The Best and Wackiest Out There Martial Arts Movies I've Ever Seen or Own.
Here will be an ever growing list of over the top and Wackiest Martial Arts Movies I have ever seen or Own. I have always loved the over the top Martial arts movies of Asian Cinema. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.
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- DirectorNgai Choi LamStarsSiu-Wong FanMei Sheng FanKa-Kui HoRiki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.This one had to go on the list! You can't get much more over the top.
- DirectorJohnnie ToStarsMichelle YeohAnita MuiMaggie CheungWhile one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.This is Hong Kong Cinema's version of a super hero movie!
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingJohnnie ToStarsMaggie CheungMichelle YeohAnita MuiSet some time after the original 'Heroic Trio' the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel. The trio of Chat the Thief catcher, Ching and Wonder Woman (along with her young daughter) have to avert a military takeover and find clean headwaters to save the city.I had to put the more over the top sequel to The Heroic Trio! Yes it is awesome!
- DirectorAndrew LauStarsAaron KwokEkin ChengShin'ichi ChibaAn evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world.I fell in love with this movie the first time I saw it! Over the top fighting, wire-fu, and special effects.
- DirectorDanny PangOxide Chun PangStarsAaron KwokEkin ChengKenny HoWind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.The sequel to The Storm Riders the original cast for the most part return for more!
- DirectorStephen ChowChi-Kin KwokStarsZhang WenShu QiHuang BoTang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.This is one wacky and crazy over the top movie with the great Stephen Chow.
- DirectorWing-Cheong LawStarsDonnie YenBaoqiang WangShengyi HuangAn imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.This is one of Donnie Yen's best wire-fu movies!
- DirectorRicky LauStarsChing-Ying LamSiu-Ho ChinRicky HuiThe planned reburial of a town elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, targeting everyone responsible for digging the grave. A Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.This is one of my all time favorite out there movies of all time! This movie spawned many sequels and knock offs.
- DirectorChing-Ying LamStarsChing-Ying LamSiu-Ho ChinFong LuiA priest discovers that the water supply in his village has been contaminated by bats, and while in the process of digging a well to find new water supply, he inadvertently unearths the corpse of an evil Western priest.Another great hopping Vampire film with the late great Lam Ching Ying!
- DirectorWei TungStarsChing-Ying LamWilson LamMichael Kiu Wai MiuA former cop rejoins the police department to investigate a drug ring that employs ghosts and vampires.Another Lam Ching Ying classic!
- DirectorDante LamStarsGillian ChungCharlene ChoiAnthony Chau-Sang WongIt's a high-kicking battle on the dark side when an ace vampire slayer and his beautiful sidekicks wage the ultimate martial-arts showdown with one of the most dangerous of the undead.This one has the whole shebang including a hilarious Jackie Chan cameo!
- DirectorPatrick LeungCorey YuenStarsCharlene ChoiGillian ChungYing QuIn the mythical land of Huadu, Charcoal Head, a humble boy born to rule an empire must undertake his journey to claim his throne. It is an epic action adventure combining romance, fantasy, comedy and cutting edge Hong Kong style martial artistry.A semi-retired in name to Vampire Effect(The original name was The Twins Effect). Donnie Yen's is awesome to watch.
- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsRongguang YuDonnie YenJean WangA martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.This film is awe-inspiring! You have to see this one to believe it. Donnie Yen plays Wong Fei Hung's father Wong Kai Ying(I think that was the name) who is blackmailed into finding the Iron Monkey!
- DirectorGordon ChanJanet ChunStarsChao DengLiu YifeiRonald ChengA government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.Another great Martial arts film with great special effects and out there fights!
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsLeslie CheungJoey WangWu MaAfter a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.This one is a classic! It has two sequels that are good too!
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsEkin ChengLouis KooZiyi ZhangBetween the heaven and the Earth exist the Zu's mountain range, where live the immortals of Omei, the highest mountain of Zu, but the kingdom is in danger by Amnesia, a renegade immortal what want to rule Zu and all the world. White Eyebrows, Zu's leader, call to his most experts fighters for to defeat Amnesia until destroy It, but Amnesia hides in the legendary and almost myth Blood Cavern in order to make stronger his powers. While Red, Eyebrows' servant, watches the enter of Blood Cavern, King Sky and the others warriors will try to find a way of exterminate Amnesia with an ancient and powerful mystical swords, hoping to be free of the Amnesia's threat.This is amazing and has incredible special effects!
- DirectorJing WongSammo Kam-Bo HungStarsJet LiSharla CheungChingmy YauA wild, rollicking martial-arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder (yup!), serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.Try to find this movie a great wire-fu Jet Li movie.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsJet LiBrigitte LinMichelle ReisLing Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.A Jet Li classic with amazing wire-fu!
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsJet LiXun ZhouKun ChenSet 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 unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.Jet Li goes back to his roots in this outrageous movie!
- DirectorWilson YipStarsYuk Long WongLouis KooIsabella LeongThree young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.I have no words for this Donnie Yen movie other than find it!
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJet LiChing Wan LauKaren MokA survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.Jet Li playing a super hero? Yeah it is as good as it sounds!
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsDonnie YenWei ZhaoChun WuA kung fu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.It is hard not to like Donnie Yen. The sword play is incredible.
- DirectorFelix ChongAlan MakStarsDonnie YenWen JiangLi SunThe story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals. He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty & the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first emperor.Another Donnie Yen sword play epic.
- DirectorAndrew LauStarsXiaoming HuangEthan JuanPurba RgyalAn elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.This one is hard to believe! You will have to watch it.
- DirectorCorey YuenStarsJet LiJosephine SiaoMichelle ReisThis Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant, recently moved to Canton. Her father, in an attempt to gain influence in the region and thus improve his business, offers his daughter in marriage to the winner of a kung-fu contest. Some interesting gender role-reversals take place during a 'comedy of errors.'Jet Li plays Gong Said Yuk. Just watch it and it's sequel.
- DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaPhetthai VongkumlaoPumwaree YodkamolWhen the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.This movie put Tony Jaa on the map as an up and coming martial arts star. He is amazing!
- DirectorTony JaaPanna RittikraiStarsTony JaaSarunyu WongkrachangSorapong ChatreeA young Thai boxer learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts.I don't know if you can call it a sequel but good none the less.
- DirectorTony JaaPanna RittikraiStarsTony JaaDan ChupongSarunyu WongkrachangContinuing from Ong Bak 2's 1440s, Prince Tien fails to revenge his parents' murder by the evil new ruler. The beaten Tien is rescued. Can he bring peace to the kingdom?A sequel or prequel to the second movie. It doesn't matter just watch it!
- DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaNathan JonesXing JinA young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.Another amazing Tony Jaa movie!
- DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaRZAPhetthai VongkumlaoWhen the owner of a major elephant camp is murdered, Kham finds himself the number one suspect and on the run from both the police and the deceased's vengeful twin nieces. But luck is on Kham's side when he runs into an Interpol agent sent to Thailand on a secret mission.You can't go wrong with this movie!
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsJet LiShengyi HuangRaymond LamA master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem.This one has kung-fu and magic! Yes!
- DirectorJing WongStarsJackie ChanRichard NortonJoey WangA self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.Jackie does an outrageous adaption of the City Hunter anime.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsJon FooKelly OvertonCary-Hiroyuki TagawaJin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.A cool movie adaption of the hit video game series!
- DirectorAndrew LauCorey YuenStarsLeehom WangStephen FungGigi LeungA futuristic research compound develops a new police tool called the Power Glove. Supposedly, it gives the wearer incredible powers by letting him tap into the 'unused 80%' of his mental potential. It turns out that the glove also enables the wearer to take over the minds of others, and one unbalanced police volunteer tries to use this to stage a coup. In the end, one of the three test cops is killed, another survives to stay on the force, and the rogue cop makes his escape. 20 years later, the dead officer's son gives away his identity by using his father's personal martial arts technique in a fighting competition, thus drawing the attention of both the remaining good and evil supercops. The kids and the old guys must then start getting ready for a multi-generational final battle of good vs. evil.This is an amazing kung-fu movie! I wish they would release it on Blu-ray.
- DirectorSoi CheangStarsTony JaaJing WuSimon YamWhile undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.The first one was good with Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen but this one is all out!
- DirectorChun-Ku LuStarsDonnie YenPauline YeungBen LamProfessor Shiang's female students are chewed apart by the moon monster. At first, Shiang is a police suspect, but as the corpses mount, the cops realize that there are supernatural forces at work.I don't know what to say here. It is an odd and outrageous kung-fu movie with Donnie Yen. Another film I wish they would release on Blu-ray.
- DirectorStephen ChowStarsStephen ChowWah YuenQiu YuenIn Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.Stephen Chow at his best! Has to be seen!
- DirectorStephen ChowStarsStephen ChowWei ZhaoYat-Fei WongA young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.Another over the top Stephen Chow masterpiece!
- DirectorYen-Ping ChuStarsJay ChouEric TsangGang WangFang Shijie is found as a baby in the garbage and raised at a martial arts academy. With the help of a man, he gets into college and is promoted to the basketball championship as he searches for his real parents.With the success of Shaolin Soccer came this great movie. Kung-fu mixed with basketball. This is a lot of fun!
- DirectorYûji ShimomuraStarsTak SakaguchiTakamasa SugaKentaro SeagalAn unknown time. An unknown place. Without reasons. With no future. His only desire is - Destruction. I'ts good versus evil, and the awakening of an unlikely hero with ultra-kinetic action to create the "action" spectacle of the year.This one rocks hard!
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsTak SakaguchiHideo SakakiChieko MisakaThere are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.This became a cult classic and one of my favorites!
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiMari HoshinoMiho NinagawaBaseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu (Tak Sakaguchi) is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has been sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory for hardened criminals. Headmistress Ishihara, the granddaughter of a World War II Nazi collaborator, runs the institution with an iron fist and the enthusiastic help of her sadistic assistant, Ilsa. After arriving at the hellhole, Jubeh soon learns from governor Mifune that his long-lost, younger brother Musashi had also done time there after a murder spree, but had since died mysteriously.This one is jut way out there!
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiAtsushi ItôHideo SakakiBattlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don't have a chance at beating them unless they can bring back a star pitcher who has a lethal pitch called the Super Tornado, but who has hung up his cleats and has no desire to return to the game.This is an interesting little gem. A kind of prequel to Deadball.
- DirectorNoboru IguchiYoshihiro NishimuraTak SakaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiAsamiNaoto TakenakaAfter a high-school girl discovers that she descends from a long line of mutants, she joins other mutants to battle anti-mutants. Ordinary humans that can't run fast get caught in the slaughter.Over the martial arts action with tons of blood and gore!
- DirectorTak SakaguchiYûdai YamaguchiStarsTak SakaguchiAkaji MaroShingo TsurumiAfter his father is killed, a young yakuza comes back to Japan for revenge - and a machine gun for an arm.The guy from Versus and Death Trance is back in this cult hit!
- DirectorYoshihiro NishimuraStarsYumiko HaraEihi ShiinaKazuki NamiokaStill reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.Another blood soaked martial arts cult hit!
- DirectorNoboru IguchiStarsItsuji ItaoAsamiAkira EmotoA young man with a motorcycle that has the ability to transform into a karate-fighting robot hunts down a gang of evil cyborgs to avenge the death of his father.Robots and martial arts you can't go wrong here!