Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada - In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Project A ('A' gai waak) (1983)
- Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen - A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…
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)…
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…
Ninja Wars (Iga ninpûchô) (1982)- Dir. Mitsumasa Saito
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba - Period fantasy action involving magicians, love potions and endangered royalty in ancient Japan, a story resolved with a fair amount of…
Prodigal Son, The (Bai Ga Jai) (1982)- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam… - One of the all–time great kung fu features, has a young man (Biao) pursue the martial arts, but eventually discovering that his rich father has…
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