Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure > Martial Arts: 298 Films to Buy & Rent
- New Police Story (2004)
- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu
- A groundbreaking fourth (or possibly fifth) entry in Jackie Chan's martial arts series about the life of a reckless Hong Kong policeman, here…
- Accidental Spy, The (2003)
- Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Jackie Chan
- One of Jackie Chan's 'Off–Hollywood' productions, an international action adventure filmed on the cheap in Hong Kong. Contains lashings of…
- Aragami (2003)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Tak Sakaguchi
- Another confidently executed, blood–soaked samurai fantasy from dir. Kitamura (VERSUS), set in a remote medieval temple into which a wounded…
- Azumi (2003)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Kenji Kohashi
- The dir. of VERSUS advances to a studio–scale budget for this historical action yarn, set around a skilled swords–woman in ancient feudal…
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Dir. Paul Hunter
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott
- Chow Yun–Fat further dabbles in Hollywood waters as the mystical tutor of a brawling street tough, in a mostly silly action outing based on an…
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
- Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Feat. Jet Li, DMX, Tom Arnold…
- High–impact fusion of martial arts and hiphop wisecrackery, concerned with a tale of dueling street gangs and stolen diamonds.
Hilariously,…
- Fearless (Jet Li's Fearless; Huo Yuan Jia) (2003)
- Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Jet Li
- Lively martial–arts epic which is reportedly Jet Li's final offering of screen 'wushu' (traditional Chinese fighting) , retells the story of…
- Kill Bill - Vol. 1 (2003)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox…
- A blunt revenge picture souped up as an over–the–top homage to 70s ‘grindhouse’ flicks, this “fourth film by Quentin Tarantino”…
- Last Samurai, The (2003)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton…
- Swathed in the scenery of New Zealand, this enactment of the Japanese civil wars of the late 19th century is an ambitious, though…
- Ninja Scroll (TV Series) (Jube Ninpucho) (2003)
- Dir. Tatsuo Sato
- Anime series based on the movie NINJA SCROLL (1993), set in Feudal Japan and following the adventures of a mercenary ninja. 13 Episodes.