Tag Archives: martial arts

FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tsui Hark Stars: Jet Li, Mavis Fan, Gordon Liu, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun. Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate is a follow up of sorts to Tsui Hark’s 1992 martial arts film New Dragon Gate, which itself was a reworking of King Hu’s 1966 martial arts film Dragon Gate Inn. The [...]

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ONG BAK 3

Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Tony Jaa and Panna Rittikrai Stars: Tony Jaa, Dan Chupong. Tony Jaa is Thailand’s foremost action hero and martial arts superstar, who does most of his own stunts and performs his action scenes without the aid of wire work. Jaa began his career as a stunt double for Robin Shou [...]

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GOEMON

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kazuaki Kiriya Stars: Yosuke Eguchi, Ryoko Hirosue. Goemon is the second film from Kazuaki Kiriya, a visionary young Japanese director whose first film was the epic sci-fi fantasy Casshern. In Japanese mythology, Ishikawa Goemon was a folk hero akin to Robin Hood, an outlaw who robbed from the rich and [...]

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