Best Martial Arts movies of 1970s

Actors : David Chiang, Lieh Lo, Wai-Man Chan, Ping Chen,
Directors : Meng Hua Ho,

As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the 'Shaolin Handlock' while an old wolf-in-sheep's-clothing friend Fang ...

Actors : Akiko Koyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Akane Kawasaki, Isao Natsuyagi,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

A karate fighter and a samurai join opposing gangs to take them down from the inside.

Actors : Kuan Tai Chen, Sing Chen, Yung Henry Yu, Ta Chuan Liu,
Directors : See-Yuen Ng,

A band of evil Japanese martial artists want to possess all the dragon herb in a small Chinese village. It's up to fugitive loner and ace karate fighter Jang Wu-dip to stop these nefarious marauders.

Actors : Dana, Sing Chen, Bruce Li, Lik Cheung,

The tribe of a remote island worships the legendary Snake Pearl. Two masters of kung fu visit the isle and discover they must defend the daughter of the murdered chief against a evil wizard.

Actors : Siu-Lung Leung, Shan Kwan, Wai-Man Chan, Angela Mao,
Directors : Chang-hwa Jeong,

Angry and aggressive orphan Lotus Lin gets raised as a Buddhist in a Shaolin temple after her mother dies in the wake of giving birth to her in prison. Consumed with rage, Lin gets expelled...

Actors : Kathryn Walker, William Prince, Jon Cypher, John Marley,
Directors : Ernest Pintoff,

A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.

Actors : Joe Lewis, Barbara Bach, Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee,
Directors : Ernest Pintoff,

A world's new kung-fu hero (Joe Lewis) is out to stop drug dealers, gangs and help save the world from an evil con (Christopher Lee).

Actors : Meng Lo, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Chen Chi Lin, Sheng Fu,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

LIFE GAMBLE is the tale of a simple blacksmith (Kuo Chue) with extraordinary martial arts skills who is entangled in a life and death struggle between swordsmen, thieves, con artists, a ...

Actors : James Ryan, Daniel DuPlessis, Charlotte Michelle, Norman Coombes,
Directors : Ivan Hall,

Two former ranking figures of the Axis powers schedule a deadly martial arts tournament in an isolated locale. The two rivals then race to assemble the top competitors from around the world...

Actors : Kwok Kuen Chan, Kuan Tai Chen, Sheng Fu, Kuan-Chun Chi,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

When the "godfather of the kung-fu film" Chang Cheh decided to tell their stories with Alexander Fu Sheng, Chen Kuan-tai, and Chi Kuan-chun in the roles, it was cause for celebration. This ...

Actors : Meng Lo, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Sheng Chiang, Li Wang,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

Three refugees become sworn brothers during a war. One (Kuo Chui/Philip Kwok) works in a whore house, one (Chiang Sheng) in a gambling house, and the other (Lo Mang) in a martial arts ...

Actors : David Chow, Kuei Chang, Little Unicorn, Chi-Min Chin,
Directors : See-Yuen Ng,

Fighting sequences and drama of the famed martial arts icon grace this biopic as he goes from Hong Kong, to studying at the University of Washington in Seattle, to California, and the ...

Actors : Richard Harrison, Szu Shih, Sheng Fu, Kuan-Chun Chi,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

Four friends learn kung fu to avenge the death of their friend against the manchus.

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 : Kôjirô Hongô, Shin'ichi Chiba, Masaru Shiga, Hideo Murota,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.

Actors : Bolo Yeung, Fan Chiang, Wai-Man Chan, Yeh Fang,
Directors : Ta Huang,

A martial arts fighter, haunted by his past, takes a job as a dock worker in a small village. His vow never to fight again is tested by the cruel owner of the pier.

Actors : Hung Pai, Fei Meng, Lin Lin Li, Yasuaki Kurata,
Directors : Yang Ming Tsai,

A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.

Actors : Lloyd Bochner, Ron Slinker, Joie Chitwood, Richard Jaeckel,
Directors : Ricou Browning,

Heads roll as two cops, Chuck and Andy, go against Mr. D'Angelo, the biggest drug dealer in Florida, and his ruthless enforcer Fred, who has no legs but does have two mean double barrel shotguns built into his wheelchair.

Actors : Dean Shek, Ching Wong, Kar-Yung Lau, Lily Li,
Directors : Ricky Lau,

Street performer Cho (Lau) is hoping to raise money to study martial arts. Soon, he becomes friends with Yan (Shek) the son of a rich man who was robbed. The duo set off to help catch the ...

Actors : Wilfredo Roldan, Warhawk Tanzania, Elsie Roman, Larry Fleischman,
Directors : Barry Rosen,

A martial arts master takes on an evil demon that haunts the New York City subways.