Kung fu & Jidai-geki

By: Crap Monster

A list of prominent and significant works in the genres of jidai-geki, chanbara, wuxia, and general martial-art films.

Suggestions for additions always welcome.

NOT IN DATABASE:
The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (1928-31)
Crimson Bat (1958)
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
The Big Boss (1971)
Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
The Street Fighter (1974)
Executioners from Shaolin (1976)
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (1978)
Dirty Ho (1979)
Magnificent Butcher (1979)
Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
The Prodigal Son (1982)
Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1983)
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Police Story (1985)
Millionaire’s Express (1986)
Dragons Forever (1988)
Kickboxer (1989)
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Swordsman II (1992)
The Bride with White Hair (1993)
Deadful Melody (1993)
Green Snake (1993)
The East is Red (1993)
Fist of Legend (1994)

• 01
  The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
  Liu Chia-Liang
• 02
  A Touch of Zen
  King Hu
• 03
  The Sword of Doom
  Kihachi Okamoto
• 04
  Drunken Master II
  Liu Chia-Liang
• 05
  Seven Samurai
  Akira Kurosawa
• 06
  Yojimbo
  Akira Kurosawa
• 07
  Dragon Gate Inn
  King Hu
• 08
  Samurai Rebellion
  Masaki Kobayashi
• 09
  The One-Armed Swordsman
  Chang Cheh
• 10
  Sword of the Beast
  Hideo Gosha
• 11
  Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
  Hiroshi Inagaki
• 12
  Sanjuro
  Akira Kurosawa
• 13
  Harakiri
  Masaki Kobayashi
• 14
  The 47 Ronin
  Kenji Mizoguchi
• 15
  Kill!
  Kihachi Okamoto
• 16
  The Valiant Ones
  King Hu
• 17
  Iron Monkey
  Yuen Woo-ping
• 18
  Lady Snowblood
  Toshiya Fujita
• 19
  The Protector
  Prachya Pinkaew
• 20
  Kagemusha
  Akira Kurosawa
• 21
  Rashômon
  Akira Kurosawa
• 22
  Samurai Spy
  Masahiro Shinoda
• 23
  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  Ang Lee
• 24
  Sanshiro Sugata
  Akira Kurosawa
• 25
  Fearless
  Ronny Yu
• 26
  Men from the Monastery
  Chang Cheh
• 27
  14 Amazons
  Gang Cheng
• 28
  Blood Brothers
  Chang Cheh
• 29
  Golden Swallow
  Chang Cheh
• 30
  The City of Violence
  Ryoo Seung-wan
• 31
  Game of Death
  Robert Clouse
• 32
  Enter the Dragon
  Robert Clouse
• 33
  The Way of the Dragon
  Bruce Lee
• 34
  The Big Boss
  Lo Wei
• 35
  Have Sword Will Travel
  Chang Cheh
• 36
  Last Hurrah for Chivalry
  John Woo
• 37
  Zatoichi 1: The Tale of Zatoichi
  Kenji Misumi
• 38
  The Five Deadly Venoms
  Chang Cheh
• 39
  Master of the Flying Guillotine
  Wang Yu
• 40
  Clash
  Le Thanh Son
• 41
  Police Story
  Jackie Chan
• 42
  Fist of Legend
  Gordon Chan