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    253 - Hong Kong Godfather

    (End fight; Leung Kar-Yan & Norman Chu {a.k.a., Hsu Shao-Chiang} vs. Wang Lung-Wei & thugs)

    *Warning: Extreme violence.*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLEkSw-gY8

    HK Godfather was a very late (circa 1985) Shaw Brothers film, although its look and feel are very different. It came out around the time that Shaw Brothers was wrapping up its movie production.
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    254 - Kickboxer's Tears

    (Moon Lee vs. Billy Chow)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...ture=endscreen

    (Moon Lee vs. Yukari Oshima)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUkUoviE7Pc

    Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima were among the most intense screen fighters ever. Oshima was a black belt in Goju-ryu karate and had also trained at Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club, yet Moon Lee could match her onscreen move for move. Together they had the best woman vs. woman screen battles (see also entry #14).
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    255 - Shaolin and Wu Tang (whole movie)

    (End fight: Gordon Liu vs. Adam Cheng; Gordon Liu & Adam Cheng vs. Wang Lung-Wei)

    **end fight begins @ 119:30**

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcMMi...eature=related

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    256 - Japan Action Club tribute

    (Featuring Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shiomi, and Hiroyuki Sanada)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztedCMMl68I

    Sonny Chiba ... 'nuff said!

    In the 1970s, some people considered Etsuko Shiomi as Japan's answer to Angela Mao.

    Perhaps the most talented JAC alumni of all, Hiroyuki Sanada made many films in Japan, Hong Kong/Taiwan, China, etc., but is most well-known in the West for beating up Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai, and fighting Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 3, and his appearance in Lost He also appeared in Danny Boyle's Sunshine. He is a lauded stage actor; he appeared in the role of Fool in the Royal Shakespeare Company's millennium production of King Lear, for which he was awarded an honorary Member of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

    His films have run the gamut, including: Legend of the 8 Samurai, Roaring Fire, Ninja in the Dragon's Den, The Royal Warriors, Ringu (the original The Ring), The Twilight Samurai, The White Countess, The Promise, and the upcoming 47 Ronin. This is only a small sampling of his filmography. Hiroyuki Sanada's career has certainly gone far beyond the limits of the MA/action movie genre.
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    257 - The Girls of Action Cinema tribute

    A great collection featuring, but not limited to:
    Michelle Yeoh
    Cynthia Rothrock
    Cheng Pei-Pei
    Yukari Oshima
    Etsuko Shiomi
    Kara Hui
    Moon Lee
    Rina Takeda
    Jeeja Yanin
    Yang Pan-Pan
    Michiko Nishiwaki
    Sibelle Hu
    Zhang Ziyi
    Lily Li
    Angela Mao
    Joyce Godenzi
    Cynthia Khan
    Yang Ching-Ching

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=...A&feature=fvwp

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    258 - Dragon From Russia

    (Subway fight; Anthony Houk vs. Sam Wong. Also featuring Sam Hui)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNFCt0ZMjY

    259 - Practice: Dragon From Russia (subway fight)

    An extremely clever and well-done recreation of the above fight scene. These guys are highly talented performers, and I'm also very impressed with the camerawork. They've recaptured the '80s HK-style action choreography AND cinematography to a tee.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns1vOatYILw
    Last edited by Jimbo; 01-10-2012 at 09:39 PM. Reason: Re-word a sentence and add some points.

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    260 - Tower of Death (Game of Death 2)

    (End fight; Kim Tai-Chung vs. Hwang Jang-Lee. Also featuring Lee Hoi-San)

    The late Kim Tai-Chung (1943 - 2011) was best-known for being the 'fighting Bruce Lee double' in the first Game of Death (which actually used a couple of BL doubles, one for acting and the other for fighting), in the fight scenes the real BL obviously didn't do. He also played BL's ghost in No Retreat No Surrender.

    In this scene, Kim (named Tong Lung in the credits) is clearly doubled in the acrobatic sequences by Yuen Biao; probably one of the reasons Kim's face is kept in shadow much of the time. That and the fact that he didn't look like BL. His style also bore no resemblance to BL's, as Kim was primarily a Korean TKD kicker. Nonetheless, he was in a number of excellent fight scenes, like this one. He was certainly a very entertaining screen fighter in his own right.

    This movie was directed by Yuen Woo-Ping. For Kim's fight with Casanova Wong, check entry #50. This clip was dubbed in German.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H34a_cgGVMM
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    261 - The Bloody Treasury Fight

    (End fight; featuring Tan Tao-Liang, Chang Yi-Tao, David Chiang, Chan Wai-Man, Wang Chung, etc.)

    *end fight begins @ approximately 9:45*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIIB7HtoDA

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    262- Mark of Zorro Basil Rathbone Tyrone Powers. This still stands as one of the top sword sequences ever put on film. Both actors were already well trained in their craft because fencing was big at the time. I remember hearing that each actor would only play their teacher in this scene. Nevertheless it makes the current escrima scenes lame by comparison. The choreography is incredibly tight, filled with attacks that each actor must block or avoid as opposed to attacks toward spaces for safety.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VTyPWvyAF8



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    263- The Court Jester Basil Rathbone Danny Kaye. This scene predates cinematic comedy kung fu and, remarkably,still hold up. In this movie Basil Rathbone does aim for the spaces and appears to get doubled.
    There is an homage to the Mark of Zorro fight scene in this choreography which only adds to the hilarity of this scene. One can easily see strong parallels to what Jackie Chan does with his comedic efforts.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ztcOEBcAOs

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    264 - Fighting Ace (a.k.a., Kid's Ace in the Hole) {here given the generic title, 'Master of Death'}

    Entire Movie.

    (Opening Credits: John Liu & Kwon Young-Moon vs. Cheng Ching)

    (Kick training scenes: 16:45 to 18:00; John Liu vs. Kwon Young-Moon, training; 21:00 to 25:30)

    (End fights: John Liu vs. horse cutters; John Liu, Wang Tai-Lang and Lung Chun-Erh vs. Cheng Ching) *fights start @ 114:15)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uX5rls5kiU
    Last edited by Jimbo; 01-27-2012 at 07:34 PM.

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    265- "The Mark of Zorro", Douglas Fairbanks. This is a clip from a silent feature made in 1920. It has comedic flavor interspersed with stunt work done by Fairbanks. i did not expect to laugh from this but I did.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWXPg2oSWxo


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    266 - Zen Kwun Do Strikes in Paris

    (End fight; John Liu vs. Roger Paschy)

    For a montage of clips from this movie, see entry #48.
    This movie was filmed in France (obviously) and directed by John Liu. While he had an odd directing style, Liu showed that he could direct and perform in modern-day as well as period fight scenes. This is one of the longest, if not the longest, of John Liu's one-on-one screen fights. Roger Paschy was a European karate champion as well as a Muay Thai fighter.

    It's interesting/funny how there is a safety mat on the yacht onto which Liu and Paschy throw each other. Though in several instances you can clearly see the missed blows that 'land', and despite the 'hits' they take, neither shows any signs of injury; nevertheless, the karate skills of each are very clear.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyrm9C2JDk
    Last edited by Jimbo; 01-29-2012 at 11:11 AM.

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    267 - Southern Fists, Northern Kicks (a.k.a., Secret Rivals III; New South Hand Blows & North Kick Blows)

    Full movie.

    (End fight; John Liu & Alexander Lo Rei vs. Robert Tai)

    This movie also features Chin Lung, Chu Ko, Cheng Tien-Chi, Wong Chi-Sang, etc.

    *end fight begins @ approx. 1:17:00*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYYXnq1eSyo
    Last edited by Jimbo; 02-03-2012 at 01:50 PM.

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    268 - The 7 Grand Masters (full movie)

    Starring: Li Yi-Min, Jack Long, Mark Long, Nancy Yen, Li Hsiao-Fei, Alan Hsu, Lung Fei, Chin Yuet-San, Corey Yuen, Ma Chin-Ku, etc.

    (End fight; Li Yi-Min vs. Jack Long & Alan Hsu)

    *End fight starts @ approx. 1:19:45*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NecSnrvbTZ0

    Scenes from this movie were in an early entry, but they were taken off of youtube. Most of the best fights feature Jack Long ( as the old teacher) in earlier scenes; the best being his weapons fight with Corey Yuen, which takes place from about 42:06.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 02-03-2012 at 01:51 PM.

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