The 1985
Hong Kong film Yes, Madam, directed by
Corey Yuen and starring
Michelle Yeoh and
Cynthia Rothrock, was described by film and gender scholar Lisa Funnell as the first "girls with guns" film. The 1987 Hong Kong film
Angel has also been credited with establishing the genre. More films of the subgenre were produced until 1994, featuring the likes of
Yukari Oshima,
Moon Lee,
Cynthia Khan and
Sharon Yeung. In the early 2000s, films that were part of what has been called a "girls with guns revival" were produced. They included
Martial Angels (2001), ''
The Wesley's Mysterious File (2002) and So Close (2002). The 2002 Japanese films Gun Crazy: A Woman from Nowhere and its sequel Gun Crazy 2: Beyond the Law'' are also of this genre. ==Animation==