Melvin Wong Gam-Sam
Also Known As: Melvin Wong Gam-San, 黃錦燊, Melbourne Wang, Mel Wong, Huang Chin-Shen, Wong Kam-Sun, Malvin Wong, 黄锦燊
Biography: Melvin Wong Gam-Sam grew up in San Francisco, California, where he attended Lowell High School. He studied as an undergraduate at the University of California at Berkeley, before transferring to the San Francisco Medical Center campus, where he graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: January 29, 1946
Age: 79 years old
Gender: Male
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Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Overview: Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for robbery by a gang of antiquities smugglers.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-01-28
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Kung Fu Mistress
Overview: Kung Fu Mistress is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Kara Hui.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Run and Kill
Overview: A family man attempts to undo the deadly contract he made with a stranger during an evening of drunken depression.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-02-27
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Customs Frontline
Overview: Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers Chow Ching-lai and Cheung Wan-nam share a close mentor-student relationship. On a case involving seized smuggled arms, Ching-lai is sent to take part in a joint operation with Interpol to capture a reclusive arms dealer. However, Wan-nam makes a drastic decision that further complicates the case.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2024-06-28
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Gold Rush
Overview: Thieves steal a large shipment of gold in mainland China before being robbed themselves. The detectives investigating the case follow the thieves to Hong Kong and team up with an undercover officer to retrieve the gold and apprehend the criminals. But when one of criminals turns out to be a childhood friend of one of the cops, things get complicated.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1999-07-14
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We're Going to Eat You
Overview: A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.
Genres: Action Horror Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-04-02
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Yes, Madam!
Overview: Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-11-30
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Eastern Condors
Overview: A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.
Genres: Action Adventure War
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-07-09
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The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Overview: Four new Banshee Squad Members join the Hong Kong Police Academy to undergo training supervised by Madam Wu. Their personalities don't click with the current Squad Members, resulting in petty arguments and duels. However, they later make peace with one another as they join the Tiger Squad Members, supervised by Inspector Kan, to undergo new training courses together and combine forces to take down a band of terrorists.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-01-28
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A Family Affair
Overview: To get their parents back together, two clever siblings team up with their grandpa in a series of mischievous antics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-08-15
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Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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The Rape After
Overview: The figure of an evil genie is stolen by a photographer. At night the genie comes to life and rapes his girlfriend while both of them are drunk.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-05-10
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Lady Reporter
Overview: Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-04-28
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Revenge in Hong Kong
Overview: A housewife witnesses the depraved son of a wealthy businessmen killing a woman and testifies against him in court, triggering a chain of brutal revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-10-09
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Finger on Trigger
Overview: After a man is found murdered outside a restaurant, police begin their investigation. All the clues point to Fan Kun (Stanley Fung), an ex-cop who has taken on work as a hitman, as his son is desperately in need of an operation.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-11-28
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The Direct Line
Overview: Yukari Oshima plays a detective who is kidnapped and held hostage by a team of Mainland agents led by Waise Lee. Called The Golden Corps, they are chasing a traitor who is attempting to sell stolen gold in HK.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-11-11
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Dragon in Jail
Overview: Andy Lau stars as a juvenile delinquent trying to escape life in the ghetto. After releasing from jail, he is bullied by a local tyrant, Ma Chao-wei, at last his jail mates help him to settle the problem. However, Ma takes revenge on him. His friendship with a rich jail mate (Ho Kar King) is his only way out!
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-09-27
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Replica
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Head Hunter
Overview: Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and falls in love with Vicky Lee (Rosamund Kwan). He is ordered to kill her father, and later given the order to kill her too as she started to suspect him. She then discovers that he is responsible for her fathers death...
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-03-25
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Fallen Couple
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Return Engagement
Overview: A well-known gangster is released from prison, and decides look for his daughter with the help of a troubled young woman.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-03-17
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The God of Cookery
Overview: The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-12-21
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The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Overview: After the death of Marshal Yuen, a princess is arrested by a constable whilst training with her kung-fu teacher. They are soon drawn into a conflict which centres around the mysterious man with the golden snake sword - an incredibly powerful magical weapon. Golden Snake Man is seeking revenge on the castle of the Wan family, but Wan has married his former lover. The Five Poison Sect of fighting (and flying) women have entered into an uneasy alliance with the forces of the Manchu Master Wu to steal the golden snake sword. Wan's daughter is torn between her father and her love of the constable. The constable must decide between his brotherly love for the Golden Snake Man and his sense of justice. Meanwhile a blind old man seeks to return the powerful Sword Stained With Royal Blood to the son of Marshal Yuen.
Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-11-25
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Don't Give a Damn
Overview: Sammo Hung plays a cop on the trail of drug dealers. Customs officer Yuen Biao is investigating the same gang. Sammo's new partner is eager-beaver Takeshi Kaneshiro. Despite each having their own ideas on how best to proceed, they are teamed together and must put aside their differences in order to crack the case. Romance, plot twists, comedic asides, and, of course, plenty of fights bring the film to a climatic and bruising conclusion
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-02-17
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Ultracop 2000
Overview: In the distant year of 2000,two (count them) alien dudes from Mars "arouse panic" on the futuristic streets of Manila. Meanwhile a team of futuristic cops (they got headsets) try to bust Drago the drogbaron (a cameo by Melvin Wong). And on the other end of the town a comical gay geezer infected with AIDS try to commit suicide. Somehow these three subplots merge and the laughs begin.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-01-25
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Chinatown Capers
Overview: Ever the pair of do-gooding drifters, Embroidered Pillow and Chili Boy always come to the aid of Hong Kong's downtrodden and oppressed - even if it means traveling all the way to America! This time the two friends are off to San Francisco's Chinatown in search of a millionaire's missing daughter (Sylvia Chang, who also appears in Slaughter in San Francisco), who has vanished under shady circumstances. Typical Backalley Princess shtick ensues, including the duo's disastrous stint waiting tables in a Chinese restaurant and run-ins with the local street gangs. But just when things are looking hopeless, Sam and Polly find the lead they need, and the chase is on!
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1974-04-04
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Triad 2
Overview: Seventeen years ago, an assassin ambushes triad boss Yau. Yau’s wife, Nam, sends Chai, Kam and others to find the assassin. Chai catches the assassin and discovers that he is Meow, Chai and Kam’s childhood best friend. To save his friend, Chai helps Meow flee Hong Kong. Though Yau survives the attack, the injuries leave him crippled for the rest of his life.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2023-10-05
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The Extras
Overview: Hakky Ho (James Yi Lui) holds on to his love of acting and dreams of being a star despite the chaotic, brutal, low-paying, hilarious reality of life as an extra. He falls in love with fellow extra Siu-Fong (Idy Chan), but the star (Kenneth Tsang) wants her for his next extra-marital conquest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Hello, Late Homecomers
Overview: An omnibus of tales from the three directors, Sit, Maka and Woo. Each dealing with true love and romance. The third and the best one of the tales deals with a hen-pecked husband trying to kill his wife. An action packed tale written and directed by John Woo who lets the fireworks fly!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-11-16
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Healing Hearts
Overview: Intended as the pilot for a an E.R.-style medical drama set in Hong Kong, Healing Hearts features Tony Leung as Lawrence, a doctor whose personal life has been left in shambles after the tragic hit-and-run death of his wife. As Lawrence sets off to find the driver and bring him to justice, one of his colleagues finds himself distracted by a beautiful coma patient. Healing Hearts was directed by Gary Tang and features Leung Chiu-Wai, Michelle Reis, Kenny Bee, Stephen Fung, and Jackie Lui.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-09-03
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Encore
Overview: Story of young love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-10-02
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Battle of No Truce
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Front Page
Overview: Hui, an owner of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee to help him get a good headliner for a magazine story to, hopefully, save his failing business.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-08-24
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The Black Panther Warriors
Overview: A group of specialists are recruited to steal from a police station.
Genres: Action Fantasy Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-11-18
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The Path of Glory
Overview: Undercover cop Cheung returns to his police academy for training. He has to be discharged earlier. Once outside he is brutally murdered by the ‘Gang of Four.’ Three years later, his pupils now police officers, track down the gang and avenge the death of their tutor.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1989-11-10
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The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Overview: As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chinese history Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925), this lavishly produced biographical film uses techniques culled from Chinese Opera to dramatize the great man's political history. Concentrating on the period following his rise to political prominence in 1894 until his death in 1925, the movie is couched in terms of heroes who look heroic and villains who look villainous. Huge numbers of extras and vast battle scenes dot this production, and well-known Hong Kong and Taiwan-based movie stars appear in many cameos.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1986-11-12
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Internet Killer
Overview: Taiwanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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In Between
Overview: Three directors deliver three stories about the love in the modern world.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-01-06
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Heart of Danger
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: Action Crime TV Movie
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The First Professional Killer
Overview: Taiwanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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The Pearl of Oriental
Overview: Tony is engaged to Sandra Lo, whose mother is chairwoman Helen Lo. Although Tony swears he'll be true to Sandra, he quickly beds Helen. But Tony is secretly working for Chiu, who is planning a hostile takeover of Lo Enterprises by fair means or foul, including showing photos of Tony having sex with Helen to Helen's business partner Tsang.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1992-07-23
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Death Defying Love
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Love Quadrangle
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Mary from Beijing
Overview: Ma Lei which sounds like "Mary" is a Chinese citizen, living in Hong Kong as the kept woman of a jeweler. She wishes for two things: to get her Hong Kong Identity Card, which will enable her to get work as a legal immigrant; and to marry her boyfriend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-12-24
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Chinese Cop Out
Overview: Mainland cop travels to Hong Kong to team a Hong Kong police officer in order to investigate a case involving a brutal killer.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-03-31
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The Chinese Stuntman
Overview: The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film released in 1981. Bruce Li (who also directs) plays an insurance salesman who ends up working as a stuntman on a Hong Kong movie.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-07-15
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Bogus Cops
Overview: A take on the 1990 US film "Short Time", Karl Choi (Kar-yan) and Ching But-kam (Eric Tsang) are the laughingstocks of the Royal Hong Kong Police, and things get even worse when Choi's HIV test turns up as a false positive, leading him to believe he is dying of AIDS. Hoping to become a hero, Choi becomes bold and reckless, planning to be killed in the line of duty, thus receiving a ceremonial burial and a legendary reputation for bravery. In pursuit of this goal, Choi goes after a ruthless but bumbling group of terrorists hired by Saddam Hussein to bomb various strategic targets. While Choi is attempting to go out in a blaze of glory, Ching is falling in love with a beautiful prostitute (Veronica Yip) with a speech impediment and a surprising command of kung fu.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-12-04
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Encounters of the Elite Enforcers
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Brave Girl
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Misty Rain Knocking My Window
Overview: Taiwanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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The Return of Pom Pom
Overview: Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven return in this sequel to "Pom Pom." This time out, they join forces with their boss, Inspector Chan, to find the notorious Flying Spider, who is suspected of stealing government money Chan was responsible for. Meanwhile, Beethoven falls in love with Flying Spider's daughter, Mimi.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-06-22
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Krazy Kops
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-10
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The Descendant Of Wing Chun
Overview: Fierceful fighting displays the Wing Chun style of kung fu in this tale of revenge. Evil bandit Ma Lung escapes from prison and seeks revenge on retired Wing Chun teacher Lam Chan, who had helped to imprison him. Ma wreaks havoc on Lam's Wing Chun school and kills a few of Lam's students. Lam has no choice but to avenge his students' deaths at a final showdown confronting Ma. Director Wang Ha creates an unforgettable tale of vengeance that won"t release you from its grips until the final credits.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Fool Escape
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-31
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The Sausage Chase
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-14
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Foxbat
Overview: In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-15
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New York Chinatown
Overview: The streets of Chinatown run red with blood as Triads fight for control of the streets. Helping them is World Karate Champion, Don Wilson, in his first film role. Wilson's corrupt cop joins up with Melvin Wong in this action drenched gangster epic. Fists, knives, and guns decide who is right!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-06
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Fatal Love
Overview: Leslie Cheung picks up a girl while driving his car in a remote location and offers her a ride back home.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-08-11
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Mr. Mistress
Overview: Ivan is a sales manager and enjoying couple life with his charming, sexy wife called Mimi, but the appearance of Alice crushes their relationship. Alice is the Vise President of one of the biggest Aerobics Equipment company, looking for appointed agent in Hong Kong. Coincidently, Alice's manager Peter is Ivan's old schoolmate, he promises Ivan to put him into the group. In order to chase Mimi, Peter sets up tricks to ruin her relationship with Ivan. He makes chance for Ivan and Alice to meet, and they fall in love gradually. Mimi discovered their relationship and decided to leave Hong Kong. A courtship cannot exists three people, Alice chooses to explain to Mimi that all things are set up by Peter, then she leaves and Mimi and Ivan back to their perfect couple life.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-05-17
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Couples, Couples, Couples
Overview: Couples, Couples, Couples is a largely broad comedy about the vagaries of romance and babymaking.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-05-20
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Vietnamese Lady
Overview: HK businessman Kiu doesn't have time to woo a girl. On a trip to Saigon, he offers financial help to poor girl Shun's (very troubled !) family if she'll come and live with him. With a sense of duty but no love, she agrees, too timid to even tell boyfriend Lik just after losing her virginity to him. Love fails to blossom between Shun and Kiu in HK, and Kiu starts to drink heavily. Sandy, Kiu's luscious secretary takes advantage and gets it off with him in the gym and digusts Shun in the process. Shun gets drunk and is picked up in a bar, nearly raped, and rescued then befriended by a fellow Vietnamese, a photographer, in what is clearly a setup. Turns out Sandy is behind this ruse as well, to get Shun out of the way and have Kiu all to herself. But things don't go according to anyone's plan. Will Shun give up Kiu and his money to go back to Lik ? Will Sandy hold her nerve and push ahead ? Will the guys Sandy paid to set up Shun have their way with Sandy instead ?
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-11-19
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Overview: The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-08-15
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Remains of a Woman
Overview: A powerful and unpredictable suspense drama about three ordinary people thrown together on a collision course to tragedy. Based on a true story.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-10-14
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Just For Fun
Overview: Rich playboy Big Lamp (Frankie Chan) comes back from France to inherit his just-deceased father's fortune, only to discover much to his dismay that his dad has donated all his wealth to charity, leaving him merely four words: Work Hard For Yourself! Falling suddenly from riches to rags, Big Lamp is forced to seek shelter at old butler Uncle Yim's (Wu Ma) home. He then hooks up with his former "Bank Check" bandmates: Gossip (Charlie Cho), Lemon Head (Liu Wai Hung), Cat's Poo (Melvin Wong), and gets involved in the fight over Lemon's sassy cousin, Sally (Sally Yeh).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-10-12
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Ghost Nursing
Overview: Jackie is a young woman determined to reverse her bad luck. She consults the God of Gold, who advises her to "nurse a ghost". She is given a small figure to worship, and the worship includes dripping three drops of her own blood every three days. At first, all goes well and she falls in love. But this new happiness causes Jackie to forget to worship the figure, and the spirit doesn't like it. With good intentions, her new boyfriend, Raymond, discovers Jackie's strange predicament and attempts an exorcism which goes horribly wrong. The spirit takes over Raymond, who starts doing nasty things.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-05-15
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Crimson Street
Overview: Sally (Sally Yeh) is a club singer, caught in a love rectangle between three men: Stone (Kenny Bee), a bank robber newly released from prison, club owner Paul King (Michael Chan Wai-Man) and Pow (Melvin Wong), a policeman.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-11-18
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Twist
Overview: An armored truck carrying $170 million is held up by a sophisticated ring of bank robbers. The police are at wit's end.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-01-12
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Overview: A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-06-15
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Bewitched
Overview: While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-09-11
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Night Caller
Overview: Inspector James Wong, a family guy cop, goes deep into a case and gets involved with a deranged killer. His partner and friend, Inspector Steve Chan, long with a new protégé Porky take over the case and look for Inspector Wong who's "enjoying" the twisted company of the killer. Can Inspector Chan and Porky find Inspector Wong before he becomes the latest victim of the psychotic killer?
Genres: Horror Mystery Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-04-17
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Where's Officer Tuba?
Overview: Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding the streets. One day, he finds himself caught up in an extortion case with trigger-happy detective Rambo Chow. When Rambo gets fatally wounded, he makes a half-hearted vow to avenge his death. Tuba is more than a little surprised when Rambo's spirit returns to make sure the timid cop makes good on his promise. Backed up by his hotshot partner Cheung, Tuba eventually summons the gumption to track down the baddies.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-03-20
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Challenge of the Gamesters
Overview: A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-04-30
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Run for Life Ladies from China
Overview: Two sisters, Lin and Sen, and Lin's husband Ho come to Hong Kong looking for a better life. They are met by Ho's friend Kwan who works for a gangster Tian who offers them jobs in his nightclub and sauna. Sen is young and easily bored and soon takes up with Tian who offers her money and excitement. Ho falls for Sister a masseuse who works in the sauna and Lin is left wondering and unhappy. When Tian attempts to assault Lin, Ho seeks revenge but is killed along with Kwan and it is left to Sen and Sister to seek the help of a rival gangster in their revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-03-14
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In the Line of Duty 3
Overview: Genji Nakamura and his partner Michiko Nishiwaki are thieves for the notorious Red Army terrorist organization in Japan. After pulling off the jewelry heist of the century in which dozens of people get killed, they are now planning to use the jewelry they've snatched to buy an arms cache.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-09-28
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Heart of Dragon
Overview: A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-09-14
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Accusation with Blood
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Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Righting Wrongs
Overview: Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-11-27
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Life is a Bet
Overview: A contract killer (Alexander Lo Rei) is sent to Taiwan to kill a famous triad boss. After accomplishing his mission he must leave Taiwan as soon as possible since his life is in danger.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1990-10-07
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Beauty Investigator
Overview: A serial killer is loose in Hong Kong, murdering hostesses from high class night clubs. As punishment for their flaky style and lack of discipline, two young policewomen are assigned to work undercover as hostesses to catch the sadist. While solving that crime, they discover who's behind some of the city's drug trade. In trying to halt this enterprise, which they undertake without orders, they must face the crime lord's Japanese hit woman.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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Passion 1995
Overview: A group of women are sucked into a drug transfer gone wrong.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-03-09
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Host for a Ghost
Overview: Here's a movie about a spirit who escapes "the pain of hell" by agreeing to return among the living.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-27
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A Dancing Boy in Underworld Street
Overview: The leader of an underground gang wants to collaborate with the gang in the Northern of Thailand to control the supply of weapon in Hong Kong, but unexpectedly, the game is changed by a newly formed gang led by Melvin Wong
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1993-11-25
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Behind the Storm
Overview: After an old rich man mysteriously falls to his death, a ghost returns to settle the score.
Genres: Drama Crime Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-03-05
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Thrilling Story
Overview: Thrilling Story is a Hong Kong made-for-TV Thriller directed by and starring Stanley Fung.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Mr. Sunshine
Overview: Shop assistant in the electronics store, May Bao (Kent Cheng) - good-natured fat man, always ready to help those who need it. Therefore, he decides to help the new store employee, a fat Shan (Maria Cordero), which the evil boss (Richard Ng) forced to jump on the trampoline to the delight of visitors. His plan fails miserably, and Mai Bao, along with Shan, is fired-but the cheerful Mai Bao is accustomed to seeing positive in absolutely any situation.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-07-13
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The Man from Vietnam
Overview: The Man from Vietnam is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama directed by Clarence Ford and starring Stanley Fung.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-12-03
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Mission to Kill
Overview: Mission to Kill (1983)
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-06-02
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From Here to Prosperity
Overview: In Thailand in the 1950s, Detective Au Wei is shot to death by Cha Tin-Hung in a raid because of Cha's involvement with black market diamonds and jewelery. Wei's daughter Chun Chun swears revenge, helped by Wei's friend Yeh Tai-kor, a professional con-man.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-01-09
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Itchy Fingers
Overview: Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants Tiny's help to steal the world famous diamond.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-01-26
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Armageddon
Overview: A gang of chinese criminals migrate to Hong Kong in search of easy pickings. After pulling a few jobs and killing of a couple of cops, they turn their sight on Tse Sui Luen Jewelry Company. But the robbery is miserably botched. Some of the crooks are tricked and killed by police super sleuth, Detective Yuen Shiu. The criminal boss vows vengeance on Yuen and his family.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-10-11
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The Missed Date
Overview: Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he pleads working late and having to entertain important clients, and talks this over with Ling, who has a 'modern' relationship with lawyer Ben. Mei is flattered by the attention of Ling's suave cousin Peter, but resists his advances, until confronted by seeing Philip with a lecherous female client. Will Mei retaliate in kind?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-05-24
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The Banquet
Overview: Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-11-30
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The Gold Hunters
Overview: The Gold Hunters is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie action-directed and produced by Jackie Chan
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-05-15
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The Untold Story 2
Overview: An unhappily married couple invite the wife's beautiful cousin, who has survived a horrifying experience in Mainland China, to live with them. She has her own special way of overcoming hardship and becomes the master of the human barbecue.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-04-25
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Two Fists Against the Law
Overview: A trio of fine martial artists unite their skills to destroy a ruthless opium smuggling gang led by the Silver Fox; a master kicker and flying guillotine user. No mercy asked, none given.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-07-18
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Tiger on the Beat 2
Overview: Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sister to find a decent Chinese girl for his nephew, Baffalo, who is an "American Born Chinese". But Baffalo has an eye for a sweetie, Ellen, who has accidentally witnessed a murder. The incident gets Lam, Baffalo and Ellen being involved in a ruthless underground arms smuggling ring, wich sends the killer to eliminate them.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-02-10
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Amnesty Decree
Overview: Amnesty Decree is a Hong Kong Drama starring Nina Li Chi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-11-12
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The Private Eyes
Overview: The kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency and his fellow detective solve cases together.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1976-12-16
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From Riches to Rags
Overview: Ricky and Fatso are friends in need. They are in dire need of money since they are only paid slave wages at the bottling factory. However, they become millionaires overnight after buying a winning lottery ticket. During one of their swingin' nights on the town, Ricky is suddenly attacked by an upset stomach; and in no time, a quack doctor diagnoses the seizure as terminal cancer. Ricky seriously considers suicide. But he is appalled by the drawbacks inherent in the available methods of doing himself in--primarily the pain! It is on a rooftop from which he is supposed to make a plunge that he saves a poor man from suicide by giving the latter all the money he has. In gratitude, the newly rich man promises to hire a killer to finish off his suffering benefactor...
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-07-10
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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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Midnight Angel
Overview: Three sisters become vigilantes when a cop boyfriend is murdered by a brutal druglord.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-10-19
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Ladies Killer
Overview: Lok is a famous photographer. He always has sexual relationships with his models. Lok's wife loved him so much, she did not say a word. One day, a model Chi was found died in the studio. Police believe the murderer is Lok. However, he was helped by the lawyer...
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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The Pearl of Oriental
Overview: Tony is engaged to Sandra Lo, whose mother is company chairwoman Helen Lo. Although Tony swears he’ll be true to Sandra, he quickly beds mother Helen. But Tony is secretly working for Chiu, who is planning a hostile takeover of Lo Enterprises by fair means or foul, including showing photos of Tony having sex with Helen to Helen’s business partner Tsang.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-23
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Young Wisely 2
Overview: A film by Clarence Fok
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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No Justice for All
Overview: A disaffected defense lawyer joins the prosecution, and ends up pressing charges on three police detectives charged with dropping a suspect from a four-story window.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-03-30
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Erotic Journey
Overview: Three girls working at an adult club in Hong Kong went on a vacation in Thailand. They got drunk in a club and got into a fight with the club manager. Three men also vacationing in Thailand from Hong Kong just happen to be there and rescued them. The six of them went back to the hotel and have sex. It turns out those 3 men were drug dealers and left some drugs with the girls. The three drug dealers got involved in a busted drug deal when the 3 girls just turned up at the scene. The police thought the girls were involved and arrested them. They were sent to a prison camp in the Thai jungles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-04-01
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Gun Is Law
Overview: Hong Kong crime movie from 1983
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Happy Ghost II
Overview: A high school teacher constantly has pranks played on him by the students. He becomes a ghost with magical powers, but they keep getting him in trouble with his superiors.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-07-18
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The Occupant
Overview: When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a cheap apartment there, which she soon discovers is haunted by the spirit of a deceased singer.
Genres: Comedy Horror Action Thriller Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-30
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Innocent Killer
Overview: Directed by Lau Kar-Wing
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1994-10-10
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The Fallen
Overview: After years of running away avoiding her drug kingpin father and family, she returns to assume her position in the family. A mysterious woman appears claiming she is also a sister of the family. A prodigal daughter who came back to settle a score for something that has happened two decades ago.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2019-10-30
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Young Wisely 1
Overview: The first of two feature films comprising parts of the YOUNG WISELY TV show starrign David Wu.
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Crazy Nuts
Overview: Two private investigators who were sworn enemies are teaming up against their will to solve a jewelry robbery.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-03-13
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Ghost Gambler
Overview: Obscure HK horror film centered around the world of gambling. Not to be confused with the fantasy-comedy The Gambling Ghost starring Sammo Hung and released the same year.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Wrong Wedding Trail
Overview: Wrong Wedding Trail is a Hong Kong Romance starring Kent Cheng.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-06
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The Servants
Overview: Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home with his mother, while Inspector Pang has gambling problems that the gang exploits. Soon, innocent victims will pay with their lives.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-07-19
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Hope
Overview: A hypothetical drama about Hong Kong in the future of its post-1997 independence
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-09-29
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