Chi Kuan-Chun

Chi Kuan-Chun

Born: June 14, 1949
in Guangdong, China
Chi Kuan-Chun (born June 14, 1949), also known as Chik Goon-Gwan, is a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor, martial artist, and Hung Ga practitioner. He is best known for playing Shaolin rebel Hu Huei Chien (Hu Hui Gan) in several martial arts films in the 1970s; he also co-starred with Alexander Fu in many films around that time.

Movies for Chi Kuan-Chun...

That Demon Within
Title: That Demon Within
Character: Dave's father
Released: April 16, 2014
Type: Movie
By a strange twist of fate, dutiful Hong Kong policeman Dan saves the life of the leader of a violent gang of armed robbers. When they commit another crime, Dan is determined to put an end to their activities. He works with the leader, whom the gang had betrayed, to engineer a plan to wreak havoc within the gang and let the gangsters kill one another. But it becomes increasingly obvious to Dan and to his colleagues that Dan is suffering from a severe mental disorder, and Dan finds that instead of upholding the law as a righteous police officer, he has now become a fugitive wanted for murder.
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Seven Swords
Title: Seven Swords
Character: Qiu Luo Dong
Released: July 25, 2005
Type: Movie
In the 17th century, seven swordsmen join their forces to save the villagers from a manipulating General who bans martial arts.
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Drunken Monkey
Title: Drunken Monkey
Character: Yu Hoi Yeung
Released: May 19, 2003
Type: Movie
China, the early 1930's: martial arts master Wen Biao discovers that his brother has been using their security company for illegal activities. A confrontation between the brothers leaves Web Biao missing and presumed dead.
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Lady Killer
Title: Lady Killer
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
1992 film
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Lucky Dragon
Title: Lucky Dragon
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Follow the journey of a mischievous dragon that has been transformed by magic into a little boy and exiled from his home in the clouds to live among humans.
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King of Snake
Title: King of Snake
Released: February 4, 1984
Type: Movie
A research lab has developed "The Formula", a box that allows living organic material to grow hundreds of times its original size. Criminals invade the lab to steal it, but it's thrown off the side of the road. There it's found by a girl who decides it will be the perfect home for Mosler, the snake she has adopted. Mosler immediately outgrows the box, springing to the ground like a pile of novelty dog poo. Gang members see the girl and her huge snake frolicking outside and put two and two together. Mosler thwarts their first attempt to snatch her, but when they do succeed he goes on a rampage trying to find his friend
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Shanghai 13
Title: Shanghai 13
Character: Big Leopard
Released: February 4, 1984
Type: Movie
A patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the people knew about the deception, they would revolt and overthrow the corrupt government. One patriot in office steals the proof and must make it out of the country. He gets assistance from a local rebel leader who is in charge of a motley group of fighters called the Shanghai 13. Not all of them can be trusted, as some of them will turn in the government official. Our weak protagonist must run a gauntlet of the who's who already mentioned.
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The Longest Night
Title: The Longest Night
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Taiwanese war film based on a small-scale battle between the invading People's Liberation Army and the resisting Republic of China Armed Forces on a few small islands (including Dadan Island) in the Taiwan Strait in late July 1950.
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Little Flying Dragon
Title: Little Flying Dragon
Released: December 9, 1982
Type: Movie
Chi Kuan Chun is the man. He looks in top form as swordsman. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is pretty wacky. Kung Fu gorillas, witches, and Chen Kuan Tai singing Italian opera. So little kid with swirling axe fights evil wizard dude, lasereyes, the above mentioned gorilla do you need to know more?
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Red Lotus Temple on Fire
Title: Red Lotus Temple on Fire
Released: August 24, 1982
Type: Movie
Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is based on a seminal wuxia novel that's been adapted for the screen numerous times throughout the history of Hong Kong martial arts cinema.
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A Rescue from Hades
Title: A Rescue from Hades
Released: July 29, 1982
Type: Movie
Three generations of the Luo family fasted and chanted Buddha's name. However, Mr. Luo died young. Luo's mother complained and began to kill animals and eat meat. When Luo Bu grew up, her family property was wiped out by her uncle. Oppose and remarry someone else. After Luo's mother died, she went to hell. Luo Bu received God's instructions and followed Pratyekabuddha to practice, and his Dharma name was Mulian. However, because he could not bear the suffering of his mother in hell, he broke into the underworld to rescue his mother. After all the hardships, he finally felt the Buddha's will. Let Mother Luo be reincarnated.
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The Bloody Mission
Title: The Bloody Mission
Released: June 20, 1982
Type: Movie
Two brave swordsmen fight for supremacy in the martial world and for the hand of a mysterious maiden in this lavish sword picture from kung fu icon Raymond Liu.
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Queen Bee's Revenge
Title: Queen Bee's Revenge
Released: December 23, 1981
Type: Movie
A woman seeks revenge against the people responsible for her sister's death.
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Queen Bee
Title: Queen Bee
Released: October 8, 1981
Type: Movie
Shaw Legend Chi Kuan Chun is the Hung Kuen Fist master who trains an undercover agent known as Queen Bee. His brutal style of Kung Fu comes in handy when the Queen Bee takes on the villains. Authentic Hung Gar Style action presented!
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Iron Neck Li
Title: Iron Neck Li
Character: Iron Neck Li Yung
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Iron Neck Li (Chi Kuan Chun) signs on as a personal bodyguard for a Chinese prince. The potentate plans to visit the lawless island of Formosa, where criminals lie in wait -- highwaymen who would love to take a crack at the rich prince. But garden-variety brigands are the least of Li's worries when he encounters a powerful clan. Li must now put everything on the line to save the young prince.
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Beggars Have No Equal
Title: Beggars Have No Equal
Released: December 31, 1980
Type: Movie
Chi Kuan Chun (Shaolin Temple, Men from the Monastery) trains with the White Haired Scholar in the Beggar Style of Kung Fu. His training is amazing, his duels are legendary!
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Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey
Title: Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey
Character: Ma Ta
Released: March 23, 1980
Type: Movie
Guards of a casino beat Hou Hsiao-Shan because he was caught cheating. Fortunately, Kung Fu expert Ma Ta rescues him.
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Roving Heroes
Title: Roving Heroes
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
Shaw Legends Chi Kuan Chun (5 Masters of Shaolin, Men from the Monastery) and Lee I Min (Shaolin Temple, 7 Grandmaster) join forces to take on action maestro Tommy Lee (Hot, Cool and Viscous, Eagles Claw) in a marital arts masterpiece. Chi is the master of the Wing Chun Kung Fu, which has devastatingly close quarter combat techniques. The character played by Chi Kuan Chun is sent to look for a killer. The impulsive character played by Lee I Min is Lee is a student of the Buddha's Palm, a high level style from the Shaolin Temple. Mad that he wasn't chosen to go, he somehow finds himself on the same quest as Chi. Nonstop fights and comedy ensue with Lee I Min playing jokes on Kuan Chun and competing with him to achieve their goal. It all leads up to a fantastic team up in they end as together they face the insidious character played by Tommy Lee.
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Relentless Broken Blade
Title: Relentless Broken Blade
Released: July 22, 1979
Type: Movie
Shaw’s superstar, Chi Kuan Chun stars in this brilliant sword film from ace Director Chang Peng Yi, as a sentimental swordsman who tries to give up his sword and leave a quiet life, but constant challenges in the martial world prevent him from doing so.
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Snake Shadow, Lama Fist
Title: Snake Shadow, Lama Fist
Character: Chi Yuen
Released: May 18, 1979
Type: Movie
Chi Kuan Chun's family is murdered by three crooks and he sets out to get revenge first by killing one and then attempting to frame the leader for sleeping with the local governor's wife. When that fails he challenges the remaining two in a fight to the death.
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Iron Fisted Eagle's Claw
Title: Iron Fisted Eagle's Claw
Character: Chu-Kun
Released: February 10, 1979
Type: Movie
A policeman escorting a murderer to jail must contend with the criminal's accomplices, including a shadowy figure with an iron claw for a hand.
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Yoga and the Kung Fu Girl
Title: Yoga and the Kung Fu Girl
Character: Ho Fei
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
The amazing Shien Yie Kwon (Soft bone) kung fu, which originates with Yoga from India, is the main attraction in this terrific actioneer. See how a man and a woman, who both possess this extraordinary skill, counter their foes with this most unique style of kung fu fighting.
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Ways of Kung Fu
Title: Ways of Kung Fu
Character: Ta Kung
Released: November 26, 1978
Type: Movie
Kuan-Chun Chi stars as Kun Tak, a monastery worker who falls victim to the ploys of a sinister monk and flees his temple in shame, only to fortuitously cross paths with a host of martial arts masters who school him in the ways of kung fu. Once Kun Tak becomes a master himself, he returns to the temple to exact revenge against the monk and reveal his evil plot to the world. Directed by Chiu Lee, the film also stars Fei Meng.
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The Murder of Murders
Title: The Murder of Murders
Released: September 17, 1978
Type: Movie
The Incredibly valuable Six Gems is stolen from a fortress-like jewelry establishment in medieval China. The plot thickens when the #1 suspect, Pan Chen-Feng (played with sinister glee by Lo Lieh) is mysteriously poisoned in this unique Asian who-dun-it murder mystery.
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Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Title: Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Character: Hu Huigan
Released: July 14, 1978
Type: Movie
The Wu Tang hire a formidable leg fighter Kao to fight the Saholin Loyalist Hu Hui Chien
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Shaolin Invincible Guys
Title: Shaolin Invincible Guys
Released: May 13, 1978
Type: Movie
The girlfriend of a con-man is being held in a brothel and he must try to raise 200 tales of gold as a dowry. So he cheats a country simpleton out of his money then goes and loses it in the casino resulting in the country man feeling sorry for him. The two become friends and as they are both expert fighters start working as instructors for a local big boss but this causes real trouble.
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Shaolin Tough Kid
Title: Shaolin Tough Kid
Character: Su
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
The Shaolin Kid learns the deadliest Shaolin fighting techniques in order to seek out his father's murderer and rid the world of the ruthless Tibetan Red Lama. Along the way, the Shaolin Kid must uncover many hidden truths about his troubled past.
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Shaolin Kung Fu Master
Title: Shaolin Kung Fu Master
Character: Hu Yu-chung
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A Manchu prince places a cache of treasure in the care of his five most trusted guards who divide it amongst themselves. One by one the guards are murdered. Who are the secret assassins?
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Eagle Claw vs. Butterfly Palm
Title: Eagle Claw vs. Butterfly Palm
Character: Assassin
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Having wiped out both the Shaolin and Wu Tang, the Butterfly Clan's objective is clearly the destruction of any and all rival factions. A wushu knight, and his rag-tag followers move in to challenge their oppressors in a deadly battle.
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Revenge Of The Shaolin Kid
Title: Revenge Of The Shaolin Kid
Character: Lee Tien Chow
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A young man emerges from 18 years studying martial arts to find the man responsible for the death of his parents.
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The Iron Monkey
Title: The Iron Monkey
Character: Fung Kong
Released: November 18, 1977
Type: Movie
Iron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into fights. When his father's group is arrested and executed, Iron is forced to flee and hide in the woods as a beggar and thief. After being taken in by a Shaolin monastery and trained in the art of Monkey-Style Kung Fu, Iron vows to hunt down his father's killer and avenge his death. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher
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The Golden Mask
Title: The Golden Mask
Character: Lung Chun San
Released: November 7, 1977
Type: Movie
Life takes a turn for Chi Kwan Chun after he accepts a contract from the mysterious "Golden Mask". The "mark" turns out to be Chi's brother and after unwittingly …
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The Green Jade Statuette
Title: The Green Jade Statuette
Character: Wu Kang
Released: June 11, 1977
Type: Movie
Meng Fei stars as a fighter-for-hire who seeks the jade statuette for an unidentified employer. Hu Chin plays the sexy femme fatale, Madame Pearl, who runs the local brothel, seemingly the center of the town's commercial life. Chi Kuan-Chun plays Wu Kang, the town boss, who is involved romantically with Madame Pearl and protects the brothel. Madame Pearl is in league with the bandits who stole the jade and is waiting for them to arrive in town. The very pretty Kitty Meng Chui plays a prostitute who becomes an ally of Meng Fei. Mysterious characters abound, including one elegant fellow who has the habit of placing a single rose on the bodies of fight victims, saying, "Even the dead love roses." Many other familiar faces are on hand as well.
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Magnificent Wanderers
Title: Magnificent Wanderers
Character: Si Tai-Yung
Released: May 27, 1977
Type: Movie
Millionaire Chu Te-Sa invests his considerable wealth into the rebel movement who are intent on usurping the ruling Mongol powers. His goals are impeded by a lack of support though and the supposed allies he has made in the town are merely eager to get their hands on his money. During an attack where these craven 'comrades' flee, Chu befriends three con-artists who relish the chance to show off their fighting skills. The trio subsequently agree to help Chu in his quest to end Mongol rule and hatch a plan to destroy a major munitions dump
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The Naval Commandos
Title: The Naval Commandos
Character: Capt. Hu Jing Duan
Released: April 10, 1977
Type: Movie
The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)
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Eagle's Claws
Title: Eagle's Claws
Character: Chen Tien Chun
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
After the Mantis Fist school attacks the Eagle's Claw school and leaves their teacher for dead, the dying master passes over his senior student, Chen Tien Chun, to anoint his second most senior pupil, Lee Cheh, as new master. Dejected, Chen joins the Mantis Fist school and wins the affection of his new master's daughter, while his former schoolmates plot revenge.
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Shaolin Temple
Title: Shaolin Temple
Character: Hu Hui Gan
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 Shaolin Avengers
Title: The Shaolin Avengers
Character: Hu Hui Chien
Released: June 18, 1976
Type: Movie
Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.
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7-Man Army
Title: 7-Man Army
Character: Private Chu Tiancheng
Released: April 16, 1976
Type: Movie
In 1933, 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks invaded the Pa Tou Lou Tzu, a strategic key point of the Great Wall. With only seven men stationing, these heroes took on the entire army for five days before succumbing. Director Chang Cheh recreated this epic battle with his favorite cast including Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen Kuan-tai, as a celluloid tribute to these nameless souls.
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Boxer Rebellion
Title: Boxer Rebellion
Character: Shuai Fang Yun
Released: January 29, 1976
Type: Movie
Three young martial arts brothers, played by Chi Kuan-chun, Alexander Fu Sheng and Leung Kar-yan, go in search of fellow patriots dissatisfied with Imperialist foreigners and wind up joining a rising sect of the Boxers, led by an opportunistic conman. Named as such for their use of martial arts, these boxers are revolutionaries who believe that spirits protect their bodies from foreign guns. They even dupe the Empress Dowager, who gives them her royal blessing to fight the foreigners.
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The Four Assassins
Title: The Four Assassins
Character: Zhou Xingzheng
Released: December 25, 1975
Type: Movie
Set at the time of Italian explorer Marco Polo's historic expedition to China ,during the reign of Monogol ruler Kublai Khan, it stars American actor Richard Harrison as Polo. Taking considerable liberties with the historic record, the film has Polo turning up as an Imperial Inspector assigned to root out Chinese rebles in the south, but eventually being won over to their cause.
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Disciples of Shaolin
Title: Disciples of Shaolin
Character: Huang Han
Released: June 28, 1975
Type: Movie
A penniless bumpkin from the country who fights his way to quick riches in the city as an enforcer for a textile factory that's threatened by a competitor.
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Five Shaolin Masters
Title: Five Shaolin Masters
Character: Li Shih-Kai
Released: December 25, 1974
Type: Movie
Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi, joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.
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Shaolin Martial Arts
Title: Shaolin Martial Arts
Character: Pa Chung / Chen Bao Rong
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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Men from the Monastery
Title: Men from the Monastery
Character: Hu Hui-chien
Released: April 3, 1974
Type: Movie
The majestic Ming dynasty is invaded by the Manchu troops, its upto the Shaolin monastery to fight them and save the fate of the nation.
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Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu
Title: Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu
Character: Self
Released: January 19, 1974
Type: Movie
A short film that originally played before showings of "Heroes Two" - in which Fu Sheng, Chen Kuan Tai and Chi Kuan-Chun demonstrate different techniques of Hung boxing.