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Subgenre Sampler
Gorgeous (1999)- Dir. Vincent Kok
Feat. Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai)… - After his Hollywood junket, Jackie Chan returns to post–handover Hong Kong to play a dashing, embattled millionaire who falls…
Who Am I? (1998)- Dir. Jackie Chan, Bennie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan - A standard opening soon flowers into one of Jackie Chan's crazier flights of action–ballet, playing an amnesiac commando who can't work out why…
Double Team (1997)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke - Jean Claude Van Damme and basketball superfreak Dennis Rodman muscle up against the reliable terrorism of the ultimate whacko, Mickey Rourke. …
Blade, The (1996)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu - Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
Quest, The (1996)- Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme - Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…
Sex and Zen Pt. 2 (1996)- Dir. Chin Man-Kei
Feat. Loletta Lee, Tat-Wah Lok - A creepy polygamist meets his match in the 'mirage woman' in this twice–as–smutty, half–as–funny sequel to the outlandish…
Top Fighter (1996)- Dir. Toby Russell
Feat. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme - An extensive, action–packed look at martial art stars 'exploring the psychology of the combatant and how each has perfected his craft'.
Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li - Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Burning Paradise (1994)- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. John Ching, Willi Chi - Dir. Ringo Lam hits prime form in this Kung Fu excursion into the distant Chinese past. Previous hero Fong Sai Yuk and friends must quickstep…
City Hunter (1994)- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong - Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…
Fist of Legend (1994)- Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jet Li - Jet Li stars in an infinitely superior remake of Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY. A showcase of the highest calibre martial arts choreography, but firmly…
Heroic Trio 2 - Executioners (1994)- Dir. Johnnie To, Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung… - Downbeat sequel returns the trio of feisty femmes to combat the evil mega–corporation that taken a stranglehold on the world's…
Streetfighter (1994)- Dir. Steven De Souza
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue - Targeting the same young audience as its video–game namesake, Van Damme does what he does best as Guile, the wronged good guy who…
Barefoot Kid, The (1993)- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Aaron Kwok - Rites–of–passage, chop–socky style with lithe HK supernova Aaron Kwok as the eponymous hero whose inititation into manhood is…
Curse of the Dragon (1993)- Dir. Fred Weintraub
Feat. Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee - A look at the life of Kung–Fu cult hero, Bruce Lee, with an emphasis on the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death. Incorporates…
Heroic Trio (1993)- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh - An invisible criminal is stealing babies for a sewer–dwelling villain and it's up to three dazzling super–chicks. Hugely entertaining…
- Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Chingmy Yau - Extraordinarily over–the–top martial arts epic in which Jet Li procures invincible powers while negotiating the restless hordes from…
Sex and Zen (1993)- Dir. Michael Mak
Feat. Lawrence Ng, Kent Cheng, Xu Jin-Jang - Part comic fantasy, part porno movie, and though an imaginative example of both genres, the balancing act is a hard one to pull off (fnarr, fnarr).…
Temptation of a Monk (1993)- Dir. Clara Law
Feat. Joan Chen, Zhang Fenyi - Graphic chronicle of blood–letting by a fierce warrior general in 7th century China, that hews to the visual traditions of the classic Japanese…
Saviour of the Soul (1992)- Dir. David Lai
Feat. Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok - Breathtaking camerawork and special effects combine with hallucinatory plotting as two city–dwelling mercenaries do battle with the silver fox,…
Black Cat (1991)- Dir. Dickson Poon
Feat. Jade Leung - The Hong Kong industry could not resist a crack at French action fave Nikita, the foxy misfit trained as an assassin for the secret service. A…
Erotic Ghost Story 2 (1991)- Dir. Lam Ngai Kai
Feat. Charine Chan, King-Man Chik, Yiu-Wah Kwok - Sequel mixes up similar ingredients, but story is unrelated to the first.
Zeram (1991)- Dir. Keita Amamiya
Feat. Yuko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, Yukijiro Hotaru - A ninja babe bounty hunter and two hapless mortals are stalked by a mutating alien in this engaging live–action 'manga'. Beefing up its…
Erotic Ghost Story (1990)- Dir. Lam Ngai Kai
Feat. Amy Yip - Buxom starlet Amy Yip lets it all hang out with other 'foxes' in this Eastern spin on the WITCHES OF EASTWICK. Generous nudity and dry ice steam up…
- Kid from Tibet, A (1990)
- Dir. Yuen Biao
Feat. Biao Yuen, Michelle Reis, Wah Yuen - Amiable, energetic actioner stars the director as a young monk who must avenge a friend's death using Tibetan magic, pyrotechnics and a host of…
Sgt. Kabukiman (1990)- Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Feat. Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun - A modest New York cop is gifted the supernatural powers of a Japanese hero enabling him to kick criminal butt, Kabuki–style! Finally, a…
Swordsman (1990)- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Jacky Cheung, Man Cheung, Sam Hui - A good–natured swordsman from Ming Dynasty China, gets involved in a scramble for a priceless book. Excellent special effects but confusing…
Wrong Bet (1990)- Dir. Sheldon Lettich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme - Van Damme deserts the foreign legion and becomes a professional streetfighter.
Best of the Best (1989)- Dir. Robert Radler
Feat. Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland… - Five young men learn what it takes to compete at the highest level in this late eighties favourite. Think Karate Kid meets Breaking Away.
Canton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989)- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui - Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Shaolin Temple (1976)- Dir. Chang Cheh
- This stands alongside ENTER THE DRAGON in terms of both its elaborate kung–fu theatrics and its influence and success in the Western…
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)- Feat. Jackie Chan
- Jackie Chan cut his teeth on these cheap fist–and–feet–fests. More intentionally serious than his later star–turns, but…
- Velvet Smooth (1975)
- Dir. Michael Fink
Feat. Johnnie Hill - Minor blaxploitation starlet Johnnie Hill gets to strut her stuff as a "fighting whirlwind" in this cheesey 70s effort.
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