2024-10-21
Wang Chung was a valued actor long before he became a director, but as a filmmaker, he helped create some of the most interesting thrillers Shaw Brothers ever released - including this fascinating crime saga of a Sino-Vietnamese crime gang. Danny Lee stars as a misunderstood refugee while Ray Lui plays a cop struggling against his own conscience to ensure that justice is upheld.
Linda Lin Dai plays both mother and son in this lavish fable about a goddess who falls in love with a mortal scholar (Cheng Pei-pei in her debut role). Over two years in production, it was released on the first anniversary of Linda's tragic suicide.
Three Sung loyalists become blood brothers to fight the tyranny of the Tartar invaders. To oust the oppressors altogether, Ma releases the kidnapped Tartar princess in a strategic effort to gain points with the invaders, but it soon becomes apparent that he desires both a great position and power, and will do anything to get it...
Yang Gui Fei is the beloved concubine of Emperor Tang Ming Huang, who is so besotted with her that he leaves the running of the country to Prime Minister Yang Guo Zhong, the brother of Yang Gui Fei. The Prime Minister is corrupt and cruel to the army, causing them to revolt and endanger the throne. Yang Gui Fei is also implicated and kills herself.
The Killer star Danny Lee plays the lead role of a guy who needs to become a hero. He lies, steals and cheats his way into operating a plush casino, but when he incurs the wrath of a female Japanese gang leader, all bets are off!
Uninhibited youth Chun meets a rich girl Wen when her car breaks down and drives her home. Chun falls in love with Wen but Wen's brother dislikes him and forbids his sister to see him. He humiliates Chun and gets Chun beaten up, so Chun takes the pistol he has found accidentally on the street to Wen's home and shoots her brother dead.
Kuei Chih-hung was famous for his modern day crime thrillers, his horror flicks, and even his comedies. But if the only kung-fu film he ever made was this one, he'd still be spoken of with respect by even the most ardent martial arts movie fan. Many consider this real life martial arts champion Chen Kuan-tai's best performance. As a deeply, even obsessively, dedicated Chief Court Constable, he ill
Hsu Lo is up against an evil black magic practitioner San Kan Mi, who wants to place a death spell on him and a love spell on his fiancee Wang Chu Ying. Fortunately, Wang's friends manage to find another veteran witch doctor to take on the evil San. This bone-chilling tale of good versus evil races to a heart-stopping ending.
The White-Browed Priest supports the brutal Qing government, burning down Shaolin Temple and hunting its disciples. Hung from Shaolin falls in love with Fang while escaping from the hunt and the couple have a son before Hung is killed by the Priest. To avenge his father, Hung creates a new form of martial art combining his parents' kung fu styles.
The Magnificent Swordsman centres on the hero who vows vengeance against evil bandits who killed his family when he was a child. The hero recruits several friends to help the peasants rid their village of marauding bandits, the leader of the band being the man who killed his family.
The ingenious imperial scholar Liu Yung always embarrasses Emperor Chien Lung with his quick wit and gift of gab. The emperor purposely sets him up to solve the seemingly unsolvable. However, Liu Yung resolves it easily with wit and style and foils the emperor's plot once again.
Skilled shadow Tai Chi boxer Ku Ting hides his skills by working as a construction worker. However, when the thugs assaulted his girlfriend, Ku Ting has no choice but to use his kung fu to show his enemies what it takes to keep justice in line.
Adapted from the renowned Chinese novel, The Water Margin, this is the story of a poor and beautiful girl Lotus Pan, who is raped by her master and had to be married off to a midget who treats her badly. Lost and lonely, Pan unwittingly becomes a pawn in the game of lust between her husband's playboy brother Wu Song, and a murderous man Men Ching.
Sima works for a corrupt lord Qin who is suffering from a deadly disease that only a special herb can cure. Qin sends him on an urgent mission to retrieve it, but the task is made more difficult when Sima has to fight off other martial artists who want to steal the cure away from him. He has to fight with his ultimate weapon, the Dragon Missile!
A master jewel thief turns over a new leaf as a professional singer in a nightclub. However, a series of robberies happened shortly after and he becomes the suspect again. The thief then sets up a trap to snare the copycat but will this backfire on him?