Member LuFengLover Posted January 27, 2018 Member Share Posted January 27, 2018 I am on a Podcast and for the month of March, we would like to showcase movies with strong female leads. What movies are the best that have a kickass female or females in the starring role? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted January 27, 2018 Member Share Posted January 27, 2018 Look into Michelle Yeoh's filmography. You'll find a good selection of her stuff. There's Yes, Madam; Royal Warriors; Magnificent Warriors; Project S; Wing Chun; and certainly Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She Shoots Straight and License To Steal, both starring Joyce Godenzi. Hapkido, When Taekwondo Strikes, The Tournament, and Dance of Death starring Angela Mao. That should get you started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted January 27, 2018 Member Share Posted January 27, 2018 Chia Ling's movies, Cheung Ching Ching 's movies, Angela Mao's movies, Shan Kuan Ling Fung's movies, Michelle Yeoh's movies, Cynthia Rothrock's movies, Cynthia khan's movies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted January 27, 2018 Moderator Share Posted January 27, 2018 12 hours ago, LuFengLover said: I am on a Podcast and for the month of March, we would like to showcase movies with strong female leads. What movies are the best that have a kickass female or females in the starring role? Pretty much the whole spectrum of the 'Girls with Guns' genre. There's a dedicated thread here - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted January 28, 2018 Member Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 27/01/2018 at 1:21 AM, LuFengLover said: I am on a Podcast and for the month of March, we would like to showcase movies with strong female leads. What movies are the best that have a kickass female or females in the starring role? Can we have a shout out to Kung Fu Fandom on your pod-cast?. Ditto what One Armed Boxer and ShawAngela have already said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted January 29, 2018 Member Share Posted January 29, 2018 So as far as I'm aware martial art heroines in cinema go back to at least 1920's Shanghainese cinema. You might find this interesting: https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/fan-xuepeng/#filmography Fan Xuepeng is in what might be the earliest surviving martial arts/wuxia motion picture: I've heard about the popularity of swordplay queens in 1960s Hong Kong productions, but I feel rather ignorant about pre-Bruce Lee martial art movies. I assume the legend of Hua Mulan must be influential on martial art heroines in cinema.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hua_Mulan#Films Other than Lady General Hua Mu-lan, Cheng Pei Pei and Come Drink with Me are the only things that come to my mind from the 1960s. (I did say I feel ignorant). Maybe Lady Snowblood and Kill Bill could be considerations. The documentary; Top Fighter 2, might be helpful: Hopefully you don't find the slightly crude parts too off putting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HyperDrive Posted January 31, 2018 Member Share Posted January 31, 2018 Yukari Oshima and Moon Lee would be my picks. Sue Shiomi of Sister Street Fighter fame is another good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LuFengLover Posted January 31, 2018 Author Member Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 1/28/2018 at 8:12 AM, DragonClaws said: Can we have a shout out to Kung Fu Fandom on your pod-cast?. Ditto what One Armed Boxer and ShawAngela have already said. Sure! I try to shout out Kung Fu Fandom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted January 31, 2018 Member Share Posted January 31, 2018 12 hours ago, LuFengLover said: Sure! I try to shout out Kung Fu Fandom! Thats really cool, could you post a link to the pod-cast too?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LuFengLover Posted January 31, 2018 Author Member Share Posted January 31, 2018 Here is the podcast. It is more than just kong fu movies but I usually participate in the kung fu movie discussions. https://bedrockgames.podbean.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LuFengLover Posted February 10, 2018 Author Member Share Posted February 10, 2018 March 2018-Deadly Women (This is the listing we came up with for our Podcast. If you have a suggestion you are dying to make please do so before the end of February. The first 2 movies are set in stone.) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 14 Amazons 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shadow Whip 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Yes, Madam 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 Dragon Inn (1992) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Broken Oath 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted February 10, 2018 Member Share Posted February 10, 2018 Another lady to consider and at least mention is Ha Kwong-Li, who starred in the Woman Avenger. It a strong little independent flick, and Kwong-Li is certianly a lady with some amazing skills. Link- http://www.hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13803&display_set=eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LuFengLover Posted March 31, 2018 Author Member Share Posted March 31, 2018 A link to where you can find the podcast https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8y8mv-8e515e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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