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Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983)
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Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983)
Original name: 武林聖火令
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story: This internationally popular tale of a brother and sister seeking vengeance for the death of their parents through the mythical yin/yang Holy Flame technique is an eye-filling epic. Kuo Chue (a.k.a. Philip Kwok), famous as the star of Chang Cheh's internationally famous "Venom" film series, both co-stars and choreographs this impressive tale - leading to a vaunted "action director" career with both the 007 thriller Tomorrow Never Dies and the cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf to his credit.
Style: romantic, psychedelic, scenic, exciting, rough, humorous, semi serious, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, heroes, supernatural, battles, orphan, family relations, master warrior, aerial combats, supernatural ability, vengeance, rivalry, mortal combat, tough heroes, violent content, revenge, sword, master, brother, graphic violence, laser, laughter
Place: china, asia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, semi serious, humorous and stylized films with plots about martial arts, heroes, rivalry, kung fu, master warrior, wuxia and escapades mostly in Action, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Holy Flame of the Martial World: Iron Fingers of Death (1982), Blood of the Samurai (2001), Twins Mission (2007), Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), The Twins Effect II (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Iron Fingers of Death (1982)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
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Blood of the Samurai (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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