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Wuxia
Wuxia or Wǔxiá (simplified Chinese: 武侠; traditional Chinese: 武俠 Wǔxiá, Mandarin: [ùɕjǎ]; Cantonese Pinyin: Mou5 Hap6: Taiwanese/Hokkien: Bu Kiap) is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists usually set in ancient China. Although Wuxia is traditionally a form of...
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New One-Armed Swordsman
New One-Armed Swordsman is a 1971 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang. Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang Yu, the star of the two preceding films in the series, The One-Armed Swordsman and Return of the One-Armed...
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Runtime:
- 102 min (61.2 hs )
One-Armed Swordsman
One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong wuxia film. Directed by Chang Cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male anti-heroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. It was the first Hong Kong film...
Initial release date:
- 1967
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Runtime:
- 111 min (66.6 hs )
Screenplay by:
The Swordsman
The Swordsman or Swordsman (traditional Chinese: 笑傲江湖; simplified Chinese: 笑傲江湖; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú; Cantonese Yale: Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4) is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia-action film. King Hu is the director credited, but he is alleged to have left...
Initial release date:
- Apr 5, 1990
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Seven Swords
Seven Swords (simplified Chinese: 七剑; traditional Chinese: 七劍; pinyin: Qī jiàn) is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Tsui Hark and adapted from the novel Seven Swords of Mount Heaven (七劍下天山) by renowned Wuxia writer Liang Yusheng.
The movie was the...
Initial release date:
- Jul 25, 2005
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 153 min (91.8 hs )
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Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: Gōngfu) is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Po Chu Chui and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Xin Huo, Chan Man...
Initial release date:
- Dec 23, 2004
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Runtime:
- 99 min (59 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 20,000,000 (US$)
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and based very loosely on four characters from the Louis Cha novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Wong completely eschews any plot adaptation from Cha's novel,...
Initial release date:
- 1994
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 100 min (60 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 40,000,000 (HKD)
Screenplay by:
Swordsman II
Swordsman II (traditional Chinese: 笑傲江湖之東方不敗; simplified Chinese: 笑傲江湖之东方不敗; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú Zhī Dōng Fāng Bù Bài; Cantonese Yale: Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4 Ji1 Dung1 Fong1 Bat1 Baai6) is a Hong Kong action film released in 1992. It was directed...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (traditional Chinese: 新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong film. It is a supernatural fantasy adventure with wuxia elements. The film was directed by Tsui Hark, who intended to combine Hong Kong action cinema with western...
Initial release date:
- Feb 5, 1983
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Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
Dragon Gate Inn
Dragon Gate Inn (TC: 龍門客棧, SC: 龙门客栈, pinyin: Lóng mén kè zhàn), also known as Dragon Inn, is a 1966 Taiwan wuxia film directed by King Hu.
The film was remade in 1992, as New Dragon Gate Inn.
Zhao, the Emperor's first eunuch, has successfully bested...
Initial release date:
- 1966
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Runtime:
- 200 min (120 hs )
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (Chinese: 十面埋伏; pinyin: shí miàn mái fú), is a 2004 Chinese action/romance film directed by Zhang Yimou. The film is in the wuxia genre, similar in style to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Warriors of Heaven and...
Initial release date:
- Jul 16, 2004
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 119 min (71.4 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 100,000,000 (Chinese yuan)
Hero
Hero (Chinese: 英雄; pinyin: Yīngxióng) is a 2002 Chinese wuxia film, directed by Zhang Yimou with music by Tan Dun. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the movie is loosely based on the legendary Jing Ke.
A group of assassins: Flying Snow ...
Initial release date:
- Oct 19, 2002
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 99 min (59 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 30,000,000 (US$)
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; pinyin: Wòhǔ Cánglóng) is a Chinese-language film in the wuxia (chivalric and martial arts) style, released in 2000. A China-Hong Kong-Taiwan-United States co...
Initial release date:
- 2000
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Rating:
Runtime:
- 120 min (72 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 15,000,000 (US$)
Legend of the Liquid Sword
Legend of the Liquid Sword (also known as Liquid Sword; original Chinese title: 笑俠楚留香; Siu hap Cho Lau Heung (pinyin: Xiao xia Chu Liu Xiang); literally "Smiling Hero: Cho Lau Heung" where the name "Chor Lau Heung" can be literally thought of as ...
Initial release date:
- Mar 11, 1993
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Runtime:
- 82 min (49 hs )
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The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (Chinese: 火燒紅蓮寺; pinyin: Huo shao hong lian si) is a Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan. The film, adapted from the novel The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman, focuses on the rescue of a...
Initial release date:
- 1928
Runtime:
- 1,620 min (972 hs )
Come Drink with Me
Come Drink with Me (traditional Chinese: 大醉俠; pinyin: Da Zui Xia, literally Big Drunken Hero) is a 1966 martial arts-action film directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng Pei-Pei and Elliot Ngok as warriors, and features fight...
Initial release date:
- 1966
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 91 min (55 hs )
Produced by:
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: 天地英雄; pinyin: Tiān dì yīng xióng) is a 2003 Chinese action/adventure film directed by He Ping. The film's notable cinematography, by Zhao Fei, captures a wide range of landscapes across the Xinjiang province of...
Initial release date:
- 2003
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Runtime:
- 114 min (68.4 hs )
Musa
Musa (hanja 武士; hangul 무사), released as The Warrior in English-speaking countries, is a 2001 South Korean epic film directed by Kim Seong-soo, starring Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. The semi-historical story...
Initial release date:
- Sep 7, 2001
Runtime:
- 158 min (94.8 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 8,000,000 (US$)
The Storm Riders
The Storm Riders (traditional Chinese: 風雲之雄霸天下) is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. It is based on a comic book called Fung Wan (or Tin Ha). It stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering...
Initial release date:
- 1998
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Runtime:
- 126 min (75.6 hs )
Screenplay by:
Royal Tramp
For the 2008 television series currently airing on TVB, see Royal Tramp (TV Series).
Royal Tramp (Chinese: 鹿鼎記) is a 1992 wuxia comedy film directed by Wong Jing and Ching Siu-tung. The Hong Kong film stars Stephen Chow as the anti-hero Wai Siu-Bo ...
Initial release date:
- 1992
Runtime:
- 106 min (63.6 hs )
Hero - Beyond The Boundary Of Time
Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy directed by Blacky Ko. The film is a spin-off of Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron.
The main character of Wai Siu-Bo is played by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. Leung portrayed the...
Initial release date:
- 1993
New Dragon Gate Inn
New Dragon Gate Inn (TC: 新龍門客棧, SC: 新龙门客栈, pinyin: xīn lóng mén kè zhàn), is a 1992 Hong Kong film directed by Raymond Lee, starring Tong Leung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung and Donnie Yen and produced by Tsui Hark. It was released as Dragon Inn in...
Initial release date:
- 1992
Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
Produced by:
The Moon Warriors
Moon Warriors (traditional Chinese: 戰神傳說) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Sammo Hung and written by Alex Law. George Lucas has cited it as an influence on the Star Wars prequels.
Fei (Andy Lau) is a simple fisherman, who still...
Initial release date:
- 1993
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Ying wang
Ying wang (King Eagle) is a 1971 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and written by Ni Kuang.
Jin Fei, played by Ti Lung, known as the King Eagle, stumbles into conflict within the Tien Yi Tong when he falls in love with the clan's 7th chief...
Initial release date:
- 1971
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The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons (traditional Chinese: 十四女英豪) aka Shi si nu ying hao or Fourteen Amazons is a 1972 Hong Kong wuxia film by the Shaw Brothers Studio featuring a predominantly female cast. The film follows the legendary "Yang's army of females" (楊門女將)...
Initial release date:
- Jul 27, 1972
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Runtime:
- 123 min (73.8 hs )
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A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen (traditional Chinese: 俠女; pinyin: xiá nǚ) is a 1971 wuxia film directed by King Hu, and made in Taiwan. The movie won significant critical acclaim and became the first Chinese action film ever to win a prize at the Cannes Film...
Initial release date:
- 1969
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Runtime:
- 170 min (102 hs )
Screenplay by:
The Promise
The Promise (simplified Chinese: 无极; traditional Chinese: 無極; pinyin: Wújí; literally "Limitless") is a 2005 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse. The film is...
Initial release date:
- Dec 15, 2005
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Runtime:
- 128 min (76.8 hs )
Screenplay by:
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (traditional Chinese: 射鵰英雄傳之東成西就 (Cantonese: Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau); the on-screen Romanized title is Dong Cheng Xi Jiu, abbreviated from the Mandarin) is a 1993 wuxia comedy film from Hong Kong, directed by...
Initial release date:
- 1993
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The White Dragon
The White Dragon (traditional Chinese: 小白龍情海翻波; Cantonese Yale: Fei Hap Siu Baak Lung; literally "The Flying Heroine: Little White Dragon") is a 2004 Hong Kong wuxia/comedy film, directed by Wilson Yip and starring Cecilia Cheung and Francis Ng.
The...
Initial release date:
- 2004
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Runtime:
- 93 min (56 hs )
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Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower (simplified Chinese: 满城尽带黄金甲; traditional Chinese: 滿城盡帶黃金甲; pinyin: Mǎnchéng Jìndài Huángjīnjiǎ), also known literally as When Golden Armour Covers the Entire City, is a 2006 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou....
Initial release date:
- 2007
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Estimated budget:
- 45,000,000 (US$)
Produced by:
New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2004 DVD film based on the novel by Wang Du Lu. The DVD film is composed of footage from a Taiwanese television series of the same name. The television series was filmed on direct video but was free of...
Initial release date:
- Jun 22, 2004
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Runtime:
- 228 min (137 hs )
Screenplay by:
Seven Blows of The Dragon
The Water Margin known also as "Sui woo juen" and "Seven Blows Of The Dragon" is a 1972 wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh, based on the Chinese novel Water Margin.
The city rulers and government officials of the Sung Dynasty in 11th century China...
Initial release date:
- 1972
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Runtime:
- 120 min (72 hs )
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Dragon Tiger Gate
Dragon Tiger Gate (simplified Chinese: 龙虎门; traditional Chinese: 龍虎門) is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular...
Initial release date:
- 2006
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Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
The Bride with White Hair
The Bride with White Hair (traditional Chinese: 白髮魔女傳) is a 1993 Hong Kong Wuxia film directed by Ronny Yu.
The film's main character, Lien Ni-Chang, is very loosely based on the protagonist of Liang Yusheng's novel Romance of the White Haired...
Initial release date:
- 1993
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 92 min (55 hs )
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: 功夫之王; working: The J & J Project) is a 2008 American martial arts adventure film from Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company directed by Rob Minkoff. It is the first film to star together two of the best-known names in...
Initial release date:
- Apr 18, 2008
Runtime:
- 113 min (67.8 hs )
Screenplay by:
The Banquet
The Banquet (released on DVD in the U.S. as Legend of the Black Scorpion) is a 2006 Chinese wuxia-drama film. Its original Chinese title is Yè Yàn (夜宴), which means The Night Banquet. The film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi. It...
Initial release date:
- 2006
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Runtime:
- 131 min (78.6 hs )
Produced by:
Jadesoturi
Jade Warrior (Finnish: Jadesoturi, Chinese: 玉武士; pinyin: Yù wǔshì, Estonian: Igavese armastuse sõdalane) is a Finnish-Chinese co-produced movie. It combines elements of the wuxia genre with Finnish Kalevala mythology. It was directed by Antti-Jussi...
Runtime:
- 110 min (66 hs )
Legend of the Sacred Stone
Legend of the Sacred Stone (Chinese: 聖石傳說; pinyin: Sheng shi chuan shuo) is a 2000 Taiwanese puppetry feature film written and directed by Chris Huang, a spin-off from the glove puppetry Wuxia television series Pili. It reflects the traditional...
A Battle of Wits
A Battle of Wits (Chinese and Japanese: 墨攻; pinyin: Mò Gōng; rōmaji: Bokkō or Bokukō; literally: "Mohist Attack") is a 2006 Hong Kong historical action drama film, based upon a Japanese historical novel of the same name, which was in turn inspired...
Runtime:
- 133 min (79.8 hs )
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The Face Behind The Mask
The Face Behind The Mask is a 1974 wuxia film directed by Chen Chi-hua.
Chin Tien Wei has been elected Chief of the Martial World after his three disciples eliminate the most feared fighters in the Martial World, namely: the "Militant Dragon and...
The Swordswoman of Huangjiang
The Swordswoman of Huangjiang (Chinese: 荒江女侠; also known as Huangjiang Nüxia) was a 13-film wuxia series. The only film of the series which still exists today was its first installment, Uproar At the Baolin Temple, which is the lone surviving film...
Blood of the Dragon
Blood of the Dragon is a 1973 wuxia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu.
Initial release date:
- Dec 1973
Runtime:
- 96 min (58 hs )
Royal Tramp II
Royal Tramp II (鹿鼎記2神龍教) is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and Wong Jing. It is a sequel to Royal Tramp, which was released the same year.
Runtime:
- 93 min (56 hs )
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils (Chinese: 風雲決) is an animated feature film directed by Dante Lam, based on the Wuxia Chinese comic series Fung Wan by Ma Wing Shing. The film is produced by Puzzle Animation Studio Limited and Shanghai Media Group.
The...
Initial release date:
- 2008
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Runtime:
- 110 min (66 hs )
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (Chinese: 豪俠, Hao Xia) is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by John Woo, and starring Damian Lau and Wei Pai. The film is a precursor to Woo's Heroic bloodshed films.
Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a story about two killers...
Initial release date:
- 1979
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Runtime:
- 107 min (64.2 hs )
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Brave Archer
Brave Archer aka Kung-Fu Warlords is a 1977 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film trilogy directed by Chang Cheh based on Jinyong's The Legend of the Condor Heroes novels. The trilogy is divided into four parts with most of the entire Shaw Studios cast of...
The Duel
The Duel (traditional Chinese: 决战紫禁城之巅; simplified Chinese: 决战紫禁之巅; pinyin: Jue zhan zi jing cheng zhi dian; Cantonese Yale: Kuet chin chi gam ji din) is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau, of Storm Riders fame. It is based on Before and...
Initial release date:
- 2000
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Avenging Eagle
Avenging Eagle is a 1978 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chung Sun, starring Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng and Ku Feng.
Eagle Chief Yoh Xi-hung (Ku Feng) raises orphans to be his personal killers, one which is Chi Ming-sing (Ti Lung). After Chi...
Initial release date:
- 1978
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Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow aka Girl With the Thunderbolt Kick (金燕子) is a 1968 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Cheng Pei Pei, Lo Lieh and Jimmy Wang Yu. The film is a sequel to Come Drink with Me.
Golden Swallow (which was also known...
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Runtime:
- 104 min (62.4 hs )
Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring the Venom Mob, based on the Jin Yong novel Sword Stained with Royal Blood. Formerly one of the rarest Venom martial arts films available, it has been digitally...
Initial release date:
- 1981
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Ode to Gallantry
Ode To Gallantry is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, starring the Venom Mob. It is based on the book Ode to Gallantry by Louis Cha under his pen-name Jin Yong. Formerly one of the rarest Venom martial arts films available, it has been...
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Legend of the Fox
Legend of A Fox is a Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring the Venom Mob. Formerly one of the rarest Venom martial arts films available, it has been digitally remastered and released by Celestial Pictures.
Chin Siu Ho plays a...
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Bastard Swordsman
Bastard Swordsman is a Shaw Brothers Studio wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Norman Chu.
Yun Fei Yang (Norman Chu) is the viciously bullied orphan who takes on the unpleasant tasks at a formidable kung-fu school. Constantly mocked by...
Initial release date:
- 1983
Directed by:
Emperor and His Brother
The Emperor and His Brother is a Shaw Brothers wuxia film based on The Book and the Sword by Jin Yong. The film is directed by Chor Yuen, and stars starring Lo Lieh, Ti Lung and Jason Pai Piao.
Emperor Chien Lung (Jason Pai) is not the emperor by...
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Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Shed No Tears is a Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Derek Yee.
After his lengthy training nears completion, expert swordsman Gao (Fu Sheng) is entrusted with an unusual mission by his elderly...
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Sentimental Swordsman
The Sentimental Swordsman is a 1977 Shaw Brothers Wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen and starring Ti Lung. It is based on Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword, a Wuxia novel by Gu Long.
Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li (Lung) has...
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Butterfly and Sword
Butterfly and Sword is a 1993 wuxia film loosely based on the novel Meteor, Butterfly, Sword by Gu Long. Directed by Michael Mak the film starred Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, and Joey Wong.
Butterfly (Joey Wong) has nothing to do with the...
Initial release date:
- 1993
Runtime:
- 88 min (53 hs )
Holy Weapon
Holy Weapon (traditional Chinese: 武俠七公主; pinyin: Wu xia qi gong zhu; aka Seven Maidens, The Seven Princesses), is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Wong Jing.
Holy Weapon presents the story of seven women who are recruited to challenge the...
Initial release date:
- Jun 1993
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Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
The Twelve Gold Medallions
The Twelve Gold Medallions (Chinese: 十二金牌; Shi er jin pai) is a 1970 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Gang Cheng.
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The Wandering Swordsman
The Wandering Swordsman (游俠兒) is a 1970 Shaw Brothers Wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh.
The wandering swordsman Yu Hsieh Erh travels around seeking adventure and meets a group of bandits who are planning to rob a convoy escorting some valuables....
Initial release date:
- Feb 4, 1970
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Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
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Brothers Five
Brothers Five (Chinese: 五虎屠龍; Yu nu qin qing) is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Lo Wei. Pei-pei Cheng plays the role of Yen Lai, a woman who must reunite the Kao brothers to rid the Teng Lung Manor of killers whilst avenging...
Initial release date:
- Mar 26, 1970
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Runtime:
- 109 min (65.4 hs )
