Cho Wing

Acting

Cho Wing

Born

1962-01-19 (64)

Place of birth

Hong Kong, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Hong Kong film and television actor and martial arts instructor. Played Monkey King in the TV series "The Journey to the West" and won the 34th Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Action Director Award. Cho Wing won the 34th place for his unique and brilliant martial arts design in “The Chef of the Righteousness”.

Known for

Journey to the West poster
8.4

Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.

Journey to the West

1986

Kung Fu Cult Master poster
6.7

A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.

Kung Fu Cult Master

1993

Journey to the West Afterstory poster
8.1

No synopsis available yet.

Journey to the West Afterstory

2000

The Eight Fairies poster
6.5

Taishang Laojun Deyu Emperor ordered to find eight candidates who had the potential to become immortals, namely Li Xuan's iron crusade Li who borrowed the corpse to return his soul, Han Zhongli, the old man Zhang Guolao who sold fruits, Lü Dongbin, the reincarnation of Huayang Zhenren, He Xiangu, a flower girl He Xiangu, Lan Caihe who sang with a clapper, Han Xiangzi, a talented son holding a horizontal flute, and Cao Guoun, his uncle. The eight people were originally ordinary people, each with different backgrounds and encounters, but they were enlightened and cultivated by Lao Jun. The eight people went everywhere to help others and do good deeds to accumulate virtue, during which they encountered the murder of the Dragon Prince, the Dragon Cousin, the Heavenly Dao Ancestor and others three and four times, can they overcome all difficulties and achieve positive results?

The Eight Fairies

1985

She Shoots Straight poster
6.6

Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.

She Shoots Straight

1990

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

Film credits

2020s · 1 titles

1990s · 15 titles

Kung Fu Cult Master poster
6.7

A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.

Kung Fu Cult Master

1993

She Shoots Straight poster
6.6

Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.

She Shoots Straight

1990

Justice, My Foot! poster
6.7

An unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to the court.

Justice, My Foot!

1992

The Stunt Woman poster
7.2

After moving to Hong Kong from China, a young martial artist starts a promising career as a stuntwoman. She begins to feel accepted in the business, but a passionate affair with a playboy ends up breaking her heart and unleashing her wild side.

The Stunt Woman

1996

Bury Me High poster
6.0

In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of all those buried in its earth will be blessed with fantastic fortune and good health. However, if a special ceremony is not performed on the grounds, then the luck will only last for 24 years. A trio of Chinese Americans decide to venture into these mountains hoping to change their luck; Anna Wong (Moon Lee) is an executive facing a corporate meltdown, Wisely (Chin Ka-Lok) is dying of brain cancer, and UCLA Prof. Chang (Tsui Siu-Ming) is an expert in feng shui. Tin can potentate General Nguen (Yuen Wah) also has designs on the grounds -- hoping to turn his third world, fourth rate country into a superpower. Along the way, the three heroes fall in with a group of local rebels, including the high-kicking Nguen Van Vong (Sibelle Hu).

Bury Me High

1991

The Red Wolf poster
6.3

A group of terrorists murder the captain of a cruise ship and take everyone hostage. Their plan is to steal the uranium being stored in the ship's safe. It's up to a security officer and a pickpocketing cocktail waitress to stop them.

The Red Wolf

1995

To Catch A Thief poster
6.2

Developer Ms. Cheung (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) yearns for a quieter life in Hong Kong and moves to the countryside, getting herself caught in a showdown between a gang of jewel thieves and two police officers along the way. While Ms. Cheung survives the ordeal, the thieves' injured getaway driver (Siu-Chun To) sneaks into Cheung's moving van and escapes to the countryside, into Cheung's new home. As Cheung settles down into her new environment, she befriends Pak-Lam (Pak Lam Cheng), a skillful and inquisitive little boy who lives in the village. While Pak-Lam helps Cheung tend to her house, he encounters the injured thief. After a brief exchange, Pak-Lam realizes the thief has a harmless and non-aggressive attitude and decides to shelter him in his secret makeshift hideout, not knowing his new friend has in his possession a bag of stolen jewels, in which both the police and the gangsters are searching for.

To Catch A Thief

1991

His Fatal Ways poster
5.8

A righteous straight-laced China Public Security officer with supernatural powers is sent to Hong Kong to catch two ruthless thieves. His police tactics proves hilarious when he teams up with his Hong Kong counterpart.

His Fatal Ways

1991

White Lotus Cult poster
7.5

Something like a jumbled, back-to-front version of Tai Chi Master and Fong Sai Yuk. Shifting focus on at least ten major characters makes whatever story there is hard to follow. But there's brother against brother, conflicts of loyalty, even disappointment in love. San (always good guy) is disappointed in his brother Kuang's (weak character) decision to join the Cult, and how the power has corrupted him. Chin Chen (good guy) resists his brother Chan's efforts to obtain the Classics. Chan tortures Chin by mistaking him for a pincushion then, with the help of his cranky but skilled old flame Hung and his daughter Tien, Chin trains San in the Classics, to fight Chan.

White Lotus Cult

1993

Miracle 90 Days poster
7.5

In a battle over a magical egg, Sandra Ng and her evil uncle accidentally turn a monkey into a human.

Miracle 90 Days

1992

Big Brother poster
NR

Lee Wai is just been released from prison and is trying to start a new life. He has been imprisoned for commiting a robbery. He visits a gangster, Wong, who had been his partner in the robbery, to ask for his share, which Wong had actually already spent. Wong humiliates him. Later he gathers together a gang and smashes Wais taxi, which Wai relies on to make a living. Now, all hell breaks loose.

Big Brother

1990

The Revenge of Angel poster
6.5

Moon Lee plays a beautiful actress named Angel who is killed in a brutal fashion after she refuses the advances of a gangster. Twenty years later, a struggling young actor (Lau Chi-Wai) comes upon Angel's ghost, who teaches him some new moves which gain him the starring role in the local production, as well as the affection of one of the other stars of the show (Alvina Kong). In return, he and his uncle (Wu Ma) set out to help Angel gain her revenge on the gangster that took her life.

The Revenge of Angel

1990

The Nocturnal Demon poster
6.8

Tow truck driver Tin bears an uncanny resemblance to a psychotic, serial killer, taxi driver -- and now the cops are chasing the wrong man. He and his cousin Wawa must catch the killer on their own to prove their innocence.

The Nocturnal Demon

1990

Possessed poster
2.0

A secretary is forced into an affair with her boss after an sexual assault. She spirals into madness and commits a violent crime - castration.

Possessed

1994

The Black Morning Glory poster
10.0

Hong Kong thriller that sees Michelle Reis being trained as an assassin.

The Black Morning Glory

1993

1980s · 13 titles

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

I Love Maria poster
6.4

A gang of criminals terrorizes Hong Kong with two killer robots, one of which is modelled on the gang's female thug, Maria. When the robot gets damaged during a mission, an inventor working for the police captures and reprograms her to develop an independent personality.

I Love Maria

1988

Born to Defence poster
6.3

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the Second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Born to Defence

1988

In the Line of Duty 4 poster
7.0

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.

In the Line of Duty 4

1989

Mirage poster
7.2

Photographer and adventurer Tong (Yu Rong-Guang) spots a mirage of a beautiful woman while on a mission and is obsessed by the beauty of her. Heading into Mongolia with best friend (Tsui Siu-Ming), the discovery of the woman and her true nature is anything but beautiful however as she's the leader of a gang of desert bandits.

Mirage

1987

Long Arm of the Law III poster
6.1

An ex-soldier/escaped death row prisoner flees to Hong Kong and is forced to work for a gang of criminals when they kidnap the woman he loves.

Long Arm of the Law III

1989

City War poster
6.8

Two partnered cops who are also best friends find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.

City War

1988

Seven Warriors poster
6.7

In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong remake of Seven Samurai.

Seven Warriors

1989

Bloody Brotherhood poster
7.7

Wah is the only one in his family lucky enough to survive the deadly boat passage from China to Hong Kong. Once in Hong Kong, he searches for opportunities he heard so much about. After struggling for months, he discovers that this is all but a myth.

Bloody Brotherhood

1989

Mistaken Identity poster
9.5

Mistaken Identity is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy directed by Tsui Siu-Ming and starring Richard Ng.

Mistaken Identity

1988

Burning Ambition poster
6.9

This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho.

Burning Ambition

1989

Who Cares poster
6.8

Tough female cops tussle with Hong Kong Triad societies and also a recently resurrected hopping vampire. Chaos reigns.

Who Cares

1989

Blood Ritual poster
7.0

A woman is sacrificed and her heart is ripped out of her chest. The police are after these Satanic Cults and they have no leads. A man is released from prison and gets involved in fighting this cultist with a friend and a female singer.

Blood Ritual

1989

Series credits

Journey to the West poster
8.4

Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.

Journey to the West

1986

Journey to the West Afterstory poster
8.1

No synopsis available yet.

Journey to the West Afterstory

2000

The Eight Fairies poster
6.5

Taishang Laojun Deyu Emperor ordered to find eight candidates who had the potential to become immortals, namely Li Xuan's iron crusade Li who borrowed the corpse to return his soul, Han Zhongli, the old man Zhang Guolao who sold fruits, Lü Dongbin, the reincarnation of Huayang Zhenren, He Xiangu, a flower girl He Xiangu, Lan Caihe who sang with a clapper, Han Xiangzi, a talented son holding a horizontal flute, and Cao Guoun, his uncle. The eight people were originally ordinary people, each with different backgrounds and encounters, but they were enlightened and cultivated by Lao Jun. The eight people went everywhere to help others and do good deeds to accumulate virtue, during which they encountered the murder of the Dragon Prince, the Dragon Cousin, the Heavenly Dao Ancestor and others three and four times, can they overcome all difficulties and achieve positive results?

The Eight Fairies

1985

Huo Dong Ge poster
NR

In the early years of the Republic of China, the great powers ran rampant. The Japanese invaded and the power of the Jingwu Sect gradually weakened. In order to protect himself, Huo Dongge, son of Huo Yuanjia, ceased his activities and worked as a porter at the dock. In order to save the country and fight against Japan, the patriots Chen Gongzhe, Lu Yuting and Yao Zhanbai found Huo Dongge hoping that he could revive the Jingwu Sect and boost the country's morale and carry forward Huo Yuanjia's patriotic chivalry spirit. Although his mother strongly opposed Huo Dongge's move to revive the Jingwu Sect, but strong sense of responsibility still drove Huo Dongge to embark on this dangerous path.

Huo Dong Ge

1984

The Supersword Lady poster
NR

Fan Li, an advisor to the state of Yue, searches for a swordsmith and swordsman to forge weapons and train soldiers to restore his homeland. In the process, he faces many obstacles, but he eventually finds Qing'er to train the soldiers. Despite Qing'er's growing affection for Fan Li, he only loves Xi Shi. The state of Yue eventually conquers Wu, and Fan Li reunites with Xi Shi, while Qing'er sacrifices her love to let them be together. The soldiers commemorate the name of the Yue Maiden Sword in honor of Qing'er.

The Supersword Lady

1986

God of Wars poster
NR

The second prince Lei Zhenyu (Xu Erniu) has no intention of fame and does not want to compete with the eldest prince Lei Zhenhuan (Zhang Yi) for the title of God of War, so he leaves a letter and runs away. Living in the countryside, he took in three common people as his disciples, among whom he looked at Ying Ziyang (Xiao Yulong) with special eyes. On the other hand, with the help of his aide Duan Ronglu (Wang Wei), Huan usurped his father and killed his uncle. He became known as the "God of War" and succeeded to the throne. At the same time, Yu was shocked to hear that his father had passed away and went to Beijing to attend the funeral. He then exposed the evil deeds of Huan and Duan Ronglu, and the brothers turned against each other. Yu was even more miserable and was deprived of his martial arts skills. In the end, Yu pinned all his hopes on Yang and regarded him as his adopted son, and he and Huan then pursued the name of God of War.

God of Wars

1985

Legend of Heaven and Earth poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Legend of Heaven and Earth

2009

Legend of Heaven and Earth poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Legend of Heaven and Earth

2009

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