The essential Shaw Brothers martial arts films
The top 3 according to 31 votes from people: Five Deadly Venoms (1978) · Clans of Intrigue (1977) · The One-Armed Swordsman (1967). (Updated Oct 6, 2024.)
Chang Cheh, King Hu, Chor Yuen, Lau Kar-leung: wuxia and kung fu classics from the Shaw Brothers golden age, compiled from Zhihu, KKNews and a Douban list.
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Top 10
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1
Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
Five masked students of the Venom clan.
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2
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Chor Yuen's take on Gu Long's famous hero.
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3
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Directed by Chang Cheh, starring Jimmy Wang Yu: it redefined wuxia.
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4
The Flying Guillotine (1975)
Emperor Yongzheng's assassination squad.
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5
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Lau Kar-leung's kung fu classic starring Gordon Liu.
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6
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
Lau Kar-leung's catalogue of weapons.
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7
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Directed by King Hu, starring Cheng Pei-pei: the dawn of colour wuxia.
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8
King Boxer (1972)
The film that started the kung fu craze in the West.
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9
Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
The tale of a Shaolin hero.
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10
The Blood Brothers (1973)
The peak of Chang Cheh's violent aesthetic.
Candidates
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11
Killer Clans (1976)
Chor Yuen's adaptation of a Gu Long novel.
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12
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
The Yang clan's revenge: Lau Kar-leung's martial arts masterpiece.
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13
Golden Swallow (1968)
Cheng Pei-pei's swordswoman sequel.
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14
The Magic Blade (1976)
Another Gu Long adaptation by Chor Yuen.
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三十六房第一名沒問題，劉家輝練功那段看幾次都不膩