Subgenre Sampler
Martial Arts: 374 Films to Buy & Rent
G.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 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! (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 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 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…
36th Chamber of Shaolin, The (Master Killer) (1978)
- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Chia Hui Liu
- Thirsty for revenge, Gordon Liu (of KILL BILL) joins the Shaolin Temple to equip himself with the necessary kung fu skills in the definitive Shaw…
5 Deadly Venoms, The (Five Deadly Venoms) (1978)
- Dir. Chang Cheh
Feat. Sheng Chiang, Philip Kwok, Feng Lu…
- A martial arts master commands a student to track down some of his other students and get them to stop those that have used their skills for…
Circle Of Iron (The Silent Flute) (1978)
- Dir. Richard Moore
Feat. David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Roddy McDowall
- Bizarre 80s fantasy tells the story of a young fighter who seeks a spiritual identity through martial arts, and goes on a quest to find the legendary…
Drunken 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…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979)
- Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…
- Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…