swap_horiz The Valiant Ones Alternatives

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The Sword of Doom

Kihachi Okamoto’s *The Sword of Doom* (1966) presents a stark and brutal portrayal of samurai life. Tatsuya Nakadai deli...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

8.5 Great

2

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter showcases Lau Kar-leung’s innovative martial arts choreography centered around eight trad...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

8.3 Great

3

Three Outlaw Samurai

Hideo Gosha’s *Three Outlaw Samurai* presents a compelling look at Japan's late feudal period. The 1964 film, stemming f...

Classic Japan Samurai Period

8.1 Great

4

The Tale of Zatoichi

Shintaro Katsu stars as Zatoichi, a one-armed, blind masseur and former samurai who travels Japan offering his services....

Japan Series Samurai Swordplay

8.1 Great

5

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

“Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” presents a contemporary martial arts narrative within the unique confines of Kowlo...

Action Global 2020S Martial Arts

8.1 Great

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

Kid with the Golden Arm

Kid with the Golden Arm is Chang Cheh's 1979 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film, part of the Venom Mob cycle with a golden-arm...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.2 Good

16

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

17

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

18

Mystery of Chessboxing

Mystery of Chessboxing is a 1979 Taiwanese kung fu film by Joseph Kuo, remembered for Mark Long's Ghost Face Killer vill...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.1 Good

19

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

20

One-Armed Boxer

One-Armed Boxer is Jimmy Wang Yu's 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film, starring him as a maimed fighter battling stylized...

Classic 1970S Hong Kong Wuxia

6.9 Fair