Celestial Classic Movies Astro

Attracted by a sensual rain dance performed by three tribeswomen, three snake siblings set in motion a tale of romance, lust and tragedy.

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.

Lauded as one of the greatest Hong Kong musicals of the 60s, this award-winning piece starring Linda Lin Dai as a dancer who finds romance with her boss's son.

Kuo Tsing's (Alexander Fu Sheng) adventures continue in Part 3 of this series of film adaptations of 'The Eagle Shooting Heroes'.

A man on the run (Fu Sheng) learns that heroism is likely to lead to nihilistic desecration.

The famed Ivy Ling Po plays a mysterious swordswoman, who teams up with the Roving Knight in a battle against a string of intimidating villains.

A beauty is accused of slaying her boyfriends. After fleeing to Lantau Island, she seduces another man there.

This actioner revolves around the conflicts of kung fu masters. Complications further ensue when one of them falls for a princess.

Starring teenage heartthrob Pat Ting Hung, this film marks the directing debut of the kung-fu film genre's most respected figure, Chang Cheh.

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

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.

With a focus on the pampered teenaged Jia Bao Yu, believed to be of supernatural origins, this Chinese classic depicts the Jia family's rise and fall.

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.

Controversial director Chu Yuan combines stars to create a masterpiece about Hong Kong society's differing views on love and what women expect of it.

A hero (Gordon Liu Chia hui) must learn 'Embroidery Fist' and acupuncture to counter a villain's (Lo Lieh) deadly fight techniques.

A follow-up to the previous blockbuster, this 60's musical features an unemployed magician whose love life is as twisted as his tricks.

Superstars Ti Lung and David Keung team up for in this 71' classic about a young man who is exiled after his godfather's death, but returns with a vengeance.

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.

After a kung-fu master (Lau Kar Leung) is crippled by a ruthless villain, he teaches a boy monkey kung-fu to avenge his shame.

Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han return with a Huangmei Opera classic, depicting a loving couple whose marriage is being poisoned by the husband's stepmother.

Founded by rogue martial artists, the Qisha gang's specialty is crime. When spies infiltrate the group, they become caught in a power struggle between the gang leader and his righthand man.

In this masterpiece from Li Han Hsiang, sparks fly when minister Cheng Pu decides to marry off his youngest daughter before his eldest one.

Starring Chin Han, Wang Ping and Tsung Hua, this movie revolves around the challenges that beset three sworn brothers and sisters.

Families win and lose fortunes overnight while neighbours swindle each other as stock as speculation madness takes over Hong Kong.

To save his son from being killed, the head of the Ping Pai Boxing Institute sends his son to be hidden by a master fighter. Will the boy prove a hero?

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.

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

As Wong Hei, a slick assassin, zeroes in on a millionaire named Shek, little does he expect to find himself the target of someone even more dangerous.

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

Alongside the equally famous Lo Lieh, superstar David Chiang plays noble warrior monk Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple.

A young rebel goes into legend after being reincarnated to save his people from their tyrannical emperor.

In this classic, Shen Yi, Essie Lin Chia, and Pan Ying-tzu take on Shaw's first international superstar, Lo Lieh, making this a 4-star treat for action fans.

Two students fall in love but their two families are enemies and separated by a river that is filled with crocodiles and beasts.

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.

A stunning snake goddess in human form seduces a young scholar before a Buddhist monk breaks up their union.

In this twist-filled action film, a country girl is saved by a hero and remains coveted by her jilted lover.

When deadbeats Ming and Liang stumble upon records of scandals involving government officials, what follows is a humorous misadventure of epic proportions.

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.

This classic romance stars Linda Lin and Kwan Shan| capturing a touching love story between a famous nightclub singer and a young architect.

In this mind-blowing sequel to the Shaw Brothers' horror hit, zombies run amok, driving doctors to seek a natural cause while the actual one may be supernatural.

Director Kao Pao Shu casts Shaw's darling Lily Ho as the embittered swordswoman searching for the man who murdered her sister.

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

One of the most enjoyable musicals to grace the Hong Kong screen, this classic stars the husband-and-wife team of Peter Chen and Betty Loh.

Alexander Fu stars as a young carriage driver who finds love and encounters peril after he rescues a girl from being harassed by a dangerous group.

Seven seductive Spiders lie in wait for our faithful heroes in the third installment of the Shaw Brothers adaptation of Journey to the West.

Tony Liu, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, David Chiang and Shih Szu star in this rousing epic of a near suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937.

After a bride-to-be is discovered to be possessed, justice must be done and an exorcism performed before anyone can rest in peace.

A swordsman (David Chiang) is moved to fight back after the love of his life is kidnapped and his best friend murdered by a gang.

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 fight-filled sequel, Chen Kuan-tai's character wins a bet against a gang leader's son. Soon, father and son are hot on his heels!

Catch this rare gem, a product of Hong Kong-style science fiction, complete with out-of-this-world visual effects.

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

Ding, a con woman swindles a diamond ring off a rich man, but when it ends up in another man's hands, she now has to get it back.

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

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

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.

A young woman joins the army in place of her old, ailing father and only when she returns home is the truth revealed.

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.

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.

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.

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

After a master passes on his magical weapon to his top student, a jealous rival goes and kidnaps the man's fiance.

A love rectangle lies at the heart of this romantic drama with an eve of World War II setting. Starring Kwan Shan, Li Ting.

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.

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.

Martial arts greats Lau Kar Leung and Alexander Fu play out the vendetta of General Yang and the creation of the unique eight-diagram pole fight technique.

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.

Director Ching Siu-tung won international acclaim for this tale of an underachiever who is assigned to unlock the secret of the gibbon fists tactic.

Five Tough Guys

After Ah Niu moves to Hong Kong, a kind-hearted fellow from rural China is taken advantage by cunning characters including his uncle.

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

Problems ensue after one of two childhood friends who have vowed to become sisters through the exchange of bracelets gets married.

Young Taoist priest Lu and his friend are saved by Master Lian during a botched exorcism and they beseech him to teach them. Then his friend is killed and with his master's help, Lu avenges him.

This musical production features George Lam in a humorous tale of a man who seeks love and success in a world of TV commercials, along with his two friends.

Various people are out to get the Shadow Whip (an individual, not just a weapon). Starring Cheng Pei Pei and Yueh Hua.

In this adapation of a Qiong Yao novel, a young woman finds lust, trouble, and, finally, happiness at a picturesque farm.

A pillar of the Qing establishment kills his blood brother to steal the man's wife. Also starring David Chiang.

This drama centres on the seductive Judy. A woman with a rich husband, she also has two lovers who happen to be brothers!

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

Follow a virtuous viper as it sniffs out bombs, fights gangs, battles a baby-killing rodent and even takes on a dangerous lady in this thriller!

Starring Ti Lung, this seafaring tale of a daring 'Robin Hood' of the deep is directed by the godfather of kung fu films Chang Cheh, Wu Ma and Pao Hsueh-li.

This heartwarming 1963 musical from Shaw Brothers tells the tale of a beautiful shepherdess, whose own problems drag her into a love triangle.

Share the adventures of patriot Chu Tieh-hsieh and his three comrades, who head out with the aim of 'relieving' Mongolian invaders of their ill-gotten gains.

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.

It's Shaolin versus corrupt Ching soldiers in Chang Cheh's fun-filled kung-fu showcase, filled with show-stopping martial arts sequences.

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.

The retired one-armed swordsman made his reappearance to fight against the brutal robbers and protect the peace of the martial art world.

Based on a famed Chinese opera, this melodramatic film depicts the romance between Zhang Sheng, an impoverished scholar, and Ying Ying, who is from a wealthy family.

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.

Set in the Warring States period of ancient China, this drama tells the story of Nieh Cheng, one of history's greatest political assassins.