Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)	Fine, if a little insubstantial	2022-01-22	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
The Black Rose (1965)	Mainly of historical interest	2024-05-05	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Inter-Pol (1967)	A decent Bond-alike	2023-12-10	Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968)	Decent swordplay film	2006-04-15	Simon
Land Of Many Perfumes (1968)	More fun monkey magic	2005-01-15	Simon
Death Valley (1968)	watchable but non-essential	2005-03-13	Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968)	Decent enough	2005-02-07	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Iron Mistress (1969)	Another solid but unremarkable Taiwanese wuxia	2023-08-22	Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970)	Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film	2013-02-02	Simon
The Grand Passion (1970)	Lacking that touch of zen	2023-03-03	Simon
Duel For Gold (1971)	Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers	2007-04-02	Simon
The Big Boss (1971)	Doesn't stand up too well 30 years on	2001-11-23	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971)	Non-essential	2005-07-20	Simon
The Flying Dragon Mountain (1971)	A passable time-waster	2023-08-17	Simon
Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)	Enjoyable, if still far from exceptional	2012-05-22	Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972)	Mostly bad film, but good action	2006-06-11	Simon
Way Of The Dragon (1972)	An important step for Bruce to make, but falters a little	2001-12-14	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
Cub Tiger From Kwangtung (1973)	Actually quite good	2008-07-16	Simon
None But The Brave (1973)	Cheng Pei-Pei kicks Japanese ass	2012-11-10	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973)	...read review...	2021-07-06	Simon