swap_horiz Zu Warriors (2001) Alternatives

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Green Snake (1993)

Green Snake is a 1993 wuxia film from Hong Kong, directed by Tsui Hark. It offers a unique adaptation of the classic Whi...

Supernatural Female Lead Hong Kong 1993

8.2 Great

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Ne Zha (2019)

Ne Zha is a 2019 mainland China animated wuxia film adapting the mythological figure from Chinese folklore. The movie’s...

Fantasy Mythology Animated 2019

8.1 Great

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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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Legend of the Mountain

1979 supernatural wuxia film directed by King Hu, filmed concurrently with Raining in the Mountain in South Korea, blend...

Classic Supernatural 1970S Wuxia

7.5 Good

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Monkey King: Hero Is Back

Chinese animated fantasy (2015) loosely based on Journey to the West that became one of the highest-grossing domestic an...

Fantasy Animated 2015 Mainland China

7.4 Good

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The Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)

2015 Chinese animated film loosely based on Journey to the West that became one of the highest-grossing domestically pro...

Fantasy Family Animated 2015

7.4 Good

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Zu Warriors

Directed by Tsui Hark, this influential 1983 Hong Kong fantasy wuxia film pioneered the use of Hollywood-style special e...

Fantasy Supernatural 2000S Wuxia

7.3 Good

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Musa the Warrior

2001 South Korean period epic directed by Kim Sung-su, following Goryeo-dynasty warriors who escort a Ming Chinese princ...

Korean Action Historical Wuxia

7.2 Good

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A Chinese Ghost Story II

Hong Kong fantasy sequel (1990) directed by Ching Siu-tung, starring Leslie Cheung and Joey Wang, continuing the superna...

Supernatural Sequel Hong Kong Leslie Cheung

7.1 Good

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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)

Chinese wuxia film (2011) directed by Tsui Hark, shot in 3D as a loose sequel to Dragon Gate Inn (1992) and starring Jet...

2011 Jet Li Tsui Hark Inn Setting

7.1 Good

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White Snake 2: Green Snake (2021)

2021 Chinese animated film produced by Light Chaser Animation, a sequel to White Snake (2019), following the green snake...

Fantasy Mythology Sequel 2021

7.1 Good

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Painted Skin (2008)

2008 Chinese fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, adapting a Pu Songling tale in which Zhou Xun plays a demon who steal...

Fantasy Supernatural Romance Period

6.8 Fair

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Painted Skin: The Resurrection

2012 Chinese fantasy sequel directed by Wuershan, starring Zhao Wei and Chen Kun, that became one of China's highest-gro...

Fantasy Supernatural Sequel 2012

6.7 Fair

14

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

Chinese fantasy film (2021) based on onmyoji-inspired Yin-Yang Master mythology, released theatrically during the Lunar...

Fantasy Netflix Supernatural 2020

6.5 Fair

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The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)

2020 Chinese fantasy film adapted from the Onmyoji game franchise, following yin-yang masters battling supernatural forc...

Fantasy Supernatural 2020 Mark Chao

6.5 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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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 Mural (2011)

2011 Chinese fantasy film directed by Gordon Chan, based on a Pu Songling tale in which a scholar enters a temple mural...

Fantasy Supernatural Period 2011

5.7 Mediocre

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The Yin-Yang Master (2021)

Chinese fantasy film (2021) directed by Guo Jingming, adapted from onmyoji-inspired source material and released on Netf...

Fantasy Supernatural 2021 Mainland China

5.7 Mediocre

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The Legend of Zu

Directed by Tsui Hark, this 2001 Hong Kong fantasy wuxia film updates the 1983 classic with extensive CGI to depict epic...

Classic Supernatural 1980S Wuxia

5.4 Mediocre