Tsang Choh-Lam

Tsang Choh-Lam

Born: August 20, 1921
Died: September 12, 1988

Movies for Tsang Choh-Lam...

The Blonde Fury
Title: The Blonde Fury
Released: April 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.
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The Crazy Companies II
Title: The Crazy Companies II
Character: Plays Chu Liu-Hsiang music
Released: December 15, 1988
Type: Movie
One the day Horny to get married, his two pals Frank and Kai told him to avoid the trap of marriage. However his finacee forced him to sign the certificate. Kwai, Horny's other pal had a firm with his brother Fu. Fu could not manage the office and owed the Fok's family 2M and Fok's manager Robert persuaded to merge Fu's company. The three pals joined Fok's to solve the crisis...
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The Truth
Title: The Truth
Character: Ping's father
Released: April 27, 1988
Type: Movie
A lawyer is assigned to protect his long-lost mum, who is accused of killing a cop.
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Chatter Street Killer
Title: Chatter Street Killer
Character: Crazy man with walkman [cameo]
Released: March 17, 1988
Type: Movie
A cross between Rear Window and The Blues Brothers! A group of gossipy neighbours witness a murder through an open window. Dopey mainland cop Lo Yau Dai investigates by going in undercover as a new tenant.
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Ghost's Hospital
Title: Ghost's Hospital
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Because of a hospital hex, whenever a certain patient sleeps he visits a supernatural world of hopping zombies and warring priests.
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Return of the Demon
Title: Return of the Demon
Released: December 10, 1987
Type: Movie
A group of treasure hunters accidentally unleash a malevolent demon who is attempting to obtain 49 souls in order to achieve immortality.
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Title: The Upstart and the Self-Made Man
Released: June 2, 1987
Type: TV
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Title: Operation "SharkHunt"
Released: April 20, 1987
Type: TV
Inspector YUAI HUI (Lui Leung wai) and girlfriend CHU PAO WEN (Kiki sheung Tien ngor) are close to getting married, but they break due to a minor row. Hui subsequently develops an affair with Lady Senior Inspector LIN HIS YA(Cally Kwong Mei Wan), but their engagement is trouble-ridden. HUI’s sister LI HUNG, a juvenile delinquent, cherishes an unrequited love for HUI’s subordinate MA JO CHI (Wong Shi Ki). LI KUNG accidentally hurts someone and is caught red-handed by her brother. He sets her free and is exposed and gets fired as a result. HUI runs a tourist agent and PAO WEN ruins it out of vengeance, making him bankrupt. HUI then conspires with his cousin YUAN AN to rob. When AN Kills a passer-by in a car accident, HUI bears the brunt and gets jailed. Learning of this, LI HUNG often blackmails AN. AN sends someone to threaten LI HUNG, indirectly causing her death……
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Righting Wrongs
Title: Righting Wrongs
Released: November 27, 1986
Type: Movie
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.
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Title: Destined to Rebel
Released: May 1, 1986
Type: TV
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Title: Next Year, Next Kins
Released: February 10, 1986
Type: TV
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Title: A Tough Fight
Released: November 1, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: The Last Performance
Released: February 25, 1985
Type: TV
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The Owl vs Bombo
Title: The Owl vs Bombo
Character: Waiter
Released: December 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.
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Heroes Shed No Tears
Title: Heroes Shed No Tears
Character: Interpretor for Village Chief
Released: November 30, 1984
Type: Movie
The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are vastly outnumbered, and as their numbers begin to dwindle, their desperation pulls them into a corner as their enemies close in on them.
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The Ghost Informer
Title: The Ghost Informer
Character: Opium smoker detained at station
Released: September 22, 1984
Type: Movie
Fire Unicom was killed by Tei Po under his violent fist. The spirit of Fire Unicorn discovered there would be illegal transaction between the gangsters. He informed inspector Tang this clue. After a fierce fight between he police and gangsters, the whole gang including Tei-po were being captured. Accidentally, Tang met Sally a model. She was so beautiful and charm that made Tang fell in love with her but she did not. Fire Unicorn being Tang's good friend decided to help him. Sally changed her mind and loved Tang. Unfortunately, Tei Po escaped from Jail and kidnapped Sally to an old castle. He vowed to take revenge on Tang. Would Tang Manage to save Sally from Tei Po's hand?
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Title: Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember
Released: July 16, 1984
Type: TV
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The Other Side of Gentleman
Title: The Other Side of Gentleman
Character: Uncle Seven
Released: June 28, 1984
Type: Movie
As part of a sociology experiment, Brigitte Lin tries to get lower-class playboy Alan Tam to fall in love with her. Not only does he fall for her, but he finds it impossible to return to his playboy life.
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Title: The Nuts
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: TV
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Title: The Fortune Teller (II)
Released: December 12, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: Ghost On The Loose
Released: October 17, 1983
Type: TV
A big house is haunted by four ghosts. Three families moved in at different times, including Ling Da Ting and his pregnant mistress Lu Bi, the jeweler Wang Tian Xiang and his family, and the retired dance instructor Hua Luo Shi and his family. Although the house is haunted, the younger generations can communicate and play with the ghosts. Lu Bi went into labor, and the four ghosts competed to be reincarnated. Once, Lu Bi was saved by Zhuang Wei Qiang, who had a crush on her. Xiao also fell in love with Lu Bi, and they began a romance. Eventually, the three families faced eviction but became close friends after going through ups and downs together. The three families helped the ghosts reincarnate, and they tearfully said goodbye at a banquet.
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Winners & Sinners
Title: Winners & Sinners
Character: Factory Boss's Hired Instigator
Released: July 7, 1983
Type: Movie
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.
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Title: Woman on the Beat
Released: June 13, 1983
Type: TV
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Salt and Pepper
Title: Salt and Pepper
Released: May 12, 1983
Type: Movie
A humorous contemporary comedy about Chen, a miserly and scheming restaurant owner and his employee Zhong who compete to win a girl's attention.
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The Bund
Title: The Bund
Released: January 20, 1983
Type: Movie
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.
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Title: The Fortune Teller
Released: January 3, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: The Emissary
Released: December 27, 1982
Type: TV
Kong Tai-wai is an idealistic college student who decides to join the police force, and later becomes an undercover detective disguising himself as a chief assistant of a major drug trafficker.
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Title: Love & Passion
Released: November 29, 1982
Type: TV
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Nomad
Title: Nomad
Released: November 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.
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Title: Soldier of Fortune
Released: September 27, 1982
Type: TV
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Expensive Tastes
Title: Expensive Tastes
Character: Brothelkeeper
Released: September 10, 1982
Type: Movie
The psychotic son of a rich man continues to get away with raping young women, with the help of an unscrupulous lawyer. A journalist working for a women's magazine becomes involved when her friend becomes a victim. Because of her campaigning efforts, the journalist herself becomes a target of the vicious brat's attentions.
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Title: 星塵
Released: May 3, 1982
Type: TV
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Passing Flickers
Title: Passing Flickers
Character: Lao Si
Released: April 6, 1982
Type: Movie
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes. Along the way however, there is some fun to be had as more humorous incidents occur on the sound stage, together with dashes of nudity. Some of the events are presumably inspired by real life experiences, others have a distinct air of wishful fabrication. The over-the-top Kung Fu star, deserted by director and crew as he goes through his pointless extended routine, for instance. Or the action heroes, sweating in furs while they dutifully munch through their meal scene, 'snow' falling outside in studio land.
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The Head Hunter
Title: The Head Hunter
Character: Blind Street musician
Released: March 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and falls in love with Vicky Lee (Rosamund Kwan). He is ordered to kill her father, and later given the order to kill her too as she started to suspect him. She then discovers that he is responsible for her fathers death...
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Title: Hero's Blood Road
Released: October 5, 1981
Type: TV
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Chasing Girls
Title: Chasing Girls
Character: Fake Lawyer
Released: August 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Afro-haired Robert demonstrates over and over to his gawking cousin how easy it is to pick up girls. Robert eventually narrows the field down to two girls. One is a TV model, the other a rich girl with a red sports car working as a waitress. Robert finds the part after the pickup to be a bit more difficult.
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Title: In Love and War
Released: May 11, 1981
Type: TV
In Love and War is a TVB television series, premiered in 1981. Theme song "In Love and War" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng.
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Title: The Discharged Prisoner
Released: March 30, 1981
Type: TV
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Security Unlimited
Title: Security Unlimited
Character: Fake corpse
Released: January 30, 1981
Type: Movie
This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and Ricky are delivering a large sum of money to a bank when a robbery takes place under their nose. after a series of hair-raising about hilarious chases, the agents get their men. With Michael and Sam giving their reward money to Ricky. They live haphazardly ever after.
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Title: The Misadventure of Zoo
Released: January 12, 1981
Type: TV
The Misadventure of Zoo is a TVB television series, premiered in 1981. Theme song "Personhood Loves Freedom" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng, and the sub theme song "Cheers" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng.
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Man on the Brink
Title: Man on the Brink
Released: January 8, 1981
Type: Movie
An undercover cop goes deep undercover to inside one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs only to find him getting consumed by a life of crime and seediness.
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Laughing Times
Title: Laughing Times
Released: December 24, 1980
Type: Movie
John Woo's Chaplin film. A homeless wanderer just happens across various articles of clothing that make him resemble Charlie Chaplin much to the amusement of passersby.
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Title: The Adventurers
Released: November 24, 1980
Type: TV
The Adventurers is a TVB television series, premiered in 1980. Theme song "The Adventurer's", and the sub theme song "The Sentimental Debts" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Jenny Tseng.
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From Riches to Rags
Title: From Riches to Rags
Character: Chuk/Ducky [uncredited]
Released: July 10, 1980
Type: Movie
Ricky and Fatso are friends in need. They are in dire need of money since they are only paid slave wages at the bottling factory. However, they become millionaires overnight after buying a winning lottery ticket. During one of their swingin' nights on the town, Ricky is suddenly attacked by an upset stomach; and in no time, a quack doctor diagnoses the seizure as terminal cancer. Ricky seriously considers suicide. But he is appalled by the drawbacks inherent in the available methods of doing himself in--primarily the pain! It is on a rooftop from which he is supposed to make a plunge that he saves a poor man from suicide by giving the latter all the money he has. In gratitude, the newly rich man promises to hire a killer to finish off his suffering benefactor...
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We're Going to Eat You
Title: We're Going to Eat You
Character: Boatman
Released: April 2, 1980
Type: Movie
A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.
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Lackey and the Lady Tiger
Title: Lackey and the Lady Tiger
Released: March 6, 1980
Type: Movie
A convict (Wang Jang Li) seeks revenge on a man's grandfather who sent him to jail for ten years. But it's up to the old man's grandson to stop him.
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The Young Master
Title: The Young Master
Character: Waiter / Lion Dance Bookie
Released: February 9, 1980
Type: Movie
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
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The Magnificent Butcher
Title: The Magnificent Butcher
Character: Night watchman
Released: December 19, 1979
Type: Movie
A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.
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The Secret
Title: The Secret
Character: Nightwatchman
Released: October 31, 1979
Type: Movie
A real murder case which was complicated by the ménage à trois relationship the victim had with the main suspects. As different witnesses narrated their conflicting stories, the case seemed set to lead to nowhere; especially when the real identity of the dead person was finally discovered.
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Kung Fu vs. Yoga
Title: Kung Fu vs. Yoga
Released: June 21, 1979
Type: Movie
Two mischievous kung fu students enter a kung fu tournament not realizing how much trouble winning the competition will bring them. When one emerges victorious, he must accomplish three robberies to prove his worth and claim his prize! Featuring yoga master Dunpar Singh from planet 90.
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The Gold Connection
Title: The Gold Connection
Released: May 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Martial arts teacher Ah Wei (Bruce Li) discovers a hidden stash of Vietnamese gold while scuba diving with his friends and divides it up between them. The gang who stole and stashed the gold track Wei and his friends down one by one, in order to get back what they believe to be their property. Wei must use his Kung Fu skills to defend himself, and the people he cares about, in this brutal and thrilling martial arts noir.
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Title: The Peerless Proud Twins
Released: May 7, 1979
Type: TV
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Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
Title: Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
Released: February 15, 1979
Type: Movie
A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.
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The Incredible Kung Fu Master
Title: The Incredible Kung Fu Master
Character: Gambler
Released: January 26, 1979
Type: Movie
Tung Wei (18 Fatal Strikes Enter The Dragon) is a lad who wants to learn kung fu. He trains in two different styles: Hung Gar and Wing Chun. Everything is fine until a jealous master creates a rift between Tung's two teachers, and he has to choose sides. But a bigger problem looms ahead. The Tiger Master, played by Philip Ko (Dragon On Fire, Fearless Dragons), wants to fight both men to the death. They're no match for him, so Tung goes to the one man who can train him properly: Sammo Hung
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Full Moon Scimitar
Title: Full Moon Scimitar
Character: Brothel keeper
Released: January 25, 1979
Type: Movie
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets stolen. After encountering his first defeat in life, in despair, he comes across a gorgeous girl, daughter of the head of a mysterious sect.
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Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu
Title: Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu
Character: Practices black magic
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A loose re-telling of how founder Chan Heung combined the teachings of several masters into what is now regarded as Choy Lee Fut.
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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: Chicken seller
Released: July 30, 1978
Type: Movie
Shaw production
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Title: Luk Siu Fung (Series III)
Released: June 5, 1978
Type: TV
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Innocent Lust
Title: Innocent Lust
Character: Sauna manager
Released: December 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Ho Fan started his career as a Shaw Brothers actor, best known for his role as the monk Tang Seng in the classic Monkey Goes West film series. As a director, however, his forte was erotica. Like Li Han Hsiang, Ho Fan was a pioneer of the aesthetic school of erotica, known for his luscious cinematography and seductive lens. He is certainly one of the few Hong Kong erotica filmmakers to have made a respectable name for himself with Category III offerings like Adventure in Denmark, Yu Pu Tuan, and 1977's Innocent Lust. One of Ho Fan's representative works, Innocent Lust stars Ai Fei, Chan Chun Ho, and Lam Choi as college friends who are unlucky in love. They decide to go to a night club, and are surprised to discover that their innocent-looking classmate (Chan Wai Ying) works as a hostess there. When they step up to defend her from a lecherous old man, the encounter sparks off an unexpected journey of love and lust.
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The Sentimental Swordsman
Title: The Sentimental Swordsman
Character: Waiter
Released: October 14, 1977
Type: Movie
Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li's overwhelming pride means he forsakes the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Li's only comfort is alcohol and the simple life he has now accepted. On one such journey, the lonely swordsman befriends the exceptionally skilled, yet secretive Fei who has his own pressures to contend with. The person behind Li's troubles proves to be elusive, though all the clues seem to point to the legendary 'Plum Blossom Bandit', a disguised figure whose identity has long proved elusive to the martial world.
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The Iron-Fisted Monk
Title: The Iron-Fisted Monk
Character: Servant in Brothel
Released: August 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Husker is a student of the Shaolin monks, learning kung fu so that he can avenge his uncle who was murdered by the Manchus who control the province. He leaves his training early, desperate to teach the killers a lesson, and teams up with a martial artist monk who is teaching a group of factory workers how to defend themselves. When the Manchus strike again, Husker and his Buddhist pal decide it's time to even the score.
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Title: A House Is Not a Home
Released: August 1, 1977
Type: TV
A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.
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Clans of Intrigue
Title: Clans of Intrigue
Character: Gambler
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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Return of the Con Men
Title: Return of the Con Men
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Cheng Meng-chi (Liang Tian), celebrated for his cunning, embarks on a clever scheme to outwit his mischievous neighbour, Wu Tien-chuang (Wang Sha). Cheng’s ingenious trickery leads Wu and his mistress to believe that he possesses the extraordinary ability to turn chicken droppings into gold, resulting in comical confrontations and a string of stolen chickens. The narrative takes an entertaining twist as Cheng’s relationship with Crazy Ching (Chang Ying), the partner-in-crime of a gullible gold shop owner, transforms from playful neighbourly antics into an intense battle of wits, with Cheng consistently staying one step ahead of his adversary.
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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 Web of Death
Title: The Web of Death
Character: Major clan member
Released: October 28, 1976
Type: Movie
Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the "Five Poison Web." In order to do so, he has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect, Angela Yu Chien. However, there is also the Centipede Sect to contend with, as well as other assorted martial artists, among them played by Shaw Brothers talents Yueh Hua, Ching Li, and Lily Li.
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Body for Sale
Title: Body for Sale
Released: June 17, 1976
Type: Movie
One day, due to carelessness. Ah Chung is fired from his job as a toilet attendant. Out of sympathy, Ah Lien, a waitress who he secretly admires, gives him financial help. When the much indebted Ah Chung found another job, he went to return the money to Ah Lien but was disappointed to learn that she had left and married. Years later, their paths cross again in a strip-tease joint.
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The Winner Takes All
Title: The Winner Takes All
Released: September 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Directed by Sum Cheung.
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The Last Message
Title: The Last Message
Character: Schizo, Chan Keung
Released: August 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure.
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A Mad World of Fools
Title: A Mad World of Fools
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: Movie
A whacky 1974 comedy starring David Chiang who was also the director, that's one to see. Well it certainly is whacky, and the film is actually a number of short pieces, varying in length from a couple of minutes to the last story that is 30 minutes or so.
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Tornado of Chu-chiang
Title: Tornado of Chu-chiang
Released: June 20, 1974
Type: Movie
In the early days of the Chinese Republic era, dockworkers in Macau are being mistreated by their Chinese overseers. An accident reveals that the cargo is composed of guns and opium.
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Gossip Street
Title: Gossip Street
Character: Casino gambler
Released: May 17, 1974
Type: Movie
The place to be is flat number 8 on the second floor of the Gossip Street apartment building, where all the neighbors gather to gossip. The sitcom turns serious when a local mobster wants to change the place into a gambling den.
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The Drug Addicts
Title: The Drug Addicts
Character: Drug dealer
Released: May 10, 1974
Type: Movie
Kung-fu ace David Chiang displays a unique take on the narcotics racket in his directorial debut, The Drug Addict. Only 26-year-old and Shaw Brothers' youngest director, David brings a youthful sensibility to this drama about a drug-addicted kung-fu instructor (Ti Lung) who not only kicks the habit but smashes a drug smuggling ring as only a martial-arts superstar can. With legendary action director Chang Cheh onboard as producer, The Drug Addict is a fast-moving exploration of an important social issue.
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Hong Kong 73
Title: Hong Kong 73
Character: Scapegoat for gambling den
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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Kung Fu King
Title: Kung Fu King
Released: May 20, 1973
Type: Movie
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The Villains
Title: The Villains
Character: Casino gambler
Released: March 9, 1973
Type: Movie
A poor orphan seeks help from her wealthy uncle and his sons.
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The Bastard
Title: The Bastard
Character: Fake blind beggar
Released: February 6, 1973
Type: Movie
Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Beggar. He finds his father, who is a powerful and wealthy manl and is taken in by him and his family. Before long Little Bastard is seduced by his attractive cousin, making Little Beggar very jealous. However, the seduction and family welcome are all part of a nefarious plan.
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Stranger in Hong Kong
Title: Stranger in Hong Kong
Character: Casino employee
Released: October 27, 1972
Type: Movie
A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank.
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The Imperial Swordsman
Title: The Imperial Swordsman
Character: Waiter
Released: October 5, 1972
Type: Movie
Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctant bride who comes upon a rebellion plot. They are joined by a large cast of expert fighters and actors all keeping the intrigue and adventure foremost in the film. There’s even a nice surprise ending amidst all the action.
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Hapkido
Title: Hapkido
Character: Waiter
Released: October 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the Japanese competitor who runs the Black Bear school. The harassment leads to intense conflicts between them.
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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Title: Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Character: Xiao Gou Zi
Released: July 9, 1972
Type: Movie
18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ai nu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ai nu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.
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Five Fingers of Death
Title: Five Fingers of Death
Character: Hercules' Street Barker
Released: April 28, 1972
Type: Movie
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
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The Boxer from Shantung
Title: The Boxer from Shantung
Character: Wrestling Spectator (extra)
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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Sunset
Title: Sunset
Character: Restaurant waiter
Released: November 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Teenage heart throbs Ching Li and Paul Chin Pei come across like Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in the musical Sunset, a musical romp that plays similar to one of Hollywood's famous "Beach Party" movies. A car load of girls meets a car load of boys and Ching and Paul ultimately fall in love. Yet the film takes an acrid twist and turns out to be more like a Shakespearian tragedy than a beach-babe party.
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Vengeance of a Snow Girl
Title: Vengeance of a Snow Girl
Character: Waiter
Released: October 29, 1971
Type: Movie
Sworn-brothers expert martial artists are the targets of a mysterious killer, which seems to bear a grudge against them for what happened several years ago.
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Lady with a Sword
Title: Lady with a Sword
Released: October 14, 1971
Type: Movie
Feng Fei Fei, an excellent swordswoman, seeks revenge with her nephew for the murder of her old sister, who got killed by some rogues on her way home. She soon finds out that the murderer is the son of her father's best friend and her future husband.
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The Shadow Whip
Title: The Shadow Whip
Character: Waiter
Released: August 6, 1971
Type: Movie
This top ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic action adventure. Cheng Pei-pei radiates her trademark charm while wielding the deadly title weapon, which is implicated in multiple murders and a major heist. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits or avenging her father's brutal death, she demonstrates why she was Hong Kong's number one swordswoman and no slouch with the whip either!
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The Crimson Charm
Title: The Crimson Charm
Character: Xiao Fu, inn waiter
Released: July 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman go up against the vicious Crimson Charm gang of thieves and cutthroats. The lovely and lethal Ivy Ling Po teams with the amazing Chang I for a classic tale of good versus evil in which the best man and one-armed woman wins.
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Duel for Gold
Title: Duel for Gold
Character: Brothel worker
Released: June 11, 1971
Type: Movie
Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this thriller of bickering bandits. Audiences loved watching three pairs of cunning male and female crooks trying to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House...not knowing that one of them is actually an undercover hero. Even without him, there's no honor amongst thieves, so the double-crosses and deadly duels come fast and furious, all choreographed by Hsu Erh-niu.
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The Duel
Title: The Duel
Character: Brothel attendant
Released: April 21, 1971
Type: Movie
Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He's hunted in the streets. His lover, Butterfly, turns to prostitution. And his father's likely killer – a smooth operator known as the Rambler – is always lingering nearby. But before Tan and the Rambler can slit each other's throats, they learn they've been double-crossed and go two against everyone in a rage of double-edged vengeance.
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The Invincible Eight
Title: The Invincible Eight
Character: Waiter in restaurant
Released: January 22, 1971
Type: Movie
Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants of the late patriotic generals, who have been recently murdered. Gui suspects that Hai and Jiang are controlled by Xiao and sneaks into his manor. She meets the girls successfully, but she is seized. When Wan, Xiao's butler, urges his master to kill Hai and Jiang, Jiang overhears their conversation and tries to rescue all her friends. At last, the eight are united and try their best to fight against General Xiao and his men.
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The Chinese Boxer
Title: The Chinese Boxer
Released: November 27, 1970
Type: Movie
Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.
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Swordswomen Three
Title: Swordswomen Three
Character: Innkeeper
Released: August 5, 1970
Type: Movie
Lo Lieh play an ambitious martial artist who wishes to be number one in the martial world. Unfortunately, while he's tough, he's no match for the son of the number one martial artist. Unwilling to wait for the next tournament, he connives to steal the legendary Magic Steel Sword from his bride to be who with her sisters is protecting the sword from unscrupulous martial artists. He easily steals the sword which is half super steel and half super magnet.This way he's able to disarm all his opponents by pulling their iron weapons right out of their hands from across the room. The three sisters team up with the son and try to take back the sword.
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My Son
Title: My Son
Released: June 26, 1970
Type: Movie
Jimmy Wang Yu gets to flex his dramatic muscles in this contemporary Lo Chen drama. Wang is a detective's son whose attempt to punish a swindler leaves him and his father in a thrilling final face-off.
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Brothers Five
Title: Brothers Five
Character: Waiter
Released: March 26, 1970
Type: Movie
The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Chen-feng has killed their father. All five, however, seek to defeat the vicious gangsters at the Manor.
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The Five Billion Dollar Legacy
Title: The Five Billion Dollar Legacy
Character: Situ's colleague
Released: March 19, 1970
Type: Movie
Three men and three women beguile, blackmail, bicker and backstab (sometimes literally) each other all the way to a shock surprise ending, in this death-filled, haunted house mystery, written and directed by Shaw Brothers' Japanese maestro Inoue Umetsugu.
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Double Bliss
Title: Double Bliss
Character: Hell guard
Released: February 4, 1970
Type: Movie
A melodrama about the blossoming love between two music students returning home from abroad and planning to wed. However, both of their parents don't know about it and when they find out, all bliss blasts away as social gaps become an issue.
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A Cause to Kill
Title: A Cause to Kill
Character: Sin Lei's house & car broker
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Ivy Ling Po, star of The Temple of the Red Lotus, tears up the screen as a jealous, murderous movie star, who, like seemingly all "film noir" vixens, wants to kill off her husband. While she's infuriated that the hitman she hires bungles the job, she's delighted that her husband is found guilty for the killer's "murder".
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Have Sword, Will Travel
Title: Have Sword, Will Travel
Released: December 25, 1969
Type: Movie
Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an infirmity that renders him unable to use his sword.
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River of Tears
Title: River of Tears
Released: November 25, 1969
Type: Movie
Mysterious songstress Fang Biyu is loved by two brothers, Qiwei and Qijun. After freeing herself from the clutches of gangsters, she gives her heart to Qiwei. Tragedy comes knocking on the door when one of the gangsters comes out of prison, and Qiwei dies in a car accident. Blamed for her husband's death, Biyu is forced to go back to singing to make a living, but hopes to reunite with her son and return to the family one day.
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The Three Smiles
Title: The Three Smiles
Character: Pawn shop assistant
Released: September 23, 1969
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering around the countryside.
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Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Title: Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Character: Ah Sheng
Released: July 19, 1969
Type: Movie
Li Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been visiting the bed of a rival. She helps plot against him, and the Vicious Long Brothers invade his home and steal the Golden Dragon Blade - a sword that makes its wielder unbeatable. Zhishan, crippled in the attack, and his young daughter are whisked away by a devoted servant, and the trio soon find shelter in the home of an herbalist. Years pass, the daughter grows up to be a lovely young woman and a powerful fighter, and the Long Brothers use the Golden Dragon Blade to gain power in the region. Zhishan's family of sorts has managed to stay well hidden, but a trip into the city - the daughter's first - sets off an old power struggle as Zhishan's wife discovers her daughter is quite alive.
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A Pearl in Command
Title: A Pearl in Command
Character: Teahouse waiter
Released: June 18, 1969
Type: Movie
A Pearl in Command is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
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The Devil Warrior
Title: The Devil Warrior
Released: April 16, 1969
Type: Movie
The Devil Warrior is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Title: Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Character: Hotel clerk
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Shaw Bros. romantic comedy.
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The Jade Raksha
Title: The Jade Raksha
Character: Villager
Released: November 14, 1968
Type: Movie
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing people whose surname is Yan. A swordsman figures out who she is, and asks her why - the answer being that a Yan killed her family 18 years ago... but she's not sure exactly which Yan it was. He suggests that killing the innocent is wrong, but she only has vengeance on her mind and is not to be convinced.
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Double Trouble
Title: Double Trouble
Character: Roommate
Released: October 2, 1968
Type: Movie
Shaw Brothers double trouble comedy
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Smiling Swordsman
Title: Smiling Swordsman
Released: July 10, 1968
Type: Movie
Smiling Swordsman is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy starring Sammo Hung
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The Bells of Death
Title: The Bells of Death
Character: Zuo's Bandit
Released: June 30, 1968
Type: Movie
A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with nothing but his mother’s bell-laden bracelet, he sets out to seek his revenge. Lucky for him, Wei Fu encounters a master swordsman, who takes him under his wing.
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A Romantic Thief
Title: A Romantic Thief
Released: May 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Hong Kong comedy starring Connie Chan Po-chu
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The Land of Many Perfumes
Title: The Land of Many Perfumes
Released: January 26, 1968
Type: Movie
The Monk, Monkey and Pigsy find themselves in the title realm, where women can only give birth to women...unless loved by a man
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Song of Tomorrow
Title: Song of Tomorrow
Character: Bartender
Released: October 12, 1967
Type: Movie
Ivy Ling Po was at the height of her fame in traditional Huangmei Opera films -- and chiefly as a male impersonator -- when she radically changed her image, taking on an ultra-contemporary semi-musical role in Song Of Tomorrow. Ivy plays a dance hostess and leading man Chiao Chuang is a jazz drummer, but with a difference. Chiao is a heroin addict, and Ivy learns that heroin is a far more lethal adversary than "the other woman" when trying to keep their marriage intact.
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The Midnight Murder
Title: The Midnight Murder
Character: Magistrate Wang Wei-Ji
Released: September 5, 1967
Type: Movie
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The One-Armed Swordsman
Title: The One-Armed Swordsman
Character: Waiter
Released: July 26, 1967
Type: Movie
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
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The King with My Face
Title: The King with My Face
Released: July 4, 1967
Type: Movie
THE KING WITH MY FACE (1967) offers a well-produced Shaw Bros. variation on Alexandre Dumas' famous tale, "The Man in the Iron Mask."
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The Black Killer
Title: The Black Killer
Character: Guitar player
Released: March 8, 1967
Type: Movie
A 1967 Cantonese language action film directed by Cheung Wai-Gwong, starring Connie Chan, Adam Cheng and Liu Chia-Liang. Ming-Wai & Ming-Sing, a brother and sister (dual roles played by Connie Chan) who must go undercover in a gang to rescue their uncle.
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Hong Kong Nocturne
Title: Hong Kong Nocturne
Character: Nightclub customer
Released: February 7, 1967
Type: Movie
A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.
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The Blue and the Black 2
Title: The Blue and the Black 2
Character: Newspaper staff
Released: July 20, 1966
Type: Movie
Part two of the wartime love story
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Till the End of Time
Title: Till the End of Time
Released: March 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Jenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union between their only son and a lowly cabaret singer. He ignores their advice and marries her anyway, and for a time, they find some manner of wedded bliss. But the years are not entirely kind. He works hard to make ends meet, but his health pays the price.
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The Monkey Goes West
Title: The Monkey Goes West
Released: January 18, 1966
Type: Movie
THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
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Squadron 77
Title: Squadron 77
Character: Dancing Japanese [Uncredited]
Released: December 2, 1965
Type: Movie
Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role of nationalist freedom fighter when she discovers that her husband is a collaborator with the Japanese.
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The Lark
Title: The Lark
Released: July 28, 1965
Type: Movie
A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.
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Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Title: Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Character: Teahouse server
Released: May 27, 1965
Type: Movie
FAIRY, GHOST, VIXEN (1965) consists of three fanciful tales that may be loosely classified as ghost stories, but they're presented and designed more along the lines of traditional fairy tales. They're beautifully staged and photographed and have a timeless quality about them with a moral at the end of each.
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Sons of the Good Earth
Title: Sons of the Good Earth
Character: Policeman
Released: March 19, 1965
Type: Movie
The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry at a local brothel.
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A Mad Woman
Title: A Mad Woman
Character: Ah Jiu
Released: December 23, 1964
Type: Movie
HK horror film.
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The Story of Sue San
Title: The Story of Sue San
Character: Constable
Released: September 30, 1964
Type: Movie
This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be perfectly matched when it comes to their love for one other, the two come from remarkably different social ranks. While Chin Lung is the son of a respected government official, Su San is a prostitute, albeit a famous one.
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The Shepherd Girl
Title: The Shepherd Girl
Character: Village youth's accomplice
Released: July 15, 1964
Type: Movie
Julie Yeh Feng stars as Hsiu Hsiu, a beautiful singing shepherdess who falls head over heels in love with a handsome boatman named Liu Ta Lung. Unfortunately, she can't afford to marry her new beau because her father has racked up numerous debts due to his uncontrollable gambling addiction. And to make matters even more complicated, there's a rival suitor who promises to pay off all of her no-good father's debts on the condition that he is given Hsiu Hsiu's hand in marriage. She initially declines his offer, but starts to get jealous when she sees Ta Lung getting a little too close for comfort with another woman. In retaliation, she starts flirting with her possible benefactor/husband-to-be. But what Hsiu Hsiu doesn't know is that her jealousy isn't based on any actual unfaithfulness, but on an unfortunate misunderstanding!
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Lady General Hua Mulan
Title: Lady General Hua Mulan
Character: Enlisting man giving directions
Released: June 15, 1964
Type: Movie
About a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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Between Tears and Smiles
Title: Between Tears and Smiles
Character: Waiter
Released: January 17, 1964
Type: Movie
Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for Shen. The General's henchmen are also determined to present the songstress to their superior as a gift. Fan received help from an unexpected quarter to save the woman he loves.
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The Ten Brothers Vs. the Sea Monster
Title: The Ten Brothers Vs. the Sea Monster
Character: 9th Brother
Released: February 25, 1960
Type: Movie
The Ten Brothers return as the Lake Devil is plagued by a monster fish. To settle the old score, Marshal asks Shrimpy and his ten sons to exterminate the fish. Excelled on land, the ten brothers find themselves quite useless in the water.
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Fatso Married Skinny
Title: Fatso Married Skinny
Character: Gangster
Released: December 29, 1956
Type: Movie
Lai-ying (Cheng Bik-ying) is a wealthy socialite who travels globally. Tired of her lifestyle, she sends her secretary Kiu (Tam Lan-hing) to stand in for her in a social function in Hong Kong. Local rich playboy Chung (Sun Ma Si-tsang) is forced by his father (Lee Hoi-chuen) to court the fake Lai-ying in order to save the family from financial distress. But Chung is in love with the real Lai-ying, who pretends to be a poor girl from a working class background. Naturally, the father is unhappy about this mismatch. Typically cast for feisty roles, Tam Lan-hing here plays a marriage-hungry woman, eager to be seduced who knows flirtatiousness can be so hilarious!
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The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man
Title: The Strange Adventures of a Strange Man
Released: August 30, 1956
Type: Movie
Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Ng Wui.
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Beauty and Sword
Title: Beauty and Sword
Character: Xiao Hao-Zi ('Little Rat')
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
1956 film from Hong Kong, produced by Shaw Brothers.
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Charming Night
Title: Charming Night
Character: Office worker
Released: December 20, 1952
Type: Movie
Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong.
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Midnight Bells
Title: Midnight Bells
Released: April 19, 1950
Type: Movie
HK historical drama