martial arts film

Japanese: martial arts film(英語表記)martialartsfilm
martial arts film

...Kung fu is a Cantonese dialect word for a martial art used for self-defense, and action films featuring Chinese martial arts combat are collectively referred to as "kung fu films." However, the term often also includes films that depict not only bare-handed fights but also fights using various Chinese martial arts with weapons (i.e. "martial arts films"; in English, this term includes Japanese "chanbara films" and the like). Kung fu films quickly had a major impact on action films around the world, including Enter the Dragon (1973) starring Bruce Lee by the American film company Warner Brothers, Dragon vs. the Seven Vampires (1974) by Hammer Productions, a veteran British horror film studio, and films that combined kung fu films with Italian historical dramas (Hercules) and westerns (spaghetti westerns). Cast and crew were sent to Hong Kong from various countries to create collaborations that mixed Eastern and Western genres, and in Japan, a karate film was made starring Chiba Shinichi and Kurata Yasuaki.

*Some of the terms that refer to "martial arts film" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈クンフー〉とは広東方言で護身用の格闘技のことで,中国拳法による格闘を主体としたアクション映画が〈クンフー映画〉と総称されるが,徒手空拳の闘いだけでなく武器を用いた諸々の中国武術による闘いを描いた映画(すなわち〈武俠片〉。英語では日本の〈チャンバラ映画〉などをも含めてmartial arts filmと呼ばれる)をも含めて呼ばれることが多い。 〈クンフー映画〉はたちまち世界のアクション映画に大きな影響を及ぼし,アメリカの映画会社ワーナー・ブラザースがブルース・リーを主演させてつくった《燃えよドラゴン》(1973)をはじめ,イギリスの怪奇映画の老舗ハマー・プロの《ドラゴンVS7人の吸血鬼》(1974),またイタリア製の古代史劇(〈ヘラクレスもの〉)や西部劇(〈マカロニ西部劇〉)を〈クンフー映画〉と折衷させたもの等々のように,各国からスタッフ,キャストを香港に送りこんで東西のジャンルを混交させた合作も行われ,日本でも千葉真一,倉田保昭らが主演の〈カラテ映画〉がつくられた。…

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