Cert 18 | 262 mins | 1974
5 Star
Stunning Martial Arts Violence.
1974 was a very busy year for Shigehiro Ozawa (Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist, House of Gamblers) as he brings us three of the most violent (at the time) Martial Arts films, all staring the great Shin’ichi Chiba (Sonny Chiba) (The Executioner, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2). One man versus’s the Yakuza and the…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 2022
4 Star
Gun-Fu Goes East.
Producer turned writer Ji-Woong Nam (The Ugly Duckling, The Con Artists) weaves a tale of high-octane death and destruction, as a retired killer is on a rescue mission. This slick Gun-Fu movie is directed by Jae-Hoon Choi (The Swordsman, The Hypnosis) and he brings all the action to life as the bodies drop. A must-watch for the…more
Cert 18 | 95 mins | 1989
4 Star
Martial Arts Legends Team Up.
Director Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, Tiger Cage) brings us the fourth instalment of the ‘Girls With Guns’ series of explosive Martial Arts and guns, lots of guns. This time, Cynthia Khan (In the Line of Duty III, Madam City Hunter) teams up with male Martial Arts master Donnie Yen (Iron Monkey, Raging Fire, Chasing the…more
Cert 18 | 90 mins | 1988
4 Star
Red Army Rampage.
Welcome to 1988 and the explosion that is In The Line of Duty III. This no-holds-barred action film will smack you right between the eyes. Directed by Arthur Wong (The Warlords, Bodyguards and Assassins) and Brandy Yuen (Drunken Master, Master of Zen), who bring this violent story to life, as the Girls-with-Guns series goes from strength to…more
Cert 18 | 118 mins | 2022
4 Star
Hate, Greed and Blunt Force Trauma.
From stuntman, to choreographer, to action director, now Kensuke Sonomura (Hydra, Nowhere Man) directs action icon Hitoshi Ozawa (Score 2: The Big Fight, Shoot, My Darlin’), in this dark tale of corruption, Yakuza, and Korean Mafia and a man on a mission. Bad City is a complex story leading to mass brawls with amazing…more
Cert 18 | 91 mins | 1987
4 Star
Fight the Oppressors.
Eureka have brought us a Stunning Action film, with guns and explosions. All brought together with bone crunching stunts and amazing Martial Arts. Director and Cinematographer David Chung (Once Upon a Time in China, It’s a Drink! It’s a Bomb!) tells the tale of the 1930’s when Japan is expanding, and the locals don’t like it. Sit…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1986
4 Star
You’ll Know When You’ve Been Yeoh’ed.
This is the second instalment of the ‘Girl’s With Gun’s’ films following on from Yes Madam, that ended up as the ‘In the Line of Duty’ series where we see strong female Martial Artists, using guns in the course of saving their city from would be wrong doers. Once again, the theme is “I…more
