Martial Arts Mayhem

Martial Arts Mayhem

If you can't get enough of highly-trained kung-fu masters with hands that should be registered as lethal weapons beating the heck out of each other in the coolest and most incredibly choreographed ways then you are going to love Martial Arts Mayhem.

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  • Heroes of the East (Audio commentary by Jonathan Clements)

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chia-Liang Liu

    Decades after World War II, the Japanese were almost always portrayed as villains in Hong Kong cinema, but one of the first films to buck the trend was Lau Kar-leung’s Heroes of the East, which pits Japanese and Chinese martial arts against one anoth...

  • Heroes of the East (English version)

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chia-Liang Liu

    Decades after World War II, the Japanese were almost always portrayed as villains in Hong Kong cinema, but one of the first films to buck the trend was Lau Kar-leung’s Heroes of the East, which pits Japanese and Chinese martial arts against one anoth...

  • Heroes of the East

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chia-Liang Liu

    Decades after World War II, the Japanese were almost always portrayed as villains in Hong Kong cinema, but one of the first films to buck the trend was Lau Kar-leung’s Heroes of the East, which pits Japanese and Chinese martial arts against one anoth...

  • Come Drink With Me (Audio-commentary by film critic and historian Tony Rayns)

    1966 • Hong Kong • Directed by King Hu

    Years before Shaw Brothers’ kung fu films made them the biggest film studio in Hong Kong, local audiences flocked to their wuxia pian films: mythic tales of swordfighting (and often gravity-defying) heroes fighting for honor. In his final film for the studi...

  • Come Drink With Me

    1966 • Hong Kong • Directed by King Hu

    Years before Shaw Brothers’ kung fu films made them the biggest film studio in Hong Kong, local audiences flocked to their wuxia pian films: mythic tales of swordfighting (and often gravity-defying) heroes fighting for honor. In his final film for the studi...

  • Chinatown Kid (English version)

    1977 • Hong Kong • Directed by Cheh Chang

    One of director Chang Cheh’s most inarguable talents was discovering new on-screen talent and catapulting them to stardom, and few stars shone brighter than the cheeky, handsome Alexander Fu Sheng. A very contemporary deviation from the usual period sett...

  • Chinatown Kid

    1977 • Hong Kong • Directed by Cheh Chang

    One of director Chang Cheh’s most inarguable talents was discovering new on-screen talent and catapulting them to stardom, and few stars shone brighter than the cheeky, handsome Alexander Fu Sheng. A very contemporary deviation from the usual period sett...

  • King Boxer (Audio Commentary by David Desser)

    1972 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong

    Already firmly established as the most successful film studio in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers’ worldwide commercial breakthrough would not come from one of their lavish epics, but instead from King Boxer, a lean, mean and bloody B-movie by a Korean dire...

  • King Boxer (English version)

    1972 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong

    Already firmly established as the most successful film studio in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers’ worldwide commercial breakthrough would not come from one of their lavish epics, but instead from King Boxer, a lean, mean and bloody B-movie by a Korean dire...

  • King Boxer

    1972 • Hong Kong • Directed by Chang-hwa Jeong

    Already firmly established as the most successful film studio in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers’ worldwide commercial breakthrough would not come from one of their lavish epics, but instead from King Boxer, a lean, mean and bloody B-movie by a Korean dire...

  • Five Fighters from Shaolin

    1984 • Taiwan • Directed by Shih Hao Ko

    Five disciples, each a grand master in a particular style of kung fu, are banded together by a wise old drunken monk. He leads the band of fighters on a mission to catch a group of evil martial arts experts and white-haired wizards from China.

  • Ninja Hunter

    1984 • Taiwan • Directed by James Wu Kuo-Ren

    Wu Tang villain, Abbot White, wants to destroy the Shaolin monks and become a supreme martial artist. In order to do so, he teams up with a clan of Ninjas, led by three masters – gold lamé ninja, white mustachioed ninja and black ninja – and succeeds ...

  • Kali Karate: The 2nd Beginning

    2023 • United States • Directed by Sean Russel Herman

    A mockumentary following the comeback of washed up prize fighter and action star, SENSAI Houston. After blackmailing a B list Hollywood producer, he gets his Martial Arts talk show fully financed, in hopes of getting his ex wife back.

  • Abbot White

    1981 • Taiwan • Directed by Wei-Lan Wang

    A supernatural tale of demonic possession and martial arts mayhem.

  • Disciples of the 36th Chamber (Cantonese version)

    1985 • Hong Kong • Directed by Lau Kar-leung

    Gordon Liu reprises his famous Monk San Te role as he tries to support and protect Shaolin her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.

  • Buddha's Palm - Original Mandarin Trailer

    1982 • Hong Kong • Directed by Taylor Wong

    In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Koo, a blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves ...

  • Buddha's Palm (Mandarin version)

    1982 • Hong Kong • Directed by Taylor Wong

    In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Koo, a blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves ...

  • Buddha's Palm (English version)

    1982 • Hong Kong • Directed by Taylor Wong

    In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Koo, a blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves ...

  • Buddha's Palm (Audio-commentary by Dylan Cheung)

    1982 • Hong Kong • Directed by Taylor Wong

    In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Koo, a blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves ...

  • Buddha's Palm (Cantonese version)

    1982 • Hong Kong • Directed by Taylor Wong

    In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Buddha’s Palm, a technique by which an ordinary hand is transformed into a formidable force. Koo, a blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves ...

  • Avenging Eagle - Original Mandarin Trailer

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Sun Chung

    Avid wuxia and kung fu films fans have a special place in their hearts for this outstanding martial arts drama about the Thirteen Eagles Assassination Sect of the infamous Iron Boat Clan. Ku Feng is excellent as the poisonously patriarchal leader of the k...

  • Avenging Eagle - Original English Trailer

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Sun Chung

    Avid wuxia and kung fu films fans have a special place in their hearts for this outstanding martial arts drama about the Thirteen Eagles Assassination Sect of the infamous Iron Boat Clan. Ku Feng is excellent as the poisonously patriarchal leader of the k...

  • Avenging Eagle (Mandarin version)

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Sun Chung

    Avid wuxia and kung fu films fans have a special place in their hearts for this outstanding martial arts drama about the Thirteen Eagles Assassination Sect of the infamous Iron Boat Clan. Ku Feng is excellent as the poisonously patriarchal leader of the k...

  • Avenging Eagle (English version)

    1978 • Hong Kong • Directed by Sun Chung

    Avid wuxia and kung fu films fans have a special place in their hearts for this outstanding martial arts drama about the Thirteen Eagles Assassination Sect of the infamous Iron Boat Clan. Ku Feng is excellent as the poisonously patriarchal leader of the k...