Release Year: 1970
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A City Called Dragon
Sep 25, 2020‘A City Called Dragon’ is one of many 70s Taiwanese action films that deserve a wider audience and hopefully modest reviews like this can help.
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Blind Woman’s Curse
Jun 20, 2025Further elevated by an offbeat sense of humour, with periodic bursts of slapstick and broad comedy, Teruo Ishii’s ‘Blind Woman’s Curse’ is nothing if not memorable.
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Sorrowful To A Ghost
May 31, 2015Unless you find poorly made kung fu movies a source of amusement then I would seriously suggest you steer well clear of ‘Sorrowful To A Ghost’.
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Swordsman With An Umbrella
Jun 6, 2015One of the subtitles proclaims that one character ‘suicided himself’. After viewing ‘Swordsman With An Umbrella’ you may be tempted to mimic his actions.
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The Chinese Boxer
Feb 28, 2015Although dated, ‘The Chinese Boxer’ is historically fascinating and provides an interesting point of reference to the many films that would follow.
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The Heroic Ones
Mar 24, 2015Chang Cheh’s ‘The Heroic Ones’ is an ambitious and sumptuous martial arts epic that set a benchmark for Shaw Brothers at its time of release.
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The Twelve Gold Medallions
Jun 18, 2015Strong performances, intelligently filmed action and an all round aura of quality mean that this comfortably hits a four star rating.
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Valley Of The Fangs
Mar 26, 2018From opening credits that ape the Spaghetti Westerns of the period to its surprising epilogue wrap-up, ‘Valley of the Fangs’ is an equally surprising and unexpected hidden gem.
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Vengeance
Jun 20, 2015There are definitely better films out there than ‘Vengeance’ but Chang Cheh’s experienced editing and camera work do still make it an interesting watch.
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Yakuza Deka
Jun 29, 2015Despite some excellent action with Chiba on top form, it’s the unintentionally comical moments and camp overall feeling that win out.
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Yakuza Deka: The Assassin
Jun 29, 2015While it may still be an adequate time filler, ‘Yakuza Deka: The Assassin’ is really nothing more than a carbon copy of the first film.