John Liu
Also Known As: 劉忠良, Lau Chung-Leung, Lu Chung-Liang, Lai Tzong-Liang, Liu Chungliang, John Liu Chung-Liang
Biography: Liu Chungliang (Commonly credited as John Liu) is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. He mostly appeared in low-budget Taiwanese action/martial art movies and never appeared in the higher budget Hong Kong martial arts movies from the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liu Chungliang licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Taiwan
Adult: No
Birthday: May 20, 1944
Age: 81 years old
Gender: Male
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In the Claws of the CIA
Overview: Kung fu champ John is given the chance to train CIA agents in martial arts by using self-hypnosis. But when he discovers the reason, he escapes and the CIA go after him. John must fight for his life all over Europe as he flees the CIA.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Deadly Duo
Overview: Ah Cheng has decided to get out of this silly kung-fu business and retire with his new girlfriend. Unfortunately, everyone is out to kill him, and one of the killers has been using his trademark knives to frame him! Meanwhile his friends meet up with a mysterious swordsmen who is not what he seems.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-06-22
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Death Duel of Kung Fu
Overview: Ming General Cheng (Wang Dao) and his band of soldiers escape to Taiwan after Ching forces topple the Ming Dynasty. Still fearing the deposed general's deadly potential, however, the Ching prince Ta orders his own band of ruthless mercenaries to finish off Cheng and his warriors. The rivals prove to be equally skilled, and soon everybody is kung fu-fighting in this action-heavy martial arts spectacular.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-12-31
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Fighting Ace
Overview: 20 years after the death of his parents, a martial artist sets out to avenge their deaths by pretending he doesn't know kung fu. But when it is revealed that he does know kung fu, the killer sets to kill him and his friends.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-09-10
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Der stählerne Todesgriff der Shaolin Martial Arts
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Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-06-29
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The Invincible Armour
Overview: Hwang Jang Lee is a corrupt Ming guard who frames John Liu for murder. A wanted fugitive, John hides out with a teen who is an expert in the infamous Iron Armor technique, a technique that means the expert can withstand anything. However, Hwang is an expert in it as well as the Eagle Claw's. Can John stop Hwang before it's too late?
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-06-29
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Snuff Bottle Connection
Overview: As China and Russia's governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war. Enter John Liu as a special agent sent to identify who the Russian traitor is, and who his contact is within the walls of the Forbidden City.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-09-15
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Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Overview: When a comrade is captured by a hostile warlord, five martial arts masters confront the villain's foot soldiers, valiantly battling through their resistance until they come face to face with the warlord himself.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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The Secret Rivals 2
Overview: The twin brother of the Silver Fox attempts to avenge his brother's death and get a hidden treasure using the 8 Diagram. It is up to one hero from the original and the brother of the 2nd original hero to stop him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-04-20
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The Secret Rivals
Overview: Two rivals, Sheng from the South and Shao from the North, have one common enemy, the Silver Fox. The Silver Fox killed Shao's parents and robbed from Sheng's palace. When each one fails to defeat Silver Fox, the two decide to team up and win.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-06-18
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Trinity Goes East
Overview: Wily ace thief Trinity steals the dragon ball from Shaolin Temple. The dragon ball gets misplaced. Trinity joins forces with gruff, determined Interpol agent Bambino, formidable karate master Meng Ray, and feisty tour guide Wen Ling to retrieve the dragon ball before it falls into the hands of the wicked Paschy.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Secret Rivals 3
Overview: John Liu stars as Shao Yu Pai, master of the "northern kick" kung-fu, still seeking revenge for the death of his brother. Evidence mounts that Lu Tung Chung (Alexander Lo), master of the "southern fist" kung-fu, is the culprit. What Shao doesn't realize, however, is that the true villain is subtly manipulating both the martial artists behind the scenes, hoping to force them into a confrontation and have the dirty work done for him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-18
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Top Fighter
Overview: Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-15
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The Mar's Villa
Overview: On his wedding night Mar Tien Lang, a prosperous businessman and instructor of 'The Magic Kick' technique, is attacked in his villa by the vilainous Fang Kang.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-12-03
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Shaolin Ex-Monk
Overview: Kung fu master Ling Chu-Fei (John Liu) must perfect and employ his devastating "Seven Immovable Limbs" technique if he is to defeat a renegade monk who has begun using Shaolin skills for evil. The threat becomes frighteningly personal when the ex-monk focuses his fury upon Master Ling's young orphan disciple, Small Mud Fish. Feet fly, blood spills and bones shatter all the way up to a gripping climactic duel in this 1978 action explosion.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1978-03-16
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Instant Kung Fu Man
Overview: Hsia Hu sneakily graduates from the Shaolin Monastery without completing his required training. During his first encounters with people outside the monastery, Hsia Hu realizes that people are mistaking him for his twin brother, Hsiao Fu, who happens to be a criminal and an expert in the art of Kung-Fu. He is now treated with respect as well as fear and is taking advantage of his mistaken identity. His fun comes to a halt when he is confronted by Yi Lan, a former accomplice turned enemy.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Struggle Through Death
Overview: Those who enter the castle of Ching never return. Forced into slavery, every day becomes a punishing ritual down the Castle's secret gold mine. One worker, Kang, decides enough is enough, and tries but fails to abate the oppressive master Ching. For his efforts, and as a warning to others, Kang's hands are smashed, foiling any more attempts at rebellion. But Kang's determination to destroy the Castle and its keepers only increases, though with two useless hands he is left with just one chance - to learn the 'Heaven Legs' technique and face Ching in one last neck-breaking battle.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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The Dragon, the Hero
Overview: Dragon Lee fights white devils who are stealing antiquities from China.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Dragon Blood
Overview: Liu travels to the USA from China in search of his relatives and the hopes of finding a peaceful life. However, he has in his possession a sacred dragon medallion that was taken from the Qing court. An assassin from the Qing is sent after him, and soon he discovers that life in the Wild West is no fun at all.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Zen Kwun Do Strikes in Paris
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Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-12-10
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Los Kalatrava contra el imperio del karate
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Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-03-18
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The Invincible Kung Fu Trio
Overview: The film takes up the tale of Shaolin students Fong Si Yu and Hung Si Kwan (joined here by a third comrade, Lu Ka Chai) and their efforts to battle Ching oppressors. Their chief antagonist is the Abbot of Wutang who makes it his job to get rid of the three heroes and actually comes up with a clever plan to do so. He creates three exact doubles of the heroes and trains them to fight their counterparts.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-09-24
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New York Ninja
Overview: After his wife is murdered, a man becomes a ninja to take revenge on her killers across the streets of New York, in this film that was originally abandoned in 1984 until it was discovered and completed by Vinegar Syndrome.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-02
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