The Best Kung Fu Characters In Film
While it's undeniable that kung fu movies are all about the action, the more depth there is behind the fighting, the more memorable the film. In fact, the best martial arts movies feature complicated characters that can do more than simply kick the crap out of someone or paralyze them with a single punch (though that's still pretty cool to watch).
Whether they're cunning, sarcastic, funny, or just plain cool, the best kung fu characters are always memorable enough to stick with you long after the film is over. Whether it's Neo learning to channel his inner warrior in The Matrix or Bruce Lee taking on a drug kingpin in Enter the Dragon, these warriors have what it takes to get the job done. Who’s your favorite kung fu fighter?
Vote up your favorite martial artist and see which character is the strongest of them all.
- 1Enter the Dragon (1973)
- Played By: Bruce Lee
Lee is a fictional character from the 1973 film Enter the Dragon. - 2
Wong Fei-hung
Legend of Drunken Master (1994)- Played By: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Alan Tam, Zhao Wenzhuo
Wong Fei-hung is a fictional character from the film Drunken Master and Drunken Master II. - 3Fists of Fury, Fist of Legend, Legend of the FistChen Zhen is a fictional character created by Hong Kong writer Ni Kuang. The character first appeared in the 1972 film Fist of Fury and was portrayed by Bruce Lee. Since 1972, Chen Zhen has been the ...more
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The One-Armed Swordsman
Famous character from various Shaw Brothers movies- Played By: Wang Yu
- 5Kill Bill Vol 1&2 (2003-2004)
- Played By: Uma Thurman
Beatrix Kiddo (primarily known as The Bride), codename Black Mamba, is a fictional character, the protagonist of the two-part movie Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma ...more - 6The Dark Knight TrilogyBatman is a fictional character, an alternative version of the DC Comics mainstream incarnation. This version of Batman was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in The Dark Knight Returns #1.
