Tin Ching

Tin Ching

Born: March 17, 1935
Died: June 2, 1993
in Shanghai, China
Tin Ching (Chinese: 田青, 17 March 1935 - 2 June 1993) was a Hong Kong actor.

Movies for Tin Ching...

The Amorous Lotus Pan
Title: The Amorous Lotus Pan
Released: June 22, 1994
Type: Movie
Helmed by the aesthetic Li Han-hsiang, The Amorous Lotus Pan features former Blue Jeans band member Shan Li-wen in a dual role as Wu Sung and Hsimen Ching. The reverse narrative tells the story of Wu Sung, who was pardoned from prison and seek the libidinous Pan Chin-lien (Huang Mei-tsing) to avenge his brother's death. The remorseful Pan recounted her pathetic life, which began when she was traded to the rich Changs as a maid. But she was raped by her master and flirted with Hsimen Ching and other gentleman callers
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Amazing Stories
Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Chang
Released: January 13, 1994
Type: Movie
With karma as the central theme, this intriguing movie is made up of three amazing stories. The first one tells about a fox fairy that a fox fairy that a fox sacrifices itself to save a hunter from being sucked by a vampire. The second tale depicts the surprising out come of the murder of a shop owner whose wife has an affair with his servant. In the third story, a doll fairy punishes a man for sexually abusing his wife by burying itself together with the man in a fire.
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Title: The Art of Being Together
Released: September 9, 1993
Type: TV
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The Bare-Footed Kid
Title: The Bare-Footed Kid
Character: Miss Ho's Worker
Released: April 3, 1993
Type: Movie
A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of his dead father.
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Title: The Legendary Ranger
Character: 中野
Released: March 1, 1993
Type: TV
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1/3 Lover
Title: 1/3 Lover
Character: Hwang Fei Hung
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Everyone seems to be chasing Mona Hsia-Hwang. The opening scene has her being pursued a cornered by a cop, who molests her with his pistol. She gives into his attentions, then shoots him, establishing her credentials as a femme fatale. We then meet Mona's young cousin May, being picked up by Mona's husband's adopted son Li Wai Wai. Wai is the smouldering sullen type, whom May fancies almost immediately. Trouble is, Wai is secretly in love with Mona. Mona tends to the bodily functions of her sick and elderly husband Hwang Fei Hung. Fei Hung has a heart condition, and is under medical orders to avoid excitement. But, with a wife as luscious as Rena M, how is this possible?
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Title: You Light Up My Life
Released: October 5, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Angel's Call
Released: September 7, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: Source Of Evil
Released: April 13, 1992
Type: TV
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Title: The Commandments
Released: February 17, 1992
Type: TV
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Gambling Soul
Title: Gambling Soul
Character: Tian
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A man lost his life and tea house because he was set up by a underworld boss in gambling. Now his ghost comes back for revenge.
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The Mighty Gambler
Title: The Mighty Gambler
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Shila and Feng have playing against each other since childhood. Shila grows up to run her family's casino and, for a time, seems not to be tough enough to make the grade. Feng gains control of her casino. Will there be revenge ? You can bet on it !
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Tulips in August
Title: Tulips in August
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Tulips in August is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Lau Ching Wan
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Title: Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea
Released: December 23, 1991
Type: TV
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The Banquet
Title: The Banquet
Character: Uncle Roast Pork Bun
Released: November 30, 1991
Type: Movie
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
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Crystal Hunt
Title: Crystal Hunt
Character: Lisa's father
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Two cops search for a mysterious crystal with healing powers to cure a sick old man. On the trail they come up against a team treasure hunter/smugglers with impressive combat skills and big guns.
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Fortune Chaser
Title: Fortune Chaser
Released: November 8, 1990
Type: Movie
A gambling addict tries to repair his personal life and get out of debt.
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Title: A Time of Taste
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: It Runs in the Family
Released: August 8, 1990
Type: TV
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Kawashima Yoshiko
Title: Kawashima Yoshiko
Character: Judge at Fai's trial
Released: July 28, 1990
Type: Movie
This film is based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko, originally Manchu princess who was the 14th daughter of Emperor Xu, later brought up as a Japanese and served as a spy in the service of the Japanese Kwantung Army and Manchukuo during the Second World War.
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Title: Hap Hak Hang
Released: December 25, 1989
Type: TV
Hap Hak Hang is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel Ode to Gallantry. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1989.
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Whampoa Blues
Title: Whampoa Blues
Released: October 6, 1989
Type: Movie
Chung and Kin grow up together at Rennie Mill Area with quite different characters. They were admitted into the Whampoa Military Training School at Taiwan. On the way to School, Kin and Chung met with other schoolmates in a train - Cheng, Lin and Wu. The mischievous kin got into trouble with other schoolmates and was punished on the first day of their arrival. The Training Officer, Lam was so strike with his training programme that everyone suffered. Under the mutual care and help, everyone got promoted. However, Cheng was advised not to take part in the field practice for his feebleness. Cheng insisted on trying. At the field practice, Wu, Chung, Kin and Cheng incidentally discovered an ammunition smuggling, this led them to fatal attack.
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Title: Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Character: Chow
Released: June 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
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Bloody Brotherhood
Title: Bloody Brotherhood
Released: January 7, 1989
Type: Movie
Wah is the only one in his family lucky enough to survive the deadly boat passage from China to Hong Kong. Once in Hong Kong, he searches for opportunities he heard so much about. After struggling for months, he discovers that this is all but a myth.
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Title: War Of The Dragon
Released: January 2, 1989
Type: TV
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Title: Twilight of a Nation
Released: November 28, 1988
Type: TV
Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1988. It was broadcast again on TVB in 1996. The theme songs and insert songs in the series were performed by Roman Tam.
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One Husband Too Many
Title: One Husband Too Many
Character: Village Head
Released: March 31, 1988
Type: Movie
After the box office success of Happy Bigamist in 1987, Anthony Chan follows up with more 80s rom-com shenanigans in One Husband Too Many. Theater enthusiast Sun (Anthony Chan) is so passionate about drama he sells his home to stage Romeo and Juliet. The plays turns out to be a complete failure, however, and the last straw in the hat for his wife (Anita Mui) who silently leaves him. Marriage isn't working out too well for his friend Wa (Kenny Bee) either. Fed up with a husband who he spends too much time at work and not enough time at home, Wa's wife (Pat Ha) suddenly ups and leaves. Things finally look up for Sun when he produces a popular play starring rich girl Hung (Cherie Chung), and the two begin dating. But it turns out Wa also has his eyes on Hung...
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Title: Emperor And The Swordsman
Released: February 15, 1988
Type: TV
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The Eighth Happiness
Title: The Eighth Happiness
Character: Beautiful's father
Released: February 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!
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Ninja: The Battalion
Title: Ninja: The Battalion
Character: (archive footage)
Released: January 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
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People's Hero
Title: People's Hero
Character: Wong
Released: December 3, 1987
Type: Movie
Ex-gangster Sonny Koo finds himself in the middle of a bank holdup by two inexperienced crooks. The robbery goes awry, but before order can be restored, Sonny assumes control. He proceeds to turn the hostage situation to his advantage, and uses the bank's customers and personnel as leverage to free his girlfriend from prison. On the outside, sympathetic cop Captain Chan debates with his captain over how to handle the situation.
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Devil Sorcery
Title: Devil Sorcery
Released: October 7, 1987
Type: Movie
"Devil Sorcery" is an entertaining HK black magic film about a wizard who performs many hideous magic rituals. The student of a good wizard decides to get it on with his master's wife and all hell breaks loose after the tragic death of his master. The ghastly events involve flying heads and graphic centipede puking.
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Title: Fate Takes A Hand
Released: July 20, 1987
Type: TV
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Life is a Moment Story
Title: Life is a Moment Story
Character: Mr Ng [cameo]
Released: April 3, 1987
Type: Movie
In 2035, 6262 accidentally broke into the time tunnel and returned to the world 50 years ago. When he was awake, he saw Fang Zhongxin's knowledge in 1987. In order to avoid the doubt of the party, she said that her name was Lu Yi and she stayed home temporarily. In the future world, Lu Yi, who has always been in disgust with her husband, was fond of him by the emotional sentiments of Fang Zhongxin. At the same time, in 1987, when Lu Yi’s mother was orphaned, Lu Yi was required to resolve the friendship with CITIC, and to take care of his young mother, but also to find a way to return to his own time and space. Lu Yi told her life experience that Fang agreed to find a scientist for her to help her go back.
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Title: The Foundling's Progress
Released: March 9, 1987
Type: TV
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Title: Zheng Cheng Gong
Released: February 16, 1987
Type: TV
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Curse
Title: Curse
Character: Man in Wheelchair
Released: January 14, 1987
Type: Movie
A woman tries to attract her reincarnated lover from her previous life but eventually turns to the aid of an evil sorcerer who rules over a tribe of cannibal midgets.
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My Cousin, the Ghost
Title: My Cousin, the Ghost
Character: Mr. Chiang
Released: January 9, 1987
Type: Movie
Cousin Big (Richard Ng) returns home from the UK in order to find a wife and settle down. He has previously driven out his illegal immigrant friend Ma (Wu Ma) from the UK and the scores aren't settled. That is all cast aside when not only one, not two but three ghosts are to be dealt with and one is Cousin Big who has fallen in love with one of the ghosts (Wong Man-Si)...
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Peking Opera Blues
Title: Peking Opera Blues
Character: Comrade Sung
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: Movie
The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
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Title: The SIB Files
Released: June 7, 1986
Type: TV
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Where's Officer Tuba?
Title: Where's Officer Tuba?
Character: Tuba's Superior Officer
Released: March 20, 1986
Type: Movie
Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding the streets. One day, he finds himself caught up in an extortion case with trigger-happy detective Rambo Chow. When Rambo gets fatally wounded, he makes a half-hearted vow to avenge his death. Tuba is more than a little surprised when Rambo's spirit returns to make sure the timid cop makes good on his promise. Backed up by his hotshot partner Cheung, Tuba eventually summons the gumption to track down the baddies.
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Shanghai Blues
Title: Shanghai Blues
Character: King Clown
Released: October 11, 1984
Type: Movie
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't know each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge.
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Host for a Ghost
Title: Host for a Ghost
Character: Francis King
Released: September 27, 1984
Type: Movie
Here's a movie about a spirit who escapes "the pain of hell" by agreeing to return among the living.
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Take Care, Your Majesty
Title: Take Care, Your Majesty
Character: Man with telescope
Released: August 12, 1983
Type: Movie
shaw production
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My Rebellious Son
Title: My Rebellious Son
Character: Mr. Chun
Released: November 26, 1982
Type: Movie
Here Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a clinic in a poor neighborhood in an unidentified city in early 20th century China. Siu Tai works for his father and studies bone-setting and kung fu under him, but gets into lots of trouble, especially after white foreigners and their westernized Chinese enablers descend on the town in hopes of acquiring a valuable statue of the Goddess of Mercy on display at a local Buddhist temple.
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Bruce Vs. Bill
Title: Bruce Vs. Bill
Character: Uncle Chu
Released: March 16, 1981
Type: Movie
The two fighters of the title clash due to a gang boss playing them off against each other. The boss is hoping to steal a million dollars of the country's money, and when the two fighters realise this they combine forces to defeat the gangster, and his accomplice, a man whom they had both formerly respected.
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Coming with a Gun
Title: Coming with a Gun
Released: February 20, 1981
Type: Movie
Taiwanese thriller.
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The Great Conspiracy
Title: The Great Conspiracy
Released: July 5, 1980
Type: Movie
A knife expert arrives to tell the ruler he is to be invaded during his annual knife skills challenge. He coaxes his old enemy (a deaf, blind old man) out of hiding. In return he grants the hero the prize of the knife skills. He then goes off and has lots of fights with people, and makes friends with a woman who is pretending to be a man for unknown reasons.
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Joy to the World
Title: Joy to the World
Character: Factory manager Liu
Released: June 7, 1980
Type: Movie
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The Kung Fu Instructor
Title: The Kung Fu Instructor
Character: Meng Fa
Released: June 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan. Not willing to take no for an answer, they frame the master for a dirty deed that he didn't commit, which forces him to kill a man in battle. The townspeople attempt to kill him and he is forced to flee to the evil clan.
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Legend of Feng Shui
Title: Legend of Feng Shui
Released: May 25, 1979
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers produced film.
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He Who Never Dies
Title: He Who Never Dies
Released: May 12, 1979
Type: Movie
An action comedy starring Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Michelle Yim. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.
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The Last Judgement
Title: The Last Judgement
Character: Master Ou
Released: April 5, 1979
Type: Movie
Most of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai (Ng Wai-Kwok) wows to bring him to justice. Fighting against corruption in several courts, his only main witness is beggar Afeng but as Ling has people around him willing to bribe and murder, soon Liang is left alone. All up until he meets what seems like the last upstanding official...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Title: Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Character: Monk Yuen Jun / Shing Kwun
Released: October 27, 1978
Type: Movie
The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned director Chu Yuan and ingenious novelist Chin Yung. Only the union of the title weapons can save the six remaining martial arts sects who are vying for mastery. So just sit back and enjoy the movie event which spawned a legacy that continues even today with a long-running, internationally loved television series, a role-playing game, and even collectible replicas of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre themselves!
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Title: Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
Character: Monk Yuen Jun / Shing Kwun
Released: October 18, 1978
Type: Movie
Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgettable saga. Set during the Yuan Dynasty, it tells the fascinating story of the "Sacred Fire" sect, the Wu Tang swordsmanship clan, the disciples of the O Mei group, The Book of Chu Yang, and the destruction of Shaolin - complete with a killer cliffhanger. And that's just the start of the fascinating intrigues and ingratiating characters found here.
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Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
Title: Hello Sexy Late Homecomers
Released: September 7, 1978
Type: Movie
A sex comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio.
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Sensual Pleasures
Title: Sensual Pleasures
Released: August 25, 1978
Type: Movie
Sensual Pleasures features a collection of three, ghost story, sexual vignettes starring a viscerally sensual trio of hardcore experience with the well endowed Chen Ping, Chinese adult film legend Shirley Yu and the innocent doe-eyed Shaw Yin-yin.
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The Cunning Hustler
Title: The Cunning Hustler
Character: Magistrate
Released: July 30, 1978
Type: Movie
Shaw production
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Mantis Combat
Title: Mantis Combat
Released: July 21, 1978
Type: Movie
When a once infamous criminal decides to give up his lifestyle and return the many treasures he has stolen to their rightful owners; he is promptly murdered by his partners in crime. To avenge his death is his son, with the deadly "mantis fist".
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Miss
Title: Miss "O"
Character: Koon's father
Released: April 28, 1978
Type: Movie
A young woman suffering amnesia is separated from her husband and abducted by the owner of a brothel.
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The Proud Youth
Title: The Proud Youth
Character: Sima Wuji
Released: March 30, 1978
Type: Movie
Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime thrillers when he started exploring the kung-fu genre with this fascinating tale which mixes music and martial arts. Revered choreographer Tang Chia leads a great action cast in a tale of conflicting clans and a mysterious song called "The Proud One" which leads to slowly blossoming love as well as sudden death.
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Dreams Of Eroticism
Title: Dreams Of Eroticism
Character: Jia Rui
Released: November 18, 1977
Type: Movie
A timeless and titillating tale of the immoral private lives of the royal court's high officials. All the bed and body hopping is not exclusive to the family, either. Their maids and servants get involved as well, leading to flesh, fibs, and suicide, among other things. Taken all together, this is an all-time classic of sumptuous sexuality.
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
Title: The Dream of the Red Chamber
Character: Member of Jia family
Released: October 26, 1977
Type: Movie
Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.
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The Criminals, Part 4: Assault
Title: The Criminals, Part 4: Assault
Character: Du Gui Rong
Released: June 19, 1977
Type: Movie
Part 1 : 'Maniac' - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: 'Queen of Temple Street' - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.
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Confessions of a Private Secretary
Title: Confessions of a Private Secretary
Released: May 19, 1977
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers production
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Clans of Intrigue
Title: Clans of Intrigue
Character: Nan Gong Lin
Released: March 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.
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Executioners from Shaolin
Title: Executioners from Shaolin
Character: His Highness
Released: February 16, 1977
Type: Movie
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Pai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.
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Murder on the Wedding Night
Title: Murder on the Wedding Night
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
At the wedding feast of Shen Hsiu Chang (Chung Wa), a guest named Tu Fu Liang (Lau Luk Wa) suddenly announces that he had an affair with the bride, Yun Ching . The bridegroom is furious and turns on her. She disappears sadly. The next morning, her headless body is found in a lonely spot. A couple of days later, a hunter named Wu Hsiung finds a badly decomposed human head and returns it to the widower. He is rewarded with 1000 pieces of silver as the bereaved family thinks it is the head of the dead bride.
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The Mad Monk
Title: The Mad Monk
Character: Zhang Wen-Kui
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials.
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Deadly Snake Versus Kung Fu Killers
Title: Deadly Snake Versus Kung Fu Killers
Character: Wang Chow
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Drama - The epic magical battle between fairies rages on as young martial artist Cheung risks his life to rescue the Sky Mussel Fairy. No good deed goes unpunished, however, and for his daring but foolish antics, Cheung is cast out of his uncle's safe home. Now, Cheung wanders a perilous world of gods and demons. Only his fighting skills can keep him safe in this kung fu fantasy from Ling Hsiang co-starring Ching Tien, Tony Wong and Candy Yu. - Yuan-Shen Huang, On-On Yu, Amy Chum
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Moods of Love
Title: Moods of Love
Character: Mr. Wang
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Two stories are included in this erotic/romantic anthology. In the first, a Sung-Dynasty (10th-13th century) Buddhist monk is tricked into sexual relations with an unscrupulous female adventurer. He dies soon after with his misdeed on his conscience. In the second, the daughter of a woman who died in a brothel discovers that her mother died an unnatural death and seeks revenge.
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Emperor Chien Lung
Title: Emperor Chien Lung
Character: Lord Nine Thousand Years of Age
Released: June 2, 1976
Type: Movie
Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life.
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Wedding Nights
Title: Wedding Nights
Released: April 3, 1976
Type: Movie
An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.
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Killer Clans
Title: Killer Clans
Character: Hsia Ching
Released: March 20, 1976
Type: Movie
Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
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Spirit of the Raped
Title: Spirit of the Raped
Character: Pimp
Released: March 13, 1976
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers production featuring a supernatural tale of revenge. Liu Miao-Li suffers a string of terrible events. Once pushed to her limit, she decides to take back control of her existence, but chooses an unlikely path to vengeance.
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The Sexy Killer
Title: The Sexy Killer
Character: Ma-Yuan
Released: February 12, 1976
Type: Movie
A nurse decides to take justice in her own hands to fight the crime-syndicates of Hong Kong after her sister is drugged and abused by some local drug dealers.
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Heroes of the Underground
Title: Heroes of the Underground
Character: Cui Ping-San
Released: January 27, 1976
Type: Movie
Besides martial arts, Bruce Lee's contribution to Chinese society was instilling a strong sense of nationalism. After his death, anti-Japanese films found new breathe especially in Taiwan. Based on a King Hu’s script, Heroes Of The Underground tapped into Lee's nationalistic fervor and the Confucian ethic of country above family and starred the popular Ching Li as a World War II, Chinese secret agent planted into the Japanese Headquarters at Changsha. Tears flow in the name of country pride.
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The Criminals
Title: The Criminals
Character: Prince De
Released: January 16, 1976
Type: Movie
An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover
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Cuties Parade
Title: Cuties Parade
Released: December 24, 1975
Type: Movie
A romantic Shaw Brothers musical.
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The Spiritual Boxer
Title: The Spiritual Boxer
Character: Eunuch Li Lien Ying
Released: November 28, 1975
Type: Movie
Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to convince superstitious villagers that he can use his body as a vessel for angry gods. However, when the villagers are threatened by a hostile force, Chien must learn to use his skills to protect the innocent.
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The Big Holdup
Title: The Big Holdup
Character: Maiguang
Released: September 18, 1975
Type: Movie
A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers! Chan Koon Tai leads the diverse pack of criminals, which also includes such Shaw Brothers luminaries as Ngok Wah, Chung Wong, Ling Yun, and a young Danny Lee in one of his first featured roles. The group pulls off the robbery in action-packed fashion, but betrayal and the relentless police end up marking the five robbers for death.
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The Empress Dowager
Title: The Empress Dowager
Character: Cheng Yueh Lou
Released: July 23, 1975
Type: Movie
This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen in this memorable epic.
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My Bewitched Wife
Title: My Bewitched Wife
Released: July 11, 1975
Type: Movie
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Cohabitation
Title: Cohabitation
Character: Zhao Wentian
Released: May 23, 1975
Type: Movie
Abortion, birth control and unwed cohabitation are social issues rarely associated with 1970's Hong Kong cinema. Cohabitation not only faces them head on but does so with insight, compassion and sex!
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All Men Are Brothers
Title: All Men Are Brothers
Character: Prince Fang Tien Ding
Released: May 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese, and with a cast that has achieved an equally celebrated status among Shaw Brothers devotees.
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Queen Hustler
Title: Queen Hustler
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: Movie
He Ming-Zhu (Chen Ping) seeks revenge againts a gambling syndicate (led by Wang Hsieh) who forced her father's suicide.
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The Two Faces of Love
Title: The Two Faces of Love
Released: December 22, 1974
Type: Movie
shaw production
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Sorrow of the Gentry
Title: Sorrow of the Gentry
Character: Shong Gi Fang
Released: July 19, 1974
Type: Movie
shaw production
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Cheeky Little Angels
Title: Cheeky Little Angels
Character: Tseng Chiang
Released: July 6, 1974
Type: Movie
shaw production
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Hong Kong 73
Title: Hong Kong 73
Character: Tien Ya
Released: April 24, 1974
Type: Movie
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.
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The Golden Lotus
Title: The Golden Lotus
Character: Mr. Hua
Released: January 17, 1974
Type: Movie
Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
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The House of 72 Tenants
Title: The House of 72 Tenants
Character: Chow Bing-ken
Released: September 21, 1973
Type: Movie
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within.
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The Pirate
Title: The Pirate
Character: Xiang You Lun
Released: July 27, 1973
Type: Movie
Pirate Chang Pao-Chai springs a leak after an otherwise successful raid on a foreign ship. He goes ashore to get materials to patch his ship up, where he encounters corrupt Qing officials and poor, oppressed peasants. Being a good man at heart, he decides to help out and becomes an even bigger outlaw in the process.
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River Of Fury
Title: River Of Fury
Character: Master Liu
Released: May 3, 1973
Type: Movie
River Of Fury presents the self-discovery and awakening of a young man (Danny Lee), who has been exposed and fallen for the lucrative powers of wealth. Lily Ho played a role in sharp contrast with Lee, which has helplessly fallen prey to the irresistible temptations of wealth under the influence of her mother. Once again, Ho demonstrates her remarkable talent in Chinese opera following her Beijing-opera showcase in The Warlord (co-starring Michael Hui Kwun-man).
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Blood Brothers
Title: Blood Brothers
Character: Ma Zhong Hsin
Released: February 24, 1973
Type: Movie
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.
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A Resort Called Hell
Title: A Resort Called Hell
Released: January 17, 1973
Type: Movie
HK drama fantasy film.
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Intrigue in Nylons
Title: Intrigue in Nylons
Character: Lee Ji Yang
Released: November 11, 1972
Type: Movie
The beautiful Ching Li works for her father's stocking company while treacherously becoming the secretary to her father's competitor Li Tzu-yang. They fall in love as she teaches him new meanings to the words "mannequins" and "hosiery".
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Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Title: Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Character: Master Shi
Released: November 5, 1972
Type: Movie
Three martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs a clever love-and-kung-fu triangle, Cheng Kang both writes and directs kung-fu courtesans battling brigands, and the "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, creates a cliff-hanging, swashbuckling mini-movie with maxi-action.
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Man of Iron
Title: Man of Iron
Character: Yu Chow-kai
Released: October 13, 1972
Type: Movie
Man of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall story of Ma Yung Chen and it reunites the directors and some of the cast in a similar but much slighter tale of a lesser gangster's rise and fall in Shanghai. While the opening narration specifically recalls the events and tragic conclusion of BOXER, this one is set 20 years later in the same section of Shanghai but otherwise has nothing to do with the events or characters of the previous film.
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The Delightful Forest
Title: The Delightful Forest
Character: Shi En, the Golden eye
Released: September 20, 1972
Type: Movie
Legendary fighter Wu Song is sent to prison in Mengzhou province after murdering his sister-in-law and her lover. There he meets with the prison officer Shih En, who saves Wu from the baton punishment required for new prisoners. Wu learns that Shih's restaurant, "The Delightful Forest" has been occupied by Chiang Chung. Wu returns to the restaurant-- A place he's dined in previously.
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The 14 Amazons
Title: The 14 Amazons
Character: Third Prince
Released: July 27, 1972
Type: Movie
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war General Yang is ambushed and killed. His widow and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country.
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The Water Margin
Title: The Water Margin
Character: Li Ku
Released: March 17, 1972
Type: Movie
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.
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The Boxer from Shantung
Title: The Boxer from Shantung
Character: Li Caishun
Released: February 11, 1972
Type: Movie
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
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Girl Of Ghost Valley
Title: Girl Of Ghost Valley
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
An unreleased movie by Shaw Brothers Studio. It was probably never finished.
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Monkey Comes Again
Title: Monkey Comes Again
Released: January 26, 1971
Type: Movie
Sequel to the 1969 Cathay Studios film The Monkey In Hong Kong.
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Mad, Mad, Mad Swords
Title: Mad, Mad, Mad Swords
Character: Chen Ziyuan
Released: September 16, 1969
Type: Movie
The star in Mad Mad Mad swords is a common man with numerous weaknesses and a complete worthless student of a prestigious school. To the suprise of all, however, he manages to defeat a string of renowned swordsmen, including the one-armed swordsman and the blind swordsman, by tricks and luck.
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The Spirits
Title: The Spirits
Character: Wang Ding (segment "The Revival of Wu Chiu Yueh")
Released: July 16, 1969
Type: Movie
Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Wu Qiuyue- Wang Ding falls in love with a ghost and fights with the guards of Hades to bring her back. Monk Lu Shan-A monk takes Wang Qi as pupil and teaches him the act of walking through walls. A Woman's Head- Li Sheng marries Rui niang only to discover that she is a headless ghost.
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The Black Panther
Title: The Black Panther
Character: Supervisor Leng Han Shui
Released: March 28, 1969
Type: Movie
A Wuxia mystery adventure from Cathay films.
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Springtime Affairs
Title: Springtime Affairs
Character: Teng I-Hsin
Released: November 28, 1968
Type: Movie
A story of an illicit affair between a young, talented and successful violinist and a popular singer.
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Jade Dragon
Title: Jade Dragon
Character: Jin Zhen-Xiong
Released: October 16, 1968
Type: Movie
Old school weepy sword fighting epic with Melinda Chen Man Ling, Cathay's answer to Cheng Pei Pei.
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Red Plum Pavilion
Title: Red Plum Pavilion
Character: Cheng Hu-Chen
Released: October 10, 1968
Type: Movie
Li is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to a handsome scholar, Pei Shunqing. However, a rich evil man, Jia Sidao, is attracted by Li's beauty and wants to take Li as his concubine. Pei and Li then come to discuss the matter and decide to flee, but they are kidnapped by Jia's men before they can escape. Jia threatens to kill Pei, and Li finally yields but requests to see Pei for the last time. During their short conversation Li tries to persuade Pei to leave, but he insists that he will not leave without her. Li tells him that she has promised to be Jia’s concubine. Pei has to depart, angry and disappointed. Later, Li tries to kill Jia with his sword before their wedding but she is stabbed to death instead. Li's ghost then returns to avenge Jia and his men by burning them until only ashes remain.
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Smiling Swordsman
Title: Smiling Swordsman
Character: Lok Lui
Released: July 10, 1968
Type: Movie
Smiling Swordsman is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy starring Sammo Hung
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Darling, Stay at Home
Title: Darling, Stay at Home
Character: Ma Wu-ti
Released: January 28, 1968
Type: Movie
The misadventures of a beautiful but bored housewife Wang Yui-chuan and her chauvinistic salary-man husband Chang Wei-min reaches madcap proportions upon his denying her the opportunity to work outside the home. With calculating smarts, Wang takes action with the help of her scheming neighbors Lily and her mother Mrs. Hsu to change her identity and land a situation in her husband's firm where she successfully advances within the ranks in direct competition with Chang for promotion. A madcap comedy of errors ensue.
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The First Sword
Title: The First Sword
Character: Yan Zong-Qi
Released: December 28, 1967
Type: Movie
During a battle with Wu Qiong, the king of poison, Xie Wuyang, the chief of the Golden Dragon Clan is poisoned. His junior, Tong Wanling risks her life to save him and becomes poisoned herself. At his wit's end, Wuyang seeks Wanling's grandparents for help. Meanwhile, Yan Zongqi plots to overthrow Wuyang as the chief of the Golden Dragon Clan and schemes with Wu Qiong to obtain the secret manual of the Clan.
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Wife of a Romantic Scholar
Title: Wife of a Romantic Scholar
Released: October 26, 1967
Type: Movie
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The Magic Fan
Title: The Magic Fan
Character: Suitor Lu
Released: October 3, 1967
Type: Movie
This was an adaptation of a ghost story, “A Xiu”. Liu Zigu is on his way to visit his uncle and is attracted by a beautiful girl, A Xiu. Liu meets A Xiu again in a paper fan shop owned by A Xiu's father. Liu goes to the shop every day to buy a fan and see A Xiu. One day, Liu follows his uncle to a matchmaker, who arranges for A Xiu to become his bride. The following day, Liu and A Xiu visit a temple where they meet a ghost who looks very similar to A Xiu. On the wedding day, the ghost disguises itself as A Xiu to spoil her marriage with Liu. Finally, the ghost is in the custody of a magic fan, and Liu and Xiu complete their wedding.
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Lady in the Moon
Title: Lady in the Moon
Character: Feng Meng
Released: January 20, 1966
Type: Movie
Chang E is a fairy in the moon. One day she sneaks to the earth where she meets a talented archer, Hou Yi, and falls in love with him. At that time, there are nine suns in the sky and they cause serious droughts on earth. Chang then pleads with the Heavenly Empress for some magic arrows so that Hou can shoot down the spare suns. After that Hou becomes a king with overwhelming support from the people. Later, Hou becomes increasingly cruel and corrupt after ascending to the throne. He wages wars on neighbouring kingdoms and drives his people to extreme misery and hardships. Chang has tried to stop him but fails. At the end, she takes Hou’s magic arrows and returns to the moon.
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Lucky Purse
Title: Lucky Purse
Character: Magistrate Lu
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
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Romance of the Forbidden City
Title: Romance of the Forbidden City
Character: Mao Pijiang
Released: October 8, 1964
Type: Movie
Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam.
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The Magic Lamp
Title: The Magic Lamp
Character: Liu Yanchang (middle-aged)
Released: January 23, 1964
Type: Movie
Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love with a young mortal scholar Liu Yanchang and gives birth to a baby son, Chenxiang. When Chenxiang grows up, he seeks to unravel the mystery surrounding his mother whom he has never met.
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Father and Son
Title: Father and Son
Released: August 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Father and Son is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
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Mad About Music
Title: Mad About Music
Character: Ding Weizhong
Released: June 25, 1963
Type: Movie
When a murder occurs in a nightclub, dancers Pak Lai Hung and Lam Yin Fei meet the murderer and run into a college to hide. The next day, they perform on the beach in place of female students Zhu Man Zhen and Liang Mei Fang, but they are expelled by the police because they are not licensed to perform. The next day, they perform on the beach in place of female students Chu Man-chun and Leung Mei-fong. On the night of the charity show, Hung and Fei are watching the performance on stage, but the murderer follows them, fortunately, Fang finds him and calls the teachers and students and the police to arrest him.
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It's Always Spring
Title: It's Always Spring
Character: Pan Shao-Xiong
Released: February 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Singaporean diva Li Ailian has arrived in Hong Kong to further her singing career. Xu Zhaofeng helps her land a job at Spring Wind Palace. Provoked by jealousy, Xu's long-time girlfriend Tao Haiyin, a local diva, insists on performing at the Palace, too. And when two divas strut their stuff, it's great tunes and hot action. Haiyin's brother Zhengsheng, the bandleader, has fallen out with his sister due to his infatuation with Li. Li misunderstands Zhengsheng's intentions initially but his devotion speaks volumes. Haiyin and Xu also reconcile.
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Crusade Against Daddy
Title: Crusade Against Daddy
Released: February 3, 1962
Type: Movie
A HK comedy film starring Jeanette Lin Tsui and Hung Yeung.
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Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2
Title: Sun, Moon and Star: Part 2
Character: Jiancheng
Released: December 30, 1961
Type: Movie
Part 1 ended with Jianbai and Su Yanan among the students fleeing the invading Japanese. Part 2 follows the efforts of all four characters to participate in the war effort. Su Yanan joins the army and fights. Jianbai enlists to be near her. A-Lan becomes a nurse at a battlefront hospital and Qiuming entertains the troops. (Grace Chang, Cathay's leading musical star at the time, performs some rousing patriotic numbers in these scenes.) Jianbai is reunited with Su in the battlefield, but...
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Sun, Moon and Star: Part 1
Title: Sun, Moon and Star: Part 1
Character: Hsu Chien-Chung
Released: December 8, 1961
Type: Movie
The film traces the relationships that develop between the protagonist Xu and the three women he meets, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
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Death Traps
Title: Death Traps
Character: Chou Yu
Released: December 8, 1960
Type: Movie
Helen Li Mei plays the role of an alcoholic who, in a state of drunkenness, mistakenly hires a mafia boss to kill herself. Li has often been compared to singer/actress Bai Guang who is also renowned for her femme fatale image. Both actresses impress the audience with a combination of their stunning beauty and the subtle sexiness of their exceptional performance.
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Between Tears and Laughter
Title: Between Tears and Laughter
Character: Li Jiahua
Released: November 10, 1960
Type: Movie
This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives.
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The Wild, Wild Rose
Title: The Wild, Wild Rose
Character: Xiao Liu
Released: May 9, 1960
Type: Movie
Grace Chang delivers an eye-opening performance as a lusty nightclub singer climbing the social ladder in seedy Wanchai. Borrowing story and song elements from Georges Bizet’s CARMEN, this Wong Tin-Lam directed musical has flair and polish to rival Hollywood, and a superstar leading lady that would any film industry would have a tough time matching! A key film from the celebrated Cathay Film Studios.
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Torrents of Spring
Title: Torrents of Spring
Character: Su Erning
Released: January 21, 1960
Type: Movie
Sojourning in Macau, Su Erning by chance helps Pan Meiniang resuscitate his younger brother and fends off the thug. In her admiration, Pan calls off the engagement arranged by her mother to exchange vows with Su despite having known him for only three days. To raise the money for the wedding, Su plans to sell his family yacht to the rich wife of his classmate Lu Zuhua in Hong Kong and promises to buy Pan a pearl necklace. The promiscuous Mrs Lu seduces Su on the yacht and then dumps him. 18 years later, Pan's daughter is getting married. Su prepares a wedding gift—a stolen pearl necklace—for the bride but is too ashamed to show himself.