Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Nobuo Kaneko, Makoto Fujita, Emi Hamada, Yûji Honma,
Directors : Eiichi Kudô,

Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Consequently, Hattori Hanzo fights the evil forces that threaten to destroy the nation.

Actors : Po Wang, Sung-il Shin, Dae-kun Lee,

The famous detective called 'the Hedgehog' finds himself the reluctant pawn of a North Korean spy who is trying to gain control of the Busan smuggling operations.

Actors : Hema Malini, Prem Chopra, Dharmendra, Sulochana Latkar,
Directors : Pramod Chakravorty,

This is the story of a eccentric young man, Ashok (Dharmendra) who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla ...

Actors : Debbie Chou, Tien Hsiang Lung, Fei Lung,

A group of lovely pearl divers on the Taiwan coast call on the help of an expert martial artist when they start to get exploited by a group of ruthless triads.

Actors : William Smith, Brian Patrick Clarke, Henry Beckman, Micheline Lanctôt,
Directors : Paul Lynch,

A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.

Actors : Aruna Irani, Shabana Azmi, Vinod Khanna, Pran,
Directors : Ramesh Ahuja,

After the murder of his wife, and his son's kidnapping, Dr. Vidya Bhushan decides to devote the rest of his life as a Poojary, living on the premises of a princely-donated temple, hoping ...

Actors : Chung-Kuei Chang, Kau Chen, Kuang Lung Chi, Kao Chen,
Directors : Wu Ma,

A mysterious martial arts master takes revenge on the black Dragon gang for the murder of his father.

Actors : Ling Chia, Yi Chang, Kuan-Hsiung Wang, Angela Mao,
Directors : Hsin Yi Chang,

Two female and one male (the strong, silent type) constables compete to recapture the Night-Shining Pearl, stolen by the Four Chiefs, who are lead by the treacherous Coldwater Tiger.

Actors : Bolo Yeung, Chi-ying Chu, Yeh Fang, Lik Cheung,
Directors : Yeh Fang,

Cheung Lik and Lau Wing are both being trained in kung fu, one by a good master (Fong Yau,), and one by a bad master (San Kuai.) Cheung Lik and San Kuai must team up to defeat ten killers ...

Actors : Midori Kanazawa, Hiroshi Fujioka, K Amoha, Willy Dorcey,

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.

Actors : Wei Tung, Lu-Ling Li, Don Wong, Sing Chen,
Directors : Hao-han Chang,

An assassin terrorizes the countryside, killing many fighters from distinct clans and leaving only one clue - a mask. A secret government agent (Don Wong Tao) posing as an assassin, is on ...

Actors : Adoor Bhasi, Jayan, Sudheer Karamana, Jayabharati,
Directors : Sasikumar,

Rescued and adopted by a charioteer, Karna rises to excel as a warrior/archer.

Actors : Ling Chia, Don Wong, Hua Chung Ting, Hung Chi Chang,
Directors : Pei-Cheng Chang,

When the Iron Swallow sets out to enforce her own deadly brand of justice, a mysterious killer attempts to frame her. Now, the limbs fly and the blood flows, friend will fight friend in an ...

Actors : Shen-Lin Chen, Hua Yueh, Feng Hsu, Lieh Lo,
Directors : Chi-Hwa Chen,

Chi Tien-wei has been elected Chief of the jianghu after his three disciples eliminate the most feared fighters in the jianghu, namely: the "Militant Dragon and Tiger", the "Devil Stars" ...

Actors : Kuan-Hsiung Wang, Chia Yung Liu, Jieh-Wen King, Yu Wang,

The story centers on a secret society that plots to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and resume the Ming monarchy. The organization gains the support of numerous righteous martial clans, but the ...

Actors : Vicente Fernández, Patricia Rivera, Fernando Almada, Roberto Cañedo,
Directors : Alberto Mariscal,

A young boy witnesses the assassination of his father by a criminal who gives him an earring to remember him by. Now grown up, the man is out in the hunt for his father's killer taking anyone down in his way.

Actors : Min-Yi Huang, Ya Ying Liu, Yat Fan Lau, Wai-Man Chan,
Directors : Shen Liang,

When Wang Chung decides to leave his life of crime, his boss won't let him go, so he commits a series of heinous killings, and fabricates evidence, suggesting Wang is the murderer. Wang ...

Actors : Lingfeng Shangguan, Barry Chan, Lieh Lo, Shu Lin Chang,
Directors : Hung Min Chen,

Silver Mask and Gold Mask and their gang of animal themed henchmen are after a magic sword entrusted to a little boy. It's Taiwanese madness with the star of King Hu's Dragon Inn.

Actors : Helen, Rekha, Nadira, Vinod Khanna,
Directors : Sudhendu Roy,

Bombay-based wealthy Sagar leaves his disapproving father to get married to middle-classed Sarita, rents a flat, and drives a taxi for a living. Sarita longs to be rich, borrows ten ...

Actors : Donna Wilkes, Josette Banzet, Keenan Wynn, Michael Christian,
Directors : David Worth,

Guy Montgomery is a male prostitute and on the run. Desperately trying to escape his tragic and sometimes violent past... See full synopsis »