Subgenre Sampler
Martial Arts: 372 Films to Buy & Rent
- Man with the Iron Fists, The (2012)
- Dir. RZA
Feat. Russell Crowe, RZA , Lucy Liu…
- Wu Tang Clan's RZA directs this slap–dash martial arts epic, based on the rapper's long–time love of kung fu movies.
Starring a portly…
- Rurouni Kenshin (2012)
- Dir. Keishi Otomo
Feat. Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa…
- A gracefully violent adaptation of the popular manga series, about a brilliant shogun who retreats from society during an era of decline for samurai,…
- Wu Dang (2012)
- Dir. Patrick Leung
Feat. Vincent Zhao
- A rambunctious, action–packed throwback to '80s martial arts flicks and strapping Indiana Jones–style adventure, centred on a famed…
- Bunohan (Return to Murder) (2011)
- Dir. Dain Said
Feat. Zahiril Adzim, Faizal Hussein, Wan Hanafisu…
- Somber martial–arts flick with three estranged brothers returning to their hometown to care for their ailing father. Interesting hybrid of…
- Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011)
- Dir. Ric Meyers
- Overview of the history of the martial arts film by genre enthusiast Ric Meyers, who peppers an impressive assemblage of film excerpts with trivia,…
- Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jet Li, Xun Zhou
- Tsui Hark is in late–career form, directing this sequel–of–sorts to the oft–filmed 'Dragon Gate Inn' legend with gusto and…
- Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom (2011)
- Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Feat. Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan…
- The portliest martial–arts panda is back in this beautifully rendered – if entirely unnecessary – sequel. This time around Po finds…
- Lost Bladesman, The (2011)
- Dir. Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Feat. Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang
- Yet another big screen reinvention of the 'Three Kingdoms' legend, this time from the perspective of talismanic figure Guan Yu, whose exploits on the…
- My Kingdom (2011)
- Dir. Xiaosong Gao
Feat. Chun Wu, Geng Han
- A commercial, action–inflected rendering of Peking Opera (a la Tsui Hark's PEKING OPERA BLUES), centred on the rivalry between two…
- Raid, The (The Raid: Redemption) (2011)
- Dir. Gareth Evans
Feat. Iko Uwais
- The finest Asian action export since ONG–BAK, pitting an out–of–their–depth SWAT team against a tenement of drug dealers,…