Tang Pik-Wan
Also Known As: Pik-Wan Tang, 鄧碧雲, Tang Bik-Wan, Tang Big-Wan, Tang Bik-Wun, Deng Shao-Fu, Biyun Deng, Bik-Wan Tang, 邓碧云
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Birthday: January 01, 1926
Deathday: March 25, 1991
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Silk Factory Girl
Overview: The film commences with Ching (Tang Bik-wan) lamenting over her bleak life through singing: her mother died early and her stepmother (Lam Mui-mui) is wicked. The song precedes her appearance in the house while the cinematography helps to tug at the emotional heartstrings. Because of her debt-ridden father, Ching is forced by the stepmother to marry an old invalid. To prevent the marriage, Ching's lover Ho (Chan Kam-tong) raises money by agreeing to marry his own cousin (Fung Wong Nui). Ching's life is doomed, yet, when the stepmother absconds with the money. With all her hopes dashed to the ground, Ching decides to opt out of marriage for life. However, witnessing her 'self-combed' sworn sisters being bullied even to the point of committing suicide further devastates her. This tragic heroine comes to life through Tang's masterful performance both as a singer and an actor. The climatic and tear-jerking scene of Ching dying is definitely a highlight of the film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1955-01-07
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The Strange Lady Sit Yat-neung
Overview: In search for her perfect groom, Sit (Tang Bik-wan) goes to a bordello and falls in love with talented Lee (Mak Bing-wing). Burning with jealousy, the Imperial Tutor's son (Siu Chung-kwan) frames Lee for treason, yet accidentally gets killed by Sit when she rescues Lee. To avenge his son's death, the Imperial Tutor tricks the couple into joining force in overthrowing the emperor and plans to accuse them of treason. Sit, who turns out to be the emperor's long-lost daughter, follows Lee to the palace for investigation. In the film, Tang Bik-wan put on various guises in her character, e.g. dressing as an ugly and Zhongshan dialect-speaking woman when she weds, disguising as a man while investigating. She proved herself a well-rounded diva with her marvellous singing, switching between different dialects and operatic styles. The scenes with Mak Bing-wing also show great chemistry, as the duo evolve from quarrelsome lovers to husband and wife.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-06-28
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Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power
Overview: Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1957-01-11
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Mr Wong's Adventures with the Unruly Girl
Overview: The film is adapted from Chinese classic comic series Mr Wong, with Tang Bik-wan joining hands with the magnificent Sun Ma Si-tsang and Tam Lan-hing to give a dazzling performance. Wong (Sun Ma Si-tsang) passes off as the company's manager to pursue the beauty Hui (Tang Bik-wan) behind his fearsome wife's (Tam Lan-hing) back. Unbeknown to him, Hui is actually the fiancée of his nephew (Sima Wah-lung), to whom he has refused to lend money. Scenes in which Hui plays pranks on him and tricks him into providing funds for her are spiced up by the lively acting of Sun Ma as a wife-fearing perv and Tang as a sassy girl with a sharp tongue. The film ends with Wong making excuses to meet Hui at a hotel but getting caught by his feisty wife. Whilst both are acclaimed comedians in their own right, brassy Tam and composed Tang together pull Sun Ma's leg in an unmissable classic slapstick.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1959-09-09
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A Reserve Bride
Overview: Lee Kei-hau is happily married with a son. His wife Wong Tai-chu, who has been complaining of discomfort lately, goes to see a doctor where her friend Wong Mau works as an assistant. Wong mixes up her report with that of a cancer patient. Believing her days are numbered, Tai-chu discusses with her mother to choose a second wife for Lee and finds the nurse So Lin-yung, Mau's girlfriend. Mau feels obligated to adhere to her request to hire So as family nurse. Lee urges his wife to make regular exercise a habit to improve her health but when his advice falls on deaf ears, he spurs her to action by dating the nurse. Infuriated by his wife's unexpected exhilaration, Lee accuses her of having an affair with Mau. Tai-chu retaliates by displaying great affection towards a man, her girlfriend Judy in disguise. Lee chases after the beau relentlessly and is told the truth by Judy. Mau's blunder is patched up with a smile, for his lover So, and for the reconciled couple Tai-chu and Lee.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-03-23
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Fong Tong Kan & Yin Ji Ma
Overview: Jing meets Hu Yanjuan, a woman who sells medicine, and gets mocked by her. Seeking revenge, he tricks her father and switches their medicine with rocks, causing them to be stopped from selling it. Yanjuan investigates and discovers Jing's deception. Jing pretends to ask her to teach him martial arts, and she uses this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-04-02
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Bitter Fear
Overview: HK mystery drama film.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-11-03
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The Voyage of the Dead
Overview: HK historical drama.
Genres: History Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1954-11-19
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The Phantom of the Opera Boat
Overview: HK historical drama.
Genres: History Drama Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1954-01-20
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Tonight and Every Night
Overview: A boy and a girl, who are both raised as the opposite sex, see through each other's disguises and fall in love. Together, they must come up with a plan to reveal their true identities to their superstitious fathers and fight their respective arranged marriages.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-08-24
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She Shoots Straight
Overview: Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-04-07
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Mr. Possessed
Overview: Riley (Kenny Bee) is being followed by the ghost of an evil warlock, who was killed in a duel with Riley's father many years ago. Now, he wants to seek revenge by causing misfortune in Riley's life. Therefore, Riley's mother (Pik-Wan Tang) will see to it that the demon is vanquished by using another human being as bait. She sees a ray of hope when she meets Riley's girlfriend (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) - a woman she detests.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-06-09
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The Matchmaker
Overview: Mr Wong falls head over heels for Lan, a beautiful waitress. He bugs her constantly to ask for her hand, and even goes as far as lying about his wife being dead and secretly planing to marry his wife off to a friend. Lan decides to play a prank on him to teach him a lesson.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1959-09-30
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The Secret Book II
Overview: Sequel of "The Secret Book"
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1961-04-10
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Secret Book
Overview: Find the secret book
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1961-09-08
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How The Ghosts Trapped Master Cheung the Exorcist
Overview: Hong Kong comedy horror from 1953.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1953-07-03
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Who Is The Craftiest
Overview: Lau used all his savings to purchase a house from a shady profiteer named Wing. The house had plenty of problems--despite the fact that it wasn't even big enough for a single person--and Lau tried to sue Wing to recover his money, but lost. Lau eventually died of depression because of this ruling, but before he passed, he asked his daughter to get revenge on Wing. It wasn't long before the Lau family was able to use Wing's greedy personality against him and trick him into bankruptcy. But when he discovers what happened to him--and who was responsible--he decides not to take it sitting down...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-10-30
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Sister Cupid
Overview: Kit (Jacky Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon a house after his motorbike went out of control, and a girl (Maggie Cheung) helps him on his feet, then disappears. But Kit soon finds himself juggling more women than he might want after his female friend who has now moved next door (Pat Ha) expresses her interest along with her sister (Dodo).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-04-16
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Mummy Dearest
Overview: A psychologically unstable man accidentally kills a junkie, sparking a cat-and-mouse game with a clever inspector who befriends the man's mother to expose the truth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-07-04
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Let the Scholar Eat Like a Dog
Overview: Let the Scholar Eat Like a Dog
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1958-12-06
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Secret Book (Part 3)
Overview: The Magic Crane (Part 3)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-04-19
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Fatal Vacation
Overview: A pleasent trip to the Phillipines is turned into tragedy when the tour bus is kidnapped by a group of rebels that want to exchange the prisoners for the Rebel Leader's brother...
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-01-06
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The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man
Overview: Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Ng Wui.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-08-30
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Esprit D'amour
Overview: A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall building. Koo Chi Ming, an insurance investigator, is sent to determine whether the girl's death is an accident or a suicide and he recognizes the young woman from an earlier chance encounter.
Genres: Horror Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-12-15
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Jokers Playing Games
Overview: The brother and sister have no living family and depend their lives on each other. The sister is a beauty and has many suitors fighting over her. Unfortunately the sister has been cursed and cannot get romantically involved. The neighbors make fun of her for that. After visiting many doctors, Uncle Piu volunteers to treat her, which arouses Uncle Piu’s wife’s suspicions and leads to a series of funny instances…
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-05-07
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Perfect Girls
Overview: On his death bed in the United States Mr. Lin grants his grandson, Lin Tien-Chi, his wealth of US$300 million, but only if Tien-Chi can find a wife within a month. Tien-Chi, however, is very shy and has never had any luck with the opposite sex. Mr. Lin's nephew, Robert, who will get the money should Tien-Chi fail, does everything in his power to prevent Tien-Chi from marrying. In the end, Tien-Chi has two women to choose from: Feng Mu-Jen, who is deceiving him to help Robert get the money, and Lo Hsiao-Hsiao, a beautiful poor girl who is set up time and again by Robert and Mu-Jen so that Tien-Chi will not choose her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-07-07
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The Birth of Yue Fei
Overview: The Birth of Yue Fei is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1962-09-26
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Mother Vs Mother
Overview: "Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-06-29
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The Killing Flag (Part 1)
Overview: The Killing Flag (Part 1) is a 1963 Hong Kong martial arts film direcred by Fung Chi-Kong.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1963-05-08
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Mother-in-Law
Overview: Two Difficult People at War
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-01-11
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Fat-Choy Precious Diamonds
Overview: Treasure of Diamonds
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-01-20
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The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
Overview: The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
Genres: History Drama Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1963-03-06
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