Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Das Boot (The Boat) (1981)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Jurgen Prochnow - Nail biting, meticulous and realistic account of a German U–boat's prowlings through the North Atlantic. The most expensive German film to…
For Your Height Only (1981)- Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin… - Schlocky riff on the 007 franchise with pint sized ass–kicker Weng Weng as the world's smallest super spy, Agent 00, doing battle with mad…
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (Gui da gui) (1980)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen - A groundbreaking Hong Kong blend of martial arts action, horror, and slapstick humour, set around Hung's attempts to battle the voodoo and hopping…
Kagemusha (1980)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara - A majestic 16th century saga about a petty thief who ascends to tribal leadership on account of his resemblance to a dying warlord. Shared the top…
Young Master, The (Shi di chu ma) (1980)- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen - A fine early action–comedy from the phenomenal Jackie Chan, here trying to lure a wayward fellow student back to the 'right' side of martial…
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…
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…
Resurrection of Golden Wolf (1979)- Dir. Toru Murakawa
Feat. Yusaku Matsuda, Sonny Chiba - A moderately subversive actioner which revolves around an apparently mild–mannered 'salary man' (Matsuda), who by night sheds wig and glasses…
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…
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…
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