FIGHT!!

Dramas/movies with a fighting-oriented story. Not war based. Bonus points if they do a breakdown of the fighting styles. If you know the name of a fight choreographer that is not listed, please comment with your source. Acronyms cuz im lazy:  GNH/HGN (Gun, knife, and hand-to-hand (must include all three))

Also, fun fact: Yeun Woo-Ping  did the choreography for IP Man 4 and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon also did the choreography for The Matrix. 

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  • The Man from Nowhere

    1. The Man from Nowhere

    Korean Movie - 2010

    10

    WOW EXCELLENTLY CHOREOGRAPHED FIGHT SCENES FUCK (GNH)

    Choreographed by the director, Lee Jeong-Beom

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Chinese Movie - 2000

    8.0

    really fun fight scenes. a must watch for action fans. Really loved the versatility in the weapons.

    Yuen Wo-ping won best action choreographer thanks to this movie.

  • My Journey to You

    3. My Journey to You

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes

    7.5

    idk about practical, but the fight choreography is elegant. The director/choreographer is clearly a wuxia fan in the likes of cinema rather than dramas. (which is great cuz most dramas dont do it as well. with the exception of Story of Ming Lan surprisingly????)

    This does the fun thing where they go name sword techniques and stuff.

    imma be real with you, i skipped and 2x a lot of the dialogue towards the end. BUT i never 2x the action. It's fun to watch ^_^

  • Painted Skin

    4. Painted Skin

    Chinese Movie - 2022

    6.0

    nice line work

  • A Journey to Love

    5. A Journey to Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    7.0

    Assassins with knives, swords, and projectiles. Nice choreography sometimes. Lots of line work, aka in the air a lot. Fun spins and flips.

  • Wonderland of Love

    6. Wonderland of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes

    FINALLY SOME FUCKING GOOD ASS FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY (might only be in the first episode though, I ended up dropping this)

  • The Story of Ming Lan

    7. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes

    10

    this is really not a fighting show, but the fight scenes are pretty well done when they do happen. Especially this one assassin i was like hellll yeahhhh

  • Hanzawa Naoki

    8. Hanzawa Naoki

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes

    there's Kendo sparring and then another scene where that experience is applied to golf clubs

  • Holyland

    9. Holyland

    Japanese Drama - 2005, 13 episodes

    9.0

    Bonus: boxing, karate, judo

  • Holy Land

    10. Holy Land

    Korean Drama - 2012, 4 episodes

    8.0

    Bonus: boxing, karate, judo

  • Fly, Daddy, Fly

    11. Fly, Daddy, Fly

    Korean Movie - 2006

    8.0

    Bonus I think boxing?

  • Ip Man

    12. Ip Man

    Hong Kong Movie - 2008

    8.0

    Bonus: wing chun

    Choreographer by Sammo Hung and Tony Leung

  • Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster

    13. Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster

    Hong Kong Movie - 2010

    7.0

    Bonus: wing chun

    Choreographer: Sammo Hung

  • Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy

    14. Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy

    Hong Kong Movie - 2018

    8.0

    Wing Chun and then I don't have a strong enough eye to recognize anything else. HGK. And sword~!

    choreographer: Yuen Woo Ping

  • Ip Man 3

    15. Ip Man 3

    Hong Kong Movie - 2015

    6.5

    Mike Tyson is in this one

    • Wing Chun vs Wing Chun
    • Wing Chun vs Boxing
    • Wing Chun vs Thai martial arts (I don't remember the style sorry, comment if you know!)
  • Ip Man 4

    16. Ip Man 4

    Hong Kong Movie - 2019

    7.5

    Really liked the Wing Chun vs Tai Chi fight. Tai Chi is just so elegant. 

    • Karate vs Karate
    • Kung Fu vs Karate
    • Wing Chun vs Karate
    • Wing Chun vs Tai Chi
    • Tai Chi vs Karate
  • Coin Locker Girl

    17. Coin Locker Girl

    Korean Movie - 2015

    9.0
  • Ouroboros

    18. Ouroboros

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes

    10

    HGN

    i like the choreography in this one. it's tight and quick

  • Sandglass

    19. Sandglass

    Korean Drama - 1995, 24 episodes

  • City Hunter

    20. City Hunter

    Korean Drama - 2011, 20 episodes

    7.0
  • Healer

    21. Healer

    Korean Drama - 2014, 20 episodes

    9.0
  • Faith

    22. Faith

    Korean Drama - 2012, 24 episodes

    9.0

    sword fighting and fantasy violence

  • House of Flying Daggers

    23. House of Flying Daggers

    Chinese Movie - 2004

    Choreographer: Siu-Tung Ching 

  • Little Big Soldier

    24. Little Big Soldier

    Chinese Movie - 2010

    8.0
  • High Heel

    25. High Heel

    Korean Movie - 2014

    5.0
  • Local Hero

    26. Local Hero

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes

    6.0
  • Old Boy

    27. Old Boy

    Korean Movie - 2003

    Has probably one of the most iconic fight scenes in Korean cinema.

    Choreographer: Ji Jung-Hyeon

  • Long Time No See

    28. Long Time No See

    Korean Drama - 2017, 5 episodes

    8.0
  • Luck-Key

    29. Luck-Key

    Korean Movie - 2016

    8.0
  • Memories of the Sword

    30. Memories of the Sword

    Korean Movie - 2015

    7.5
  • Monster

    31. Monster

    Korean Movie - 2014

    7.5
  • My Wife Is a Gangster

    32. My Wife Is a Gangster

    Korean Movie - 2001

    6.0
  • Battle Royale

    33. Battle Royale

    Japanese Movie - 2000

    8.0

    splatter film with many types of weapons

  • Battle Royale II: Requiem

    34. Battle Royale II: Requiem

    Japanese Movie - 2003

    7.0

    same as BR

  • Lookism

    35. Lookism

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 38 episodes

    I dropped this but if it's like the webtoon then Bonus

  • Princess Pearl

    36. Princess Pearl

    Chinese Drama - 1998, 24 episodes

    7.5

    our silly hot-headed heroine

  • The Swordsman 2

    37. The Swordsman 2

    Hong Kong Movie - 1992

    9.0
  • The Villainess

    38. The Villainess

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.0
  • The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

    39. The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

    Korean Movie - 2018

    8.5

    supernatural violence (and gun and knife and hand-to-hand)

  • The Witch: Part 2. The Other One

    40. The Witch: Part 2. The Other One

    Korean Movie - 2022

    7.0

    supernatural violence GNH

  • The Untamed

    41. The Untamed

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes

    10

    sword fighting and fantasy violence

  • Word of Honor

    42. Word of Honor

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes

    8.0

    Bonus kind of

  • Scarlet Heart

    43. Scarlet Heart

    Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes

    9.5

    Bonus: There's a certain style of horseback fighting that is discussed in the show. To see the style in action, watch Painted Skin 2: Resurrection

  • Painted Skin: The Resurrection

    44. Painted Skin: The Resurrection

    Chinese Movie - 2012

    8.5
  • Red Cliff

    45. Red Cliff

    Chinese Movie - 2008

    8.0

    This is a war title, but it goes on this list for its choreography and strategy. Demonstrate specific battle formations in a really easy to understand way, and has some cool fighting styles that are unique to combat on horses.

  • Your Eyes Tell

    46. Your Eyes Tell

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    8.0

    kick boxing

  • Her Private Life

    47. Her Private Life

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

    7.5

    not a violent show, but one of the supporting characters is a Taekwando world champion

  • Kingdom

    48. Kingdom

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes

    8.0

    sword fighting and zombies

  • Kingdom Season 2

    49. Kingdom Season 2

    Korean Drama - 2020, 6 episodes

    7.5
  • Kingdom: Ashin of the North

    50. Kingdom: Ashin of the North

    Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode

    7.0

    same  as kingdom but also archery

  • Midnight Runners

    51. Midnight Runners

    Korean Movie - 2017

    8.5

    Bonus: They go over self defense moves.

  • Our Times

    52. Our Times

    Taiwanese Movie - 2015

    8.0

    just ur typical school fighting scenes. if u watch it, watch for romance, not for fights

  • Better Days

    53. Better Days

    Chinese Movie - 2019

    8.0
  • Squid Game

    54. Squid Game

    Korean Drama - 2021, 9 episodes

    7.0

    death games, gun violence, maybe knife violence?

  • 3 Will Be Free

    55. 3 Will Be Free

    Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes

    7.5

    one hit anywhere kills you instantly apparently. unless you have a few lines.

  • The Guest

    56. The Guest

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

    choreography isn't very good.

  • Boxing

    57. Boxing

    Taiwanese Movie - 2019

    6.0

    i mean the title says it all

  • Tokyo Revengers

    58. Tokyo Revengers

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    8.0

    street fighting, boxing

  • Smoking

    59. Smoking

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 12 episodes

    8.5

    Boxing and MMA?

  • Weak Hero Class 1

    60. Weak Hero Class 1

    Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes

    8.5

    MMA, street fighting, knife, hand-to-hand, john wick style pens, and then the usual random make-shift weapons. 

    I liked the choreography for this. it was pretty well thought out and specific towards each characters.

    Bonus: at one point Suho teaches Sieun some fighting stuff

  • The Gifted

    61. The Gifted

    Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes

    10

    The episodes are episodic and shift between main characters. One of these main characters is especially gifted in physical activities and is part of the MMA club. 

  • Daisy

    62. Daisy

    Korean Movie - 2006

    5.5

    its about an assassin and they use guns but we dont see a lot of action

  • Ichi the Killer

    63. Ichi the Killer

    Japanese Movie - 2001

    9.0

    just.... very creative

    directed by Takashi Miike

  • Connect

    64. Connect

    Korean Drama - 2022, 6 episodes

    7.0

    HGN and scifi shenanigans. A couple axes. Choreography is not bad. serial killings

    Directed by Takahashi Miike, but not at all to the same standard as Ichi the Killer

  • Lady Snowblood

    65. Lady Snowblood

    Japanese Movie - 1973

    9.0

    Assassin, sword fighting

  • Taboo

    66. Taboo

    Japanese Movie - 1999

    7.5

    Samurai, sword fighting. Shinsengumi

  • Seven Samurai

    67. Seven Samurai

    Japanese Movie - 1954

    8.0

    Samurai, sword fighting and guns

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

    68. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    7.0

    sword fighting and guns briefly. Shinsengumi

  • Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    69. Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall

    Japanese Movie - 1964

    6.5

    sword fighting, but more like sword swinging

  • Not Me

    70. Not Me

    Thai Drama - 2021, 14 episodes

    5.5

    Boxing, hand gun, revolver

  • Bad Buddy

    71. Bad Buddy

    Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    9.0

    street fighting

  • Guardian

    72. Guardian

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 40 episodes

    fantasy violence (not great) and some underground arena fighting (not well choreographed). Based on the posters, pretty sure the arena is supposed to be MMA/boxing focused

  • Nanba MG5

    73. Nanba MG5

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes

    9.0

    yankee fighting. choreo is meh but its fun

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    74. Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    Japanese Drama - 2000, 11 episodes

    8.5

    street fighting/gangs, police harassment, yakuza fighting, and serial killings

  • Hurts Like Hell

    75. Hurts Like Hell

    Thai Drama - 2022, 4 episodes

    7.0

    Muai Thai. I don't personally recommend this. As a documentary, I felt it focused too much on drama with wayyyyyy too much slowmo. Could have saved a lot of time by prioritizing the interviews and just occasionally getting into the drama. if you do watch it, I recommend watching it on 2x speed.

  • Mr. Queen

    76. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes

    7.0

    choreography was actually not bad, but the performances were not good. sword fighting, rifles, archery

  • The Tale of Nokdu

    77. The Tale of Nokdu

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

    7.0

    It has creative fight choreography, but sometimes the execution falls short. Like someone throwing a knife incorrectly, or someone stabbing someone with the wrong hand (sword is literally in the air, and supposed stabbing done with the empty hand..... awkward). 

    sword, fantasy martial arts, drunken master trope, archery

  • KinnPorsche

    78. KinnPorsche

    Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes

    street fighting, hand-to-hand (taekwondo) and gun. Kind of meh execution.

  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

    79. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

    Hong Kong Drama - 1982, 50 episodes

    old school wuxia fighting. uses mixed techniques as it explores different schools. tbh the moves looks almost the same everywhere they go though. Fun for theory, less so for choreography.

    weapons of all kind (including an abacus?!), hand-to-hand, inner force/qi stuff.

  • Gannibal

    80. Gannibal

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 7 episodes

    7.0

    Hand-to-hand, rifles, shotguns, pistols, cannibalism

  • Box!

    81. Box!

    Japanese Movie - 2010

  • Ooku: The Inner Chamber

    82. Ooku: The Inner Chamber

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 10 episodes

    8.5

    the fighting is not very memorable, but there's like a training area for Kendo they sometimes spar in.

  • Fuujinshi

    83. Fuujinshi

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes

    katana vs scabbard fighting, supernatural

  • Sanctuary: Seiiki

    84. Sanctuary: Seiiki

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

    sumo wrestling

  • Couple of Mirrors

    85. Couple of Mirrors

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

    8.5

    HGN

  • Almost Paradise

    86. Almost Paradise

    Filipino Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

    8.5

    HGN

    Favorite fight scene is in the second to last episode. favorite weapon was the pearl handle.

  • Shadow

    87. Shadow

    Chinese Movie - 2018

    7.0

    Bonus: the story focuses on two main styles of fighting with moves completed in three rounds. Not at all anything practical, but it's interesting to have them break down the techniques and philosophy behind them. 

    umbrella swords, daggers, swords, polearm

  • Kingdom

    88. Kingdom

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    7.0

    Swords 

  • A Killer Paradox

    89. A Killer Paradox

    Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

    8.0

    HGK

  • Secret of the Water Technique

    90. Secret of the Water Technique

    Taiwanese Movie - 1984

    7.0

    I don't know enough about martial arts, but this is apparently in the 80s a bunch of movies were made with storylines centering around characters who specialized in Wu Tang martials arts style. This is one of those. 

  • City ​​Hunter

    91. City ​​Hunter

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    6.0

    Mix of some nice choreo and some choreo that is meant to be comedically ridiculous. HGK

  • Tokyo Rampage

    92. Tokyo Rampage

    Japanese Movie - 1998

    6.0

    HGK but done in a slice of life sort of way instead of a thriller

  • The Double

    93. The Double

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

    7.0

    swords and poison and spears. Choreography is kinda meh

  • Are You the One

    94. Are You the One

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes

    7.5

    decent choreography

  • Gekitotsu! Aikido

    95. Gekitotsu! Aikido

    Japanese Movie - 1975

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