Best Action movies of 1972

Actors : Ming Shih, Sing Chen, Yung Henry Yu, Wai-Man Chan,
Directors : Mar Lo,

Two trained ninja fighters take on a gang of thugs; a big city crime boss and his death and destruction.

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Dara Singh, Dharmendra, Mala Sinha,
Directors : Ramanand Sagar,

India is in a state of war with Japan and former Colonel Kapoor's sons, Rajan and Ram are both with the Indian Armed Forces. While Rajan is a Wing Commander with the Indian Air Force, Ram ...

Actors : Chung-Erh Lung, David Wei Tang, Barry Chan, Yuan Yi,
Directors : Min-Hsiung Wu,

Without a doubt one of the best bashers ever made. When our hero (Barry Chan) comes home from working, he finds his father and wife murdered, and a message written in blood. Its vengeance ...

Actors : Max Alvarado, Vic Vargas, Boots Anson-Roa, Eddie Garcia,
Directors : Ishmael Bernal,

A re-telling of Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino patriot who fought against the Spanisha nd later Americans. He was later supported by the Japanese during WWII. Nickname was "El Vibora" (the Viper).

Actors : Nazima, Rekha, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha,
Directors : Kewal Misra,

Two young people having sworn to eliminate each other for own reasons become friends, chums without knowing the identity. Both have taken each ones beloved as sister and strive to protect ...

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mikio Narita, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of Edo.

Actors : Pugak, Chiquito, Rolando Gonzales, Tintoy,
Directors : Jun Gallardo,

With his face he clowns with his fist he kills.

Actors : Hua Yueh, Szu Shih, Mei Sheng Fan, Yanyan Chen,
Directors : Feng Yueh,

The lethal Shih Szu as the title swordswoman, who is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival.

Actors : Rekha, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Sharad Kumar,
Directors : A. Veerappan,

Disciplinarian Shanti Swaroop (Ashok Kumar) alienates himself from his wife Urmilla (Indrani Mukherjee); son, Ravi (Sunil Dutt), and daughter, Roopa (Yogeeta Bali). His wife passes away, ...

Actors : Tammy Gibbs, Misty Rowe, Linda Avery, Nick Klar,

Maggie learns she's pregnant so she runs away from home. Before long she gets involved with some other girls on their own who have found a way of supporting themselves. She joins them in ...

Actors : Dev Anand, Sujit Kumar, Pran, Sharmila Tagore,
Directors : Atma Ram,

Vijay has been assigned the task of building a bridge in a small community, that will link China with India. Vijay finds out that the task is an uphill one, as people living on both sides ...

Actors : Nancy Yen, Nan Chiang, Shang-Lin Chen, Chiang-Lung Wen,
Directors : Joseph Kuo,

Kon Loong, a rickshaw boy, learns kung-fu from master Auyang Tin-Kin, for three years of practice. Kon Loong is recognized as the best among all the students. One day, when the master is ...

Actors : Heena Kausar, Jeevan, Babita Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor,
Directors : Adurthi Subba Rao,

Ratan (Randhir Kapoor) is an illeterate horse carriage driver, who has dedicated his life to provide for his sister, Padma's (Hina Kauser) education. He meets with a gypsy girl Kohili (...

Actors : Pino Colizzi, Mico Cundari, Giancarlo Prete, Riccardo Salvino,
Directors : Duccio Tessari,

The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers.

Actors : Hee-ra Kim, Dong-hwi Jang, No-shik Park, Mi-yeong Kim,
Directors : Sang-hun Mun,

Kang Jin-kyu is imprisoned for killing a man who had wronged him. However, his mental anguish increases when he learns that his son has betrayed him and joined the gang of his enemy.

Actors : Rekha, Madan Puri, Vijay Anand, Dev Kumar,
Directors : Gogi Anand,

Ajay Arya passionately loves Sonia and will do anything to marry her. But Sonia breaks his heart and marries a older but much wealthier man by the name of Maganbhai. Unable to get Sonia out...

Actors : Mark Damon, Gary Wilson, Barbara O'Neil, Erna Schurer,
Directors : Mario Siciliano,

The story is about two rivals during the Russian Revolution.

Actors : No-shik Park, Mu-ryong Choi, Ji-mee Kim,
Directors : No-shik Park,

Park Dong-geun is falsely accused of a crime by Yu-jin. During his arrest by the police, Dong-geun loses his hearing. His sister, Kyeong-ah, attempts to exact revenge on Yu-jin but she is ...

Actors : Hsiao-Ping Yang, Peng Tien, Yuan Yi, Ching Ching Chang,

During WWII the Japanese occupied most of China and used the people for forced labor. They were notoriously cruel and some Chinese rose in resistance.

Actors : Miki Sugimoto, Masataka Naruse, Reiko Ike, Natsuko Miura,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

Delinquent girl boss meets and conflicts with an orphan girl who lives an isolated life after the dramatic deaths of her parents. She plays the piano, but stands up against her lecherous guardian, who is also a school official.