Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Police Story (1985)
- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung - The incomparable Jackie Chan – a mix of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton – is in prime form here, weaving his brand of sly Asian humour into a series…
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The (1984)- Dir. Kar-leung Lau
Feat. Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu, Kara Hui… - Hong Kong martial arts epic set circa the 10th century, with a Mongol army attempting to overthrow the influential Yang family, defenders of the Song…
Wheels on Meals (1984)- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen - The kung–fu trio of Chan, Hung and Biao travel, to Spain for this rambunctious minor classic, in a tale about food–vendors helping out a…
Lady is the Boss, The (Chang men jen) (1983)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Liu Chia Liang, Chia Hui Liu - Amiable flick concerns a curmudgeonly martial arts teacher who begrudgingly hires a young marketing woman to help keep his martial arts school open,…
Zu Warriors (Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain) (1983)- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Biao Yuen, Moon Lee, Brigitte Lin… - A renowned fantasy film, in which four medieval warriors search the universe for twin swords with which to defeat a powerful demon, which threatens…
Dragon Lord (Long xiao ye) (1982)- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Wai-Man Chan - Chiefly of interest to Chan–completists, this wraps a threadbare plot about stolen Chinese artifacts around some admittedly spectacular…
Duel to the Death (Xian si jue) (1982)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Norman Chu, Damian Lau - Groundbreaking martial–arts actioner from dir. Ching Siu–Tung (CHINESE GHOST STORY) about a Ming–era duel between a Chinese (Lau)…
Human Lanterns (Ren pi deng long) (1982)- Dir. Chung Sun
Feat. Leih Lo - The Shaw Brothers' first international star, Lo Leih, excels in this horror–suspenser as a mad lampshade maker in olden–day China who…
Legend of a Fighter (Huo Yuan-Jia) (1982)- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Kar-yan Leung - A 'wireless' kung–fu masterclass from one of Hong Kong's most feted martial arts exponent, dir. Ping (choreographer for THE MATRIX), here…
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Liu Chia Liang - Forthright Shaw Brothers classic with the invincible Gordon Liu as a dogged kung fu master pursued relentlessly by hired assassins. And intriguing…
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