Tai Liang
Also Known As: 戴良, Day Liang, Liang Tai, Liang Day, Tai Leung
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: August 18, 1925
Age: 99 years old
Gender: Male
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Five Shaolin Masters
Overview: Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi, joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-12-25
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The Last Day of Hsianyang
Overview: The Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin Yang follows the escape of the prince of Hsin Yang as he hides with a small family and escapes from the sacked and burning city. Epic battle scenes employ hundreds of extras, and forest swordplay is reminiscent of House of Flying Daggers.
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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The Newlyweds
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Purple Darts
Overview: In an attempt to seize the famous Tai Hsuan Book of Swords the outlaws Wang, Ku, Lu and Pai Feng attack the Hsia Tien Tsai Mansion and slaughter all righteous opponents. Only Hsia’s baby daughter survives and the dying mother leaves a message in blood to urge her to take revenge once she is grown up.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-01-23
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The Fastest Sword
Overview: A great "swordfighter" learns humility after he is defeated by a master martial arts monk. But his reputation always precedes him, leading to danger, destruction, challenges, cruelty, kidnapping, and killing.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-11
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Devil Crows
Overview: Chinese folklore has it that during ancient times, thousands of crows randomly attacked and killed inhabitants of Feng Village just outside of the Great Wall.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-08-02
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Lady Snow
Overview: After being abandoned in the mountains the lovey snow maiden seeks her revenge.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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He Heals and Kills
Overview: Martial arts film from Taiwan
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Brave Lion
Overview: During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Champion of Champions
Overview: A young woman who seeks revenge on the master of a kung fu school who murdered her parents is aided by acrobats and a traveling hero and his female friend.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-01-21
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The Legend of Bruce Lee
Overview: The young Bruce Lee (Ho Tsung-Tao AKA Bruce Li) has studied the philosophy and art of kung fu since boyhood, but his girlfriend says that he lives in a world of his own and all he thinks of is fighting. She begs him to change his ways, yet after a humiliating defeat Bruce vows that it will never happen again, and while witnessing street thugs preying on innocent people, he is driven to defend them. Things appear to be no better when Bruce comes to the United States to begin teaching, and is under constant attack by rival martial artists, but all the while his unorthodox style is beginning to catch on. Finally he becomes an international sensation as a movie star with a wife, kids, money, and everything he's always wanted - who then must fight for both his life and his reputation back home in Hong Kong.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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The Chinese Whimsy
Overview: A young scholar is asked by a woman ghost to bring her back to the world where she wants to take her revenge on her killers.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Devil Fighter
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-08-13
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The Crippled Masters
Overview: Two men, one a lowly peon and the other a dutiful nobleman, are betrayed by their master and crippled for life-- One left with no arms and the other with paralyzed legs. Despite their obvious disadvantages, they strive to seek revenge against their evil master. The two men endeavor to track down the fabled Eight Jade Horses, said to hold the key to special martial arts techniques.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-12-31
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Devil yielded to God
Overview: Taiwanese horror movie from 1970.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-12-18
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The Bride & I
Overview: A comical look at the preparations and anxiety associated with marriage. As a young man searches for his ideal mate, he reflects upon this madness and has second thoughts about matrimony.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-01-31
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Our Neighbor
Overview: An orphaned girl in a poverty-stricken neighborhood is adopted by a kindly neighbor. He struggles to support her honestly, despite opportunities to participate in a neighbor’s scurrilous get-rich-quick schemes. Invoking the pain of Chinese exiles living in Taiwan, or missing relatives still in China, the touching film posits an in-between historical period during which it is crucial for displaced residents to maintain virtue as a bedrock of identity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-11-08
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The Wolf and the Angel
Overview: A 1968 film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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Young Flying Hero
Overview: A 1970 film.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-03-26
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The Ace of Swordsman
Overview: Tien Yua, most well known for being the bad guy in Wang Yu films, especially the One Armed Boxer is the good guy here. Frankie Wei is in it as his rival. This is a rare film.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1969-04-17
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Hotel Esquire
Overview: Chong has been dedicating to run the Hotel Esquire for more than thirty years. Business is booming. However, a double room rented by a newly married couple is said to be haunted. Business thus declines sharply. Chong employs a private detective to look into the matter first, and then a taoist to play exorcism. But nothing has changed. One day, Chong and a tenant see a woman in weird dressing go into the room. They then plot to catch the backstage manipulator of this haunting event.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-05-27
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Good Bye! Darling
Overview: Have no other info than it was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-07-30
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The Enchanting Ghost
Overview: A young couple desperately try to keep their love alive, while living in a haunted house.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-03-18
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Golden Rose
Overview: Golden Rose, an informant for the resistance groups, kidnaps Miss Takamine, her Japanese counterpart who has received special training. Disguising herself as Miss Takamine, Golden Rose frequents the Japanese army barracks and gets information she needs.
Genres: Thriller War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-01-20
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Boxer Rebellion
Overview: Three young martial arts brothers, played by Chi Kuan-chun, Alexander Fu Sheng and Leung Kar-yan, go in search of fellow patriots dissatisfied with Imperialist foreigners and wind up joining a rising sect of the Boxers, led by an opportunistic conman. Named as such for their use of martial arts, these boxers are revolutionaries who believe that spirits protect their bodies from foreign guns. They even dupe the Empress Dowager, who gives them her royal blessing to fight the foreigners.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-29
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