Movies like Red Sun Rising

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Red Sun Rising (1994)
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Red Sun Rising (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that Yakuza prepares a gang war and weapon smuggling. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers
Style: independent film, detective, crime drama, buddy comedy, dark comedy, cult film
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, swordsman, nypd, fistfight, police shootout, kung fu, manhunt, katana, ninja, fight, police officer, heroes, police, violence, hitman, car chase, sword, sword fight, gunfight, policewoman, chase, japanese man, pig, kendo ...
Keyword: buddy movie

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Most similar movies to Red Sun Rising

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, suspense, serious and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, hand to hand combat, fistfight, violence, brawl, showdown and tough guy mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Red Sun Rising: Hard As Nails (2001), Body Count (1995), Blackbelt (1992), Under the Gun (1995), Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hard As Nails (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: After being punished for disobedience and arranging an arms deal with Russian mobsters, young member Takura violently takes over control of his Japanese mafia family. Takura takes advantage of his new position and is proceeding his deal with the ...
Style: crime drama, neo noir, detective, independent film
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, ak 47, female nudity, prostitute, gangster, sexploitation, undercover cop, arms deal, stripper, attempted rape, strip club ...
Time: 2000s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.3
 383
Body Count (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A cold-blooded assassin is out for revenge against an elite corps of Special Crimes Agents headed by Eddie Cook and Vinnie Rizzo. When Cold blooded hit man Makoto escapes from prison, he and his sexy and lethal partner set out to execute the agents ...
Style: detective, independent film
Plot: tall woman, buddy cop, woman with a gun, die hard, subway, revenge, assassin, woman kills a man, katana, female bare legs, bare legs, strong female lead ...
Place: new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 768
Blackbelt (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson is back and forced to take on the greatest legends of the martial arts world. Wilson fights off all comers while defending rock superstar Shanna (Deirdre Imershein) against the insane attacks of a fanatical veteran ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, serial killer, murder, bodyguard, stalking, vietnam war, investigation, violence against women, vigilantism, criminal heroes, psychopath, gangster ...
Time: 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.1
 293
Under the Gun (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A debt-ridden night club owner has to take on Italian and Asian mobsters, corrupt police, and an angry pimp that he threw out of the club to try to keep his club in business.
Style: crime drama, neo noir
Plot: nightclub owner, martial arts, triad, gangster, bare breasts, nightclub, kickboxing, violence, blood, pistol, hand to hand combat, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson struggles to regain his memory, not knowing who to trust, or even which side he's fighting on.
Style: suspense, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, spy, exploitation, shootout, one man army, karate, ak 47, duel, fight, brawl, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When Danny unknowingly repossesses the car of a powerful arms merchant, it sets off a chain of violent retaliation. After his friends are killed and his daughter is kidnapped, Danny takes matters into his own hands. It does not matter that the CIA ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, spy, exploitation, woman, vigilante, heroic bloodshed, martial artist, karate, kickboxer, fistfight, one man army ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 4.5
 383
Redemption (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot: tough guy, tough cop, heroes, warrior, drug dealing, martial arts, brutality, police brutality, gunfight, showdown, gangster, woman with a gun ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.1
 385
Moving Target (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars in this action drama as a tourist who, through no fault of his own, finds himself on the run from a gang of terrorists, international espionage agents, and the police. Accused of a murder he didn't ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: murder, terrorist, fight, terrorism, revenge, gunfight, manhunt, kickboxing, kung fu, heroes, master warrior, showdown ...
Place: ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Bloodfist VII: Manhunt (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Don "the Dragon" Wilson is a man pursued. Branded a cop-killer, he must fight simply to stay alive, and to clear his name... with the very police who framed him.
Style: independent film, suspense
Plot: manhunt, kickboxing, exploitation, pistol, blood, karate, martial artist, kickboxer, violence, kung fu, one against many, martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Out for Blood (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a partial memory of what happened. In order to find out the real story, he trains with a karate ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: lawyer, heroes, drug dealing, martial arts, murder, vigilante, uninhibited rivalry, criminal's revenge, vengeance, fighting crime, dishonesty, society ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A former CIA agent lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son. When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly ...
Style: independent film, psychotronic, suspense
Plot: die hard, kickboxing, spy, boat, exploitation, betrayal, combat, showdown, teacher, machine gun, chase, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Terrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military courier, who happens to be making a visit
Style: independent film
Plot: kickboxing, die hard, exploitation, fight, combat, showdown, female nudity, bare breasts, heroes, master warrior, terrorist, terrorism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Inferno (1997)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Interpol officer Kyle Connors, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, watches his partner die in an explosion, he swears he'll hunt down the killer. Yanked of the case by Internal Affairs, Connors defied his orders and follows the only lead he ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, rough
Plot: kickboxing, interpol, kickboxer, spy, martial arts, fistfight, tough guy, one against many, hand to hand combat, one man army, lust, showdown ...
Time: 90s
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Crooked (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two police detectives must protect a beautiful call girl from mob hitmen and a crooked cop.
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prostitute, murder, woman in danger, witnessing a crime, police investigation, danger, partner, chases and races, martial arts, mafia, gunfight, gangster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 1K
Tiger Claws (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The police does not know what to do. They have to deal with a serial killer who aims at martial arts masters. One after another is killed in the same brutal way. This may be a chance for detective Linda Masterson to work on her first murder case. ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, serial killer, murder, woman with a gun, police detective, master warrior, police investigation, one woman army, tough heroes, law enforcement, master criminal, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Trained To Kill (1989)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: From the fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of L.A., there's no escaping death and it's blinding revenge.
Style: independent film
Plot: vietnam war, vengeance, shootout, criminal, vietnam veteran, helicopter, crime boss, death of father, motorcycle, ex soldier, murder, training ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Bloodfist 2050 (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: Philippines
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Alex Danko descends into the ultra-violent underworld of extreme martial-arts to find his brother's killer with the help of hardened Detective Ramirez and his brother's alluring ex-lover in this post-apocalyptic allegory of greed and ...
Style: tense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: kickboxing, martial arts, fight, heroes, battles, martial artist, one man army, gunfight, post apocalypse, strip club, murder, corrupt cop ...
Time: near future
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Don Wilson returns to the screen as a man unjustly accused of a brutal crime. Within the prison he must fight for survival, freedom and justice.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, exploitation, prison fight, kung fu, chase, blood, karate, kickboxer, prison riot, martial artist, female nudity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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To the Death (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Kickboxing champ Rick Quinn decides to retire from the ring, but his main adversary, Denard, wants him to fight again and murders Quinn's wife. Quinn suspects Denard, but can't do anything. Three month later, Quinn is jailed after a ...
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, kickboxer, revenge, sexploitation, martial arts training, fight, boxing, bare chested male, combat, male female relationship, showdown ...
Place: south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.6
 425
Midnight Man (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When the police start a crackdown on Yakuza activities, a killer (James Lew) starts killing the cops forcing a martial-arts officer (Lorenzo Lamas) to fight back. AKA Midnight Man
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, independent film, fable
Plot: martial arts, violence, police officer killed, police officer, arrest, villain, sword fight, martial artist, kung fu master, gangster, police raid, buddy cop ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Red Skies (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: A young Chinese female cop comes to Southern California on a hunt for a high-profile criminal from mainland China.
Plot: buddy cop, chase, gun fu, villainess, bar fight, shootout, triad, fast draw, showdown, female police officer, bankruptcy, pistol ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (1976)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A lightning bolt strikes the grave of Bruce Lee. However, that is as much as Bruce Lee has to do with it. Then a kung fu instructor starts a quest to avenge a friend's death, and on the way has a romance with a girl with similar problems. He ...
Style: surprise ending, bizarre
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, exploitation, zombie, karate, kung fu classic, murder, showdown, combat, jeet kune do, male female relationship, heroes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.9
 254
One Man Force (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner
Style: independent film
Plot: shootout, drug, vigilante justice, revenge, murder, pistol, police officer killed, chase, strangulation, brutality, violence, car chase ...
Time: year 1989
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Future Kick (1991)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: On Earth in the future Don "The Dragon" Wilson takes on a sinister corporation that trades in black market human body parts. He single handedly manages to restore law and order in a motion picture tour de force guaranteed to thrill science ...
Style: tech noir, independent film, futuristic
Plot: stripper, post apocalypse, cyberpunk, terminator, kung fu, martial arts, kickboxing, female nudity, machine gun, fight, warrior, brawl ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Ultimate Ninja (1986)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A twenty year old feud between Ronald, a benevolant village leader and Roger, an evil tyrant, leaves Ronald dead and Roger running the village with an evil bunch of ruffians. Ronald's three children have been split up and are now young adults. ...
Plot: ninja, katana, revenge, violence, ninjitsu, master warrior, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, village, stranger, kendo, ninja master ...
Time: year 1986
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Wong Fei Hung must deal with both foreign threats and the nationalist Red Lantern Society in this continuation of the popular kung fu series.
Style: anamorphic, cult classic
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu fighting, kung fu classic, medieval, wong fei hung, good versus evil, violence, revenge, fight, sword fight, sword duel ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Day of the Panther (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A martial-arts expert goes after a criminal gang and its boss, who were responsible for the death of his partner.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, undercover cop, chase, murder, criminal organization, drug dealing, tough guy, daughter, initiation, fistfight, brawl, ambush ...
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Ninja: The Battalion (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
Plot: ninja, martial arts, execution, shootout, final showdown, showdown, combat, ninjitsu, soldier, pistol, gangster, massacre ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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True Vengeance (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An ex-naval intelligence officer is forced to assassinate a CEO when his daughter is kidnapped by the Yakuza.
Style: independent film, crime drama
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, kung fu, jungle, gunfight, assassination, brawl, sword duel, duel, katana, fistfight, sword fight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane and Christy Goody who have acquired a rare jade dragon, ...
Style: realistic, exciting, rough, serious, independent film ...
Plot: martial arts, chase, heroes, gangster, rivalry, danger, kickboxing, violence, martial artist, fistfight, love interest, warrior ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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