Wei Ping-ao

Wei Ping-ao

Born: November 29, 1929
Died: December 3, 1989
in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

Movies for Wei Ping-ao...

Sex of the Imperial
Title: Sex of the Imperial
Released: May 14, 1988
Type: Movie
Life of Eunuchs and courtesans in the royal hinterland from an expert's point of view. Analyse of the life behind the scenes of the palace and detailed explanation of the life of the Chinese court!
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Secrets of the Inner Chamber
Title: Secrets of the Inner Chamber
Character: Master Charng
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
The story is about a licentious emperor during the Tang Dynasty.
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The Last Night of Madam Chin
Title: The Last Night of Madam Chin
Released: November 8, 1984
Type: Movie
Set in Shanghai in the 1940s. Story of a ballroom girl Jolie Chan who falls in love with a student and becomes pregnant, but the student's family force her to have an abortion.
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Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
Title: Raiders of the Shaolin Temple
Released: September 20, 1982
Type: Movie
The plot centers on Little Lu (Sonny Yu) who tends horses for the local Shaolin temple, and wants to learn skills that will help him defeat some corrupt officials who want to destroy it. He has a couple of friends (one with no arms, the other with no legs) who help him train using some bronze mechanical horses in a secret room in the temple.
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The Flute Player of Wrath
Title: The Flute Player of Wrath
Released: August 20, 1982
Type: Movie
Taiwanese Kung Fu actor Yip Fei, (Snuff Bottle Connection) stars in this superb swordplay film from Taiwan. A swordsman known for his flute playing style: dispatches his foes in the bloodiest of ways.
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Monkey War
Title: Monkey War
Released: August 14, 1982
Type: Movie
In the Chinese martial arts/fantasy opus Monkey War: New Pilgrims to the West - a sequel to the original Monkey War - the brave Monkey King launches out on a quest to build a new life for himself. But as he marches westward, he encounters a series of nearly insurmountable foes (including a pig demon and a horde of angry demonic spirits who attempt to eat his monastic tutor) and trials that he must overcome to reach a state of tranquility. (Rotten Tomatoes)
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The Chinese Stuntman
Title: The Chinese Stuntman
Character: The Director
Released: July 15, 1982
Type: Movie
The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film released in 1981. Bruce Li (who also directs) plays an insurance salesman who ends up working as a stuntman on a Hong Kong movie.
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Calamity of Snakes
Title: Calamity of Snakes
Released: June 26, 1982
Type: Movie
During the construction of luxury apartment buildings a huge nest of thousands of snakes is discovered. Francis Chang (the boss) refuses to delay the construction and orders to kill all the animals. He is repeated warned by his wife, who had some nightmares concerning him and the snakes. They do not manage to kill all snakes and so they take revenge on the construction workers and Francis Chang. Soon thousands of killer snakes under the lead of a giant Boa invades the building an kill all the new inhabitants. Even a snake master can't stop them.
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Ninja In The Dragon's Den
Title: Ninja In The Dragon's Den
Character: Chemist
Released: June 23, 1982
Type: Movie
A Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.
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36 Super Kids
Title: 36 Super Kids
Released: June 16, 1982
Type: Movie
Young students of martial arts must prove themselves worthy to their overbearing Master.
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Can't Stop the War
Title: Can't Stop the War
Released: February 25, 1982
Type: Movie
In 1945, Japan had surrendered but the news did not reach a small village in China. The local guerrilla force still put up a hilarious fight with the Japanese command.
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Spooky Kookies
Title: Spooky Kookies
Character: Bo's Dad
Released: October 30, 1981
Type: Movie
Early ghost comedy from Cinema City.
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Three Funny Detectives
Title: Three Funny Detectives
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Taiwanese comedy film.
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Title: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Released: June 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Excellent martial arts film depicts the exploits of the legendary Chinese scholar, Sun Tzu, the author of the world renowned book, "The Art of War by Sun Tzu" This film adaptation is filled with great fight scenes and battle stratagems.
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Fists Of Bruce Lee
Title: Fists Of Bruce Lee
Character: Octopus
Released: April 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Bruce Lee (Bruce Li) is assigned to go undercover as Lee Min-Chin to investigate a drug ring. The mob hires an assassin to kill him. They are both great at what they do; as they fight to the death only one will come out alive.
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The Marvelous Kung Fu
Title: The Marvelous Kung Fu
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A troupe of comedians, including midgets, provide entertainment and kung fu trouble for the villains.
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Filthy Guy
Title: Filthy Guy
Released: December 21, 1978
Type: Movie
Sammo Hung is a poor village orphan called 'Filthy Guy' for his unwashed / diseased head whose ambitious landlord's son becomes king and wants to kill him as a prophecy predicts Sammo Hung will replace him
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Duel with the Devils
Title: Duel with the Devils
Released: September 10, 1977
Type: Movie
As the daughter of the Chinese police chief, Angela secretly dresses up as a man to use her kung fu on Japanese troublemakers.
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One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
Title: One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry
Released: March 18, 1977
Type: Movie
The story centers on a secret society that plots to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and resume the Ming monarchy. The organization gains the support of numerous righteous martial clans, but the Qing government has its own plans of squashing the rebellion. The scheming prince of Qing poisons the rebels' central figure, Chi Zi Qiang (Jimmy Wang), and uses the antidote to force him to surrender. Being the hero that he is, Chi would rather cut off one of his own arms to save his life than submit to the prince. He then, single-armedly, defeats all the Manchurian minions...
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The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho
Title: The Prominent Eunuch Chen Ho
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Cheng Ho was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. This film depicts some of the adventures and battles he had when he explored the southern Asian regions.
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Golden Nun
Title: Golden Nun
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
This one has ghosts, hoppers and magic shennannigans!
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Laugh In
Title: Laugh In
Released: July 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A female extra-terrestrial (Chen Chen) appears on earth - in Hong Kong - to warn humankind of an impending catastrophe, but is arrested and institutionalised. She becomes trapped in a media circus, paraded as a freak. Exhausted and exasperated, the girl vanishes; a UFO is seen disappearing into the night sky.
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The Ghost
Title: The Ghost
Released: May 14, 1976
Type: Movie
Taiwanese horror film.
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Legend of Bruce Lee
Title: Legend of Bruce Lee
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
The young Bruce Lee (Ho Tsung-Tao AKA Bruce Li) has studied the philosophy and art of kung fu since boyhood, but his girlfriend says that he lives in a world of his own and all he thinks of is fighting. She begs him to change his ways, yet after a humiliating defeat Bruce vows that it will never happen again, and while witnessing street thugs preying on innocent people, he is driven to defend them. Things appear to be no better when Bruce comes to the United States to begin teaching, and is under constant attack by rival martial artists, but all the while his unorthodox style is beginning to catch on. Finally he becomes an international sensation as a movie star with a wife, kids, money, and everything he's always wanted - who then must fight for both his life and his reputation back home in Hong Kong.
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Shantung Man in Hong Kong
Title: Shantung Man in Hong Kong
Released: November 13, 1975
Type: Movie
When Shan Tung comes to Hong Kong for the first time, wanting to seek help from his countryman Lo San, however, Lo San refuses to give him a hand. Shan Tung has no choice but to sell amphetamine in the street for living. A honest guy like him with pronunciation problem often causes embarrassing situations. He is laughed at by others because of his queer ideas. In later days, he makes a lot of friends because he never hesitate to do what is righteous. Therefore he has a better life than before.....
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Dragon Gate
Title: Dragon Gate
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
King and prison escapee join forces. Hsu Feng & Carter Wong Play Yuan Loyalists who thwart an attack from the Mongol General and Mantis Master Chang Yi.
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The Phantom Lute
Title: The Phantom Lute
Character: Hsin Kwei
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Chia Ling aka Judy Lee (SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES, QUEEN BOXER) stars as a woman summoned by a retired general to sing and play the lute for him, but as she performs, he attempts to assault her and in the process murders her. The general and his assistant throw her body and lute into a fire, but Master Ku, a scholar who was watching her father, finds the burnt shell of the lute which now contains her ghost. Together they will now try and bring the general and his henchmen to justice.
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Naughty! Naughty!
Title: Naughty! Naughty!
Character: Wei Ping Ao
Released: July 18, 1974
Type: Movie
Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and will being thrown out of his Macau hotel. Kind- hearted hotel maid Hsiao Yen is the only one to help him in the world. One day, Wu plays a trick on the hotel owner. The scheme backfires and Wu has to flee to Hong Kong. Wu saves desperate painter Hsin. He convinces Hsin that his painting will sell if he is dead. After Hsin pretend to be dead, his paintings really can be sold well, but backfires finally. Then, Wu and Hsin team up and engage themselves full time in con games, gambling and sex inclusive. Finally, Wu is being chased by the ring enforcers but is saved. Finding himself in love with Hsiao Yen, Wu decides to turn a new leaf and live properly ever after.
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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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The Snake Girl Drops In
Title: The Snake Girl Drops In
Character: Witch
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A young snake girl is kidnapped by raiders in the jungle. The local Gang Boss wants to torture her but his jailer will help her to escape.
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The Fate of Lee Khan
Title: The Fate of Lee Khan
Character: Wen Mei Chi
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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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Title: Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1973
Type: Movie
This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting career in the U.S., he returned to Hong Kong where he became an international star, and his death at age 32.
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Spring in Pattaya
Title: Spring in Pattaya
Character: Pin Hao
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
Handsome and young, Shih Hsing flew to Bangkok with his close friend Ping Ho with the hope to find his father who was a rich merchant. However, he found that his father died for a long time owing to business failure. Shih wandered in the street and met Liu Kun, who was as poor. The three poor fellows had great hopes that one day fortune would knock on their door. Rich merchant Chen Chi-ching came Bangkok for sight-seeing. Local businessman Hu Te-piao tried hard to get him invest on entertainment business. Chen hated being disturbed, he found Shih look like himself and asked Shih to impersonate him to meet Hu. Shih was pleased to do so as the pay was high. The three had a good time, they find girls and enjoying it very much.
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Adventure in Denmark
Title: Adventure in Denmark
Character: Travel Agent
Released: June 28, 1973
Type: Movie
Two Chinese men go to Copenhagen for some reason. While one of them philanders around with various Danish and Asian women, the other falls in love with his Chinese tour guide, but takes time to have various drawn-out kung fu battles with a seemingly endless amount of thugs sent by his partner's overweight and very jealous girlfriend back home.
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Tales of Larceny
Title: Tales of Larceny
Character: Retinue Officer Bo Sin
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw's exceptional character actors.
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The Way of the Dragon
Title: The Way of the Dragon
Character: Ho
Released: December 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.
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Hapkido
Title: Hapkido
Character: Black Bear Secretary Zhang
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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Love Is an Elusive Wind
Title: Love Is an Elusive Wind
Released: August 23, 1972
Type: Movie
Taiwanese romance film.
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The Brave Young Generation
Title: The Brave Young Generation
Released: May 18, 1972
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers production that was filmed in Taiwan
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Fist of Fury
Title: Fist of Fury
Character: Interpreter Wu
Released: March 22, 1972
Type: Movie
Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.
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Deaf and Mute Heroine
Title: Deaf and Mute Heroine
Released: February 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine. Helen Ma stars as the “can’t hear, can’t talk” swordswoman who makes off with some pearls and bloodily dispatches the many comers who futilely attempt to retrieve them from her. According to Jeff Goodhartz, THE DEAF AND MUTE HEROINE “trumps anything that King Hu or Chang Cheh were unleashing at the time.”
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Valley of the Fangs
Title: Valley of the Fangs
Character: Hu San
Released: June 10, 1970
Type: Movie
Intrigue in the court means that the wife and daughter of framed scholar Sung have to travel to the capital in disguise, as court agents hunt them down. A righteous swordsman and a group of kiln workers get caught up in the action.
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Wrath of the Sword
Title: Wrath of the Sword
Character: Zhang Xiao-Shan
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 Winged Tiger
Title: The Winged Tiger
Character: You Ming
Released: February 18, 1970
Type: Movie
Famed screenwriter Shen Chiang got one of his very first chances to direct his own script with this exciting action adventure. His story is suitably thrilling: if villains "Winged Tiger" Teng Fei and "Underworld King" Yin Te-lung combine their kung-fu knowledge, the "Martial Arts World" will be plunged into chaos. That evil union is set to occur at the marriage of Yin's sister to Teng. Can this dangerous duo be stopped before one says "I do"?
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Double Bliss
Title: Double Bliss
Character: Zhou Rongzong (Chu Yung-Chung)
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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River of Tears
Title: River of Tears
Character: Li Laosan
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: Zhu Zhi Shan
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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The Millionaire Chase
Title: The Millionaire Chase
Character: Jiang Wen Qiang
Released: May 20, 1969
Type: Movie
Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.
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Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Title: Divorce, Hong Kong Style
Character: Hsiao Pai
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Shaw Bros. romantic comedy.
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Hong Kong Rhapsody
Title: Hong Kong Rhapsody
Character: Wei Chung Liang
Released: January 29, 1968
Type: Movie
There's nothing like a good, opulent, gaudy musical to lift the spirits, but when it's a 1960's Hong Kong musical orchestrated by a Japanese director and composer, it breaks through the ranks as a classic of campy kitsch. A follow-up to the previous year's megahit Hong Kong Nocturne, with the same Japanese creative team, Hong Kong Rhapsody follows the fortunes of an unemployed magician whose love life is so knotty it would take Houdini to unravel!
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King Drummer
Title: King Drummer
Character: Li Yuan-Ming
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
Ling Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a rival group. When the new arrival becomes a hit, he earns the jealous wrath of the predecessor. Meanwhile, the young drummer's mother is fervently against his music career. With the gorgeous Lily Ho as the manageress of the band and some terrific drumming set pieces, the whole thing, needless to say, comes off with a bang.
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Song of Tomorrow
Title: Song of Tomorrow
Character: TV host
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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Kiss and Kill
Title: Kiss and Kill
Character: Chien Kun
Released: August 19, 1967
Type: Movie
A military plane carrying a nuclear load explodes mid-air after being hit by mysterious electronic rays. Sculptor Liang Tien Hong (Paul Chang Chung) discovers the ray was invented by his uncle and he must find it before Communist agents steal it for their own nefarious purposes.
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Poisonous Rose
Title: Poisonous Rose
Character: Fourth Brother
Released: October 24, 1966
Type: Movie
A drug smuggling ring is suspected of operating out of a posh Hong Kong nightclub called The Black Widow, where the sultry songbird Chiang Feng is the star attraction.
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Downhill They Ride
Title: Downhill They Ride
Released: February 4, 1966
Type: Movie
Northeastern China is infested with bandits. Hsiao Kai (Paul Chang Chung), a wandering knight, captures a white horse from thieves. His skilful handling of the horse earns his admiration of fellow traveler Chu Ching Hsu (Wong Chung Shun). They arrive at Lo Lung Kow, where the villagers hunt for a living and are constantly terrorized by bandits. Grocer Ting Tze Pao (Ngai Ping Ngo) returns from his negotiations with the bandits with bad news. They intend to collect furs from the villagers at a fixed price. Village leader Mu (Yuen Sam and his daughter Tsui Ying (Pat ting Hung) run a tavern. She wonders how the white horse belonging to a Sinkiang youth named Sha Yi Ti (Man Ling) is now in the possession of Hsiao Kai.
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Good Neighbors
Title: Good Neighbors
Character: Chen Hsi-Ting
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Dr. Huang runs a clinic. One day, Mr. Chen moves to next door and opens a Chinese medicine clinic. In the beginning, the two families get along fine and Chen’s son and Huang’s daughter like each other. But when Mrs. Chen proposes the marriage to Dr. Huang, the conflicts between the families explode.
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Conscience and Guilt
Title: Conscience and Guilt
Released: August 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Conscience and Guilt
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Journey to Kwan Shan
Title: Journey to Kwan Shan
Released: October 30, 1956
Type: Movie
Journey to Kwan Shan. A Taiwan-HK film by CMPC.
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Life and Love of a Horse-Cart Driver
Title: Life and Love of a Horse-Cart Driver
Released: October 19, 1956
Type: Movie