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Karate Girl (2011)
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Karate Girl (2011)
Original name: KG カラテガール
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world’s greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. However, one incident brought her a fateful encounter with her sister who was separated in their childhood. But, her sister was raised as a heartless killing machine by the mysterious gang who took her. .
Style: unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, stylized, cult film
Plot: karate, female martial artist, pretty girl, teenage girl, pretty woman, martial arts, kidnapping, japanese man, schoolgirl, japanese schoolgirl, sibling relationship, fight, violence, criminal, female fighter, female protagonist, terrorist, police, mercenary, deception, showdown, fistfight, bandit, twists and turns, female fight ...
Place: japan, okinawa japan, okinawa
Keyword: challenge, american, body, pipe

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, exciting, suspenseful and independent film films with plots about martial arts, fistfight, brawl, violence, fight, hand to hand combat and kung fu mostly in Action, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Karate Girl: High-Kick Girl! (2009), Once Upon a Time in China V (1994), Black Belt (2007), Belly of the Beast (2003), Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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High-Kick Girl! (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Martial arts purists -- not to mention fans of miniskirt-clad, high-kicking karate girls -- will welcome the tightly choreographed fight scenes and slow-motion scuffles in this film about a teenage karate phenom eager to take down her older peers. ...
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, fast ...
Audience: teens
Plot: karate, martial arts, teenage girl, female martial artist, hottie, japanese schoolgirl, rivalry, master warrior, gang, battles, danger, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)
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: intense, suspense, brutal
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, medieval, one against many, fight, warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, mixed martial arts, fistfight, martial artist, corruption ...
Time: 1910s
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Black Belt (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: karate, martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, battles, vengeance, rivalry, against the odds, military life, instructor, tough heroes, self defense ...
Time: 1930s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Belly of the Beast (2003)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan has worked to corner the narcotics and arms markets. Jake must engage in a battle that will put ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, terrorism, rescue, race against time, wiretap, missing person, parents and children, lone wolves, government agency, danger, espionage ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, thailand, hawaii, washington d.c.
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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 ...
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Russkiy Reyd (2020)
Genre: Action
Country: Russia
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Nikita, a former Russian Spetsnaz operative, is hired to neutralize the large private security force at a local factory so that his shady employer can extort the business from the factory owner. But Nikita and his group of highly trained fighters ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, rough ...
Plot: police, swat team, swat, law enforcer, revenge, fight, team, organized crime, mission, vengeance, fistfight, martial arts ...
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Ten Tigers of Shaolin (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The noble Ten Tigers, one woman and nine men, protect their Cantonese region the villainous Lord Yung and his underlings. When Yung kidnaps the wife of one of the Tiger's students, the Tigers disguise themselves as a Princess and her followers ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, female martial artist, tough guy, tough girl, village, female fighter, fistfight, kung fu master, kung fu classic, hand to hand combat ...
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20%
Irresistible Force (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A police sergant is about to retire. Therefore he only wants to let the time pass by without getting in trouble or even becoming hurt. But this is not so easy as he receives as partner an enthusiastic young, female agent who provokes all kinds of ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, suspense, surprise ending
Plot: female warrior, karate, buddy cop, woman with a gun, die hard, female martial artist, computer cracker, terrorist, policewoman, terrorist group, shopping mall, fight ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Ong Bak 2 (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Moments from death a young man is rescued by a renowned warrior. Realizing unsurpassed physical potential in the young boy he trains him into the most dangerous man alive. As he becomes a young man he goes on a lone mission of vengeance against the ...
Style: stylized, serious, harsh, epic, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, revenge, betrayal, vengeance, violence, master warrior, sword fight, rivalry, obsessive quest, danger, human spirit ...
Time: year 2008, middle ages, medieval times, 15th century
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Recruited by a clandestine police organization, "K" must stop a plot by student radicals to create anarchy in Japan. Armed with a hi-tech steel yo-yo, and a new name (Asamiya Saki), she must infiltrate an elite high school to find the ...
Style: exciting, realistic, stylized, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, investigation, danger, working undercover, heroes, terrorism, master warrior, race against time, undercover, dishonesty, self mutilation, kickass women ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
The Executioner (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
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Style: exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, ninja, sexploitation, heroes, gangster, drug dealing, leadership, rivalry, danger, law enforcement ...
Time: 70s
Place: tokyo, asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Champ vs. Champ (1980)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A gang leader targets the daughter of an enemy who's been promised to a local fighter. After losing his leg to a poison arrow, the fighter learns to fight again using a metal leg.
Style: semi serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, stylized
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, handicapped, karate, fight, master warrior, heroes, vengeance, military, supernatural, master villain, vigilantism, escapades ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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 ...
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18%
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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 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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The Showdown (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Eight martial arts masters trained in a variety of different fighting styles are summoned to the mountains for a fierce competition.
Style: independent film
Plot: taekwondo, showdown, muay thai, master warrior, judo, kung fu fighting, mixed martial arts, duel, kung fu master, karate, boxer, boxing ...
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18%
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Tiger Claws (1992)
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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
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ong Bak 3 (2010)
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Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Ong Bak 3 picks up where Ong Bak 2 had left off. Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, muay thai, kung fu, master warrior, mixed martial arts, one man army, heroes, martial artist, supernatural, medieval, vengeance ...
Time: year 2010, 15th century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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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
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Tiger Claws II (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Released five years after the first installment, Tiger Claws II finds Yeung's martial arts serial killer, Chong, busted out of jail by a team of heavies in the employ of gangster Dai Lo Fu and whisked across the country to San Fransisco's ...
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Soul of Chiba (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: This mid-1970s martial arts classic stars Sonny Chiba as Mu Yun Tek, a young man trained in the Thai fighting style since childhood to one day avenge his parents' death. When a fellow student kills their teacher, Mu Yun's thirst for ...
Plot: martial arts, fighter, vengeance, showdown, jeet kune do, kung fu master, fight, tough guy, kung fu classic, one man army, kung fu fighting, ambush ...
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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 ...
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17%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Story: Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When ...
Style: suspenseful, thought provoking, suspense, captivating
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17%
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Duration: 78 min.
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)
Genre: Action, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
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Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
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Kill (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Four segments by four different Directors. Kiriko (Takanori Tsujimoto), The Children’s Samurai (Kenta Fukasaku), The Firing Range (Makoto Tahara), and Assault Girl 2 (Mamoru Oshii). Kiriko: the spirit of a murdered assassin takes revenge on the ...
Style: anthology, exciting, captivating, suspense, tense ...
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Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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Black Tigers (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Style: cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vietnam war, revenge, kung fu, politics, rescue mission, military, rescue, machine gun, conspiracy, one against many, one man army ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: vietnam, asia, los angeles, washington d.c., california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
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Ninja Killer (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: Turkey, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Erol is a successful cop, who lives with his sister Yasemin. Wang, the most troublesome gang leader of Hong Kong comes to Istanbul. The Security Department of Istanbul, appoint Erol to catch Wang. The Hong Kong Security Department sends their spy ...
Plot: ninja, kung fu, police officer, hand to hand combat, fight, karate, martial arts, brawl, kung fu classic, fistfight, action violence, kung fu fighting ...
Place: istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Blood Ring 2: The Killer Instinct (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
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The Death Duel (1972)
Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
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