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This style is strongly based in conventions drawn from traditional Chinese theater, ballet, and acrobatic performances -- particularly the art of [[MediaNotes/PekingOpera Chinese opera]], and is accepted by the audience for which most of the films were made. During TheSeventies, with the rise of Creator/BruceLee and other the films started to gain traction in various other countries, leading to numerous HongKongFilms (a number with [[HongKongDub questionable dubs]]) being brought over to various parts of the world.

The boom in popularity throughout the 70s and TheEighties internationally also led to numerous films elevating the careers of Asian action stars such as Creator/JackieChan, Creator/JetLi, Creator/MichelleYeoh, and Creator/DonnieYen, but also other action stars from different countries that notably include Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Creator/StevenSeagal, Creator/SonnyChiba and Creator/ChuckNorris.

In TheNineties, the upcoming handover of Hong Kong back to China in 1997 caused consternation among many martial arts moviemakers and fans--would the communist government allow filmmakers the same freedom? But where some were worried, others saw opportunity... especially other Asian countries. Countries such as South Korea, Japan and Thailand began producing their own martial arts films, hoping to fill the void, and creating some new stars in the process, such as Creator/TonyJaa and Jeeja Yanin.

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This style is strongly based in conventions drawn from traditional Chinese theater, ballet, and acrobatic performances -- particularly the art of [[MediaNotes/PekingOpera Chinese opera]], and is accepted by the audience for which most of the films were made. During TheSeventies, The70s, with the rise of Creator/BruceLee and other the films started to gain traction in various other countries, leading to numerous HongKongFilms (a number with [[HongKongDub questionable dubs]]) being brought over to various parts of the world.

The boom in popularity throughout the 70s and TheEighties The80s internationally also led to numerous films elevating the careers of Asian action stars such as Creator/JackieChan, Creator/JetLi, Creator/MichelleYeoh, and Creator/DonnieYen, but also other action stars from different countries that notably include Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Creator/StevenSeagal, Creator/SonnyChiba and Creator/ChuckNorris.

In TheNineties, The90s, the upcoming handover of Hong Kong back to China in 1997 caused consternation among many martial arts moviemakers and fans--would the communist government allow filmmakers the same freedom? But where some were worried, others saw opportunity... especially other Asian countries. Countries such as South Korea, Japan and Thailand began producing their own martial arts films, hoping to fill the void, and creating some new stars in the process, such as Creator/TonyJaa and Jeeja Yanin.



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