The Middleman (1976), Jui kuen II (1994), Jing wu ying xiong (1994), Zui quan (1978), Wong Fei Hung (1991), The Young Master (1980), Ong-bak (2003), The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Traditional Martial Arts movies.
Storyline: Directed by Satyajit Ray. An innocent youth takes a job in a profession where one must break the rules to succeed.
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, crime, gangster, 1970s, martial arts, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong has learned a style of fighting called "Drunken Boxing", which makes him a dangerous person to cross. Unfortunately, his father is opposed to his engaging in any kind of fighting, let alone drunken boxing. Consequently, Fei-Hong not only has to fight against the foreigners, but he must overcome his father's antagonism as well.
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, martial arts, classic, adventure, humor, crime ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military occupation- after reading about the death of his kung-fu master Huo Yuan Jia in a fight against the Japanese champion Ryuichi Akutagawa. While overcoming suspicion and ambition within the kungfu school, Chen exhumes his master to prove Hou's defeat was the result of poisoning. Both nationalities make the case a test of honor, so Chinese and Japanese pride are at stake when it culminates in Chen's final epic duel against the ruthless, undefeated Japanese general Fujita.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, drama, historical, biographical, patriotic, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The father of Wong Fei-hong, who has been attempting to teach his son kung-fu, but has found him too disobedient to teach and decides to send him off to his uncle, a cruel and torturous master of the 8-Drunken Genii kung-fu. After much suffering the son comes back to rescue the father from an assassin.
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, martial arts, classic, fight scenes, 1970s, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Plot Keywords: martial arts, action, historical, patriotism, villain, fight scenes, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After failing his fellow students in a Lion Dance competition, Dragon (Jackie Chan) is sent away from his school in disgrace, on the condition that he must find his errant brother. Much martial arts mayhem and mistaken-identity silliness ensue.—Serdar Yegulalp <syegul@ix.netcom.com>
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, martial arts, classic, 1980s, adventure, humor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Booting lives in a small and peaceful village. One day a sacred Buddha statuette called Ong Bak is stolen from the village by an immoral businessman. It soon becomes the task of a voluntary young man, Boonting (Phanom Yeeram), to track down the thief in Bangkok and reclaim the religious treasure. Along the way, Boonting uses his astonishing athleticism and traditional Muay Thai skills to combat his adversaries.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, fight scenes, adventure, crime, chase, village ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters.
Plot Keywords: biography, action, history, drama, martial arts, hero, nationalism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, where he locates the baby elephant in a restaurant owned by the evil Madame Rose, the leader of an international Thai mafia. With the support of the efficient Thai sergeant Mark, who was involved in a conspiracy, Kham fights to rescue the animal from the mobsters.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, revenge, crime, violence, fight scenes, elephant ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta. After a series of setbacks leave Yuda homeless and uncertain about his new future, a chance encounter results in him defending the orphaned Astri from becoming the latest victim of a European human trafficking ring led by the wildly psychotic, Ratger and his right-hand man Lars. With Ratger injured in the mêlée and seeking both his "merchandise" and bloody retribution, Yuda's introduction to this bustling city is a baptism of fire as he is forced to go on the run with Astri and her younger brother Adit as all the pimps and gangsters that inhabit the night hound the streets chasing their every step. With escape seemingly beyond their grasp, Yuda has no choice but to face his attackers in an adrenaline charged, jaw-dropping finale.—PT. Merantau Films
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, revenge, crime, fighting, gangster, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: While keeping a low profile after his defeat by Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi gets into trouble after getting in a fight with a powerful foreigner.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, biography, historical, drama, combat, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A wealthy man goes bankrupt and becomes a patriotic hero of the streets.
Plot Keywords: martial arts, action, costume, revenge, historical, legend, hero ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses his brother become maliciously paralyzed in the ring by Thailand champion Tong Po, Kurt vows revenge. With the help of Xian, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains for the fight of his life.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, revenge, brotherhood, boxing, gangsters, training ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1431, the Kingdom of Ayutthayan conquers the territory of Sukhothai expanding their lands to the East. The noble Lord Siha Decho is betrayed by his Captain, Rajasena, and is murdered together with his wife. However their son Tien is saved by one loyal soldier and left alone in the woods...
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, martial arts, revenge, period, violence, fighting ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tiger Chen is a Tai Chi student who is rather rebellious and uses Tai Chi to fight despite his master's concerns. When the temple where he studies get threatened from modern redevelopment, he fights in an underground fight club to get money the temple needs. However he soon realizes that his employer has other negative motives.
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, crime, drama, fighting, revenge, betrayal ...
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