Joe Chu Cho-Kuen
Also Known As: 朱祖權, Chu Jo-Kung, 朱祖权, Chu Cho-Kuen, Cho-Kuen Chu
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Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Male
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72 Tenants of Prosperity
Overview: Kung and Kin's rivalry goes way back to the seventies when they fought over the same girl, who eventually became Kung's wife. Now they run competing phone stores right across from each other on Mongkok's busiest street, and stretch their minds trying to outdo each other with crazy promotions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2010-02-11
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The Prince of Temple Street
Overview: Andy Lau stars in The Prince of Temple Street, a classic triad story of honor and righteousness. Andy Lau is "The Twelfth Young Master", so called because he was raised by twelve foster parents from the triad underworld. A lifelong resident of Temple Street, the Young Master is intimately familiar with the triad life, having been around triads his whole life. But things change when he meets a beautiful missionary named Teresa (Joey Wang). She desires to bring hope and faith to Temple Street, and the Young Master is drawn towards her.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-08-20
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Tiger Cage II
Overview: An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-08-11
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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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Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic
Overview: An update of the 1960s Chinese martial arts story, Buddha's Palm, friends Charles and Chi (Andy Lau, Pak-Cheung Chan) visit Mainland China and discover an ancient cave that houses what is supposed to be the makeshift tomb of the legendary martial artist Lung Gim-Fei. The friends find an old spell book and practice some magic, which unintentionally breaks open a wall and releases a dormant princess (Joey Wang) and her handmaiden (Siu-Wai Mui). Charles and Chi take the Princess and her Handmaiden back to Hong Kong with them, unaware that they were followed by the just-awaken evil warlord, Tien Chien (Wah Yuen).
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-07-21
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Gangland Odyssey
Overview: A retired cop is summoned by his ex-boss to save his kidnapped son from the hands of a deadly Japanese triad. Action violence and a little romance makes GANGLAND ODYSSEY a promising treat!
Genres: Action Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-09-13
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I Love Wing Chun
Overview: A martial arts comedy about 3 good friends - a wealthy businessman, a kung fu master n a swindler. The swindler on the verge of dying, begs kung fu master to take care and protect his son, the wealthy businessman to support his son financially. When he turns 18, the secret cache to his years of swindling will be revealed. However with mistaken identities, misunderstanding and unexpected incidents leads to a hilarious, martial arts (Wing Chun style) journey!
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2011-07-28
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Cold War
Overview: Five police officers in Hong Kong are kidnapped. The police commissioner is on a business trip overseas. Two vice commissioners, Sean Rau and M.B. Lee, then take over the case. The two vice commissioners are rivals who both vie for the police commissioner seat. At first, M.B. Lee takes the lead in the case, but comes to a dead end. Sean Lau then takes the lead, but he falls into a trap. Both men are then investigated by the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2012-11-08
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Casino Tycoon II
Overview: It is 20 years on and Ho Hsin is now the proud and powerful owner of a chain of casinos in Macau. Unfortunately, he is also the target of many enemies, some of whom are in dangerously close proximity to him. But Ho has faced adversity before and is not about to just roll over and die.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-08-20
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The Stool Pigeon
Overview: Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2010-08-26
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
Overview: A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-04
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Supercop 2
Overview: As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang, a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend – recently discharged from the force – is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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Tales of Mystery
Overview: A university swimmer's sudden death sparks suspicions among classmates, leading her friend and rival to uncover chilling secrets lurking beneath the surface; A young man's infatuation with a nearby sculptor takes a sinister turn as he delves deeper into her world, revealing unsettling truths; An editor's pursuit of romance with his assistant turns perilous when a series of accidents, linked to mysterious wishing sheets, haunt him and his friends.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-01-23
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Fire of Conscience
Overview: A police detective must solve a brutal murder to prove his partner's innocence and unearth the truth behind Hong Kong's police force. The investigation brings him to an unlikely collaboration with an inspector from the Narcotics Bureau, whose motives may not be what they seem.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2010-04-01
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Even Mountains Meet
Overview: A Hong Kong diva dies of a heart attack during a rehearsal with her faithful servant. Unaware of her death, the servant goes about her life as usual, until she is visited by the diva's spirit. The diva coaxes her servant into believing that the only way to bring her back to life is to find her long lost love, Prince Charming. Ironically, he is both the diva and the servant's love interest.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-07-03
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9413
Overview: Smash Head, an emotionally bankrupt cop who began his downward spiral when he accidentally killed a hostage during a shootout.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-11-20
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Walk In
Overview: The "walk in" of the title refers to one person allowing another's soul to take possession of his body at the time of death.
Genres: Action Crime Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-04-19
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Triple Tap
Overview: Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.
Genres: Action Thriller Mystery Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2010-06-30
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Angel Terminators 2
Overview: Bullet, a female triad member, is recently released from prison. Bullet hooks up with her old gang rather quickly, although she is being closely watched by her policeman father and his gritty female partner Big Aunt . Bullet steals some jewels belonging to triad gangster Chin Bo while helping her friend May, who has been forced into prostitution. Chin Bo, also known as Brother Mad, kidnaps May and another of Bullet's friends to secure the return of his fortune, but the exchange goes wrong and a furious gun battle erupts.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-11-07
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To Catch A Thief
Overview: Developer Ms. Cheung (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) yearns for a quieter life in Hong Kong and moves to the countryside, getting herself caught in a showdown between a gang of jewel thieves and two police officers along the way. While Ms. Cheung survives the ordeal, the thieves' injured getaway driver (Siu-Chun To) sneaks into Cheung's moving van and escapes to the countryside, into Cheung's new home. As Cheung settles down into her new environment, she befriends Pak-Lam (Pak Lam Cheng), a skillful and inquisitive little boy who lives in the village. While Pak-Lam helps Cheung tend to her house, he encounters the injured thief. After a brief exchange, Pak-Lam realizes the thief has a harmless and non-aggressive attitude and decides to shelter him in his secret makeshift hideout, not knowing his new friend has in his possession a bag of stolen jewels, in which both the police and the gangsters are searching for.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-07-12
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No Problem 2
Overview: Kimura wins a trip to Hong Kong, but once he arrives, he is mistaken as a hitman and is assigned to kill Yumiko, the female successor to the Ota Group conglomerate. When Kimura falls for his target instead, he must learn kung-fu from a local (Yuen) to fight off the yakuza assassin "Invincible" assigned to finish the job.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2002-02-06
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Seoul Raiders
Overview: Agent Lam (Tony Leung) sets out to track a pair of plates used to make fake American dollars. When he discovers the plates, they are conned out of him by enigmatic US Embassy workers Owen (Richie Ren) and JJ (Shu Qi). With the trail now leading to Korea, Lam sets off in hot pursuit. There, amidst the dangerous and glamorous urban landscape of Seoul, Lam finds himself confronting an underworld crime boss known as the Polar Bear, head of the biggest counterfeiting organisation in Asia.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2005-02-05
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Wild City
Overview: Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs. A suitcase full of tainted cash enters the picture as Kwok finds himself torn between the gangsters and his former colleagues.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2015-07-25
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Devil Hunters
Overview: A veteran mobster finds that not only are the police after him, but so are members of his own gang, led by a young gangster who wants to take over.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-08-10
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Task Force
Overview: Lin is a plain-clothes cop in the crime-riddled district of Mongkok who bungles a vice operation directed at mainland prostitues. He falls for a ditsy hooker who tells him the love of her life is a killer who once svaed her life in a shootout.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-11-13
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Enter the Phoenix
Overview: Georgie Hung is handsome, stylish and charming but he hides a secret that his old-fashion father, Hung who is a Triad leader, can never forgive. He has been sent to Thailand since he was a child and never returned. After Hung's death, his right-hand Cheung intends to bring back Georgie to take over. However, Cheung finds Sam, Georgie's flat-mate, whom he mistakes for Geogie...
Genres: Thriller Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2004-04-08
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The Days of Being Dumb
Overview: Two losers who'll do anything to try and be successful in the Triad world, but all they've accomplished is having a bad luck reputation.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-08-06
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