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Fong Sai-yuk (方世玉)
Fong Sai-yuk is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Jet Li and released in the US as The Legend.
Fong Sai-yuk II (方世玉续集)
Fong Sai-yuk II (方世玉續集), aka The Legend II, is a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy directed by Corey Yuen, starring Jet Li as folk hero Fong Sai-yuk; sequel to Fong Sai-yuk, it earned HK$23,013,797 and features a stool-pyramid finale.
Forbidden City (film)
The Forbidden City (La città proibita) is a 2025 Italian martial arts action film by Gabriele Mainetti, starring stuntwoman Yaxi Liu as Mei, who searches Rome's Esquilino for her trafficked sister; released in Italy 13 March 2025.
Gallants (打擂台)
Gallants (打擂台) is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng, produced by Gordon Lam and invested by Andy Lau. It won Best Film at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards and stars Teddy Robin, Bruce Leung, and Chen Kuan-tai.
Game of Death (死亡游戏) (1978 film)
Game of Death (死亡遊戲) is the 1978 Golden Harvest–Columbia action film completed posthumously by Robert Clouse from Bruce Lee's unfinished 1972 footage, starring Billy Lo faking his death and the yellow-jumpsuit pagoda climax with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Have Sword, Will Travel (保镖)
Have Sword, Will Travel (保镖) is a 1969 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh, starring Ti Lung and David Chiang, who escort silver while fending off bandits.
Headshot (2016 film)
Headshot is a 2016 Indonesian martial arts film directed by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, the Mo Brothers, starring Iko Uwais as an amnesiac confronted by his violent past.
Heroes Two (方世玉与洪熙官)
Heroes Two (方世玉與洪熙官, aka Kung Fu Invaders) is a 1974 Shaw Brothers martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh with Chen Kuan-tai and Fu Sheng, first of his Taiwan-made southern Shaolin cycle.
House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏)
House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏, Shi mian mai fu) is Zhang Yimou's 2004 wuxia romance set in 859 AD Tang China, starring Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Andy Lau; 119 minutes, $32 million budget, 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
House of Traps (冲霄楼)
House of Traps (冲霄楼, Chong xiao lou) is a 1982 Shaw Brothers martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and Ni Kuang, adapted from Three Heroes and Five Gallants; the last Venom Mob film, released 9 January 1982.
Invincible Shaolin (南少林与北少林)
Invincible Shaolin (南少林與北少林, aka Unbeatable Dragon) is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh with the Venom Mob, in which Qing officials trick North and South Shaolin fighters into war.
Iron Monkey (少年黄飞鸿之铁马骝)
Iron Monkey (少年黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮) is a 1993 Hong Kong/Taiwan martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Donnie Yen and Yu Rongguang as Wong Kei-ying and a Robin Hood-style physician vigilante; a 2001 Miramax re-edit, backed by Tarantino, made it a kung fu classic.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is Quentin Tarantino's single-film cut of Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, unrated, with a 15-minute intermission, restored color House of Blue Leaves sequence, extended O-Ren anime, and Yuki's Revenge post-credits chapter; wide release December 5, 2025.
Killer Clans (流星蝴蝶剑)
Killer Clans (流星蝴蝶剑) is a 1976 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, adapted from Gu Long's novel Meteor, Butterfly, Sword, whose success opened a craze for filming Gu Long's novels.
King of Beggars (武状元苏乞儿)
King of Beggars (武状元苏乞儿) is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow as the folk hero Beggar So.
Kung Fu Hustle (功夫)
Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy directed by and starring Stephen Chow, about a small-time crook in 1940s Shanghai who stumbles into a slum of hidden kung fu masters.
Kung Fu Jungle (一个人的武林)
Kung Fu Jungle (一个人的武林, aka Kung Fu Killer) is a 2014 Hong Kong action thriller by Teddy Chen starring Donnie Yen and Wang Baoqiang; a jailed martial arts instructor helps police catch a killer targeting kung fu masters, winning the 2015 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography.
Kung Fury
Kung Fury is a 2015 Swedish 30-minute action-comedy short by David Sandberg, Kickstarter-funded at $630,019, released free on YouTube after a Cannes premiere, about a time-traveling cop hunting Hitler; its feature sequel remains unreleased.
Kung Fury 2
Kung Fury 2, or Kung Fury: The Movie, is David Sandberg's unreleased 2019 feature sequel to the 2015 short Kung Fury, starring Fassbender, Schwarzenegger, and Hasselhoff, stranded since 2020 by the Creasun financing lawsuit.
Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫) (film)
Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫, Shurayuki-hime) is a 1973 Toho Japanese revenge film directed by Toshiya Fujita, starring Meiko Kaji as Yuki, adapted from the Koike-Kamimura manga and a major inspiration for Tarantino's Kill Bill.
Legendary Weapons of China (十八般武艺)
Legendary Weapons of China (十八般武藝, Shi ba ban wu yi) is a 1982 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung, set in the Boxer Uprising, ending in an eighteen-weapon duel; Fu Sheng's final film.
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (射雕英雄传：侠之大者)
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (射雕英雄传：侠之大者) is Tsui Hark's 2025 wuxia film adapting Jin Yong's novel chapters 34–40, starring Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Dafei; it earned 689 million yuan, a Chinese wuxia box-office record, with divided reviews.
Life After Fighting
Life After Fighting is a 2024 Australian action thriller, Bren Foster's directorial debut, in which retired martial arts champion Alex Faulkner fights a child trafficking ring after two students disappear; filmed in western Sydney, distributed by Vertical.
Lionheart (1990 film)
Lionheart (1990 film), also known as Wrong Bet, is an American action film directed by Sheldon Lettich. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as a French Foreign Legion deserter.
Magnificent Warriors (中华战士)
Magnificent Warriors (中華戰士, aka Dynamite Fighters, Yes Madam III) is a 1987 D&B Films Hong Kong action-adventure directed by David Chung, starring Michelle Yeoh as a 1938 pilot-spy fighting Japanese poison-gas plans in Kaal.
Martial Club
Martial Club (武館, aka Instructors of Death) is a 1981 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung, starring Gordon Liu as young Wong Fei-hung in a Guangzhou martial arts school rivalry, famous for its prop-free alleyway duel.
Master of the Flying Guillotine (独臂拳王大破血滴子)
Master of the Flying Guillotine (獨臂拳王大破血滴子, aka One Armed Boxer 2) is Jimmy Wang Yu's 1976 kung fu sequel in which a blind Qing assassin hunts the one-armed boxer with a decapitating flying guillotine; noted for its tournament arc and Krautrock soundtrack.
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (叶问外传：张天志)
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy is a 2018 martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Max Zhang as Cheung Tin Chi in an Ip Man spinoff.
Men from the Monastery
Men from the Monastery (少林子弟, Shao Lin zi di, 1974) is a Chang Cheh Shaw Brothers kung fu film, second in his Shaolin cycle, starring Chen Kuan-tai, Fu Sheng, and Chi Kuan-chun as Shaolin fighters against the Manchu Qing.
Millionaire's Express (富贵列车)
Millionaire's Express (富貴列車, aka The Millionaires' Express or Shanghai Express) is Sammo Hung's 1986 Hong Kong martial arts comedy-western about an outlaw who derails a train of millionaires into his hometown; it grossed HK$28,122,275, second of 1986.