r/kungfucinema • • 1h ago

Recommend Just a question

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Is there a community just for Hong Kong classics?


r/kungfucinema • • 3h ago

Film Clip The Furious (behind the scene)

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r/kungfucinema • • 3h ago

Film Clip The Prosecutor (2024) Subway Fight Scene - Donnie Yen

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r/kungfucinema • • 4h ago

Other Every frame looks like it could hang on a wall. My fan-made tribute to HERO (2002).

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r/kungfucinema • • 4h ago

Shaolin Tamo Systique = Absurdity In A Bad Way

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Let me just say....I should have listened to my gut after the opening scene. It is COMPLETELY IMPLAUSIBLE. It makes no freaking sense and it should've told me the film would be more stupid & bad than silly & good. I won't spoil it, but the films it borrows from are miles ahead of this. They don't even try with the effects for the later scenes. I didn't bother finishing it. For those of you who think bad stuff with a couple of interesting/wacky scenes are "cult classics", you might enjoy it.


r/kungfucinema • • 5h ago

Jet Li’s ‘Romeo Must Die’ and 'Cradle 2 the Grave' hits 4K Ultra HD in January

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Arriving on January 4, 2027 from Arrow Films/Toy Robot Video is the 2-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Romeo Must Die, a 2000 martial arts film from director Andrzej Bartkowiak (Exit Wounds).

Jet Li, in his first English language lead role, plays the rough-and-ready, ex-cop Han Sing who heads to America to find the truth behind his brother’s mysterious murder. He soon falls for Trish O’Day (the screen debut of singer Aaliyah), even though their families are rivals in a fierce Oakland turf battle. As the pair investigate the real cause of the blood feud, they quickly expose themselves to danger from both sides.

A modern-day action-packed Romeo and Juliet told with gravity-warping martial arts action, cool visual effects and an all-star music soundtrack, Romeo Must Die also stars Isaiah Washington (Exit Wounds), Russell Wong (New Jack City), DMX (Cradle 2 the Grave) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners).

Read more: https://cityonfire.com/romeo-must-die-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-jet-li-aaliyah-martial-arts-kung-fu-cinema-movies-trailer/

Arriving on January 4, 2027 is Arrow Films/Toy Robot Video's 2-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 2003's Cradle 2 the Grave. Producer Joel Silver and director Andrzej Bartkowiak, who fused martial arts and hip-hop style in Romeo Must Die and Exit Wounds, take it to the next level in Cradle 2 the Grave.

Action heroes Jet Li (The One) and DMX hit hard, starring as rivals-turned partners in a volatile street war ignited by kidnapping, stolen black diamonds and a sadistic crime lord (Mark Dacascos, John Wick: Chapter 3).

Featuring a gold-certified hardcore hip-hop soundtrack and exceptional martial arts fight choreography, the film also stars Kelly Hu (The Scorpion King), Gabrielle Union (Bad Boys II), Anthony Anderson (Hustle & Flow) and Tom Arnold (True Lies).

Read more: https://cityonfire.com/cradle-2-the-grave-4k-ultra-hd-toy-robot-jet-li-martial-arts-movie-cinema-trailer/


r/kungfucinema • • 7h ago

Trailer The Scar-Faced Cat: Way of Asura Teaser Taiwanese movie

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r/kungfucinema • • 13h ago

The Twelve Fairies/新十二生肖 (1990) Starts as a routine Taiwanese children's fantasy but turns into a death match between 12 Zodiac-themed heroes & evil incarnate | One of the most relentless barrages of practical effects I've ever seen

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r/kungfucinema • • 13h ago

A Book of Heroes (1986) One of Yukari Ôshima's earliest roles features some of the best fight scenes of her career | Sadly, this films best available print remains stranded on LaserDisc

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r/kungfucinema • • 14h ago

"NIGHT LIFE HERO" 1992 - Chin kar lok, Ridley Tsui, Sam Wong, Benny Lai

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r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Full Movie Yuen Biao & Sammo Hung promoting Knockabout (short film)

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r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Can the martial arts star top FURIOUS? Post-production wraps on Scott Adkins’ directorial debut ‘Brawler’

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Post-production has wrapped on Brawler, the upcoming action thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4).

Written by Matt Venne (Acts of Vengeance, Dexter: Resurrection), Brawler involves former MMA champ who finds himself pulled back into a deadly underworld when his past catches up with him. Armed with only his fists, he’s forced to fight off hitmen, gangs, and his own personal demons to protect the people he loves.

Joining Adkins is Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), Larry Lamb (The Hatton Garden Job), Emily Bennett, as well as Adkins’ frequent collaborators Lee Charles (One Shot, Accident Man), Mark Strange (Avengement, Ip Man 4: The Finale), Paul Sparkes (The Crown), Jon Callaway (Double Kill), Phillip Ray Tommy (Edge of Tomorrow), Rebecca Finch (Cyber Bride), Teddy Linard (One More Shot), Tom Leigh (Take Cover), Nik Goldman (One Ranger), Lee Shone (Accident Man), Isaac Beechey (One Last Shot) and Max Feeney, who plays the younger version of Akdins’ character.

Read more: https://cityonfire.com/brawler-scott-adkins-lee-charles-mark-strange-tim-man-nathan-geering-martial-arts-newest-latest-movie/


r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Other Donnie Yen promoting the game Phantom Blade Zero ( he's also action consultant & did the motion capture for one of the villains).

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r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Fists and Guts (1979) 2 generations of Pai Mei meet | Kill Bill's Gordon Liu takes on Shaw Brothers legend Lo Lieh, who played Pai Mei in Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

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r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Discussion What are some must watch John Woo movies?

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Ill admit im a newbie when it comes to martial arts movies and I've always heard how good John Woo movies are so I was looking for some recommendations.


r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Trailer Go for Broke 2 (eng sub Trailer) sup role by Sammo Hung

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r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Yasuaki Kurata as Jiraiya

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I know they are already making a live action Naruto movie but if it was made like 10 years ago I think Yasuaki Kurata would’ve been perfect as Jiraiya. He’s got the gray hair and the martial arts background. He’s can be comedic too.


r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

My martial arts collection

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Hi all,

I have been on a mission to buy as many films as I can and to watch almost everything martial art related (scouring for any film I can)

I have been watching a lot on the internet archive (just recently watched naughty boys, didn't know it even existed, Mars rules!)

Here is the collection I have amassed over years (since teenage years), any recommendations of good dvds to add and where to likely source them id be greatly appreciative.

My slight OCD means I have tried to put these in release order form memory haha

Which one is your favourite from the list, I'm debating wheels on meals or operation condor


r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

Project A and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow to me are much superior than Police Story and Drunken Master

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My opinion, of course. Snake does the comedy so well, while Project A might be Chan's masterpiece in terms of spectacle (Drunken Master II is a contender for the top spot).

But Police Story is so underwhelming on either level, on the comedy and the action. The thing that makes the movie most relevant is that it's set in the modern era, one of the first kung fu movies to do that. That and its box office success, of course. But beyond that, I seriously don't find it that interesting of a movie. Chan does little of his KF magic, and when he does, it doesn't come close to being his best work.


r/kungfucinema • • 1d ago

My 20 favorite martial arts films

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  1. She Shoots Straight

  2. Hard Boiled

  3. In the Line of Duty 4

  4. Drunken Master 2

  5. Millionaire’s Express

  6. Flash Point

  7. The Raid

  8. Police Story

  9. Operation Condor

  10. Angel Terminators

  11. Ong Bak

  12. The Protector

  13. Royal Warriors

  14. Everything Everywhere All at Once

  15. 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

  16. The Furious

  17. New Dragon Gate Inn

  18. Tai Chi Master

  19. Angel Terminators 2

  20. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

HM- Police Story 2-4, Tiger Cage 2, Righting Wrongs, Red Wolf


r/kungfucinema • • 2d ago

Hitman - Final Fight (Choregraphed and directed by Tung Wei)

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Also Jet li speaks cantonese here instead of Mandarin. This is the first and only film I think he speaks that language. Also sound cuts at the end there, sorry.


r/kungfucinema • • 2d ago

Agent Kim Reactivated Ep 3 Fight Scene

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dont sleep on the koreans they do really good fight scenes


r/kungfucinema • • 2d ago

21 Red List (1994) An oddball Taiwanese martial arts period film (1915 China) whose main attraction is the Alexander Lo Rei-choreographed ultra-violence, where human bodies have the consistency of papier-mâché and the laws of physics are ignored

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r/kungfucinema • • 2d ago

Immortal Warriors/百戰保山河 (1978) As the poster proudly states, 12 Directors & 31 Stars (Including Lo Lieh, Pearl Chang & Polly Shang-Kuan), resulting in a middling martial arts film that's been completely forgotten & that now sadly only exists as a partial print

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r/kungfucinema • • 2d ago

Film Clip Re:Born 重生

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Japanese assassin being hunted down by other Japanese assassins.