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Chinese Cult Films

by knovinson • Created 7 years ago • Modified 3 years ago
A collection of Hong Kong and traditional Chinese films that have achieved cult status.
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  • Fists of the White Lotus (1980)

    1. Fists of the White Lotus

    19801h 35mPG-13
    7.1 (2.3K)
    The monk Hung Wen-Ting fights against the evil priest White Lotus.
    DirectorLo LiehStarsChia-Hui LiuLo LiehLung-Wei Wang
  • Qi bu mi zong (1979)

    2. Qi bu mi zong

    19791h 27mNot Rated
    6.1 (248)
    A ruthless white haired general intends to take over a small town with the help of his "Five Hands Gang"
    DirectorsChung TingChung-Kuang WangStarsTien-Chi ChengKai ChiaCheng-Lan Chin
  • The Shaolin Avengers (1976)

    3. The Shaolin Avengers

    19761h 37m
    6.1 (352)
    Two young men join forces with another man to take revenge from a martial arts clan, who're allies with the Qing government, who killed their father.
    DirectorCheh ChangStarsSheng FuKuan-Chun ChiYen-Tsan Tang
  • One-Armed Swordsman (1967)

    4. One-Armed Swordsman

    19671h 55mR
    7.2 (3.9K)
    A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
    DirectorCheh ChangStarsJimmy Wang YuChiao ChiaoChung-Hsin Huang
  • Lo Lieh, Ping Wang, and Chin-Feng Wang in Five Fingers of Death (1972)

    5. Five Fingers of Death

    19721h 44mR
    7.1 (4.4K)
    As two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament, one school's master is a dishonorable man, and to ensure his son wins the title, he hires three Japanese samurais, who target the rival school's best fighter.
    DirectorChang-hwa JeongStarsLo LiehPing WangHsiung Chao
  • Chen Kuan-Tai in The Flying Guillotine (1975)

    6. The Flying Guillotine

    19751h 51mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.7K)
    An assassin, trained in the use of a throwing weapon that can behead its victims from a distance, questions the morality of his missions and becomes a fugitive hunted by his former comrades.
    DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsChen Kuan-TaiKu FengHung Wei
  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

    7. Triple Irons

    19711h 42mR
    7.2 (1.8K)
    A devious martial arts master targets young, talented swordsmen, and makes a wager that whoever loses should cut off their arm, then surprises them with a secret technique they cannot counter. One of his previous victims have had enough.
    DirectorCheh ChangStarsDavid ChiangChing LeeLung Ti
  • Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

    8. Executioners from Shaolin

    19771h 40mR
    6.9 (2K)
    After the destruction of the Temple, a Shaolin disciple devotes years to mastering Tiger style in order to defeat the martial arts master who killed his teacher. His wife, a Crane style specialist, has a feeling one style won't be enough.
    DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChen Kuan-TaiLo LiehYue Wong
  • Abbot of Shaolin (1979)

    9. Abbot of Shaolin

    19791h 24mR
    6.4 (373)
    International favorite, David Chiang, stars as the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Joining him is Lo Lieh, the Shaws' first international star who returns to his famous role of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. The result is a true martial arts epic.
    DirectorMeng-Hua HoStarsDavid ChiangLo LiehLily Li
  • Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

    10. Five Deadly Venoms

    19781h 41mR
    7.0 (8.4K)
    The sixth and final disciple of a dying martial arts master is instructed to find the master's five former disciples, each specializing in their own unique kung fu style, and defeat any evil ones amongst them.
    DirectorCheh ChangStarsSheng ChiangChien SunPhillip Chung-Fung Kwok
  • She xing zui bu (1980)

    11. She xing zui bu

    19801h 30m
    6.0 (126)
    Kwok Chung is a righteous rich kid whose hobby is to fight and brawl. One encounter nearly gets him killed, but he is saved by Yueh (Fong Hak On), the Snake Fist Master. Yueh befriends and teaches Kwok the deadly art of the snake. Soon, Kwok realizes that his teacher has more in common with a snake than just techniques. He's being set up by his teacher, and his family is also targeted for murder!
    DirectorWilson TongStarsKun-Lung WuAngela MaoMichael Wai-Man Chan
  • Crippled Avengers (1978)

    12. Crippled Avengers

    19781h 44mR
    7.3 (3.2K)
    Three men who have been physically disabled by a vindictive martial arts master and his physically-disabled son ally together and learn kung fu from an elderly martial-artist and his mentally-disabled pupil, so they can avenge themselves.
    DirectorCheh ChangStarsChen Kuan-TaiFeng LuPhillip Chung-Fung Kwok
  • Jackie Chan in The Young Master (1980)

    13. The Young Master

    19801h 45mPG-13
    7.0 (8.7K)
    A talented martial arts student goes after his expelled brother, who get into bad company.
    DirectorJackie ChanStarsJackie ChanPai WeiBiao Yuen
  • Bruce Le in The Dragon Dies Hard (1975)

    14. The Dragon Dies Hard

    19751h 36mPG
    4.3 (154)
    A fan of Bruce Lee investigates the martial arts master's death.
    DirectorKuan-Chang LiStarsBruce LeHui OuyangFei Lung
  • Bruce Le in Super Hero (1979)

    15. Super Hero

    19791h 28m
    4.8 (125)
    Bruce returns to Manila to investigate the murder of his sister, Susan Chang. On the night of her attack she was helped by an amateur-boxer, Ramon "Rocky" Roblado. Behind Susan's death is the 'Black Dragon Society'.
    DirectorBruce LeStarsBruce LeLito LapidAzenith Briones
  • Xiong zhong (1982)

    16. Xiong zhong

    19821h 21mR
    4.9 (253)
    After trying to go straight, an ex-con is drawn back into the criminal underworld when his old gang kidnaps a woman.
    DirectorsBruce LeJoseph VelascoAndré KoobStarsBruce LeJeong-lee HwangHarold Sakata
  • Chen Chao-jung and Jen Chang-bin in Rebels of the Neon God (1992)

    17. Rebels of the Neon God

    19921h 46mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.5 (5.9K)
    Within the urban gloom of Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
    DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsWang Yu-wenChen Chao-jungKang-sheng Lee
  • The Laundryman (2015)

    18. The Laundryman

    20151h 50m
    6.3 (387)
    A-Gu enlists a group of contract killers in the disguise of laundry service. One of them, code-named "No. 1, Greenfield Lane", is haunted by the ghosts of his victims. He seeks help from Lin Hsiang, a psychic. Lin helps him get rid of the ghosts, but the laundry hides secrets more than she bargains for. What "No. 1, Greenfield Lane" runs away from turn out to be the ghosts from his past.
    DirectorChung LeeStarsHsiao-chuan ChangSonia SuiRegina Wan
  • A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)

    19. A Time to Live and a Time to Die

    19852h 18mNot Rated
    7.5 (3.7K)
    The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through the deaths of his father, mother and grandmother.
    DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsYu An-ShunChia-bao ChangNeng Chang
  • The Terrorizers (1986)

    20. The Terrorizers

    19861h 49m
    7.7 (5.9K)
    A metaphysical mystery about the lives of three couples in Taipei that continually intersect over a span of several weeks.
    DirectorEdward YangStarsCora MiaoLi-Chun LeeShih-Chieh King
  • The Sandwich Man (1983)

    21. The Sandwich Man

    19831h 45mNot Rated
    7.1 (813)
    Three vignettes from three different directors that tell stories of ordinary people during Taiwan's Cold War period.
    DirectorsHsiao-Hsien HouChuang-Hsiang TsengJen WanStarsBor-Jeng ChenLi-Yin YangKuo-Feng Tseng
  • In Our Time (1982)

    22. In Our Time

    19821h 50m
    6.9 (866)
    Four short films from four different directors, spanning from the 1950s to the 1980s.
    DirectorsYi ChangI-Chen KoTe-chen TaoStarsEmily Y. ChangSylvia ChangChi Chen
  • Monga (2010)

    23. Monga

    20102h 20mNot Rated
    6.9 (3.2K)
    Five fatherless boys form a gang in Monga district. After joining them in a fight over food, Mosquito finds friendship but faces harsh realities when mainland rivals threaten their turf, testing bonds and loyalties.
    DirectorDoze NiuStarsEthan JuanMark ChaoJu-Lung Ma

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