press
Bruce Lee stuff than you can shake a stick at -- and the Chan books are currently
proliferating almost exponentially.)
Last Updated December 4, 2003
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE BOOKS, assembled by Steven Feldman
Action Fighters -- Ein Filmbuch über die Darsteller der Action -- Karate
-- und Eastern-Filme -- Hamburg, Video plus 1991 .Auflage, Seiten,
193 Seiten, kart., 4 , leicht bestossen, ansonst guter Zustand.
Armanet, François, and Max Armanet. Ciné Kung Fu. France: Ramsay,
1988. [language translators]
Bedetti, Simone, and Massimo Mazzoni. La Hollywood di Hong Kong Dalle
Origini a John Woo [Hollywood of the East: the Cinema of Hong Kong
from the Beginning to John Woo]. Bologna: PuntoZero, 1996. Punto
Movies. ISBN 8886945019 Book + computer disk (3 1/2 inch)
filmography.
Bordwell, David. Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of
Entertainment. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, May 15,
2000. Paperback ISBN: 0674002148 Hardcover ISBN: 067400213X
Charles, John. The Hong Kong Filmography: A Complete Reference to
1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios, 1977 Through
1997. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., May 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0842-1
Dannen, Fredric, and Barry Long. Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide
to the Hollywood of the East. New York: Miramax Books, 1997.
PN1993.5.H6 D36 1997 ISBN 078686267X $18.95 (photo-hardback)
Esposito, Riccardo F. Il Cinema del Kung-fu: 1970-1975. Rome, Italy:
Fanucci Editore, March 1989. ISBN: 88-347-0120-8
Esposito, Riccardo F. Il Drago Feroce Attraversa le Acque [The Fierce
Dragon Swim Across the Waters]. Florence, Italy: Tarab Edizioni,
January 1998. A "little handbook" about (selected) kung-fu movies
released in Italy.
Esposito, Riccardo, Max Dellamora and Massimo Monteleone. Fant'Asia:
Il Cinema Fantastico dell'estremo Oriente [The Fantastic Cinema
of the Far East]. Italy: Grenade, 1994. ISBN 88-7248-100-7
The Essential Guide to: Hong Kong Movies: Volume One. Edited by Lisa
Tilston from materials compiled by Rick Baker and Toby Russell.
London: Eastern Heroes Publications, 1994. ISBN: 1-899252-00-2
(trade paperback) (there never was a Volume Two published)
The Essential Guide to: The Best of Eastern Heroes. Edited by Lisa
Tilston from materials compiled by Rick Baker and Toby Russell.
London: Eastern Heroes Publications, 1995. ISBN: 1-899252-01-1
([magazine-sized] softback with endflaps)
Fitzgerald, Martin. Hong Kong's Heroic Bloodshed. North Pomfret, VT:
Trafalgar Square, September 2000. ISBN: 1903047072
Fonfrède, Julien. Cinéma de Hong-Kong. Montréal: L'Ile de la tortue,
1999. ISBN 2-922369-03-X Paperback, 64 pages. From the "Les
élémentaires - une encyclopédie vivante series."
Fonoroff, Paul. At the Hong Kong Movies: 600 Reviews from 1988 Till the
Handover. Unit B2 17/F, Fortune Factory Building, 40 Lee Chung
Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong: Film Biweekly Publishing House, 1998.
ISBN 962-8114-47-6 (Distributed in the UK and the USA by Odyssey
Publications [based in the UK?], 1999. ISBN 962-217-641-0)
Fonoroff, Paul. Silver Light: A Pictorial History of Hong Kong Cinema,
1920-1970. Hong Kong: Joint Publishing, 1997. ISBN 9620413040
Fu, Poshek, and David Desser, eds. The Cinema of Hong Kong: History,
Arts, Identity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, July
2000. ISBN 0521772354
Glaessner, Verina. Kung fu: Cinema of Vengeance. London: Lorimer, 1974.
ISBN 0856470457* (hardcover & paperback)
Glaessner, Verina. Kung fu: Cinema of Vengeance. New York: Bounty Books
(Crown Publishers) PN1993.5.H6 G5 ISBN 0517518317* (hard & soft)
Glaessner, Verina. Kung fu: La Violence au Cinema. Montreal: Presses
Select, 1976.* (Traduction de Kung Fu: Cinema of Vengeance.)
Glaessner, Verina. Kung Fu, La Violence au Cinéma. Paris: Edit.
Minoutstchine, 1975.*
Hammond, Stefan. Hollywood East: Hong Kong Movies and the People Who
Make Them. Contemporary Books, 2000. PN 1993.5.H6H25 2000
ISBN 0809225816
Hammond, Stefan, and Mike Wilkins. Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head:
The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films. London,
England: Titan Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85286-775-2
Hammond, Stefan, and Mike Wilkins. Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head:
The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films. New York:
Fireside Books [Simon & Schuster], 1996. PN1993.5.H6 H26 1996
ISBN 0-684-80341-0
Hunt, Leon. Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger.
Columbia University Press, July 2003. ISBN 1903364639 paperback
Jeffery, Richard and Chuck Stevens. Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza,
Monster, Pink and Horror. Dh Publications, October 2003.
ISBN 0972312455 trade paperback
Jeffery, Richard, Kovichi Okamoto, Tetsuya Masuda et al, eds. Japanese
Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink and Horror. Cocoro Books,
November 2003. ASIN 0972312404 hardback
Julius, Marshall. Action!: The Action Movie A-Z. Bloomington: Indiana
University Press, 1996. ISBN 0253332443, ISBN 0253210917 (paper)
Julius, Marshall. Action!: The Action Movie A-Z. London: Batsford,
1996. ISBN 0713478519 (paperback)
Koh, Wei. The Influence of Chinese Action Film on Contemporary American
Cinema. M.A. thesis, 40 pp. San Diego State University, 1996.
Kuhn, Otto. Der Eastern Film. Ebersberg/Obb., Germany: Edition 8 1/2,
1983.*? PN1995.9.H3 K83x 1983
Lapham, Sijo Art. Art Lapham's Official Martial Arts Magazine Reference
and Price Guide: 1999 Edition. Somerset, MA: Darkwing Publications.
Logan, Bey. Hong Kong Action Cinema. London: Titan Books, 1995.
PN1993.5.H6 L65 1996 ISBN 1852865407
Logan, Bey. Hong Kong Action Cinema. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press,
1996. PN1993.5.H6 L65 1996 ISBN 0879516631 (paperback only)
López, Domingo. See (Tortosa,) Domingo López.
Lu, Sheldon Hsiao-peng, ed. Transnational Chinese Cinemas: Identity,
Nationhood, Gender. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press,
1997. PN1993.5 .C4 T65 November 1997 ISBN 0-8248-1845-8
Macias, Patrick. TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion.
Cadence Books, November 2001. ISBN 1569316813
Meyers, Ric. Great Martial Arts Movies: From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan
and More. New York, NY: Kensington, 2001.
Meyers, Richard, Amy Harlib, Bill and Karen Palmer. From Bruce Lee to
the Ninjas: Martial Arts Movies. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1991
(1985).* PN1995.9.H3 M37 1991 ISBN 0806510099 (paperback only?)
Meyers, Richard, Amy Harlib, Bill and Karen Palmer. Martial Arts Movies:
From Bruce Lee to the Ninjas. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1985.*
PN1995.9.H3 M37 1985 ISBN 0806509503 (hardcover and paperback)
Mintz, Marilyn D. The Martial Arts Film. South Brunswick, NJ: A.S.
Barnes, 1978.* PN1995.9.H3 M5 (hardcover; paperback too?)
Mintz, Marilyn D. The Martial Arts Films. Rutland, VT: C.E. Tuttle,
1983.* PN1995.9.H3 M5 1983 (hardcover; paperback too?)
Morgan, Jasper P. Der Eastern-Film Band 1. Die Knochenbrecher mit der
Todeskralle. (The Eastern Film Volume 1: The Bone Crushers with
the Death Claw.) Mpw Medien Publikations, Hille. EAN: 9783931608569.
Bruce Lee and the Drunken master - legends of the Eastern film.
ISBN 3931608565
Nazzaro, Giona A., and Andrea Tagliacozzo. Il Cinema di Hong Kong:
Spade, Kung Fu, Pistole, Fantasmi [The Cinema of Hong Kong: Swords,
Kung Fu, Guns, Ghosts]. Recco (Genova): Le Mani, 1997.
ISBN 88-8012-053-0
O'Brien, Daniel. Spooky Encounters: A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror.
Headpress, November 2003 ISBN 1900486318
Palmer, Bill, Karen Palmer, and Ric Meyers. The Encyclopedia of Martial
Arts Movies. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995. (hardcover only)
PN1995.9.H3 P36 1995 ISBN 0810830272 $73.00 + $3.00 freight
Parizzi, Roberta. Hong Kong: Il Futuro del Cinema Abita Qui. Parma:
S. Sorbini, 1996. NOTES: At head of title: Comune di Parma,
Assessorato Alla Cultura, Ufficio Cinema; Cineclub Black Maria.
ISBN 8886883056 VENDOR: Casalini Libri. Terms of Availability:
L15000 Control Number: 97301809
Pezzotta, Alberto. Tutto il Cinema di Hong Kong: Stili, Caratteri,
autori. [All the Cinema of Hong Kong: Styles, Characters,
Authors.] Milan, Italy: Baldini & Castoldi, March 1999.
ISBN 88-8089-620-2
Reynaud, Bérénice. Nouvelles Chines Nouveaux Cinemas. Paris, France:
éditions des Cahiers du Cinéma, 1999. [language translators]
Schilling, Mark. The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster
Films. Stone Bridge Press, September 2003. ISBN: 1880656760
Server, Lee. Asian Pop Cinema: Bombay to Tokyo. Chronicle Books, 1999.
PN 1993.5.A7S37 1999 791.43'095--dc21 ISBN: 0-8118-2119-6
Silver, Alain. The Samurai Film. Bromley, England: Columbus Books,
1983. ISBN 0498013499
Silver, Alain. The Samurai Film. South Brunswick, New Jersey: A.S.
Barnes, 1977. PN1995.9.S24 S5 ISBN 0498013499 (hardcover)
Silver, Alain. The Samurai Film. Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press,
1983. PN1995.9.S24 S5 1983 ISBN 0879511753
Stokes, Lisa Odham, and Michael Hoover. City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema.
Verso Books, 1999. ISBN 1-85984-716-1 (hard), 1-85984-203-8 (soft)
Stringer, Julian. "Problems with the Treatment of Hong Kong Cinema as
Camp." Asian Cinema 8, 2 (Winter 1996-97): 44-65. [an article]
Tasker, Yvonne. Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema.
Routledge, November 2003. ISBN 0415092248 paper
ISBN 041509223X hardback
Teo, Stephen. Hong Kong Cinema: The Extra Dimensions. London: BFI
(British Film Institute), 1997. ISBN 0851704964, hardcover ($60);
ISBN 0851705146, softcover ($24.95) as priced by Univ of Ind press
Thomas, Brian. Videohound's Dragon: Asian Action & Cult Flicks. Visible
Ink Press, June 2003. ISBN: 1578591414
Tobias, Mel C. Flashbacks: Hong Kong Cinema After Bruce Lee. Hong Kong:
Gulliver Books, 1979.* ISBN 9627019038 211 p., ill. ; 27 cm.
Tobias, Mel C. Memoirs of an Asian Moviegoer. Quarry Bay, Hong Kong:
South China Morning Post Ltd., 1982.* ["The book is actually an
updated, enlarged and revised edition of 'Flashbacks' which was
first published in 1979. I have decided to change the book's title
because it now has widened its scope in the world of cinema." --
from the book's introduction] 334 p., ill. ; 26 cm.
Tombs, Pete. Mondo Macabro: Weird and Wonderful Cinema Around the World.
London: Titan Books, 1997. [magazine-sized trade paperback; 40
pages on Hong Kong and 42 pages on Japan] ISBN 1852868651
Tombs, Pete. Mondo Macabro: Weird and Wonderful Cinema Around the World.
New York, NY: Griffin Books (St. Martin's Press), 1998. [magazine-
sized trade paperback; 40 pages on Hong Kong and 42 pages on Japan]
PN1995.9.S284T66 1998 ISBN 0-312-18748-3 $18.95
(Tortosa,) Domingo López. Made in Hong Kong: Las 1000 Películas que
Desataron la Fiebre Amarilla. Spain: Midons Editorial, S.L.: June
1997. ISBN 84-89240-34-5 [in Castilian]
Umard, Ralph. Film Ohne Grenzen: Das Neue Hongkong Kino. Lappersdorf,
Germany: Kerschensteiner, 1996. ISBN 3-931954-02-1 German
softcover. 422 pages. [language translators] [currency converter]
Weisser, Thomas. Asian Cult Cinema. New York: Boulevard Books, 1997.
PN1993.5.A75 W45 1997 (paperback only)
Weisser, Thomas. Asian Trash Cinema: the Book. Houston, Texas: Asian
Trash Cinema/European Trash Cinema Publications, 1994.*?
Weisser, Thomas. Asian Trash Cinema: the Book (Part 2). Miami, Florida:
Vital Sounds Inc./Asian Trash Cinema Publications, 1995.*?
Weisser, Thomas, and Yuko Mihara Weisser. Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia:
Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction Films: The First Volume in a
Series of Film Reference Books. Miami, Florida: Vital Books: Vital
Group Inc./Asian Cult Cinema Publications, 1997. ISBN 1-889288-51-9
Weisser, Thomas, and Yuko Mihara Weisser. Japanese Cinema: The Essential
Handbook: Featuring Japanese Cult Cinema Since 1955. Miami, FL:
Vital Books: Vital Groups Inc./Asian Cult Cinema Publications, 1996.
ISBN 1-889288-50-0
Weyn, Suzanne, and Ellen Steiber. From Chuck Norris to the Karate Kid:
Martial Arts in the Movies. New York: Parachute Press, August
1986.* ISBN 0938753002 (paperback)
Yang, Mingyu. China: Once Upon a Time: Hong Kong: 1997: A Critical Study
of Contemporary Hong Kong Martial Arts Films. Ph.D. thesis, 210 pp.
University of Maryland at College Park, 1995. Thesis research
directed by the Comparative Literature Program.
Yau, Esther C.M., ed. At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless
World. University of Minnesota Press, May 2001.
Hardcover ISBN: 0816632340 Paperback ISBN 0816632359
* indicates a book that is currently out-of-print
*? indicates a book that might be out-of-print
ASIAN-LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS:
(Two of these books are bilingual, with Chinese and English. The books
by Hino, Koichi and Kurata, Rokuro, however, are in Japanese only.)
Hino, Koichi. Kung Fu! From Bruce Lee to Jacky Chan. Cine Album No. 76.
Tokyo: Haga Shoten, 1980. 0074-814180-6903 In Japanese only.
^^^^^^^^^^
Kurata, Rokuro. Hong Kong Cinema Special. Cine Album No. 110. Tokyo:
Haga Shoten, 1985. ISBN 4826101090
----------<compare with the entry above>
Kurata, Rokuro. Honkon Shinema supesharu = Hong Kong cinema special :
Hsiang-kang tien ying pai ko : "Moe yo Doragon" kara "Suparutan X"
made : Honkon eiga & suta no subete. Tokyo: Haga Shoten, 1985.
SERIES: Shine arubamu ; Cine album = no. 110 ISBN 4826101090
(ALT TITLE: Hong Kong cinema special) Chiefly photo illustrations
NOTE: the text is in Japanese only (there is no Chinese, either).
^^^^^^^^^^
Lo Che-ying, comp. A Selective Collection of Hong Kong Movie Posters:
1950's-1990's. Hong Kong in Pictorials Series. 9 Queen Victoria
Street, Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd., 1992.
Hardcover. In Chinese and English. ISBN 962-04-1013-0
----------<compare with the entry above>
Lu, Tzu-ying. Hsiang-kang tien ying hai pao hsuan lu. EDITION: Hsiang-
kang ti 1 pan. PLACE: Hsiang-kang. PUBLISHER: San lien shu tien,
1992. SERIES: Tu shuo Hsiang-kang hsi lieh = Hong Kong in
pictorials series. NOTES: Chinese and English. ISBN: 9620410130
SUBJECT: Film posters, Chinese -- Hong Kong -- Catalogs. OTHER:
Selective collection of Hong Kong movie posters, 1950's-1990's.
----------<compare with the entry above>
Hsiang-kang tien ying hai pao hsuan lu: 1950's-1990's. Hsiang-kang: San
lien shu tien (Hsiang-kang) yu hsien kung ssu, 1992. (A Selective
collection of Hong Kong movie posters) Ïã¸ÛµçÓ°º£±¨Ñ¡Â¼
PN1995.9.P5 H58 1992
^^^^^^^^^^
The Making of Martial Arts Movies -- As Told by Filmmakers and Stars.
Translated by Stephen Teo. Hong Kong: Provisional Urban Council,
1999. [made for the Hong Kong Film Archive] [language translators]
[currency converter]
________________________________________________________________________
PROCEEDINGS / CATALOGS OF THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RELATED TO HONG KONG ACTION CINEMA
(All of these are in Chinese and English, i.e. fully bilingual. These
publications are along the lines of scholarly film journals, and have
sewn signatures. Many of them are revised/reprinted from time to time.)
________________________________________________________________________
BOOKS RELATED TO HONG KONG ACTION PERSONALITIES LIKE JET LI AND JOHN WOO
________________________________________________________________________
MAGAZINES RELATED TO HONG KONG CINEMA
_______________________________________________________________________
ROLE PLAYING GAMES RELATED TO HONG KONG CINEMA (!?!)
________________________________________________________________________
BOOK SOURCES:
ART LAPHAM'S OFFICIAL MARTIAL ARTS MAGAZINE REFERENCE AND PRICE GUIDE --
Darkwing Publications
P.O. Box 571
Somerset, MA 02726
[this costs $14.95 but has only 18 pages of actual listings; the bulk of
the 126 spiral-bound 8.5" x 11" pages is photocopies of magazine covers]
ASIAN CULT CINEMA --
Boulevard Books
Berkley Publishing Group
200 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(800) 788-6262
ASIAN POP CINEMA: BOMBAY TO TOKYO --
Chronicle Books
85 Second Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.chroniclebooks.com
CINEMA OF HONG KONG --
Cambridge University Press Customer Service
110 Midland Avenue
Port Chester, NY 10573-4930
phone: 914-937-9600
toll free: 800-872-7423
Fax: 914-937-4712
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Cambridge University Press
Edinburgh Building
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge CB2 2RU
Tel: +44 (0)1223 312393
Fax: +44 (0)1223 315052
information@cup.cam.ac.uk
CITY ON FIRE: HONG KONG CINEMA --
Verso Books
Phone in USA (212) 807-9680
Tollfree No. (800) 233-4830
versoinc@aol.com
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES --
Scarecrow Press
15200 N B N Way
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214-0190
(800) 462-6420
orders@scarecrowpress.com
The "ESSENTIAL GUIDE" books --
Eastern Heroes publications
London, England
Tel 0181 + 288 + 7442 [UK]
106520.671@compuserve.com
GREAT MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES --
Kensington Publishing Corp.
850 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
customerservice@kensingtonbooks.com
CALL TOLL-FREE 877-422-3665 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
HONG KONG ACTION CINEMA [UK] --
Titan Books Ltd.
0171 620 0200
HONG KONG ACTION CINEMA [US] --
Overlook Press [Penguin USA]
149 Wooster Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
(800) 526-0275
HONG KONG BABYLON: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE EAST --
Miramax Books (distributed by Little, Brown & Co.)
Hyperion
114 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
(800) 343-9204
HONG KONG CINEMA: THE EXTRA DIMENSIONS --
British Film Institute
0171 255 1444
BFI books are available in the USA via:
Indiana University Press
601 N. Morton Street
Bloomington, IN 47404-3797
(800) 842-6796
iupress@indiana.edu
THE HONG KONG FILMOGRAPHY --
McFarland & Co.
Box 611
Jefferson, North Carolina 28640
TEL (336) 246-4460
FAX (336) 246-5018
info@mcfarlandpub.com
HONG KONG'S HEROIC BLOODSHED --
Trafalgar Square Books
PO Box 257
Howe Hill Road
North Pomfret, VT, 05053
TEL 800.423.4525 / 802.457.1911
FAX 802.457.1913
www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com
tsquare@sover.net
PLANET HONG KONG --
Harvard University Press
79 Garden Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
TEL: 1-800-448-2242
FAX: 1-800-962-4983
http://hupress.harvard.edu/
Contact_HUP@harvard.edu
SEX AND ZEN & A BULLET IN THE HEAD --
Fireside Books
Simon & Schuster Trade
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(800) 223-2348
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MAGAZINE AND FANZINE SOURCES
_______________________________________________________________________
OTHER RELATED SOURCES OF HK ACTION CINEMA & SUCHLIKE:
ANIME CRASH / CRASH VIDEO --
(there are stores in Providence, RI; Cambridge, MA; and New York)
Telephone number of the New York store: (212) 979-7472
FAX number for the New York store: (212) 254-4730
Telephone number for video division: (818-GO-ANIME) [(818) 462-6463]
(so far, Crash Video has released newly remastered letterboxed editions
of DANCE OF DEATH which stars Angela Mao-ying and was directed by Jackie
Chan, CRIPPLED AVENGERS aka RETURN OF THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS, ENTER THE
FAT DRAGON starring Samo Hung, and THE KOWLOON ASSIGNMENT which is a
GOLGO 13 live-action film)
ARENA HOME VIDEO --
1440 9th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
KUNG FU CLASSICS 1999 [and 2000] CALENDAR --
KCCP, Inc.
POB 120939
Boston, MA 02112-0939
kellfire@earthlink.net
http://www.squaredcircleprod.com/kccp.html
(featured in INSIDE KUNG FU, Jan. 1999, p. 8 and GIANT ROBOT #13, p. 73)
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AND . . . LAST BUT NOT LEAST . . . AND IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN:
CHINESE FILM AND MEDIA BIBLIOGRAPHY --
from the Bibliography of Modern Chinese Literature, Film and Culture,
found at a page of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC),
formerly Modern Chinese Literature (1984-1998), at the
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures of
The Ohio State University
(for anyone wanting to do advanced research on HK film, go to this site!)
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