.

Wo hu cang long
Ang Lee 2000 2h 7.7

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is an epic Chinese martial arts film. Ang Lee delivers in a classical storytelling manner breathtaking landscapes exciting fight scenes and many unforgettably beautiful images.

Dao
7.

Dao

Tsui Hark 1995 1h 46m 8.5

A swordsmith trains his friend's orphaned son. The boy seeks revenge for his father's murder but loses an arm rescuing the swordsmith's daughter. A hermit girl nurses him, and he learns swordsmanship with his father's broken sword.

Xiao ao jiang hu zhi: Dong Fang Bu Bai
Tony Ching Siu-Tung 1992 1h 47m

Jet Li plays Ling, a student from the Blue Mountain school of martial arts, who, along with fellow students and Kiddo, find themselves embroiled in a country-wide political/clan war with the Highlander clan in the forefront of the battle.

Jui Kuen 2
Lau Kar-leung 1994 1h 42m 7.9

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagon...

Meng long guo jiang
Bruce Lee 1972 1h 40m 7.4

A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters.

'A' gai waak
Jackie Chan 1983 1h 45m 8.0

In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

Xin shu shan jian ke
Tsui Hark 1983 1h 38m 7.0

Chinese soldiers in an ancient civil war get caught up in a fantastical quest to save the universe.

Dung che sai duk
Wong Kar-Wai 1994 1h 40m 6.6

A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.

Kung fu
14.

Kung fu

Stephen Chow 2004 1h 39m 7.7

Stephen Chow is Sing, a lovable and hapless ne'er do well. Determined to become a "tough gangster," he attempts to join the Axe Gang. He doesn't know that underneath his useless, bumbling exterior lies the heart of a true martial arts master...

Ging chat goo si
Jackie Chan 1985 1h 39m 7.3

Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) is a Hong-Kong policeman, who single handedly captures and arrests a big drug lord. The drug-lord then frames Kevin with the murder of a corrupt cop. Now a fugitive cop killer, Chan Ka Kui must try to catch the drug lord and clear his name.

Jing wu men
Lo Wei 1972 1h 48m 7.1

A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.

Du bei dao
Chang Cheh 1967 1h 51m 6.7

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.

Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba
Tsui Hark 1993 1h 52m

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Siu ngo gong woo
1990 2h

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

Da zui xia
King Hu 1966 1h 31m 7.5

Golden Swallow is sent to rescue a official who has been captured by a criminal gang,

Shao Lin san shi liu fang
Lau Kar-leung 1978 1h 56m 8.0

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.

Xian si jue
Tony Ching Siu-Tung 1983 1h 26m

One of the last of the Old School Hong Kong martial arts flicks, this one deals with a legendary competition in swordplay and fighting that ends up being fought between two great warriors, a Chinese man and a Japanese man, who, over the course of the film, have become friends.

Ming jian
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Ming jian

1980 1h 25m

Swordsman Li Mak-Jan is on a quest to duel the powerful and reclusive Hua Qian Shu. But will a cursed sword and the intrigues of the martial world bring him fame or tragedy?

Sien lui yau wan
Tony Ching Siu-Tung 1987 1h 35m 7.3

A debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a female ghost, whom he falls in love with. To save her soul he must work with a monk to defeat the tree demon who owns her spirit.

Hao xia
25.

Hao xia

John Woo 1979 1h 46m

Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a pair of swordsmen to help defend himself and his family from his ruthless enemy. But Kao has his dark side as well...

Jin yan zi
Chang Cheh 1968 1h 44m

Golden Swallow is living peacefully but soon finds herself embroiled in a love triangle and a Kung Fu action packed fight of good vs evil.

Dung fong sam hap
Johnnie To 1993 1h 28m 5.5

Tung and Ching were both adopted by the same master. But later Ching was abducted by the eunuch-Chan. Ching grew up and became scientist Li's assistant and Tung married officer Lau. Chat had escaped from Chan at 15 and became a thief-catcher. During Chan's intrigue the trio united to become "The heroines of the East".

Baai ga jai
1981 1h 40m

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.

Wong Fei Hung chi neung: Lung shing chim pa
Tsui Hark 1994 1h 41m

Epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong Fei-Hong and Aunt Yee return to do battle against these evil forces.

Chin san chuen suet
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1993 1h 27m

A kind-hearted fisherman, content with simple life, is reluctantly drawn into helping a noble emperor regain his throne from his evil brother.

Hak hap
31.

Hak hap

Daniel Lee 1996 1h 39m 7.0

A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.

San lau sing wu dip gim
1993 1h 28m

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

Shu shan zheng zhuan
Tsui Hark 2001 1h 44m 6.7

The immortals of Omei live in Zu's mountain range that exists amongst heaven and earth. They are threatened by renegade immortals.

Tian xia di yi quan
Jeong Chang-hwa 1972 1h 46m 7.0

Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament.

Dang kou tan
1972 1h 37m

Yuen Woo Ping, who would in time become one of the world's leading martial arts choreographers, blocked the fight scenes for this Kung Fu action extravaganza. A small Chinese town is being torn apart by a conflict between local farmers and Japanese soldiers of fortune, who have been brought to town to liberate supplies of a rare Chinese herb. A ...

Huang he da xia
1988 1h 34m

In this martial arts action-drama, a swordsman named Toh Hong travels home after a long battle to discover his wife and children have been brutally murdered.

Jui kuen
37.

Jui kuen

Yuen Woo-ping 1978 1h 51m 7.6

After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.

Fong Sai-Yuk
1993 1h 46m

The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant.

Fong Sai Yuk 2
1993 1h 35m

The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establishing the Ming dynasty. The social upheaval is combined with Sai Yuk's personal moral conflict about how to conform to the rigid regime of the brotherhood and on top of that sort out his difficult lo...

Lin Shi Rong
1979 1h 48m

A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.

Kei moon duen gap
1982 1h 35m

When two elderly Taoist priests take on a young apprentice who is mistakenly presumed to be the long-lost crown prince of the Imperial Court, the emperor dispatches a eunuch with magic powers to apprehend him.

Dung fong tuk ying
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1987 1h 37m

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

Huo Yuanjia
Ronny Yu 2006 1h 43m 7.3

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.

Tai gik Cheung Sam Fung
Yuen Woo-ping 1993 1h 36m 8.5

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Wing Chun
45.

Wing Chun

Yuen Woo-ping 1994 1h 33m

Wing Chun's village is yet again being plundered by bandits. This time she uses kung fu to defeat them. The fighting doesn't end here.

Shen tui tie shan gong
1977 1h 31m

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.

Bak fat moh lui zyun
Ronny Yu 1993 1h 32m 8.0

The sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes and an evil cult. One day, he meets the beautiful Lien, a killer for the evil cult who is equally unsatisfied with her situation, but their love angers bo...

Ba bai luo han
1985 1h 31m

During the Sung Dynasty, there is an order of monks enforces their own regulations harshly. Even when the evil Jins attack, and martial arts supremo Zhi Xing helps fight them off, he is punished for practicing fu without permission. The local militia, loyal to the Emperor, is led by a sword fighting beautiful woman, who teams up with some of the...

Hung fan kui
Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai 1995 1h 46m 6.4

A young man visiting and helping his uncle in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills.

Di yu wu men
Tsui Hark 1980 1h 30m 7.0

A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.

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