Ip Man Movie Review

Ip Man (B+)

Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen team up again in this biopic about Wing Chun Grandmaster Ip Man's life in the 1930's

Kung Fu | Hong Kong | 2008
One-Armed Swordsman Movie Review

One-Armed Swordsman (A-)

Chang Cheh's breakthrough wu-xia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu as the titular hero who must choose between a peaceful life and his duty to his master

Swordplay | Hong Kong | 1967
Anna in Kungfu-land Movie Review

Anna in Kungfu-land (F)

Raymond Yip romantic comedy about a martial arts tournament and a Miriam Yeung-Ekin Cheng-Denise Ho love triangle

Comedy | Hong Kong | 2003
The Wild Wild Rose Movie Review

The Wild Wild Rose (B+)

Classic Cathay musical starring Grace Chang sets the opera Carmen in a Hong Kong nightclub

Drama | Hong Kong | 1960
Dachimawa Lee Movie Review

Dachimawa Lee (B+)

Ryu Seung-wan's latest is an spy-action spoof starring Im Won-hee as an agent searching for a Golden Buddha

Comedy | Korea | 2008
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Samurai 3 Movie Review

Samurai 3
The dramatic conclusion to the Musashi Miyamoto trilogy climaxes with his preparation for a duel with his lifelong rival Sasaki to become the greatest swordsman in all of Japan Grade:  A
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1956
The Assassin Movie Review

The Assassin
Test blurb Grade:  A
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1967
The Bride with White Hair Movie Review

The Bride with White Hair
Ronny Yu's masterpiece of wu-xia starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Chueng as star-crossed lovers seperated by the clans to which they belong. Grade:  A-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1993
One-Armed Swordsman Movie Review

One-Armed Swordsman
Chang Cheh's breakthrough wu-xia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu as the titular hero who must choose between a peaceful life and his duty to his master Grade:  A-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1967
A Chinese Ghost Story Movie Review

A Chinese Ghost Story
Classic 80's Hong Kong fantasy swordplay starring Leslie Cheung as a tax collector who falls in love with a ghost and has to deal with a Tree Demon, a Taoist master and the underworld Grade:  B+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1987
Zatoichi Movie Review

Zatoichi
Takeshi Kitano directs and stars in this award-winning, box-office hit remake full of dance, comedy and severed limbs Grade:  B+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  2003
Azumi Movie Review

Azumi
Ryuhei Kitamura returns, armed with a bigger budget for his sophomore feature: an adaptation of a female assassin manga set in Tokugawa Japan starring Aya Ueto Grade:  B+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  2003
Come Drink with Me Movie Review

Come Drink with Me
King Hu's landmark wu-xia film starring Cheng Pei-pei as a warrior trying to rescue her kidnapped brother Grade:  B+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1966
The Assassin 2 Movie Review

The Assassin 2
blurb test Grade:  B+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Korea
Year:  1967
House of Flying Daggers Movie Review

House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Yimou's second wu-xia pic, starring Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Ziyi Grade:  B
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  2004
Golden Swallow Movie Review

Golden Swallow
Chang Cheh directs this pseudo-sequel to Come Drink with Me starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Cheng Pei-pei and Lo Lieh Grade:  B
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Hong Kong
Year:  1968
Musa Movie Review

Musa
Big budget historical epic about a group of Korean diplomats in China during the Ming Dynasty trying to protect a Chinese princess Grade:  B-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Korea
Year:  2001
Izo Movie Review

Izo
Takashi Miike's commentary on violence through the tale of a time-travelling samurai out for revenge Grade:  C
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  2004
The Duelist Movie Review

The Duelist
Lee Myeong-se directed Korean swordplay starring Ha Ji-won and Ahn Sung-kee Grade:  D+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Korea
Year:  2005
Azumi 2 Movie Review

Azumi 2
Shusuke Kaneko directs this highly anticipated sequel to Azumi with Aya Ueto returning and Chiaki Kuriyama joining the cast Grade:  D+
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  2005