An all-time classic that mixes romance, drama, and sheer beauty with a strong story and unbelievable fight sequences. Must own!

Very entertaining story of an ancient Chinese Robin Hood.

Jet Li's best. This is another genre-breaking display of visual poetry, philosophy, love, and drama mixed with fantastic martial artistry.

Kurosawa-san is considered the maestro of the samurai film and has had a massive influence on westerns as well. These are just a few of his Shakepearean epics.

Fantastic film with no stuntmen and no special effects, just bone-crushing fight scenes that will leave you feeling bruised just from having watched them.

Ziyi Zhang is absolutely ethereal in this film, which also features at least 4 of the best shots ever seen in a martial arts film. Right up there with "Crouching Tiger" and "Hero".

Classic post-apocalyptic anime about a lone warrior with skills that allow him to make his foes explode or die in other nasty ways with just a touch. Great, cheesy fun.

Hardcore violence is the name of the game in this one. Watch it, and if you still think all animation is for children don't ever have any.

Probably the best of the many films in which Van Damme enters an international fighting tournament to avenge this or that and fights a diverse bunch of martial artists before the big showdown. Thin but classic.

This character is Japan's James Bond. A bonafide genre icon with dozens of films that are mostly the same and all are fun and watchable. Great story.

Jackie Chan's timeless classic put drunken kung-fu on the map. Fun and funny.

A cheesy, entertaining flick with a dizzying variety of martial arts -both Japanese and Chinese- on display. Good stuff.

Korea's contribution to the wu-xia genre. Not quite a modern classic, but a very strong entry regardless.

An incredible anime series in the vein of "Ninja Scroll" featuring the classic shadow war between the Iga and Koga ninja clans. Just awesome.

The third in a series of films including "Karate Bullfighter" and "Karate Bearfighter", but I pic this one because of the variety of styles presented as Japan's finest battle American pro-wrestlers.

Jet Li. Jackie Chan. Some dumb white kid. A match made in heaven. The fight scenes are outstanding.

Sonny Chiba is a baaaaaaad man. The original is arguably the most brutal karate/kung-fu flick of the day.

Kurosawa's first film chronicles the battle between Judo and Jiu-jitsu for Japanese martial-arts superiority. Great movie.