CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES

Wei Fu is an unremarkable woodcutter. However, when psychotic marauders killed his family and abducted his sister, he goes through vigorous martial arts training with an expert swordsman in order to exact revenge on the evildoers.

Fang is a spunky young village girl who is not afraid to fight back against hooligans. She gets into trouble with the biggest hoodlum Tong when she foils his plans with a maid, causing Tong to plot a revenge. Luckily a man whom she is attracted to, Hai, comes in time to her rescue. Can they fight back?

Transformed from a young laboratory researcher, the thunderboltfisted Inframan must battle Princess Dragon Mom who wakes up from hibernation to conquer the earth with her army of mutant monsters.

In this classic romantic melodrama, nightclub songstress Qing Qing falls for the handsome Peng Nan. However, the two go through an emotional roller coaster of misunderstandings, separations and mutual torment. When the two finally fall back into love, Qing Qing receives a shocking revelation that brings the story to its inevitable sad ending.

The Bat Without Wings, a notorious rapistmurderer, has returned after a fiveyear absence. A young swordsman and a convoy master investigate the case and suspect that the Bat may be framed. A saying goes that a treasure map is hidden under the Bats knife, so they try to use that to hunt the real culprit.

A compulsive gambler with bad luck owes money to a violent gangster boss and trades his wife as down payment, causing her to leave him. As he decides to kill himself, a mysterious old man offers him a proposal to marry the ghost of his dead daughter in exchange for cash and an expensive apartment.

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!

Zhang and Jins daughter, Peony, are betrothed at birth but Jin objects to the engagement now. Zhang meets a carp spirit that looks exactly like Peony and they fall in love. When Justice Bao is asked by Jin to distinguish Peony from her replica, he decides to quit the case when he witness the true love between Zhang and the carp spirit.

Zhang and Jins daughter, Peony, are betrothed at birth but Jin objects to the engagement now. Zhang meets a carp spirit that looks exactly like Peony and they fall in love. When Justice Bao is asked by Jin to distinguish Peony from her replica, he decides to quit the case when he witness the true love between Zhang and the carp spirit.

Shot on the Shaws lot in the final years of Hong Kongs greatest studio, The Enchantress tells the story of martial artists who disappear in the night! Intrigued, wannabe detectiveswordsman Feng Chiwu Mok Siuchung is determined to find out what is happening. But when Feng finds out that an evil vampire spirit Wei Chiuhua is killing swordsmen, hes in for more than he bargains for... Its an outlandis

Poor student Lin is engaged to the daughter of a rich man who despises him because of his familys declining status. Lin visits his fiance before leaving for the Imperial examination, but finds a maid lying dead in blood. As Lins bloody handprint is left on the site, he is accused of the murder. How can Justice Bao prove his innocence?

After getting into trouble with a local gangster, Chui Ho, a young man, Tam Dong flees to San Francisco and manages to get a job in a restaurant in Chinatown. Tam Dong finds himself embroiled with the gang again while in San Francisco, and has to fight Chui Ho when the two meet again...

As Monkey and his gang make their way to the West through Fire Mountain, they ran into the evil Princess Iron Fan, Madam White Bone and her sexy sister, and have to fight their way through.

On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence pointed to Ching Hua, his friend Lei decides to clear his name by barging in the Shaolin Temple thrice. When Lei thought justice was served for the culprits, he soon realizes the table had turned and the monks stroke again. What follows is a series of intense pursuit for the ultimate villai

The Liu Chialiang trained Hui Yinghung was considered the top action martial arts female star in the 1980s. It is her martial arts abilities that Michelle Yeoh tries to emulate. In The Tiger and the Widow, Hui Yinghung is somehow mixed up in a salt smuggling ring that stinks of missing persons and rotten dilemmas.

A righteous swordsman, Bai Yi Pang, seeks revenge on an evil clan but is crippled after being beaten up by them. Years later, a young man encounters Bai who is hiding in a cave. Bai decides to teach this determined young man his Swift Sword skills so that he can help Bai take revenge on the evil clan.

The story revolves around a maverick, a band of woman warriors and a group of ruthless bandits. The maverick teams up with the woman warriors to battle the bandits seeking to raid the emperors tomb.

Two Con Men is a wonderfully twisted, pseudoromantic comedy in the vein of Robin Hood meets The Sting. Starring Liang Tien as Clever Chan and Chang Ying whos done over 400 films as Tricky Ching, its the ageold competition between a rookie con artist versus the ultimate, experienced flimflam man. Its a game Chen cannot afford to lose, because peoples lives including his own, hang in the balance of

Hung is an orphan seeking help from her wealthy uncle who has two sons but only dotes on the younger son Feng, a playboy. Feng covets the beauty of Hung and rapes her but when she gets pregnant, Hung is wrongfully accused and gets sent off by her uncle to protect Feng. Will Feng be punished for his villainy?

The curious title in this Huangmei Opera romance refers to the two props that signal a happy beginning between a scholar and a local beauty. The scholar polishes mirrors so as to be closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him some lichees. From that point on the course of their love becomes rocky, complete with murder and suicide.

The five Kao brothers, separated since birth, are unaware that the master of Teng Lung Manor has killed their father. All five however, vow to defeat the vicious gangsters at the manor due to their bullying ways. After reuniting and with much discipline and hard work, the Kaos are prepared to face Lung and his gang.

This Song Dynasty period piece about how far one would go for love or lust has two tales. The first involves a devilish magistrate who tries to tempt a Buddhist monk out of his selfprofessed celibacy by hiring a pretty prostitute. The second is the tragic tale of an exploited young girl who is forced to work in an unscrupulous couples brothel.

The inhabitants of the City of Liu are forced to flee when the vicious Black Tigers gang raids their city, but are able to hide all their gold and treasures in a valley. A team of swordswomen led by Liu wants to get their hands on the treasures before the bandits, but both parties will have to contend with the wandering swordsman Chou for them...

The Empress Dowager Cixi believes the Boxers claim that they have developed a kung fu that makes them impervious to weapons, thus declaring war against the alliances of eight foreign nations. The lack of weapons and good leadership in the Ching government allows the Eight Nation Alliances to take down Beijing.

The Empress Dowager Cixi believes the Boxers claim that they have developed a kung fu that makes them impervious to weapons, thus declaring war against the alliances of eight foreign nations. The lack of weapons and good leadership in the Ching government allows the Eight Nation Alliances to take down Beijing.

A young provincial detective seeks to take down a local gambling syndicate with the help of two convicts.

This is a love story between an alluring fairy, Seventh Sister, who comes down from heaven to experience life in 70s Hong Kong, and a man who is running a debt laden orphanage. A heartless tycoon plans to take over the orphanage for its land but has to deal with Seventh Sisters magical powers as she aims to protect it from falling into his hands!

Martial arts student Yen returns from school to defend his family homestead against Japanese financiers after his father is killed. On the way, he meets Hua and falls in love with her. However, Hua discovers that her father is plotting with the Japanese to take Yens property and wants to murder him. It is a tough choice between family and love.

Chan and his apprentice Fan transport vampires for a living. In their most recent job, they are hired to transport nine zombies at one go. When two of them hopped away, it is revealed that one of them is actually a man in disguise trying to escape from his enemies. It turns out that the fake zombie and Chan are both martial arts experts!

This was one of top three films of 1970 and winner of Outstanding Drama at the 9th Golden Horse Awards. The evil minister uses twelve golden medallions to summon war hero Yueh Fei back from the frontline and execute him. A group of wandering warriors, led by Yueh Hua and Chin Ping, try to stop the medallion couriers.

A young singer Hsiao Yun becomes an overnight sensation after standing in for another singer at the eleventh hour. Her success comes at a heavy price however, when her love with a pianist suffers. On top of this, Hsiao Yun must also deal with the unwanted affections from an influential backer of her show.

The aggressive and dangerous Chin Empire conquers the hardput Chao kingdom while the Wei empire is drained of its heroes and paralyzed by an indecisive ruler. Adventure, intrigue, death and tragedy reigns before the triumphant clash of the armies.

Three buddies find a rare artifact known as the DoubleFaced God but are poisoned by Lady Wu who steals the treasure from them. Before they die, they get their wives to promise to train their children to take back what is rightfully theirs. These kids grow up to exact a vengeance that turns out to be more hilarious than horrific in this comedy.

When Qiao Miao is about to kill the bandit whom he just met, he is attracted by her beauty and they quickly fall in love. The two later discover the blood feud between the owner of the unique weapon Twelve Deadly Coins and the old master who controls the bandit...

Emperor Cheng Te meets country maiden Li Feng on a visit to Southern China. It was love at first sight and the Emperor leaves with a promise that Li Feng would be his empress. When he sends for Li one year later, she was too ill to withstand the arduous journey and arrives just in time to die in the arms of her beloved...

Wang Wu, the head of a security firm Iron Bodyguard, meets a scholar who is a member of the Reformists, a group of scholars pressing for social reform in China at the end of the Qing dynasty. The Emperor actually supports such reforms but not the Empress Dowager. She orders the Reformists to be arrested and Wang Wu gets drawn into the politics.

The movie offers three stories of love and obsession. In the first tale, a young student with a voyeuristic habit spies on two of his female roommates. The second story follows an office manager who develops an infatuation for his secretary. The last story is a complex family drama about a debilitated father who forces his family to leave him.

Danny is a motorbike workshop owner, once was a renowned motorcycle racer, but were seriously injured in an illegal race. Mai, student of Danny, wins a race in Macau under Dannys help. However, because of money and honour, Mai joins illegal races. After knowing this, Li persuades Mai to stop illegal races, but Mai seems cannot find his way out.

Ah Chiao, a village girl stranded in the city, befriends a kindhearted tramp and a retired actor. They are poor but happy, though Ah Chiaos fortune change for the better when she becomes a singer. However, she soon learns that money cannot buy one happiness...

Ah Chiao, a village girl stranded in the city, befriends a kindhearted tramp and a retired actor. They are poor but happy, though Ah Chiaos fortune change for the better when she becomes a singer. However, she soon learns that money cannot buy one happiness...

A young fisherman, Chin Hu is in love with his childhood friend Hsiao Yu. However, the only son of a town bully lusts after Hsiao Yus beauty and tries all possible ways to approach her. Chin Hu protects another woman from the bully one day, leading Hsiao Yu to misunderstand him and suspect that they are having an affair...

A roadside bandit and a traveling gambler team up to make money from gambling. In a successful attempt to steal a huge amount of money from a warlords home, they encounter revolutionists who seek their help to fund the reform campaign. Will the two help the revolutionists cause with the stolen money?

Li Cheng Yings father was set up and killed by his old friend Ling Hao. Li, who has learnt Shaolin Hand Lock from his father, is on a mission to avenge his death. He works as an undercover guard at Lings house where he meets his longlost brother, and the two team up to take revenge for their father against Ling.

Three young kungfu warriors from wildly different backgrounds become students of Shaolin at the same temple. These three warriors are Royal Guard Lo Lieh, fleeing soldier, Lo Meng, and villager, Wang Yu.

The bandits of Hulu Valley slay the chief of the Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In retaliation, Chun from the Mei Clan infiltrates the bandits fortress to map a way in for the authorities, but ends up falling in love with the bandit leaders daughter, Pearl. While Chuns plot is uncovered, he receives unexpected help from Pearl.

Linda Lin Dai plays both mother and son in this lavish fable about a goddess who falls in love with a mortal scholar Cheng Peipei in her debut role. Over two years in production, it was released on the first anniversary of Lindas tragic suicide.

After spending fifteen years in prison on trumpedup charges for drug smuggling, the martial arts master Teng Piao embarks on a journey to take revenge on the person who sets him up Black Leopard. Unfortunately for Piao, no one knows the real identity of Black Leopard, except that there is a black leopard tattoo on his chest.

Some of Shaw Brothers biggest female stars of the 1970s share the screen in this tale of young love and interfering parents, starring Lily Li, Shu Pei Pei and Essie Lin Chia.

Convoy Master Lis wife has an affair with his rival Long, who plans to steal Lis Golden Blade and kill him as well as his young daughter. Li and his daughter manage to escape and the latter grows up to be a skilled swordswoman who vows to avenge her mothers death a lie told by Li. The truth is revealed when she sees her mother alive by chance.

This film is an amusing insiders look at the Hong Kong film industry and is based on Director Li Han Hsiangs popular newspaper column recounting his work at Shaw Brothers. The collection of some of his funniest and most surreal film musings of the era, filled with behindthescene asides, this is a mustsee for any Hong Kong cinema aficionado!