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Subgenre Sampler

 
Ip ManIp Man (2008) Recommended
Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan
Kung fu stalwart Donnie Yen assumes the legend of Ip Man, celebrated master of the rare and deadly form of martial arts, Wing Chun (later adopted by…
Ong-Bak 2Ong-Bak 2 (Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning) (2008)
Dir. Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang
Heavy–handed follow–up to the decade’s best martial arts movie, co–directed by and starring ONG–BAK’s Tony Jaa as a…
Red CliffRed Cliff (The Battle of Red Cliff) (2008) Recommended
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang
A gargantuan Han Dynasty epic from Hong Kong's action movie grandmaster, John Woo, in which two kingdoms must form an unlikely alliance to stave off…
Three KingdomsThree Kingdoms (Resurrection of the Dragon) (2008)
Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q
Rousing take on a Chinese literary classic rehashes the legendary Han Dynasty power struggle between three warring kingdoms (recently given the royal…
Afro SamuraiAfro Samurai (2007) Recommended
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman
The perpetually cool Samuel L. Jackson reeks of attitude as the voice of an Afro–American samurai hellbent on revenge. In the spirit of KILL…
Black Belt Black Belt (Kuro-obi) (2007)
Dir. Shunichi Nagasaki
Feat. Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka
Defence meets attack in this measured martial arts drama set in 1930s Japan, in which two karate experts (played by real–life karate pros) take…
Drummer, The Drummer, The (Zhan. gu) (2007)
Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Kenneth Tsang, Jaycee Chan
Visually enticing martial arts drama of a self–indulgent son sent into the Taiwanese mountains to escape gangland city retribution, who ends up…
Fighting Beat Fighting Beat (2007)
Dir. Piti Jaturaphat
Agile martial arts action flick based in a Thai street fighting bar renowned for its local competitors, who find themselves in a deadly fight for…
Kung Fu DunkKung Fu Dunk (Gong fu guan lan) (2007)
Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Charlene Choi, Jay Chou, Eric Tsang
Inane sporting comedy about a skilled martial artist recruited to play basketball at the local university in return for help in finding his birth…
Rogue AssassinRogue Assassin (War) (2007)
Dir. Philip G Atwell
Feat. Jet Li, Jason Statham
Mildly entertaining actioner pits Statham as an FBI detective hell–bent on revenge after Li kills his partner; titular character Li, meanwhile,…

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