Tang Ching

Tang Ching

Born: January 1, 1924
Died: July 17, 2019
in Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Tang Ching or Tang Jing (Chinese: 唐菁; born 1 January 1924) is a retired Chinese film actor and businessman from Zhengzhou, Henan, working in the Cinema of Taiwan and the Cinema of Hong Kong. He starred in at least 70 films between 1956 and 1984, most of them kung-fu pictures of the 1970s. He initially moved to Taiwan in 1949, where he joined the army troupe in 1949. He began his acting career there at the Agricultural Education Films Company and was then contracted by the Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd by Yuen Chau Fung in 1963. He joined the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong in 1967.

Movies for Tang Ching...

Ode to Gallantry
Title: Ode to Gallantry
Character: Mr. Shi Qing
Released: December 16, 1982
Type: Movie
In this entertaining, surprisingly lighthearted martial arts extravaganza, Kuo Chue, finds himself being confused with his doppelganger time and time again. With each case of mistaken identity, he becomes drawn into a number of heated conflicts between several rival schools and gangs - a dilemma that he just isn't prepared to deal with! As he is pulled to and fro by circumstances, there's no telling where the day will take him! By the film's end, he's sure to learn some valuable lessons about brotherhood and honor, but at what price?
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My Rebellious Son
Title: My Rebellious Son
Character: Chariman Tang
Released: November 26, 1982
Type: Movie
Here Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a clinic in a poor neighborhood in an unidentified city in early 20th century China. Siu Tai works for his father and studies bone-setting and kung fu under him, but gets into lots of trouble, especially after white foreigners and their westernized Chinese enablers descend on the town in hopes of acquiring a valuable statue of the Goddess of Mercy on display at a local Buddhist temple.
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Godfather from Canton
Title: Godfather from Canton
Character: Commisioner Luo Guo Dong
Released: June 11, 1982
Type: Movie
A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster.
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The Head Hunter
Title: The Head Hunter
Character: Tang Kin
Released: March 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and falls in love with Vicky Lee (Rosamund Kwan). He is ordered to kill her father, and later given the order to kill her too as she started to suspect him. She then discovers that he is responsible for her fathers death...
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Clan Feuds
Title: Clan Feuds
Character: Tie Zhen Shan / Night Emperor
Released: February 19, 1982
Type: Movie
Two young lovers, Yun Keng and Ching Shuang belong to opposing clans. Their relationship is a secret for a time. Once Master Diao, head of the Great Banner Clan, learns of this treachery he must execute his son by way of quartering. Ti Zhong Tang as well as Yun's hot headed brother, Yun Zheng try and coax the old man out of having his son put to death but to no avail. Just before the act is carried out, Ti knocks Yun Keng unconscious and he is willingly replaced by one of his brothers who is quickly killed. Master Diao and Ti swear to reveal the truth to no one. Ti vows to locate the whereabouts of the beautiful Ching Shuang so the two can be reunited in the hopes that their love will one day rebuild the Great Banner Clan.
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The Duel of the Century
Title: The Duel of the Century
Character: Chief Eunuch Wang An
Released: October 22, 1981
Type: Movie
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
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Family of Lust
Title: Family of Lust
Released: September 26, 1981
Type: Movie
shaw production
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On Trial
Title: On Trial
Character: Jiabao's Father
Released: August 26, 1981
Type: Movie
Danny Chan stars as a rich kid, Po, who excels in music. Without the support of his father, who thinks his younger brother Paul (Paul Chung) is doing much better, Po decides to launch his music career alone. On the contrary, Wing (Leslie Cheung) comes from a poor family, but he lies to friends about that. The two boys have been real good friends before Po discovers Wing's family situation, triggering his inferiority complex…
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Beware Of Pickpockets
Title: Beware Of Pickpockets
Character: Judge Kao
Released: February 5, 1981
Type: Movie
Mak Kar, a faithful and honest constable, was ordered to arrest Dean Saki, a pickpocket. However, each time he was caught, he was released by lack of evidence. Although Dean was a tricky man, the money he pickpocketed from those dirty rich people was spent on the seven poor orphans with whom he lived in an old shaky church. Dean had an intention to buy a house where he could keep more orphans.
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Bat without Wings
Title: Bat without Wings
Character: Bat without Wings
Released: December 11, 1980
Type: Movie
When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-year absence and kidnaps a young maiden, it's up to her family and a resourceful swordsmen to brave the horrors of the underworld to bring her back home alive.
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Rendezvous with Death
Title: Rendezvous with Death
Character: Master Huo
Released: October 17, 1980
Type: Movie
Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain even greater acclaim for his soulful, powerful, intelligent, and beautifully-made martial arts epics. This stands alongside The Deadly Breaking Sword and The Kung-fu Instructor as one of his very best. It’s not so much the plot – a master swordsman protects a treasure chest on a dangerous journey – that makes this great, but what Sun does with it, inspiring the cast and crew to some of their finest work.
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By Hook or By Crook
Title: By Hook or By Crook
Character: Millionaire Chin Pai Wen
Released: August 7, 1980
Type: Movie
'FLOWER KID' was a 'Robin Hood' type of hero who robs the rich and gives the poor. He was adored by many people especially a kid named 'FATSO', who considered himself as 'FLOWER KID jr.' Madam Bee, a woman of guts and evil hated 'FLOWER KID' because he once refused to kill her husband. She then married a rich 'Big Shot' and used his money and power to hire a bounty hunter called 'SKINNY'. Skinny caught the imitating hero 'Fatso'. They fought, understood, became good friends and went on look for 'Flower Kid'...
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The Stud and the Nympho
Title: The Stud and the Nympho
Character: Harry
Released: April 4, 1980
Type: Movie
The stud may be sued for divorce by his wife and cheated on by his mistress, but the nympho may be in even more trouble if she trusts someone who is actually a murderous lunatic.
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The Young Avenger
Title: The Young Avenger
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A young man ekes out a living by robbing graves and peeing in jars.
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Murder Most Foul
Title: Murder Most Foul
Character: Dr Liang
Released: October 3, 1979
Type: Movie
Murder Most Foul is a Hong Kong Thriller directed by and starring Richard Ng.
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The Handcuff
Title: The Handcuff
Released: September 5, 1979
Type: Movie
Chan Wai Man is Ah Keung, a thug and assassin who tries to go straight after his job becomes to dangerous. A series of events plunges him back into his former lifestyle and he find himself up against his old buddy who has now become a cop. Fights choreographed by Chan Wai Man.
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The Proud Twins
Title: The Proud Twins
Character: Jiang Chin
Released: July 18, 1979
Type: Movie
After his parents are murdered, Jiang Xiao Yu is separated from his twin as a baby and taken by a family friend to Villains Valley, where he is raised to be a villain by a host of outlaws, each of whom has a special skill. When he's old enough, he devises clever means to trap each of his uncles and escape the valley to head off into the outside world. A chance encounter with a beautiful girl dressed as a man leads to a treasure hunt and eventually a confrontation with the Princess of Yi Hua Palace, the one who murdered Xiao's parents in the first place. Eventually, a reunion with his twin will occur.
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The Money Trip
Title: The Money Trip
Released: April 5, 1979
Type: Movie
Money Trip is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.
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Gi Gi
Title: Gi Gi
Released: January 22, 1979
Type: Movie
Hong Kong drama film.
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The Invincible Killer
Title: The Invincible Killer
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
Triad member Michael Chan Wai-man decides to leave his gang and go straight. But this decision doesn't sit well with his gang leader, who sees Chan's actions as a betrayal and decides to frame him for a series of violent murders. Now the ex-gangster must clear his name and stop the violence.
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Swordsman and Enchantress
Title: Swordsman and Enchantress
Character: Saint Xu Ruzi/Mr Tian
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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Illusions Come True
Title: Illusions Come True
Released: July 20, 1978
Type: Movie
A simple story about an ordinary man trying to survive in our vicious world. All of us can relate to his ill-fortunes because more often than not, we too lose the job that we adamantly vied for or have our dream lover fall for someone else.
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Horses
Title: Horses
Released: May 11, 1978
Type: Movie
Horses is a Hong Kong Drama starring Bill Tung
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The Golden Key
Title: The Golden Key
Character: Cheng Yung-Seng
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Various distinguished members of Hong Kong high society were being blackmailed by mysterious and attractive lady Chang Siu Juen, who seems to know the secrets of their past and present illegal activities. Millionaire Cheng Yung Seng knew that it would be his turn next. He thus planned to eliminate Chang first but the plan did not work out and Chang was saved by private detective Fang Dai Kuen...
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Winner Takes All!
Title: Winner Takes All!
Released: December 29, 1977
Type: Movie
Winner Takes All! is a Hong Kong Action-Comedy starring Sammo Hung and Richard Ng.
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The Discharged
Title: The Discharged
Character: Inspector Chen
Released: November 23, 1977
Type: Movie
Hong Kong action / crime / drama.
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Prostitute Loves Police
Title: Prostitute Loves Police
Released: May 26, 1977
Type: Movie
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Confessions of a Private Secretary
Title: Confessions of a Private Secretary
Released: May 19, 1977
Type: Movie
A Shaw Brothers production
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The Dragon Lives Again
Title: The Dragon Lives Again
Character: King of the Underworld
Released: March 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Everyone's favorite martial artist ""Bruce"" winds up fighting for his life and soul in hell against an evil Warlord intent on making him mincemeat - and he has recruited some of the 1970s most iconic B-movie characters to help dispatch the great one. But when that won't do the trick, he uses monsters, mummies and beautiful women to get the little dragon at any cost.
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The Dragon Lives Again
Title: The Dragon Lives Again
Character: Hades Judge Pao
Released: March 25, 1977
Type: Movie
Everyone's favorite martial artist ""Bruce"" winds up fighting for his life and soul in hell against an evil Warlord intent on making him mincemeat - and he has recruited some of the 1970s most iconic B-movie characters to help dispatch the great one. But when that won't do the trick, he uses monsters, mummies and beautiful women to get the little dragon at any cost.
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Impetuous Fire
Title: Impetuous Fire
Character: The Detective
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
An escaped convict meets a young girl with incurable disease and falls in love. The girl is visiting for only seven days, so they decide to hide the truth from each other and enjoy their brief life together.
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The Magic Blade
Title: The Magic Blade
Character: Master Yu
Released: July 10, 1976
Type: Movie
Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.
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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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Nina
Title: Nina
Released: January 29, 1976
Type: Movie
In Nina, Lung Kong explores the yet-to-be trendy discipline of psychology.
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The Happy Trio
Title: The Happy Trio
Character: Gao Zhi Ren
Released: February 8, 1975
Type: Movie
Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.
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The Paradise
Title: The Paradise
Released: July 19, 1974
Type: Movie
1974 Drama by James Wong Jim
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Hiroshima 28
Title: Hiroshima 28
Character: Okada Masao
Released: April 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Filmed on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Hiroshima 28 was the first all-Hong Kong crew to make a feature in Japan. Lung Kong anchors a bittersweet melodrama in the historical milieu in the months following the horrific events of August 6, 1945. Josephine Siao—a star whose career had become synonymous with the filmmaker’s work over the past decade—plays a young tour guide to a Hong Kong reporter researching the tragic effects of the atom bomb, their journey forming an odyssey through the city’s ruins.
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The Call-Girls
Title: The Call-Girls
Released: April 19, 1973
Type: Movie
A story of female sex workers across all social strata.
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The Escaped Convict
Title: The Escaped Convict
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Chen Hui-Man breaks out of jail and goes on the rampage for those who wrongly put him behind bars.
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Love and Blood
Title: Love and Blood
Released: July 12, 1972
Type: Movie
Hong Kong 1972. Shiu Pang is a poorly paid photographer with a very jealous fiancee. One day he meet an innocent girl and he falls in love with her. His fiancee decides to give a lesson to the young girl by sending a bunch of youngsters beating her and things goes worse and worse, the photographer's best friend dies in fighting the gangsters and the girl loses his mind, ending up in an asylum.
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Bloody Duel: Life & Death
Title: Bloody Duel: Life & Death
Released: April 13, 1972
Type: Movie
Since 1895, the imperial forces of Japan have tightened their grip on Northern China, destroying all who dare oppose them. When the local kung fu masters get holes punched in them by the Japanese overseer (just like in that anime with the blood and the heads exploding... you know the one we mean), the young fighters must look outside their own tradition for a way to win.
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The Black Enforcer
Title: The Black Enforcer
Character: Kung Tien-Lung
Released: January 28, 1972
Type: Movie
Lawman Gong Tianlong captures vicious thief and murderer Guan Yunfei but an ambush by hired men sees the thief set free and Tianlong's whole family murdered. Left to die himself but rescued by Ling Tzu, Yunfei's son frames Tianlong's and throws him away to rot in jail. All while Yunfei betrays an accomplice of his but ends up blind in the ensuing fight. Cut to 15 years later with Tianlong desiring revenge, Yunfei has developed into a skilled, blind swordsman and into the two's rivalry enters innocent family...
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Deaf and Mute Heroine
Title: Deaf and Mute Heroine
Character: Cloth Dryer
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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The Invincible Eight
Title: The Invincible Eight
Character: Feng I Fei
Released: January 22, 1971
Type: Movie
Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants of the late patriotic generals, who have been recently murdered. Gui suspects that Hai and Jiang are controlled by Xiao and sneaks into his manor. She meets the girls successfully, but she is seized. When Wan, Xiao's butler, urges his master to kill Hai and Jiang, Jiang overhears their conversation and tries to rescue all her friends. At last, the eight are united and try their best to fight against General Xiao and his men.
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Wrath of the Sword
Title: Wrath of the Sword
Character: Yu Qing-Hua
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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Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Title: Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Character: Li Zhishan
Released: July 19, 1969
Type: Movie
Li Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been visiting the bed of a rival. She helps plot against him, and the Vicious Long Brothers invade his home and steal the Golden Dragon Blade - a sword that makes its wielder unbeatable. Zhishan, crippled in the attack, and his young daughter are whisked away by a devoted servant, and the trio soon find shelter in the home of an herbalist. Years pass, the daughter grows up to be a lovely young woman and a powerful fighter, and the Long Brothers use the Golden Dragon Blade to gain power in the region. Zhishan's family of sorts has managed to stay well hidden, but a trip into the city - the daughter's first - sets off an old power struggle as Zhishan's wife discovers her daughter is quite alive.
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Killers Five
Title: Killers Five
Character: Yue Zhenbei
Released: February 14, 1969
Type: Movie
A group of evil bandits are terrorizing the land from their invincible mountain castle. The high commanding official decides to put a stop to this and commands one of his officers to gather a group of Kung Fu masters to put an end to the terror. But everything is not that simple and straight-forward, as we quite soon learn when the plot thickens.
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The Jade Raksha
Title: The Jade Raksha
Character: Xu Ying Hao
Released: November 14, 1968
Type: Movie
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing people whose surname is Yan. A swordsman figures out who she is, and asks her why - the answer being that a Yan killed her family 18 years ago... but she's not sure exactly which Yan it was. He suggests that killing the innocent is wrong, but she only has vengeance on her mind and is not to be convinced.
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The Angel Strikes Again
Title: The Angel Strikes Again
Character: Deng Lei
Released: May 29, 1968
Type: Movie
Lily Ho, a secret agent out to thwart the sale of a powerful explosive to the wrong people. It’s a female, Chinese James bond.
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Summons to Death
Title: Summons to Death
Character: Tang Lui (The Owl)
Released: November 23, 1967
Type: Movie
A suave swinger and a cool chick have one half of a treasure map, the bad guys have the other half. Who will get the goods?
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Inter-Pol
Title: Inter-Pol
Character: Chen Tianhong, 009
Released: August 26, 1967
Type: Movie
Agent 009 has to break up a ring of Hong Kong counterfeiters who are shipping forged US dollars all over Asia.
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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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Angel with the Iron Fists
Title: Angel with the Iron Fists
Character: Tieh Hu / C7
Released: January 11, 1967
Type: Movie
Via an IMDb reviewer: "The plot involves a high-tech gang of thieves, a legit jeweler (Tang Ching) caught up in their racket, and a female jewel buyer who's actually a police agent..."
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Angel with the Iron Fists
Title: Angel with the Iron Fists
Character: Tieh Hu
Released: January 11, 1967
Type: Movie
Via an IMDb reviewer: "The plot involves a high-tech gang of thieves, a legit jeweler (Tang Ching) caught up in their racket, and a female jewel buyer who's actually a police agent..."
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A Debt of Blood
Title: A Debt of Blood
Character: Ma Chih-hua
Released: April 7, 1966
Type: Movie
During the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance, the young daughter of Ma Renshan, the president of North China Hospital, was killed by the Japanese army. His second daughter Ma Xiuyun and his younger brother Ma Shaohua joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas.
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Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Title: Fairy, Ghost, Vixen
Character: Scholar
Released: May 27, 1965
Type: Movie
FAIRY, GHOST, VIXEN (1965) consists of three fanciful tales that may be loosely classified as ghost stories, but they're presented and designed more along the lines of traditional fairy tales. They're beautifully staged and photographed and have a timeless quality about them with a moral at the end of each.
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An Unseen Trigger-Man
Title: An Unseen Trigger-Man
Released: January 9, 1965
Type: Movie
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The Black Forest
Title: The Black Forest
Released: September 19, 1964
Type: Movie
A musical set in Taiwan produced by the Shaw Brothers
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The Magic Lamp
Title: The Magic Lamp
Character: Bandit
Released: January 23, 1964
Type: Movie
Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love with a young mortal scholar Liu Yanchang and gives birth to a baby son, Chenxiang. When Chenxiang grows up, he seeks to unravel the mystery surrounding his mother whom he has never met.
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From Dusk Till Dawn
Title: From Dusk Till Dawn
Released: July 19, 1963
Type: Movie
An anti-communist propaganda film by CMPC
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Title: Golden Horse Awards
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1962
Type: TV
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
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Romance at Lung Shan Temple
Title: Romance at Lung Shan Temple
Character: Luo Chong
Released: September 18, 1962
Type: Movie
Xiaofeng is selling medicinal herbs in Longshan Temple, but is at first driven away by Taiwanese peddlers upset by the intrusion of a mainlander into their business. Later, Xiaofeng auditions for a radio station, where a young Taiwanese man is attracted to her and finds he is soon in competition with a photographer from a mainland family.
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Typhoon
Title: Typhoon
Released: September 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A clever and lively girl who gets lost in the world of radio drama believes the woman playing mahjong is not her mother, and runs away from home to search for her imaginary mother. A scoundrel claims to be the girl’s father to escape from police. They encounter two women in the mountains: one is tortured by his workaholic husband who engages madly in his scientific research, the other is the pure and naïve girl living in the mountains. Typhoon is coming. They are trapped in a weather station by the heavy rain with their heart and mind overwhelmed by emotions like the rainstorm outside. The film daringly deals with the near infidelity of a middle-aged housewife, a subject at that time both unusual and controversial.
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The Cliff
Title: The Cliff
Released: September 17, 1959
Type: Movie
The Cliff by CMPC.
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Love Letter Murder
Title: Love Letter Murder
Character: Wang Shao-Qiang
Released: February 26, 1959
Type: Movie
Early Shaw Brothers crime film
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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.