Gu Long

Writing

Gu Long

Born — Died

1937-01-01 — 1985-09-21

Place of birth

Hong Kong

Known for

Writing

Credits

26 titles

Xiong Yaohua (7 June 1938 – 21 September 1985), better known by his pen name Gu Long (Chinese: 古龍), was a Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. A graduate of Cheng Kung Senior High School and Tamkang University, Xiong is best known for writing wuxia novels and serials, which include Juedai Shuangjiao, Xiaoli Feidao Series, Chu Liuxiang Series, Lu Xiaofeng Series and The Eleventh Son. Some of these works have been adapted into films and television series for numerous times. In the 1980s, he started his own film studio, Bao Sian,[1] to produce film adaptations of his works.

Known for

Magnificent Bodyguards poster
6.1

Chan is asked by a young, wealthy lady to take her sick brother to a particular doctor in order to be cured. To reach this doctor, Chan and a handful of travelling companions must pass through bandit-infested wild country. They meet and kung-fu-fight several gangs of thugs along the way.

Magnificent Bodyguards

1978

To Kill with Intrigue poster
5.6

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.

To Kill with Intrigue

1977

Killer Meteors poster
4.8

Mi Wey is a local hero named after "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon which makes him invincible. However, when "Immortal" Wa Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, Killer Meteor will face the greatest and the deadliest challenge of his life.

Killer Meteors

1976

Return of the Chinese Boxer poster
5.2

In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895, a group of Japanese warlords calculate that the best way to prepare an invasion of the rest of China from their southern Manchuria staging ground.

Return of the Chinese Boxer

1977

The Jade Tiger poster
7.3

Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for the rival Tang Clan.

The Jade Tiger

1977

Bruce Tuan 7-Promise poster
7.5

Flamboyant kung-fu stylings and arterial blood-spray are let loose when the fantastic jade sword, a weapon that can kill a man without even touching him, is lost by the very person who was supposed to be keeping it safe. A search quickly reveals a conspiracy involving rogue Shaolin monks, powerful ruling families, and ever mysterious deadly Green Dragon Gang. When the dagger is used in a murder, and an unknown man is found barely alive in a box at the bottom of a river, the questions get more numerous, and trust is something that comes and goes quickly as the wind.

Bruce Tuan 7-Promise

1979

Behind the camera

Magnificent Bodyguards poster
6.1

Chan is asked by a young, wealthy lady to take her sick brother to a particular doctor in order to be cured. To reach this doctor, Chan and a handful of travelling companions must pass through bandit-infested wild country. They meet and kung-fu-fight several gangs of thugs along the way.

Magnificent Bodyguards

1978

To Kill with Intrigue poster
5.6

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.

To Kill with Intrigue

1977

Killer Meteors poster
4.8

Mi Wey is a local hero named after "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon which makes him invincible. However, when "Immortal" Wa Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, Killer Meteor will face the greatest and the deadliest challenge of his life.

Killer Meteors

1976

Return of the Chinese Boxer poster
5.2

In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895, a group of Japanese warlords calculate that the best way to prepare an invasion of the rest of China from their southern Manchuria staging ground.

Return of the Chinese Boxer

1977

The Jade Tiger poster
7.3

Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for the rival Tang Clan.

The Jade Tiger

1977

Bruce Tuan 7-Promise poster
7.5

Flamboyant kung-fu stylings and arterial blood-spray are let loose when the fantastic jade sword, a weapon that can kill a man without even touching him, is lost by the very person who was supposed to be keeping it safe. A search quickly reveals a conspiracy involving rogue Shaolin monks, powerful ruling families, and ever mysterious deadly Green Dragon Gang. When the dagger is used in a murder, and an unknown man is found barely alive in a box at the bottom of a river, the questions get more numerous, and trust is something that comes and goes quickly as the wind.

Bruce Tuan 7-Promise

1979

The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang poster
10.0

Taiwanese fantasy / adventure.

The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang

1980

The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang poster
10.0

Taiwanese fantasy / adventure.

The Legend of Chu Liu Hsiang

1980

The One Armed Swordsmen poster
6.8

The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.

The One Armed Swordsmen

1976

The Challenger poster
NR

After losing his title of king of gamblers, Asia's top card player holds a contest in the hopes of restoring his reputation and his wealth that was cheated from him. Awesome tricks, fists and kicks galore.

The Challenger

1982

Night Orchid poster
6.5

A secret society is out to ruin a nobleman’s reputation and destroy those closest to him while a swordsman returns to find himself embroiled in the plot after discovering that the nobleman has married his childhood love.

Night Orchid

1983

The Clutch of Power poster
7.5

A rogue swordsman known as "Soul of the Sword" kills the father of a young Kung Fu expert, who teams up with a Drunken Monk to put an end to Soul of the Sword’s reign of terror, and thwart the Mongol invasion.

The Clutch of Power

1977

The Legendary Strike poster
6.2

The plot deals with a search for a valuable pearl, dubbed the Buddha's Relic, which is sold to an unwitting Japanese emissary by a corrupt Ching Dynasty prince who seeks to steal it back for his own purposes.

The Legendary Strike

1978

Beauty Escort poster
4.5

This blood tale of a feud between two sword fighting clans is full of betrayal and intrigue, will most probably please the fans of samurai sword fighting.

Beauty Escort

1979

Shaolin Master and the Kid poster
6.4

A government law officer is dispatched to bring his brother's killers to justice. On his bloody mission, untold assassins are thrown at him, but to no avail. One by one they are done away with in a most militant style.

Shaolin Master and the Kid

1978

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja poster
6.2

After her father, Golden Rings, is killed by the Deadly Blade, the Moon Goddess sends out invitations to all the top fighters in the region to try and lure out the Deadly Blade and force him to kill his own son. However, things do not go according to plan.

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

1981

The Romantic Double Rings poster
NR

A gang of masked swordsmen massacre members of the Blue Dragon school.

The Romantic Double Rings

1979

Swordsman at Large poster
5.7

Frankie Wei Hung is the Swordsman At Large, who everyone wants to kill. They even create a superlative sword simply for this purpose, but the blade is soon coveted even more than the hero's death by it! Bandits, beauties, and blade masters battle for survival in this exciting story of deceit, betrayal, and death, expertly guided by the same director who brought The Twin Swords, The Thundering Sword, and The Sword And The Lute to the Shawscope screen.

Swordsman at Large

1971

Moonlight Murderer poster
NR

Swish, energetic kung fu action with everyone hunting a golden dragon statue and a killer called Moon Night Cutter.

Moonlight Murderer

1980

Gold Constables poster
6.0

A large quantity of gold is stolen from the government, so undercover martial arts constables do there detective work to find out the culprits and the whereabouts of the bullion. Awesome fight scenes, choreographed by Hwang Kwo Chu, with a lot of innovative weapon work.

Gold Constables

1981

Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua poster
7.0

1980 Taiwanese action packed Wuxia film directed by Lin Ying; written, produced and co-directed by Gu Long. The title characters are based on Gu Long's Chu Liu Xiang novel series set during the Sung dynasty.

Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua

1980

The Young Moon Legend poster
NR

Taiwanese Wuxia

The Young Moon Legend

1980

Super Dragon poster
6.3

Kung Fu idol, John Chang, stars as an escort and Kung Fu master. He meets his match when he comes up against a masked raider who wants his loot.

Super Dragon

1976

Wanderer with Nimble Knife poster
NR

The Wanderer (Roc Tien) is a famous bounty hunter in the Martial world, who is employed to kill another bounty hunter in the hopes of securing a large treasure. He soon realizes he’s been tricked by a ruthless sword clan, who wants to rid the Martial world of top fighters so they can gain control of China.

Wanderer with Nimble Knife

1979

The Legend of Broken Sword poster
4.7

It's all action, all the time, in this seldom-seen kung fu extravaganza starring Tien Peng, who's all dressed up with somewhere to go: He's on his way to kick some butt! In the vaunted tradition of grind-house Hong Kong action flicks, this film features breathtaking thrilling battles and martial arts moves that have to be seen to be believed (and then you still won't believe them!).

The Legend of Broken Sword

1980

Take the Rap poster
NR

Very rareTaiwanese classic kung fu/swordsplay/fantasy flick featuring Meng Fei as Phoenix Luk.

Take the Rap

1981