Chiang Nan

Chiang Nan

Born: January 1, 1922
Died: March 9, 1985

Movies for Chiang Nan...

Tales of a Eunuch
Title: Tales of a Eunuch
Character: Official
Released: March 24, 1983
Type: Movie
The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie revolves around a quest for all the copies of a special Buddhist text.
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The Emperor and the Minister
Title: The Emperor and the Minister
Character: Minister Er Rong-An
Released: November 20, 1982
Type: Movie
The story about royal intrigue with the ingenious Lord Liu, whose intelligence was envied by the Emperor himself.
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Tiger Killer
Title: Tiger Killer
Character: Coroner He Jiu
Released: October 28, 1982
Type: Movie
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin." It tells the tale of Wu Song, who slays a man-eating tiger preying on farmers and villagers and becomes the hero of the province, getting appointed as a constable by the local magistrate. He is reunited with his older brother, the short, disfigured Wu the Elder, a peddler of buns, who invites Wu Song to move in with him and his new wife. The wife, Golden Lotus, is an attractive young former maid who had been forced to marry Wu the Elder as punishment for getting caught in bed with her master by the master's wife. She takes a liking to the handsome, strong Wu Song, who rebuffs her attempts to seduce him. When Wu Song is sent on a long journey, the wife begins an affair with a rich local merchant. When Wu Song returns from his mission, he is met with shocking news which sets off a series of violent acts of retribution.
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Passing Flickers
Title: Passing Flickers
Character: Movie director Yang
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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What Price Honesty?
Title: What Price Honesty?
Character: Lord Ge, magistrate
Released: December 31, 1981
Type: Movie
Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller. Pai Piao, Danny Lee, and "Venom" Sun Chien star as idealistic police school graduates who run afoul of such vicious, murderous depravity that the cop who is killed first could be considered the lucky one.
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The Tiger and the Widow
Title: The Tiger and the Widow
Character: Commander Lee's aide
Released: February 25, 1981
Type: Movie
The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most of the movie arguing which one of them is going to sacrifice him/herself and surrender to the police.
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Shaolin Temple Strikes Back
Title: Shaolin Temple Strikes Back
Character: Abbot Pure Heart
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
A Ming princess and her faithful bodyguard are chased to Shaolin Temple by the Ching army.
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Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Title: Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Character: Minister Er Rong-An
Released: March 1, 1980
Type: Movie
The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and gets involved with in all sorts of un-emperor-like activities.
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The Convict Killer
Title: The Convict Killer
Character: Peng Fu
Released: February 28, 1980
Type: Movie
Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along with his iron chain, Teng Piao is hungry for revenge. The man he wants to beat with his chain is Black Leopard Lam Fei. The problem for Teng Piao is that he doesn't know who he is, only that he has a picture of a black leopard tattooed on his chest.
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God Father
Title: God Father
Character: Kan
Released: January 23, 1980
Type: Movie
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a large amount of money by a card sharp, and Git promises revenge. But the card sharp, called "Card Devil", works for the ruthless gang boss Kwok, and Git is also tricked. Having pledged the garage against the debt, Git desperately seeks the assistance of the one man who is up to the task of tricking the crooks, Ghost Eye.
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Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Title: Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Character: Chow Tung San
Released: December 25, 1979
Type: Movie
Ming partisan Chu who is on the run from Manchu forces. Local merchant and kung fu enthusiast Li Chen-chau gives the fugitive shelter in his pawnshop and quietly recruits some of his fellow martial master associates to help protect the lad. When Li's professional rival rats him out, Manchu official Liang not only orchestras his army but fools a couple other kung fu masters including Beggar Su into helping his cause. After a heated battle, Li manages to convince Su to joining his cause, thus forming the Ten Tigers.
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Invincible Enforcer
Title: Invincible Enforcer
Character: Ah Fatt
Released: September 10, 1979
Type: Movie
A young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even when he's eventually released, the police continue to persecute him until he feels he has no choice but to become a real criminal.
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A Slice of Death
Title: A Slice of Death
Character: General Li
Released: July 11, 1979
Type: Movie
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
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Shaolin Rescuers
Title: Shaolin Rescuers
Character: Boss Huang
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: Movie
Two friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They get help from a Kung Fu student and a rebel. They also save Hung Si Quan's life.
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The Scandalous Warlord
Title: The Scandalous Warlord
Character: Chief of Staff
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: Movie
Applauded director Li Han Hsiang was one of few directors who made soft porn acceptable to mainstream audiences using the thematic device of "sex on a mission" cynicism, suggesting that sex was the ultimate power. In the sex comedy "The Scandalous Warlord", the true power behind the country's many warlords was the prostitutes that these men would routinely visit. Therefore, the power in this film lies in the hands of the sassy Shirley Yu and the titillating Shaw Yin Yin.
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Swordsman and Enchantress
Title: Swordsman and Enchantress
Character: Keeper of Puppet Villa
Released: November 8, 1978
Type: Movie
Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspired by director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's wonderful tales of a "martial art world" where all wushu warriors try to attain the "Deer Sword" and escape from the insidious maze-like "Toy Land." Master kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia leads the king and queen of Shaw's swordplay, Ti Lung and Lily Li, in a fascinating and entertaining adventure of consummate swordmen and sorceresses.
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Title: Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
Character: Monk Pang
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 Pang
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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The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
Title: The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
Character: Minister Er Rong-An
Released: October 6, 1978
Type: Movie
In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.
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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 Vengeful Beauty
Title: The Vengeful Beauty
Character: Court official at book burning
Released: March 11, 1978
Type: Movie
Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan, a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng. Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng and ex-lover Wang-jun.
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Title: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Character: Abbot in Charge of Eye Chamber
Released: February 2, 1978
Type: Movie
The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to seek revenge.
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Chinatown Kid
Title: Chinatown Kid
Character: Yvonne's father
Released: December 2, 1977
Type: Movie
Struggling to survive the murderous gang wars of Hong Kong, Tan Tung, a young martial arts street fighter, successfully takes on all challengers—until he runs up against the savage underworld empire of Hong Kong's Triad mafia. Escaping to San Francisco, he again tangles with criminal gangs, but this time fights his way to the top of the city's most feared gangster organization led by the White Dragon boss.
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The Call Girls
Title: The Call Girls
Character: Policeman
Released: October 29, 1977
Type: Movie
Exploitation film about prostitution.
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The Dream of the Red Chamber
Title: The Dream of the Red Chamber
Character: Jiu Da
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 Sentimental Swordsman
Title: The Sentimental Swordsman
Character: 5 Poisons Kid with cold needle
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 Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
Title: The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
Character: Minister Er Rong-An
Released: June 3, 1977
Type: Movie
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
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Jade Tiger
Title: Jade Tiger
Character: Tang She
Released: May 7, 1977
Type: Movie
Zhao Wuji embarks on an very tragic adventure with full of intrigues to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for Tang, on the eve of son's marriage.
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The Rebel of Shao-lin
Title: The Rebel of Shao-lin
Character: Emperor
Released: April 28, 1977
Type: Movie
Superstar Carter Wong must protect the Shaolin Temple from a traitor from within the order. The Silver Fox has turned up the heat against Shaolin, but Carter and the Holy Warrior Monks will stand firm -- or die fighting!
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Moods of Love
Title: Moods of Love
Character: Magistrate Liu Xuan-Jiao
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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The Mad Monk
Title: The Mad Monk
Character: Qin Er
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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Shaolin Temple
Title: Shaolin Temple
Character: Shaolin Master of Wooden Men Alley
Released: December 22, 1976
Type: Movie
There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Qing troops - complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.
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The Web of Death
Title: The Web of Death
Character: User of the spider in prologue
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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Big Bad Sis
Title: Big Bad Sis
Character: Ah Fong's step-father
Released: October 7, 1976
Type: Movie
Ah Ying (Chen Ping) is a former gangster trying to lead an honest life, and occasionally using her fighting skills to help out the girls in the factory where she now works. She befriends young colleagues Chong Lee and Shao Yin-Yin, teaching them self defence because "girls can't be weak anymore". Trouble starts when her old gang finds out where she now works.
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Love Swindler
Title: Love Swindler
Character: Dr. Cho Chi Ran (segment "Social Disease")
Released: September 11, 1976
Type: Movie
Vaunted director Li Han-Hsiang reveals the way of the world in this anthology film of four stories that feature far more swindlers and swindling than lovers or love. There's fake acupuncturists, gullible counterfeiters, a jewelry heist in a VD clinic, and a salesgirl's subtle scam in these short cinematic stories of gulls, dopes, marks, and fools and the cons, cheaters, charlatans, and connivers who trick them. It's four times the fraud as the cheats, gyps, and rip-offs come fast and furious!
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Emperor Chien Lung
Title: Emperor Chien Lung
Character: Lord Jiang
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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The 18 Bronzemen
Title: The 18 Bronzemen
Character: Brother Ta-Chi
Released: April 1, 1976
Type: Movie
During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
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The Last Tempest
Title: The Last Tempest
Character: Prince Duan
Released: February 21, 1976
Type: Movie
Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress. When his attempts to reform the Imperial system are thwarted by the Dowager Empress, he attempts to curb her power. His efforts are not successful, and this failure leads directly to his own death and the end of Imperial rule in China. The Dowager Empress, though, ends her days comfortably and in peace.
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Title: "Fertility" Bank
Released: November 6, 1975
Type: Movie
Hong Kong sex comedy film.
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The Last Message
Title: The Last Message
Character: Antique dealer
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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The Gambling Syndicate
Title: The Gambling Syndicate
Character: Qiang Dao, Third Brother
Released: April 19, 1975
Type: Movie
A provincial detective seeks to take down a local gambling syndicate with the help of two convicts.
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The Seven Coffins
Title: The Seven Coffins
Character: Taoist
Released: April 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Hsiao Tsui is the most beautiful girl in a prosperous prostitution house in a North China town. But every client of hers is chased and scared by ghosts. She is thus very poorly treated by the owner. House madame Chiao takes pity in Tsui and hides her in an abandoned inn. There are seven coffins in the inn, all results of unnatural deaths...
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The Valiant Ones
Title: The Valiant Ones
Character: Lin's Servant Lin Tong
Released: February 19, 1975
Type: Movie
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations of Japanese pirates and corrupt officials.
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The Young Rebel
Title: The Young Rebel
Character: Mr. Fong
Released: February 8, 1975
Type: Movie
When Ti Lung and David Chiang left Shaw Brothers, they returned a year later after learning directing and defied their former studio heroics making films with social leanings. Directed by Ti, The Young Rebel is one such film. Fatherless as a child, Hsiang (Chiang) supports his mother. When gangsters kill his mother, he kills in revenge. Unlike his swordplay heroes, Hsiang admits guilt, expresses sorrow and is imprisoned
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That's Adultery!
Title: That's Adultery!
Character: Zhang Youqian
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Renowned director Li Han-hsiang writes and directs the anthology film of four sexy , salacious and scandalous stories . There’s a general’s sedan-chair bearer who dallies with each of the soldier’s four wives until he suffers the fate of Samson , a Japanese pot maker molds his wife’s lover , a courtesan who fools her drunken husband , and a scissors shop owner’s wife who has too many lovers to cut . It is four helpings of lascivious , lewd and libidinous pleasures .
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Kidnap
Title: Kidnap
Character: Fu Kuei Tsai
Released: November 28, 1974
Type: Movie
Crime drama based on true incidents around a Kidnapping - and murder case ,also taking much time describing the psychological moments which propel the criminals. It's strictly focused on them, the law representatives are mostly faceless and out of the plot. Lo Lieh plays a moneyless guy working on a gas station, it's owner is a thorn in his flesh, because he completely knows the differences and painfully shows it: "I can find a new worker faster, than you can find a new job" Together with 3 friends, who are similarly struck, a plan to kidnap and blackmail this guy is made....
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The Association
Title: The Association
Character: Police Officer
Released: November 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's body who apparently is died of abortion. Wang investigates the guilty abortionist who leads Wang to a secret organization called "The Welfare Association". Actually it is an international prostitution racket. Wang sneaks into the association. When he is about to arrest the association's organizer, a girl, Lei, whose sister's death cause by the secret society, saves Wang in certain death. Wang arrests the organizer but has set her free from headquarter. Wang and Lei get together in getting the commander dismissed.
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Blood Reincarnation
Title: Blood Reincarnation
Character: Er Niang's Husband
Released: October 3, 1974
Type: Movie
A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot in a field. Believing that the pot contains treasure, they kill the old woman, only to find that it contains nothing but bones. The pregnant woman goes into labor over the dead woman's body, and blood from that event drips onto the corpse. The baby, when born, is fully able to bite his father's finger off and kill him. The second episode concerns an adulterous couple who, when discovered by the woman's husband, nail him up in a box and try various means to dispose of him, all of them somehow lacking finality. The final episode concerns a man who is wrongly accused and executed for a murder he did not commit. Using a bit of magic as he dies, he is able to return to his home for a few days as a very vigorous ghost.
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Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Title: Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Character: Yuan Deng
Released: September 20, 1974
Type: Movie
Forced to choose between the woman he loves and the dangerous, fast-paced life of motorcycles, what will our hero do? Will he toss the bike aside and pick the girl? Or will he leave the girl in favor of the bike? Or is there a chance for some sort of compromise?
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Call Me Dragon
Title: Call Me Dragon
Character: Mr. Yem
Released: September 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Golden Sand City is filled with brothels and casinos funded by drug lord Yim Kung Ho (evil Mr. Yem) and policed by the iron fist of his henchman Panther (Leopard Head). Vigilantes Inspector Big Dragon (Bruce Liang), Little Mouse, and Black Cat plan to bring Yum Kung Ho and his evil empire to its knees, but face fierce opposition in the deadly Panther, who has the stolen pearls sought after by Big Dragon and his new ally Mei Ling.
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The Assignment
Title: The Assignment
Released: September 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Ma Tsai-Tung, a vagabond, doesn't have enough money to pay for his meal in a restaurant. He is beaten up but is saved by pretty Shirley and her fiancé Buffalo Hsiung with the help of their friend Ken Chan Lee. Restaurant owner Kao, hears that Ma is still alive, so he decides to finish him off.
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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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Shaolin Martial Arts
Title: Shaolin Martial Arts
Character: King of Eagle Claw
Released: August 3, 1974
Type: Movie
After the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, the Chings are in control and send their best students to wipe out all of the remaining Shaolin practioners. They almost succeed, but two students escape. They learn various Kung Fu styles from different teachers to combat the Ching's two kung fu fighters.
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The Young Dragons
Title: The Young Dragons
Character: Boss Lung
Released: July 25, 1974
Type: Movie
The powerful mobster Leung, who is protected by the dangerous and wicked Huan Fai, sells two hundred Japanese weapons and ammunition to a Chinese gang. He uses the smuggler Luy Fu to bring the weapons but the smalltime thief Kim and his gang heist the shipment on the road and dump the cargo into the sea. However, he lures Luy Fu and asks a large amount to return the weapons with the intention of traveling abroad with his brother. Meanwhile Kim befriends Fan Ming, an undercover police office from Shanghai that is investigating the illegal activities of Leung. When the mobster finds that Fan Ming is a policeman, Leung ambushes him and Huan Fai and his men stab the officer that falls from a cliff into the sea. Kim brings Fan Ming's fiancée Ipi Feng to the house of his lover, the prostitute Hung, and tells Ipi Feng that her fiancé was murdered by Leung. She decides to revenge the death of her beloved Fan Ming with tragic consequences.
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The Chinese Tiger
Title: The Chinese Tiger
Character: Li Min's father
Released: July 19, 1974
Type: Movie
The "Organization" will go to any lengths to sell their drugs. But this time, they made a mistake... a big mistake. They never counted on The Chinese Tiger, Master of Kung-Fu.
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Scandal
Title: Scandal
Character: Governor's secretary
Released: April 12, 1974
Type: Movie
Director Li Han-hsiang teams up with Michael Hui in this tongue in cheek tale of extramarital affairs and corruption. Michael Hui and Wang Sheng are two loafers who prove they are good for something after all.
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Heroes Two
Title: Heroes Two
Character: Ho Chu Chen
Released: January 19, 1974
Type: Movie
A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun. Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang, a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.
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The Golden Lotus
Title: The Golden Lotus
Character: Wu Dalong
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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Bloody Ring
Title: Bloody Ring
Character: Japanese team leader
Released: January 12, 1974
Type: Movie
Mr. Chi goes to Thailand to assist a close friend, Nai Sin, in preparing his Muay Thai boxers for a battle with Japanese boxers who have arrived in Bangkok to get even for a past loss. Instead of training Nai Sin’s students to take on the Japanese, Mr. Chi finds himself having to take on the Japanese himself, as he has to help one of Nai Sin’s top students fend off the Japanese due to the student not coming through on throwing a boxing match.
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Iron Bodyguard
Title: Iron Bodyguard
Character: Commander Wen Ping
Released: December 8, 1973
Type: Movie
An Iron Bodyguard called Wang Wu meets a scholar and forms a strong friendship with him after they fight some villains together. The scholar is a member of the reformists - a group of scholars pressing for social reform in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty. The Emperor is actually all for reforms, and appoints this group to run the country. This doesn't suit the Empress Dowager though, as she has no intention of losing her power. She orders the reformists to be arrested, and Chen Kuan Tai hence gets drawn into politics despite having no real political views himself.
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The Fate of Lee Khan
Title: The Fate of Lee Khan
Character: Liu Shan-Hu (spy bandit)
Released: December 6, 1973
Type: Movie
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-Chang's army. Rebel spies, aided by treachery within Khan's ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
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The Fate of Lee Khan
Title: The Fate of Lee Khan
Character: Liu San-Hu
Released: December 6, 1973
Type: Movie
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-Chang's army. Rebel spies, aided by treachery within Khan's ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
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The Happiest Moment
Title: The Happiest Moment
Character: Mr Liu
Released: November 8, 1973
Type: Movie
Michael Hui plays four characters in this three-chapter, Hong Kong erotic comedy anthology set in Northern China during WWII.
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Death Blow
Title: Death Blow
Character: Ying King Min
Released: September 22, 1973
Type: Movie
Fary, a French banker in Tientsin, is victim of an hold-up. Wang Yue-Cheng robs a pagoda statue that is a priceless jewel, and part of China's national heritage. Fary informs the French authorities, who declare themselves unable to help him out. Meanwhile, Fary's daughter, Louise, is abducted. A Chinese detective, Tchao Tchun, is then called upon, to try to rescue the jewel and the girl before something untowards happens to them.
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The Martial Hero
Title: The Martial Hero
Character: Chiu Leu-chao
Released: August 25, 1973
Type: Movie
The story is about a humble man known as the Canton Kid, who just happens to have extraordinary kung fu talent. He’s often found sticking up for the downtrodden and prostitutes and finally paying a price for it.
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The Mandarin
Title: The Mandarin
Released: June 28, 1973
Type: Movie
A detective and wanderer called Man Tshu comes to town and challenges the crime family that owns it, burning their opium and taking away one of their prostitute wives as his love interest.
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The Heroine
Title: The Heroine
Character: Boss
Released: April 26, 1973
Type: Movie
Incriminating evidence against a gang is left in a cab when a gang member dies in it. The gang chases the innocent cab driver, who receives help from the dead gangster's sister - a tough police woman.
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The Private Eye
Title: The Private Eye
Released: April 12, 1973
Type: Movie
The Private Eye is a Crime movie starring Charlie Chin
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Cheat to Cheat
Title: Cheat to Cheat
Released: March 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang.
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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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Not Scared to Die
Title: Not Scared to Die
Character: Mr Jiang
Released: January 12, 1973
Type: Movie
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the good guys but has nothing much more than a supporting role.
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The Black Tavern
Title: The Black Tavern
Character: Skilled Robber
Released: December 16, 1972
Type: Movie
This sword-filled thriller centers on the title location--an inn where the down and dirty meet to plot nefarious doings. Award winning actor Ku Feng stars as the "Whip Devil," while the luminous and lethal Shih Szu plays "The Lady Hermit" who has a surprise in store for all the double-crossing masters of mayhem.
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Blind Boxer
Title: Blind Boxer
Released: September 6, 1972
Type: Movie
Blind, but deadly! Awesome action! A blind boxer must fend for himself against crooked promoters.
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The Warlord
Title: The Warlord
Character: Counselor Yang Shu-Cheng
Released: August 17, 1972
Type: Movie
No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a hilarious and lovable comic persona that was both uniquely Asian but also universally beloved. This, his first film, not only showcased his incomparable sense of humor but revolutionized Hong Kong comedy. Evoking Chaplin, he plays a warlord in early 20th Century China, but makes the role his own with both laughs and some of the sexiest ladies on the Shaw Brothers lot.
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The Killer
Title: The Killer
Character: Chiao Tzu-Fei
Released: August 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Chiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung fu school) is corrupt and extorting the people of the town. The killer happens to be Hsieh Chun (aka Hsiao Hu) who left town ten years ago. (When Hsieh Chun opens up a suitcase full of knives, you know that there is going to be tons of killing!). Thinking that the local kung fu school is bad, he goes over there to fight them. There is some reuniting of lost friends and some love between two of them. The bad guys are constantly double crossing everyone and this leads to total mayhem and carnage. The final fight scene (which is actually several fight scenes going from one to the next) is incredible, especially the blood soaked finale between the evil Japanese leader of the opium ring and the two brothers.
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The Casino
Title: The Casino
Released: March 30, 1972
Type: Movie
A handsome stranger strolls into a casino one evening and all but cleans out the house, beating 160-1 odds at dice by getting three of a kind. He informs beautiful proprietress Miss Cui that he actually came there for her and reveals himself as her betrothed, Luo Tianguang. The couple wed, but their bliss is interrupted when Luo agrees to help old friend Lun Liu defeat crooked gambler Hao Lishan, who uses rigged dice.
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The Boxer from Shantung
Title: The Boxer from Shantung
Character: Boss Yang
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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The Oath of Death
Title: The Oath of Death
Character: Hsai Chu Ku
Released: December 10, 1971
Type: Movie
Three Sung loyalists decide to become blood brothers to fight the tyranny of the Tartar invaders. They build a stronghold and christen it 'The Flying Dragon Fortress' up in the hills. Gathering together a devoted army of followers, the three brothers wage war against the Tartar defense. Desiring to oust the oppressors altogether, Ma Ching plans to coerce an ally, Hong Zhang Chung to release the kidnapped Tartar princess in what initially seems a strategic and civil effort to gain points with the court. Not long after, it soon becomes apparent Ma desires both a great position and power and is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to get it.
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Iron Fan and Magic Sword
Title: Iron Fan and Magic Sword
Released: November 2, 1971
Type: Movie
Fang Yung-Chiu is a young martial artist skilled in disc-throwing and swordplay. When a society known as the Han Brothers kills her master, she vows revenge; but, is her master really dead?
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The Mad Killer
Title: The Mad Killer
Released: August 26, 1971
Type: Movie
A lovelorn pompous knight lashes out after losing a friendly bout with a rival classmate who's also betrothed to the teacher's daughter. Enraged, the estranged knight threatens his own clan who withholds a closely guarded family secret.
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The Comet Strikes
Title: The Comet Strikes
Released: August 11, 1971
Type: Movie
There was a civil strife in the court. In order to protect the king, some loyal ministers and the king hid in an old house. This old house was known as a haunted house; whoever lived in the house shall die for sure. Mr. and Mrs. Tse went to the haunted house but died in it. Their son Tse Tin Jun wanted to find out the truth of his parents’ death, so he went to the house. At the mean time, another minister knew the king's hiding in the house. He sent out a military force to kill the king. Actually Mr. and Mrs. Tse pretended to die to deceive the public. Tin Jun stood with his parents and the loyal ministers to fight against the rebels. After the blood battle, they eventually annihilated the rebels...
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The Ghost's Sword
Title: The Ghost's Sword
Released: July 30, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Angry River
Title: The Angry River
Released: May 12, 1971
Type: Movie
The plot has to do with a reign of terror conducted by a mysterious killer dubbed "Poison Dart," who is hitting all kinds of prominent people with poison darts.
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Mission Impossible
Title: Mission Impossible
Character: Cho
Released: March 5, 1971
Type: Movie
A swordplay flick that takes on a ghostly feeling later on the film.
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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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In the Nick of Time
Title: In the Nick of Time
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
In the Nick of Time is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Stanley Fung.
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The Evil Karate
Title: The Evil Karate
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The setting is the underground lair of Devil's Gate, home to the ruthless and extremely powerful King Hades Yen (O Yau Man). Yen instructs the '7 Monsters Of Poison' to find Lo Tien Hung who apparently has a secret Jade Pendant. This Jade Pendant bears markings as to the whereabouts of a manuscript which yields great powers to the person who manages to get hold of it. The 'Monsters 7' have 10 days to find Lo Tien Hung or face the wrath of Yen...
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Wrath of the Sword
Title: Wrath of the Sword
Character: Cao Bu-Rou
Released: May 28, 1970
Type: Movie
The last of the Bai Family seeks revenge of the death of her whole family.
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The King Fa Fairy
Title: The King Fa Fairy
Released: March 27, 1970
Type: Movie
A Chinese fantasy drama
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Son of the Swordsman
Title: Son of the Swordsman
Released: January 9, 1970
Type: Movie
When Master Leung tries to rob Wong I-Hsia of a precious cargo he must protect, Wong I-Hsia fights him off with the iron palm and makes his escape. Too old and weak to continue his mission, Wong I-Hsia entrusts the cargo to his eldest son Wan Fu, who wastes no time in proving his fighting skills as he slays 50 of Master Leung's men fighting off a forest ambush.
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Mallow Forest
Title: Mallow Forest
Character: Mao Tao-chi
Released: December 24, 1969
Type: Movie
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the bandit Zhang Xianzhong, fearing that his treasures may be seized by the Manchurians, entrusts his henchman Yun to escort it to Mount Mei for safekeeping. However, Yun has made arrangements with the Manchurian spy Jin to ambush the treasure on the way to Mount Mei.
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Superior Darter
Title: Superior Darter
Character: Han Wu-kun
Released: September 12, 1969
Type: Movie
After the noble escort captain Han Wu Kwan rescues the grandson of the famous escort security chief Hung Wan Kang. He pledges to escort the kid safely back home. While protecting the child, Han loses his sight. Then he began to learn kung fu for the blind and took revenge on his enemies.
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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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The Black Panther
Title: The Black Panther
Character: Chief Constable Hsu Chen Kuo
Released: March 28, 1969
Type: Movie
A Wuxia mystery adventure from Cathay films.
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The Monkey in Hong Kong
Title: The Monkey in Hong Kong
Released: March 19, 1969
Type: Movie
A Cathay Studios production starring Annette Chang Hui Hsien.
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The Violet Mansion
Title: The Violet Mansion
Released: February 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Another Cathay Wu Xia flick featuring Melinda Chen Manling.
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Iron Bones
Title: Iron Bones
Released: January 16, 1969
Type: Movie
Iron Bones, about a young lad that learns a secret Tai Chi type of style called the Wind Palm, where you can kill with chi blows. Sure, it's a little crazy, but the acting is a big cut above most martial arts movies and the sword fights are pretty good. And Sam the Seed shows up, sans wig, as a dirtbag Shaolin monk after the book. Han Ying Chieh, the big boss, is one of the thugs in the background.
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The Swordsman of All Swordsmen
Title: The Swordsman of All Swordsmen
Character: Black Dragon
Released: October 7, 1968
Type: Movie
A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.
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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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Travels with a Sword
Title: Travels with a Sword
Character: Wild Wolf
Released: April 9, 1968
Type: Movie
Travels with a Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
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The First Sword
Title: The First Sword
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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The Haunted
Title: The Haunted
Released: August 17, 1967
Type: Movie
Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer.
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Lady in the Moon
Title: Lady in the Moon
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: Old teacher
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
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Mimi-Private Eye
Title: Mimi-Private Eye
Released: July 22, 1965
Type: Movie
Detective novel fan Mimi Zhang has her photos taken at the peak by her brother Benda, an amateur photographer whose camera is nearly knocked down by a reckless man sprinting away. Zhang soon stumbles upon a murder. Officer Yang Ming has the victim's husband Cao Ren marked down as the prime suspect. Though being offered $10,000 by the wife's bereaved paramour, who remains anonymous, to testify against Cao, Mimi rules out the loving husband as the suspect. The developed pictures reveal a six-fingered handprint left at the scene. That very same night, the real culprit attempts to steal the negatives from Mimi, but fails. The following day Yang collects the piece of evidence on behalf of the police and accompanies Mimi back to the crime scene. There the six-fingered detective confesses to the crime of passion, pursuing the witness all the way to the top of a tower where she takes the dive and is saved by the police standing by on the scene.
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A Beggar's Daughter
Title: A Beggar's Daughter
Character: Tang Sanduo
Released: January 29, 1965
Type: Movie
This is an adaptation of the folk story, “Jin Yu Nu beats her heartless groom with a cane”. Jin Yu Nu, a beggar’s daughter, is a beautiful and kind girl. On a snowy day she saves the life of a poor scholar, Mo Ji. When Mo recovers, he marries Jin with love and gratitude. Mo wins the third place in the imperial examinations, but now he is looked down upon because his wife is a beggar's daughter. Extremely embarrassed and ashamed, Mo wants to divorce but has no excuse. Jin then jumps into the river and Mo has deep regrets but it is too late. Later, Mo’s senior Ambassador Lin appreciates his talents and wants to marry him his daughter. On the wedding night, the bride orders Mo to kneel in her room and beats him hard with a cane. Not until then does Mo know his bride is actually Jin, who has been saved by Lin. At the end, Lin knows Jin still loves Mo and helps the couple reunite.
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The Crisis
Title: The Crisis
Released: October 29, 1964
Type: Movie
The Crisis is a Hong Kong Action movie starring Sammo Hung in a child role
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Romance of the Forbidden City
Title: Romance of the Forbidden City
Character: Duo Duo
Released: October 8, 1964
Type: Movie
Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam.
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The Story of Three Loves: Part 1
Title: The Story of Three Loves: Part 1
Released: February 12, 1964
Type: Movie
Based upon a hugely popular romance novel by Shanghai writer Zhang Henshui, the film tells the intriguing relationship between a rich Beijing college boy and three young women: a street artist, an upper class lady, and a teahouse songstress.
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The Swallow
Title: The Swallow
Character: Insp. Lu Lao-Yi
Released: April 25, 1961
Type: Movie
The hunt for The Swallow Thief.
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Laughter and Tears
Title: Laughter and Tears
Character: Hu Jin An
Released: January 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vanity. Tao is overjoyed when he is notified that he will be promoted to deputy manager.
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The Chase
Title: The Chase
Character: Doctor Zhou
Released: December 19, 1956
Type: Movie
Private Investigator, Wu Feng, is tasked in tracking down his wife, Zhang Xiu Juan, and collecting evidence of her infidelity. He plans to blackmail her into divorcing him while also getting a share of her inheritance from her father.
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Black Tulip
Title: Black Tulip
Released: November 30, 1956
Type: Movie
Black Tulip
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Rainstorm in Chinatown
Title: Rainstorm in Chinatown
Released: September 18, 1956
Type: Movie
Jiang Lizhen's husband, Wang Gensheng, went to Nanyang to make a living. After ten years of separation, there was no news. Jane took her daughter to find her husband, but found out that she was born into a wealthy family.
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The Serpent and the Lovers
Title: The Serpent and the Lovers
Character: Doctor Ho
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
It was shot in year 1956 but only released in year 1961 Hong Kong-Thailand-Japan co-production.
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Happy Encounter
Title: Happy Encounter
Released: June 12, 1952
Type: Movie
An early Drama by the Daai Wa (Da Hua) Film Company
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The Moon-Blanch'd Land
Title: The Moon-Blanch'd Land
Released: April 13, 1952
Type: Movie
An early Musical by the Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company.
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A Moment of Bliss
Title: A Moment of Bliss
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of a woman who grew up in China's warlord era and suffered from war and love failure.
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The Thirteen That Go Astray
Title: The Thirteen That Go Astray
Character: Luo Bin-Han
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: Movie
No known plot
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Tin Mong Foy Foy
Title: Tin Mong Foy Foy
Released: December 31, 1947
Type: Movie
A Charlie Chan mystery, from Hong Kong.