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Holy Flame of the Martial World (1983)
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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, whimsical
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, crazy, irreverent, swordplay, wuxia, 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 ...
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 heroes, martial arts, rivalry, kung fu, master warrior, wuxia and fight mostly in Action, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Holy Flame of the Martial World: Iron Fingers of Death (1982), Blood of the Samurai (2001), Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), The Storm Warriors (2009), Flying Dagger (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 75 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
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Style:
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china, hong kong
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, exciting, humorous, fast
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
fast, semi serious, humorous, stylized, slapstick comedy
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, asia
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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