Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The True Game of Death
TITLE DETAILS

The True Game of Death

1978-03-23 · 81 min · ★ 5.9

Action

The film begins with footage of Bruce Lee's funeral. The narrator then says that there is a new actor "who looks quite like him" that will become Lee's successor. His name is Hsao Lung. Later Hsao Lung is filming a movie. On the set, he is approached by a group of gangsters, led by a man named George, who want to control Hsao Lung. Hsao Lung declines, so they go after his girlfriend Alice, forcing her poison Hsao. During sex, the poison takes action and Hsao supposedly dies. Hsao fakes his death and pretends to be a chef so that he can watch over Alice. Alice is kidnapped by the gangsters, so Hsao starts looking for her and goes to a shipyard. There he fights off 4 motorcycle-riding gangsters that are wearing multi-colored tracksuits, one of them being the iconic green and black one from Game of Death. He defeats them and goes to the tower of death.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Chen Hsin-I
Production companies
Unavailable
Countries
Taiwan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Lung Tien-hsiangLung Tien-hsiangXiao Long
Lee Man-TaiLee Man-TaiTeacher
Tang Chia-ChuanTang Chia-ChuanSecond student
Pang SanPang San
Alice Meyer
Ali Tai
Chang Chung-Yang
Si Wai
Chiao LinChiao Lin
Chen ChenChen ChenRed shirt thug

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel

Free

Fawesome

With ads

Plex, Tubi TV

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

Code of Silence
★ 5.9
Code of Silence1985Action

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

Crippled Avengers
★ 6.8
Crippled Avengers1978Action

A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
★ 6.6
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman1969Action

After the events of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a retired Fang Gang is drawn back into the jianghu to protect various young apprentices whose swordsmanship schools have been terrorized by 8 evil swordsmen seeking to rule the jianghu.

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
★ 6.8
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear2013Action

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

Foxy Brown
★ 6.3
Foxy Brown1974Action

A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

The Last Kumite
★ 6.7
The Last Kumite2024Action

When shady businessman Ron Hall kidnaps his daughter, retired karate champion Michael Rivers is forced to enter a deadly illegal Kumite tournament in Bulgaria. Enlisting the help of seasoned trainers Master Loren and Julie Jackson, he discovers other fighters face the same desperate struggle to save their loved ones.

Fist of Legend
★ 7.5
Fist of Legend1994Action

Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.

Five Fingers of Death
★ 6.7
Five Fingers of Death1972Action

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.

Three the Hard Way
★ 6.2
Three the Hard Way1974Action

After his wife is kidnapped by a group of White supremacists, a record producer teams up with a PR man and a martial artist to get her back and put a stop to their plot to poison the water supply with a toxin that only kills Black people.

Hand of Death
★ 6.6
Hand of Death1976Action

A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

Romeo Must Die
★ 6.3
Romeo Must Die2000Action

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead... or worse!

Heroes of the East
★ 7.3
Heroes of the East1978Action

When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife is forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.

Never Back Down: Revolt
★ 6.3
Never Back Down: Revolt2021Action

An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
★ 6.8
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers1990Action

Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.

Die Hart
★ 5.9
Die Hart2023Action

Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Josh Hartnett - he just might pull it off.

Blood Brothers
★ 6.4
Blood Brothers1973Action

Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.

Absolution
★ 5.9
Absolution2024Action

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

Sword Master
★ 6.4
Sword Master2016Action

Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly. The master swordsman must regain the ability to wield his sword and fight those disrupting the peace he so desperately craves.

Dragon Fist
★ 6.3
Dragon Fist1979Action

After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousness and filial piety after becoming entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
★ 6.5
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master2019Action

Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.

Similar titles

Death Comes in Three
★ 7.0
Death Comes in Three1973Action

Charlie's Angels
★ 5.9
Charlie's Angels2000Action

The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.

1st Testament: CIA Vengeance
★ 6.5
1st Testament: CIA Vengeance2001Action

A political time bomb is about to explode and CIA Agent Phillip is having doubts about his service to his country and his assignment to kill the very people he once befriended. His boss tells him to do his job and not to question orders. But Phillip has made his decision and refuses to kill anyone.

A Bullet for Pretty Boy
★ 4.1
A Bullet for Pretty Boy1970Action

A biography of Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, a gangster who started his career at a young age after seeking revenge for his father's murder.

Rush Hour 3
★ 6.5
Rush Hour 32007Action

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

Rush Hour 2
★ 6.8
Rush Hour 22001Action

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

Charlie's Angels
★ 6.3
Charlie's Angels2019Action

Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pushed to an investor before she can do that, Elena turns to the Townsend Agency for help. Now, it's up to the Angels -- Jane, Sabina, and the newly recruited Elena -- to retrieve Calisto before it can be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction.

Beyond Skyline
★ 5.3
Beyond Skyline2017Action

Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien spaceship to rescue his estranged son. When the ship crashes in Southeast Asia, he forges an alliance with a band of survivors to take back the planet once and for all.

Ben-Hur
★ 5.8
Ben-Hur2016Action

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Legend of the Drunken Tiger
★ 5.3
Legend of the Drunken Tiger1991Action

It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
★ 6.6
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist2002Action

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

Battle Legends: The Legend of Battle Master
Not rated
Battle Legends: The Legend of Battle Master2024Action

In the land of Duffyville, Jim Duffy is the unquestioned battle master. While in the process of training his younger brother Slim to become his successor, his title is challenged by local scoundrel J.T. Smash.

Deadly Target
★ 7.0
Deadly Target1994Action

Two Hong Kong cops on leave to Manila take on a group of arms dealers.

Shaolin Soccer
★ 7.2
Shaolin Soccer2001Action

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

King of Kings
★ 4.6
King of Kings2014Action

Shekarankutty, a normal man with a wife and daughter, has trouble when his past as a mafia don is revealed.

Street Fighter
★ 4.7
Street Fighter1994Action

Colonel William F. Guile leads an international Allied Nations strike force to free relief workers held hostage by the megalomaniacal dictator General M. Bison in the war-torn region of Shadaloo.

Bulletproof Monk
★ 5.5
Bulletproof Monk2003Action

A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
★ 5.0
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq2006Action

The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
★ 7.5
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin1978Action

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.

The Accidental Spy
★ 6.0
The Accidental Spy2001Action

A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.