Known for Acting
Charlie Chin Hsiang-lin (Chinese: 秦祥林; pinyin: Qín Xianglín; born May 19, 1948) is a Taiwanese actor. Was a member of the Fu Sheng Opera School.
Born
May 19, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Filmography
110 films, 1 show


The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse
2016 · 1h 53m
country: Taiwan
In 2013, the Golden Horse Film Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. The ministry of Culture commissioned director Yang Li-chou to make a documentary about the history of Golden Horse. What is unique to this film is that it's not an ode to celebrities but about the role cinema plays in ordinary people's lives. It's a love letter to cinema, filmmakers and audiences.


Ghost Punting
1992 · 1h 34m
country: Hong Kong
The "Five Lucky Stars" attempt to help a restless ghost take revenge on the evil drug gang who took his life. At the same time, they want the ghost to help them get rich and court the four policewomen assigned to the case.


On the Run
1988 · 1h 28m
country: Hong Kong
When Hsiang Ming's wife is murdered, he takes up the hunt for her killer. The killer turns out to not be at all like he imagined, and suddenly he has unsuspected enemies who are after him.


King of Stanley Market
1988 · 1h 37m
country: Unknown
Self-styled ladies man Richard Ng gets depressed when all those around him are finding love while he remains single.


Carry On Hotel
1988 · 1h 28m
country: Hong Kong
Mr. Lau is a seedy detective who sets up cameras to record an illicit affair. Things go awry however when a hideously glam rock band checks into Lau’s room, and gets a free show via his hook-up. Meanwhile, silly thief Donald Ng uses ninjitsu to fool the locals while a womanizing tour guide gets stalked by not one, but two pretty women. And Buddy Cheung is a lowly mechanic at the hotel who lusts after gorgeous executive Sunflower. But his tomboy co-worker Boy George secretly pines for him.


Carry On Dancing
1988 · 1h 26m
country: Hong Kong
Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is "cheated" into the hospital, exchanging identity with her insane sister. The mad house is lived by all kinds of weirdos. The "game" is that Cheung Sheung will stay in the hospital only for a while. But strangely enough, she gradually becomes more and more ease with the way of life in the hospital until one day, she's forgotten what life is like...


Eastern Condors
1987 · 1h 37m
country: Hong Kong
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.


The Kinmen Bombs
1986 · 1h 48m
country: Taiwan
After a devastating artillery attack on the island of Kinmen, commander Chi Liang-chen and his battery prepare a counter-attack.


The Sunset in Geneva
1986
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese film


Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985 · 1h 34m
country: Hong Kong
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.


My Lucky Stars
1985 · 1h 36m
country: Hong Kong
Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.


Heaven Can Help
1984 · 1h 26m
country: Hong Kong
Mak is an optimist. He is driven to despair after a series of depressing events and got himself into a car accident. As he passed out, his spirit went to hell where the devils told him that he will die after the deaths of the Millionaire Wong, Ms Pao and Mr. Shek. At the same, a big bag is thrown at him from a passing car. In it is the dead body of Millionaire Wong. Mak turns to Shek's sister for help...


Pom Pom
1984 · 1h 40m
country: Hong Kong
Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a ledger that contains all of the gangster's activities. In the mix is a tough, no-nonsense policewoman, who falls for one of the detectives. Written by Oliver Chu


Winners & Sinners
1983 · 1h 48m
country: Hong Kong
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.


The Longest Night
1983 · 1h 34m
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese war film based on a small-scale battle between the invading People's Liberation Army and the resisting Republic of China Armed Forces on a few small islands (including Dadan Island) in the Taiwan Strait in late July 1950.


Coolie Killer
1982 · 1h 32m
country: Hong Kong
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is local girl Tong, whilst chasing Ko is the long arm of the law, represented by cop Chung.


Marianna
1982 · 1h 28m
country: Hong Kong
Peter Yu goes on a business trip to the Philippines leaving his lovely wife and two children behind him. While conducting business there he saves a desperate girl from a number of pursuers. The girl is Marianna (Anna Malai) and she’s the cause of a deadly rivalry between two native tribes. The leader of one of the tribes wants to marry her, but Marianna and her tribe want nothing to do with them. Marianna escapes to HK where she finds Peter and persuades him to hire her as a maid so that she can hide out. Nancy, Peter's wife, isn't too keen on the idea especially when she discovers her husband’s infidelity. Nancy leaves HK to visit her relative in the Philippines and Peter follows to make amends. They decide to go on a road trip where hopefully they can begin anew. Their scenic tour goes askew immediately and soon turns into a horrific nightmare; as they too are pursued by the tribe that is after Marianna.


The Imp
1981 · 1h 35m
country: Hong Kong
Keung has a pregnant wife but he has been unemployed for a long period. One day he gets a new job as a security guard in a commercial building. But strange incidents start happening and his colleagues die in horrible ways one by one. A geomancer tells Keung that he will be the next victim and teaches him how to avoid his fate. But Keung begins to notice his wife's strange behaviour...


Love Massacre
1981 · 1h 31m
country: Hong Kong
Set in San Francisco, Love Massacre follows college student Ivy as she tries to help her friend Joy recover from a breakup. Ivy soon becomes involved with Joy's married brother Chu Chung, who spirals into senseless violence as he breaks into Ivy's dormitory and goes on a delirious killing spree.


The Coldest Winter in Peking
1981 · 2h 5m
country: Taiwan
Story of a US-educated scientist who returned to China, and suffered during the years of the Cultural Revolution.
海軍與我
海軍與我
1981
country: Unknown
taiwan films
上尉与我
上尉与我
1981
country: Unknown
taiwan films


Evening News
1980 · 1h 35m
country: Taiwan
Shih-Yen is upset about Ko-Ching prioritizing her career over their marriage and even getting an abortion without his knowledge. To express discontent, Shih-Yen moves in with his mistress. Despite feeling overwhelmed by her messy personal life, Ko-Ching manages to lead her company and delivers a successful fashion show. The film reflects on career women’s struggles between family and work, it also describes the gender role stereotypes in a marriage. Although the film demonstrates clearly women’s difficult role in society, it still chooses to show the possibility of women being independent, capable and charming to refute the status quo of patriarchy.


The Beloved Grass
1980
country: Unknown
The Beloved Grass is a Taiwanese Romance starring Charlie Chin.


An Unforgettable Day
1979 · 1h 24m
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese romantic drama set in a mining town starring Brigitte Lin.


Return of Monsoon
1979 · 1h 26m
country: Taiwan
Chia Yi is already engaged but she still feels lonely deep in her heart. She has a tough decision to make when her cousin confesses his admiration for her...


Trio Love
1979
country: Unknown


Misty Rain Knocking My Window
1979
country: Unknown
Taiwanese movie
落花流水春去也
落花流水春去也
1979
country: Unknown
taiwan films


It Was Rainy Last Night
1979 · 1h 22m
country: Taiwan
A romance about a girl who falls in love and marries a music teacher. The couple struggle through life as the man does not want to accept money from his rich father.


Fly Up with Love
1979
country: Unknown
Cheerful graphic comedy taking place in a girl-jammed electronic processing factory. A young foreman, initiative and ambitious and hardworking, falls in love with a girl worker who leaves him because of a third party involved, but comes back to him at last and helps him run a factory of his own.


Off to Success
1979
country: Taiwan
A group of youths undergo the hardships of military training.


Touch of Fairlady
1979 · 1h 32m
country: Taiwan
hong kong romance
Walking in the Sunset
Walking in the Sunset
1978 · 1h 28m
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese romance film.


Boxer, Lover, Lawyer
1978
country: Unknown
Brothers Zhengxiong and Zhenghan lost their father in their early years. The brothers have been dependent on each other since they were young, and they have a deep brotherly love. Zhengxiong has an active personality, is upright and strong, and likes to fight with others since he was young. Zhenghan has a quiet personality and likes to read. Seeing that Zhenghan is eager to further his studies, Zhengxiong learns boxing and becomes a boxing coach to earn money for Zhenghan to study. Zhenghan becomes a famous lawyer in the future, and he works tirelessly while studying law at university. Zhengxiong meets Lin Yinyin, a top student from the art department from Zhenghan's university and seeing how perfect of a woman she is, Zhengxiong tries to set Zhenghan up with Yinyin. However, Zhenghan's heart is only in his studies.


情竇初開
1978
country: Unknown


Love of the White Snake
1978 · 1h 36m
country: Hong Kong
This early Brigitte Lin film is based on the same Chinese folk tale that Tsui Hark later used as his source for The Green Snake. It is the story of two sister snakes that want to feel what it is to be human and one of them needs to know what it is to feel human love. It is a sweet magical but ultimately tragic tale of breaking societal taboos. - brns.com


The Misty Moon
1978 · 1h 34m
country: Taiwan
Brigitte Lin and Charlie Chin star in this Taiwanese drama about a kindergarten teacher who falls in love with a divorcee but leaves him because she thinks he's still in love with his ex-wife.


An Everlasting Love
1978 · 1h 26m
country: Taiwan
A bittersweet love story that unfolds over several years. The central character goes through much happiness and heartache.


Con Artists
1978
country: Unknown
Hong Kong movie
男孩女孩的战争
男孩女孩的战争
1978
country: Unknown
taiwan films
又是黃昏
又是黃昏
1978
country: Unknown
taiwan films


Fearless Kung Fu Elements
1978 · 1h 28m
country: Taiwan
According to Chinese legend, the Universe is made of five basic elements: gold,wood, water, fire and earth. These elements are also considered very powerful in kung fu. This film tells the story of five princes and their loyalty to their clan as each must fight the demon fox using one of the five elements.
彩雲在飛躍
彩雲在飛躍
1977
country: Unknown


A Pirate of Love
1977 · 1h 29m
country: Unknown
A Pirate of Love is a taiwanese Romance starring Charlie Chin and Sylvia Chang


愛情雨開花
1977
country: Unknown
taiwan films


Far Away from Home
1977 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
Zhi Xiang, new to Rome, resented his brother Zhi Yuan's arrangements and grew close to the Gao family. Zhi Yuan, once a singer, now worked as a porter after a skiing accident ruined his voice. Zhi Xiang, burdened by debts, considered quitting school, but Zhi Yuan urged him to keep studying. Zhi Xiang met Zhu Dan Li, a wealthy girl, and spent time with her despite his financial struggles. She insisted on accompanying him, but he refused to skip classes. Zhu Dan Li later returned to Rome, and Zhi Xiang, unable to arrange anything for her, realized his limitations. Zhi Xiang, immersed in art in Switzerland, forgot his studies. Zhi Yuan, thinking Zhi Xiang was in love with Yi Hua, tried to guide him. Zhi Xiang returned to Rome after feeling guilty, but his art failed. Zhi Yuan fell ill from overwork and was hospitalized. Zhi Xiang took his brother’s job. Eventually, Zhi Yuan recovered, married Yi Hua, and they prepared to return home.


There's No Place like Home
1977 · 1h 28m
country: Italy
Taiwanese romance film released to commemorate the 9th anniversary of First Films' founding.


Cloud of Romance
1977 · 1h 36m
country: Taiwan
TUAN Wan-lu is a naïve and carefree young woman raised in the family of a professor and doted on by her protective older brother and childhood friend KU Yu-lan. Though Wan-lu is deeply attracted to MENG Chiao, their romance is thwarted by the taunts of MENG Chiao’s mother. At the same time, she discovers she is actually the illegitimate daughter of a club hostess. In the face of this double blow, she decides to marry Yu-lan, the one who has always been there for her. Caught between MENG Chiao’s persistent wooing and her own wavering heart, how will Wan-lu will find her way out?
杜鵑花開時
杜鵑花開時
1977
country: Unknown
taiwan films
不要在大街上吻我
不要在大街上吻我
1977
country: Unknown
taiwan films
心在天涯
心在天涯
1977
country: Unknown
taiwan films


The Love Affair of Rainbow
1977 · 1h 25m
country: Taiwan
The son of a wealthy man married a peasant’s daughter against his family’s objection . When he became a successful author, his wife felt belittled and fearsome as their social status gap had widen . Thus she willingly accepted his sister’s proposal to change her appearance so as to match his current status...


Men of the Hour
1977 · 1h 44m
country: Taiwan
Shang Li is suspected of murder. He runs away, and while the hunters search for him, they have plenty of time to think again. Maybe Shang Li is innocent? Isn't there someone else around with a much better reason to commit that murder? Which takes us into the second half of the movie where much more kung fu fighting takes place than in the first.
夺爱
夺爱
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films


The Chasing Game
1976 · 1h 26m
country: Taiwan
Mandarin movie about the romance of an undergraduate with the prettiest girl on campus.


Different Love
1976 · 1h 30m
country: Taiwan
Brigitte Lin is Sung Hsiao Yu, a young girl in love with Wen Hsing Yu (Charlie Chin), a botanist who's trying to cross-fertilize flowers to create a perfect breed of rose. But Hsing Yu has a rival, Tsui Wen Lun, who despises Wen Hsing Yu for being on better terms with his father AND capturing Hsiao Yu's heart. But when Wen Lun gets in with Hsiao Yu's father, that may be all she wrote. Can Hsiao Yu safely choose her preferred man - Wen Hsing Yu - if it ends up leaving her father in trouble? Or will Hsiao Yu sacrifice love for family?


A Saturday Date
1976
country: Unknown


The Autumn Love Song
1976 · 1h 27m
country: Taiwan
When a rich guy met a poor gal and fell in love, his authoritative father disapproved of their relationship owing to his girlfriend’s complicated family background and a retarded brother. The gal was forced to leave but despite of all obstacles, the guy persevered in his effort to win his right for love…
今夜你和我
今夜你和我
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films
君子好求
君子好求
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films
愛的奇譚
愛的奇譚
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films
情深恨更深, 不爱你爱谁
情深恨更深, 不爱你爱谁
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films
佳期、假期
佳期、假期
1976
country: Unknown
taiwan films


Tomorrow I'm 20
1976
country: Unknown
A 19-year-old girl hasn't met the right person yet. Those who admire her aren't her type, and the person she likes is already in a relationship, leaving her confused and causing concern for those around her. She meets a handsome, wealthy young man popular with girls, but without a stable, serious relationship...


Come Fly with Me
1976 · 1h 32m
country: Taiwan
Charlie Chin is Cheng Chieh, an engineer obsessed with flying. Brigitte Lin is Liu Yen-mei, a rich girl who has to choose between Chieh and a rich man's son who stoops to manipulation to separate the 2 lovebirds.


The Forest of Forever
1975
country: Taiwan
Among lofty mountains and valley, a family’s business successor, Luo Ya-nan, meets an engineer, Lu Chang-jong.


The Girl with the Dexterous Touch
1975 · 1h 45m
country: Hong Kong
romantic comedy


Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain
1975
country: Unknown


Misty Drizzle
1975 · 1h 47m
country: Taiwan
A divorced entrepreneur (Yueh Yang) and his handsome partner (Charlie Chin) both fall for the beautiful company secretary (Brigitte Lin)...


Fairy Fox
1975
country: Hong Kong
Taiwanese horror film.
西貢,台北,高雄
西貢,台北,高雄
1975
country: Unknown
taiwan films


Girl Friend
1974 · 1h 33m
country: Taiwan
An early Brigitte Lin Romance.


Come Rain or Come Shine
1974 · 1h 36m
country: Taiwan
A musical comedy developed from the usual poor-boy-loves-rich-girl situation.


How is the Weather Today?
1974 · 1h 22m
country: Hong Kong
Comedy/romance film from Hong Kong and Taiwan.


Love, Love, Love
1974 · 1h 20m
country: Taiwan
Love, Love, Love is a Taiwanese film, released in 1974 by Central Motion Pictures Corporation and spoken in Mandarin. It stars Charlie Chin as Li Ai-fang and Brigitte Lin as Lin Chuen-chuen. Chin Chuan is co-starring in this film. It was written, composed, and directed by Liu Chia-chang.


Hiroshima 28
1974 · 1h 38m
country: Hong Kong
Filmed on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 28 was the first all-Hong Kong crew to make a feature in Japan. Lung Kong anchors a bittersweet melodrama in the historical milieu in the months following the horrific events of August 6, 1945. Josephine Siao—a star whose career had become synonymous with the filmmaker’s work over the past decade—plays a young tour guide to a Hong Kong reporter researching the tragic effects of the atom bomb, their journey forming an odyssey through the city’s ruins.


The Bravest One
1974
country: Hong Kong


The Country Bumpkin
1974 · 1h 29m
country: Hong Kong
The Country Bumpkin is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Stanley Fung.


Long Way from Home
1974 · 1h 36m
country: Taiwan
A romantic melodrama starring Brigitte Lin.


The Marriage
1974 · 1h 22m
country: Taiwan
A film by Lee Hsing


My Father, My Husband, My Son
1974
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese drama film directed by Pai Ching-jui.


The Heart with a Million Knots
1973 · 1h 40m
country: Taiwan
The Blood Sucker
The Blood Sucker
1973
country: Taiwan
Taiwanese horror movie from 1973.


The Deadly Chase
1973 · 1h 16m
country: Hong Kong
爱欲奇谭
爱欲奇谭
1973
country: Unknown
hong kong film


The Heroine
1973 · 1h 24m
country: Hong Kong
Incriminating evidence against a gang is left in a cab when a gang member dies in it. The gang chases the innocent cab driver, who receives help from the dead gangster's sister - a tough police woman.


The Call Girls
1973 · 1h 25m
country: Hong Kong
A story of female sex workers across all social strata.


The Private Eye
1973 · 1h 24m
country: Hong Kong
The Private Eye is a Crime movie starring Charlie Chin


Dragon Blows
1973 · 1h 32m
country: Taiwan
It starts out in rip roaring fashion, with our heroine (genre veteran Chiao Chiao) watching an out of control man rip the bodice from a struggling farm girl. Incensed by this brutality and no doubt offended by the film's one and only topless scene, she rams her fist through a brick wall and kills the man with her distinctive 'dragon blow'. Enter the film's male hero, her brother, who scolds his sister for using this deadly and forbidden weapon. The story then commences in earnest, as brother and sister end up protecting a poor orphan girl who has a valuable jade necklace that a nefarious criminal syndicate is desperate to obtain. Much mayhem ensues, though the film remains chaste and relatively bloodless after its promising beginning.


The Sister of the San-Tung Boxer
1973 · 1h 27m
country: Taiwan
The cinematic follow up to the Shaw Brothers classic The Boxer from Shangtung! What's that? The infamous Boxer from Shangtung has a sister? Yes indeed. And guess what? She's cut from the same heroic kung fu cloth as her sibling. You messed with her brother, and now you're going to get a taste of Ma Su-Cheng's feet and fists of fury.


The Invasion
1972 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
The 1972 Invasion was directed by Sung Chia Wen and stars Charlie Chin, Tien Feng, Tony Liu Jun Guk, and Eddie Ko.


Love Is Smoke
1972 · 1h 44m
country: Hong Kong
Chiu Ling introduces his girlfriend Ma San to work for his uncle Chiu Chi. Ma San and Chiu Chi gradually fall in love with each other.


Pei Shih
1972 · 1h 55m
country: Taiwan
Lung Kong collaborated with accomplished novelist Meng Jun to pen the script for this tale of heartbreak and doomed romance. The mounting despair of two solipsistic characters headed towards an emotionally shattering break-up is depicted through an elliptical series of flashbacks.


Cheating in Panorama
1972
country: Hong Kong


The Invincible Iron Palm
1971 · 1h 27m
country: Hong Kong
A fighter known as "Iron Palm" pretends to take control of a transport company as a first step to control the entire city, including gambling, prostitution and drug businesses.


The Living Sword
1971 · 1h 21m
country: Hong Kong
Cathay Classic, Paul Chang and Melinda Chen star in this melodramatic Wu Xia picture. Sammo Hung is in the first minute or two as a duelist in the tournament and probably directed the fights.


Secret of My Millionaire Sister
1971 · 1h 24m
country: Hong Kong
Choo died in South America and left a legacy of US Dollars two million to the younger daughter, Pei Fun, of his old friend Chang in Hongkong. The second beneficiary in the will, should Pei Fun die, was Nana, the young widow. Nana returned to Hongkong and conspired with her lover Johnny to wrest the fortune from the Chang family...
浪子之歌
浪子之歌
1971
country: Unknown
hong kong film
雲姑
雲姑
1971
country: Unknown
hong kong film
異鄉客
異鄉客
1970
country: Unknown
hong kong film
雪路血路
雪路血路
1970
country: Unknown
hong kong film
壮士血
壮士血
1970
country: Unknown
hong kong film


Mallow Forest
1969 · 1h 24m
country: Hong Kong
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the bandit Zhang Xianzhong, fearing that his treasures may be seized by the Manchurians, entrusts his henchman Yun to escort it to Mount Mei for safekeeping. However, Yun has made arrangements with the Manchurian spy Jin to ambush the treasure on the way to Mount Mei.


The Challenge
1969
country: Unknown
hong kong films


Mad, Mad, Mad Swords
1969 · 1h 37m
country: Hong Kong
The star in Mad Mad Mad swords is a common man with numerous weaknesses and a complete worthless student of a prestigious school. To the suprise of all, however, he manages to defeat a string of renowned swordsmen, including the one-armed swordsman and the blind swordsman, by tricks and luck.


Lotus Camp
1969 · 1h 28m
country: Hong Kong
Melinda Chen Man-Ling stars in another Cathay wuxia flick.


The Black Panther
1969 · 1h 22m
country: Hong Kong
A Wuxia mystery adventure from Cathay films.


The Violet Mansion
1969 · 1h 28m
country: Hong Kong
Another Cathay Wu Xia flick featuring Melinda Chen Manling.
花落水流红
花落水流红
1967
country: Unknown
hong kong film