Martial arts movie
Martial arts films are movies about martial arts. They are normally action movies. The martial arts shown in these films tend to include kung fu and karate. Martial arts films can also include the wuxia genre.
Notable actors who have contributed to the genre include Tony Jaa, Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Toshiro Mifune, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Gordon Liu, Robin Shou, and Wesley Snipes, among others.[1] Women have also played key roles in the genre, including such actresses as Cheng Pei-pei, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Mao, Zhang Ziyi, Josephine Siao, and Kuo Hsiao-Chuang.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
History
[change | change source]There were martial arts films in Asia. They were more focused on action than the plot. They became popular in 1943 when Akira Kurosawa made the movie Sugata Sanshiro about a young man who has to learn judo. In 1945, Kurosawa made a sequel which was the first movie ever to have karate in it.
In the 1970s, kung fu movies made by studios in Hong Kong like the Shaw Brothers Studio and Godfrey Ho’s studio were translated into English and were watched in the United States and Canada.
Animated movies
[change | change source]There are some animated films that are about martial arts like the Kung Fu Panda franchise from DreamWorks Animation, which consists of four movies: Kung Fu Panda (2008), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The silver screen's greatest martial arts stars". 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "The silver screen's greatest martial arts stars". 26 August 2024.
- ↑ https://www.stormtaekwondo.com/what-style-did-josephine-siao-study-martial-arts
- ↑ Meisler, Andy (1994-07-03). "TELEVISION; The Biggest Star You Never Heard Of". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ Lynch, Stephen (August 14, 1998). "Hollywood is on a martial arts kick masters of ancient ways break into pop mainstream". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ↑ Miller, Davis (1992-08-23). "MOVIES The Next Action Hero? Kathy Long is a champion kickboxer whose movie moves remind some of Norris and Van Damme". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XOGdnCPJSOMC&pg=PA284&dq=Kuo+Hsiao-Chuang+%7C%C2%A0Wan-ku+liu-fang&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifosDJv-mKAxVUZ0EAHZSdKQkQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
