TCG's 15 Martial Arts Movies
A 15-pack of martial arts movies has been available at W--M--- for 5 bucks, and probably other places for just as cheap. Any good? Let's see.
(Note that every movie on the last disc is stored as 352 x 480, instead of DVD's normal 720x480. Those in widescreen have encoded the black bars in instead of adjusting the aspect ration, cutting the number of pixels in the case of "The Streetfighter's Last Revenge" to 352 x 272 actual video area, less then a third of a normal DVD. I haven't checked the first two discs, but expect long-play VHS quality at best.)
(Note that every movie on the last disc is stored as 352 x 480, instead of DVD's normal 720x480. Those in widescreen have encoded the black bars in instead of adjusting the aspect ration, cutting the number of pixels in the case of "The Streetfighter's Last Revenge" to 352 x 272 actual video area, less then a third of a normal DVD. I haven't checked the first two discs, but expect long-play VHS quality at best.)
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- DirectorChi-Hwa ChenStarsSiu-Hung LeungKar-Yung LauShi-Kwan YenLooking to avenge his father's death, after he was murdered by gangsters when he failed to pay protection money, a monastery novice strives tirelessly, with the help of students and a drunkard, to learn advanced kung-fu techniques.As Jackie and the 36 Crazy Fists; names Jackie Chan despite the fact that his role was tiny and uncredited.
- DirectorMatthew MallinsonStarsBruce LeeFred WilliamsonRon Van CliefA reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee, intercut with footage from old Bruce Lee films and pseudo-documentary footage.Bruce Lee in archive footage only.
- DirectorChi LoStarsSung-Chuan ShenChao-Ming KangChiu HoTwo men skilled in the arts of Kung-Fu are betrayed by their master and crippled for life, one left with no arms and the other with no legs. Despite their obvious disadvantages, they learn to combine their martial arts skills and seek revenge against the evil master.
- DirectorGodfrey HoHyeok-su LeeStarsRyong KeoJeong-lee HwangGene ChanDragon Lee has his leg amputated and forges a replacement leg out of steel.
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsShin'ichi ChibaHiroyuki SanadaEtsuko ShihomiIn the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning decades, the quest for the missing daggers takes Shiranui through war and ancient tradition.As Shogun's Ninja.
- DirectorShigehiro OzawaStarsShin'ichi ChibaGoichi YamadaYutaka NakajimaAfter failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
- DirectorKuen YeungStarsBruce LiDanaJohn CheungA band of counterfeiters wants to make Hong Kong their new territory. The disgraced leader of the Special Squad will have to team-up with a group of Hong Kong police officers in an attempt to stop the dirty business of crime lord Han Tin Lung, but Han's problem not only is the interference of the Police force, his Japanese ally Kimura is not happy with his 'cut' in the counterfeit deal and will try to put Donna (a relative of Han) on his side a make Han's business his own property. Both policemen and criminals are highly trained Martial Arts fighters and they will have the chance to prove who has the best Kung Fu techniques.
- DirectorPao-Shu KaoStarsTed HenningJimmy Wang YuChiao ChiaoWhite Dragon must get a list with the names of rebel supporters to Prince Ma Tung, the leader of the rebellion. Trying to stop him in his mission is the evil Prime Minister, who naturally wants the list in order to crush his opposition. Adding another complication is the fact that Ma Tung wants to kill White Dragon in revenge for the humiliation Tung's father suffered in a duel against White Dragon years earlier.As Blood of the Dragon.
- DirectorShigehiro OzawaStarsShin'ichi ChibaClaude GagnonYôko IchijiMercenary karate master Tsurugi gets mixed up in a plot by the American mafia to take over the karate dojos in Asia, aided by a corrupt dojo master.
- DirectorShi-hyeon KimYueh-Lin LiuStarsRyong KeoQiu YuenCheng ChiangDragon is trusted to deliver a list containing name of anti-Ching revolutionaries to the Ming leaders but is challenged by Ching loyalists along the way.
- DirectorShigehiro OzawaStarsShin'ichi ChibaReiko IkeKôji WadaMercenary karate master Tsurugi is hired to retrieve a cassette tape which holds a very sensitive recording of governmental corruption. A back and forth game of who got the tape ensues.Listed as The Street Fighters's Revenge (1979); the title card lists the name of the movie as The Streetfighter's Last Revenge, with a 1979 copyright, probably for the dubbing.
- DirectorLee Doo-yongStarsJun ChongDeborah DutchSu-cheon BaeA kung Fu expert travels to America to take out a gang of mysterious villains responsible for the murder of his best friend.
- DirectorWu MaStarsYung Henry YuWu MaLi MengOld school action takes center stage as two scoundrels get in and out of trouble using Kung Fu.
- DirectorHung-Chang WangStarsJimmy Wang YuChiao ChiaoYeh TienA village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off.Listed as Rage of the Master (1974).
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsLee Van CleefTimothy Van PattenShô KosugiIn the opening episode of this series John Peter McAllister is introduced as an American who remained in Japan after the War and became a Ninja. He has just discovered he has a daughter after many years and decides to go to America to find her. On his way out he is wounded by a former protégé who vows to track him down to stop him from breaking the Ninja code. Meanwhile in America in the town of Ellerston a drifter and wannabe hero Max Keller runs into a girl who flags him down on the road. Apparently the girl was being attacked or come on to be a corrupt Sheriff. Max saves her and learns that the girl, Holly Trumbull and her father own an airport which is trying to be closed and bought out by a scheming land developer. The Master meanwhile arrives and runs in to trouble with the sheriff at the bar. The Master demonstrates his amazing skill to Max during a fight in the bar with the Sheriff and other hoodlums. Max decides he wants to become a ninja. Arson to the Trumbull's Airport causes even more problems for the heroes as the team up to stop the evil land developer and his cohorts. Max tags along with the Master in hopes of becoming a Ninja and to also help him find his daughter.Part of the film length feature titled the Master on the disk. (I think the full thing was called Master Ninja I for MST3K.)
- DirectorRay AustinStarsLee Van CleefTimothy Van PattenShô KosugiThe Master's search for his daughter leads him and his apprentice to a dance club under siege by corrupt business men.Part of the film length feature titled the Master on the disk. (I think the full thing was called Master Ninja I for MST3K.)