Best Action movies of 1980

Actors : Richard Harrison, Bruce Le, Jang Lee Hwang, Nadiuska,

Two CIA agents - a kung fu master (Bruce Le) and a suave womanizer (Richard Harrison) - track the stolen formula for a super-sterility drug from Spain to Hong Kong, battling Neo-Nazi terrorists and a Vietnamese spy ring for its possession.

Actors : Sheng Chiang, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Li Wang, Feng Lu,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

When director Chang Chen found new talent and blood with "The Five Venoms" actors, most of which were trained in the highly acrobatic Chinese opera and well versed with exotic martial arts ...

Actors : Sha-Li Chen, Fei Meng, Chung Chien Li, Nancy Yen,
Directors : Kei Law,

Two Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This alum gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the ...

Actors : Rajinikanth, Rati Agnihotri, Jaishankar, Sumalatha,
Directors : S.P. Muthuraman,

Kaaliyan and Jaishankar are like dictators in neighboring villages separately, but in contrast to Kaaliyan, Jaishankar is selfish and bad. Engagement of Jaishankar's sister with Kaaliyan triggers rivalry between the two villages.

Actors : Jun'ichi Inoue, Masaya Oki, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Tarô Shigaki,
Directors : Hideo Onchi,

A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.

Actors : Kayo Matsuo, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Katsuno, Yumi Takigawa,
Directors : Kenjirô Ohmori,

A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.

Actors : K. Balaji, Rajinikanth, Surulirajan, Sridevi,
Directors : J. Mahendran,

A parsimonious Barbar must flee from the Police after meeting with a look-alike gangster.

Actors : Hsi Chang, Siu Ming Tsui, Shun-Yee Yuen, Lung Chan,
Directors : Woo-Ping Yuen,

Aspiring barber and experienced kung-fu fighter Shang learns that his childhood friend, Siu Ming, has been framed for murder by an unknown villain. When Shang begins looking into the crime,...

Actors : Annie McEnroe, Bradford Dillman, Judge Reinhold, Ken Wahl,
Directors : Paul Glickler,

It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies.

Actors : Yoshirô Aoki, Kai Atô, Yûsaku Matsuda, Asami Kobayashi,
Directors : Tôru Murakawa,

A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.

Actors : Robert Lansing, Anita Ekberg, Cornelia Sharpe, Omar Sharif,
Directors : Robert Michael Lewis,

Security Hazards Expert Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.

Actors : Lung Wei Wang, Tak Yuen, Kuan Tai Chen, Hsueh-Erh Wen,
Directors : Chin-Ku Lu,

Although injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.

Actors : Chia Yung Liu, Chia-Hui Liu, Lung Chan, Lily Li,
Directors : Chia Yung Liu,

Gordon Liu portrays a Buddhist monk who abandons his post at a Buddhist temple when the temple is attacked by Japanese troops during World War II. After he leaves the temple, he takes on ...

Actors : Tonio Gutierrez, Lito Lapid, Metring David, Nora Aunor,
Directors : Mario O'Hara,

Since they were young, Oscar (Lito Lapid) and Laura (Nora Aunor) were already close to each other. Ever since childhood Laura was already abused by her Aunt and Uncle. One day, when Oscar ...

Actors : Casanova Wong, Hai Fan Chang, Ti Chin, Di Ou,
Directors : Kan Ping Yu,

The evil Mr. Chu's control of a village is challenged by a Korean wanderer named Eagle and the three Kung Fu Kids.

Actors : David Chiang, Phillip Ko, Norman Chu, Lily Li,
Directors : Eric Tsang,

Yang Wei, finds himself drawn into the murky world of crime by a gang of ex-bandits who fear assassination! A series of robberies seem to carry all the hallmarks of their supposedly ...

Actors : David Chiang, Sha Chao, Chung-Kuei Chang, Ting Chao,
Directors : Hsueh Li Pao,

Historic swordplay of epic proportions tells the story about a hired assassin paid to assassinate the king

Actors : Pui-San Auyeung, Fei Ai, Shen Chan, Li Ching,
Directors : Yuen Chor,

Acclaimed director Chu Yuan was credited for bringing mystery thriller ingredients into his atmospheric martial arts epics, and this is one of the most impressive examples. The title refers...

Actors : Lito Lapid, George Estregan, Josephine Manuel, Paquito Diaz,
Directors : Lito Lapid,

Leon Guererro is a legend, a hero in that little barrio but when he died, group of bandits again ruled the place abusing the women and getting their harvest. People wrapped in fear could ...

Actors : Shabab Alawalpuri, Mehar Mittal, Rana Jung Bahadur, Veerendra,
Directors : Harbux Latta,

Sardara lives with his wife, Tejo; younger brother, Kartara; his parents, and sister, Ranu; in a fairly harmonious relationship. The family arranges the marriage of Ranu, and she moves out ...