Wu Ma

Acting

Wu Ma

Born — Died

1942-09-22 — 2014-02-04

Place of birth

Tianjin, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

140 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wu Ma (Chinese: 午馬, 22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014) was a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 300 appearances to his name (plus over 40 directorial credits within a twenty-five year period), Wu Ma was one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema. He was best known as the Taoist ghosthunter in A Chinese Ghost Story.

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

1990s · 17 titles

Once Upon a Time in China poster
7.1

In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee returns from America totally westernised, Wong assumes the role of protector. This proves difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local governments. As violence escalates, even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?

Once Upon a Time in China

1991

A Chinese Ghost Story II poster
6.8

After escaping false imprisonment, Ling Choi-San crosses paths with a pair of rebellious women. Though mourning the loss of his ghostly love, his broken heart must heal in a hurry in order to face a new series of paranormal encounters and adventures.

A Chinese Ghost Story II

1990

The Magnificent Scoundrels poster
6.5

Valentino is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Kwan, a fellow con artist. Together, they impersonate various people and create numerous schemes to make money. Meanwhile, gangsters are making a scheme of their own.

The Magnificent Scoundrels

1991

High Risk poster
6.7

After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?

High Risk

1995

Swordsman poster
7.0

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

Swordsman

1990

Pretty Woman poster
4.3

While working alone late at the office one night, Veronica is raped by a returning male colleague, who accidentally kills her in the process (she falls back and hits her head on a sharp object). Later that same evening, he comes across a bar hostess who looks identical to the woman that he has just murdered. He eventually talks her into showing up for work in Veronica's place on the very next day, and handing in her resignation. Unfortunately for him, she is persuaded to stay, and decides to continue impersonating the deceased secretary.

Pretty Woman

1991

Swordsman III: The East Is Red poster
6.1

A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

1993

1/3 Lover poster
6.7

Everyone seems to be chasing Mona Hsia-Hwang. The opening scene has her being pursued a cornered by a cop, who molests her with his pistol. She gives into his attentions, then shoots him, establishing her credentials as a femme fatale. We then meet Mona's young cousin May, being picked up by Mona's husband's adopted son Li Wai Wai. Wai is the smouldering sullen type, whom May fancies almost immediately. Trouble is, Wai is secretly in love with Mona. Mona tends to the bodily functions of her sick and elderly husband Hwang Fei Hung. Fei Hung has a heart condition, and is under medical orders to avoid excitement. But, with a wife as luscious as Rena M, how is this possible?

1/3 Lover

1993

China Dolls poster
5.2

Tong catches Chiu attempting to rape his wife May (Amy Yip). They scuffle and Tong shoots Chiu dead with Chiu's gun. They flee but Tong is killed in a shootout with police. May begs an officer to take her child, since if he is repatriated he'll have a horrible life. So, the infant son ends up in Hong Kong separated from his mother. Six years pass and May is a hotel maid then gets forced into prostitution. She longs to see her son, who is now a young boy, maybe to fully reunite with him.

China Dolls

1992

Ghost Story of Kam Pin Mui poster
3.4

A quartet of sexy naked vampires and their ghostly family, helmed by Wu Ma, haunt the village of Kam Pin Mui in this traditional tale of good and evil.

Ghost Story of Kam Pin Mui

1991

Iron Monkey 2 poster
6.8

Iron Monkey teams up with his blind friend Jin to bring underworld agent the Tiger to justice. When Jin's son arrives he soon becomes caught up in the conflict, leading to Jin's death. Jin's son now joins the Iron Monkey to avenge his father's memory, as they launch an attack on the Tiger's lair.

Iron Monkey 2

1996

Pantyhose Hero poster
6.0

Two policemen must pretend to be a gay couple in order to investigate the murders of homosexuals in Hong Kong.

Pantyhose Hero

1990

Against All poster
7.8

A love triangle between a singer and two men; one good, the other evil.

Against All

1990

Magic Cop poster
6.8

A Taoist former cop is called to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation of of a series of strange murders. Aided by two local officers, he runs afoul of an evil sorceress.

Magic Cop

1990

All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard poster
7.2

Based on parts of the classic Chinese novel The Water Margin (aka Outlaws of the Marsh).

All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard

1993

Deadful Melody poster
6.0

A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the one object wanted by all the masters of the Martial Arts world - the Magic Lyre!

Deadful Melody

1994

Don't Give a Damn poster
5.3

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

Don't Give a Damn

1995

1980s · 32 titles

Project A poster
7.3

In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

Project A

1983

Winners & Sinners poster
7.0

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.

Winners & Sinners

1983

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars poster
6.5

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.

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

1985

A Chinese Ghost Story poster
7.3

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987

Miracles: The Canton Godfather poster
7.1

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.

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

1989

Heart of Dragon poster
7.0

A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.

Heart of Dragon

1985

Wheels on Meals poster
6.9

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

Wheels on Meals

1984

Police Story 2 poster
7.1

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

Police Story 2

1988

Mr. Vampire poster
6.9

After the planned reburial of a village elder goes awry and the corpse resurrects into a hopping vampire, a Taoist priest and his two disciples attempt to stop him.

Mr. Vampire

1985

Peking Opera Blues poster
7.2

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pai Niu—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

Peking Opera Blues

1986

Dragons Forever poster
7.2

A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.

Dragons Forever

1988

Mr. Vampire II poster
5.9

Chaos ensues after a team of archaeologists accidentally breaks the seals of a sleeping vampire family, which prevent them from waking up.

Mr. Vampire II

1986

Millionaires' Express poster
6.7

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.

Millionaires' Express

1986

Righting Wrongs poster
7.6

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.

Righting Wrongs

1986

Encounters of the Spooky Kind poster
6.8

"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the test after being tricked into spending the night in a temple full of spirits, zombies, and vampires.

Encounters of the Spooky Kind

1980

Eastern Condors poster
7.3

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.

Eastern Condors

1987

The Prodigal Son poster
7.0

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.

The Prodigal Son

1981

Yes, Madam! poster
7.2

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.

Yes, Madam!

1985

Mr. Vampire III poster
6.7

The Vampire Master joins forces with another fellow priest with his two pet ghosts along for the ride to defeat an evil witch and her henchman, whose goals are to defeat the human race. The priests must also overcome the odds of the separation between humans and ghosts.

Mr. Vampire III

1987

Hocus Pocus poster
6.7

This movie follows in the same spirit as Mr. Vampire, Dead and the deadly and Spooky encounters, mixing comedy and horror!

Hocus Pocus

1984

Lady Reporter poster
6.5

Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Wong Tak, 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.

Lady Reporter

1989

Mr Vampire Saga 4 poster
6.7

A Taoist priest protests against the idea of a Buddhist priest being his neighbour. They often argue with each other until a vampire is at large and threatens the villagers' safety.

Mr Vampire Saga 4

1988

Scared Stiff poster
7.3

Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a car crash. Halley suffers slight injuries but Alan is dead for all purposes except his brain wave which still works actively.

Scared Stiff

1987

Carry On Pickpocket poster
6.4

Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.

Carry On Pickpocket

1982

Just Heroes poster
6.6

A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.

Just Heroes

1989

By Hook or By Crook poster
5.4

'FLOWER KID' was a 'Robin Hood' type of hero who robs the rich and gives the poor. He was adored by many people especially a kid named 'FATSO', who considered himself as 'FLOWER KID jr.' Madam Bee, a woman of guts and evil hated 'FLOWER KID' because he once refused to kill her husband. She then married a rich 'Big Shot' and used his money and power to hire a bounty hunter called 'SKINNY'. Skinny caught the imitating hero 'Fatso'. They fought, understood, became good friends and went on look for 'Flower Kid'...

By Hook or By Crook

1980

The Dead and the Deadly poster
6.1

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.

The Dead and the Deadly

1982

Three Against the World poster
6.6

Three Against The World is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Brandy Yuen and starring Andy Lau and Rosamund Kwan.

Three Against the World

1988

Picture of a Nymph poster
5.6

Shih Erh, a Taoist monk disciple, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon. Shih Erh and his master Wu Men-Chu house and attempt to protect Tsui from the demons and spirits that lurk nearby; however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu, who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost.

Picture of a Nymph

1988

The Owl vs Bombo poster
5.5

Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.

The Owl vs Bombo

1984

Hong Kong 1941 poster
6.3

Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape.

Hong Kong 1941

1984

Laughing Times poster
4.8

A homeless wanderer just happens across various articles of clothing that make him resemble Charlie Chaplin much to the amusement of passersby.

Laughing Times

1980

1960s · 4 titles

Series credits

The Qin Empire poster
8.4

The rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin.

The Qin Empire

2009

A Legend of Shaolin Temple poster
8.0

It tells the story of the abbot Zhi Yuan and his five disciples during the chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period.

A Legend of Shaolin Temple

2007

Celebrity Talk Show poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Celebrity Talk Show

1989

Journey to the West poster
9.0

A Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title.

Journey to the West

2010

Return Of Judge Bao poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Return Of Judge Bao

2000

The Righteous Guards poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Righteous Guards

1995

Chu Supremacy poster
NR

During the chaotic end of the Qin Dynasty, rebel leaders Xiang Yu and Liu Bang rise against a corrupt regime. Once brothers-in-arms, they become bitter rivals in a battle for power.

Chu Supremacy

—

Wu Dang poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Wu Dang

2002

下南洋 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

下南洋

2011

Da Sheng Kui poster
10.0

It consists of three independent and complete stories.

Da Sheng Kui

2017

侦探成旭 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

侦探成旭

2008

虎山行 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

虎山行

2009

Family Property poster
NR

A fortune that is not too rich is like a touchstone, making it impossible for the three brothers of the Gao family to hide from it. The sudden death of Mr. Gao left an unsolvable mystery to the Gao family. Unlike the fierce competition among her younger brothers, the eldest daughter Daxiu, who has a peaceful temperament, has no intention of fighting, but her son Huo Yaoting is involved and cannot sit idly by. In addition to having to work hard to mediate between the down-and-out uncle, the honest second uncle, and the shrewd third uncle, Huo Yaoting also has to act as a firefighter putting out fires everywhere for his aunt, cousin, cousin, and all kinds of troublesome relatives. Huo Yaoting was exhausted by the unscrupulous behavior of his relatives to seize the inheritance, and he couldn't help but question whether family ties were really that vulnerable in the face of money?

Family Property

2011

Youth Huoyuanjia poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Youth Huoyuanjia

2015

兵临城下 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

兵临城下

2010

淘气包马小跳 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

淘气包马小跳

2010

少林寺传奇之十三棍僧 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

少林寺传奇之十三棍僧

2011

Lost City in Snow Heaven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Lost City in Snow Heaven

2006

Imperial Four Treasures poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Imperial Four Treasures

2004

Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tiger Kung Fu of Wulin

2013

A Swordsman in Wilderness poster
NR

What can a group of idealists do to stop rampant political corruption during the Ming Dynasty? When an evil minister comes into power, he sends Ye Hongying (En-Chun Chiao), a trained killer, to go after Gu Renyuan (Zhiwen Yang) and her family for being active in a movement to end government corruption. Yang Dongqin (Fang Qi) is a dancer who also is politically active.

A Swordsman in Wilderness

2011

深流 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

深流

2017

State Mission poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

State Mission

2012

King of Legend poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

King of Legend

2011

天网·行踪 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

天网·行踪

2024

独刺 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

独刺

2011

Big Whaling Room poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Whaling Room

2011

Fanjingshan Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fanjingshan Story

2011

The Tale Of The Romantic Swordsman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Tale Of The Romantic Swordsman

2004

聊斋之龙飞相公 poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

聊斋之龙飞相公

2004

Cong Ming Xiao Kong Kong poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Cong Ming Xiao Kong Kong

2012

That Year to the Ghost poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

That Year to the Ghost

2014

Guardians of Ancient Magic poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Guardians of Ancient Magic

2015

枪花 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

枪花

2013

My Father's Name is Bench poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My Father's Name is Bench

2011

Bygone Love poster
NR

This is a story about love and revenge. It tells the stories of the two big families in town: Tang and Shen. There are two generations of characters, and the emotions and relationships of the first generation are reflected in the second. After Qi Jun finishes his education and returns home, he has an arranged marriage to Yong En but doesn't know who she really is. Yong En grew up unwanted in a home with her father and his concubine. Ting Xuan and Ting Liang are in a cut throat competition for head of the family business.

Bygone Love

2013

Big Little Soldier poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Big Little Soldier

2016

Phoenix Travel Longmen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Phoenix Travel Longmen

2014

燕翎义薄云天 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

燕翎义薄云天

1997

Scent of Summer poster
NR

On top of one of the Pescadores Islands, where there's a deep blue ocean, salty winds, and also glittering sunshine, 21-year-old Xia Ri and his friends are currently confronted with a series of new tests. The Ba Li Mi Wei Lan business that Grandpa manages is faced with a financial crisis. At any time, they might lose everything that they have. Living with Grandpa and taking care of each other, Xia Ri and Xia En. On one hand, they are helping out with running the lodge's business and on the other hand, they are awaiting the return of their mother, who has left the island.

Scent of Summer

2004

Behind the camera

Eastern Condors poster
7.3

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.

Eastern Condors

1987

1/3 Lover poster
6.7

Everyone seems to be chasing Mona Hsia-Hwang. The opening scene has her being pursued a cornered by a cop, who molests her with his pistol. She gives into his attentions, then shoots him, establishing her credentials as a femme fatale. We then meet Mona's young cousin May, being picked up by Mona's husband's adopted son Li Wai Wai. Wai is the smouldering sullen type, whom May fancies almost immediately. Trouble is, Wai is secretly in love with Mona. Mona tends to the bodily functions of her sick and elderly husband Hwang Fei Hung. Fei Hung has a heart condition, and is under medical orders to avoid excitement. But, with a wife as luscious as Rena M, how is this possible?

1/3 Lover

1993

The Pirate poster
6.4

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.

The Pirate

1973

Just Heroes poster
6.6

A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.

Just Heroes

1989

The Dead and the Deadly poster
6.1

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious. He sets out to find out how his friend died, but things are not what they seem.

The Dead and the Deadly

1982

The Shaolin Avengers poster
6.8

Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.

The Shaolin Avengers

1976

Picture of a Nymph poster
5.6

Shih Erh, a Taoist monk disciple, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon. Shih Erh and his master Wu Men-Chu house and attempt to protect Tsui from the demons and spirits that lurk nearby; however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu, who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost.

Picture of a Nymph

1988

Picture of a Nymph poster
5.6

Shih Erh, a Taoist monk disciple, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon. Shih Erh and his master Wu Men-Chu house and attempt to protect Tsui from the demons and spirits that lurk nearby; however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu, who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost.

Picture of a Nymph

1988

7-Man Army poster
6.2

In 1933, 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks invaded the Pa Tou Lou Tzu, a strategic key point of the Great Wall. With only seven men stationing, these heroes took on the entire army for five days before succumbing. Director Chang Cheh recreated this epic battle with his favorite cast including Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen Kuan-tai, as a celluloid tribute to these nameless souls.

7-Man Army

1976

The Water Margin poster
6.8

The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.

The Water Margin

1972

Burning Sensation poster
5.3

A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ensure his safety from the evils that lurk ahead. At the same time, the firefighter doesn't realize he is dating a ghost.

Burning Sensation

1989

The Dumb Ox poster
6.8

A group of thiefs takes over a village. The main character is the blacksmith of the village. He has a criminal record as a thief but has served his time and now earns an honest living. He is first accused by the citizens of the village, but eventually he finds out the true criminals and challenges them.

The Dumb Ox

1974

My Cousin, the Ghost poster
6.6

Cousin Big returns home from the UK in order to find a wife and settle down. He has previously driven out his illegal immigrant friend Ma from the UK and the scores aren't settled. That is all cast aside when not only one, not two but three ghosts are to be dealt with and one is Cousin Big who has fallen in love with one of the ghosts.

My Cousin, the Ghost

1987

Last Eunuch In China poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Last Eunuch In China

1987

All Men Are Brothers poster
7.0

Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese, and with a cast that has achieved an equally celebrated status among Shaw Brothers devotees.

All Men Are Brothers

1975

Exorcist Master poster
6.1

When a Catholic church in a small Chinese town falls prey to an evil combing the powers of Western and Chinese vampirism, Taoist priest Uncle Nine (Lam Ching Ying) and Catholic priest Wu (Wu Ma) must overcome religious and cultural differences in order to defeat the vampire.

Exorcist Master

1993

Kickboxer poster
5.8

While master Wong Fei Hung is away traveling, the impulsive Lau Zhai (Yuen Biao), an initiate into Wong's kung fu school, begins wandering town. He soon allies with police chief Panther in order to offer assistance in toppling an opium distribution ring.

Kickboxer

1993

Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom poster
6.6

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a jewelry heist and a museum caper.

Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom

1985

The Return of Pom Pom poster
7.0

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.

The Return of Pom Pom

1984

The Chinese Ghostbuster poster
4.6

Wu Ma stars as a ghost who's searching for the perfect husband for his daughter. In order to get her married, the two decide to leave the spirit plain and head for the land of the living. To their surprise the world had drastically changed since they've last visited. The duo finds a likely candidate in a street hustler. The ghostly pair chase the poor guy until he seeks the help of a tao priest. Will the Tao priest send these wandering spirits back to hell or will the hustler join is ghostly bride forever?

The Chinese Ghostbuster

1994

Story of Kennedy Town poster
8.0

Chuang Peng, Kao Tieng Chiang and Li Shao Wei are three close friends living in poverty who decide to join the police force. However, one of them becomes consumed by greed and their friendship is tested to the limits.

Story of Kennedy Town

1990

Stage Door Johnny poster
10.0

During the 1920s in Shanghai, an all female Chinese Opera troupe is struggling. The troupe boss calls on Tsui to join them in the hope that her fighting sequences will pull the troupe out from imminent close-down. This enrages the actresses who are already quarreling among themselves. However, they come together when a Triad Boss Chang, goes after one of them. The actors and a young man named Lu and his friends become embroiled with the mobster.

Stage Door Johnny

1990

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

Wrath of the Sword poster
5.7

The last of the Bai Family seeks revenge of the death of her whole family.

Wrath of the Sword

1970

Fox Legend poster
7.0

When she helplessly falls in love with her mortal enemy, the beautiful yet cursed fox spirit known as Snow Lady causes her mother much trepidation. To make matters worse, a ruthless tracker emerges and threatens to alter her fate. Darkly comical and hauntingly stylish, this magical gothic tale from Hong Kong also features performances from Wai Yiu and director Ma Wu.

Fox Legend

1991

Deaf and Mute Heroine poster
6.4

Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine. Helen Ma stars as the “can’t hear, can’t talk” swordswoman who makes off with some pearls and bloodily dispatches the many comers who futilely attempt to retrieve them from her. According to Jeff Goodhartz, THE DEAF AND MUTE HEROINE “trumps anything that King Hu or Chang Cheh were unleashing at the time.”

Deaf and Mute Heroine

1971

Circus Kids poster
5.7

The circus group performs at the Shanfa Circus when a huge load of bombs crash on the stage and the performers try to find a home to live and get money for food.

Circus Kids

1994

The Heroes poster
6.7

Former Shaolin man Marshal Kao takes his former classmates prisoner and, instead of executing them, proposes to his Qing commander that he torture them until they're willing to fight on behalf of the Qings. The 'torture' comes to look increasingly like strenuous kung fu training with Kao putting the prisoners through their paces. The Qing governor and his aides become suspicious of Kao's motives, although the beautiful Princess Shao Lung develops her own ideas about him.

The Heroes

1980

The Golden Triangle poster
10.0

A Thai army undercover drug agent infiltrates an opium ring in the Golden triangle, but falls in love with the woman ring leader.

The Golden Triangle

1975

Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia poster
NR

Hong Kong movie

Insuperable Kid Huoyuanjia

2005

Just for Fun poster
3.6

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).

Just for Fun

1983

The Young Tiger poster
6.4

A spoilt rich kid turns up at a fu school to show off, but he gets clobbered by the boastful Little Tiger, who is later framed for the kid's murder when a gang of blackmailers make an example of him. The police allow Tiger to escape, in order to find the real culprits. Tiger hides at his girlfriend's place, but a model she works with does some whoring on the side for the blackmailer, and so the crooks are onto his trail...

The Young Tiger

1973

Beware Of Pickpockets poster
9.0

Big Nose Pao is a faithful and honest constable that has been tasked to arrest Three Hands, a pickpocket. However, each time the pickpocket is caught, he's released by the lack of evidence. Although Three Hands steals for a living, the money that he takes from the rich people, is spent on the seven poor orphans with whom he lives in an old shaky church.

Beware Of Pickpockets

1981

Shyly Joker poster
9.0

Shyly Joker is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Eric Tsang.

Shyly Joker

1985

Wits to Wits poster
7.0

Old school action takes center stage as two scoundrels get in and out of trouble using kung fu. Yuen's action is not yet stylized but the pacing and intensity are there, setting the stage for his future masterpieces.

Wits to Wits

1974

Shaolin Deadly Kicks poster
4.5

Eight thieves steal a treasure map and split it into eight pieces, vowing to regroup three years later. But they'll have to deal with a deadly-kicking cop.

Shaolin Deadly Kicks

1977

The Handcuff poster
8.5

Chan Wai Man is Ah Keung, a thug and assassin who tries to go straight after his job becomes to dangerous. A series of events plunges him back into his former lifestyle and he find himself up against his old buddy who has now become a cop. Fights choreographed by Chan Wai Man.

The Handcuff

1979

Along Comes a Tiger poster
6.3

After seeing his father killed by the master of the Black Dragon gang, a man known only as Miracle sets about taking revenge on the entire gang.

Along Comes a Tiger

1977

Murder of Murders poster
6.0

The Incredibly valuable Six Gems is stolen from a fortress-like jewelry establishment in medieval China. The plot thickens when the #1 suspect, Pan Chen-Feng (played with sinister glee by Lo Lieh) is mysteriously poisoned in this unique Asian who-dun-it murder mystery.

Murder of Murders

1978

The Protectors poster
6.4

Ling (Lo Lieh) and Guan are the Black and White Chiefs of the Eagle Escort security firm: during the opening credit sequence, we see them recover a stolen shipment of gold; by the time the credits have run, the two are literally knee-deep in bodies.

The Protectors

1975