Movies like Sister Street Fighter (1974)
The best movies like Sister Street Fighter (1974) are Dragon Princess (1976), Black Belt Jones (1974) and Slaughter in San Francisco (1974). If Sister Street Fighter hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)7.5/10 from 534 votes
- NewestShaolin vs. Lama (1983)Released 1983
- In JapaneseDragon Princess (1976)Also in Japanese
- Same seriesThe Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)Sister Street Fighter
Dragon Princess (1976)
A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Black Belt Jones (1974)
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSlaughter in San Francisco (1974)
A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Chinese Boxer (1970)
Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisClan of the White Lotus (1980)
The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding for revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magnificent Ruffians (1979)
Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear to improve when the head of a local security agency hires them to take out the competition, who their new employer insists is up to no good. But the boys are being played for fools, and after an unfortunate misunderstanding, they unite with their former adversary to take out the true villain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
The Iron Monkey (1977)
Iron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into fights. When his father's group is arrested and executed, Iron is forced to flee and hide in the woods as a beggar and thief. After being taken in by a Shaolin monastery and trained in the art of Monkey-Style Kung Fu, Iron vows to hunt down his father's killer and avenge his death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979)
A year after training young Wong Fei-hung in the Drunken Fist, Beggar So discovers he has a son, Foggy, whom he attempts to train to no avail. Foggy is then trained in Drunken Fist from his uncle as he must face his father's rival, Rubber Legs, another Drunken Fist master who combines it with Mantis Fist to create a deadly style.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)
When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission.
Why it matches: Same series: Sister Street Fighter · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crippled Masters (1979)
Two men, one a lowly peon and the other a dutiful nobleman, are betrayed by their master and crippled for life-- One left with no arms and the other with paralyzed legs. Despite their obvious disadvantages, they strive to seek revenge against their evil master. The two men endeavor to track down the fabled Eight Jade Horses, said to hold the key to special martial arts techniques.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
The Buddhist Fist (1980)
Two orphans raised by monks are taught divine secrets of kung fu. As adults, one chooses the path of the monks while the other opts for the outside world. Aspiring barber and experienced kung-fu fighter Shang learns that his childhood friend, Siu Ming, has been framed for murder by an unknown villain.When Shang begins looking into the crime, he soon finds himself the target of an assassination attempt. They reunite to find their missing godfather and seek vengeance on his kidnappers. Who is behind all these crimes, and can Shang stop them?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
That Man Bolt (1973)
Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 million to Mexico City from Hong Kong with a stop in Los Angeles. When Bolt discovers the cash is dirty mob money and his gal has been killed, he heads back to the Far East to get even.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKarate Warriors (1976)
Sakata protects a little boy while coping with rival gangs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner in Kyoto, is enthusiastic about karate. To help her friend Michi avenge her brother, she sneaks into a movie studio in Kyoto where a drug dealing syndicate is based.
Why it matches: Same series: Sister Street Fighter · both action & crime
To Kill with Intrigue (1977)
Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisShaolin vs. Lama (1983)
A kung fu fanatic, Yu Ting (Alexander Lo Rei), searching for the ultimate master, saves a young Shaolin monk, Hsu Shi (William Yen), from a group of mobsters and sees it as a golden opportunity to enrich his kung fu skills. He persuades the young novice monk to smuggle him into Shaolin, but Ting's presence isn't welcome and he is driven out, but remains close to the temple, keeping in touch with Hsu Shi. When Ting rescues a girl from the clutches of the Flying Eagle gang, the Golden Wheel Lama and sworn enemy of Shaolin finds the perfect excuse to lead an assault on the Temple. Realizing Ting's devotion, the abbot decides to bring Ting into the Shaolin order and teach him the deadliest techniques to prepare him for the Lama's merciless fury.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
The Street Fighter (1974)
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExecutioners from Shaolin (1977)
After the destruction of the Temple, a Shaolin disciple devotes years to mastering the Tiger style in order to defeat the martial arts master who killed his teacher. His wife, a Crane style specialist, has a feeling one style won't be enough.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Five Venoms (1978)
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHapkido (1972)
Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the Japanese competitor who runs the Black Bear school. The harassment leads to intense conflicts between them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeven Steps of Kung Fu (1979)
A general and his band of thugs plot to take over a village. Tiger, a local kung fu protege, brings this information to his uncle, a master of the seven steps style of kung fu. His uncle teaches him the style, and together they take on the general and his thugs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
TNT Jackson (1974)
A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Force of One (1979)
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisReturn of the Street Fighter (1974)
Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations. Both the police and the Yakuza find themselves battling Tsurugi, but Tsurugi's fight ultimately is with the mob, and he concentrates on them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Street Fighter's Last Revenge (1974)
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price of 200 dollars a pound. But he gets double crossed. So he wants the tape back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Colt is My Passport (1967)
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Sister Street Fighter?
The closest matches to Sister Street Fighter are Dragon Princess (1976), Black Belt Jones (1974) and Slaughter in San Francisco (1974). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sister Street Fighter?
People who watched Sister Street Fighter most often go on to Dragon Princess (1976), Black Belt Jones (1974) and Slaughter in San Francisco (1974).
What is the highest-rated movie like Sister Street Fighter?
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), rated 7.5/10 by 534 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sister Street Fighter?
Shaolin vs. Lama (1983) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Sister Street Fighter part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Sister Street Fighter, which includes The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975) and Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976).
Are there Japanese movies like Sister Street Fighter?
Yes: Dragon Princess (1976), Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945) and The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975).
How are movies similar to Sister Street Fighter chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Sister Street Fighter, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.