Greatest Wuxia Movies
Estelll Dec 22, 2019
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![Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]()
Set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, martial arts master Li Mu Bai is about to retire and enter a life of ...more -
![House of Flying Daggers]()
859 AD. The once-great Tang Dynasty is now declining. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. They steal from ...more -
![Hero]()
In ancient China during the Warring States Period, a nameless prefect of a small jurisdiction arrives at the Qin state's capital city to meet the king of Qin. The king has just ...more -
![Shadow]()
Set during China's Three Kingdoms era (AD 220–280). The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it. The king, ...more -
![New Dragon Gate Inn]()
During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Sui Yan, the power-hungry and ruthless eunuch leader of East Chamber, craves his own kingdom. He intends on destroying the rebelling clans by using a traitorous secretary's ...more -
![L.O.R.D 1]()
The story takes place in a sacred mainland of Odin (or Wotan), separated into four counties based on the four elements - water, fire, wind and earth. The published book(s) in the ...more -
![Curse of the Golden Flower]()
Strongly influenced by the play Thunderstorm by Cau Yu, Curse of the Golden Flower tells the story of family, forbidden love, and betrayal in the Imperial Court in ancient China. In 928 ...more -
![Ashes of Time]()
Set in ancient times in China, Ouyang Feng is an agent hiring famous bounty hunters. Portrayed as a fallen swordsman driven by greed and heartless to both friend and foe. He was ...more -
![The Swordsman 2]()
Blademaster and his martial arts school decide to retire to a distant mountain. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. He finds that they have been attacked, ...more -
![Brotherhood of Blades]()
The story is centered on three officers of the Ming Dynasty, the secret police who are tasked with disposing of an adversary of the emperor. The three officers then become entangled in ...more -
![Brotherhood of Blades 2]()
While investigating a case, Shen Lian becomes wrapped up in his own conspiracy. In order to prove his innocence, he teams up with Bei Zhai to clear his name before time runs ...more -
![Flying Swords of Dragon Gate]()
Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared, and a new inn has risen from the ashes – one that’s staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens who hope to ...more -
![Reign of Assassins]()
Cheng Jing is an assassin who tries to return to a normal life after being counselled by a priest. After saving her husband and herself from a gang, she attracts the attention ...more -
![14 Blades]()
During the late Ming Dynasty, the Chinese imperial court was plagued by corruption as eunuchs usurped state power and the reigning emperor was deemed incompetent. The Jinyi Wei (literally: Brocade-clad Guards) is ...more -
![Wing Chun]()
An action comedy about Wing Chun, a woman who uses martial arts to teach a lesson to robbers. -
![Once Upon a Time in China]()
Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei Hung against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of ...more -
![Sword Master]()
Hong Kong cinema giants Derek Yee and Tsui Hark join forces in this 3D martial arts epic, about an elite swordsman who is haunted by his skill, and a challenger who aims ...more -
![The Assassin]()
A 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yin Niang is handed over to a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt ...more -
![Wu Xia]()
In a remote Chinese village, ordinary paper maker Liu Jin Xi lives with his wife Ayu and two sons. When two bandits attempt to rob a nearby general store, Liu Jin Xi ...more -
![A Chinese Ghost Story 1]()
Ning Tsai Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. Unsurprisingly, no one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends ...more -
![A Touch of Zen]()
A well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is ...more -
![The Swordsman]()
During the Ming Dynasty, the Sunflower Manual was stolen from the palace, and a Jinyi Wei team was sent to retrieve it. The Jinyi Wei attack Lin Zhen Nan and his son ...more -
![Duel to the Death]()
Every ten years, the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the greatest swordsman from China in a duel to the death for their nation's honor. As a duel approaches, Chinese champion Ching Wan ...more -
![The Butterfly Lovers]()
Zhu Yan Zhi, disguised as a man, seeks to learn martial arts with an elite clan. Once she begins her intense training, Zhu finds herself at odds with her trainer and superior, ...more -
![Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain]()
Set in 5th century China, centers on Di Ming Chi a young innocent from the West Zu army who wandered away from the battlefield and into a magical underworld filled with demons ...more -
![The Forbidden Kingdom]()
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the ...more -
![The Guillotines]()
Set during the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, "The Guillotines" tells the story of a secret assassination squad, known as the Guillotines, who find their loyalty to the emperor tested when they discover that ...more -
![The Bride With White Hair]()
Zhuo Yi Hang is raised by his master, Tzu Yang, to be his successor in the leadership of their clan. Yi Hang meets Lian Ni Shang, a warrior adopted by wolves and ...more -
![The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom]()
It revolves around a pair of star-crossed lovers - a devilish outlaw, The White-Haired Witch, and the righteous Taoist leader, Zhuo Yi Hang and their love that could change the fate of ...more -
![Seven Swords]()
In the mid-17th century, the Manchus take over sovereignty of China and establish the Qing Dynasty. While nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the martial artists' community (jianghu), the Qing government immediately imposes ...more -
![Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny]()
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword, and one last opportunity at redemption. Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, ...more -
![Painted Skin]()
During the Han Dynasty. Xiao Wei is a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng rescues her from a band ...more -
![Dragon Gate Inn]()
Tsao, the emperor's first eunuch, has successfully bested General Yu, his political opponent. The general was beheaded but his remaining children have been exiled out of China. As the children are being ...more -
![Swordsman]()
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![Deadful Melody]()
A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the one object wanted by all the masters of the Martials Arts world - the Magic Lyre! -
![The Sword Stained with Royal Blood]()
~~ Adapted from the novel "Sword Stained With Royal Blood" by Louis Cha.
