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Subgenre Sampler

 
G.I. SamuraiG.I. Samurai (Sengoku jieitai; Time Slip) (1979)
Dir. Mitsumasa Saito
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Jun Eto
A squadron of Japanese soldiers, together with their weaponry, helicopter and gunboat, are accidentally caught in a 'time slip' and transported back…
Heroes Of The EastHeroes Of The East (Zhong hua zhang fu) (1979)
Feat. Chia Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno
Graceful martial arts film focused around a Chinese man who must prove the superiority of Chinese kung fu over Japanese to his disillusioned Japanese…
Jaguar Lives!Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence
A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
Magnificent ButcherMagnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) (1979)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Peak Samo Hung martial artistry, collaborating here with with action legend Yuen Woo Ping for a tale based on the true–life exploits of Lam Sai…
Shaolin TempleShaolin Temple (1979)
Dir. Cheung Hsin Yen
Feat. Jet Li
Martial Arts superstar Jet Li’s debut film, as a Shaolin–trained fighter who exacts revenge upon an evil warlord, already displaying the…
Drunken MasterDrunken Master (1978)
Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan
The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
Clans of IntrigueClans of Intrigue (Chu liu xiang) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Ti Lung
Another collaboration between dir. Yuan and the charismatic Ti Lung, in a historical detective story set around a legendary swordsman who tries to…
Death DuelDeath Duel (San shao ye de jian) (1977) Recommended
Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Derek Yee, Chen Ping, Yu An-an
A Shaw Bros. extravaganza that benefits from its pared–down take on the swordplay–and–intrigue formula and impressive visuals,…
Mighty Peking Man, TheMighty Peking Man, The (Hsing Hsing wang) (1977)
Dir. Meng-Hwa Ho
Feat. Danny Lee
A hilarious Shaw Brothers riff on KING KONG, with an earthquake disturbing the slumbers of a giant ape in the Himalayas who then heads into India to…
18 Bronzemen18 Bronzemen (Return of the 18 Bronzemen) (1976)
Dir. Joseph Kuo
Feat. Tien Peng, Carter Hwang, Polly Shang-Kuan
Two friends must fight their way out of a Shaolin temple – and 18 formidable bronze warriors – in this celebrated kung fu classic.…

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