East Meets West - Spaghetti Westerns and Martial Arts

The Spaghetti Western isn't as formulaic as one might think. Imthe late 60's/early 70's, the popularity of the kung fo genre and oriental films in general touched the spaghetti western and producedthe East meats West sub genre. The first ofthese films to be released was Red Sun with Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune, and Ursulla Andress. Other westerns in this ilkwere soon to follow.

Films and reviews

Spaghetti Western heroes meet Samurais and Karate masters

• Karate, Fists and Beans
  • DVD Review (deutsch)
• Red Sun
  • Review
  • DVD review
• Five Man Army
  • more soon
• Today it's me, tomorrow it's you
  • Reviews: One | Two

Spaghetti Western heroes meet Kung Fu fighters

• The Stranger and the Gunfighter
  • Review
  • DVD review (German DVD)
• My Name is Shanghai Joe
  • DVD review (German DVD)
  • Review
• The Return of Shanghaoi Joe
  • Review
• Kung Fu in the Wild West
• Three Musketeers of the West
• Here we are again, Providence
• Tiger from River Kwai
• Death Walks in Laredo
  • Review
• The White, the Yellow and the Black

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