Elliot Ngok Wah

Known for Acting

Elliot Ngok Wah, also known as Yueh Hua (Chinese: 岳華; 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018), , was a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actor, later based in Canada, with Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB. One of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers Studio, he starred in five to ten films per year in his heyday, playing roles ranging from foolish drunks to scholarly warriors.

Born

July 13, 1942

Died

October 20, 2018 (age 76)

Birthplace

Shanghai, China

Filmography

129 films, 49 shows

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Trivisa

2016 · 1h 36m

country: Hong Kong

Hong Kong's three notorious thieves who have never met one another before appear in the same restaurant. This leads to a rumour that they are joining forces to pull off something big before the Handover, though this is not something that any of them.

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Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

2008 · 1h 41m

country: China

The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.

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Confession of Pain

2006 · 1h 50m

country: China

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.

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Wo Hu

2006 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Police placed 1000 undercover officers in the various Triad groups in their efforts to bring down the criminal organization in Hong Kong. After one undercover officer's identity is discovered and he is killed, the pressure is put on one gang, suspicious of each other and everyone around them. Betrayal, deceit and murder bring this group of 'brothers' into a collision with the law, and each other.

Crossings: John Woo

2004 · 47m

country: Unknown

Crossings: John Woo starts with Woo's emotional homecoming to Hong Kong in 2004 to promote his latest blockbuster Paycheck. It leads you through his teen years where he made avant garde films, his apprenticeship with Shaw Brothers' martial arts director Chang Che, his coming of age as a director directing slapstick Hong Kong comedies through the 70s and 80s. It charts the genesis of the groundbreaking A Better Tomorrow starring Chow Yun Fat, a film that creates a new genre in Hong Kong cinema and launches Woo's career into the international arena.

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Migratory Bird

2001

country: Taiwan

Fong, a Taiwanese woman has relocated to Canada with her husband Kwok. Fong suspects that Kowk is cheating on her on his regular business trips to Taiwan.

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Faithfully Yours

1995

country: Hong Kong

Baau Wing Cheung juggles his career as a voice actor in HK with his wife Kitty's desire to emigrate to Canada. Things heat up however, when he starts working closely with his new boss Dang Ling.

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Rumble in the Bronx

1995 · 1h 46m

country: Hong Kong

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

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Never Ending Summer

1992 · 1h 36m

country: Hong Kong

When Chan comes to Vancouver to be with his wife, he finds her sleeping with a local cop, as well as discovering that the deed to his house has been sold. Devastated, he wanders the streets, and is eventually helped by a no-nonsense woman who is the sister of Chan's high-school friend. The two start an odd romance, which is periodically interrupted by the ghost of Chan's friend.

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Princess Madam

1989 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

Fung and Pan, two policewomen, are assigned to protect a gangster's mistress turned police informant. Her lover orders her assassination, but the attempt fails. In a desperate bid to prevent her going to court, he threatens to kill Pan's stepfather. Pan has no choice but to leave the police force in order to protect her family and seek her revenge.

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In the Line of Duty 3

1988 · 1h 24m

country: Hong Kong

Genji Nakamura and his partner Michiko Nishiwaki are thieves for the notorious Red Army terrorist organization in Japan. After pulling off the jewelry heist of the century in which dozens of people get killed, they are now planning to use the jewelry they've snatched to buy an arms cache.

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Fascinating Affairs

1985 · 1h 35m

country: Hong Kong

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The Siamese Twins

1984 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

The spirit of a deceased conjoined twin haunts her unknowing sister.

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On the Wrong Track

1983 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

A look at two brothers, whose reckless careers as gang members create conflict with friends, family, the police, school and their lives.

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18 Bronze Girls of Shaolin

1983

country: Taiwan

Shaolin temples thousands of years ago were famous for their kung fu schools, and everybody has come to relate these temples with kung fu. Even the best fighters in the world didn't dare challenge the Shaolin students. During the Ching Dynasty, the reigning government had total control of the Shaolin temples and schools. The monk Chi Kong wasn't a real monk. In fact he was evil. He even accepted girls as students. He taught these girls the kung fu style. There were eighteen of them...

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The Enchantress

1983 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

Max Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location known as Moonlit Sky to investigate rumors of deaths and disappearances there.

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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.

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Hell Has No Boundary

1982 · 1h 36m

country: Hong Kong

While out enjoying a seaside picnic with her fellow officer boyfriend, policewoman May becomes possessed by a murdered little girl spirit who immediately unleashes violent rage within her.

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The Spirit of the Sword

1982 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

In this film, there are 5 main clans ruling the martial world, each representing one of the 5 elements - fire, metal, water, wood and earth. Each year they hold a martial arts competition to decide which one of the 5 clans will rule the world. The story is centered around one of these tournaments, as a catastrophe arises when an evil samurai killer shows up 49 days before the start and tries to assassinate the current leader who happens to be from the Water clan.

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Mahjong Heroes

1981 · 1h 31m

country: Hong Kong

When gambling champ Yau retires, his heir is forced to enlist the help of legendary gambler Patrick Tse to protect his inheritance.

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Black Lizard

1981 · 1h 26m

country: Hong Kong

Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu. His enquiries with the help of Chief Constable Tieh Hu reveal an astounding story.

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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...

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The Duel of the Century

1981 · 1h 31m

country: Hong Kong

This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.

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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

1981 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

King Chau and Lady Yu

1981 · 1h 30m

country: Hong Kong

The story of Farewell to My Concubine is itself very dramatic. Lillian Lee is rumoured to have written the original screenplay in the late 1970s, which was made into a two-part television series on RTHK by Alex Law under the name King Chau and Lady Yu. Lee then adapted the story into a novel in 1985, which later inspired a feature film, scripted again by Lee and directed by Fifth Generation mainstay Chen Kaige, going on to become an international sensation that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globe Awards among other accolades. What's more, the Peking opera of the same title featured prominently in the novel, the TV programme and the film was itself adapted from a Kun opera, which was in turn based on the historical chronicle Basic Annals of Xiang Yu, from Records of the Grand Historian.

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A Deadly Secret

1980 · 1h 30m

country: Hong Kong

A treasure hunt sparks the continuing violence in this Hong Kong action film, yet the film does not focus only on the violent nature of some of the characters. An enamored Ting Tien (Pai Piao) spends a cold winter's night waiting to spot the love of his life, Ling Shuang-hua (Szu Shih), when she makes her usual morning excursion onto her balcony. The theme of his love for her is treated with sensitivity, though his love does not affect the fate in store for both himself and the woman he worships. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Heroes Shed No Tears

1980 · 1h 46m

country: Hong Kong

Kao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles between skilled martial masters.

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Citizen Shaw

1980 · 52m

country: France

A French TV documentary from 1980 directed by Maurice Frydland, in which Sir Run Run Shaw gives an all-access tour of the Shaw Brothers backlot (including behind-the-scenes footage from Return to the 36th Chamber.

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Monkey Kung Fu

1980 · 1h 33m

country: Taiwan

A lowly waiter is determined to learn kung fu from the local barber who just happens to be a kung fu master.

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Return of the Dead

1979 · 1h 38m

country: Hong Kong

Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be careful what they wish for. Story 2, a naked female ghost gets revenge from her watery grave. Story 3, a dead prostitute returns as a ghost.

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Bruce Tuan 7-Promise

1979 · 1h 37m

country: Taiwan

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.

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The Dream Sword

1979 · 1h 33m

country: Taiwan

Dream Sword is the ultimate weapon in the martial world

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu

1979 · 1h 28m

country: Taiwan

Excellent martial arts film depicts the exploits of the legendary Chinese scholar, Sun Tzu, the author of the world renowned book, "The Art of War by Sun Tzu" This film adaptation is filled with great fight scenes and battle stratagems.

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A Pretended Rebel

1979 · 1h 28m

country: Taiwan

The Japanese ninja secretly invade China in the time of the Ming Dynasty.

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The Ghost Story

1979 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

An old man of the village tells kinky ghost stories to a few of it's inhabitants after all the kids have gone to bed. What follows are stories that have horror elements and some soft-core nudity thrown in.

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Full Moon Scimitar

1979 · 1h 35m

country: Hong Kong

A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets stolen. After encountering his first defeat in life, in despair, he comes across a gorgeous girl, daughter of the head of a mysterious sect.

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In The Beginning

1979 · 1h 30m

country: Unknown

Fantasy film from Taiwan, featuring the Chinese creation mythology of Pangu and Nüwa.

Crippled Kung Fu Boxer

1979 · 1h 17m

country: Hong Kong

A guy trains to fight in kung fu.

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The Idiot Swordsman

1978 · 1h 20m

country: Taiwan

A young man, very talented in the martial arts, appears in a troubled part of the country and rids it of brigandry with his fighting skills. His sloppy dress and fondness for wine earns him the title of Idiot Swordsman. But his true identity remains a mystery.

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The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung

1978 · 1h 33m

country: Hong Kong

In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.

The Unique Lama

1978 · 1h 26m

country: Taiwan

The Unique Lama is a 1978 Wuxia film from Taiwan

The Souls of the Sword

1978 · 1h 36m

country: Taiwan

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Legend of the Bat

1978 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their problems but things go south when they run into other parties along the way.

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The Vengeful Beauty

1978 · 1h 22m

country: Hong Kong

Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan, a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng. Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng and ex-lover Wang-jun.

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Shaolin Master and the Kid

1978 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

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.

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Clan of Amazons

1978 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

The Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is called in to solve the mystery. The evidence points to the all-woman Clan of the Red Shoes - but appearances can be deceptive.

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Kung Fu Girls

1978 · 1h 31m

country: Taiwan

The inhabitants of a small village call on a new chief to protect them from bandits. The latter with the help of his two daughters make every effort to thwart the multiple attacks and looting launched on the village.

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The Red Phoenix

1978 · 1h 31m

country: Taiwan

Two fearless martial arts experts investigate a series of mysterious murders, committed by a unknown fighter called the "RED PHOENIX", who kills his victims with an unknown but very deadly technique.

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

1977 · 1h 48m

country: Hong Kong

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

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The Sentimental Swordsman

1977 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

A swordsman does everything it takes to bring justice. However, he has a drinking problem which eventually leads to his downfall.

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Invincible Swordswoman

1977 · 1h 26m

country: Hong Kong

Evil Ming dynasty eunuch bullies the emperor and forms a group of invincible kung fu fighters to defeat any competition.

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The Greatest Plot

1977 · 1h 29m

country: Taiwan

In a coup against an abusive king, a group of young fighters encounters deadly booby traps and lethal weaponry when its members storm a palace to end the reign of terror.

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Death Duel

1977 · 1h 30m

country: Hong Kong

The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and strength bring armies of challengers to his door, seeking the title for themselves. Not to be defeated, the Third Master fights evil, saves damsels in distress, and duels rival swordsmen to the death.

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The Chivalry, The Gunman and The Killer

1977 · 1h 32m

country: Taiwan

A gang of tough swordswomen take over a fort in a small city. These women terrorise everyone, killing indiscriminately. Two heroes, one clad in white, one in black, are sought out by an aging hero and brought in to fight the swordswomen.

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The Green Dragon Inn

1977 · 1h 33m

country: Taiwan

When an evil land baron's son murders an innocent family, a Marshall is called in to escort him to be executed in the court of law far to the north. With the aid of an army of soldiers, the Marshall must fight off the Land Baron's assassins, who want to try and free his murderous son at every given chance.

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The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung

1977 · 1h 40m

country: Hong Kong

Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.

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The Face Behind the Mask

1977 · 1h 33m

country: Taiwan

When the three most feared fighters in the land are defeated by The First Family and leader Chen Tien Wei is elected Chief of the Martial World, the treachery that follows will find the noble leader attempting to uncover the traitor that has poisoned the clan from the inside in a dazzling martial arts epic from Chen Chi Hua. "Militant Dragon and Tiger," "Devil Stars," and "Three Horrid Mice" have tormented the countryside for far too long. Upon their defeat at the hands of the First Family, Wei is elected Chief of the Martial World by the grateful population of the Chinese countryside. His house subsequently beset upon by a malevolent band of anonymous fighters and vengeful wizards who seek to destabilize Wei's reign, Wei must now seek out the betrayer who lurks in his midst and restore his honor before his rule collapses under the weight of disloyalty

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The Jade Tiger

1977 · 1h 40m

country: Hong Kong

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.

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Clans of Intrigue

1977 · 1h 35m

country: Hong Kong

Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.

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Lady Exterminator

1977 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate a major Thai based drug syndicate controlled by a ruthless drug lord who's expanded their operations into Hong Kong. As our seductive undercover heroine gets inside and rises the ranks to the top, skepticism also rises as the boss' jealous moll smells a plant.

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Lung Wei Village

1977 · 1h 31m

country: Taiwan

Sensing a rebellion is brewing in the small town of Lung Wei Village, the Manchu warlords command the village magistrate to hunt down the rebels. He hires four warriors, all of them expert martial artists, to stop the rebellion. The stakes are high: If they don't succeed, the rebels may change the course of Chinese history.

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Moods of Love

1977 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

Two stories are included in this erotic/romantic anthology. In the first, a Sung-Dynasty (10th-13th century) Buddhist monk is tricked into sexual relations with an unscrupulous female adventurer. He dies soon after with his misdeed on his conscience. In the second, the daughter of a woman who died in a brothel discovers that her mother died an unnatural death and seeks revenge.

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Five Kung Fu Daredevil Heroes

1977 · 1h 34m

country: Taiwan

The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers.

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Shaolin Temple

1976 · 2h 6m

country: Hong Kong

There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Qing troops - complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.

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The Web of Death

1976 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the "Five Poison Web." In order to do so, he has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect, Angela Yu Chien. However, there is also the Centipede Sect to contend with, as well as other assorted martial artists, among them played by Shaw Brothers talents Yueh Hua, Ching Li, and Lily Li.

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Love Swindler

1976 · 1h 35m

country: Hong Kong

Vaunted director Li Han-Hsiang reveals the way of the world in this anthology film of four stories that feature far more swindlers and swindling than lovers or love. There's fake acupuncturists, gullible counterfeiters, a jewelry heist in a VD clinic, and a salesgirl's subtle scam in these short cinematic stories of gulls, dopes, marks, and fools and the cons, cheaters, charlatans, and connivers who trick them. It's four times the fraud as the cheats, gyps, and rip-offs come fast and furious!

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Beautiful Vixen

1976 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

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Erotic Nights

1976

country: Hong Kong

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Wedding Nights

1976

country: Hong Kong

An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.

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Super Dragon

1976 · 1h 27m

country: Taiwan

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.

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Killer Clans

1976 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

The Longmen and Roc clans kill each other to gain power in their territory. However, things take a turn when a warrior falls for the daughter of the rival clan's leader.

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The Last Tempest

1976 · 1h 58m

country: Hong Kong

Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress.

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The Sexy Killer

1976 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

A nurse decides to take justice in her own hands to fight the crime-syndicates of Hong Kong after her sister is drugged and abused by some local drug dealers.

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The Criminals

1976 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover

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Black Magic

1975 · 1h 35m

country: Hong Kong

A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer's bride for himself.

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The Big Holdup

1975 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers! Chan Koon Tai leads the diverse pack of criminals, which also includes such Shaw Brothers luminaries as Ngok Wah, Chung Wong, Ling Yun, and a young Danny Lee in one of his first featured roles. The group pulls off the robbery in action-packed fashion, but betrayal and the relentless police end up marking the five robbers for death.

義劫愛神號

1975

country: Unknown

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My Bewitched Wife

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My Bewitched Wife

1975

country: Hong Kong

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All Men Are Brothers

1975 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

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.

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That's Adultery!

1975 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

Renowned director Li Han-hsiang writes and directs the anthology film of four sexy , salacious and scandalous stories . There’s a general’s sedan-chair bearer who dallies with each of the soldier’s four wives until he suffers the fate of Samson , a Japanese pot maker molds his wife’s lover , a courtesan who fools her drunken husband , and a scissors shop owner’s wife who has too many lovers to cut . It is four helpings of lascivious , lewd and libidinous pleasures .

The Two Faces of Love

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The Two Faces of Love

1974 · 2h 3m

country: Hong Kong

shaw production

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Sorrow of the Gentry

1974 · 1h 37m

country: Hong Kong

In the waning days of China's feudal aristocracy, a powerful family crumbles under the weight of tradition, betrayal, and inner decay. The Yang household, ruled by the domineering patriarch Mr. Yang, is torn apart as each son struggles with personal misery: a forbidden love, a loveless marriage, a murderous rivalry, and class-defying passion. As secrets of smuggled arms and illicit affairs come to light, the once-mighty clan collapses amid death, scandal, and disgrace.

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The Bod Squad

1974 · 1h 32m

country: Hong Kong

Five Western girls are kidnapped by Chinese pirates and sold to a brothel. While they are being trained to become prostitutes, a couple of local citizens take mercy on them and plots their escape by teaching them kung-fu. The five scantily-clad girls, using their newfound martial arts skills then fight their way to freedom.

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Hong Kong 73

1974 · 1h 34m

country: Hong Kong

As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.

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Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women

1974 · 1h 45m

country: Hong Kong

Three men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.

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Sex, Love and Hate

1974 · 1h 29m

country: Hong Kong

Accredited director of erotica and kung-fu films Chu Yuan, combines stars from both genres in Sex, Love And Hate, a masterpiece about Hong Kong society's differing emotional views on love and what women want when it comes to happiness in love. The provocative Ching Li (Chu Tai), the exotic Lily Ho (Pai Mei) and the princess of kung-fu films Hsu Feng (Yao Yao), play three women who live together and compare notes as to what would make them happy in love, in life, then go out to find it. Pai Mei wants money at all costs, Chu Tai will marry as soon as the opportunity arises and Yao Yao is saving her virginity for Mr. Right.

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Village of Tigers

1974 · 1h 19m

country: Hong Kong

The Village of Tigers is known as the home of all evil doers throughout the land, ruled by their leader, Lord Hu Jiao. When the famed swordsman known as the Sword of the Southern Sky, Luo Hong-Xun ends up in said village, he will teach the bandits a lesson.

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Iron Bodyguard

1973 · 1h 34m

country: Hong Kong

Wang Wu, a skilled swordsman, befriends Tan Tzu-tung, a scholar who encourages him to join a reform movement in China. Together, they face challenges as they fight for change.

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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

1973 · 1h 26m

country: Hong Kong

This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting career in the U.S., he returned to Hong Kong where he became an international star, and his death at age 32.

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The House of 72 Tenants

1973 · 1h 38m

country: Hong Kong

Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within.

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Illicit Desire

1973 · 1h 40m

country: Hong Kong

Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortunetellers, and several Buddhist monks figure in a trio of erotic and mystical Chinese legends.

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Payment In Blood

1973 · 1h 20m

country: Hong Kong

Fang Chih Kien (Elliot Ngok) witnesses a triad murder. When he picks the killer out of a lineup, the triad gang goes out of their way to make his family's life a living hell, until he can take no more and seeks revenge.

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Facets of Love

1973 · 1h 34m

country: Hong Kong

This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence. A shaw production

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The Villains

1973 · 1h 19m

country: Hong Kong

A poor orphan seeks help from her wealthy uncle and his sons.

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Filthy Guy

1972 · 1h 28m

country: Taiwan

Sammo Hung is a poor village orphan called 'Filthy Guy' for his unwashed / diseased head whose ambitious landlord's son becomes king and wants to kill him as a prophecy predicts Sammo Hung will replace him

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Trilogy of Swordsmanship

1972 · 1h 48m

country: Hong Kong

Three martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs a clever love-and-kung-fu triangle, Cheng Kang both writes and directs kung-fu courtesans battling brigands, and the "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, creates a cliff-hanging, swashbuckling mini-movie with maxi-action.

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The Lizard

1972 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the streets to spread his righteous message.

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The 14 Amazons

1972 · 2h 3m

country: Hong Kong

The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war General Yang is ambushed and killed. His widow and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country.

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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

1972 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ainu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ainu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.

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The Young Avenger

1972 · 1h 22m

country: Hong Kong

After a career spanning more than forty years and dozens of films as director or writer, Yueh Feng used everything he learned on a final few martial arts epics, of which this is one of the most memorable. It's not easy to forget a hunchbacked, one-armed protagonist, nor the "Poisonous Dragon Sword" style, nor the luminous and lethal Shih Szu as the title swordswoman, who is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival.

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The Casino

1972 · 1h 17m

country: Hong Kong

A handsome stranger strolls into a casino one evening and all but cleans out the house, beating 160-1 odds at dice by getting three of a kind. He informs beautiful proprietress Miss Cui that he actually came there for her and reveals himself as her betrothed, Luo Tianguang. The couple wed, but their bliss is interrupted when Luo agrees to help old friend Lun Liu defeat crooked gambler Hao Lishan, who uses rigged dice.

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The Water Margin

1972 · 2h 5m

country: Hong Kong

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.

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Pursuit

1972 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

Instructor Lin who is home from training the imperial troops for several years. He meets his wife and runs into his brother who has become a monk at the local temple. His superior Lord Gao, strangely decides to rape Lin's wife in the temple but Lin interrupts the crime. His brother is enraged and tries to kill Gao but Lin stops him with the help of Lin's training brother and old friend Lu who works for Gao. Lin is loyal to the Commissioner and will not do anything to harm his son. Once back at the Commissioner's house, Gao and Lu hatch a plan to discredit and eventually kill Lin all with the Commissioner's approval. The plan is put into motion and Lin is unjustly arrested for trespassing on imperial property.

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The Long Chase

1971 · 1h 21m

country: Hong Kong

Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a remote village being terrorized by bandits. When Yueh takes over the identity of a county officer newly assigned to the village, his ruse is assisted by a pretty innkeeper's daughter (Li Ching) who insists to Lieh that Yueh is indeed the county officer and happens also to be the cousin who was betrothed to her as a child. The confused innkeeper is persuaded by his daughter to support the ruse, thus delaying Lieh's efforts to arrest the wanted man.

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Vengeance of a Snowgirl

1971 · 1h 58m

country: Hong Kong

Sworn-brothers expert martial artists are the targets of a mysterious killer, which seems to bear a grudge against them for what happened several years ago.

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The Shadow Whip

1971 · 1h 18m

country: Hong Kong

This top ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic action adventure. Cheng Pei-pei radiates her trademark charm while wielding the deadly title weapon, which is implicated in multiple murders and a major heist. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits or avenging her father's brutal death, she demonstrates why she was Hong Kong's number one swordswoman and no slouch with the whip either!

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The Drinking Knight

1971

country: Hong Kong

An unfinished Shaw Brothers production initially to be the directorial debut of Chiu Kang Chien, but was then shelved for a year before being taken over by Pao Hsueh-Li. However, the film appears never to have been finished and hence remains unreleased.

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The Twelve Gold Medallions

1970 · 1h 42m

country: Hong Kong

While a brave Chinese general and his men fight against the Tartar invaders, several swordsmen try to obtain twelve golden medallions on whose possession depends the future of the Song dynasty.

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Brothers Five

1970 · 1h 49m

country: Hong Kong

The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Chen-feng has killed their father. All five, however, seek to defeat the vicious gangsters at the Manor.

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Lady of Steel

1970 · 1h 28m

country: Hong Kong

A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial world’s leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia (Fang Mien) and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to organize the defense of their country against invading Jin forces. Fang also intends to avenge the murder of her parents 20 years past by bandit leader Han Shi-xiong (Huang Chung-hsin). Han has since taken on a new, false identity as a reputable member of the Flying Dragon Clan while secretly working with the Jin to bring down the resistance. Han uses cunning and a network of criminal fighters in an attempt to assassinate Fang, and when that fails, to frame her as a traitor. Once his true identity and intentions are revealed, a determined Fang must rely on her deadly sword skills and assistance from a clever beggar clan leader (Yueh Hua) to stop Han and restore her reputation.

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Raw Courage

1969 · 1h 48m

country: Hong Kong

After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon Society, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee with the infant and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.

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Vengeance Is a Golden Blade

1969 · 1h 43m

country: Hong Kong

Li Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been visiting the bed of a rival. She helps plot against him, and the Vicious Long Brothers invade his home and steal the Golden Dragon Blade - a sword that makes its wielder unbeatable. Zhishan, crippled in the attack, and his young daughter are whisked away by a devoted servant, and the trio soon find shelter in the home of an herbalist. Years pass, the daughter grows up to be a lovely young woman and a powerful fighter, and the Long Brothers use the Golden Dragon Blade to gain power in the region. Zhishan's family of sorts has managed to stay well hidden, but a trip into the city - the daughter's first - sets off an old power struggle as Zhishan's wife discovers her daughter is quite alive.

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Dragon Swamp

1969 · 1h 45m

country: Hong Kong

After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is banished to the Dragon Swamp for 20 years. Now, 20 years later, the sword has been stolen again, and the members of Lingshan Clan are sent out to find the culprit. Among those is Qing-Erh (Cheng Pei-pei again), who meets a wandering swordsman (Yueh Hua) searching for the long lost Fan Ying. Together they decide to enlist the help of the Dragon Swamp Master in their respective searches.

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Death Valley

1968 · 1h 30m

country: Hong Kong

A hired assassin unknowingly makes friends with the man he's been sent to murder.

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Killer Darts

1968 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

They brutally killed his wife, wiped out dozens of his innocent people, and burnt his entire village down to a charbroiled crisp. Now, master Liou Wen-lung is out for revenge. Armed with a near-invincible sword style and a pack of killer darts, he heads out to settle a 10-year old grudge with the cold-blooded evildoers. Joining him is his son, an orphan named Yu Sien and his trusty servant.

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Black Butterfly

1968 · 1h 45m

country: Hong Kong

Black Butterfly, steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Trouble starts when a bandit gang, who the Black Butterfly has robbed, come to town looking for them. Eventually, the Black Butterfly and their new allies, will have to confront the bandit gang at their fortress.

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Mist over Dream Lake

1968 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

A young woman moves to rural Taiwan to live with her extended family during her parents' divorce. She and her two cousins navigate romantic complications and relations with the indigenous Taiwanese in this adaptation of a Chiung Yao novel.

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Trapeze Girl

1967 · 1h 26m

country: Hong Kong

A young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performance, expecting that one day she would be a greatest trapeze artist. Later, she falls in love with one of the members of the circus staff who used to be a trapeze performer in previous times.

Swan Song

1967 · 1h 45m

country: Hong Kong

Demure Ke Fen Ni is secretly in love with painter Tu Fan. Unfortunately, she suffers from an incurable disease -- leukemia. Her mother wants her dying daughter to enjoy the most of her remaining days.

Blue Skies

1967 · 1h 29m

country: Hong Kong

Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. The girl makes the most of her fortuitous opportunity, creating a huge splash in her debut as an entertainer, a fact which forever changes her life! However, this newfound meteoric rise to fame begins to take a toll on her personal life. For one thing, it starts to complicate her burgeoning romance with her pianist lover. And secondly, she soon finds herself the receiver of some sexual overtures from the producer of her show. What will poor Hsiao Yun do? And will blue skies be smiling at her by story's end?

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Sweet Is Revenge

1967 · 1h 29m

country: Hong Kong

Some 40 years ago when warlords rode rough-shod over the Chinese people, circus acrobat Pao Te-cheng took to the hills and began robbing the rich to help the poor. His daring feats earned him the nickname of “The Masked Robber”. Trying to intercept a large sum of money to be turned over to public security chief Cheng Kuan-hsi, he is nearly caught. Partner Hsiao Chung is jubilant over his safe return. But in the government office, chief detective Ma Pu-yun frantically plots his arrest. Ma Chien-li, son of the chief detective, devises a clever trap set for Ma Pu-yun’s birthday party. Among the guests is Huang Tan-ping who is engaged to Doctor David Lee. Ma Chien-li proposes to her without knowing this.

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The Sword and the Lute

1967 · 1h 27m

country: Hong Kong

The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the swordfighting members of their different clans.

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Hong Kong Nocturne

1967 · 2h 8m

country: Hong Kong

A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.

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Princess Iron Fan

1966 · 1h 33m

country: Hong Kong

The mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous for the adventures of Sun Wukong, the notorious Monkey King.

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Come Drink with Me

1966 · 1h 31m

country: Hong Kong

Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

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The Monkey Goes West

1966 · 1h 52m

country: Hong Kong

THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.

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The Lark

1965 · 1h 50m

country: Hong Kong

A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.

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The Warlord and the Actress

1964 · 1h 41m

country: Hong Kong

A member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful voice and appearances. Her beauty, however, invites the unwanted attentions of cruel and lecherous warlord Cao Lin (Zeng Mei). In order to escape Cao's grasp, Tang and her lover Lin Ke Qiang (Chin Han) decide to run away to the south where they can live freely. But their plan is uncovered by Cao, and Lin gets captured. In order to save Lin, Tang must sacrifice herself and entertain Japanese guests at a banquet, throwing herself into danger's way.

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The Dancing Millionairess

1964 · 1h 49m

country: Hong Kong

Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job as her chauffeur, but a proposed musical show is far more attractive to the aspiring dancer. When a rumor gets out that the two are involved in an affair, she's angry and confronts him, but his charms overwhelm her, and it's revealed that she too desires to dance. Soon she's bankrolling the affair, the sets are being built, and the singing and dancing begin!