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Subgenre Sampler

 
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…
King of the Kickboxers I & IIKing of the Kickboxers I & II (1990-1991)
Dir. Lucas Lowe
Feat. Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud
Spectacular fight sequences lift this spin–off from the NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER films out of the dreck, with Loren Avedon returning as a cop…
Marked for DeathMarked for Death (1990)
Dir. Dwight H. Little
Feat. Steven Seagal, Joanna Pacula, Keith David
Seagal takes on a hoard of dreadlocked Jamaican drug pushers in this slick, bone–snapping actioner.
Ronin-gaiRonin-gai (Roningai: Street of the Samurai) (1990)
Dir. Kazuo Kuroki
Feat. Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Kanako Higuchi
Samurai drama set in the 19th century near the end of the Japanese civil war, following several disgraced and listless ronin who attempt to regain…
She Shoots StraightShe Shoots Straight (Huang jia nu jiang) (1990)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Joyce Godenzi, Sammo Hung
Taut and melodramatic, this HK policier concerns a decorated and ultra–competent female police officer (Godenzi) who arouses jealousy in her…
Skinny Tiger Fatty DragonSkinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990)
Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng
Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
SwordsmanSwordsman (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 BetWrong Bet (1990)
Dir. Sheldon Lettich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Van Damme deserts the foreign legion and becomes a professional streetfighter.
Best of the BestBest 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.
Blind FuryBlind Fury (1989)
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Rutger Hauer
A nice comic turn for Rutger Hauer as a blind cane–wielding tough guy in this martial arts parody.

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