swap_horiz One-Armed Boxer Alternatives

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The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom is Kihachi Okamoto's 1966 Japanese samurai film, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as the nihilistic swordsman...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

8.5 Great

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The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is Lau Kar-leung's 1984 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film, adapting Yang family legend into po...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

8.3 Great

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Three Outlaw Samurai

Three Outlaw Samurai is Hideo Gosha's 1964 Japanese film debut, expanded from his TV series and noted for anti-feudal ch...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

8.1 Great

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The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi is Kenji Misumi's 1962 Japanese film that introduced Shintaro Katsu's blind masseur swordsman to ci...

Japan Series Samurai Swordplay

8.1 Great

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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a 2024 Hong Kong action film set in Kowloon Walled City and adapted from the City...

Action Global 2020S Martial Arts

8.1 Great

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The Valiant Ones

The Valiant Ones is King Hu's 1975 Hong Kong wuxia film, set during Ming coastal raids and admired for precise ensemble...

Classic 1970S Hong Kong Wuxia

8.0 Great

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The Way of the Dragon

The Way of the Dragon is Bruce Lee's 1972 Hong Kong film, his only completed directorial work, ending with a Colosseum d...

Classic 1970S Hong Kong Kung Fu

7.8 Good

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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island is Hiroshi Inagaki's 1956 Japanese trilogy finale, centered on Musashi's duel with Sa...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

7.7 Good

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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple is Hiroshi Inagaki's 1955 Japanese sequel, following Miyamoto Musashi's clash with t...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

7.6 Good

10

Righting Wrongs

Righting Wrongs is Corey Yuen's 1986 Hong Kong action film starring Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock, known for courtroom...

Action Classic 1980S Cult

7.5 Good

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Shinobi no Mono

Shinobi no Mono is a 1962 Japanese ninja film by Satsuo Yamamoto, starring Raizo Ichikawa and helping define the modern...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

7.4 Good

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Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast is Hideo Gosha's 1965 Japanese samurai film about a fugitive ronin, notable for its harsh anti-feudal...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

7.4 Good

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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues is Kenji Misumi's 1962 Japanese sequel, the second film in Shintaro Katsu's long-running...

Japan Series Samurai Swordplay

7.4 Good

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King Boxer

King Boxer is a 1972 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film by Jeong Chang-hwa; released abroad as Five Fingers of Death, it fuele...

Classic 1970S Hong Kong Wuxia

7.4 Good

15

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

Mad Monkey Kung Fu is Lau Kar-leung's 1979 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film, a showcase for monkey-style training and Hsiao...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.4 Good

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Knockabout

Knockabout is Sammo Hung's 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy starring Yuen Biao, noted for acrobatic training and Beggar So...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.3 Good

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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo is Kihachi Okamoto's 1970 Japanese crossover, pairing Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi with Toshiro Mifu...

Japan Series Samurai Swordplay

7.2 Good

18

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Last Hurrah for Chivalry is John Woo's 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film, an early study of brotherhood, loyalty, and betrayal b...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.2 Good

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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman is Chang Cheh's 1969 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers sequel, with Jimmy Wang Yu returning as F...

Classic 1970S Hong Kong Wuxia

7.1 Good

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Shaolin and Wu Tang

Shaolin and Wu Tang is Gordon Liu's 1983 Hong Kong martial arts film, a Shaolin-Wudang rivalry story later sampled by th...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.0 Good