THEME EXPLORATION

martial arts revenge

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
2010 · Harald Zwart
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
Crippled Avengers
Crippled Avengers
1978 · Chang Cheh
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryujima no Ketto
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryujima no Ketto
1965 · Tomu Uchida
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022 · Tetsuro Kodama
Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Robert Clouse
Never Back Down
Never Back Down
2008 · Jeff Wadlow
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
Cyborg
Cyborg
1989 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Pioneered the stylized martial arts revenge narrative with operatic gunplay and emotional depth in films like 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled'.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Explores revenge as a destructive obsession through meticulously crafted martial arts sequences in 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden'.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Deconstructs the martial arts revenge fantasy with visceral action and complex moral questions in 'Kill Bill' volumes.