swap_horiz A Man Called Hero Alternatives

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Dragon Gate Inn (1967)

Dragon Gate Inn is a 1967 wuxia film directed by King Hu. The story unfolds within a remote inn, serving as a central st...

Taiwan Swordplay Shaw Brothers King Hu

9.3 Excellent

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One-Armed Swordsman

The One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Shaw Brothers. It stars Jimmy Wang Y...

Classic Swordplay Shaw Brothers 1967

8.6 Great

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The Legend (1993)

1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen, starring Jet Li as folk hero Fong Sai-yuk and noted for its ble...

Hong Kong 1993 Swordplay Jet Li

7.9 Good

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Swordsman (1990)

1990 Hong Kong wuxia produced by Tsui Hark and based on Jin Yong's novel, notable for its turbulent production involving...

Hong Kong Swordplay Tsui Hark 1990

7.7 Good

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The Wandering Swordsman

1970 Shaw Brothers wuxia directed by Chang Cheh, starring David Chiang as a lone itinerant swordsman who becomes entangl...

Classic Hong Kong Swordplay Shaw Brothers

7.0 Good

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The Deadly Breaking Sword

1979 Shaw Brothers wuxia directed by Sun Chung, starring Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng as rivals entangled in a lethal...

Classic Hong Kong Swordplay Shaw Brothers

6.9 Fair

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The Moon Warriors

1993 Hong Kong wuxia film starring Andy Lau as a warrior who protects an exiled prince, blending swordplay with romance...

Fantasy Hong Kong 1992 Swordplay

6.7 Fair

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East Is Red (1993)

1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Ching Siu-tung, a sequel to Swordsman II in which Brigitte Lin returns as the andr...

Sequel Hong Kong 1993 Swordplay

6.7 Fair

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The Smiling Proud Wanderer (1993)

1993 wuxia film adaptation of Jin Yong's novel Xiao Ao Jiang Hu, following the carefree swordsman Linghu Chong through c...

Classic Hong Kong 1993 Swordplay

6.6 Fair

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Sword Master (2016)

Hong Kong wuxia film (2016) directed by Derek Yee, a remake of the 1977 Shaw Brothers film Death Duel, adapted from Gu L...

2016 Remake Hong Kong Swordplay

6.6 Fair

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The Magic Crane

1993 Hong Kong wuxia directed by Benny Chan, starring Anita Mui and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a wire-fu adventure built aro...

Fantasy 1990S Wuxia Swordplay

6.4 Fair

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The Battle Wizard

1977 Shaw Brothers fantasy-wuxia known for wildly surreal special effects—including a laser-shooting snake—and adapted f...

Fantasy Supernatural Swordplay Shaw Brothers

6.3 Fair

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Deadful Melody

1994 Hong Kong wuxia starring Brigitte Lin and Yuen Biao, centered on a mystical lyre whose music functions as a lethal...

Fantasy 1990S Wuxia Swordplay

6.2 Fair

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Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain

1994 Hong Kong wuxia starring Brigitte Lin, adapted from a Jin Yong martial arts novel and depicting rival factions conv...

Fantasy 1990S Wuxia Swordplay

6.2 Fair

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A Chinese Ghost Story III

Third entry in Hong Kong's Chinese Ghost Story series (1991), directed by Ching Siu-tung with a new cast, following the...

Fantasy Supernatural Sequel Hong Kong

6.2 Fair

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The Duel (2000)

2000 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Andrew Lau, starring Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng as rival swordsmen drawn into a mytho...

Hong Kong Period Swordplay 2000

5.9 Mediocre

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The Four (2012)

2012 Chinese wuxia film directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun, based on Wen Rui'an's novel, centering on four gifted ag...

Fantasy Action Hong Kong 2012

5.9 Mediocre

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Storm Rider Clash of Evils

2008 Hong Kong CGI-animated film based on Ma Wing-Shing's manhua The Storm Riders, revisiting the rivalry between the ma...

Fantasy Animated 2008 Swordplay

5.4 Mediocre

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The Rescue (1971)

1971 Hong Kong martial arts film produced during the early kung fu cinema boom, featuring a revenge-driven narrative typ...

Classic 1971 Hong Kong Swordplay

5.3 Mediocre

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The Magic Sword (1993)

The Magic Sword is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy swordplay film, notable for action choreography credited to veteran stuntman...

Fantasy Hong Kong 1993 Swordplay

4.9 Poor