Best Action movies of 1973

Actors : Crox Alvarado, Rogelio Guerra, Mil Máscaras, Irma Dorantes,
Directors : Arturo Martínez,

After accidentally killing a rival (El Indio) on the ring, Rodrigo "Black Mask" Martinez wrestles with his inner demons, and tries to beat the champ, Mil Mascaras, in a final fight.

Actors : Shao Chun Chang, Tien Lung Yu, Ching-Ping Wang, Feng Chang,
Directors : Chiang Shen,

A Chinese doctor's assistant fights the morphine-dealing criminals who run a Japanese nightclub.

Actors : Kumud Chuggani, Mumtaz, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajit,
Directors : O.P. Goyle,

Shyamu is an orphan, living with his mentor, and has made stealing his career. While his mentor is recuperating in hospital, from a fracture, Shyamu decides to go straight. He is mistaken ...

Actors : Ming Lei, Ting Meng, Barry Chan, Yuan Yi,

Barry Chan beats up local crime gangs!

Actors : Marty Robbins, Steven Tackett, Chill Wills, Dovie Beams,
Directors : Robert Hinkle,

Forced in the line of duty to kill a young Abilene gunman, Sheriff Matthew Roberts (Marty Robbins)is torn by inner anguish and takes off his bade and leaves Kansas. Time passes and Roberts ...

Actors : Ramon Zamora, Panchito, Rosanna Ortiz, Paquito Diaz,
Directors : Romy Villaflor,

For the first time on any screen - the never-before seen - no holds barred, no punches pulled inside story of the country's most popular sport - COCKFIGHTING.

Actors : Luciana Paluzzi, Lee J. Cobb, Enrico Maria Salerno, Jean Sorel,
Directors : Roberto Infascelli,

Commissioner Cardone arrives in a small town in North Italy, where he declares war to a criminal gang specialized in kidnapping of young rich boys; a war that may cost him both his job and his family.

Actors : Asha Parekh, Farida Jalal, Shatrughan Sinha, Sunil Dutt,
Directors : Sultan Ahmed,

Heera lives in a small rural town in India with his father, a Magistrate, and housewife mother. He meets with the town's moneylender Dhaniram's daughter, Asha, both of them fall in love, ...

Actors : Bolo Yeung, Chin-Kun Li, James Nam, Ta Chuan Liu,
Directors : Wing-Cho Yip,

One man takes on a cartel headed by three brothers, who are responsible for the savage beating of his mother and the murder of his brother.

Actors : Tsunehiko Watase, Mayumi Nagisa, Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

One of the only pre - 1980s yakuza films.

Actors : Kai Atô, Yoshio Harada, Hajime Araki, Takamori Gen,
Directors : Kazuo Ikehiro,

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches...

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Harue Akagi, Hiroki Matsukata, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.

Actors : Queenie Kong, Chuen Chiang, James Nam, Lik Cheung,
Directors : Joseph Kong,

Kung fu sensation Cheung Lik stars as the rough and ready kung fu kid who is tricked into robbing a triad boss. Amongst the things he steals is a contract for opium distribution between the...

Actors : Michael Greene, Gregory Sierra, Otis Young, Susan Hunt,

A scientist discovers a plot to clone other scientists so the government can control the weather.

Actors : Betty Pei Ti, Hua Yueh, Kuan Tai Chen, Lily Li,

When legendary swordsman Wang Wu challenges the authority on a blanket arrest of men when really only one is guilty, his intervention (and its success) is observed by politician Tan Tzutung...

Actors : Moeko Ezawa, Nozomi Yasuda, Michio Akiyama, Rie Nakagawa,
Directors : Atsushi Yamatoya,

A delirious roman porno re-imagining of Seijun Suzuki's 'Branded to Kill'. Directed by Atsushi Yamatoya and scripted by Yôzô Tanaka, both 'Branded to Kill's' screenwriters and Suzuki's regular collaborators.

Actors : Il-seob Baek, Goo Shin, Oh-mi Na, In-suk Ahn,
Directors : Hyo-cheon Kim,

A North Korean spy arrives in the south via a third country, however he is so impressed by the level of development that he surrenders voluntarily and then assists in breaking up the North Korean spy network.

Actors : Blue Angel, Tinieblas, Zulma Faiad, Superzan,
Directors : Tito Novaro,

A trio of masked Mexican wrestlers take on a mad scientist, killer dwarfs, and a horde of re-animated mummies in Guanajuato.

Actors : Chiang Chao, Chun Chao, Jackie Chen, Fu-fen Chao,
Directors : Hung-Chang Wang,

Two agents investigate missing ammunition from the Chinese military. Not a single shot is fired and it is all kung fu fighting start to finish.

Actors : Chiang Chen, Yue Yun Lin, Yasuaki Kurata, Yi Kuei Chang,
Directors : Hung Min Chen,

During the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty, a mainland Chinese patriot becomes a one-man resistance force to defend a timber works against the invading Japanese army.