Shan Mao
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Deathday: March 14, 1977
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The Invincible Sword
1971-01-01
The Invincible Sword
Overview: During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free him, failing miserably, losing most of his troops and sustaining wounds. He's hidden and nursed back to health by a troupe of traveling acrobats, two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters falls in love with Ling. He asks them to help him free the general, and the five undertake this quest against great odds. The general himself brings an element into the story that his liberators do not anticipate.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Vengeance of Snow-Maid
1970-03-06
Vengeance of Snow-Maid
Overview: Snow Maid spends years practicing kung fu under the guidance of Ugly Maid in the mountains. All she has on her mind in these years is to avenge her mother’s death. Nevertheless, after she bids farewell to her master and leaves the mountains, she unexpectedly falls in love with her enemy’s son. As they both conceal their true identities and misunderstanding keeps accumulating, how will this romance end?
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-03-06
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The Green Jade Statuette
1977-06-11
The Green Jade Statuette
Overview: Meng Fei stars as a fighter-for-hire who seeks the jade statuette for an unidentified employer. Hu Chin plays the sexy femme fatale, Madame Pearl, who runs the local brothel, seemingly the center of the town's commercial life. Chi Kuan-Chun plays Wu Kang, the town boss, who is involved romantically with Madame Pearl and protects the brothel. Madame Pearl is in league with the bandits who stole the jade and is waiting for them to arrive in town. The very pretty Kitty Meng Chui plays a prostitute who becomes an ally of Meng Fei. Mysterious characters abound, including one elegant fellow who has the habit of placing a single rose on the bodies of fight victims, saying, "Even the dead love roses." Many other familiar faces are on hand as well.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-06-11
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One-Armed Boxer
1972-08-02
One-Armed Boxer
Overview: A martial-arts student learns the iron fist and death grip techniques to avenge his teacher's death.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-08-02
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The New Shaolin Boxers
1976-09-03
The New Shaolin Boxers
Overview: An honourable carriage driver finds love and death when he battles particularly homicidal street punks
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-09-03
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The Ghost Hill
1971-01-01
The Ghost Hill
Overview: The film opens with a duel on a beach between two master swordsman. An elderly master looks on as the two battle. He stops the duel and proclaims one swordsman the winner and awards him the coveted Purple Light Sword making him the new Sword King. He returns home to show his sickly teacher the treasure but they are attacked by the weird minions of evil King Gold who wants to combine the power of the sword with his developing Fire Ball power. The Sword King loses the sword, his master is killed and is forced to join forces with his opponent from the duel to retrieve it. Along the way they are joined by the daughter of the Blind Master and later the Beggar Army.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Shaolin Avengers
1976-06-18
The Shaolin Avengers
Overview: Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-06-18
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The Screaming Tiger
1973-08-16
The Screaming Tiger
Overview: Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star's name in the title. One of the few such films was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900x. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-08-16
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Two Assassins of the Darkness
1977-11-11
Two Assassins of the Darkness
Overview: Two hitmen arrive in a small town, each becoming aware of the other due to a mix-up over intended targets. One killer (Yi Chang) falls for a girl (Chung-Erh Lung) whose brother (Dong Wai) is in trouble. This leads Chang to investigate the employer of the other killer (Don Wong).
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-11-11
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Seven Indignant
1973-01-01
Seven Indignant
Overview: The Righteous Club of Chinese martial artists meet to drive out the evil Japanese invaders but first they must overcome their own personal differences.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Magnificent Chivalry
1971-07-22
The Magnificent Chivalry
Overview: Hong Kong superstar Jimmy "One Arm Boxer" Wang Yu stars as the Bamboo blade, China's top swordsman. His services are rendered by the Imperial treasury who want him to infiltrate a powerful gang of Highwaymen and get back the stolen silver bullion. After numerous deadly encounters the gang are beaten by the bamboo sword and only the gang leader remains, however he is a lot tougher than was originally bargained for.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-07-22
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The Tongfather
1974-05-10
The Tongfather
Overview: The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather."
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-05-10
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White Butterfly Killer
1973-01-01
White Butterfly Killer
Overview: A girl who witnesses the brutal murder of her grandfather plots revenge on the killers who are involved in an opium smuggling ring. Unbeknownst to them, she becomes "The White Butterfly Killer," unleashing her deadly kung fu power.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Kings of Blade and Sword
1969-05-16
Kings of Blade and Sword
Overview: Martial arts movie from the Shaw Brothers.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-05-16
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A Touch of Zen
1970-07-10
A Touch of Zen
Overview: Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-07-10
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Magnificent Wanderers
1977-05-27
Magnificent Wanderers
Overview: Millionaire Chu Te-Sa invests his considerable wealth into the rebel movement who are intent on usurping the ruling Mongol powers. His goals are impeded by a lack of support though and the supposed allies he has made in the town are merely eager to get their hands on his money. During an attack where these craven 'comrades' flee, Chu befriends three con-artists who relish the chance to show off their fighting skills. The trio subsequently agree to help Chu in his quest to end Mongol rule and hatch a plan to destroy a major munitions dump
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-05-27
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Rage of the Master
1971-12-31
Rage of the Master
Overview: Tiger Wong (Jimmy Wang Yu) is a student of martial arts who made a promise to his late father never to show his martial arts skills in public. a gang of mercenaries raid a nearby village. The villagers, led by Fong Li, send a party to ask for his help. But Tiger Wong refuses to help or get involved in the trouble. Only after seeing the brutality of the gang does he decide to take some action.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-12-31
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The Black Panther
1973-09-28
The Black Panther
Overview: Cheng Sing gets betrayed by his crime Partners and lands in Jail. After he gets out he's starting his trail of Revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-09-28
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The Lion's Heart
1972-07-11
The Lion's Heart
Overview: Drug trafficker Yu Shan returns home after 13 years to move a big shipment for his boss Kuang. But he finds that his family is under the pressure from a local bandit and is forced to go on a deadly rampage.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-07-11
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The Legend of Bruce Lee
1976-01-01
The Legend of Bruce Lee
Overview: The young Bruce Lee (Ho Tsung-Tao AKA Bruce Li) has studied the philosophy and art of kung fu since boyhood, but his girlfriend says that he lives in a world of his own and all he thinks of is fighting. She begs him to change his ways, yet after a humiliating defeat Bruce vows that it will never happen again, and while witnessing street thugs preying on innocent people, he is driven to defend them. Things appear to be no better when Bruce comes to the United States to begin teaching, and is under constant attack by rival martial artists, but all the while his unorthodox style is beginning to catch on. Finally he becomes an international sensation as a movie star with a wife, kids, money, and everything he's always wanted - who then must fight for both his life and his reputation back home in Hong Kong.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Master of the Flying Guillotine
1976-04-24
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Overview: A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, his efforts to lay low are unsuccessful, and the assassin soon tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates: a Thai boxer, a yoga master, and a kobojutsu user.
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-04-24
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The Naval Commandos
1977-04-10
The Naval Commandos
Overview: The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-04-10
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The Escaper
1973-06-09
The Escaper
Overview: Three wrongly convicted criminals escape from prison.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-06-09
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The Angry Hero
1973-01-01
The Angry Hero
Overview: Martian arts film from Taiwain directed by Kim Lung.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Dragon Dies Hard
1975-01-01
The Dragon Dies Hard
Overview: Stone, a martial arts teacher and avid Bruce Lee fan, is crushed when he learns of his hero's sudden death. After a night of trying to drink himself out of his depression, Stone receives a vision of Lee instructing him to investigate the circumstances of master's death. Stone soon finds that Lee was the victim of foul play, and quickly puts into action his plan for bringing the murderers to justice.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Unparalleled Judo Knife
1970-05-11
Unparalleled Judo Knife
Overview: A strong wind moves to sweep away the evil forces in the martial world. Prevention to prevent bloodshed and complexes without the invasion of the martial world... Unlimited selection of movies across a wide range. "Unparalleled Judo Knife" is a Taiwanese film directed by Wu Min Hsiung and Chin-Hu Tung, starring Te-Shan Chao and Pin Chiang. The film was produced in 1970.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-05-11
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The Everlasting Glory
1976-07-19
The Everlasting Glory
Overview: A most touching and consistently heart-gripping war drama depicts the heroic deeds of General Chang Tsu-chung who was even held in high esteem and dubbed as “Mars of China” by his Japanese counterpart, General Itagaki during Sino-Japanese war.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-07-19
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Beach of the War Gods
1973-07-13
Beach of the War Gods
Overview: In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wandering swordsman single-handedly dispatches a group of the foreign thugs, and agrees to help defend the town. He assembles a core team of highly skilled warriors, and together they train the townsfolk to stand up to the foreign pirates, using strategy and skill. When the army launches an all-out assault on the town, a ferocious battle rages, leading to final conflict on the Beach of the War Gods.
Genres: Action War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-07-13
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Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
1975-02-16
Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
Overview: A young man (Bruce Li) unwittingly gets wrapped up in a money scam. When he refuses to give the cash back, the bad guys kidnap his girlfriend and hold her hostage in the Tower Of Death. Once there, he is given two options. Watch his girlfriend get thrown off the top or fight various martial artists on 7 different levels to win his girlfriend back.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-02-16
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Shaolin Temple
1976-12-22
Shaolin Temple
Overview: There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Qing troops - complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-12-22
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The Death Player
1975-07-05
The Death Player
Overview: Chan Biu (Tsai Hung) is a crook who decides to rob from his own business. Smugglers, via a boat, smuggle in some items (concealed in a bag), he robs the recipient before agreeing with his collaborators to split up and share the loot at a derelict town.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-07-05
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Imperial Tomb Raiders
1973-01-01
Imperial Tomb Raiders
Overview: When Emperor Xian Feng (1831-1861) favourite concubine Cao died, he had her secretly buried in a huge cavern of the remote Qing Gang Mountains. Rumour has it that the "Eternal night-shining Pearl" was buried with her. About 20 years later it appears that 1 of 8 palace maiden, chosen to follow her to the death, escaped and is now most wanted by a bunch of unscrupulous bandits, who want her to lead to them to that hidden location. They encounter unexpected resistance, when they are opposed by a quintet of women fighters and a male government official.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Fury In Storm
1974-05-15
Fury In Storm
Overview: Antonio, a travelling missionary priest, seems innocent — until he wields his cross (containing a hidden treasure) as a weapon during a train robbery. While on the train he befriends a man named Dragon, who helps him fight the bandits who want the cross.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-05-15
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The Female Chivalry
1974-05-18
The Female Chivalry
Overview: Chia plays a government agent, Iron Phoenix, who’s after a bunch of crooked miners, and Barry plays a boastful young man without much fu talent. Iron Phoenix teaches Barry some martial arts skills, mainly because it helps her investigations about the miners, as she waits for her chance to strike and close down their illicit operation.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-05-18
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The Imprudent Iron Phoenix
1973-10-09
The Imprudent Iron Phoenix
Overview: Chia Ling plays the title character, who wields her way through a standard martial arts premise, but demonstrates tremendous grace and agility as she chops, kicks, and flies through the air.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-10-09
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Showdown at the Cotton Mill
1978-07-14
Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Overview: The Wu Tang hire a formidable leg fighter Kao to fight the Saholin Loyalist Hu Hui Chien
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-07-14
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Shaolin Vengeance
1974-11-28
Shaolin Vengeance
Overview: Frank the carpenter is in love with Hsiao Cheng, his boss's daughter. Frank knows there is no hope for him to marry the daughter of the haughty, rich man, and pronounces a vow to become a Shaolin monk. The wife of Frank's former boss has an extra-marital affair with the carpenter-shop's foreman. When the boss finds out, the foreman kills him, and sets the blame on Frank. Frank will fight for his honour, and wins back his good name - but not his former love.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-11-28
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Flight Man
1973-10-24
Flight Man
Overview: Flight Man takes place in Taiwan in 1933, when the country was under Japanese occupation after the First Sino-Japanese War. The Taiwanese people have signed a petition to have the Japanese establish a Taiwan council, but instead this merely provokes the Japanese police to hunt down and round up everyone who signed the petition.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-10-24
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The Rebel Boxer
1972-06-14
The Rebel Boxer
Overview: Believing that her brother has been murdered, a martial artist (Nancy Yen) sets out to avenge him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-06-14
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The Well of Doom
1974-06-25
The Well of Doom
Overview: A father tricks his three daughters into joining him on a mountain excursion to search for food. Deceiving his children, the father is actually searching for a hidden treasure relayed to him by an old monk.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-06-25
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Fatal Strike
1974-01-04
Fatal Strike
Overview: Two policemen try to defeat a drug lord using the ancient art of Kung Fu.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-04
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Rainy Night's Killer
1974-01-01
Rainy Night's Killer
Overview: Wandering endlessly between pure incoherence and a tragedy rife with dramatic possibilities, Lau Kwok-Hung sets up the murder mystery of a, low and behold, killer who strikes during rainy nights.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Honey-Moon Killer
1974-01-10
The Honey-Moon Killer
Overview: A playboy who finally settles down fights off a gang of thugs harrassing him and his wife but does not reckon with an ex-lover who tips off the gang's boss.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-10
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Heroes in the Ming Dynasty
1975-02-04
Heroes in the Ming Dynasty
Overview: The year is 1366. The emperor makes a deal with a neighboring Manchu emperor, leading to a plot to frame patriotic General Shung in a court martial. Shung believes he will receive a fair trial and goes along willingly. But some of his supporters are not so trusting, and they shadow him on his journey to the palace & now the trouble really starts.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-02-04
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The Dumb Ox
1974-05-26
The Dumb Ox
Overview: A group of thiefs takes over a village. The main character is the blacksmith of the village. He has a criminal record as a thief but has served his time and now earns an honest living. He is first accused by the citizens of the village, but eventually he finds out the true criminals and challenges them.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-05-26
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The Begging Swordsman
1972-02-10
The Begging Swordsman
Overview: A young swordsman is sent to the city of Lo Yang to help his father's benefactor Inspector Chang from the four monsters-which are causing him a lot of grief. Four of the most violent martial artists in China.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-02-10
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The Cantonese
1973-10-18
The Cantonese
Overview: Barry Chan plays the Canton kid a kung fu fanatic who takes on three vicious kung fu thugs who after being released from jail have come to Canton looking to cause a lot of trouble and to settle old scores.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-10-18
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Six Intellectuals
1970-08-14
Six Intellectuals
Overview: Six Top martial art masters battle it out for supremacy in the much troubled martial world.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-08-14
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Tiger
1972-01-01
Tiger
Overview: A young Chinese all-karate champion, Tze Chiang (Kurata Yasuaki), along with his Japanese wife, arrives home in Shanghai only to find that the situation there has become intolerable. Now, he is a foreigner in his own land due to a Japanese occupation! Tze Chiang soon discovers that his parents have been murdered by a local Marshall, so the military can use the Chiang's family home as a post.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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A Girl Called Tigress
1973-01-01
A Girl Called Tigress
Overview: Here's a foxy tale of love, pigtails and slapped faces with a spitfire heroine that fights Yasuaki Kurata and his bully gang in old china town.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Furious Avenger
1974-04-27
The Furious Avenger
Overview: In the early days of the war of resistance against the foreign power invasion, Wu is captured and most of his family members are brutally murdered. Wu swears to seek revenge. He tracks down the murderers one by one.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-04-27
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The Angry River
1971-05-12
The Angry River
Overview: The plot has to do with a reign of terror conducted by a mysterious killer dubbed "Poison Dart," who is hitting all kinds of prominent people with poison darts.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-05-12
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