Chinese kung fu films have always been spectacular and have a fascinating storyline. You can endlessly look at skillfully set battle scenes performed by talented actors. Such paintings are very popular both at home and far beyond its borders.
Introducing the top 10 best films about kung fu and karate.
10. Shadow (2018)
Many years ago, the kingdom of Pei ceded the important city of Jingzhou to the kingdom of Yang after the popular and brilliant commander Ziyu lost the duel to the infamous invincible Yang Kang. The cowardly king Pei is furious to learn that Ziyu challenged Yang Tsang to a rematch without permission and reduces Ziyu to the status of a commoner, despite objections from other military officials. The king proposes to marry his beloved sister Qingpin to the son of Yang Tsang, Yang Ping, in order to maintain peace between the two kingdoms. Yang Ping makes an insulting counter-offer to take Qinping as a concubine, which the king accepts, despite the disgust of Qinping and General Tien ...
9. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
In the valley of peace, a land in ancient China, inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the giant panda Po - a kung fu fan worships the furious five tigress, monkey, crane, viper and praying mantis - the quintet of amazing kung fu masters trained by Shifu, the red panda. However, Poe cannot fulfill his dream of learning kung fu, as he helps his adoptive father, Mr. Goose Ping, in his noodle restaurant.
But, the panda still does not suspect that he will soon become a dragon warrior, on which he will have a responsible mission - to stop the terrible Tai Lung, threatening to destroy the entire valley. At first, no one believes in his ability: neither Master Shifu, nor members of the furious five. However, Poe will prove that despite his weight and good natured character, he is worthy of the title of Dragon Warrior.
8. Ip Man (2008)
The main events of the picture unfold in China. Ip Manu was lucky to live in Foshan, a small town where almost every resident has more or less mastered martial arts. A man is considered the strongest kung fu master in the city. Ip does not have his own school where he could teach children his art. At home, he can only occasionally sparring with his friends in order to jointly analyze technical errors.
Gloomy times came for China when Japan attacked it. Despite everything, the master managed to maintain a clear mind, a noble heart and great wisdom of kung fu.
7. Showdown in the style of kung fu (2004)
The film takes place in China in the 40s and takes place around an unlucky gangster who dreams of becoming a member of the legendary band “Ax Gang”. At the same time, the leader of the group begins to terrorize one of the areas whose local residents are not so simple and give him a decent rebuff. All this is seasoned with humor, familiar to us from the time of “killed football” ...
6. Fearless (2006)
The film begins with Ho Yuanjia fighting and defeating three western players: the British boxer, the Belgian Lancer and the Spanish fencer. Awaiting the start of the fourth match, Ho recalls his father, Ho Andy, who taught martial arts. Then the story is told in an expanded flashback.
Watching his father fight, young Yuanjia wants to take part in the tournament, but his father is worried about his asthma. Yuanjia sees his father in a duel with Zhao, who dishonorably won by taking revenge when Ho Andy held back a death blow. Humiliated by the defeat of his father, Ho Yuanjia vows to restore the honor and pride of the Ho family. He practices martial arts behind his father. Over time, Huo Yuanjia defeats several opponents (including his son Zhao) and becomes a famous martial artist in Tianjin.
As he succeeds, he becomes arrogant and ruthless to his opponents, unlike his late father, who advocated mercy on his opponents. It also leads to Ho getting a lot of followers and getting into financial trouble spending his family's money on drinks and parties ...
5. The Drunken Master 2 (1994)
The film takes place in the early 20th century in China. Wong Fei-Hun, along with his father Wong Kei-Ying and a TSO servant, returning home to Canton after a trip to the Northeast, meets Fu Wen-Qi, the former main candidate for Qing-era military exams. After exchanging blows, Wong and Fu accidentally swap boxes for which they fought. Wong receives with the imperial seal, and Fu receives ginseng, which Wong's father bought for the client. Unknown Wong The Imperial Seal is one of the many Chinese artifacts that the British consul is trying to smuggle from China to the UK.
Returning to Canton, Wong gives the client the root of his father's favorite bonsai to pass him off as ginseng. Wong's stepmother, Lin, complicates the situation when she tries to help Wong by borrowing her necklace for money for Wong to buy new ginseng; their neighbors mistakenly believe that the Wongs are in financial difficulty. Meanwhile, the British consul sends his minions to hunt down Wong and seize the Imperial Seal. A fight breaks out between Wong and his minions when the latter try to grab a bag from Ling, thinking that it has a seal in it ...
4. Ong Bak (2003)
In the village of Ban Nong Pradu in the countryside in northeast of Thailand, there is an ancient Buddha statue named Ong Bak. Villagers despair after thieves from Bangkok destroy the statue and steal their heads. Thing, a villager who is extremely experienced in Muay Thai, voluntarily travels to Bangkok to recover the stolen head of Ong Bak. His only clue is Don, a drug dealer who tried to buy an amulet in Nong Prada the day before ...
3. The Karate Boy (1984)
In 1984, Daniel Larusso and his mother Lucille moved from Newark, New Jersey to Reseda, Los Angeles, California. The owner of their apartment is an eccentric, but kind and modest immigrant from Okinawa named Mr. Miyagi.
Daniel is friends with Ali Mills, a school cheerleader, noted by her arrogant ex-boyfriend Johnny Lawrence, a black belt winner and best student from the Cobra Kai dojo, where he studies the vicious form of karate. Johnny and his gang Cobra Kai are constantly bullying Daniel. On Halloween, after Daniel sprinkles water on Johnny from the hose, he and his gang chase Daniel down the street and brutally beat him until Mr. Miyagi intervenes and easily defeats them alone. Amazed, Daniel asks Mr. Miyagi to teach him karate. Miyagi refuses, but agrees to bring Daniel to the Cobra Kai-dojo to resolve the conflict. They meet Sensei John Chris, a former Vietnamese special forces veteran who heartlessly rejects the offer.
Miyagi then offers Daniel to take part in the World Karate Championship, where he can compete with Johnny and other Cobra Kai students on equal terms, and asks for the bullying to stop while Daniel is training. Creeze agrees to the terms, but warns that if Daniel does not appear in the tournament, the persecution will continue for both Daniel and Miyagi ...
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
In the 18th century China of the Qing Dynasty, Li Mu Bai is an experienced fencer, Wudang, and Yu Shu Lin leads a private security company. Yu Shu Lin and Li Mu Bai have feelings for each other, but since Shu Lin was engaged to a close friend of Mu Bai, Meng Xizhao, before his death, Shu Lin and Mu Bai feel bound by Meng Xizhao's loyalty and do not act in accordance with their feelings for each other.
Mu Bai, deciding to resign, asks Shu Lin to give his Green Fate sword to their benefactor in Beijing, Sir De. Once upon a time, teacher Mu Bai was killed by the Jade Fox, a woman who sought to learn Woodan's skills. While in Sir Dae’s house, Shu Lin meets Zhen Yu, the daughter of a wealthy and powerful governor, Yu, who is about to marry ...
1. Exit of the Dragon (1973)
The film tells the story of Tiger, a student of Bruce Lee, who comes to Hong Kong in search of answers regarding the mysterious death of his teacher. The character Susie Jung represents Betty Ting Pei. She and the Tiger come together and take on the Hong Kong mafia in search of the truth about the death of a martial arts legend.