Movies like Showdown At The Equator

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Showdown At The Equator (1978)
 5.3
 27
Showdown At The Equator (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An undercover detective uses a restaurant targeted for harassment by a criminal gang to infiltrate the gang and arrest its members.
Style: independent film, detective
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, karate, criminal, judo, gunfight, brawl, fistfight, undercover cop, action violence, police shootout, jeet kune do, pistol, shootout, hand to hand combat, gun, stylized violence, judo throw, karate chop, roundhouse kick, fighting, karate kick

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Most similar movies to Showdown At The Equator

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, fast paced, grindhouse and action adventure films with plots about fight, martial arts, kung fu, fistfight, fighting, brawl and kung fu classic mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Showdown At The Equator: The Growling Tiger (1974), The Great Hero (1978), Golden Dragon, Silver Snake (1979), Enter the Game of Death (1978), Bruce the Super Hero (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Growling Tiger (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The members of an illicit organization called The Black Hand placed a lot of money on Bruce Lee. When Bruce, however, costs them a million dollar they are not happy and plot revenge.
Plot: brawl, fistfight, judo, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, martial arts, fight, action violence, karate, kung fu, violence, jeet kune do ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
The Great Hero (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During World War II, Japanese soldiers invade a small Chinese town. Li immediately takes out four of the soldiers who want to steal some chickens. The story then follows the bumbling Japanese soldiers and their commander until Li shows up again for ...
Style: fast paced, independent film
Plot: shootout, violence, pistol, hand to hand combat, brawl, two man army, kung fu classic, kung fu master, fight, gunfight, karate, fistfight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: He's just a hotheaded, rude and violent young man who loves punching people. His family are killed in a revenge attack and he seeks revenge.
Plot: martial arts, anti establishment, anti hero, martial artist, kung fu classic, fistfight, kung fu fighting, fight, hand to hand combat, tattoo, kung fu master, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Golden Dragon, Silver Snake (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Kung Fu star Dragon Lee appears as 'Golden Dragon', who teams up with 'Silver Snake' to take revenge on the men responsible for his brother's murder...
Plot: kung fu classic, jeet kune do, violence, karate, hand to hand combat, brawl, asian man, kung fu, fight, taekwondo, action violence, martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Enter the Game of Death (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It's approaching World War 2 and China is expecting an to be invaded by Germany and Japan. Mr Ang is hired by a Chinese group who are after a "secret document." Many other groups want to get their hands on it as well. It's on the ...
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, exploitation, fight scenes, master warrior, fight, kung fu fighting, martial artist, action violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight, asian ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Bruce the Super Hero (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Bruce returns to Manila to investigate the murder of his sister, Susan Chang. On the night of her attack she was helped by an amateur-boxer, Ramon "Rocky" Roblado. Behind Susan's death is the 'Black Dragon Society', who are ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, karate, hand to hand combat, bare chested male, death, night, boxer, jeet kune do, violence, martial artist, fistfight, kung fu fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 5.7
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Fist of Fury 2 (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: After Chen Zhen's execution in Shanghai, the Japanese feared that his death would unite all Chinese kung fu schools against them. Fearing this, the Japanese gave orders to the head of the Hong Ku School, Miyamoto (Lo Lieh) to surpass all ...
Style: fast paced, independent film
Plot: martial arts, medieval, karate, kung fu, fight, bare chested male, master warrior, heroes, showdown, jeet kune do, vengeance, murder ...
Time: 1910s
Place: shanghai
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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The 18 Amazones (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A ruthless Warlord from Manchuria builds a martial arts labyrinth that contains 18 martial art amazons, many try to enter but none leave, until Dragon Lee, seeking to avenge his father: his skills are good enough to defeat the 18 fighters and the ...
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, violence, jeet kune do, fistfight, kung fu, brawl, hand to hand combat, asian man, kung fu fighting, karate, fight, taekwondo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Dragon's Showdown (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Lee Lung witnessed the murder of his parents by the ruthless bandit Shek King who in turn abducted Lee's infant sister. Lee wanders the land and learns martial arts from a drunken master. Once his skills are perfected, Lee sets out in search of ...
Plot: fight, martial arts, kung fu, revenge, asian, kung fu classic, brawl, fistfight, action violence, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, jeet kune do ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Kung Fu Fever (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Taiwan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A training manual supposed used by Bruce Lee himself has mysteriously disappeared and is highly sought after by good and evil alike.
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, friend, violence, master warrior, kung fu fighting, karate, martial artist, hand to hand combat, kung fu master, fistfight, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Muscle of the Dragon (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Kim Man-sul who is released from prison after serving time for illegally smuggling and manufacturing methamphetamines turns up missing. Police investigator Pak Geo-ryong infiltrates the headquarters of a cult religious group called Baewon-gyo after ...
Plot: action violence, karate, fistfight, fight, martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, jeet kune do, fighting style, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Dragon Bruce Lee, Part II (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: While transporting funds for independence movement, Lee Han-saeng is shot in the legs by the Japanese military police. He recovers from his wounds with the help of Jang Geo-chil, an independence fighter, and his daughter, Wan-ah. When the Japanese ...
Plot: bare chested male, violence, martial arts, karate, beefcake martial arts, kung fu, beefcake, tough guy, kung fu classic, fight, taekwondo, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
New Fists of Fury (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung-Fu school in Taiwan has designs on bringing all other ...
Style: action adventure, cult classic, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, heroes, master warrior, wartime life, school, murder, heroic mission, against the odds, tough heroes ...
Place: taiwan, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 4.8
 48
Conspiracy (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: To gain control of a gold mine, the owner Ho Kwai-Shan is poisoned by the Lee family. His daughter Yu-Ling is staying with her uncle at his martial arts school and was due to return home. Just before she leaves, the masters son, Sha Yu-Lung, returns ...
Style: independent film
Plot: fight, hand to hand combat, kung fu master, martial arts, hapkido, kung fu classic, wu shu, karate, violence, kung fu fighting, kung fu, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Dragon Lee Vs. The 5 Brothers (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Dragon Lee takes on five warriors who were sent by the emperor to discover who's behind the rebels plotting his downfall.
Plot: martial arts, brutality, violence, showdown, fistfight, duel, warrior, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, brawl, hapkido, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 6.3
 153
Deadly Strike (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The new police chief (Bruce Li) arrives in a small provincial town. He's been charged with bringing a dangerous gang to justice. But within seconds, the chief provokes a showdown with his lazy deputies. Realizing that they are not up to the ...
Style: surprise ending, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, jail, gangster, criminal, massacre, murder, violence, brutality, blood, showdown, jeet kune do ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Bruce, King of Kung Fu (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Malaysia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Bruce Le stars as Bruce Lee, a young teenager who is the leader of the Liu City gang, who gets into trouble and street fights every now and again. Bruce is a student in the style of Chinese boxing, but when his skills are not enough to fend off a ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, chinaman, martial artist, fight, kung fu, asian, kung fu classic, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, fistfight, bully, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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18 Weapons of Kung Fu (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Li Tai must endure terrible hardship under his sadistic Kung-fu master in order to perfect his fighting technique. The ambitious young man finally has a chance to prove himself when his old master meets his match and Li has to use the eighteen ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, brawl, fight, fistfight, martial artist, kung fu classic, kung fu fighting, master warrior, fighting, roundhouse kick ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Mission for the Dragon (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Han Wu-song, an antique collector, gets killed while appraising a bronze horse rider statue which trader Wang Dae-in has stolen from a tomb. Dae-in dies on the scene and Wu-song leaves the killer's name on the cave wall before he dies. ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, action violence, mission, hand to hand combat, fistfight, antique, fighting, kicked in the face
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger (1982)
Genre: Drama, Action
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Dragon Kong, a victor of a millionaire's martial-arts contest, is about to begin the most dangerous mission of his life. For his prize, the millionaire's ravishing daughter Susan, has been stolen - kidnapped by a Ninja sect headed by Tiger ...
Plot: ninja, martial arts, violence, ninja warrior, asian, kung fu, fight, kung fu classic, action violence, duel, fistfight, ninja magic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 5.0
 49
Kung Fu Gold (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A massive gold forture is hidden somewhere in the hills surrounding Hong Kong, and 12 kung fu masters are in pursuit of the loot. Through a series of head-to-head confrontations, the pool of treasure hunters dwindles until there's one left.
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, violence, asian, brawl, fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 5.2
 167
Fist of Fury 3 (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After avenging the death of his brother, Chen Shen (Bruce Li) returns home from Shanghai. He tells his mother (who went blind from crying over her son's death) that he will no longer fight. However, being a movie with the words "fist" ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, medieval, kung fu, bare chested male, vengeance, brother, mother, heroes, wing chun, master warrior, duel, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Call Me Dragon (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Golden Sand City is filled with brothels and casinos funded by drug lord Yim Kung Ho (evil Mr. Yem) and policed by the iron fist of his henchman Panther (Leopard Head). Vigilantes Inspector Big Dragon (Bruce Liang), Little Mouse, and Black Cat plan ...
Style: independent film
Plot: fight, master warrior, kung fu fighting, kung fu classic, kung fu, kung fu master, martial arts, martial artist, fistfight, violence, young, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 4.4
 219
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 ⇓
44%
The Brutal Boxer (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The bloodiest Kung Fu battles ever fought. The subtitle says it all, as there is hardly any story, but all the more raw fighting.
Plot: heroes, master warrior, boxing, kickboxing, violence, combat, showdown, tough guy, kung fu, martial artist, martial arts, mixed martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Bruce and the Iron Finger (1979)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After the murder of two kung fu experts, Bruce, a Police Inspector from New Zealand, decides to get involved in the case despite only being on vacation in Hong Kong. At the scene of the most recent murder, the victim managed to tear off a Buddha ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, cop, villain, fistfight, karate, one against many, kung fu classic, fight, kung fu master, assassination, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Steel Fisted Dragon (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A kung-fu master hunts down the villain who killed his mother.
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, bare chested male, martial artist, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, brawl, kung fu master, violence, fight, villain, kung fu classic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.1
 168
The Himalayan (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The Tseng family is one of the most noble and respected clans in a small village in Tibet. The patriarch of the Tseng family wants to marry off his daughter Ching Lan into the Kao clan. However, the cunning and deceitful eldest brother Kao Chu only ...
Style: action adventure
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, warrior, tough guy, kung fu classic, kung fu master, martial artist, fistfight, duel, fight, brawl, kung fu fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 5.5
 162
Dragon on Fire (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from America to help him.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, kung fu classic, kung fu, violence, brawl, fight, karate, taekwondo, jeet kune do, action violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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