Chang Ping-Yu

Chang Ping-Yu

Born: June 20, 1926
Died: December 4, 2014
in Tianjin, China

Movies for Chang Ping-Yu...

Kissinger and Nixon
Title: Kissinger and Nixon
Character: Political advisor
Released: December 10, 1995
Type: Movie
A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically.
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Heroic Pioneers
Title: Heroic Pioneers
Released: October 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In the story, the kindly and very efficient Chinese settlers are distrusted by the natives until they show that they are able and willing to cure an outbreak of plague. The daughter of the native Taiwanese chief has her own peace plan for the region, which involves finding the most eligible Chinese bachelor and marrying him.
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Growing Up
Title: Growing Up
Character: Mrs. Zhu
Released: January 29, 1983
Type: Movie
The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally, to a stable adult.
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Girls' School
Title: Girls' School
Released: November 12, 1982
Type: Movie
Chih-Ting and Chia-Lin, two students in Pingtung Girls’ Senior High School, are bosom friends. Their close friendship attracts jealousy from other classmates; thus rumors about them being lesbians spread. When this groundless rumor victimizes Chih-Ting and costs her best friend, it becomes too much to bear. In the 70s, the Taiwanese mainstream society regarded homosexuality as a negative variation of sexuality and imputed the cause of homosexuality to growing up in an unhealthy environment. However, the two protagonists’ friendship remains the heart of the story. Their unspoken emotional undercurrents are left for the audience to infer.
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Spring Fever
Title: Spring Fever
Released: December 5, 1981
Type: Movie
Sun Ya-fang, a freshman from college, is wooed by her schoolmates Chen, a boastful and frivolous playboy, and Yang, an introvert, who is simple and honest. Yang's sister teaches him to adopt a more aggressive approach towards Sun. Perturbed by his advances, Sun deflects Yang's attention towards her classmate, Sung. Meanwhile, Sun's cousin, George, returns from abroad and further complicates the situation. Sun falls for George, who is more interested in Sung.
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The Merry Couple
Title: The Merry Couple
Released: November 26, 1981
Type: Movie
Taiwanese romance film.
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The Imperious Princess
Title: The Imperious Princess
Character: Mrs Guo Zi Yi
Released: July 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Taiwanese huangmei opera starring Ivy Ling Po.
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Monkey Kung Fu
Title: Monkey Kung Fu
Released: March 25, 1980
Type: Movie
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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Lovable You
Title: Lovable You
Character: Ma Qian's Mother
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
The daughter of a wealthy man takes French lessons so she can go to France with her fiancée, but ends up falling for a poor man who studies civil engineering.
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Love Under a Rosy Sky
Title: Love Under a Rosy Sky
Released: December 13, 1979
Type: Movie
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By Love Obsessed
Title: By Love Obsessed
Released: October 25, 1979
Type: Movie
While taking pictures in a remote forest, a young photographer encounters a beautiful, mysterious girl. The photographer soon discovers that the girl has been missing and is being held captive in the forest.
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The Funny Couple
Title: The Funny Couple
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
The Funny Couple is a Taiwanese Romantic Comedy starring Alan Tam
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The Diary of Di-Di
Title: The Diary of Di-Di
Character: Mrs. Chen
Released: February 21, 1978
Type: Movie
A young girl, her life in despair, finds confidence in life again through the encouragement of her lover and relatives.
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The Greatest Plot
Title: The Greatest Plot
Character: Shu Mama
Released: July 11, 1977
Type: Movie
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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Shaolin Chamber of Death
Title: Shaolin Chamber of Death
Character: Nun
Released: November 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Little Mute (Jackie Chan) attempts to learn martial arts skills in the Shaolin Temple, in order to avenge the death of his father. However, to get out he must survive the Shaolin Chamber of Death, which has claimed the lives of many before him.
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Shaolin Wooden Men
Title: Shaolin Wooden Men
Character: Nun
Released: October 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Little Mute is an orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father at the hands of a vicious fighting master. Living at the Shaolin monastery, he befriends a dangerous prisoner who teaches him a secret form of deadly kung fu. Seeing his intense determination, other masters share the wisdom of the Gliding Snake and Drunken Master techniques. In one of the most exciting fight scenes ever filmed, Little Mute must run the gauntlet of the famous 108 wooden men in an extreme test of skill and endurance. But if he becomes a master, will he use his unmatched force for redemption or revenge?
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He Loved Once Too Many
Title: He Loved Once Too Many
Released: August 30, 1975
Type: Movie
An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.
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The Death Player
Title: The Death Player
Released: July 5, 1975
Type: Movie
Chan Biu (Tsai Hung) is a crook who decides to rob from his own business. Smugglers, via a boat, smuggle in some items (concealed in a bag), he robs the recipient before agreeing with his collaborators to split up and share the loot at a derelict town.
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Hot Wave
Title: Hot Wave
Released: June 6, 1975
Type: Movie
A taiwanese romance set during the summer starring Brigitte Lin.
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The Unforgettable Character
Title: The Unforgettable Character
Released: June 5, 1975
Type: Movie
The Unforgettable Character is a 1975 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Chang Mei-chun and written by Chiung Yao.
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Five Pretty Young Ladies
Title: Five Pretty Young Ladies
Released: February 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Five pretty girls go to Hong Kong to stay with their uncle who is a police superintendent. Soon they run into a gang of thieves, which gives them a chance to put their excellent kung fu skills to good use. This Bod Squad will kick your ass!
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News Hen
Title: News Hen
Released: December 5, 1974
Type: Movie
An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.
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The House for Love
Title: The House for Love
Character: Xiao Yu's Mother
Released: November 8, 1974
Type: Movie
Lo Wen (Chin Han) is enamored of his college sweetheart Xiao Yu (Brigitte Lin), and the two wish to get married as soon as they possibly can. But Lo Wen's uncle and Xiao Yu's parents are opposed to an immediate union, both thinking that the couple is too young to properly make a life for themselves. Determined to prove the adults wrong, the young couple create their "House of Love", a cheap home the two plan to renovate into their dream residence. They plan to get part-time jobs and make their own way in the world, but the going is tougher than they imagined. Can two young lovers make it in the real world without the help or support of their families?
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Ghost of the Mirror
Title: Ghost of the Mirror
Released: October 4, 1974
Type: Movie
A scholar falls in love with a beautiful girl, who may or may not be a ghost.
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Kung Fu Revenger
Title: Kung Fu Revenger
Released: August 7, 1974
Type: Movie
Excellent rare basher from Taiwan.
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The Three Tales
Title: The Three Tales
Released: June 15, 1974
Type: Movie
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Kung Fu Gold
Title: Kung Fu Gold
Released: March 9, 1974
Type: Movie
A massive gold forture is hidden somewhere in the hills surrounding Hong Kong, and 12 kung fu masters are in pursuit of the loot. Through a series of head-to-head confrontations, the pool of treasure hunters dwindles until there's one left.
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The Windows of the Mind
Title: The Windows of the Mind
Released: February 16, 1974
Type: Movie
A man from an upper class family with a promising future gets into an accident and becomes blind. The accident causes apathy toward those close to him. One day, a nurse comes to attend him, leading to many ups and downs in his life.
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The Dwarf Sorcerer
Title: The Dwarf Sorcerer
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
After seeing his father murdered and his mother abducted by a caveman-like martial arts cult, a small boy is taken in by a wizened old kung fu master, who rigorously trains him until he is endowed with almost supernatural fighting skills. This training, however, takes much less time than it would in most martial arts films, in which the kid would attain mastery at about the same time he reaches adulthood. Instead what we get is a sword-wielding 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against an assortment of adult-sized demons and people in heartbreakingly threadbare monster costumes.
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If Tomorrow Comes
Title: If Tomorrow Comes
Released: December 7, 1973
Type: Movie
Hong Kong romance film.
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The Heart with a Million Knots
Title: The Heart with a Million Knots
Released: October 25, 1973
Type: Movie
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The Black Friday
Title: The Black Friday
Character: Aunt Lan
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
Wang Yu as a pimp with redeeming qualities — concern for a hospitalised sister and love for a "good" girl — which throw him into conflict with his boss, with fist-fights and killings, as the inescapable result.
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The Boxers
Title: The Boxers
Character: Mother Shao
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
shaw production
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Imperial Tomb Raiders
Title: Imperial Tomb Raiders
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
When Emperor Xian Feng (1831-1861) favourite concubine Cao died, he had her secretly buried in a huge cavern of the remote Qing Gang Mountains. Rumour has it that the "Eternal night-shining Pearl" was buried with her. About 20 years later it appears that 1 of 8 palace maiden, chosen to follow her to the death, escaped and is now most wanted by a bunch of unscrupulous bandits, who want her to lead to them to that hidden location. They encounter unexpected resistance, when they are opposed by a quintet of women fighters and a male government official.
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The Dark Alley
Title: The Dark Alley
Released: November 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Set against the backdrop of Thai International Boxing, what starts out as a happy love story between Wong, a champion boxer, and his beloved, develops into a violent and explosive saga of blood and guts. 'The Dark Alley' lights up in a furor of incredible kung fu fighting and ruthless revenge that will leave you breathless'
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The Hero
Title: The Hero
Character: Tiger Wong's Mother
Released: December 31, 1971
Type: Movie
A village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off.
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Come Haunt with Me
Title: Come Haunt with Me
Released: November 27, 1971
Type: Movie
A mix of supernatural tone, comedic banter and nudity with musical numbers, it takes a while before this story of two scholars being courted and haunted by both, fox spirits and malicious ghosts, gets started. Do the scholars side with the fox spirits, trying to achieve immortality or are they being bewitched by it? It leads to a wild ending with a battle between humans, fox spirits and ghosts that seems more like a Halloween costume showcase than anything else.
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A Touch of Zen
Title: A Touch of Zen
Character: Shen Chai's Mother
Released: November 18, 1971
Type: Movie
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
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Indebted for Life and Love
Title: Indebted for Life and Love
Released: September 18, 1971
Type: Movie
It narrates the sad experiences of the people around Huang Mingzhu who cannot enjoy freedom and live a peaceful life even though they live in the 1960s.
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The Game of Marriage
Title: The Game of Marriage
Released: January 2, 1971
Type: Movie
Taiwanese romantic comedy.
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From Home with Love
Title: From Home with Love
Released: September 10, 1970
Type: Movie
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Family Love
Title: Family Love
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
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I Hate You Deeply
Title: I Hate You Deeply
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Taiwanese romantic drama
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Gain Sons, Not Losing Daughters
Title: Gain Sons, Not Losing Daughters
Released: September 10, 1969
Type: Movie
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Accidental Trio
Title: Accidental Trio
Released: July 19, 1969
Type: Movie
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Love Is Thicker Than Wine
Title: Love Is Thicker Than Wine
Released: November 23, 1967
Type: Movie
A romance that was destined to be, becomes altered by a man's insecurity and a woman's pride. Will their love stand the test of time?