Barry Chan
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Birthday: November 30, 1944
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The Merry Wife
1972-06-08
The Merry Wife
Overview: Under false pretenses, Zhenzhen marries Mr. Lin, who happens to be her teacher. She wants to still study and wants to enroll in his school in Hong Kong. The head of the school agrees to this under the condition that they conceal the fact that they are married. Zhenzhen finds out right away that her husband is fawned over by the girls, they all have a crush on him, as also does the spinster librarian. However, Mr. Lin finds that that the boys in the school (they are late teens, 17 or so) really like Zhenzhen. This leads to hurt feelings, questions about fidelity and even, in Zhenzhen's case, innocuous dates with one of the boys who rides a motorcycle.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-06-08
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The Deadly Warrant
1994-12-12
The Deadly Warrant
Overview: Escaped convicts from the Mainland bound for Taiwan collide with the Taiwan police in a murderous shootout. An explosive, action-packed underworld thriller that indeed proves deadly.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-12-12
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Militant Eagle
1978-08-18
Militant Eagle
Overview: The forces of good and evil clash in this martial-arts picture, as personified by warriors and overlords from the Orient's past.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-08-18
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Game of Killers
1982-03-21
Game of Killers
Overview: Two unlikely friends cross paths and join forces after they come in possession of a map that many are on the lookout for. How will they defend themselves against an army of assassins that are also after that map in this Game Of Killers?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-03-21
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The Deadly Sword
1980-10-10
The Deadly Sword
Overview: A swordsman uses a specialized weapon made from a deformed sword, the lethal hook, to fight an underworld clan to clear his family name and save the girl he loves in ancient China.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-10-10
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Of Wives and Mistresses
1972-05-26
Of Wives and Mistresses
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-05-26
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The Last Duel
1981-03-28
The Last Duel
Overview: Lu Shao Fung and Seeman Chelsea start a sword duel over one of the men's wives. Lu pursues Seeman, but loses him. This leads him to spend time in Death Villa, where he is both welcomed and challenged. Death Villa is run by a mysterious man who wears a cane basket on his head, with a bead curtain covering his face. He recruits Lu into his evil scheme....
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-03-28
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The Legend of the Owl
1981-04-29
The Legend of the Owl
Overview: A masked mastermind named The Owl holds an exclusive auction every year, selling special slaves and rare objects of art. One of the customers requests that he obtain the 36th wife of the emperor, for the next auction. The Owl agrees and arranges for the woman to be kidnapped. The emperor sends a messenge to a trusted royal guard, assigning him the task of rescuing his wife. Unfortunately the guard has died, but his son, David Chiang, takes the assignment. He hunts up two of his father's friends for assistance. They have both retired, but their sons, Barry Chan and Eric Tsang, agree to help out. So David, Barry, and Eric go forward on their quest to rescue the woman and unmask The Owl.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-04-29
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The Black Tavern
1972-12-16
The Black Tavern
Overview: This sword-filled thriller centers on the title location--an inn where the down and dirty meet to plot nefarious doings. Award winning actor Ku Feng stars as the "Whip Devil," while the luminous and lethal Shih Szu plays "The Lady Hermit" who has a surprise in store for all the double-crossing masters of mayhem.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-12-16
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
1968-12-28
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Overview: A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he had it good and hopes to win his wife back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-28
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Little Hero
1978-11-16
Little Hero
Overview: Silver Mask and Gold Mask and their gang of animal themed henchmen are after a magic sword entrusted to a little boy.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-11-16
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China Armed Escort
1976-01-01
China Armed Escort
Overview: An emperor assigns his two superintendents Lung & Hu to wipe out the heads of the famous Justice Escort Service whom he sees as a threat to him in achieving total reign over the land.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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The Long Years
1971-05-28
The Long Years
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-05-28
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Love Song Over the Sea
1970-08-30
Love Song Over the Sea
Overview: Romantic musical comedy.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-08-30
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The Night Is Young
1971-01-01
The Night Is Young
Overview: shaw production
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Apartment for Ladies
1970-11-20
Apartment for Ladies
Overview: Betty Ting Pei plays the lead, a Taiwanese singer searching in Hong Kong for her younger sister, who disappears after coming to HK to be discovered as a nightclub singer.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-11-20
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A Place to Call Home
1970-04-11
A Place to Call Home
Overview: Li Ching plays one of three daughters, whose life is turned upside down when she discovers she is adopted. But things get even worse when she goes in search of her real mother. Finally, after almost a double tragedy, she realizes what so many knew all along: There's no place like home.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-04-11
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Ripples
1970-01-08
Ripples
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-01-08
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We Love Millionaires
1971-08-18
We Love Millionaires
Overview: This is a film about three pretty young ladies from Hong Kong who work as sales agents who travel to a resort in Japan for the sole purpose of meeting and wooing millionaires.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-08-18
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Chase Step By Step
1974-02-06
Chase Step By Step
Overview: Two circus performers are tasked with escorting relief in the form of gold bullion to a region hit by drought. On the way they are beset by countless bandits.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-06
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Fearless Kung Fu Elements
1978-01-01
Fearless Kung Fu Elements
Overview: According to Chinese legend, the Universe is made of five basic elements: gold,wood, water, fire and earth. These elements are also considered very powerful in kung fu. This film tells the story of five princes and their loyalty to their clan as each must fight the demon fox using one of the five elements.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Blazing Temple
1976-01-01
The Blazing Temple
Overview: Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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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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The Dragon's Vengeance
1972-11-10
The Dragon's Vengeance
Overview: When our hero comes home from working, he finds his father and wife murdered, and a message written in blood. Its vengeance time... He goes in search of those who killed his family and runs into a spoiled brat and later her brother. Trouble ensues.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-11-10
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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 Chinese Dragon
1973-02-01
The Chinese Dragon
Overview: A mob henchman finds himself double-crossed by his employers. Barry Chan, upon release from prison for killing a man, has to decide whether to help his father stand up to local crime gangs who are trying to force him out of his home. If he stays and fights, he risks returning to jail - if he leaves...oh, come on. He isn't going to leave.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-02-01
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Sunset
1971-11-19
Sunset
Overview: Teenage heart throbs Ching Li and Paul Chin Pei come across like Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in the musical Sunset, a musical romp that plays similar to one of Hollywood's famous "Beach Party" movies. A car load of girls meets a car load of boys and Ching and Paul ultimately fall in love. Yet the film takes an acrid twist and turns out to be more like a Shakespearian tragedy than a beach-babe party.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-11-19
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One Foot Crane
1979-01-01
One Foot Crane
Overview: As a child, Fong Lin I witnesses the murder of her lawman father at the hand of 4 outlaws. She devotes her life to Martial Arts, with the aim of taking revenge years later.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Snake in the Crane's Shadow
1978-01-01
Snake in the Crane's Shadow
Overview: After the Mistress of the Crane (Doris Lung Chun Erh) finds a valuable piece of jewelry, she must fight off a band of thieves. Despite being blind, the Mistress uses her kung fu mastery to pummel the thieves (including Shek Tin), the notorious Lame Dragon (Barry Chan) and the Eight Step Killer (Lung Tuen-Hsiang). She ends up fighting for her life and the ultimate prize. Gordon Liu hosts the commentary included with this martial arts film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Invincible Buddhism Kung Fu
1978-06-15
Invincible Buddhism Kung Fu
Overview: Kung Fu star Barry Chan stars in this brilliant martial arts fantasy film from Taiwan. Buddhist spells and monkey magic help save the day against martial arts masters and evil wizards who plan to disrupt peace in the region.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-06-15
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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 Fists of Vengeance
1974-01-01
The Fists of Vengeance
Overview: Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent to the scene. In an effort to hide the evil truth, the East Asia society decides to hire a samurai to kill the diligent young Chinese investigator.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The 72 Desperate Rebels
1978-01-02
The 72 Desperate Rebels
Overview: The Emperor's spy, the daughter of the killed governor Shih Han, a mysterious mercenary and a blind swordsman team up to defeat Chief Pirate, leader of the 72 Desperate Rebels, but eventually it will be his daughter who will decide the end of the movie. This movie has a sword eating lama, a bell trap formation with big bell wielding belles, people dressed in multi-color ku klux klan outfits and Chen Sing.Set in the Ming Dynasty, an infamous pirate finds 72 martial arts experts from all over China to help him battle the imperial government. Includes breathtaking kung fu fighting and plenty of ninja action.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-02
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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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The Bridge at Lo Yang
1975-01-01
The Bridge at Lo Yang
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Genres: Fantasy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Mantis Combat
1978-07-21
Mantis Combat
Overview: When a once infamous criminal decides to give up his lifestyle and return the many treasures he has stolen to their rightful owners; he is promptly murdered by his partners in crime. To avenge his death is his son, with the deadly "mantis fist".
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-07-21
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The Brave Lion
1974-01-01
The Brave Lion
Overview: During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Battle Up!
2015-06-12
Battle Up!
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-06-12
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