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File 010 · Cinema

Martial Arts Films

A working inventory of live-action martial arts features — Shaw, Golden Harvest, wuxia, samurai, Muay Thai, silat, karate, and the Hollywood tournament pictures.

The fight is the product.

100 records · 10 fields · 1954–2019

Makers in this file

Records

100 / 100 films

Facets for table, plates, and tiles

Field

Decade

Maker

No.RecordMakerYearFieldSICNAICS
1Enter the Dragon 67%7812512110
2The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 67%7812512110
3Fist of Fury 67%7812512110
4The Way of the Dragon 67%7812512110
5The Big Boss 67%7812512110
6Come Drink with Me 67%7812512110
7The One-Armed Swordsman 67%7812512110
8A Touch of Zen 67%7812512110
9Five Fingers of Death 67%7812512110
10Five Deadly Venoms 67%7812512110
11Drunken Master 67%7812512110
12Snake in the Eagle's Shadow 67%7812512110
13Game of Death 67%7812512110
14The Chinese Boxer 67%7812512110
15Master of the Flying Guillotine 67%7812512110
16The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter 67%7812512110
17Crippled Avengers 67%7812512110
18Heroes of the East 67%7812512110
19Martial Club 67%7812512110
20Return to the 36th Chamber 67%7812512110
21Dirty Ho 67%7812512110
22Mad Monkey Kung Fu 67%7812512110
23The Magnificent Butcher 67%7812512110
24Warriors Two 67%7812512110
25The Prodigal Son 67%7812512110
26Shaolin Temple 67%7812512110
27Once Upon a Time in China 67%7812512110
28Once Upon a Time in China II 67%7812512110
29Fist of Legend 67%7812512110
30Drunken Master II 67%7812512110
31Police Story 67%7812512110
32Police Story 2 67%7812512110
33Police Story 3: Supercop 67%7812512110
34Project A 67%7812512110
35Wheels on Meals 67%7812512110
36Armour of God 67%7812512110
37Rumble in the Bronx 67%7812512110
38Iron Monkey 67%7812512110
39Tai Chi Master 67%7812512110
40Fong Sai-yuk 67%7812512110
41Wing Chun 67%7812512110
42Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 67%7812512110
43Hero 67%7812512110
44House of Flying Daggers 67%7812512110
45The Grandmaster 67%7812512110
46Ip Man 67%7812512110
47Ip Man 2 67%7812512110
48Ip Man 4: The Finale 67%7812512110
49Fearless 67%7812512110
50Kung Fu Hustle 67%7812512110
51Shaolin Soccer 67%7812512110
52The Blade 67%7812512110
53Swordsman II 67%7812512110
54Ashes of Time 67%7812512110
55Dragon Inn 67%7812512110
56The Assassin 67%7812512110
57Shadow 67%7812512110
58SPL / Kill Zone 67%7812512110
59Flash Point 67%7812512110
60Unleashed 67%7812512110
61Kiss of the Dragon 67%7812512110
62The Forbidden Kingdom 67%7812512110
63Yes, Madam! 67%7812512110
64The Heroic Trio 67%7812512110
65Righting Wrongs 67%7812512110
66Eastern Condors 67%7812512110
67Pedicab Driver 67%7812512110
68Executioners from Shaolin 67%7812512110
69Legendary Weapons of China 67%7812512110
70The 18 Bronzemen 67%7812512110
71Kids from Shaolin 67%7812512110
72Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior 67%7812512110
73The Protector 67%7812512110
74Ong Bak 2 67%7812512110
75Chocolate 67%7812512110
76The Raid: Redemption 67%7812512110
77The Raid 2 67%7812512110
78Merantau 67%7812512110
79The Night Comes for Us 67%7812512110
80The Street Fighter 67%7812512110
81Sister Street Fighter 67%7812512110
82Seven Samurai 67%7812512110
83Yojimbo 67%7812512110
84Sanjuro 67%7812512110
85Harakiri 67%7812512110
8613 Assassins 67%7812512110
87Shogun Assassin 67%7812512110
88Lady Snowblood 67%7812512110
89Zatoichi 67%7812512110
90The Twilight Samurai 67%7812512110
91The Karate Kid 67%7812512110
92The Karate Kid Part II 67%7812512110
93Bloodsport 67%7812512110
94Kickboxer 67%7812512110
95Best of the Best 67%7812512110
96The Last Dragon 67%7812512110
97Mortal Kombat 67%7812512110
98Kill Bill: Vol. 1 67%7812512110
99Kill Bill: Vol. 2 67%7812512110
100Warrior 67%7812512110

File Notes

How this file was kept

Methodology
Live-action features where martial-arts choreography is the product, not a garnish. Rank is editorial influence, then craft, then reach. Shaw is represented by load-bearing titles, not the full lot. Gun-fu, parkour, and animated features stay out. Companion practice clips live in File 008.
Sourcing
Studio credits and IMDb title pages as of 2026-09-25. Trailers only where a stable official or studio upload is known. File-card art uses cabinet plates until posters are accessioned.
Provenance
File 010. 100 films. Seed plates: Enter the Dragon, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. Pulled from GitHub main (four slices).