Cheung Chi-Ping
Also Known As: Chi Ping Chang, 张志平, 張志平, Cheung Ping, Zhang Zhi-Ping
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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A Hero Never Dies
Overview: Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-09-30
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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 Pirate
Overview: Pirate Chang Pao-Chai springs a leak after an otherwise successful raid on a foreign ship. He goes ashore to get materials to patch his ship up, where he encounters corrupt Qing officials and poor, oppressed peasants. Being a good man at heart, he decides to help out and becomes an even bigger outlaw in the process.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-07-27
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The Duel of the Century
Overview: This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-10-22
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The Lama Avenger
Overview: When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go to live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house for a real estate development. The developer's nasty son, Lee Fu, decides to muscle the sale, and soon he's at war with the acrobats, plus their unlikely ally, an American named John who used to be Lee Fu's friend. The acrobats open a kung fu school, the scene of several battles with Lee Fu's thugs. A fight to the death, jail time, auntie's surprise decision, a budding acting career, a possessive girlfriend, a debilitating injury, a friendship that needs recalibrating, and Lee Fu's avenger are all in the mix before the end.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-03-15
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The Kung Fu Monks
Overview: A monk is expelled from a monastery because he was found with a dirty magazine under his pillow. He falls in with a gang of villains, who hire him because of his martial arts skills. He later returns to the monastery where (for reasons unexplained), he fights his former buddy-monk.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1975-12-12
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The Double Double Cross
Overview: Jimmy Wang Wu plays an outsider caught between two gangs.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1975-10-16
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PTU
Overview: Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2003-04-17
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Election
Overview: After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2005-10-20
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Election 2
Overview: As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2006-04-27
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Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Overview: Tomorrow is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Genres: Crime Action TV Movie
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-11-17
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Layout
Overview: The place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger each day. Enter Hsueh Ao-Lin, an agent of the government sent to uncover the Chinese traitors helping the enemy. Once inside, Hsueh must fight both the Japanese and his countrymen for his sake, and the future of China.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-02-10
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Vengeance!
Overview: A violent martial artist is bent on avenging his older brother, who was killed by a cabal of four wicked businessmen and a cheating wife.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-05-14
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The Chinese Boxer
Overview: Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-11-27
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Wu Yen
Overview: Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her first.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2001-01-18
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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Overview: The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travels to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later, the two are reunited in a chance encounter, but their rekindled emotions and people from their past lead them into extreme danger.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-04-20
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Seven Warriors
Overview: In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong remake of Seven Samurai.
Genres: Action Crime Drama War
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-06-24
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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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Carry on Doctors and Nurses
Overview: This film is a Hong Kong version of the British Carry On films, this one specifically set in a hospital. The hospital is full of inept people, so Miss Kuk (Meg Lam) vows to the board that she will reform it. This involves the recruitment of student nurses, keeping in check some silly interns and dealing with Dr. Chen, whose wife just left him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-09-05
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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 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 Young Master
Overview: Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-02-09
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Dragon Lord
Overview: Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-01-21
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Help!!!
Overview: A trio of idealistic young doctors take on a corrupt, ineffective hospital management more interested in saving dollars than lives. Sub-plots crop up in the form of a love triangle, an electrical blackout, and a major car accident.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-08-11
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Fallen Angels
Overview: An assassin goes through obstacles as he attempts to escape his violent lifestyle despite the opposition of his partner, who is secretly attracted to him.
Genres: Action Romance Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-09-06
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The Mission
Overview: Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-11-19
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Men from the Gutter
Overview: A hot-head cop, a by-the-books cop, and a hitman all vie to take down a drug boss. Meanwhile, a gang of criminals plan to rob an armored truck.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-10-15
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An Eye for an Eye
Overview: When Fung's cop boyfriend Tats puts her supposedly reformed triad father behind bars, her daughter Fung aims to rid the organization of it's dirty ties, but one of Fung's father chief goons, Cheong, plans for a very hostile takeover.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-05-10
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Mercenaries from Hong Kong
Overview: Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task which consists of who's who of the Shaw Brother's action stars (Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Wong Yue, Chan Wei Man and comedy relief Nat Chan). However once they arrived for the mission nothing is what it seems with the standard plot-twists and turns as we find out who's the traitor among the group.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-12-22
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Cold War II
Overview: A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chiefs are forced to take their fight to the streets of Hong Kong with deadly consequences.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2016-07-08
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The Sword of Swords
Overview: A noble swordsman fights to recover the magical blade that has protected his country for centuries after being blinded and betrayed by a ruthless villain. A cunning killer has blinded the brave warrior chosen to defend his country with an enchanted sword, and murdered his family. After recovering, the sightless defender sets out to recover the weapon, and seek revenge against his murderous nemesis.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1968-08-23
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Three Stooges Go Undercover
Overview: Two police officers and an informant go undercover to infiltrate a counterfeiting ring.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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The Lunatics
Overview: A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-06-05
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Vengeance
Overview: A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2009-05-20
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My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Overview: A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2002-07-13
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Love on a Diet
Overview: A depressed, obese woman tries to lose weight in order to win back her ex-boyfriend with the help of a fellow Hong Konger whom she met in Japan.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2001-06-21
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The Iron Butterfly II
Overview: A Hong Kong homicide detective insists on the same name that his father, Rock Moon, has died and carved it deeply into his heart. In this case her mother is treated in a psychiatric hospital. Have found that their heads are the same in recent drug trafficking and crime-ridden campaigns.
Genres: Romance Crime Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-09-21
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Lucky Stars
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-12-02
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Sparrow
Overview: Kei is the experienced leader of a team of pickpockets — also known as "Sparrows" in HK slang. He enjoys a carefree lifestyle taking photos. One day a dashing beauty, Chun-Lei, suddenly appears in Kei's viewfinder. Kei is mesmerized. But behind Chun-Lei's attractive facade lies a mysterious past and a mission to set herself free.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2008-06-19
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Long Arm of the Law III
Overview: Michal Mak's second sequel to his brother's action classic finds an ex-soldier/escaped death row prisoner fleeing to Hong Kong and forced to work for a gang of criminals when they kidnap the woman he loves.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-01-12
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Iron Ox, Tiger's Killer
Overview: An arrogant young kung fu master engages in vigilantism in order to avenge the death of his master.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-09-21
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The Angry Young Man
Overview: University students in Taipei come under pressure when they are bullied by thugs and forced to enter a fight to the death karate tournament, where super kicker Hwang Jang Lee is the final opponent.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-01-23
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The Duel
Overview: Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He's hunted in the streets. His lover, Butterfly, turns to prostitution. And his father's likely killer – a smooth operator known as the Rambler – is always lingering nearby. But before Tan and the Rambler can slit each other's throats, they learn they've been double-crossed and go two against everyone in a rage of double-edged vengeance.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-04-21
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Justice, My Foot!
Overview: An unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to the court.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-02
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Duel of the Dragons
Overview: Rebels try use the smuggling route to get the gold and map past the corrupt officials. Everybody was kung fu fighting.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-07-19
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Furious Dragon
Overview: A great Kung Fu expert is murdered by a gang of thugs who are accompanied by a Japanese warlord. The Kung Fu experts young son is also attacked by the thugs and turned into a mute. 10 years later, the boy, now a young man, goes after the men who slaughtered his family.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-03-24
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Single Fighter
Overview: A young martial artist battles three traitors to retrieve a list of Chinese citizens who are collaborating with the Japanese during their occupation of Manchuria.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-11
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Woman Avenger
Overview: A deadly martial artist seeks vengeance on the killers of her husband.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1980-09-11
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Beyond Hypothermia
Overview: A mysterious and highly successful hitwoman in Hong Kong is paid to assassinate top-level crime bosses. After beginning a relationship with a noodle vendor, she decides to travel to South Korea to complete one last job. Unfortunately, the dead man's bodyguard is out for revenge.
Genres: Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-09-20
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The Anonymous Heroes
Overview: A perennial Chang Cheh favorite, Anonymous Heroes focuses on two vagabond brothers, Meng Kang and Tieh who, in the search for fame and fortune, join in a rebellion against a provincial general. Used to shaking down local vendors for food and gambling away their limited funds, they are recruited by a local rebel leader who promises them a glorious adventure. The rebels plan is to steal a huge cache of new rifles set to be delivered to the barracks of the local army. With the help of an officer's daughter, their plan starts out well, but inevitably slips toward a heroic but tragic finale.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1971-07-24
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Kung Fu Revenger
Overview: Excellent rare basher from Taiwan.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1974-08-07
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Man of Iron
Overview: Man of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall story of Ma Yung Chen and it reunites the directors and some of the cast in a similar but much slighter tale of a lesser gangster's rise and fall in Shanghai. While the opening narration specifically recalls the events and tragic conclusion of BOXER, this one is set 20 years later in the same section of Shanghai but otherwise has nothing to do with the events or characters of the previous film.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-10-13
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The Angry Guest
Overview: The Angry Guest is a direct sequel to Duel of Fists which had two long-separated brothers, Ti Lung and David Chiang, reuniting in Bangkok and running afoul of the local mob after Ti Lung, a boxer, beats the local favorite in the ring. In this film, the action shifts from Bangkok to Hong Kong to Japan and then back to HK as the brothers contend with a Japanese mob led by crime boss Yamaguchi, who is played by the film's director, Chang Cheh, in a rare screen appearance.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-02-29
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Freedom Strikes a Blow
Overview: A martial arts fighter, haunted by his past, takes a job as a dock worker in a small village. His vow never to fight again is tested by the cruel owner of the pier.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1973-03-05
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Five Superfighters
Overview: Three young martial arts students and their teacher are beaten up badly by a wandering man who proclaims himself "a corrector of bad kung-fu." Determined to avenge their teacher and regain their honor, the three students all go their separate ways to find kung-fu masters who will take them as students.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-09-01
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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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