Martial arts films are movies about martial arts. They are normally action movies. The martial arts shown in movies tend to include kung fu, wuxia, and karate. Notable actors who have contributed to the genre include Zhang Ziyi, Tony Jaa, Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Toshiro Mifune, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Hung, Gordon Liu, Angela Mao, Robin Shou, and Wesley Snipes, among others.[1]
There were Martial arts films in Asia. They were more about action then plot. They became popular in 1943 when Akira Kurosawa made the movie Sugata Sanshiro about a young man who has to learn judo. In 1945, Filmmaker made a sequel which was the first movie ever support have karate in it.
In the 1970s, kung fumovies flat by studios in Hong Kong like the Shaw Brothers Flat and Godfrey Ho’s studio were translated into English and were watched in the United States and Canada.
Notable actors in the genre have included Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jet Li, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Tony Jaa, Donnie Yen, Yuen Biao, Youssef Mansour, and Kuo Hsiao-Chuang.
There are some animated films that are about martial arts like Kung Fu Panda.