Celestial Classic Movies Astro

Actress Li Li Hua, star of over 60 films since 1947, beautifully portrays the disgraced wife of a peddler in the final days of the Ching Dynasty.

Kung fu queen Cheng Pei-pei plays a swordswoman on a mission to find the bandits who killed her parents and save her country from foreign invaders.

Serio-comic clashes of cultures ensue when a Mainland Chinese family try to make a go of it in Hong Kong.

This hard-hitting drama is based on a real-life investigation on the involvement of both cops as well as crooks in second offences.

Linda Lin Dai plays a beauty tricked into sacrificing herself for the good of the Chinese people. However, the truth is revealed too late.

A hero (Chen Kuan Tai) battles assassins who use a deadly, beheading weapon to kill dissidents.

Be tickled by the slippery efforts of three pickpockets, so adept at their chosen skill that they even manage to fleece three beauties of their underwear!

Starring John Chiang, Ti Lung, Yueh Wah, Ku Feng and Chen Kuan Tai, this classic depicts how the brothers of the classic Water Margin fight local authorities.

This epic depicts the romance between the Jade Emperor's seventh daughter and a young village man. When Heaven and Earth meet, can a common ground be found?

In this award-winning classic, a beauty disguises herself as a boy to attend school yet tend to her lover. Stars Lo Ti, Ling Po.

Playfulness abounds and innocence is lost in this tale of two naughty females who grow up and discover boys together.

A grateful convict becomes his prison officer's defender after he learns that the officer's restaurant has been taken over by a local thug.

Director Lu Chun-ku leads Liu Yung, Liang Yun-hsin and 'Thundering Mantis,' Liang Chia-jen on a madcap quest filled with double crosses and triple plots.

After years in prison, Lu Hu returns to find his ruthless brother has taken over the family business and imprisoned their sister. Now, Hu and his sister must fight to get their lives back.

3 beautiful salesgirls masquerade as high society belles in a bid to realize their dreams of marrying millionaires.

Famed director Chor Yuen has three pairs of cunning crooks on a quest to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House but one is undercover.

Two ingenious lovebirds come up with what they think is a fool proof plan to get their parents to allow them to wed. Starring Ching Li.

A Chinese martial arts student (Wang Yu) trains hard to defeat the karate expert (Lo Lieh) who brutally killed his master and peers.

If you liked House of 72 Tenants, you won't want to miss out on this humorous, fun-filled sequel complete with 10 more tenants!

Winner of Best Martial Arts Award at the 1978 Asian Film Festival, this piece is directed by Liu Chia-liang and features his brother, Gordon, as a martial arts master.

Kung fu idols Wang Yu, Lo Meng and Loh Lieh star in this comedy set in a Shaolin temple where Hung Hsi-kuan and Fang Shih-yu become disciples.

Shaolin loyalists (led by Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen Kuan Tai) go up against a formidable Manchu general and his Tibetan allies.

Asiapol agent Yang Ming Hsuan sets out to apprehend George Eaton, a high profile thug who has escaped to Hong Kong. With home support, can Yang take him down?

In this 'Flying Guillotine' follow-up, a fearless woman (Chen Ping) takes on a flying guillotine gang even while she's pregnant!

Regular Joes turn heroes to save their neighbourhood, when a local mobster decides to turn their local gossip spot into a gambling den!

In true Huangmei opera style, lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a used and abused beauty in director Kao Li's restrained, as well as sadistic tearjerker.

After a kidnapped swordsman is surprisingly rescued by the father he had been looking for, he also learns about his mother from him.

Three sisters (the quietest and most filial of whom is played by Cheng Pei Pei) attempt to sing and dance their way to happiness.

A waitress, who is secretly the outlaw Black Butterfly, steals from the rich and gives to the poor but picking the wrong targets sets the law on her heels.

Directed by Chow Sze Loke and Li Han Hsiang, this classic starring Diana Chang, Chang Chung and Pai Yun depicts how Lotus Pan marries a midget, yet has an affair.

After they reunite in a casino, two lovers (Lily Ho and Yueh Hua) vow to rid the place of corrupt military leaders and criminal others.

This epic classic charts a romance between two teenage cousins, who pursue their relationship despite objections from their respective families.

Three swordsmen's search for the murderous Bat Without Wings brings to light a plethora of criminal individuals and twists in the tale.

60s pop star Carrie Ku Mei plays pop star 'Little Lark' in her greatest role, in this romance that features some of the most popular Mandarin songs of all time.

This action-packed adventure centres on a mysterious masked highwayman who not only steals from the rich but also blinds them!

A kind Emperor lands himself in big trouble when he begins frequenting the gambling dens to learn what makes his subjects tick. Stars Anthony Lau, Wong Yue.

Director Chang Cheh teams up with the Five Venoms in this martial arts saga that captures the fab five at their swashbuckling best.

In this retelling of China's most popular romance, superstar Ivy Ling Po plays a scholar who tries to seduce a servant.

Go on a quest with the Monkey King, Goddess of Mercy and Dragon Girl, as they battle Hung, the son of the Ox Demon to save Tang Tseng, the Holy Pilgrim.

This fascinating, humorous box office smash captures a cross-section of Hong Kong society and their issues -- all crammed into a single tenement building.

This drama captures the legend of a young boxer who battles the odds to become the ultimate fighter in a tournament against his greatest rivals.

An extraordinary youth is determined to reunite with his goddess mother and unravel the mythical Lotus Lamp. Starring Linda Lin Dai.

A gutsy lass (Kara Hui Ying-Hung) becomes a kung-fu family's matriarch so that its dastardly Third Uncle won't get the inheritance.

Michael Hui Kwun-Man makes a hilarious film debut as the nuttiest warlord of early 20th Century China! Also stars Lily Ho, Hu Chin and Tina Ti.

In this 'Brave Archer' sequel, Kuo Tsing's (Alexander Fu Sheng) love for Huang Yung (Niu Niu) is challenged by Ouyang Fung.

Pat Ting Hung, Carrie Ku Mei and Li Hsiang Chun star in this delightful tale of mistaken identities caused by monogrammed handkerchiefs.

After her father is killed by gangsters, a young woman seeks revenge plus bids to ensure that justice is served. Starring Lily Ho.

In this king of epic dramas, three sexy vignettes are set against a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with erotic myths, secret trysts and pleasurable twists.

Adapted from a book by Ku Lung, this spectacular martial arts showcase features an all-star cast including Ti Lung, Lo Mang, Ai Fei and Lily Li.

A young couple lived happily in a house but the woman becomes haunted after she accidentally kills her husband.

Witness the exploits of Chan Chao| an advocate of justice who thwarts the plans of Minister Peng to assassinate the revered Judge Pao Cheng over and over again.

Award-winning director Chang Cheh depicts the struggle of the Shaolin monasteries when the Ching Dynasty sets trap to separate and destroy them.

Catch superstar, Linda Lin Dai, in one of her most acclaimed roles in this story of forbidden love between a country maiden and the emperor.

The story of Shaolin firebrands Fang Shih-yu, Hung I-kuan, and Hu Huei-chien comes to life in Chang Cheh's rousing kung fu saga.

This drama takes on a group of young people who get entangled in a web of love and emotions.

This entertaining 'Robin Hood' epic features a hero who steals from the thieves and gives to the poor which sets the thieves on the warpath.

Betty Loh, Grace Ting and Diana Chang star in this romantic comedy between a gifted scholar and the administrative official's daughter he falls for at first sight.

Chang Cheh presents his epic vision of the Temple, featuring his favourite leads Ti Lung, David Chiang and Alexander Fu Sheng.

Based on the folk legend, director Li Han Hsiang presents this humorous portrayal of the Emperor Chien Lung's adventures in Jiang Nan.

This intriguing action flick blends westerns and detective films in its martial arts mainline, depicting a tale of vigilante justice versus the law.

This is the first of four related Shaw Brothers film adaptations of the legendary Journey To The West.

In Wong Jing's first modern drama spiced up by three great kung fu choreographers, stars Ti Lung, Chen Hui Min, Wang Lung Wei, Lo Lieh and Wang Yu defy death.

Chiang Li Ping plays a scorned wife, while Elaine Chin Yen Ling is the mistress who teaches the hypocritical husband that what goes around, comes around.

Two women and a man have to deal with forgery, fire and poisoned needles when they go up against a notorious gang.

This award-winning film is Cheng Pei Pei's screen debut, and depicts life and love in a fishing village captured by two pairs of young lovers.

This Eastmancolor-Shawscope costume musical depicts a turbulent romance between Yu Lan, a passionate tea picker and a charming fisherman named Chun Yang.

Set in Seoul right after the Korean War, a kung-fu master, combat instructor, explosives expert and missiles specialist take on a drug smuggling ring.

Two of Lord He Suo's victims' children train at the Shaolin Temple and then seek revenge against him on his birthday. Starring Jet Li.

A woman sets up a troubled love triangle involving 2 swordsmen (Ti Lung and Lau Wing) and an enchanting lady (Ching Li).

An insane swordsman takes to making Chinese lamps from the skin of his enemies' sisters, mistresses and wives!

A virtuous lone swordsman who is not without individual weaknesses (Ti Lung) finally decides that it's payback time.

In this action-packed thriller, director Lo Wei plays a fishing village bully, whose son lusts after a local beauty.

When Lung, the Black Enforcer, is forced to house a killer named Fei during a snowstorm, Fei's gang comes for him. Fei kills Lung's mother and sister, triggering a fearsome vendetta.

A young couple's love is put to the test over a tumultuous period of Chinese history. Starring Linda Lin Dai, Kwan Shan.

While taking a ferry on the way to a vacation, Kwok and his family meet a road thug who puts an ugly spin on their holiday plans.

Jealousy threatens to expose the secret relationship of a 17-year-old student and her 35-year-old teacher husband.

Daring Sung Dynasty must fight their way out of trap after trap and band together to save the prime minister.

Li Han Hsiang brings us this delightful adventure, which revolves around Emperor Chien Lung's incognito journey through China.

Choreographed by Tang Chia, this film is an entertaining combination of eye-popping martial arts' moves and thrilling 'Sherlock Holmes' investigations. Stars Liu Yu Pu, Derek Yee.

Three women and three men beguile, blackmail, bicker and backstab each other all the way to a shocking surprise ending.

Trouble ensues after Ah To (Gordon Liu) marries a Japanese martial artist (Yuka Mizuno) and has a need to prove his martial prowess.

Pauline Wong plays a pregnant student who marries a sympathetic, yet equally heartbroken, passer-by in Jamie Luk's directing debut.

Wang Yu heads this film's stellar cast under martial arts master, Chang Cheh. Together, they present beautifully choreographed action scenes.

This comedy contains dramatisations of some of the funniest and most surreal film gossips of director Li Han-Hsiang's 30 year career.

Chang Cheh presents this ultimate depiction of dysfunctional kung fu masters, overcoming their shortcomings to win the day, one corpse at a time.

The Monk, Monkey, Friar Sand and Pig find themselves in a realm where women can only give birth to women unless loved by a man.

Dubbed Little Bastard due to never having known his parents, a young man seeks his roots, with help from a staunch ally called Little Beggar.

Emperor Chien Lung woos a famous courtesan, indulges in some gambling and helps out earthquake victims while incognito in Suzhou.

In this lively forerunner to the gambling film craze, two cardsharks spar in a battle of wits and fists to become king of the casino.