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Born — Died

1927-05-25 — 2021-08-23

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41 titles

Known for

Buddha's Palm poster
7.9

An old blind martial master living in a cave teaches a young swordsman the secret of the Buddha's Palm, a legendary martial arts technique, which propels him into a whole new world of evil knights, hidden temples, dragon dogs, and magical objects.

Buddha's Palm

1982

The Vengeful Beauty poster
6.7

Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan, a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng. Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng and ex-lover Wang-jun.

The Vengeful Beauty

1978

Flaming Brothers poster
6.4

Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads them into brutal conflict when they struggle to leave the violent world they live in.

Flaming Brothers

1987

Shaolin Mantis poster
6.5

When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.

Shaolin Mantis

1978

The Magic Blade poster
6.6

Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.

The Magic Blade

1976

Golden Eagle poster
7.0

Gangster Li Yibiao's jewelry was suspected to have been stolen by Gu Daqiang. Biao asked Jin Zhenyu to cooperate with him to get the jewelry back. During this period, Yu discovered that the mysterious woman Jin Ou was also looking for jewelry, and the two agreed to cooperate. Hou Yu learns that Biao set up a trap for him and Qiang to kill each other, and Ou and Qiang confront Biao. The jewelry originally belonged to Ou's deceased brother, so Yu lets Ou take it back.

Golden Eagle

1967

Film credits

Behind the camera

Buddha's Palm poster
7.9

An old blind martial master living in a cave teaches a young swordsman the secret of the Buddha's Palm, a legendary martial arts technique, which propels him into a whole new world of evil knights, hidden temples, dragon dogs, and magical objects.

Buddha's Palm

1982

The Vengeful Beauty poster
6.7

Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan, a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng. Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng and ex-lover Wang-jun.

The Vengeful Beauty

1978

Shaolin Mantis poster
6.5

When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.

Shaolin Mantis

1978

The Magic Blade poster
6.6

Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.

The Magic Blade

1976

Golden Eagle poster
7.0

Gangster Li Yibiao's jewelry was suspected to have been stolen by Gu Daqiang. Biao asked Jin Zhenyu to cooperate with him to get the jewelry back. During this period, Yu discovered that the mysterious woman Jin Ou was also looking for jewelry, and the two agreed to cooperate. Hou Yu learns that Biao set up a trap for him and Qiang to kill each other, and Ou and Qiang confront Biao. The jewelry originally belonged to Ou's deceased brother, so Yu lets Ou take it back.

Golden Eagle

1967

The Dragon, the Hero poster
6.6

John Liu, the legendary Northern Kick expert and master of the strike rock fist is sent to investigate an antiques smuggling gang working out of Canton. Meanwhile another descendant of the stike rock fist also seeks John to face him in a death duel.

The Dragon, the Hero

1979

The Boxer's Omen poster
6.6

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge him, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

The Boxer's Omen

1983

Breakout from Oppression poster
2.0

Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three men running from a group of houses, and when he investigates he finds two murder victims inside. Meanwhile, a skirmish is developing between a factory owner (Fung Hak On) and his workers, led by two brothers (Paul Chin and Dean Shek). Tsao recognizes the brothers as two of the men fleeing the murder scene, so he decides to ally with the factory boss in order to go solve the crime. Soon though, it becomes clear that the boss and his thugs may have other things in mind that aren't so kosher. Tsao becomes trapped in the middle of the feuding groups and must decide who is honest and who is not.

Breakout from Oppression

1978

Bewitched poster
6.2

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.

Bewitched

1981

Erotic Ghost Story II poster
4.9

Wu Tung, the lascivious demon of carnal desire, falls for one of his conquests, only to see her destroyed. He demands the girl's village to regularly send him a virgin or face his wrath. One of the girls has his lover's spirit within her.

Erotic Ghost Story II

1991

Warriors Two poster
7.3

In an attempt to save his village from being taken over by brutes, Wah is beaten to a pulp and his mother brutally murdered. Determined to take revenge, Wah learns the art of Wing Chun and enters into a showdown with the nasty villains.

Warriors Two

1978

Killer Constable poster
7.3

2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.

Killer Constable

1980

End of the Wicked Tigers poster
5.5

Righteous Captain Ling has come to town to wipe out crime, which is sure to bring up against Wicked Tiger’s gang. A couple of murders occur and, initially, the investigation proves fruitless. This is mainly because the main witness, Ma San, is convinced by his brother to keep quiet. But events force him to reconsider.

End of the Wicked Tigers

1973

Mr. Funny Bone poster
6.0

The beloved cartoon character Master Q gets a hilarious live-action adaptation in the side-splitting comic adventure Mr. Funny-Bone! Join Master Q for a series of comic vignettes as he attempts to win the heart of the lovely Li Jing. Along for the ride is Master Q's loyal sidekick Potato, a stout fellow who's forever getting into silly mishaps. The pair get involved in plenty of shenanigans and gags, including pratfalls, low-brow bathroom humor, and even some fun fighting sequences.

Mr. Funny Bone

1976

The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare poster
5.7

Shaw Brothers Exploitation Flick, 5th installment in "The Criminals" series.

The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare

1977

Five Superfighters poster
6.8

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.

Five Superfighters

1979

The Gold Connection poster
6.5

Martial arts teacher Ah Wei (Bruce Li) discovers a hidden stash of Vietnamese gold while scuba diving with his friends and divides it up between them. The gang who stole and stashed the gold track Wei and his friends down one by one, in order to get back what they believe to be their property. Wei must use his Kung Fu skills to defend himself, and the people he cares about, in this brutal and thrilling martial arts noir.

The Gold Connection

1979

Tales of a Eunuch poster
6.4

The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie revolves around a quest for all the copies of a special Buddhist text.

Tales of a Eunuch

1983

The Manchu Boxer poster
6.7

A roaming fighter gets into the ring to win a boxing tournament to thwart an evil warlord.

The Manchu Boxer

1974

Lady Exterminator poster
5.0

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate a major Thai based drug syndicate controlled by a ruthless drug lord who's expanded their operations into Hong Kong. As our seductive undercover heroine gets inside and rises the ranks to the top, skepticism also rises as the boss' jealous moll smells a plant.

Lady Exterminator

1977

Monkey Kung Fu poster
7.0

A small-time crook goes in search of the other half of a wooden keepsake which will lead him to the legendary kung fu technique of the Gibbon Clan Fist.

Monkey Kung Fu

1979

Corpse Mania poster
6.0

A necrophiliac killer is murdering the prostitutes at Madame Lan's brothel.

Corpse Mania

1981

Killer Angels poster
6.8

Three female cops form a special unit and get their main witness out of the clutches of a gang. The witness holds the key to Chu Chung Sing, a gang-lord who runs a night-club. They will have to face a ruthless but sentimental killer.

Killer Angels

1989

Hex vs. Witchcraft poster
5.1

A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.

Hex vs. Witchcraft

1980

The Mad Monk Strikes Again poster
NR

A series of madcap adventures between two deities, who must put down their differences and work together to help the people in need.

The Mad Monk Strikes Again

1978

Clan Feuds poster
6.7

Two young lovers, Yun Keng and Ching Shuang belong to opposing clans. Their relationship is a secret for a time. Once Master Diao, head of the Great Banner Clan, learns of this treachery he must execute his son by way of quartering. Ti Zhong Tang as well as Yun's hot headed brother, Yun Zheng try and coax the old man out of having his son put to death but to no avail. Just before the act is carried out, Ti knocks Yun Keng unconscious and he is willingly replaced by one of his brothers who is quickly killed. Master Diao and Ti swear to reveal the truth to no one. Ti vows to locate the whereabouts of the beautiful Ching Shuang so the two can be reunited in the hopes that their love will one day rebuild the Great Banner Clan.

Clan Feuds

1982

The Blazing Ninja poster
5.0

Rebels mobilize Japanese troops who are pillaging villages in China, resulting in a failed assassination attempt that has dire consequences for both sides. A Hong Kong re edit of the 1977 Korean film "사생문" (Gate of Life or Death) with added scenes from "Dragon On Fire" and "The Magnificent"

The Blazing Ninja

1981

All Mixed Up poster
7.5

A man's frustration at being stuck at his dead-end job with no promotion or raise in sight, along with the antics of his domineering wife, cause him to write a very harshly-worded letter to his boss, telling him he's quitting.

All Mixed Up

1975

Gangland Odyssey poster
7.5

A retired cop is summoned by his former boss to save his kidnapped son from the hands of a deadly Japanese triad.

Gangland Odyssey

1990

The Criminals, Part 3: Arson poster
4.4

Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own. Part 2: 'Arson' - A Triad revenge plan to burn down a nightclub goes wrong and results in the deaths of five people.

The Criminals, Part 3: Arson

1977

Coward Bastard poster
6.2

The plot is a trifle about an obnoxious restaurant delivery boy causing trouble with some local bad guys for the cook who secretly knows kung fu, eventually learning some techniques and finally, with the cook, confronting the bad guys.

Coward Bastard

1980

Haunted Tales poster
5.4

Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Chow have landed themselves a beautiful yet remote home at Forever Garden, but Mrs. Chow is exceedingly worried about strange happenings on the grounds. Lowly building superintendent Ah Shing discovers children playing a Ouija-like game with a saucer in an empty apartment.

Haunted Tales

1980

Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fist poster
5.4

When a young man's village is destroyed by a band of thugs, he seeks help from a great kung-fu master, but his real lessons come from a drunk old man, he basically learns kung fu by accident and seeks his revenge.

Jackie Chan and the 36 Crazy Fist

1977

A Punch to Revenge poster
6.4

A crippled man with an invalid son, is so greedy that he forces his wife into prostitution. Then, he makes a deal with a crime boss to pull a big heist and invites his friends from China to help. Meanwhile, Miss Fan (Yukari Oshima), the social worker who attends to Eddy, takes a liking to police officer Peter Lee (Ben Lam). The heist goes awry, and the couple gets involved in bringing the bad guys to justice. A tale of betrayal and revenge, in which law prevails at a great personal cost of its agents.

A Punch to Revenge

1989

Hex After Hex poster
4.3

Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but hell really has no wrath like a lusting ghost scorned! Muscular "Venom" Lo Mang discovers just that when the demon arranges to have his true love killed in order to possess her. Chaos, revenge, insanity, violence, tragedy, and even romance ensue. Director Kuei Chih-hung, already famous for Bamboo House of Dolls, Killer Snakes, Ghost Eyes, Corpse, Hex, and many other cult classics, shoots the works with this amazing horror love story.

Hex After Hex

1982

Mr. Funnybone Strikes Again poster
8.0

The beloved king of Hong Kong comic book characters, Old Master Q, is back in live action again by popular demand. This hilarious sequel to Mr Funny-bone finds him, and his delightful sidekick "Big Potato", opening an Old-fashioned healing clinic - leading to a fun and fascinating clash (cultural and otherwise) when the old ways smack face first into ultra-modern Hong Kong. But, this being the great Mr Funny-bone, he triumphs in spite of himself and his large-cranium companion.

Mr. Funnybone Strikes Again

1978

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) poster
NR

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) is a Chinese Opera Musical starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in child roles.

The Eighteen Darts (Part 2)

1966

Spirit of the Raped poster
6.0

A Shaw Brothers production featuring a supernatural tale of revenge. Liu Miao-Li suffers a string of terrible events. Once pushed to her limit, she decides to take back control of her existence, but chooses an unlikely path to vengeance.

Spirit of the Raped

1976

Enter Three Dragons poster
6.9

Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from America to help him.

Enter Three Dragons

1978

Thunder Run poster
5.0

Two Hong Kong police officers end up in a Laos prison and must escape.

Thunder Run

1991