Best Action movies of 1979

Actors : Meg Lam, Ming-Chuen Wang, Tung-Shing Yee, Shen Chan,
Directors : Yuen Chor,

Inspired from a famous martial arts tale, a young swordsman becomes obsessed with sword supremacy and challenges another kung fu master, where everything begins.

Actors : Nora Miao, Lun Chia, Wai-Man Chan, Pauline Yu-Huan Wang,
Directors : Wu Ma,

Handcuff is a biographical film about the life of Hong Kong Gangster Chen Hui Man. In the film, Chan wants to quit the triads and retire to Europe but the dons have other ideas.

Actors : Siu-Lung Leung, Billy Chong, Chin-Kun Li, Lieh Lo,
Directors : Wisjnu Mouradhy,

Young man travels to Indonesia to visit relatives and learns the art of karate.

Actors : Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi,
Directors : Prayag Raj,

Reformist Bombay Police Inspector Shankar Kumar would like to try a new approach to tackle crime - make new leaves of criminals by making them change their ways. He tries this on Raja ...

Actors : Aachi Manorama, Kamal Haasan, V.S. Raghavan, Pushpalata,
Directors : G.N. Rangarajan,

Chinnadurai (Major Sundararajan) owns a huge estate that grows and processes tobacco and tea leaves. Due to advancing age, he is concerned about leaving control to his son, Kalyana (Kamal ...

Actors : Ling Chia, Chia-Lin Sun, Hsieh Ouyang, Ling Chung,
Directors : Shan-Hsi Ting,

A blind martial arts practitioner is out to find her father's killers and hopefully regain her sight in this chop-and-kick-filled combat film.

Actors : Bill Cobbs, Ron O'Neal, Adolph Caesar, Sheila Frazier,
Directors : Christopher Leitch,

An ex-professional boxer (O'Neal) tries to make a new start when teaming up with a fast talking but ageing hoodlum (Ceaser) and an ex-call girl (Frazier) but soon get more than they ...

Actors : Moushumi Chatterjee, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Vijay Arora,
Directors : Subhash Ghai,

Impressed with the dedication shown by Police Inspector Gautam, the Commissioner of Police assigns him to police a lawless town, which is over-run by criminals, and where no police officer ...

Actors : Seaward Forbes, Brad von Beltz, Ed Parker, Bong Soo Han,
Directors : Elliott Hong,

SEE ED PARKER, AND RUSS DODSON, FROM "REVENGE of THE PINK PANTHER," SEE "THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE", BONG SOO HAN,BRANSCOMBE RICHMOND, AND RUSS DODSON, THE MARTIAL ARTS STUNT COORDINATOR CAROL CONNORS

Actors : Yi-Min Li, Pu-Liao Hsu, Chung-Kuei Chang, Pao-Shan Chang,
Directors : Shih Hao Ko,

Beggars are being killed left and right to get their old leader to come out of hiding and face an old enemy. Meanwhile, young Wu Han Wei is being instructed by his blind grandfather to ...

Actors : Junko Miyashita, Ren Seido, Yuri Yamashina, Naomi Tani,
Directors : Shôgorô Nishimura,

Okoma (literally, Red Cherry) was a woman gambler until she retired from the yakuza world. Two years later, she returns home, and finds that the big boss has been assassinated and his ...

Actors : Yuet Sang Chin, Bruce Li, Hoi Sang Lee, Chi Ping Chang,
Directors : Wah-Kei Wong,

When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go to live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house for a real estate development. The developer's ...

Actors : Helen, Shabana Azmi, Danny Denzongpa, Vinod Khanna,
Directors : Mahesh Bhatt,

Inspector Raj Singh's father was killed by Shankar and his men for gold. Years later he locates them but also finds that he has a step brother Suraj who works for Shankar now known as Devi Dayal.

Actors : Lee Montague, Roy Kinnear, Jeffrey Byron, Larry Cedar,
Directors : Robert Clouse,

Family spy adventure sees secret agent Luther Starling hoping to have a vacation in England to visit his friend Roger. However, a professor is kidnapped by Omega and Luther is soon on the case taking Roger with him.

Actors : Yun-jeong Hong, Hie-jeong Bang, Dae-kun Lee, Su-cheon Bae,
Directors : Ki-nam Nam,

Truck driver Mansu drives dreams of owning an orchard where he can live in peace with his mom. He is in love with Inok yet kills her ex-boyfriend by accident in a fight. Bumgu makes it look...

Actors : Hee-ra Kim, Dae-kun Lee, Won-suk Park, Bong Choi,

A man wears a camilla sent to him by his former lover upon his release from prison. He later learns that she has been killed and that her husband is a North Korean spy. Taking the code-name...

Actors : Fong Lung, Kuan Tai Chen, Sing Chen, Kang-Yeh Cheng,
Directors : Kuan Tai Chen,

Chen and his brother travel to Shanghai in search of fame and fortune, but end up pitted against Chinese Mafia bosses - and can only fight their way out of the web of violence and betrayal they find themselves caught up in.

Actors : Ann Villegas, Charlie Davao, Tony Ferrer, Lito Lapid,
Directors : Jerry O. Tirazona,

While investigating a crime syndicate, a dedicated cop crosses path with a mute vagrant who turns out to be an undercover agent that would eventually help him with his fight agaist it.

Actors : Ki-dal Hwang, Ju Hyeon, Sang-hie Han, Mu-Seong Kwak,
Directors : Dong-joon Choi,

Ok-to, a sky dragon, comes to Earth in human form in search of the mystic priest, Gwang-seon. In the course of his quest, he becomes involved in assisting two werefoxes in their opposition to the evil snake Imugi.

Actors : Beth Bautista, George Estregan, Isabel Rivas, Rudy Fernandez,
Directors : Humilde 'Meek' Roxas,

Guillen Sarmiento (Rudy Fernandez) leads a double life. He is a loving husband and father to his family in the province and leader of a gang in Manila. His group is involved in robbery and ...