Directed by:
Toby RussellScreenplay:
Toby RussellCinematography:
Kenneth StipeCast:
Cynthia Rothrock, Woo-ping Yuen, Donnie Yen, John Woo, Bruce Lee, Lance Henriksen, Jackie Chan, Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Lung Ti (more)Plots(1)
This comprehensive English-language chronicle of the Hong Kong action cinema investigates its two primary subgenres, the martial arts film and the gunplay-heavy gangster movie. These types of films are explored through clips of classic and rare films, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with HK luminaries like Samo Hung, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima, Cynthia Rothrock, John Woo, and Yuen Woo-Ping. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Cynthia Rothrock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269228_ee5359.jpg)
Cynthia Rothrock
USA
Best movies:
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV movie)
Above the Law (1986)
Lady Reporter (1989)
![Woo-ping Yuen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269774_9a72b2.jpg)
Woo-ping Yuen
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Drunken Master (1978)
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)
![Donnie Yen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/720/161720605_7dc082.jpg)
Donnie Yen
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hero (2002)
![John Woo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269770_5b0cb7.jpg)
John Woo
China
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
![Bruce Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268032_b28c0d.jpg)
Bruce Lee
USA
Best movies:
Too Late for Divorce (1956)
The Orphan (1960)
Golden Gate Girl (1941)
![Lance Henriksen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/615/162615985_efdbcd.png)
Lance Henriksen
USA
Best movies:
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Dead Man (1995)
![Jackie Chan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267362_b7092a.jpg)
Jackie Chan
China
Best movies:
Drunken Master (1978)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Eagle's Shadow (1978)
![Don 'The Dragon' Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270368_491f1a.jpg)
Don 'The Dragon' Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Say Anything... (1989)
New York Ninja (2021)
![Sammo Hung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270745_996451.jpg)
Sammo Hung
China
Best movies:
Lightning Kung Fu (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
![Simon Yam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270770_6df052.jpg)
Simon Yam
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Night and Fog (2009)
![Lung Ti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271954_90fb15.jpg)
Lung Ti
China
Best movies:
The Avenging Eagle (1978)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Ninja in the Deadly Trap (1981)
![Biao Yuen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270747_0f3583.jpg)
Biao Yuen
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lightning Kung Fu (1980)
Warriors Two (1978)
The Invincible Armour (1977)
![Kirk Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402341_cde1ae.jpg)
Kirk Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1988)
The Twin Dragons (1992)
God of Gamblers II (1990)
![Gary Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272947_46f621.jpg)
Gary Daniels
UK
Best movies:
The Expendables (2010)
Mission of Justice (1992)
Full Impact (1993)
![Chia-Liang Liu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273138_80fba1.jpg)
Chia-Liang Liu
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Martial Club (1981) - narrator
Challenge of the Ninja (1978)
![Chia-Hui Liu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273596_021509.jpg)
Chia-Hui Liu
China
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
Challenge of the Ninja (1978)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
![Yukari Ōshima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440710_e5c348.jpg)
Yukari Ōshima
Japan
Best movies:
Angel Terminators II (1993)
The Outlaw Brothers (1990)
The Millionaires' Express (1986)
![Tak-Hing Kwan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/277/160277530_e0fe83.jpg)
Tak-Hing Kwan
China
Best movies:
Dreadnaught (1981)
The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice (1986)