Chieh Yuen
Also Known As: 解元, Che Yuen, Hsieh Yuan, Gai Yuen, Chieh Yuan, Jie Yuan, Tsze Yuen, Ki Yuen, Samson Kay, Jay Yuen
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chieh Yuan (15 March 1945 – 16 November 1977) was an actor and martial artist. He was an actor for Shaw Brothers and in 1972, he was cast in Bruce Lee's The Game of Death. Chieh died in 1977 from cerebral edema, the same cause as Bruce Lee's death, and at age 32, the same age at which Bruce Lee had died.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
Birthday: March 15, 1945
Deathday: November 16, 1977
Adult: No
Gender: Male
Popularity:
Known For:
The Shaolin Brothers
Overview: Complicated mix of Chinese history and myth, where old Shaolin friends find themselves on different sides, one a Ching general, and the other faithful to Ming.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-03-12
Popularity:
The Rainbow
Overview: A young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy patriarch. She befriends his ambulatory disabled young daughter Ming Chu and becomes embroiled in her struggle to walk again. She also has problems and with her angst ridden artist brother, they search for their birth mother and their cruel spoiled half-brother. Meanwhile at home, the tutor's own fellow border house mates (a single mother Shen Chiu Meng and her nightclub singer son Chiang Hui) also possess guarded secrets that gradually resurface as Chen unwittingly becomes a catalyst for those in her life as they all converge towards the bridging of deep rooted familial gaps and resolving past estrangements.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-07-11
Popularity:
Bruce Lee: The Legend
Overview: The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
Popularity:
The Final Game of Death
Overview: A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of Death from a recently-discovered interpositive.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-07-17
Popularity:
The Delivery
Overview: HK action movie about drug trafficking.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1975-10-02
Popularity:
Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Overview: A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he had it good and hopes to win his wife back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-12-28
Popularity:
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Overview: Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-22
Popularity:
The Bells of Death
Overview: A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with nothing but his mother’s bell-laden bracelet, he sets out to seek his revenge. Lucky for him, Wei Fu encounters a master swordsman, who takes him under his wing.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1968-06-30
Popularity:
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
Popularity:
Game of Silence
Overview: A brand new experimental re-edit of Bruce Lee's immortal unfinished classic, Game of Death.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-26
Popularity:
The Rebel of Shao-lin
Overview: Superstar Carter Wong must protect the Shaolin Temple from a traitor from within the order. The Silver Fox has turned up the heat against Shaolin, but Carter and the Holy Warrior Monks will stand firm -- or die fighting!
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-04-28
Popularity:
Killer in the Dark
Overview: Our hero hunts a brutal murderer who killed several women.
Genres: Crime Thriller Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1973-01-01
Popularity:
The Blazing Temple
Overview: Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1976-01-01
Popularity:
The One-Armed Swordsman
Overview: A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1967-07-26
Popularity:
The Hot, the Cool and the Vicious
Overview: The sleepy town of Black Stone erupts into martial turmoil when a counterfeiting ring run by the mysterious golden haired gorilla Mr. Lung comes under the scrutiny of an undercover agent Ching, a reformed assassin and expert of southern fist boxing.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1977-01-27
Popularity:
The Golden Triangle
Overview: A coalition of anti-narcotics brigades from many countries make a daring attempt to halt the flow of opium and heroin from the part of Southeast Asia, known as the Golden Triangle. The major syndicate operating in the area is led by Big Boss Norton, who is the target of their raid.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1975-03-07
Popularity:
Black List
Overview: Two brothers, one wrongly accused of a crime, go on a mission of vengeance to find the men who framed him.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-11-02
Popularity:
The Imperial Swordsman
Overview: Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctant bride who comes upon a rebellion plot. They are joined by a large cast of expert fighters and actors all keeping the intrigue and adventure foremost in the film. There’s even a nice surprise ending amidst all the action.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-10-05
Popularity:
Tiger
Overview: Hapkido Master Kim Jin Pal takes on a mass of Japanese bushido experts in occupied China Bolo plays Zatoichi hired by the Japanese as a last resort to take on the might of Kim's boot.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1973-03-15
Popularity:
Game of Death Redux
Overview: An edit of Game of Death using unreleased footage. Hai Tien, a retired martial artist, is confronted by a underground Korean gang to retrieve an item in a five-level pagoda under the guard of skilled martial artists. When he refuses, his sister and brother are kidnapped. Now, Hai Tien and a group of other martial artists fight their way up the pagoda.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2019-07-20
Popularity:
Five Fingers of Death
Overview: A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1972-04-28
Popularity:
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
Popularity:
Lady of Steel
Overview: A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial world’s leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia (Fang Mien) and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to organize the defense of their country against invading Jin forces. Fang also intends to avenge the murder of her parents 20 years past by bandit leader Han Shi-xiong (Huang Chung-hsin). Han has since taken on a new, false identity as a reputable member of the Flying Dragon Clan while secretly working with the Jin to bring down the resistance. Han uses cunning and a network of criminal fighters in an attempt to assassinate Fang, and when that fails, to frame her as a traitor. Once his true identity and intentions are revealed, a determined Fang must rely on her deadly sword skills and assistance from a clever beggar clan leader (Yueh Hua) to stop Han and restore her reputation.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1970-02-27
Popularity: