Screen Rant highlights six old-school kung fu films whose final battles are the main attraction, with standout endings in titles including Five Shaolin Masters and Five Fingers of Death.
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01Summary
- 01The list focuses on six kung fu films from the 1970s and 1980s where the ending is described as the strongest part.
- 02Five Shaolin Masters, directed by Chang Cheh in 1974, follows five heroes and five villains in a revenge story set after a massacre at Shaolin Temple.
- 03The Victim ends with a one-on-one showdown between Bryan Leung and Chang Yi after a major plot twist and two death fakeouts.
- 04Five Fingers of Death, also known as King Boxer, is a 1972 film starring Lo Lieh and features a final face-off against the opposing side's last survivor.
- 05Legendary Weapons of China ends with a duel between the two masters, played by Lau Kar-leung and Lau Kar-wing, while Avenging Eagle builds to a three-way showdown.
02Why it matters
For fans of martial arts cinema, the piece points to films where the payoff is in the last fight rather than the set-up. It also gives readers a short watchlist of influential old-school titles with notable finales.
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