Hero (2002), Jûbê ninpûchô (1993), Wo hu cang long (2000), A Touch of Zen (1971), Jui kuen II (1994), The Young Master (1980), Five Fingers of Death (1973), My Father Is a Hero (1995) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Wuxia movies.
Storyline: Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
Plot Keywords: action, drama, historical, romance, war, artistic, philosophical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Journeyman ninja by name of Jubei stumbles upon a plague, an evil clan of demons, a national crisis, and a beautiful ninja girl.
Plot Keywords: animation, action, adventure, japan, violence, gore, fantasy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his friend to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
Plot Keywords: action, romance, adventure, period drama, swordplay, revenge, destiny ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family. Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive, and many fierce battles take place before all is resolved. Action adventure with a lyrical feel, this is a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element.—Richard Hills <R.Hills@wlv.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, drama, historical, swordplay, revenge, female protagonist ...
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: 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: Promising young student Chi-Hao is sent away to train under a new master in order that he may be able to win a martial arts tournament and thus prevent the local thugs from getting the power and prestige that would come were they to win it.—bob the moo
Plot Keywords: martial arts, revenge, classic, action, 1970s, violence, hero ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kung Wei (Jet Li), a undercover Chinese cop sent to track down a notorious criminal Po Kwong (Yu Rongguang) in Hong Kong. There, he ultimately teams with his son Johnny Kung (Xie Miao) and a another cop Anna Fong (Anita Mui), the both together are an incredible Kung Fu master-in-the-making. Together, they lay down the law in the final fight on Po.—Dimension Films
Plot Keywords: action, martial arts, crime, father-son relationship, criminal, fight scenes, gangster ...
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: Comprised of fifteen vignettes of varying lengths, The Sadness of Sex (1998) is about love, but more specifically about the phases of courtship that lead to the inevitable break-up.
Plot Keywords: action, fantasy, brotherhood, revenge, destiny, supernatural powers, epic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, fantasy, mystery, historical, detective, crime ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When her father is put into jail, the spoiled teenager Dani loses everything. Forced to live with her uncle Sam on a farm without horses to ride and to train a sad Dani takes care of a young mule and learns what really counts.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, fantasy, costume, drama, mythology, heroic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 8th century China, 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yinniang is handed over to a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was betrothed - a cousin who now leads the largest independent military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings. A slave to the orders of her mistress, Nie Yinniang must choose: sacrifice the man she loves or break forever with the sacred way of the righteous assassins.
Plot Keywords: action, historical, assassin, female protagonist, literary adaptation, slow paced, poetic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne. To do this they want their protege to marry the Princess Sun Yu who possesses an important jade ring. They dispatch Yueng Kwan to fetch her. However, Yueng Kwan is a patriot, working for the revolutionary forces of Sun Yat Sen. He abducts Sun Yu and finds refuge with the father of the future hero Wong Fei Hung.—Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, martial arts, classic, fight scenes, 1990s, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An American takes his daughter to Wudang to compete in a Taoist martial arts competition. During the heated matches he tries to find and steal a treasure hidden nearby.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, fantasy, historical, period drama, mystery, suspense ...
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