Movies like Strife for Mastery
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Strife for Mastery (1978)
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Original name: Shui yue men
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A feudal lord from China sends his son off to kill a criminal who has murdered thirteen of his men and has stolen a large sum of gold. The son, played by David Chiang, abandons his duty (without the will to live an assassin's life anymore) and leaves the Criminal with his life in exchange for his daughter to wed. David Chiang runs off with the criminal's daughter, and is then faced with rising conflict and more destruction to his family after he had abandoned his post. David Chiang must pull himself together and fight for his life.
Style:
surprise ending
Plot:
kung fu classic, martial arts, killer, thief, fight, kung fu, avenger, assassin, death, betrayal, criminal, priest, sword fight, theft, honor, asian, greed, good versus evil, surprise, poison, execution, antidote, blood, cut, impalement ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and cult film films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, fight, kung fu classic, violence, revenge and master warrior mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Strife for Mastery: Martial Club (1981), Chinese Vengeance (1973), Masked Avengers (1981), Shaolin Mantis (1978), The Deadly Duo (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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