Best Action movies of 1979

Actors : Shan Chang, Jackie Chen, Kai Chia, Kun Li,
Directors : Chung Ting,

Efforts of a grandfather teaching his grandson a style of fighting called "Cooking kung-fu"

Actors : Cecilia Wong, Chia Yung Liu, Yue Wong, Chia-Hui Liu,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

Acclaimed director Liu Chia-liang directs his brothers Gordon Liu Chia-hui and Liu Chia-yung in a wild and crazy ghostly film in this heralded sequel to The Spiritual Boxer.

Actors : Hua Yueh, Nancy Yen, Lieh Lo, Feng Shih,
Directors : Jen-Chieh Chang,

After several years, a legendary swordsman returns to save the villagers from a highly trained army of swordsmen and their leader.

Actors : Raymond Lui, Ling Chia, Hua Chung Ting, Chi Ping Chang,
Directors : Raymond Lui,

A beautiful young girl secretly learns the deadly art of the Crane Technique against the wishes of her father.

Actors : Yoshirô Aoki, Lily, Aiko Morishita, Yûsaku Matsuda,
Directors : Tôru Murakawa,

Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured, Narumi is forced to take on a new job - the target is a veteran killer as good as he is.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Dean Stockwell, Freddy Fender, Ronee Blakley,
Directors : Albert Band,

Family movies to a border town near Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so she gets in touch with the man who works for Villa.

Actors : Fung-Ling Chin, Sing Chen, Lieh Lo, Shu Lin Chang,
Directors : Chi-Hwa Chen,

A girl raised by apes falls for a prince who is secretly using her kungfu for his personal gain.

Actors : Kin-Kwan Poon, Alan Colavito, Yasuaki Kurata, Tadashi Yamashita,
Directors : Yueh-Ting Men,

After getting into a brawl in a Discotech in Dominica, three strangers; a Japanese tourist, a Chinese restaurant worker, and an American painter find themselves thrown in jail together and left to rot there.

Actors : Ina Skriver, Suzanne Danielle, June Chadwick, Anika Pavel,
Directors : José Ramón Larraz,

A wealthy industrialist hires Julia Hemingway and her elite team of three female mercenaries to sabotage a deal between his competitor and an oil sheik. They spy, seduce, steal and, when their employer tries to double-cross them, kill.

Actors : Hung Tsai, Barry Chan, Lieh Lo, Lily Li,
Directors : Min-Hsiung Wu,

An orphan girl (Lilly Lee) studies Crane boxing for 10 years to revenge on the ones who slaughtered her family.

Actors : Phillip Ko, Pan Pan Yeung, Ying-Chieh Han, Cliff Lok,
Directors : Kuen Yeung,

Defeated in a match at Shaolin, Wu Kung wanders China till he finds his own temple and style of fighting: Tang Sao Do Karate. Years later, student and ninth successor, Hsi Man Kwong ...

Actors : Armando Silvestre, Federico Villa, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Luciana,
Directors : Rafael Portillo,

When the land was soaked with the blood of an innocent family, the two surviving brothers swore they would take revenge no matter what. What chances do the two siblings have against a gang of ruthless thugs?

Actors : Min Kyu Choi, Dragon Lee, Ron Van Clief, Amy Chum,
Directors : Shi-hyeon Kim,

Shortly after his death, friends and enemies of Bruce Lee search for his unpublished final book.

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

The mysterious fighter Kam Ching Hung turns up at several martial arts schools and challenges leaders to duels, apparently with no discernible motive.

Actors : Bong-jin Jin, Bo-mi Kim, Dae-kun Lee, Tae-seon Mun,
Directors : Yeong-cheol Choi,

Ship captain Lee Dae-geun falls in love with a showgirl named Eun-shil. When a North Korean spy is refused transport by Dae-geun, the agent atempts to kill him. Lee kills the man in ...

Actors : Ah-Lei, John Liu, Chung-Erh Lung, Hung-Ki Chang,
Directors : Chih-Chao Chang,

20 years after the death of his parents, a martial artist sets out to avenge their deaths by pretending he doesn't know kung fu. But when it is revealed that he does know kung fu, the ...

Actors : Rey Malonzo, Tony Ferrer, Roberto Gonzalez, Erin Murphy,
Directors : Rey Malonzo,

One man is trying for greatness while battling a addiction and everybody thinks he done went bonkers

Actors : Ling Chia, Hsiu-Shen Liang, Ying Bai, Lieh Lo,
Directors : Tseng-Chai Chang,

A ruthless warlord has taken control of a large mine and plans to use the profits to further his political cause, but a group of revolutionaries team up with an undercover agent and put an end to his dastardly scheme.

Actors : Vinod Mehra, Amjad Khan, Jeevan, Bindiya Goswami,
Directors : Jugal Kishore,

After wealthy Dharamdas marries Tara, they are blessed with a son, Moti, but his business suffers. His assistant Bihari convinces him that his wife is responsible for his bad luck, and as a...

Actors : Siu-Lung Leung, Ho Chiu Kei, Sing Chen, Kuan-Chun Chi,
Directors : Lu Po Tu,

The film begins with the police at the time, through the honest Captain Liu, chasing a killer and rapist girls... See full synopsis »