Greatest Wuxia Movies

Set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, martial arts master Li Mu Bai is about to retire and enter a life of ...more

859 AD. The once-great Tang Dynasty is now declining. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Feng Tian county. They steal from ...more

In ancient China during the Warring States Period, a nameless prefect of a small jurisdiction arrives at the Qin state's capital city to meet the king of Qin. The king has just ...more

During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Sui Yan, the power-hungry and ruthless eunuch leader of East Chamber, craves his own kingdom. He intends on destroying the rebelling clans by using a traitorous secretary's ...more

The story takes place in a sacred mainland of Odin (or Wotan), separated into four counties based on the four elements - water, fire, wind and earth. The published book(s) in the ...more

Strongly influenced by the play Thunderstorm by Cau Yu, Curse of the Golden Flower tells the story of family, forbidden love, and betrayal in the Imperial Court in ancient China. In 928 ...more

Set during China's Three Kingdoms era (AD 220–280). The story of a great king and his people, who will be expelled from their homeland and will aspire to claim it. The king, ...more

Set in ancient times in China, Ouyang Feng is an agent hiring famous bounty hunters. Portrayed as a fallen swordsman driven by greed and heartless to both friend and foe. He was ...more

Blademaster and his martial arts school decide to retire to a distant mountain. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. He finds that they have been attacked, ...more

While investigating a case, Shen Lian becomes wrapped up in his own conspiracy. In order to prove his innocence, he teams up with Bei Zhai to clear his name before time runs ...more

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared, and a new inn has risen from the ashes – one that’s staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens who hope to ...more

Cheng Jing is an assassin who tries to return to a normal life after being counselled by a priest. After saving her husband and herself from a gang, she attracts the attention ...more

During the late Ming Dynasty, the Chinese imperial court was plagued by corruption as eunuchs usurped state power and the reigning emperor was deemed incompetent. The Jinyi Wei (literally: Brocade-clad Guards) is ...more

The story is centered on three officers of the Ming Dynasty, the secret police who are tasked with disposing of an adversary of the emperor. The three officers then become entangled in ...more

An action comedy about Wing Chun, a woman who uses martial arts to teach a lesson to robbers.

Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei Hung against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of ...more

Hong Kong cinema giants Derek Yee and Tsui Hark join forces in this 3D martial arts epic, about an elite swordsman who is haunted by his skill, and a challenger who aims ...more

A 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yin Niang is handed over to a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt ...more

In a remote Chinese village, ordinary paper maker Liu Jin Xi lives with his wife Ayu and two sons. When two bandits attempt to rob a nearby general store, Liu Jin Xi ...more

Ning Tsai Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. Unsurprisingly, no one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends ...more

A well-meaning but unambitious scholar and painter, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. One night, investigating strange noises, he meets the beautiful Yang who is ...more

During the Ming Dynasty, the Sunflower Manual was stolen from the palace, and a Jinyi Wei team was sent to retrieve it. The Jinyi Wei attack Lin Zhen Nan and his son ...more

Every ten years, the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the greatest swordsman from China in a duel to the death for their nation's honor. As a duel approaches, Chinese champion Ching Wan ...more

Zhu Yan Zhi, disguised as a man, seeks to learn martial arts with an elite clan. Once she begins her intense training, Zhu finds herself at odds with her trainer and superior, ...more

Set in 5th century China, centers on Di Ming Chi a young innocent from the West Zu army who wandered away from the battlefield and into a magical underworld filled with demons ...more

An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the ...more

Set during the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, "The Guillotines" tells the story of a secret assassination squad, known as the Guillotines, who find their loyalty to the emperor tested when they discover that ...more

Zhuo Yi Hang is raised by his master, Tzu Yang, to be his successor in the leadership of their clan. Yi Hang meets Lian Ni Shang, a warrior adopted by wolves and ...more

It revolves around a pair of star-crossed lovers - a devilish outlaw, The White-Haired Witch, and the righteous Taoist leader, Zhuo Yi Hang and their love that could change the fate of ...more

In the mid-17th century, the Manchus take over sovereignty of China and establish the Qing Dynasty. While nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the martial artists' community (jianghu), the Qing government immediately imposes ...more

A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword, and one last opportunity at redemption. Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, ...more

During the Han Dynasty. Xiao Wei is a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng rescues her from a band ...more

Tsao, the emperor's first eunuch, has successfully bested General Yu, his political opponent. The general was beheaded but his remaining children have been exiled out of China. As the children are being ...more

A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the one object wanted by all the masters of the Martials Arts world - the Magic Lyre!

~~ Adapted from the novel "Sword Stained With Royal Blood" by Louis Cha.