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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Original name: 五郎八卦棍
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 4th, 5th, and 6th brothers are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother, takes refuge in a temple. Liu's superb martial arts skill, impress the temple's senior monks. He learns that his sister has been captured by the conspirators.
Style: grindhouse, perverse, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, stylized
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu classic, kung fu, medieval, fight, wuxia, ninja, shaolin, weapons, sword, fight club, heroes, monk, captivity, family relations, master warrior, rebellion, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, danger, confined, rebelliousness, political unrest, siblings relations ...
Place: china, asia
Keyword: chinese, matriarch

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and stylized films with plots about martial arts, master warrior, kung fu, heroes, rivalry, fight and kung fu classic mostly in Action, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), Blades of Blood (2010), One-Armed Swordsman (1967), Crippled Avengers (1978), Five Element Ninjas (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
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 ...
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Time: year 1978, 18th century
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Blades of Blood (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, tense, stylized ...
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Time: 16th century
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One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An evil gang attacks the Chi school of Golden Sword Kung Fu. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school, his dying wish is that his son be taken in as a student. Young Fang Kang grows up in the school and treasures his ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Crippled Avengers (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Crippled Avengers is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It has been released in North America as Mortal Combat and Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. The film follows a group of martial ...
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
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Five Element Ninjas (1982)
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Duration: 107 min.
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Place: china, east asia, asia
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Shaolin practitioners and brothers Wu and Hung kill the merciless Pai Mei. However, Pai Mei's even more merciless brother White Lotus takes revenge; killing most of the Shaolin disciples, including Wu and Hung's girlfriend, leaving only ...
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Style: realistic, serious, tense, exciting, rough
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Ashes of Time (1994)
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Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 100 min.
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Time: year 1994
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Challenge of the Masters (1976)
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Country: Hong Kong
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Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
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Shaolin Mantis (1978)
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Skilled martial arts director Lau Ka Leung offers you another Kung Fu treat! this Asian classic introduces viewers to the Shaolin Mantis way of fighting! The tale takes you back to the Qing dynasty & Wei Feng, the son of a Qing official who ...
Style: grindhouse, realistic, serious, touching, exciting ...
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: grindhouse, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
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Style: cult classic, fast, serious, psychotronic
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The Shaolin Temple (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
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Martial Club (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
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Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
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Style: suspenseful, semi serious, exciting
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Fury of the Shaolin Master (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
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Style: exciting, rough, stylized, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
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Place: asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Heroic Ones (1970)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals (who he treats as sons) to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud ...
Style: grindhouse, serious, realistic, epic
Audience: boys' night
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