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Death Duel of Kung Fu (1979)
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Death Duel of Kung Fu (1979)
Original name: 形手螳螂腿
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Ming General Cheng (Wang Dao) and his band of soldiers escape to Taiwan after Ching forces topple the Ming Dynasty. Still fearing the deposed general's deadly potential, however, the Ching prince Ta orders his own band of ruthless mercenaries to finish off Cheng and his warriors. The rivals prove to be equally skilled, and soon everybody is kung fu-fighting in this action-heavy martial arts spectacular.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, stylized
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu classic, heroes, military, battles, soldier, master warrior, master criminal, chases and races, tragic love, vigilantism, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, drug dealing, political unrest, one man army, state affairs, unfulfillment, heroic mission, tough heroes, violent content, kung fu, exile ...
Time: 80s
Place: taiwan, china

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Blades of Blood (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
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Duration: 111 min.
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Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
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Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 93 min.
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Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers master. After one of the rival schools members kills some of the towns people Wong Fei-hong becomes ...
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The Invincible Armour (1977)
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Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
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