THEME EXPLORATION

kung-fu training

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-wai
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
Drunken Master
Drunken Master
1978 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · Herman Yau
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011 · Tony Leondis
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
2010 · Harald Zwart
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Hanna
Hanna
2011 · Joe Wright
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
Top Gun
Top Gun
1986 · Tony Scott
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021 · Sunghoo Park
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
2021 · Robert Schwentke
Tigerland
Tigerland
2000 · Joel Schumacher
Blowback
Blowback
2000 · Mark L. Lester
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy
2011 · Soichi Masui
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · Isaac Florentine
Stormtroopers
Stormtroopers
1976 · Salvatore Samperi
The Art of Fighting
The Art of Fighting
2006 · Shin Han-sol
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Revolutionized kung-fu cinema by blending balletic martial arts choreography with operatic gunplay and emotional character depth.

 Zhang Yimou China

Explores kung-fu training as both spiritual discipline and philosophical journey, blending visual poetry with martial arts in films that examine mastery and sacrifice.