Chan Shen
Also Known As: Chan Shen, 詹森, Shen Chan
Biography: Chan Shen (Chinese: 詹森, 11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s. Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen-year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films. Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Studio. He died because of a brain hemorrhage 26th of April 1984.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Taiwan, China
Birthday: March 11, 1940
Deathday: April 26, 1984
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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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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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Overview: Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-11
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Killer Clans
Overview: Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-03-20
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The Bastard
Overview: Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Beggar. He finds his father, who is a powerful and wealthy manl and is taken in by him and his family. Before long Little Bastard is seduced by his attractive cousin, making Little Beggar very jealous. However, the seduction and family welcome are all part of a nefarious plan.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-02-06
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The Flag of Iron
Overview: Loyal gang member Iron Panther takes the heat for his boss after a dustup with their rivals, only to end up betrayed in this vintage kung fu yarn.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-02-01
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Shaolin Intruders
Overview: On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence points to Ching Hua, his friend Lei Hsin is determined to clear his name by barging in the Shaolin Temple thrice, and gets intwined in an intricate web of deception!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-10-06
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Shaolin Rescuers
Overview: Two friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They get help from a Kung Fu student and a rebel. They also save Hung Si Quan's life.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-03-24
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Bloody Parrot
Overview: An expert swordsman is suspected of being the thief of a treasure sent to Emperor. The swordsman who has nothing to do with the theft investigates and is led on the trail of the supernatural "Bloody Parrot". This leads to the "Parrot Brothel" and the star prostitute who walks around half naked. Strange things happen including a demonic possession, witches casting poison spells, disgusting autopsies and numerous sword fights. Then a dead constable turns into a vampire! This is all in the first 30 minutes!
Genres: Horror Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-10-01
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The Daredevils
Overview: The General's son Yang escapes a massacre at his home that subsequently sees a corrupt, criminal syndicate in charge of the local forces. Seeking shelter with four good friends who are street performers, Yang plots his revenge though refuses to acknowledge the fearsome odds he faces. The quartet try to convince him to bide his time, but the young avenger sneaks into his former home and, after a battle against a few top fighters, is killed by their leader. When Yang's friends discover his tragic fate, they devise a way of defeating the killers without having to face their mighty army directly.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-06-09
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Swift Sword
Overview: Starring a menagerie of established Shaw Brothers' talent like kung-fu comedienne, Wang Yu, female kung-fu fighter Hui Ying-hung (the lady Michelle Yeoh tries to emulate) and perennial bad guy Lo Lieh, it's a movie about cross people and crossed swords where our heroes discover that gold is not as precious as friendship.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-07-01
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Shaolin Prince
Overview: Two princes are seperated by birth; one is raised by the Prime Minister, the other by three mad Shaolin Monks. They both learn kung-fu. 23 years later, they meet and combine forces to defeat the tyrannical 9th Prince.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Shadow Boxer
Overview: Chen Wo-Fu plays construction worker Ku Ting, whose skill at "tai chi" (shadow boxing) is as great as his pacifism. But when his girlfriend is raped by vicious gangsters, he shows everyone the true power and beauty of tai chi.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-03-07
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Invincible Shaolin
Overview: Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to challenge the current South Shaolin teachers. They defeat the South Shaolin teachers and, that night, the head general kills the South Shaolin teachers and blames their death on the North Shaolin teachers. The South Shaolin master sends more of his pupils, who are killed accidentally by the North Shaolin teachers. He finally sends two more of his students to train with old masters and trains one student himself with the goal of finally defeating the North Shaolin experts.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-11-19
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The Master of Kung Fu
Overview: Huang Fei-Hung, the now famous Chinese boxer, teaches his martial arts at Pao Chih Lin Institute, in Canton. Gordon, a European businessman, who deals in import export is looking for a good security guard for his Jade collection.. So ensues a martial arts tournament to decide who get's the job.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-09-12
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The Golden Lion
Overview: Director Ho Meng-hua is one of Shaw Studio's most versatile directors. He's helmed romances, mysteries, award-winning dramas, contemporary action films, historical costume dramas, fantasies, and, finally, popular swordplay movies. The title character in this one is a chivalrous thief who raises the jealous ire of the rival Red Shirt Gang. There's plenty of action in this adventure, which sweeps from the plains to the mountains ... to the sound of slashing swords.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-12-21
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The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Overview: Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. Obeying a request hidden in the manual to give a portion of the treasure to the Golden Snake's old girlfriend, Yuan begins to seek the woman out - on the way solving the riddle of the Golden Snake, and how he came to his end.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-03-06
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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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The Devil's Mirror
Overview: The Jiuxian Witch and her Bloody Ghouls Clan (somehow you just know that these aren’t the good guys) are planning domination of the Martial Arts world. Standing in their way are two clans who posses a magic mirror each. The two clans enjoy friendly relations, but when one mirror is stolen and the blame seems to rest with the other Clan, suspicions and tempers run high. It’s left to the young renegades from each Clan to find the true culprit or culprits, and to ease the tensions of their families. Not to mention ridding the world of the evil Jiuxian Witch.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-06-15
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The Sentimental Swordsman
Overview: Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li's overwhelming pride means he forsakes the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Li's only comfort is alcohol and the simple life he has now accepted. On one such journey, the lonely swordsman befriends the exceptionally skilled, yet secretive Fei who has his own pressures to contend with. The person behind Li's troubles proves to be elusive, though all the clues seem to point to the legendary 'Plum Blossom Bandit', a disguised figure whose identity has long proved elusive to the martial world.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-10-14
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The Golden Seal
Overview: Award-winning actor Ku Feng is Lei Chen-tien, a vicious, cunning, murderous brigand who wants the title treasure. Tsung Hua is Tai Tien-chou, the handsome swordsman who wants to avenge his father's death. Wang Ping is Wu Hsiao-yen, the lovely girl who must disguise herself as a boy to take on this pirate. Tien Feng both directs and co-stars as The Senior Master in this blade and battle-filled adventure of intrigue, treachery, and tragic triumph.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-06-23
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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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Rivals of Kung Fu
Overview: Huang Fei-hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng. Newcomer Shih Chung-tien stars as the Confucian healer who fights jealous villains with wisdom, intelligence, and fabulous kung-fu.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-05-25
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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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Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Overview: When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-11
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Love Swindler
Overview: Vaunted director Li Han-Hsiang reveals the way of the world in this anthology film of four stories that feature far more swindlers and swindling than lovers or love. There's fake acupuncturists, gullible counterfeiters, a jewelry heist in a VD clinic, and a salesgirl's subtle scam in these short cinematic stories of gulls, dopes, marks, and fools and the cons, cheaters, charlatans, and connivers who trick them. It's four times the fraud as the cheats, gyps, and rip-offs come fast and furious!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-11
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Rendezvous with Death
Overview: Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain even greater acclaim for his soulful, powerful, intelligent, and beautifully-made martial arts epics. This stands alongside The Deadly Breaking Sword and The Kung-fu Instructor as one of his very best. It’s not so much the plot – a master swordsman protects a treasure chest on a dangerous journey – that makes this great, but what Sun does with it, inspiring the cast and crew to some of their finest work.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-10-17
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Shaolin Abbot
Overview: While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-07-11
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The Tiger and the Widow
Overview: The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most of the movie arguing which one of them is going to sacrifice him/herself and surrender to the police.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-02-25
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The Last Judgement
Overview: Most of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai (Ng Wai-Kwok) wows to bring him to justice. Fighting against corruption in several courts, his only main witness is beggar Afeng but as Ling has people around him willing to bribe and murder, soon Liang is left alone. All up until he meets what seems like the last upstanding official...
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-04-05
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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 Swift Knight
Overview: In a rare reversal of typecasting, Shaw Brothers' perennial bad guy Lo Lieh breaks tradition to play the honorable and noble swordsman in The Swift Knight. It's a tale of brave knights, chivalry and fair maidens where the Swift Knight (Lo Lieh) finds himself involved in romance, court intrigue and deadly jousts while trying to protect the lives of a pair of siblings as the fate of the throne depends on them.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-08-25
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Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
Overview: A sex comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-09-07
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The Brothers
Overview: The Brothers is a 1979 Hong Kong film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Starring Tony Liu, Guk Fung, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Chau Li Chuan. Directed by Hua Shan.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-04-26
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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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The Sexy Killer
Overview: A nurse decides to take justice in her own hands to fight the crime-syndicates of Hong Kong after her sister is drugged and abused by some local drug dealers.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-02-12
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The Protectors
Overview: Ling (Lo Lieh) and Guan are the Black and White Chiefs of the Eagle Escort security firm: during the opening credit sequence, we see them recover a stolen shipment of gold; by the time the credits have run, the two are literally knee-deep in bodies.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Spiritual Boxer
Overview: Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to convince superstitious villagers that he can use his body as a vessel for angry gods. However, when the villagers are threatened by a hostile force, Chien must learn to use his skills to protect the innocent.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-11-28
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Long Road to Freedom
Overview: To prevent a drug ring from killing her brother, Ping Ping surrenders to police, claiming she is guilty of trafficking drugs. She is subsequently jailed. Years later she joins fellow inmates to escape and the girls are bent on smashing the drug ring and to wipe out its members.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-04-16
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Wits of the Brats
Overview: Tou Kuan, a spoiled affluent kid, travels with pal Mai Song to Beijing to challenge 3 Masters to improve Kuan's status. Along the way, they contend with inept assassins hired by Kuan's uncle, who wants the family business and fortune.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-05-24
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The Deadly Knives
Overview: Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew Hsu Chien to steal the family seal and land deed. When Hsu Chien is caught in the act, he viciously beats elderly Master Yen to death to cover his actions. Determined to avenge the wrongs committed on his family and his country, young master Yen Tzu Fei blazes a knife-throwing path of revenge that leads him to his love Yue Hua's father, who has corrupt connections with the Japanese
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-06-29
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Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Overview: Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-05-17
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Ambush
Overview: An officer of the law and his father are framed for a robbery they did not commit. With only his father's sword at the scene and the man nowhere to be found the officer flees in order to discover who really stole the jewels so that he may clear the family name.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-05
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Bat without Wings
Overview: When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-year absence and kidnaps a young maiden, it's up to her family and a resourceful swordsmen to brave the horrors of the underworld to bring her back home alive.
Genres: Horror Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-12-11
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The Bloody Escape
Overview: Gu Hui, a member of the ‘Wolf Head Gang’ becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to abandon their old code of conduct. After the chief kills a travelling family and kidnaps the daughter, Gu frees her and escapes, hiding out in a nearby town and trying to start a new life as a humble shoemaker. Unfortunately, the gang refuses to let him go and put a bounty on his head, forcing him to face up to his responsibilities.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-10-25
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Clan of Amazons
Overview: The Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is called in to solve the mystery. The evidence points to the all-woman Clan of the Red Shoes - but appearances can be deceptive.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-02-19
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Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Overview: Following a raid led by a deadly Manchu enforcer (Lo Lieh), rebels Hong Si Kuan (Lo Meng), Fong Sai Yuk (Wong Yu) and Hu Huei Chian (Chin Siu Ho) seek refuge at the Shaolin Temple. However, the strict rules of the temple don’t suit rascals Fong and Hu, and their mischievous antics lead to scuffles with the young monk Wu Qing (Gordon Liu Chia Hui). Things get worse when Fong frees a mad monk (Chun Wong) from his hidden cell, and Hui falls for a pretty local lass. Meanwhile, the fierce Manchu rebel-hunter is still lurking nearby, determined to find his prey whatever the cost!
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-03-30
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The Deadly Breaking Sword
Overview: Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Changqing is known as the Deadly Breaking Sword. After barely surviving a duel, one of his foes is treated by the diabolical Dr. Kuo, who uses his powers of mind control to transform the man into a somnambulistic killer. After Tuan Changqing teams up with Rabelaisian gambler Xiao Dao, the story proceeds as a comical kung fu buddy flick.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-12-04
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Wedding Nights
Overview: An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-04-03
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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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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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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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Night of the Devil Bride
Overview: A wronged female ghost is out for revenge.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-03-15
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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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The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides
Overview: An anthology film featuring four true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1976-08-13
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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
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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Every Man for Himself
Overview: Sha Yung (Wang Sha) and Shuang La (Lin Hui-huang), a sly duo with some kung fu skills, make their living through clever schemes. After accumulating a sum of money through less-than-honest means, they venture into the “consultancy” business, which proves to be a thriving enterprise. Their path crosses with Ah Ying (Yang Tsing-tsing), who disguises herself as a man. Upon learning that she is being pursued by her widowed stepmother, Hua (Lo Wan-yin), and Hua’s lover, who conspired to harm Ying’s father, Sha Yung and Shuang La extend their sympathy. Hua employs a professional assassin to attack Ying’s hideout . The two resourceful con-artists assist Yang to resist the assault. Eventually, they capture Hua and her partner in crime, setting the stage for a reckoning with justice.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-10-31
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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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Legend of the Bat
Overview: Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti Lung re-teamed for another adventure featuring sexy knight Chu Liu-Hsiang. This time, he travels to the mysterious Island Of The Bats, where he encounters treacherous monks, beautiful women, and a strange Prince. The movie is also a significant milestone in the amount of female flesh revealed on screen, proving that Shaw movies can balance the yin of cheesecake with the yang of beefcake.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-07-08
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The Brave Archer 2
Overview: Our hero Kuo Tsing is winning the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. However, almost immediately, clan rivalries in the "Martial Art World" lead to Kuo being wounded by Ouyang Feng and Huang being named the new leader of the Beggar Clan. All this is mounted with sparkling energy by three kung-fu choreographers and a star-packed cast.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-05-13
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
Overview: He's lost his memory, but not his skill: After a fierce battle with a local tong, Hoi is thrown over an embankment and left for dead. He survives the ordeal but has lost all of his memory, but not his kung-fu. His fateful meeting with a beggar leads to their teaming up for cleaning up that tong.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-11-03
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The Kiss of Death
Overview: One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined. Like a shattered vase, the pieces can be put back together but it'll never be the same. Cheng get's a job as a bar girl. She meets the club's owner who was a former kung-fu fighter until he was crippled. Cheng uses her position as a B-girl to go after the losers who raped her, She soon learns from a sleazy doctor that she has contracted a dark V.D. called Viet-Nam Rose. Crushed, she begs Lo Lieh to teach her kung-fu. At first he refuses until he learns her secret. Furious, Lo Lieh teaches her his deadly fight techniques (such as a groin crunching blow).
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-05-11
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Passing Flickers
Overview: The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes. Along the way however, there is some fun to be had as more humorous incidents occur on the sound stage, together with dashes of nudity. Some of the events are presumably inspired by real life experiences, others have a distinct air of wishful fabrication. The over-the-top Kung Fu star, deserted by director and crew as he goes through his pointless extended routine, for instance. Or the action heroes, sweating in furs while they dutifully munch through their meal scene, 'snow' falling outside in studio land.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-04-06
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Lost Souls
Overview: Determined to escape from the harsh regime of China to the freedom of Hong Kong, three youths are captured by Mr. Hok, a sadistic human smuggler who subjects them to an unrelenting assault of degradation. Pushed to the limits of human endurance, the prisoners must fight for their lives in an unforgettable, action-packed climax.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-11-26
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Young Outcasts
Overview: shaw production
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-08-03
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Gambler's Delight
Overview: The story concerns with Danny Lee's character as a manager of one of Macau's casinos battling it out on the card table to settle a gambling score with a Japanese gambler played by Chen Ping. He enlists the help of Tsung Wa's character and the battle of wits escalates.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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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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Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Overview: The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and gets involved with in all sorts of un-emperor-like activities.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-03-01
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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 Psychopath
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Genres: Horror Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-06-08
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Pursuit of a Killer
Overview: This is one of those -"who did it" -murder movies put out by Shaw Brothers. In this one, a bunch of Mainlanders come to Hong Kong for a better life. Instead, these Mainlanders are jobless and wind up killing, robbing, and selling drugs for a Dai Lo. Tired of getting chicken scratch from their Dai Lo for all the work they've done, the Mainlanders (about 4 or 5) decide to do a big job for themselves by trying to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry with all the Mainlanders being apprehended by the HKRP. They all to go to jail and do their time and get discharged. Once out, the Mainlanders are getting "rubbed off" one by one and the HKRP do not have a clue. Luckily, one member, Yeh Hung (Lo Meng), of the Mainlander gang is still in jail who still has time. So, Inspector Wong (Jason Pai Piao) decides to cut Yeh Hung loose and let him walk the streets as bait to bring the killer out.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1985-09-20
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The Mad Monk
Overview: Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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All Mixed Up
Overview: A man's frustration at being stuck at his dead-end job with no promotion or raise in sight, along with the antics of his domineering wife, cause him to write a very harshly-worded letter to his boss, telling him he's quitting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-09-25
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Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan
Overview: Former wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by Chor Yuen. Chun (Yu) is a high-class society woman who secretly dabbles in every sort of vice, from arranging murder to kidnapping young girls to serve as sex slaves for her brothel. One such lass is the beautiful Ai-nu, who manages to fight her way out of getting gang raped by Chun's minion. When she is recaptured, she promptly kills one of her first customers. Ai-nu's spunk intrigues Chun, prompting her to not only cover up the lass' crime but also seduce her as well. Detective Ling Yun (Alex Man Chi-leung) soon suspects something is amiss and begins investigating Chun's brothel over the objections of his superiors. When Ai-nu falls for Yun, Chun orders her lackey/lover Yeh to kill him. Instead, he tries to seduce Ai-nu himself. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-20
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Cuties Parade
Overview: A romantic Shaw Brothers musical.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-12-24
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Pale Passion
Overview: Eddie Chan plays Fa, a psychotic loser, always between jobs, who never seems to have his prerogative s straight. His girlfriend at the time, Ah Hsia (Chiang Li Ping) even starts to think he is psycho and decides to call off their relationship. Fa, being a psycho that he is, is unable to take the word "no" for answer as he constantly hounds Ah Hsia and her family and practically stalks her. (Why doesn't Ah Hsia knee this guy in the nuts??) Worse comes to worst, as Ah Hsia cannot stand Fa any longer and practically disappears off the face of the earth and starts another life, albeit in Hong Kong, but far enough from the crazy Fa. Fa, still thinking of Ah Hsia, manages to get involved in a relationship with a PR girl named Hsing (Elaine Kam), to soothe over his desire for a female companion. Eventually, Fa spots Ah Hsia again, and this time he will not let her go. Man! This Fa is crazy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-09-15
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The Emperor and the Minister
Overview: The story about royal intrigue with the ingenious Lord Liu, whose intelligence was envied by the Emperor himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-11-20
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Fast Fingers
Overview: Two young pickpockets follow around after their uncle, the King of Pickpockets, just released from jail. Can the King keep on the straight and narrow this time ?
Genres: Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-11-17
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The Lady Professional
Overview: Lily Ho as a deadly assassin becomes the target of murder herself
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-06
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The Rescue
Overview: Renowned writer Shen Chiang had become so popular for his scripts that the studio let him direct as well. Here he continued his winning ways with this tale of the end of the Sung Dynasty and the survivors who band together to save their prime minister. Shen outdoes himself with this bold and stirring story of daring Sung avengers (led by Shaws' first international star, Lo Lieh), who must fight their way out of trap after trap.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-09-24
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The Imperial Swordsman
Overview: Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctant bride who comes upon a rebellion plot. They are joined by a large cast of expert fighters and actors all keeping the intrigue and adventure foremost in the film. There’s even a nice surprise ending amidst all the action.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-10-05
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Heroes of Sung
Overview: Heroes of Sung stars one of the original kung-fu ladies of the silver screen Shih Szu playing swordswoman Meng Hung who must work with Fan Tien-fu, played by perennial Shaws bad guy Lo Lieh (although he's good in this) to find then protect the royal seals of the Sung Dynasty. If they should fail, the dynasty will fall. Shih's magnificent performance earned her the female hero role in the Shaws-Hammer Studio hit "Dracula" and the 7 Golden Vampires.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-12-01
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The Fugitive
Overview: Siu Lao (Lieh) and Ma Tien Piao (Feng) are bandits who ride from town to town holding up banks and killing anyone who tries to stop them using their superb and rapid fire shooting skills. When a holdup goes wrong, Siu sends Ma away with the cash and tells him that if he is caught to try and rescue him later. Siu is tortured and as time passes he realizes his sworn brother isn't coming for him instead setting up a bandit gang to carry on with murdering and banditry. Sui manages to escape and heads for Ma's encampment to settle some scores.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-12-06
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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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Moods of Love
Overview: Two stories are included in this erotic/romantic anthology. In the first, a Sung-Dynasty (10th-13th century) Buddhist monk is tricked into sexual relations with an unscrupulous female adventurer. He dies soon after with his misdeed on his conscience. In the second, the daughter of a woman who died in a brothel discovers that her mother died an unnatural death and seeks revenge.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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The Condemned
Overview: Chiang plays a righteous character who helps an unjustly imprisoned swordsman accused of stealing. Together they break out of prison and serve notice to all the evil men in their lives that a new deadly duo is in town.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-05-27
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The Rat Catcher
Overview: This light-hearted action comedy hybrid-where crooks and cops work together to make a better Hong Kong - was hailed for its British humor and Italian style as well as its unique Chinese flavor. In fact, the Hong Kong Movie New named it "one of the most hilarious comedies among the Mandarin productions in recent years." Enjoy the fast-moving and funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatchings, and a drug trafficking ring.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-12-19
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The Imp
Overview: Keung has a pregnant wife but he has been unemployed for a long period. One day he gets a new job as a security guard in a commercial building. But strange incidents start happening and his colleagues die in horrible ways one by one. A geomancer tells Keung that he will be the next victim and teaches him how to avoid his fate. But Keung begins to notice his wife's strange behaviour...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-11-05
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Evil Seducers
Overview: A vainglorious scholar rejects a matchmaking proposal to a daughter of a noble only to have his nights tempted by the lure of a mysterious beauty but their nocturnal encounters begin to prove strange as things aren't what they appear to be.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-06-19
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The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
Overview: In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.
Genres: History Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-10-06
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The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
Overview: Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-06-03
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Full Moon Scimitar
Overview: A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets stolen. After encountering his first defeat in life, in despair, he comes across a gorgeous girl, daughter of the head of a mysterious sect.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-25
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Overview: The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to seek revenge.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-02-02
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Brave Archer and His Mate
Overview: Guo Jing and Huang Rong return to Peach Blossom Island and are shocked to see that Guo's first martial arts teachers, the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan", have all been murdered except for Ke Zhen'e. Guo Jing is tricked into believing that Huang Rong's father, Huang Yaoshi, is responsible for the murders and he attempts to avenge his teachers by fighting Huang Yaoshi. The intelligent Huang Rong eventually uncovers the truth and reveals that the murders are actually part of a plot masterminded by Ouyang Feng and Yang Kang. Ouyang and Yang want to make Guo Jing and Huang Yaoshi kill each other and Yang can learn Ouyang's newly mastered skills from the fake copy of the Nine Yin Manual.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-02-25
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Emperor Chien Lung
Overview: Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1976-06-02
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The Mad Monk Strikes Again
Overview: A series of madcap adventures between two deities, who must put down their differences and work together to help the people in need.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-03-23
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Tiger Killer
Overview: TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin." It tells the tale of Wu Song, who slays a man-eating tiger preying on farmers and villagers and becomes the hero of the province, getting appointed as a constable by the local magistrate. He is reunited with his older brother, the short, disfigured Wu the Elder, a peddler of buns, who invites Wu Song to move in with him and his new wife. The wife, Golden Lotus, is an attractive young former maid who had been forced to marry Wu the Elder as punishment for getting caught in bed with her master by the master's wife. She takes a liking to the handsome, strong Wu Song, who rebuffs her attempts to seduce him. When Wu Song is sent on a long journey, the wife begins an affair with a rich local merchant. When Wu Song returns from his mission, he is met with shocking news which sets off a series of violent acts of retribution.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-10-28
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The Emperor and His Brother
Overview: A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is - just because he wants a valuable telescope for reward. His father decides to kill the boy in order to restore the honor of the family.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-07-19
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Crazy Sex
Overview: Shaw Brothers superdirector Li Han-Hsiang was particularly masterful in two genres: erotica and classic Chinese tales. He combined these two loves in this two-part examination of lust. The first story features an elderly jeweler's adventures with his unsatisfied wife, a handsome neighbor, and the neighborhood bordello. The second is a more modern tale of sex, lies, and videotape.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-06-26
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The Magic Blade
Overview: Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-07-10
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The Criminals, Part 4: Assault
Overview: Part 1 : 'Maniac' - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: 'Queen of Temple Street' - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1977-06-19
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Five Element Ninjas
Overview: A young martial artist vows to take revenge against the ninja who murdered his martial arts master and brothers. He finds a new teacher and faces, together with his new brothers, the Five Element Ninja challenge.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-04-21
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Revenge of the Corpse
Overview: A story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and her lover. Eventually released constable loose of some grave robbers, the constables ghost is out to make the lives of all those involved in his death miserable. (A Shaw Brothers production)
Genres: Fantasy Action Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-04-17
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My Rebellious Son
Overview: Here Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a clinic in a poor neighborhood in an unidentified city in early 20th century China. Siu Tai works for his father and studies bone-setting and kung fu under him, but gets into lots of trouble, especially after white foreigners and their westernized Chinese enablers descend on the town in hopes of acquiring a valuable statue of the Goddess of Mercy on display at a local Buddhist temple.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-11-26
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Opium and the Kung Fu Master
Overview: A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti Lung and his Kung Fu students patrol for criminals. Enter the rival Kung Fu school whom Ti Lung's students have beaten in a lion dance competition and then humiliated in a brawl. The rival school is joined by an opium dealing Kung Fu master who plans to turn the town into a community of addicts!
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-07-14
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Hex vs. Witchcraft
Overview: A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-11-19
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The Brave Archer
Overview: Guo Jing and Yang Kang are the sons of two rebels. The rebels are killed by imperial soldiers and the boys are rescued by six pugilists later. The pugilists agree to separate the two boys, tutor them separately in martial arts, and let them meet again when they have grown up, to determine whose abilities are better. Guo becomes the student of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" while Yang Kang becomes the foster son of a Jurchen prince inadvertently.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-07-30
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Stranger in Hong Kong
Overview: A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank.
Genres: Mystery Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-10-27
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Overview: Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgettable saga. Set during the Yuan Dynasty, it tells the fascinating story of the "Sacred Fire" sect, the Wu Tang swordsmanship clan, the disciples of the O Mei group, The Book of Chu Yang, and the destruction of Shaolin - complete with a killer cliffhanger. And that's just the start of the fascinating intrigues and ingratiating characters found here.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-10-18
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Overview: The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned director Chu Yuan and ingenious novelist Chin Yung. Only the union of the title weapons can save the six remaining martial arts sects who are vying for mastery. So just sit back and enjoy the movie event which spawned a legacy that continues even today with a long-running, internationally loved television series, a role-playing game, and even collectible replicas of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre themselves!
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-10-27
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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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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
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 Stranger and the Gunfighter
Overview: During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged - and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start... Treasure hunt.
Genres: Action Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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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 Proud Twins
Overview: After his parents are murdered, Jiang Xiao Yu is separated from his twin as a baby and taken by a family friend to Villains Valley, where he is raised to be a villain by a host of outlaws, each of whom has a special skill. When he's old enough, he devises clever means to trap each of his uncles and escape the valley to head off into the outside world. A chance encounter with a beautiful girl dressed as a man leads to a treasure hunt and eventually a confrontation with the Princess of Yi Hua Palace, the one who murdered Xiao's parents in the first place. Eventually, a reunion with his twin will occur.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-07-18
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Invincible Enforcer
Overview: A young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even when he's eventually released, the police continue to persecute him until he feels he has no choice but to become a real criminal.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-09-10
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Shaolin and Wu Tang
Overview: Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fighting, running schools in the same city. Their top students, Chao Fung-wu, and Hung Jun-kit, are actually close friends. After observing the two students fighting at a brothel, the Lord determines that the two styles are dangerous, and he must learn both.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1983-07-02
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Brotherhood
Overview: Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the three other gang members die, and their gold haul goes missing. Liao Jiang and his new gang member Huge Eyes are then forced to turn to a triad gang to help get back their gold from a rival group.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1976-07-20
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Swordsman and Enchantress
Overview: Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspired by director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's wonderful tales of a "martial art world" where all wushu warriors try to attain the "Deer Sword" and escape from the insidious maze-like "Toy Land." Master kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia leads the king and queen of Shaw's swordplay, Ti Lung and Lily Li, in a fascinating and entertaining adventure of consummate swordmen and sorceresses.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-11-08
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Soul of the Sword
Overview: Ti Lung is the Nameless Swordsman bent on defeating the faceless King of Swords to claim the title, and the glory, for himself. Hordes of fighters lunge from the shadows to cut down the mysterious challenger. Even a cunning seductress takes a stab at him in a revealing bath house assassination. It is said that a man's weapon reflects his utmost dreams, desires and fears. A warrior with no name and one motive has a soul as merciless as cold steel.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-04-21
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Call to Arms
Overview: The aggressive and dangerous Chin empire occupies the put-upon Chao kingdom while the hero-filled Wei empire is paralysed by an indecisive ruler.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-01-18
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Six Assassins
Overview: A magician-warrior who protects a man from an ambush, not knowing of his true villainous nature. But he discovers the truth after his wife and friend are killed and must now fight to set things right.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-03-25
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King Gambler
Overview: Chan is Peng Tianshi, who becomes the "Card Tyrant" in response to the gambling world dominance of the Sha family. But Peng also has a Sha family member blinded in retaliation for an earlier loss, leaving the Sha family with a debt of vengeance that needs to be repaid! Sha Tong (Zong Hua) sets in motion an elaborate plan to make turn the rich and affluent Peng into a penniless former king of the gambling world! But can the "Card Tyrant" be bested?
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-11-24
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Ode to Gallantry
Overview: A lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke, a brutal kung fu master.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-12-16
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Holy Flame of the Martial World
Overview: A brother and sister seek vengeance for the death of their parents by honing their martial skills and searching for the legendary Holy Flame sword. To avenge their parents they must fight their way through demons, ghosts, ancient booby-trapped temples, and cultish clans.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-06-10
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Jade Tiger
Overview: Zhao Wuji embarks on an very tragic adventure with full of intrigues to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for Tang, on the eve of son's marriage.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-05-07
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To Kill a Jaguar
Overview: Set in early 20th century Shanghai, this Hua Shan actioner stars former Golden Harvest regular Nora Miao Ke-hsiu as Bobo, a village girl who has journeyed to the big city in search of her father. Not long after her arrival, Bobo witnesses a gang fight dominated by a man she was friends with as a child. Now known as Jaguar, he works as a bodyguard for mob boss Kam, who is having a row with one of his partners. Jaguar makes trouble at one of the man's casinos as a part of a plan to smooth over the situation. Ace gunman Ko Tang is also in town and the two strike up an alliance to take over Kam's empire. Jaguar's lust for power soon alienates Bobo, who realizes that she was simply a pawn in his plan to gain control of the Shanghai underworld. Held a virtual prisoner, Bobo's one hope for revenge is Luo Lie, another friend from childhood and now her fiancee, currently imprisoned in Germany.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-07-23
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Judgement of an Assassin
Overview: Sun Chung was already a valued comedy, romance, and modern crime filmmaker, when, through this tale of the 100 Poison Clique's obsessive ambition to destroy all rivals, he started bringing morality and motivation to martial arts movies like never before. Kung-fu superstar David Chiang and prominent choreographer Tang Chia lead the cast in a bloody clan clash centered on the trial of an admitted mass murderer and serial rapist. It was just the beginning of Sun Chung's exploration in emotion.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-08-20
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The Proud Youth
Overview: Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime thrillers when he started exploring the kung-fu genre with this fascinating tale which mixes music and martial arts. Revered choreographer Tang Chia leads a great action cast in a tale of conflicting clans and a mysterious song called "The Proud One" which leads to slowly blossoming love as well as sudden death.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-03-30
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Return of the Dead
Overview: Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be careful what they wish for. Story 2, a naked female ghost gets revenge from her watery grave. Story 3, a dead prostitute returns as a ghost.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-12-21
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Bastard Swordsman
Overview: Yun Fei Yang is the viciously bullied orphan who takes on the unpleasant tasks at a formidable kung-fu school. Constantly mocked by the other students of the school, Yen counts as his only friend the daughter of the resident master. Any internal wrangling between the various members is put to one side when a swordsman from a rival clan reminds the master of the duel he must take part in once a decade. Unfortunately the defending clan chief is well aware that his rival is more powerful than himself. The expected defeat is further complicated when a wandering swordsman arrives on the scene and joins himself to the injured party, immediately adding to Yen's woes.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-09-14
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The Last Tempest
Overview: Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress. When his attempts to reform the Imperial system are thwarted by the Dowager Empress, he attempts to curb her power. His efforts are not successful, and this failure leads directly to his own death and the end of Imperial rule in China. The Dowager Empress, though, ends her days comfortably and in peace.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-02-21
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Hong Kong 73
Overview: As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-04-24
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Sorrow of the Gentry
Overview: shaw production
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-07-19
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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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Usurpers of Emperor's Power
Overview: Liu Yung plays Li Lang, a court official out to avenge his former emperor. The target is easy to hate: the power-hungry Kuang-yi (Chao Kuo) is a plundering rapist and a cold-blooded murderer. But can one man take on the imperial army?
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-05-27
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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Overview: 18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ai nu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ai nu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-07-09
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Coolie Killer
Overview: Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is local girl Tong, whilst chasing Ko is the long arm of the law, represented by cop Chung.
Genres: Action Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-06-30
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The Happiest Moment
Overview: Michael Hui plays four characters in this three-chapter, Hong Kong erotic comedy anthology set in Northern China during WWII.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-11-08
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The Gourd Fairy
Overview: shaw production
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-07-20
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Payment In Blood
Overview: Fang Chih Kien (Elliot Ngok) witnesses a triad murder. When he picks the killer out of a lineup, the triad gang goes out of their way to make his family's life a living hell, until he can take no more and seeks revenge.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1973-07-12
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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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