Chin Tsi-Ang
Biography: Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1908 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star. She debuted in South China Dream (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 at the age of 17 and played a leading role in Southern Heroine (江南女侠, Jiangnan Nüxia) in 1930. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chin Tsi-ang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 22, 1909
Deathday: October 15, 2007
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Money Is Lovely
1981-05-14
Money Is Lovely
Overview: A movie company secretly films the lives of two conmen.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-05-14
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My Mind, Your Body
1985-01-10
My Mind, Your Body
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-01-10
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Lady of the Law
1975-06-07
Lady of the Law
Overview: Jiao is framed for rape and murder (and, later, two more murders) by Chen and his son - the same people who framed Jiao's father and left him orphaned. Into the mix comes THE LADY OF THE LAW, Miss Leng, whose job it is to find the guilty. This she does, and she and Jiao find themselves battling pretty much everyone else who's appeared in the movie up to this point.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-06-07
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The Boxer from Shantung
1972-02-11
The Boxer from Shantung
Overview: Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-02-11
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The Five Venoms
1978-08-12
The Five Venoms
Overview: A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
Genres: Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-08-12
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Walking Beside Me
1986-11-20
Walking Beside Me
Overview: Joey was at the age of twenty-two and she was an independent and cheerful girl. She worked in an advertising company and she met a boy named Chiu Kwok Chiao who had just returned from America. Chiu was at the age of twenty-four. He seemed childish, when he met Joey, he fell a victim to her beauty. After a period of time they were in a low spirit because Joey was more intelligent than Chiu. Lui Lai Ho was Joey's mother and she was forty years old.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-11-20
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My Wife Is 18
2002-09-25
My Wife Is 18
Overview: After finishing the open examination for Form 5 students and applying for an adult identity card, Yoyo, eighteen, departs for London to meet a guy introduced by her well-meaning parents in Britain. The guy, named Cheung, is in his thirties. Yoyo's and Cheung's grandfathers were wartime buddies. They swore to have their unborn babies get married when they grew up. However, the babies turned out to be both women. The two women are now mothers. They come across each other again and want to make their fathers' wish come true, so they arrange for Yoyo and Cheung to meet in London. Yoyo and Cheung promise to get marry in order to please their mothers. But on the wedding day, they also sign a divorce agreement which is effective one year after their marriage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2002-09-25
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The Rainbow
1968-07-11
The Rainbow
Overview: A young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy patriarch. She befriends his ambulatory disabled young daughter Ming Chu and becomes embroiled in her struggle to walk again. She also has problems and with her angst ridden artist brother, they search for their birth mother and their cruel spoiled half-brother. Meanwhile at home, the tutor's own fellow border house mates (a single mother Shen Chiu Meng and her nightclub singer son Chiang Hui) also possess guarded secrets that gradually resurface as Chen unwittingly becomes a catalyst for those in her life as they all converge towards the bridging of deep rooted familial gaps and resolving past estrangements.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-07-11
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到上海去
1933-09-20
到上海去
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1933-09-20
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Haunted Tales
1980-04-19
Haunted Tales
Overview: 1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to take her with him. 2. A caretaker wins the lottery thanks to the saucer spirit. Things begin to go wrong when he breaks his promise to it.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-04-19
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Maybe It's Love
1984-03-09
Maybe It's Love
Overview: A thrilling “whodunit” that weaves in and out of the lives of the residents of a small village. Sex and subterfuge bubble to the surface when the young coquettish Mrs. Wang disappears.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-03-09
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Godfather from Canton
1982-06-11
Godfather from Canton
Overview: A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-06-11
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Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
1990-07-21
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
Overview: An update of the 1960s Chinese martial arts story, Buddha's Palm, friends Charles and Chi (Andy Lau, Pak-Cheung Chan) visit Mainland China and discover an ancient cave that houses what is supposed to be the makeshift tomb of the legendary martial artist Lung Gim-Fei. The friends find an old spell book and practice some magic, which unintentionally breaks open a wall and releases a dormant princess (Joey Wang) and her handmaiden (Siu-Wai Mui). Charles and Chi take the Princess and her Handmaiden back to Hong Kong with them, unaware that they were followed by the just-awaken evil warlord, Tien Chien (Wah Yuen).
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-07-21
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The Lark
1965-07-28
The Lark
Overview: A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-07-28
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In the Mood for Love
2000-09-29
In the Mood for Love
Overview: In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-09-29
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The Kung Fu Instructor
1979-06-16
The Kung Fu Instructor
Overview: Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan. Not willing to take no for an answer, they frame the master for a dirty deed that he didn't commit, which forces him to kill a man in battle. The townspeople attempt to kill him and he is forced to flee to the evil clan.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-06-16
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The Blade
1995-12-21
The Blade
Overview: A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-12-21
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Vengeance!
1970-05-14
Vengeance!
Overview: A violent martial artist is bent on avenging his older brother, who was killed by a cabal of four wicked businessmen and a cheating wife.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-05-14
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The Reckless Cricket
1979-03-16
The Reckless Cricket
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Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-03-16
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Hapkido
1972-10-01
Hapkido
Overview: Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the Japanese competitor who runs the Black Bear school. The harassment leads to intense conflicts between them.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-10-01
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Human Lanterns
1982-07-14
Human Lanterns
Overview: A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.
Genres: Horror Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-07-14
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The Knight of Knights
1966-05-17
The Knight of Knights
Overview: Six heroes are killed while investigating rampant lawlessness at Zhaoqing Temple where villains are posing as monks. The dead heroes’ senior brother Su-chen and his two apprentices pose as scholars in order to infiltrate the temple. When the life of the Emperor’s Inspector and his daughter are threatened, the trio leaps into battle as government troops prepare to storm the temple.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1966-05-17
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The Assassin
1967-12-22
The Assassin
Overview: Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with another patriot sets him back on the road to bloody, brutal vengeance.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1967-12-22
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House of Traps
1982-01-09
House of Traps
Overview: It all started with The Five Venoms, the internationally loved kung-fu thriller. It continued through more than a dozen bloody good entertainments featuring the same actors in different roles. This is considered the last official "Venoms" movie, but what a film it is. There's one plasma-spurting attack after another as heroes and rogues alike try to solve the secrets of this hell house. The core Venoms themselves choreograph the gory fun in this fond farewell to their worldwide film series sensation!
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-01-09
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The Thundering Sword
1967-05-08
The Thundering Sword
Overview: A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy as a fierce, yet impulsive beauty falls in love with the leading clansman, mistakenly poisons his brother and only makes matters worse in an attempt to make amends.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1967-05-08
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Five Fingers of Death
1972-04-28
Five Fingers of Death
Overview: A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-04-28
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Midnight Whispers
1988-12-01
Midnight Whispers
Overview: Midnight Whisper is a radio talk show in which listeners call in to discuss their lives. One evening a gentleman calls in to say that he has been in love with a woman for a very long time – but that his love seems hopeless – she has become the mistress of another man for the love of her daughter. The daughter then calls in to say that the man is lying and that her mother is a terrible woman. Finally, the next day the distraught mother calls in to tell her story. Kung fu diva Moon Lee Choi-fung star in this rare melodramatic turn as Lee Siu-hong, a troubled Mainland Chinese lass who runs away from home to become a Hong Kong prostitute. As her desperate mother (Josephine Koo Mei-wah) scours the colony's pleasure quarters, we see flashbacks of the girl's unfortunate past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-12-01
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The Killer Snakes
1974-02-05
The Killer Snakes
Overview: A young man who has been beaten, abused, humiliated and laughed at all his life finds that he has an unusual empathy with snakes. He can talk to them and they understand him, and eventually he finds that he can get them to do his bidding. He decides to use his newfound friends to take his revenge on everyone who ever did him wrong.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-02-05
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Sensual Pleasures
1978-08-25
Sensual Pleasures
Overview: Sensual Pleasures features a collection of three, ghost story, sexual vignettes starring a viscerally sensual trio of hardcore experience with the well endowed Chen Ping, Chinese adult film legend Shirley Yu and the innocent doe-eyed Shaw Yin-yin.
Genres: Drama Horror Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-08-25
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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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Gossip Street
1974-05-17
Gossip Street
Overview: The place to be is flat number 8 on the second floor of the Gossip Street apartment building, where all the neighbors gather to gossip. The sitcom turns serious when a local mobster wants to change the place into a gambling den.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-05-17
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Gang of Four
1978-01-05
Gang of Four
Overview: Hong Kong crime movie from 1978
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-01-05
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Lady Exterminator
1977-01-20
Lady Exterminator
Overview: After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate a major Thai based drug syndicate controlled by a ruthless drug lord who's expanded their operations into Hong Kong. As our seductive undercover heroine gets inside and rises the ranks to the top, skepticism also rises as the boss' jealous moll smells a plant.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-01-20
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C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993-11-11
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Overview: Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling Hong Kong musician rediscovers his love of music and regains an interest in his life's meaning through his relationship with a dying girl.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-11-11
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Long Arm of the Law II
1987-08-29
Long Arm of the Law II
Overview: This sequel to the critically-acclaimed box-office winner Long Arm of the Law maintains the same stark realism of the original. In Saga Two, the Royal Hong Kong Police put into operation a new plan to counteract the problem of increasing violent crimes committed by new arrivals from across the border in China. In agreement with Chinese authorities, three Hong Kong detectives go undercover as illegal immigrants in order to infiltrate the powerful gang that is organizing the crime wave. The action is tough and graphic, reminiscent of The French Connection, Hong Kong style.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-08-29
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The Greatest Lover
1988-07-30
The Greatest Lover
Overview: A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped into a gentleman-training course - taught by Mui - in order to take revenge on some bitchy beauties who jilted a nasty fellow. Kinda like a gender-reversed My Fair Lady.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-07-30
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On the Wrong Track
1983-04-15
On the Wrong Track
Overview: A look at two brothers, whose reckless careers as gang members create conflict with friends, family, the police, school and their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-04-15
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How to Choose a Royal Bride
1985-01-01
How to Choose a Royal Bride
Overview: Emperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too strong-willed to agree to an arranged marriage even if it is with the Emperor, so she dresses as a man and heads off to Jiang Nan to see the spring blossoms. As luck would have it, Kangxi also decides to head to Jiang Nan in disguise in search of adventure, and the two cross paths and quickly become firm friends.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Fascinating Affairs
1985-06-22
Fascinating Affairs
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-06-22
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The Romancing Star
1987-06-25
The Romancing Star
Overview: Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However, a warm and close friendship has been established amongh the four. In order for Ah Fat to get over his heartbreak at getting dumped by his girlfriend, Ken suggests a tour to Penang to cheer him up. They come across two beautiful girls, Tung Tung and Man Chi, strolling leisurely on the beach as if they were very wealthy. Since then they decide who's whose. And Ah Fat, the winner, chooses Tung Tung to be his sole target. By the rules of the game, Ken, Traffic Light and Ugly have to compete to see who in the end will win the heart of Man Chi.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-06-25
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Days of Being Wild
1990-12-15
Days of Being Wild
Overview: Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-12-15
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Flaming Brothers
1987-07-30
Flaming Brothers
Overview: Two blood brothers (Chow Yun Fat and Alan Tang), who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads them into brutal conflict when they struggle to leave the violent world they live in.
Genres: Action Crime Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-07-30
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Royal Tramp
1992-07-30
Royal Tramp
Overview: The story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-30
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The Villains
1973-03-09
The Villains
Overview: A poor orphan seeks help from her wealthy uncle and his sons.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-03-09
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Heroes of the East
1978-12-30
Heroes of the East
Overview: Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, he's forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-12-30
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The Golden Lotus
1974-01-17
The Golden Lotus
Overview: Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
Genres: Romance Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-17
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The Web of Death
1976-10-28
The Web of Death
Overview: Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the "Five Poison Web." In order to do so, he has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect, Angela Yu Chien. However, there is also the Centipede Sect to contend with, as well as other assorted martial artists, among them played by Shaw Brothers talents Yueh Hua, Ching Li, and Lily Li.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-10-28
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The Convict Killer
1980-02-28
The Convict Killer
Overview: Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along with his iron chain, Teng Piao is hungry for revenge. The man he wants to beat with his chain is Black Leopard Lam Fei. The problem for Teng Piao is that he doesn't know who he is, only that he has a picture of a black leopard tattooed on his chest.
Genres: Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-02-28
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Challenge of the Gamesters
1981-04-30
Challenge of the Gamesters
Overview: A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-04-30
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Anti-Corruption
1975-08-21
Anti-Corruption
Overview: Hong Kong crime movie from 1975
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1975-08-21
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Clans of Intrigue
1977-03-05
Clans of Intrigue
Overview: Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.
Genres: Action Drama Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-03-05
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Dreams Of Eroticism
1977-11-18
Dreams Of Eroticism
Overview: A timeless and titillating tale of the immoral private lives of the royal court's high officials. All the bed and body hopping is not exclusive to the family, either. Their maids and servants get involved as well, leading to flesh, fibs, and suicide, among other things. Taken all together, this is an all-time classic of sumptuous sexuality.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-11-18
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The Lady Hermit
1971-01-22
The Lady Hermit
Overview: A young Kung Fu student seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Demon. She doesn't realize that the servant woman she befriends is actually the kung fu master she seeks. After Black Demons henchmen attack, the master reveals herself and eventually takes on the student to train her so that they may both defeat the villian. A love triangle complicates things when another student asks for training as well.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-22
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1983-07-21
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Overview: Hong Kong, Hong Kong is the story of a young woman, Man Si Sun, who has arrived illegally in Hong Kong from mainland China, and Kong Yuen Sang, a young man who is a gambler and wannabe boxing champion.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-07-21
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Executioners from Shaolin
1977-02-16
Executioners from Shaolin
Overview: A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Pai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-02-16
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All for the Winner
1990-08-18
All for the Winner
Overview: Sing, a dumb, lovable mainlander with supernatural powers comes to China to visit his uncle Tat. When it's revealed that Sing can see through objects, Tat employs him as "The Saint of Gamblers," and proceeds to set him loose in the gambling world.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-08-18
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The Delightful Forest
1972-09-20
The Delightful Forest
Overview: Legendary fighter Wu Song is sent to prison in Mengzhou province after murdering his sister-in-law and her lover. There he meets with the prison officer Shih En, who saves Wu from the baton punishment required for new prisoners. Wu learns that Shih's restaurant, "The Delightful Forest" has been occupied by Chiang Chung. Wu returns to the restaurant-- A place he's dined in previously.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-09-20
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To Be Number One
1991-04-15
To Be Number One
Overview: The story of Ho, a Chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the most feared gang bosses in Hong Kong.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-04-15
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The Blue Jean Monster
1991-05-23
The Blue Jean Monster
Overview: A cop gets buried under steel rebars while pursuing triad bank robbers through a construction site. He gets reanimated supernaturally and becomes invulnerable, but needs electricity to remain alive, and goes after the gang who killed him.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-05-23
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My Neighbours Are Phantoms
1990-04-26
My Neighbours Are Phantoms
Overview: Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are evil spirits needing the blood of 49 humans. Cheung Man is one of these spirits - but a kind hearted one who falls in love with Natalis Chan
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-04-26
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To Miss with Love
1992-10-01
To Miss with Love
Overview: When a new teacher arrives, she finds herself caught up in the affairs of the students from her class. Jimmy Lin is harbouring an unrequited crush on childhood friend Athena Chu. However, he is too shy to reveal his feeling to her when he discovers that she has fallen for the cool kid in class, Nicky Wu. Meanwhile, another student Dicky Cheung has gotten himself into trouble with the triads after failing to pay a debt owed to them. With so much going on, how will Sharla Cheung find a way to solve the troubles of her students and get them to study hard to pass their exams?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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The Shadow Boxing
1979-02-15
The Shadow Boxing
Overview: Lau Kar-leung returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer," which also stars the original film's bumbling ghost controller, Wong Yu. Hoping to make the lightning of success strike in the same place, Lau had his two brothers Lau Kar-Wing and Gordon Liu not only act but also help with the fights. The end result is a martial arts film masterpiece filled with breathtaking action and set pieces.
Genres: Comedy Action Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-02-15
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Mad Monkey Kung Fu
1979-10-05
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Overview: A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend their business.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-10-05
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Martial Club
1981-08-20
Martial Club
Overview: Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their fathers, Wong Fei Hung settles down and starts to train seriously, while his friend still horses around. After his friend is hurt by a rival school, Wong goes to the school for retribution. Instead his skill is tested through a series of events which climax with him taking on a Northern martial artist. In an excellent battle of skill, he earns the respect of the rival school. Also stars Mai Te Lo and Hui Ying Hung.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-08-20
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The Flying Dagger
1969-06-18
The Flying Dagger
Overview: The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing saves the family in a fight, using his own flying dagger skills, but his allegiances and motives are unclear.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-06-18
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My Young Auntie
1981-01-01
My Young Auntie
Overview: Cheng, a beautiful martial arts ace, battles to keep her inheritance from the ruthless Yun Wei, but her efforts are sabotaged by Yu Tao, her wayward and irrepressible great-nephew. Following a frenzy of spectacular comic mishaps, the hapless duo are setup and imprisoned and the deeds to Cheng's estate are stolen. She is held hostage after a doomed attempt to reclaim the papers back from Yu Wei's place, and the stage is set for a savage fight to the death.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Heaven and Hell
1980-01-18
Heaven and Hell
Overview: Actors David Chaing and Alexander Fu Sheng join director Chang Cheh and the rest of the Five Deadly Venoms crew for a supernatural martial arts epic that takes the action to another plane of reality entirely. When a fallen angel descends to the Earth on a mission to storm the underworld, a love shared between angels and humans offers telling testament to the power of a lucky ghost. In the battle that follows, both the living and the dead will discover that a war waged in hell could have consequences that resound forever
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-01-18
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A Bride's Nightmare
1981-01-01
A Bride's Nightmare
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Crazy Blood
1983-03-17
Crazy Blood
Overview: Chen is a dedicated social worker who has allowed her job to dominate her personal life. Inadvertently, she neglects her devoted husband Lo-Wei and their young son. Although he dislikes his wife's patients ("they're just street trash"), Lo-Wei is tolerant of his wife's workaholic situation and he takes the opportunity to develop a strong unity with his son, Chia-Pu. Then, Lo-Wei's sister offers to babysit the child while the parents respond to an emergency case. While they're gone, one of Chen's "delinquents" breaks into the house and rapes the sister. During the assault, baby Chia-Pu climbs out of the window and falls to his death. Lo-Wei is over-the-edge with grief. His brain snaps. He withdraws into himself, except at night when he stalks the "street trash," gruesomly killing them...
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-03-17
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Black Magic
1975-10-02
Black Magic
Overview: A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer's bride for himself.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-10-02
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Blood Reincarnation
1974-10-03
Blood Reincarnation
Overview: A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot in a field. Believing that the pot contains treasure, they kill the old woman, only to find that it contains nothing but bones. The pregnant woman goes into labor over the dead woman's body, and blood from that event drips onto the corpse. The baby, when born, is fully able to bite his father's finger off and kill him. The second episode concerns an adulterous couple who, when discovered by the woman's husband, nail him up in a box and try various means to dispose of him, all of them somehow lacking finality. The final episode concerns a man who is wrongly accused and executed for a murder he did not commit. Using a bit of magic as he dies, he is able to return to his home for a few days as a very vigorous ghost.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-10-03
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The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
1977-11-11
The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare
Overview: Shaw Brothers Exploitation Flick, 5th installment in "The Criminals" series.
Genres: Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-11-11
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The Criminals
1976-01-16
The Criminals
Overview: An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1976-01-16
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Death Duel
1977-07-06
Death Duel
Overview: The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and strength bring armies of challengers to his door, seeking the title for themselves. Not to be defeated, the Third Master fights evil, saves damsels in distress, and duels rival swordsmen to the death.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-07-06
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Madam White Snake
1962-10-02
Madam White Snake
Overview: This Classic Seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs. The Lovely Linda Lin Dai (Les Belles, The Kingdom And The Beauty) and margaret Tu Chuan (The Dream of The Red Chamber) play the two sister serpents, Pak Su-cheng and Ching Ching. Su-cheng meets Hsu Hsien (Chao Lei) one day and recognizes him as her savior in another life 1,000 years ago. She marries him to reward him but the snake-human union brings about problems beyond imagination.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Drama Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-10-02
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Temptress of a Thousand Faces
1969-04-10
Temptress of a Thousand Faces
Overview: A mystery caper of devilish fun, Temptress Of A Thousand Faces proves a femme fatale can match any man in wickedness. A mysterious thief has been committing crimes across the city. Always disguised and ever elusive, woman detective Chi Ying cannot find any clues for a good lead. But her reporter boyfriend Yu Ta is always supportive and understanding. Reversing the standard role stereotypes, it is the man here who then becomes the damsel (or dude as the case may be) in distress. Constantly frustrating her police woman foil, the temptress manages to make a game of outwitting her nemesis.
Genres: Adventure Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-04-10
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Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003-01-02
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Overview: A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in the 60's and 70's and Ang Lee's epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000. The series also features interviews with such luminaries including John Woo, Chu Yuen, Lau Ka Leung, Gordon Lau Ka Fai, Sammo Hung, David Chiang and Cheng Pei Pei.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2003-01-02
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The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
1977-02-04
The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
Overview: Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own. Part 2: 'Arson' - A Triad revenge plan to burn down a nightclub goes wrong and results in the deaths of five people.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-02-04
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Black Magic 2
1976-12-09
Black Magic 2
Overview: A doctor suspects black magic on his hospital after experiencing some bizarre incidents and sends for two doctors (who are a couple) from Hong Kong. The wife is very skeptical and places volunteer for a spell. It became obvious that here is an evil wizard who stay young by including drinking human breast milk. A Shaw Brothers production.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-12-09
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The 82 Tenants
1982-08-10
The 82 Tenants
Overview: In “82 Tenants” the widow Zhang and Bing, her new young consort, want to sell an apartment house to a property developer but old man Zhang's will provided that the current tenants can stay there as long as they want or the building survives. So it is clear who the villains are—joining the greedy couple is Chao who has purchased all the land around the building but needs this final piece so he can know everything down and build a money spinning edifice. One the other side are the tenants, a disparate group whose grudgingly and occasionally antagonistically shared communal life, while not ideal, is certainly better than not having a place to live.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-08-10
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Shaolin Hand Lock
1978-06-10
Shaolin Hand Lock
Overview: As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the 'Shaolin Handlock' while an old wolf-in-sheep's-clothing friend Fang Yun-piao pays the unwitting Li a visit. Armed with the deadly Handlock maneuver, Cheng-ying & Kun Shih joins forces to exact revenge on the evil Ling Hao after the truth is unraveled.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-06-10
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The Mad Monk
1993-07-29
The Mad Monk
Overview: The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on them by Dragon Fighter Lohan.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-07-29
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Ghost Fever
1989-04-20
Ghost Fever
Overview: Ling Siu-Cheung, a businessman who cheats on his wife for the very first time, is unaware that the woman he slept with is a vengeful ghost who targets unfaithful men.
Genres: Comedy Horror Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-04-20
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Pursuit of Vengeance
1977-12-22
Pursuit of Vengeance
Overview: Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-12-22
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The Duel of the Century
1981-10-22
The Duel of the Century
Overview: This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-10-22
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Casino Tycoon
1992-02-20
Casino Tycoon
Overview: Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by Andy Lau, who flees Hong-Kong during the Japanese invasion and heads for gambling haven Macau. Once in Macau, he impresses a local business man who has ties to organised crime, he slowly builds his way up in the ranks of the Macau underworld which ultimately leads to trouble.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-02-20
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The Young Vagabond
1985-01-02
The Young Vagabond
Overview: A martial artist must train incessantly to defeat the brutally powerful thief called Centipede.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-01-02
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What Price Honesty?
1981-12-31
What Price Honesty?
Overview: Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller. Pai Piao, Danny Lee, and "Venom" Sun Chien star as idealistic police school graduates who run afoul of such vicious, murderous depravity that the cop who is killed first could be considered the lucky one.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-12-31
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The Human Goddess
1972-01-01
The Human Goddess
Overview: Li Ching is the Seventh Sister, an angel who comes down from heaven to see what life in Hong Kong is like. In Hong Kong, she runs into Zili(Chin Feng), a reincarnated version of her deceased lover, Dong Yong. Zili, with help from cook Uncle Bull(the warm, portly Peng Peng), do their best to watch over homeless kids in an run-down orphanage. However, a heartless tycoon named Xu Caifa wants the land where the orphanage is and he's willing to go to extremes to get it. Armed with omnipotent powers, spirit, and help from her "celestial sisters", Seventh Sister works to defend Zili, Uncle Bull, and the orphans from Xu Caifa.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Itchy Fingers
1979-01-26
Itchy Fingers
Overview: Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants Tiny's help to steal the world famous diamond.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-01-26
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Temple of the Red Lotus
1965-01-10
Temple of the Red Lotus
Overview: Jimmy Wang Yu plays a young kid who heads off to Dragon Valley to meet the childhood friend who was promised as his bride. When he gets there, he finds that the family of the bride might not be an entirely honest bunch of people though. What is the story behind their feud with the monks at the Temple Of The Red Lotus, for a start?
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-01-10
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Descendant of the Sun
1983-12-16
Descendant of the Sun
Overview: Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style martial art film. Derek Yee is a magic solar baby sent Earthbound by a benevolent god, raised by an old carpenter, has martial art superpowers and "green kryptonite" loses them during solar eclipses. That's when the evil baby counterpart shows up. Demon-paced martial arts action by Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates Yuan Pin and Yuen Hua compliments Toho Studio style special optical effects.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1983-12-16
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The Kid with a Tattoo
1980-06-17
The Kid with a Tattoo
Overview: One of Shaw Brothers' most productive directors, Sun Chung's action films had strong tension, snappy editing and slow motion which influenced up and coming martial arts director John Woo. Starring kung-fu comedienne Wang Yu, a ballistic kid on a mission to clear his father's name, The Kid With A Tattoo features plentiful ripsnorting martial arts by Jackie Chan's long time kung-fu classmates Yuen Hua and Yuan Pin, and Shaw Brothers' best martial arts fighting villain Wang Lung-wei.
Genres: Comedy Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-06-17
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Carry on Wise Guy
1980-07-03
Carry on Wise Guy
Overview: Gordon Liu as the Master Killer has taken a vow not to use his superior fighting abilities, but he is put to the test when he must transport a valuable map across dangerous territory. Features amazing fight scenes choreographed by the Lau Brothers.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-07-03
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Behind the Yellow Line
1984-10-03
Behind the Yellow Line
Overview: Married boss Paul falls for his employee named Monica after running into her in a subway station and it makes all things uneasy for her.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-10-03
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Love in a Fallen City
1984-08-02
Love in a Fallen City
Overview: Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A local match-maker, Mrs. Hsu, takes pity on Pai and decides to bring her to Hong Kong, under the guise of employing her as the Hsu's nanny, but in reality to introduce her to Fan. Pai and Fan seem to hit it off, but Fan's refusal to marry Pai soon sours things. However, as the Japanese begin to invade Hong Kong, the two begin to realize their true feelings for each other.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-08-02
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Too Late for Love
1967-03-29
Too Late for Love
Overview: Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The happy couple's bliss was cut short when war broke out. Kuo-liang was summoned to fight at the front lines. In his absence, Su Fen discovered she had tuberculosis.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-03-29
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Sorrow of the Gentry
1974-07-19
Sorrow of the Gentry
Overview: shaw production
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-07-19
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The West Chamber
1965-11-10
The West Chamber
Overview: A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-11-10
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
1977-10-26
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Overview: Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-10-26
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The Pearl Phoenix
1967-02-04
The Pearl Phoenix
Overview: Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-02-04
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The Adulteress
1963-08-08
The Adulteress
Overview: The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-08-08
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Duel for Gold
1971-06-11
Duel for Gold
Overview: Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this thriller of bickering bandits. Audiences loved watching three pairs of cunning male and female crooks trying to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House...not knowing that one of them is actually an undercover hero. Even without him, there's no honor amongst thieves, so the double-crosses and deadly duels come fast and furious, all choreographed by Hsu Erh-niu.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-06-11
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The Mermaid
1965-01-29
The Mermaid
Overview: A Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical copy of a beautiful woman to win the heart of a lonely male scholar.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Drama Music
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-01-29
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Tales of a Eunuch
1983-03-24
Tales of a Eunuch
Overview: The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie revolves around a quest for all the copies of a special Buddhist text.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-03-24
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Love Parade
1963-01-21
Love Parade
Overview: The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance company places a personal ad in the newspaper. He receives a response but has no idea the woman is his top dancer, with whom he has an antagonistic relationship.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-01-21
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The Magnificent Concubine
1962-05-31
The Magnificent Concubine
Overview: Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-05-31
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The Amorous Lotus Pan
1964-04-09
The Amorous Lotus Pan
Overview: A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.
Genres: Music History Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1964-04-09
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Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
1965-05-27
Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Overview: FAIRY, GHOST, VIXEN (1965) consists of three fanciful tales that may be loosely classified as ghost stories, but they're presented and designed more along the lines of traditional fairy tales. They're beautifully staged and photographed and have a timeless quality about them with a moral at the end of each.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1965-05-27
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The Blue and the Black
1966-06-29
The Blue and the Black
Overview: It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1966-06-29
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The Swordswoman of Huangjiang
1930-08-10
The Swordswoman of Huangjiang
Overview: The Swordswoman of Huangjiang was a popular book that started with the decision to get revenge on her father's death. She left her birth town to travel through the country, fighting for justice. The story's been adapted by Chen Kengran into a thirteen part film series of which this is the only remaining episode.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1930-08-10
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The Killer
1972-08-01
The Killer
Overview: Chiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung fu school) is corrupt and extorting the people of the town. The killer happens to be Hsieh Chun (aka Hsiao Hu) who left town ten years ago. (When Hsieh Chun opens up a suitcase full of knives, you know that there is going to be tons of killing!). Thinking that the local kung fu school is bad, he goes over there to fight them. There is some reuniting of lost friends and some love between two of them. The bad guys are constantly double crossing everyone and this leads to total mayhem and carnage. The final fight scene (which is actually several fight scenes going from one to the next) is incredible, especially the blood soaked finale between the evil Japanese leader of the opium ring and the two brothers.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-08-01
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Comedy of Mismatches
1964-05-14
Comedy of Mismatches
Overview: Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) and daughter Zhu Yi (Li Hsiang Chun). One day, Mother Sun sends her children to the temple, where Yu Lang encounters Hui Niang (Pat Ting). Artist Xu Ya is also at the temple, praying that his daughter Wen Gu (Carrie Ku) will find a good husband. Soon after, Wen Gu encounters nobleman's son Pei Zheng (Wai Mao) and the two fall in love at first sight.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1964-05-14
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Heartbeat 100
1987-05-21
Heartbeat 100
Overview: A Fiction Writer and her sister travel to the country to work on a new novel. But, local thugs and a murder complicate matters.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-05-21
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The Occupant
1984-09-30
The Occupant
Overview: When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a cheap apartment there, which she soon discovers is haunted by the spirit of a deceased singer.
Genres: Comedy Horror Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-30
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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 Cunning Hustler
1978-07-30
The Cunning Hustler
Overview: Shaw production
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-07-30
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Lady with a Sword
1971-10-14
Lady with a Sword
Overview: After a trio of rogues murder her sister and leave her nephew for dead, a skilled swordswoman seeks revenge upon them and soon discovers she has a dismaying connection to the main culprit.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-10-14
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Secret Service of the Imperial Court
1984-10-19
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
Overview: The sergeant of the Brocade Guards, the government's secret police, fights back against a traitorous eunuch who wishes to take the throne.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-10-19
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The Mighty Peking Man
1977-08-11
The Mighty Peking Man
Overview: Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-08-11
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My Kung Fu Master
1978-07-12
My Kung Fu Master
Overview: My Kung Fu Master is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-07-12
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Shaolin Temple
1982-01-21
Shaolin Temple
Overview: The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-01-21
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The Rebel Intruders
1980-09-10
The Rebel Intruders
Overview: China is ripped apart by a civil war, and thousands of displaced refugees swarm into towns not yet ravaged by war. Three such refugees arrive in one town. They join forces with local rebel leaders to escape to the south before getting into trouble with Lu Feng who is out to exterminate all rebels.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-09-10
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None But the Brave
1973-05-09
None But the Brave
Overview: Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Cheng manages to fool the Captain for a while, but little by little, the Captain catches on to her and the revolutionist's plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-05-09
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Facets of Love
1973-04-05
Facets of Love
Overview: This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence. A shaw production
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-04-05
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Village of Tigers
1974-01-12
Village of Tigers
Overview: The Village of Tigers is known as the home of all evil doers throughout the land, ruled by their leader, Lord Hu Jiao. When the famed swordsman known as the Sword of the Southern Sky, Luo Hong-Xun ends up in said village, he will teach the bandits a lesson.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-12
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Fist of Unicorn
1973-03-01
Fist of Unicorn
Overview: Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-03-01
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The Bloody Fists
1972-05-17
The Bloody Fists
Overview: Yuen Woo Ping, who would in time become one of the world's leading martial arts choreographers, blocked the fight scenes for this Kung Fu action extravaganza. A small Chinese town is being torn apart by a conflict between local farmers and Japanese soldiers of fortune, who have been brought to town to liberate supplies of a rare Chinese herb. A martial arts expert gifted in both Chinese and Japanese fighting disciplines passes through town, and takes it upon himself to settle the feud.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1972-05-17
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All in the Family
1975-02-08
All in the Family
Overview: A family gathers to be with its dying father. The reunion brings to the surface old rivalries.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-08
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Curse of Evil
1982-09-15
Curse of Evil
Overview: 13 family members are murdered and then dumped in a well. 30 years later their descendants are cursed...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-09-15
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