Top 10 Favourite Asian Martial Arts Film Series
Film franchises with at least one follow up. I've listed all the sequels/prequels/remakes/spin offs etc.
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- DirectorWilson YipStarsDonnie YenSimon YamSiu-Wong FanDuring the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.Sequels:
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Ip Man 3 (2015)
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
Spin off:
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) - DirectorJackie ChanChi-Hwa ChenStarsJackie ChanMaggie CheungBrigitte LinA virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop.Sequels:
Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Spin off:
Supercop 2 (1993) (A.K.A. Project S)
Re-imagining:
New Police Story (2004) - DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohEmi TakeiYû AoiA former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.Sequels:
Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends (2014)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) - DirectorChia-Liang LiuStarsChia-Hui LiuLieh LoYue WongA man studies kung fu at the Shaolin Temple to fight back against the oppressive Manchu government.Sequels:
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985) - DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaPhetthai VongkumlaoPumwaree YodkamolWhen the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.Sequels:
Ong bak 2 (2008)
Ong Bak 3 (2010) - DirectorKenji MisumiStarsShintarô KatsuMasayo BanriRyûzô ShimadaThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.Sequels:
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Zatoichi The Fugitive (1963)
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Zatoichi and Yojimbo (1970)
Zatoichi, The Festival Of Fire (1970)
Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (1971)
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman (1989)
Remakes/re-imagining:
Blind Fury (1989)
Zatoichi (2003)
Ichi (2008)
Zatoichi: The Last (2010) - DirectorHark TsuiStarsJet LiRosamund KwanBiao YuenLegendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.Sequels:
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)
Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) - DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee HwangWong Fei-Hung is a mischievous yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.Sequels:
Dance of the Drunken Mantis (1979)
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994) - DirectorCorey YuenStarsMichelle YeohCynthia RothrockJohn ShamTwo unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.Sequels:
In the Line of Duty 2: Royal Warriors(1986)
In the Line of Duty 3: Force of the Dragon (1988)
In the Line of Duty 4: Witness (1989)
In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man (1990)
In the Line of Duty 6: Forbidden Arsenal (1991)
In the Line of Duty 7: Sea Wolves (1991) - DirectorWei LoStarsBruce LeeNora MiaoJames TienA young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.Official Sequels:
Fist of Fury II (1977)
Fist of Fury III (1979)
Unofficial Sequel:
New Fist of Fury (1976)
Remake:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Sequel to the remake:
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
Unofficial Prequels:
Legend of a Fighter (1982)
Fearless (2006)