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Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
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Original name: 黃飛鴻之二：男兒當自強
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.
Style:
cult classic, epic, exciting, serious, realistic, stylized, enigmatic, tense, light, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, kung fu master, master warrior, samurai, wuxia, fight, hopes, dalmatian, kung fu fighting, heroes, folk hero, heroic mission, fight scenes, asian history, revolution, culture clash, warrior, sword fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, wong fei hung, rivalry, courage ...
Time:
ancient times, 19th century, 1800s, 1890s
Place:
china, asia, japan, las vegas, hong kong, tokyo
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Most similar movies to Once Upon a Time in China II
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out stylized, serious, exciting and cult classic films with plots about heroes, martial arts, kung fu master, kung fu, fight, wuxia and fistfight mostly in Action, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Once Upon a Time in China II: Hero (2002), Fist of Legend (1994), The Shaolin Temple (1982), Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978), Fearless (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.
Style:
colorful, intense, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, martial artist, wuxia, culture clash, folk hero, qing dynasty, friendship, kung fu, tragic hero, school, chinese history ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1800s, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Style:
visual, philosophical, breathtaking, visually stunning, serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, swords and armor, master warrior, lovers, desert, female warrior, twists and turns, vengeance, medieval, kung fu ...
Time:
ancient times, medieval times, year 2002, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, asia, mongolia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in ...
Style:
intense, harsh, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, violence, fight scenes, kung fu master, martial artist, sword fight, vengeance, brutality, wuxia, visceral, samurai ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
Style:
serious, cult classic, harsh, anamorphic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, samurai, culture clash, wuxia, master warrior, battles, heroes, heroic mission, wong fei hung, kung fu master, assassination ...
Time:
1800s
Place:
china, tokyo, japan, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father. ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, master warrior, heroes, kung fu master, fight, coming of age, vengeance, monastery, renegade, tough heroes ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan (Chan) until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the "snake fist" fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, grindhouse, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, hand to hand combat, wuxia, vengeance, fight, heroes, master warrior, mentor, shaolin, kung fu master ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
china, asia, japan, new jersey, hong kong ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, master warrior, redemption, qing dynasty, childhood, medieval, friendship, mentor, biopic, exile ...
Time:
year 2006, ancient times, 1800s, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
asia, china, japan, shanghai, east asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This 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 ...
Style:
cult classic, humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, martial artist, wuxia, kung fu master, tai chi, wu shu, hardcore, gender bending, fight, kung fu fighting, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establishing the Ming dynasty. The social upheaval is combined with Sai Yuk's personal moral ...
Style:
cult classic, semi serious, stylized, humorous
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, wu shu, medieval, martial arts, wuxia, kung fu master, fight, kung fu fighting, sword duel, swashbuckler, exodus, wire fu ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Iron Monkey is a Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood. Corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician ...
Style:
stylized, funny, epic, freeze frame, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, wuxia, martial arts, kung fu fighting, secret identity, violence, martial artist, kung fu classic, fight, robin hood, epic battle, monk ...
Time:
year 1993, 19th century, 1850s, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
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 master, sword duel, kung fu fighting, kung fu classic, wuxia, master warrior, battles, heroes, combat, showdown ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to ...
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, inspirational, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
shaolin, kung fu, martial arts, shaolin kung fu, martial artist, revenge, wuxia, samurai, kung fu master, training, fight, kung fu classic ...
Time:
year 1978, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!
Style:
cult classic, romantic, scenic, semi serious, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, kung fu, wuxia, kung fu master, kung fu fighting, fight, sword duel, businessman, robin hood, wong fei hung, wire fu ...
Time:
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Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style:
heroic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, warrior, contests and competitions, fight, fistfight, medieval, pride and honor, mentor, wuxia ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 1950s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jet Li plays Ling, a student from the Blue Mountain school of martial arts, who, along with fellow students and Kiddo, find themselves embroiled in a country-wide political/clan war with the Highlander clan in the forefront of the battle.
Style:
surreal, cult classic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, tough heroes, wire fu, transgender, martial artist, kung fu fighting, sword duel, wu shu, weapons ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Chen Zhen returns to the international compound of China only to learn of his beloved teacher's death. This is compounded by the continual racist harassment by the Japanese population in the area. Unlike his friends, he confronts it head on ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, murder, revenge, kung fu classic, vengeance, vigilante, fight scenes, kung fu, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, wuxia ...
Time:
20th century, year 1972, 1910s, 70s
Place:
japan, bolivia, asia, china, shanghai ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style:
tense, captivating, heroic, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
martial arts, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, kung fu, warrior, courage, bravery, training, martial artist, fistfight, sino japanese war ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place:
china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong Fei-Hong and Aunt Yee return to do battle against these evil forces.
Style:
brutal, suspense, intense
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, combat, showdown, folk hero, master warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, fistfight, one against many, fight ...
Time:
1910s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, memory loss, heroes, danger, rescue, rivalry, society, fighting crime, fish out of water, gangster ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, china, asia, hong kong, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, realistic, brutal, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, martial arts, battles, historical event, strategy, chinese emperor, kung fu, medieval, violent, wuxia, horse, ancient history ...
Time:
medieval times, ancient times, year 2008
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, tibet, greece ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences ...
Style:
serious, stylized, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, shaolin, kung fu, wuxia, parents and children, rivalry, danger, rebelliousness, righting the wronged, heroic mission, shaolin monk ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, medieval, battles, desert, mistress, heroes, danger, eunuch, kung fu, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
china, seattle, ancient china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A serial adventure writer with problems in his personal life lives out the adventures of his literary hero, King of Adventurers.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, fast
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu master, kung fu, heroes, master warrior, ghost, obsessive quest, escapades, rivalry, treasure hunt, adventurer ...
Time:
1930s, 90s
Place:
asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, exciting, serious, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, shaolin, female warrior, tai chi, wuxia, monk, fight, shaolin monk, kung fu master, woman with a gun ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Two rivaling families live on opposite sides of a river. One of them practices Shaolin kung fu and has only sons, while the other has only daughters and practices the Wu-Tang sword. The father of the Wu-Tang family is so paranoid about the Shaolin ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, shaolin, kung fu, shaolin monk, wuxia, fight, master warrior, heroes, tough heroes, love affair, legends and myths ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, resistance, undercover, one man army, kung fu, kung fu classic, one against many, assassination, fight, state affairs, vengeance ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
Style:
sincere, suspenseful, epic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, fight, wuxia, asian history, soldier, civil war, kung fu, pow, battles, political unrest, treason ...
Time:
19th century, medieval times, 1860s, 1800s, year 2007 ...
Place:
china, east asia, ancient china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, shaolin kung fu, monk, martial artist, wu shu, dictatorship, conquering, kung fu, political unrest, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United ...
Style:
romantic, scenic, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu master, kung fu, fight, tough heroes, harassment, wuxia, samurai, master warrior, heroes, bus, bank ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, asia, china, hong kong, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
Style:
serious, surreal, scenic, atmospheric
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, master warrior, kung fu, supernatural ability, wuxia, heroes, sword duel, vengeance, danger, imaginary, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
100%
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