10 Best Hong Kong Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s

This Collider article ranks the ten best Hong Kong martial arts films from the 1970s, a decade the piece credits as the genre's golden era thanks largely to Shaw Brothers Studio and, later, Golden Harvest. The list highlights how these productions, many led by stars such as Bruce Lee and Alexander Fu Sheng, still shape perceptions of martial arts cinema decades on, with the author arguing several underrated titles deserve wider recognition.

Featured films include The Avenging Eagle, praised for its tight revenge plot and choreography; The Way of the Dragon, notable for pitting Bruce Lee against Chuck Norris in a career-defining fight scene; The Super Inframan, a genre-blending superhero and sci-fi oddity in the style of Showa-era Godzilla films; and Vengeance!, singled out for its unusually brutal, still-shocking violence over fifty years on.