
Known for
5.0Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.
Storm Over the Yangtse River
1969
9.0No synopsis available yet.
新婚第一夜
1956
7.5Tang Bohu is smitten by the stunning beauty of Qiuxiang, the maid of Grand Tutor Hua, during his visit to a monastery in Suzhou. Stalking the maid, Tang's affections are finally reciprocated with three charming smiles. To approach the fair maid, Tang seeks work in the Grand Tutor residence as a study companion, and his talents win Hua's attention. As a frustrated suitor, he turns to his resourceful friend Zhu Zhishan for help.
Three Charming Smiles
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Merry Widow
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
薄命佳人
1941
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Lady Precious Stream
1939
Film credits
1970s · 4 titles
NRThe story is about three nurses, Bai Jiejun, Huang Siman and Lu Xiaoya, who are in love and in pursuit of a new doctor, Fan Erkang, at Hongkang Hospital.
A Test of Love
1970
NRIt narrates the sad experiences of the people around Huang Mingzhu who cannot enjoy freedom and live a peaceful life even though they live in the 1960s.
Indebted for Life and Love
1971
NRRich man Xu Huitang got close to his special nurse Fang Feili, which caused a misunderstanding with his wife and left for the United States with their daughter.
Love Can Forgive and Forget
1971
10.0Martial arts film from Taiwan
He Heals and Kills
1971
1960s · 9 titles
5.0Storm over the Yangtze River tells the true story of undercover intelligence agent "Yangtze Number One" and his colleagues in Jianli County of Hubei Province, who risk their lives to carry out the "Dead Bridge Plan" to secure the "Yangtze 180 Blockade". Li Lihua gives an iconic performance as a strong and charming agent of an intelligence unit, engaging in a risky mission to save her unit chief-cum-lover, who is regarded as a traitor but actually is a double-dealing agent against the Japanese occupation. The film garnered four awards at the 1969 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Leading Actor and Best Leading Actress.
Storm Over the Yangtse River
1969
7.5Tang Bohu is smitten by the stunning beauty of Qiuxiang, the maid of Grand Tutor Hua, during his visit to a monastery in Suzhou. Stalking the maid, Tang's affections are finally reciprocated with three charming smiles. To approach the fair maid, Tang seeks work in the Grand Tutor residence as a study companion, and his talents win Hua's attention. As a frustrated suitor, he turns to his resourceful friend Zhu Zhishan for help.
Three Charming Smiles
1964
10.0On her way home from Lan Sin Restaurant, Liang Li-chin is horrified to have beheld a man's body inside a private hired-car. But when she explains what she has seen to her fiance Hu Ming-lin at his Red Bat Apartment, she is no longer sure whether it was a drunkard or a corpse. But Hu is arrested by the Police as the suspected murderer of his boss Chia Lei on certain material evidences: a/ Hu's visiting card has been found near the corpse; b/ the scarf which strangled Chia to death belongs to Hu as there are his initials M. L; and c/ he has been seen to have quarreled with Chia. But somehow Hu denies he has killed Chia. Liang now recalls that she has seen a strange figure, a man, that night in the car. She is sure he was not Hu, but the Police Inspector, is not a bit convinced, especially because of her relation with the suspect, Hu. Liang feels she must act fast, if she is going to save her fiance's neck.
The Red Bat Apartment
1962
7.1A scholar falls for a beautiful maiden whom he invites to stay with him, but she is not what she seems to be...
The Painted Skin
1966
10.0Yang Mengchi is a spoiled, rich do-nothing whose habit of smoking opium has cost him his entire fortune and the family mansion, the Garden of Repose, now due to be sold to Yao Guodong. Fearing that Yao's spoiled and unruly son Siaofu will follow in Yang's footsteps, Yao's stepwife Wan Zhaohua tries to instil discipline in the child but her efforts are undermined by the child's indulging and protective father and grandmother. Unable to reform himself despite his own son's chastisement, Yang leaves home to lead a reclusive life in a destitute temple, only helped out by his filial daughter Han'er. The poverty-stricken Yang is drafted into the army and tragedy ensues.
Garden of Repose
1964
8.0A comical look at the preparations and anxiety associated with marriage. As a young man searches for his ideal mate, he reflects upon this madness and has second thoughts about matrimony.
The Bride & I
1969
10.0Hong Kong comedy film.
The Reluctant Bridegroom
1964
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Tung Hsiaowen
1963
NRFamous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.
The Doctor and the Prima Donna
1960
1950s · 10 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
新婚第一夜
1956
NRFamed director Zhu Shilin tries his hand at a horror film! The beginning of The Living Corpse immediately sets the tone with a folk duet clearly inspired by the popular 1956 musical Songs of the Peach Blossom River. The duet, in addition to Zhu's frequent use of long, empty shots and crisp editing, gives this horror film a traditional poetic charm and a strong folk flavor. Mise-en-scene and sound effects create a terrifying atmosphere, and successfully communicate the ghostliness of a world without ghosts.
The Living Corpse
1958
NRAn early Musical by the Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company.
The Moon-Blanch'd Land
1952
A 50's Chinese film that reflects the post-war society, expresses idealism and pleads to return to the homeland.
The Dividing Wall
1952
NRSmash Up (1952 film) (Chinese 蛇蝎美人) also known by the aliases: The Vicious Beauty and Destroy; is a Hong Kong drama film directed by Bu Wan-Cang and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It starred Bai Guang, Wong Ho and Yiu Kwang-Chao.
Smash Up
1952
7.0A financially struggling office worker goes into debt in order to afford traditional holiday gifts for his boss and landlord. Part of Hong Kong Film Awards' 100 Best Chinese Movies.
Festival Moon
1953
NRA Midsummer Night's Love is about a couple, Li Yuqin and Zhang Tianshi, who faked their marriage but the lies became real, unleashing a series of comic situations.
A Midsummer Night's Love
1953
An early Drama by the Daai Wa (Da Hua) Film Company
Happy Encounter
1952
NRHK horror film.
The Vampire
1950
NRA playful but eerie sketch of mermaid folklore mixed with light comedic scares.
Hong Kong Mermaids
1950
1940s · 3 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Merry Widow
1941
Teacher Huang San extends to his pupils the high principles of patriotism, thus arousing the hatred of the occupying Japanese. Huang is forced to flee and to escape from the Japanese clutches. One night, he helps a robber escape from a pursuing Japanese officer by firing his gun and thus unintentionally kills the Japanese. Huang San follows to his hideout and from then on, Huang San joins the bandits. Huang San attempts to rob a house but discovers that the occupant is none other than his student Wang Zhongkang who is involved with the guerrillas. Huang San decides to help Zhongkang raid the military arsenal of the enemy. However, as Huang gradually gains the trust of their chief, some jealous associates within the bandit group informs on him. Huang and Zhongkang carry out their raid amid a fierce confrontation, Zhongkang successfully implements his mission but Huang is killed in the battle.
Lion-Hearted Warriors
1948
NRFang Zhi Ping spend days and nights drinking without regard to his dying father, after the death of his father, he plans to kill his brother Zhi Gang, bought the maid Fusheng in Zhi Gang poison in the medicine to cause his death, Zhi Gang ghosts often appear to haunt him, and he mistakenly killed his girlfriend Zhu Manzhen and cousin Wang Suying, Zhi Gang ghosts retaliate by killing Fusheng, Fang Zhi Ping is vicious but thought of evil, and when the alarm clock rings he wakes up to find that it is a dream and stops the poisoning of Fusheng's story.
The Razor's Edge
1949
1930s · 1 titles
1920s · 3 titles
6.1Red Heroine was a smash hit on release and a prime example of the martial arts explosion of the late 20s (setting the template for later revivals), but with a crucial twist: in place of the typical, manly hero we have a swashbuckling woman. At first she’s a helpless abductee, then an unstoppable killing machine, fighting to stop a tyrannical warlord ravaging the countryside and enslaving numerous (very) scantily-clad young women.
Red Heroine
1929
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Dream of Red Mansions
1927
No synopsis available yet.
Qiushan Yuan
1925
Behind the camera
9.0No synopsis available yet.
新婚第一夜
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
薄命佳人
1941
No synopsis available yet.
春宵曲
1934
A rich man's house is the scene of three consecutive nights of murder, resulting in the murder of two people and the disappearance of one, and all the people in the house have become suspects. In the end, after much investigation, the murderer is found to be a “secret room monster”, which leads to a four-cornered love affair between three men and one woman.
Monster of the Secret Chamber
1936
Cantonese opera.
Nocturnal Mourning
1935
Hong Kong drama.
Compassion
1936
Hong Kong drama.
A Fisherman's Girl
1936
6.1Red Heroine was a smash hit on release and a prime example of the martial arts explosion of the late 20s (setting the template for later revivals), but with a crucial twist: in place of the typical, manly hero we have a swashbuckling woman. At first she’s a helpless abductee, then an unstoppable killing machine, fighting to stop a tyrannical warlord ravaging the countryside and enslaving numerous (very) scantily-clad young women.
Red Heroine
1929
6.1Red Heroine was a smash hit on release and a prime example of the martial arts explosion of the late 20s (setting the template for later revivals), but with a crucial twist: in place of the typical, manly hero we have a swashbuckling woman. At first she’s a helpless abductee, then an unstoppable killing machine, fighting to stop a tyrannical warlord ravaging the countryside and enslaving numerous (very) scantily-clad young women.
Red Heroine
1929
Hong Kong drama.
Madam Lai
1936
Hong Kong romance.
Love and Morality
1936
No synopsis available yet.
As They Awake
1933
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Beauty's Favour
1935
