Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane. At every turn, Crowder and the witness face a variety of attacks, including gunfire and knife-wielding villains. At ease with the ladies, Crowder manages the entire journey with shirt unbuttoned and stogie clenched firmly in his teeth.Read More »
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Fred Williamson – Death Journey (1976)
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Timothy Boyle – Fink! AKA Pros and Ex-Cons (2005)
ActionAustraliaTimothy BoyleAfter completing their job, two ex-cons, are quickly informed that they have assassinated the wrong individual. With the stakes high they must quickly correct their mistake before covers are blown and innocent lives are lost.Read More »
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Wei Lo – Feng yu shuang liu xing AKA The Killer Meteors (1976)
1971-1980ActionHong KongMartial ArtsWei Lo

In an early, minor role, Jackie Chan plays the villainous Hua-Wa Bin–one of two men in the world who is proficient with a top-secret weapon. Believing that his wife has poisoned him, he hires his adversary, rogue warrior “Killer Meteor” Mei Hsi-Ho (Wang Wu) to kill his wife and find the antidote to the poison. Unfortunately, Hua-Wa’s wife is being guarded by a gang of the world’s greatest fighters who are armed with a weapon that can turn people into pulverized puddles of goo! Hua-Wa must then leap into battle on his own to save his life…This action-packed martial arts saga is based on the serial by Gu Long.Read More »
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Teruo Ishii – Chokugeki! Jigoku-ken AKA The Executioner (1974)
1971-1980ActionJapanMartial ArtsTeruo Ishii

When regular police procedure fails, an ex-police captain recruits a group of deadly assassins to take down a corrupt Yakuza boss. Their first assignment is to intercept a briefcase belonging to a Latin American gang that is smuggling drugs into Japan. Led by Ryuichi Koga (Sonny Chiba), the last descendant of the Koga Ninja clan, they will leave a trail of bodies along their way through Japan’s underworld.Read More »
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Teruo Ishii – Chokugeki jigoku-ken: Dai-gyakuten AKA The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
1971-1980ActionJapanMartial ArtsTeruo Ishii

When a priceless jewel owned by rich heiress Sabine is stolen, along with her daughter, professional thief and hired killer Ryuichi Koga and his gang are hired to retrieve both. At a ransom exchange, the team gets the girl back but lose the money and the jewel. When Sabine decides to deal directly with the thieves and obtains the jewel on her own by paying the ransom, Koga, having been stiffed of his fee by Sabine, steals the jewel. Little does he know, it’s a fake. Now, Koga and the team must break into a high security bank to steal the real jewel.Read More »
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Christopher St. John – Top of the Heap (1972)
Drama1971-1980ActionChristopher St. JohnUSAPlot: A Washington D.C. cop is proud to be one of the few African-Americans on the force. He is not well loved by his peers, or by people. Trouble erupts when he is overlooked for a promotion.Read More »
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Ringo Lam – Yi chu ji fa AKA Touch and Go (1991)
1991-2000ActionDramaHong KongRingo Lam

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A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a world of trouble, as the killer seeks to silence him. Luckily, the vengeful partner of the dead cop is there to help him.Read More » -
Daisuke Itô – Oedo gonin otoko AKA Five Men of Edo (1951)
1951-1960ActionDaisuke ItôDramaJapan

During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate, were causing havoc in the new capital city of Edo. Opposing them was Banzui-in Chobei, whose sole aim was to save Edo from the hatamoto as their violent behavior threatened to pull apart the very fabric of society.Read More »
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Buntarô Futagawa – Gyakuryû AKA Backward Flow (1924)
1921-1930ActionBuntarô FutagawaJapanSilentThe story of a nihilistic samurai whose mother is killed, whose sister is used and deceived, and who loses the only love of his life.Read More »



