Martial Arts
Sex and Fury (1973)
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Starring: Reiko Ike, Christina Linberg, Masataka Narasu
Director Norifumi Suzuki's wild, erotic and violent exploitation classic tells the story of Ocho (Reiko Ike), carrying out a blood-soaked mission of r... Read more
Azumi (2003)
6.9/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Aya Ueto, Jo Odagiri, Aya Okamoto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya
Set in feudal Japan, "Azumi" is an anime come to life. Azumi is a part of an elite group of assassins - raised from birth to carry out deadly missions... Read more
Stormbreaker ( aka Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker ) (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Bill Ni...
Deadly martial artist, skilled linguist, steady-handed mountaineer and dead-eye marksman, Alex Rider realises that he's been secretly trained in the a... Read more
Drunken Master (1978)
7.6/10
Director: Yuen Woo Ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu Tien, Hwang Jang Lee
Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle , a wine-guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brut... Read more
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Vicki Zhao
Sing is an exceptionally skilled Shaolin kung fu devotee who's fallen on hard times when his amazing 'leg of steel' catches the eye of an equally down... Read more
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A Fox, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, David Carradi...
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon proverb. Uma Thurman is The Bride, left for dead after a wedding day massacre kills everyone in at... Read more
Shanghai Knights (2003)
6.2/10
Director: David Dobkin
Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Donnie Yen, Aidan Gillen
This high-kicking sequel to 'Shanghai Noon' has Chon (Jackie Chan) leaving his honourable life as sheriff of Carson City when his sister brings news o... Read more
Fearless (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Jet Li, Shido Nakamura, Betty Sun, Nathan Jones, Brandon Rhea, Anthony De Longis...
Rumoured (sadly) to be Jet Li's last wushu film this epic biopic tells the story of Chinese national hero and founder of the Jingwu Sports Federation,... Read more
The Master (1989)
7.1/10
Director: Tsui Hark
Starring: Jet Li, Yuen Wah, Crystal Kwok, To Wai Woo
Jet Li arrives in San Francisco after receiving word that his Tai Chi master is in trouble. This classic Kung Fu vendetta film has no real plot surpr... Read more
Unleashed ( aka Danny the Dog ) (2005)
7/10
Director: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Jet Li, Kerry Condon, Vincent Regan
Martial arts prodigy Jet Li delivers as Danny, a cold-blooded fighter in the employ of Bart (Bob Hoskins) who makes money off him in brutal illegal fi... Read more