(Mostly) Forgettable Asian Movies of the 1970s
Since I have already created lists concerning the lesser enjoyable movie output from the west, I decided to do something similar concerning movies from Asia.
I do not mean to say that the pictures on this list are an absolute waste of time. Some of them make great B-pictures or are just ridiculously entertaining - at least if you like to think of yourself as someone with an ancquired taste. Others, well, others don't have any redeeming quality whatsoever and are simply bad.
On a side note, I am very much aware that movies from Asia (especially Eastern Asia) can often be quirky, strange or just downright different. I took that into account upon giving my verdict, but more than often I stumbled across a movie which, at least for me, just didn't cut it.
So, have fun browsing through what I, at least in some cases, consider to be the bad, boring, superfluous and/or way over the top kind of movies and don't hesitate to let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
I do not mean to say that the pictures on this list are an absolute waste of time. Some of them make great B-pictures or are just ridiculously entertaining - at least if you like to think of yourself as someone with an ancquired taste. Others, well, others don't have any redeeming quality whatsoever and are simply bad.
On a side note, I am very much aware that movies from Asia (especially Eastern Asia) can often be quirky, strange or just downright different. I took that into account upon giving my verdict, but more than often I stumbled across a movie which, at least for me, just didn't cut it.
So, have fun browsing through what I, at least in some cases, consider to be the bad, boring, superfluous and/or way over the top kind of movies and don't hesitate to let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
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- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsReiko ÔshidaMasumi TachibanaYukie KagawaDelinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams."Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsReiko ÔshidaMasumi TachibanaYukie KagawaRika, an ex reform school student, joins a clan of street vendors: the Yakuza intervention soon breaks their peaceful business."Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters"
- DirectorKôji WakamatsuStarsTamaki KatoriMizako KagaEtsuko WakayamaDuring violent manifestations in late 1960s in Japan, a group of students who called themselves the Rose Colored Regiment hide in the house of a mysterious young man, and have sex with the same girl while waiting for new instructions."Sex Jack"
- DirectorYasuharu HasebeStarsAkiko WadaMeiko KajiKôji WadaA wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match."Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss"
- DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiBunjaku HanTakeo ChiiFive freewheeling friends conjure up a plan to rob 30 million yen from a religious movement."Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo"
- DirectorYasuharu HasebeStarsMeiko KajiRikiya YasuokaTatsuya FujiA street girl gang clashes with racist local gangsters after one of the girls starts dating an Afro-Japanese man."Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter!"
- DirectorYasuharu HasebeStarsTatsuya FujiNoriko KurosawaEiji GôTwo Japanese men help a Vietnam war deserter escape from Japan for Sweden. They plan to fund the escape by selling LSD pills. After word of the drug deal gets spread around they find themselves fending off rival gangs."Stray Cat Rock: Machine Animal"
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaShigeo TanakaStarsTsutomu TakakuwaKelly VarisKatherine MurphyWhen an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle."Gamera vs. Monster X"
- DirectorYukio NodaStarsShin'ichi ChibaRyôji HayamaMachiko YashiroAn undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out."Gangster Cop"
- DirectorKuo Hua LiStarsLan PaiJung WangChing Liu
- DirectorKing HuHsing LeeHan Hsiang LiStarsCheng ChangFu-Kan ChangMei-Yao ChangThis movie contains four separate stories, each by a different director. They are all ghost stories, including themes such as death wishes, prison, and alcoholism. Good and evil women play prominent roles in the various tales."Four Moods"
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira KuboAtsuko TakahashiYukiko KobayashiA space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world."Yog: Monster from Space"
- DirectorMichio YamamotoStarsKayo MatsuoAkira NakaoYukiko KobayashiKeiko and her friend are trying to find her missing brother after he disappeared visiting his girlfriend Yuko."Fear of the Ghost House: Bloodsucking Doll"
- DirectorHsu-Chiang ChouStarsMei-Yao ChangLi-Hua YangHsiang-Ting KoA young couple desperately try to keep their love alive, while living in a haunted house."The Enchanting Ghost"
- DirectorJimmy Wang YuStarsJimmy Wang YuLieh LoPing WangA martial artist seeks revenge after his master and his entire Kwoon are wiped out by Japanese Karate masters who're in cahoots with a vile martial artist seeking to control the area by opening casinos and trapping people in debt."The Chinese Boxer"
- DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsPei-Pei ChengHua YuehChung-Hsin HuangA young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi sets out to join a gathering of the martial world's leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to defend their country against invading forces."Lady of Steel"
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTetsuo IshidateGin MaedaChôichirô KawarasakiRiveting story of five kids who come to Tokyo for work in 1960. Fukasaku shows the shocking consequences for these idealistic youths whose dreams are soon torn apart in the chaos of class turmoil and youthful indiscretion."If You Were Young: Rage"
- DirectorTomu UchidaStarsKinnosuke NakamuraRentarô MikuniTeruo MatsuyamaIn the retelling of the story of the legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, the story takes the wanderer into a conflict with a chain and sickle wielding adversary who cannot be taken lightly, the man's wife who is out for blood and his gang of ruffians. A protracted fight, duel, as well as stylized philosophical clashes await."Miyamoto Musashi 6: Swords of Death"
- DirectorMichio YamamotoStarsWakako SakaiKatsutoshi AtarashiNami TamuraYuri Ebara is inexplicably laid off, abandoned by her closest friend, and is suddenly asked to move out of her apartment. As she nears rock bottom, she begins to suspect someone is out to drive her insane, or worse."Terror in the Streets"
- DirectorHung-Chang WangStarsJimmy Wang YuChiao ChiaoYeh TienA village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off."Rage of the Tiger"
- DirectorCheh ChangStarsDavid ChiangLung TiFeng KuA prince of the Sung Dynasty has been taken prisoner by Ching invaders and is being held in an impenetrable fortress by elite men of the Ching. A group of fighters loyal to the Sung set out on a treacherous journey to the fortress in order to free the prince. A mysterious stranger is recruited to accompany the fighters to help them gain access to the fortress."The Deadly Duo"
- DirectorWei LoStarsPei-Pei ChengHua YuehLi-Jen HoThis top ten hit reunites Come Drink With Me's stars for a new adventure. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits, avenging her father's death, or solving multiple murders, our heroine shows why she's Hong Kong's number one sword - and whip - woman!"The Shadow Whip"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsReiko IkeYukie KagawaShinsuke TakiIn the 1970s, the Japanese youth emancipation also found it's way into the yakuza (crime) societies. A Girl Boss may have a choice between bikes, and between boyfriends. But she has to defend her choices the hard way, as her triumph and power over the girls' gang is questioned by her female rivals, and the all powerful Yakuza Boss. She inspires loyalty to her girls, and to men to the extent of many of them literally giving their lives for her - in a world of knife and gun fighting, bike and car chasing, and violent death."Queen Bee Strikes Again"
- DirectorToshiya FujitaStarsMeiko KajiTatsuya FujiYoshio HaradaThe series swansong, Beat '71, sees Kaji framed and sent to prison by her boyfriend's father and with the help of some hippies she strives to be re-united."Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsReiko ÔshidaYukie KagawaShuushiboThe local yakuza gangs dominating the port of Yokohama do not take well the invasion of their territory by a daring biker gang, led by a girl in black leather outfit and cowboy hat - reminiscent of the earlier war victors. Old and new grudges lead the two girl gangs to clash in several fights. However, when one of the leaders dies, the girls end up by uniting against the male gangsters that had been using them as puppets - and it all ends in a great finale mixed battle by the seashore."Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods"
- DirectorFeng HuangStarsAngela MaoYuen KaoYing BaiLan Tin-lung, master of the Liangyi Castle, calls upon all upright swordsmen to help wipe out the notorious Lunar Sect."The Angry River"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsReiko ÔshidaMasumi TachibanaYukie KagawaJuvenile delinquent Rika gets released from the reform school and ends up protecting the debt-ridden father of her friend from local gangsters."Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess"
- DirectorYang SunStarsHsiang-Chin HanDavid Wei TangYang YangAfter taking on an entire army to avenge the murder of his master, a tenacious kung fu swordsman (Tang Wei) is forced out of retirement to fight again."The Invincible Super Chan"
- DirectorSu LiStarsJimmy Wang YuChing-Ching ChangYeh TienLei Piao is assigned to investigate the theft of the Imperial Fund while in transit through the district of Shi-Fu, dominated by the tyrant Lei Fu.The Magnificent Chivalry"
- DirectorTetsuya YamanouchiStarsLi ChingTina Chin-FeiPing AnNa Cha is sent to the land of the dead to fight the seven devils."Na Cha and the Seven Devils"
- DirectorKuo Hua LiStarsLan PaiYang YuehFu-Sheng Tsui"The Magical Power of Fan Li Hwa"
- DirectorLung ChienStarsHung ChiangChun ChenLing Fang
- DirectorWing-Cho YipStarsNora MiaoYin TseJames TienHo Li-Chun, an attractive but powerful swordswoman, fights at a tournament at Prince Kuei's Palace."The Blade Spares None"
- DirectorYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsAkira YamanouchiToshie KimuraHiroyuki KawaseA toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, threatening to destroy all life in its wake unless Godzilla is able to stop it."Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster"
- DirectorMichio YamamotoStarsChôei TakahashiSanae EmiMidori FujitaA doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. He sets out to track the vampire down."Lake of Dracula"
- DirectorNoriaki YuasaStarsKôji FujiyamaDaigo InoueReiko KasaharaSpace aliens arrive on Earth with their giant shark and intend to take over the planet but they must first destroy Gamera."Gamera vs. Zigra"
- DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi IshikawaYuriko HishimiMinoru TakashimaAfter a manga artist and his friends uncover a plot by his employers at an amusement park to lure aliens Ghidorah and Gigan to Earth, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to defeat them."Godzilla vs. Gigan"
- DirectorShan-Hsi TingStarsJimmy Wang YuSha-Li ChenYeh TienWhen a martial arts expert discovers the existence of an illegal slave trade in the 1930s, he goes to great lengths to overthrow it."Futious Slaughter"
- DirectorShan-Hsi TingHung-Min ChenStarsJimmy Wang YuSha-Li ChenNancy YenBelieving that her brother has been murdered, a martial artist (Nancy Yen) sets out to avenge him."Rebel Boxer - Furious Slaughter 2"
- DirectorFeng HuangStarsAngela MaoCarter WongSammo Kam-Bo HungThree graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise when a local Japanese martial arts school tries to run the new school out of town."Lady Kung Fu"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsMeiko KajiTatsuo UmemiyaTsunehiko WataseNami is an ex-convict who becomes a hostess to support a sick woman who bailed her out. In doing so, she gets involved in a local gangster's scheme to take over the bar she works for."Wandering Ginza Butterfly"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsMeiko KajiShin'ichi ChibaShingo YamashiroNami (played by Meiko Kaji) returns to Tokyo to find the man who killed her father 13 years ago. On the way she saves a young woman named Hanae whose father had sold her for prostitution, but by doing this noble thing she becomes involved with Yakuza gang who doesn't want to let their property go and wants to keep a tight control over the Ginza district. With the help of Ryuji (played by Sonny Chiba) she has to find the man who killed her father and deal with the Yakuza threat."Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler"
- DirectorFeng HuangStarsAngela MaoYi ChangYing BaiA young woman determines to help a man who is being pursued by gangsters, so that she would have the pleasure of killing him herself as revenge for causing the death of her sister."Lady Whirlwind"
- DirectorSheng-Yuan SunTing-Mei SungStarsChing-Ching ChangPeng TienHsiao-Ping YangDuring WWII the Japanese occupied most of China and used the people for forced labor. They were notoriously cruel and some Chinese rose in resistance."The Big Fight"
- DirectorKazuo IkehiroStarsYoshio HaradaAtsuo NakamuraKayo MatsuoCan a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor. A woman watches."Trail of Blood"
- DirectorKazuo IkehiroStarsTôru AbeYoshio HaradaAkio HasegawaThirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by Yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an important commemoration not be further disturbed. Though now even more of an outcast, Jokichi is asked by another Yakuza boss, Umezo, to guard Oyuki, the wayward daughter of Juzaburo. The tragic consequences of this assignment will lead him into a deadly trap and a final confrontation with Chogoro."The Fearless Avenger"
- DirectorFu-Ti LinStarsPei-Pei ShuYuan ChuanJeanette Yu Wei"The Imperial Swordsman"
- DirectorShan-Hsi TingStarsJimmy Wang YuChing-Ching ChangFu-Chen Ko"Royal Fist"
- DirectorLung ChienStarsJimmy Wang YuChing-Ching ChangFei LungWhen the Japanese massacre the people of his fishing village, the Chinese hero of this Kung Fu epic (Jimmy Wang Yu) heads to Japan seeking vengeance."Wang Yu - King of Boxers"
- DirectorMin KungStarsFei MengYasuaki KurataNard PoowanaiChow, on a visit to Thailand meets a girl who takes him around to see the sites. What he's really interested in is Thai boxing, so she brings him to a match where her friend is competing."The King Boxer"
- DirectorChûsei SoneStarsSetsuko OgawaHidemi HaraHajime TanimotoBased on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead."Hellish Love"
- DirectorYasuharu HasebeStarsMari TanakaKeiko TsuzukiYuri YamashinaA gang consisting of seven women roams around the country to steal and resell everything that makes money. When the gang leader falls in love with a samurai and agrees to steal guns for him, he betrays her and soon the women are chased by many enemies."The Naked Seven"
- DirectorYuen ChorStarsConnie ChanKang-Yeh ChengShao-Lin ChiangThe following content was provided by the publisher: In Shanghai, police are baffled by a cunning thief known as "The Lizard", a modern day Robin Hood who steals from the corrupt upper class and gives to the poor. When a corrupt police chief discovers that his adversary is also a brilliant martial arts expert able to climb walls just like his namesake, the chase is on! Packed with combat mayhem, witty double crosses, and a dazzling Shaw Brothers cast including Lo Lieh ("36th Chamber Of Shaolin"), Yueh Hua ("Come Drink With Me") and teen favorite Connie Chen Pao-chu, this fast-paced fan favorite from the director of "The Magic Blade" offers nonstop excitement! Featuring the Chinese version with English subtitles and rare English-dubbed version."The Lizard"
- DirectorSai King YangShih-Ching YangStarsPolly Ling-Feng Shang-KuanDeddy SutomoElizabeth OropesaGhost-Face man seems to perform good deeds, but a girl swore to find him and to kill him, because she saw him killing her father and stole a precious sword from her village's temple. Another girl is trying to find the Ghost-Face, but for entirely different reasons. The quest is not easy, in an adventure where most people are not what they appear to be."The Ghostly Face"
- DirectorTulsi RamsayStarsSurendra KumarPoojaImtiaz KhanEerie things start happening after a disloyal wife kills her handicapped husband with the help of her lover."Two Yards Under the Ground"
- DirectorKôji WakamatsuStarsKen YoshizawaRie YokoyamaYuki AresaA revolutionary faction steals some hand bombs. While escaping, several soldiers are killed. The movement's highest authority deems October unfit and sends the leader of another faction to take the remaining bombs."Ecstasy of the Angels"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsMiki SugimotoNatsuko MiuraMasataka NaruseDelinquent girl boss meets and conflicts with an orphan girl who lives an isolated life after the dramatic deaths of her parents. She plays the piano, but stands up against her lecherous guardian, who is also a school official."Terrifying Girls High School: Women's Violent Classroom"
- DirectorMar LoStarsSing ChenMing ShihYung Henry YuTwo trained ninja fighters take on a gang of thugs; a big city crime boss and his death and destruction."Ninja Blacklist"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsMiki SugimotoReiko IkeEmi JôMembers of the Red Helmet biker girl gang wind up in Kyoto, where they get into conflict with other girl gangs and local yakuza thugs."Girl Boss Guerilla"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsReiko IkeChiyoko KazamaAsao KoikeWhen two Girl Bosses fight each other over territory, their enmity is difficult to solve - they are equals in looks, strength, determination, and power of their respective girl gangs. So, the way is open to a mischievous Yakuza Boss who invites them for a peaceful way to decide their feud: a sexual challenge for him to decide who is the better Girl Boss. Trapped, both are subject to the man's lust and sadistic assaults. They escape by joining forces against the yakuza gang, though it costs one of the young women her life - when she was friends already with her former enemy."Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Challenge"
- DirectorYukihiro SawadaStarsHiroko IsayamaMiyoko AoyamaAkira TakahashiPinky violence."Sex Hunter: Wet Target"
- DirectorShirô MoritaniAndrew MayerStarsLorne GreeneKeiju KobayashiRhonda HopkinsThe shorted re-edited American version of Submersion of Japan, in which Japan slowly sinks into the sea as the US and Japan work together to stop it."Submersion of Japan"
- DirectorMu ChuStarsChing WongQiu YuenYang KaoHistorical movie, set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII, in which a group of Chinese rebels tries to oust the Japanese forces from a small town. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role."Fist of Anger"
- DirectorShan KwanStarsSing ChenRaymond LuiNi TienTwo brothers, Hsaio and Wu Cheng, are searching for their uncle in the restaurant that they mistakenly think he owns. Finding out too late that he doesn't and unable to pay their bill, they are besieged by the thugs that run it. When the twosome are able to fight the gang off, their skills are recognized by the crooked owner, King Chan, who hires them and offers to assist in finding the missing relative. The uncompromising application of authentic fighting techniques established this film's reputation for being one of the bloodiest in the genre."Brutal Boxer"
- DirectorChi LoStarsSammo Kam-Bo HungSzu-Cheng MuWilson Tong"That Man from Singapore"
- DirectorWu MaStarsFei MengLin-Lin LiChi LinYoung Tiger, a martial artist in modern-day Hong Kong, fights a braggart in a martial-arts studio and defeats him. He later witnesses the braggart getting beaten up by a gang of thugs. After entering the fight, he gets knocked out and his friend gets killed. The thugs frame him for the murder, and the police soon arrest him. Young Tiger escapes prison during interrogation, then decides to find and fight the thugs' gangster boss while evading police who are looking for him."The Young Tiger"
- DirectorIl-Ho JangStarsJimmy Wang YuLi-Min ChangLee Bin-hwaIn 1944 Chang Chin's father was murdered by the Japanese with the help of Ching Tang and Fan Hsi-Shang, two collaborators led by Fung Mu. Now a grown up and a master of kung fu, Chang is ready to revenge his father."The Iron Man"
- DirectorWei LoStarsJimmy Wang YuJames TienMaria YiWhen a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law by hiding himself in a freighter heading for Japan only to find himself in the middle of a massive drug war."The Invincible Seafighter"
- DirectorTa HuangStarsMichael Wai-Man ChanFan ChiangYeh FangA martial arts fighter, haunted by his past, takes a job as a dock worker in a small village. His vow never to fight again is tested by the cruel owner of the pier."Chinese Hercules"
- DirectorJoseph VelascoStarsLik CheungYeh FangBolo YeungAh Lung is a decent Law biding citizen armed with deadly martial arts skills he discovers he has a brother who is a gangster, Man Ho."Super Kung Fu Kid"
- DirectorWei LoStarsPei-Pei ChengWei OuJames TienA female revolutionist takes on the identity of a Captain's long lost sister who is actually dead. She manages to fool the Captain for a while, but the Captain soon catches on to her and the plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations."Attack of the Kung Fu Girls"
- DirectorLung-Hsiang FangStarsYung Henry YuPui-San AuyeungFeng TienChung is a reformed professional fighter who has to hide his identity and take revenge on Black and White Fan, after they murder his family."Village on Fire"
- DirectorMu ChuStarsCharlie ChinQiu YuenBetty Pei TiHo Mei Fong is a young woman in trouble, running from a gang of criminals with something of importance hidden in her purse. She dies in Chien Chen's taxi while trying to escape, but not before hiding the purse. Chien Chen is now involved whether he likes it or not, along with Ho Mei's sister, who turns out to be an undercover Hong Kong policewoman. They must solve the mystery of the missing purse and what it contained, while being pursued by the criminals and their hired thugs (led by Jackie Chan)."Rumble in Hong Kong"
- DirectorWei LoStarsJimmy Wang YuKawai OkadaYôko MinakazeA young man, Chin Fu, suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. With his expertise in martial arts, Chin Fu is hired as a strong arm man by a rival gang of the gangsters whom he suspects are responsible for his father's death. His new- found connections with the underworld provide him with knowledge and opportunity to uncover the truth about his father's death."A Man Called Tiger"
- DirectorChih-Hung KueiStarsBirte ToveLieh LoHsieh WangA nurse in a Japanese women's POW camp during World War II masterminds an escapee."Bamboo Women's Prison"
- DirectorJun FukudaYoshimitsu BannoIshirô HondaStarsKatsuhiko SasakiHiroyuki KawaseYutaka HayashiMegalon, the monster god of the vengeful underground kingdom of Seatopia, is aided by Gigan in attacking the surface world, until android Jet Jaguar teams up with Godzilla to fight them."Godzilla vs. Megalon"
- DirectorCheh ChangStarsDavid ChiangLung TiKuan Tai ChenAssassin Chang and his brother Hung meet up with a soldier, Mu. Together, they form a small mountain army, but when Hung's wife arrives, emotions swell, and Mu leaves for the army. After long, Mu summons his friends to join him, but all the while, he has longed for Hung's wife, and tries to have Hung murdered. This treason forces Hung to take up arms against his former comrade."Blood Brothers - Dynasty of Blood"
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsIsao BitôTadao FutamiKen'ichi HagiwaraFollows the fluctuating fortunes of three wanderers who travel through feudal Japan selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls."The Wanderers"
- DirectorChung-Hsun TuStarsTeruo SakamakiHung-Lieh ChenPei-Ling ChenA Chinese blind-man who was kidnapped by Japan's pirates when he was a kid, returns in China in order to find is long-lost brother Tian Hou. But Tian has been killed by a local swordsman, so the blind-man vows revenge."Zatoichi and the Flying Guillotine"
- DirectorFeng HuangStarsAngela MaoJhoon RheeCarter WongDuring the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930's, the leader of a small resistance movement attempts to get information to sympathizers in China."Sting of the Dragon Masters"
- DirectorJimmy Wang YuStarsJimmy Wang YuFei LungYeh TienThe famous swordsman Hsia Feng gathers five other fighters and rallies the local fishermen to fight off a band of Japanese pirates."Beach of the War Gods"
- DirectorKazuo IkehiroStarsHajime ArakiKai AtôTakamori GenIn feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women: Jokichi has saved the lute-playing Oyae whose clan and whose lover want her dead; Kobunji has rescued Oharu, a well-born woman married to an innkeeper. Is this rescue a whim or something deeper? And why does Jokichi become the consumptive Kobunji's protector? What ultimately will Jokichi do about Oyae?"Slaughter in the Snow"
- DirectorSadao NakajimaStarsMiki SugimotoYûko KanôHiroko Isayama"Girl Boss: Escape from Reform School"
- DirectorSee-Yuen NgStarsSing ChenYasuaki KurataIrene RyderJapanese occupation of China breeds an ill wind which stirs the wrath of China's greatest kung fu killers."The Rage of Wind"
- DirectorFeng YuehStarsJimmy Wang YuSing ChenHsiao-Chuang KuoA violent gangster's men are riding roughshod over local townsfolk. When they go too far, they incur the wrath of their vengeful victims."The Two Cavaliers"
- DirectorLi KaoStarsYi ChangNi TienShao-Chun Chang"The Fist of Justice"
- DirectorLing ShangStarsMichael Wai-Man ChanChia-Lin SunPailot ChaisingChang Chen-Wai, a martial arts expert who runs a jade-importing business, follows his missing brother to Thailand and learns he has been murdered. Chang vows revenge."Spirit of Bruce Lee"
- DirectorChiang ShenStarsTien-Lung YuChing-Ping WangFeng ChangA Chinese doctor's assistant fights the morphine-dealing criminals who run a Japanese nightclub."Infernal Street"
- DirectorChia-Hui LiuChia-Liang LiuFan YangStarsChia-Hui LiuDean ShekPaul ChunThe hero visits a town and meets a woman whose daughters were killed. He seeks the murderers, eventually encountering three men who he initially believes are the killers, though he learns otherwise."Breakout from Oppression"
- DirectorMasashi MatsumotoStarsTarô ShigakiYôko IchijiMichiko HondaEnigmatic teenager Akira Inugami is, by night, a powerful werewolf, who falls for a beautiful young teacher, and copes with a ruthless teen gang leader, whose yakuza father murdered Akira's parents years before."Crest of the Wolf"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsMiki SugimotoReiko IkeMisuzu ÔtaA group of girls find themselves immersed in an Osaka gangland war when they escape from a detention transport. They form their own gang called The Gypsies."Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban"
- DirectorNorifumi SuzukiStarsMiki SugimotoReiko IkeSeiko SaburiThree new students at a super strict girls' school face off against the oppressive administration, a corrupt politician and a sadistic student discipline brigade."Terrifying Girls' High School 2: Lynch Law Classroom"
- DirectorMasakazu ShimuraStarsReiko IkeYûko KanôHiroshi NawaA nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in school, just when her own father, who owns a truck transport company, is murdered in a fake car accident by an American mobster. Before the girl can react, her naive mother has signed over the company to the mobster, and accepted him as her lover. Repentant, the mother starts drinking, and the good schoolgirl ties up with a halfbreed young man, who also has a grudge against Americans. He starts spying on the gangsters, discovers they are dealing in drugs, but is killed before he can report it. The good girl will lead her team in a desperation assault on the mobsters - and the police will eventually arrive just in time for the showdown."Terrifying Girls High School 3: Delinquent Convulsion Group"
- DirectorMasakazu ShimuraStarsReiko IkeRyôko EmaNatsuko YashiroReiko Ike is back as a tough schoolgirl who eventually has to band together with her enemies to upset the reign of their private Catholic high school administration where institutionalized sexual abuse is endemic."Terrifying Girls High School 4: Animal Courage"
- DirectorKazuhiko YamaguchiStarsEtsuko ShihomiShin'ichi ChibaAsao UchidaA young martial artist is on a mission to rescue her brother who's being held captive by a sadistic drug lord."Sister Street Fighter"
- DirectorMu ChuHai-Feng WeiStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenHung-Lieh ChenA old beggar from the woods secretly teaches Chien Fu kung fu as he can't afford regular classes and his "dad" doesn't want him fighting. He grows up, works as waiter and ends up fighting men from his town's crime syndicate."Snake Fist Fighter"
- DirectorTi TangStarsLittle UnicornTina Chin-FeiYasuaki KurataUnicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him."Fist of Unicorn"
- DirectorCheh ChangStarsKuan Tai ChenSheng FuHsin FangHung escapes Shaolin after the temple is attacked by the Ching, only to be jailed with the help of Fang (also of Shoalin) who mistakes him for a bandit. Fang must now help Hung escape so they can challenge the Ching together."Heroes Two"
- DirectorJimmy L. PascualStarsYung Henry YuOfelia YuChung-Hsin HuangAs Jen Ko (Henry Yu Yung) has completed his training at the military academy, he is entrusted by his superiors at once with a secret mission. He should take in the city Lung Tau the gang leader Fong captured. This dominates not only by local standards, but is also responsible for the death of Jen Ko's father. Jen Ko is on his way. However, Fong has already experienced by Jen Ko's order and seven rock-hard kung fu fighters hired that will protect him and his dirty business."Fist to Fist"
- DirectorFelix VillarChi-Lien YuStarsAlex Tzi-Fei LungRosemarie GilEtang DischerA Kung Fu master battles Bruka the evil snake queen with her army of snakes and savage little people."Devil Woman"