Best Action movies of 1979

Actors : Armando Silvestre, Federico Villa, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Luciana,
Directors : Rafael Portillo,

When the land was soaked with the blood of an innocent family, the two surviving brothers swore they would take revenge no matter what. What chances do the two siblings have against a gang of ruthless thugs?

Actors : Shan Chang, Jackie Chen, Kai Chia, Kun Li,
Directors : Chung Ting,

Efforts of a grandfather teaching his grandson a style of fighting called "Cooking kung-fu"

Actors : Phillip Ko, Pan Pan Yeung, Ying-Chieh Han, Cliff Lok,
Directors : Kuen Yeung,

Defeated in a match at Shaolin, Wu Kung wanders China till he finds his own temple and style of fighting: Tang Sao Do Karate. Years later, student and ninth successor, Hsi Man Kwong ...

Actors : Ah-Lei, John Liu, Chung-Erh Lung, Hung-Ki Chang,
Directors : Chih-Chao Chang,

20 years after the death of his parents, a martial artist sets out to avenge their deaths by pretending he doesn't know kung fu. But when it is revealed that he does know kung fu, the ...

Actors : Donna Wilkes, Josette Banzet, Keenan Wynn, Michael Christian,
Directors : David Worth,

Guy Montgomery is a male prostitute and on the run. Desperately trying to escape his tragic and sometimes violent past... See full synopsis »

Actors : Bong-jin Jin, Bo-mi Kim, Dae-kun Lee, Tae-seon Mun,
Directors : Yeong-cheol Choi,

Ship captain Lee Dae-geun falls in love with a showgirl named Eun-shil. When a North Korean spy is refused transport by Dae-geun, the agent atempts to kill him. Lee kills the man in ...

Actors : Kin-Kwan Poon, Alan Colavito, Yasuaki Kurata, Tadashi Yamashita,
Directors : Yueh-Ting Men,

After getting into a brawl in a Discotech in Dominica, three strangers; a Japanese tourist, a Chinese restaurant worker, and an American painter find themselves thrown in jail together and left to rot there.

Actors : Ling Chia, Don Wong, Hua Chung Ting, Hung Chi Chang,
Directors : Pei-Cheng Chang,

When the Iron Swallow sets out to enforce her own deadly brand of justice, a mysterious killer attempts to frame her. Now, the limbs fly and the blood flows, friend will fight friend in an ...

Actors : Min Kyu Choi, Dragon Lee, Ron Van Clief, Amy Chum,
Directors : Shi-hyeon Kim,

Shortly after his death, friends and enemies of Bruce Lee search for his unpublished final book.

Actors : Rey Malonzo, Tony Ferrer, Roberto Gonzalez, Erin Murphy,
Directors : Rey Malonzo,

One man is trying for greatness while battling a addiction and everybody thinks he done went bonkers

Actors : Raymond Lui, Ling Chia, Hua Chung Ting, Chi Ping Chang,
Directors : Raymond Lui,

A beautiful young girl secretly learns the deadly art of the Crane Technique against the wishes of her father.

Actors : Hua Yueh, Nancy Yen, Lieh Lo, Feng Shih,
Directors : Jen-Chieh Chang,

After several years, a legendary swordsman returns to save the villagers from a highly trained army of swordsmen and their leader.

Actors : Fung-Ling Chin, Sing Chen, Lieh Lo, Shu Lin Chang,
Directors : Chi-Hwa Chen,

A girl raised by apes falls for a prince who is secretly using her kungfu for his personal gain.

Actors : Cecilia Wong, Chia Yung Liu, Yue Wong, Chia-Hui Liu,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

Acclaimed director Liu Chia-liang directs his brothers Gordon Liu Chia-hui and Liu Chia-yung in a wild and crazy ghostly film in this heralded sequel to The Spiritual Boxer.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Dean Stockwell, Freddy Fender, Ronee Blakley,
Directors : Albert Band,

Family movies to a border town near Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so she gets in touch with the man who works for Villa.

Actors : Yoshirô Aoki, Lily, Aiko Morishita, Yûsaku Matsuda,
Directors : Tôru Murakawa,

Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured, Narumi is forced to take on a new job - the target is a veteran killer as good as he is.

Actors : Debbie Chou, Tien Hsiang Lung, Fei Lung,

A group of lovely pearl divers on the Taiwan coast call on the help of an expert martial artist when they start to get exploited by a group of ruthless triads.

Actors : Siu-Lung Leung, Ho Chiu Kei, Sing Chen, Kuan-Chun Chi,
Directors : Lu Po Tu,

The film begins with the police at the time, through the honest Captain Liu, chasing a killer and rapist girls... See full synopsis »

Actors : Min-Yi Huang, Ya Ying Liu, Yat Fan Lau, Wai-Man Chan,
Directors : Shen Liang,

When Wang Chung decides to leave his life of crime, his boss won't let him go, so he commits a series of heinous killings, and fabricates evidence, suggesting Wang is the murderer. Wang ...

Actors : Nobuo Kaneko, Makoto Fujita, Emi Hamada, Yûji Honma,
Directors : Eiichi Kudô,

Upon the death of the third Shogun, his heir is kidnapped by a ninja group. Consequently, Hattori Hanzo fights the evil forces that threaten to destroy the nation.