Lee Hoi-Sang

Lee Hoi-Sang

Birthday: 1941-04-15

Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Biography: Lee Hoi-sang (April 15, 1941 – September 9, 2024) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1978), The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979), The Young Master (1980), The Prodigal Son (1981), Project A (1983), Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983) and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985), alongside actors such as Jackie Chan, Gordon Liu, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Bolo Yeung. Lee Hoi-sang was a master of Wing Chun boxing. He served as a martial arts instructor and an action movie actor (debuting in British Hong Kong) starting in his early years. During the 1970s and 1980s he often utilised his kung fu expertise playing martial arts roles as well as other supporting roles on Asian TV dramas. To some of his audience he was known as "King of Fighters". Lee was a disciple of Yip Man, learning Wing Chun from him and later teaching it. Lee died on September 9, 2024, at the age of 83.

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Kung Fu Stuntmen
Kung Fu Stuntmen

A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong...

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Kung Fu Cop
Kung Fu Cop

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Shaolin Intruders
Shaolin Intruders

On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. W...

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Money Crazy
Money Crazy

Ducky is hired by Rich Chen to transport the "diamonds" he stole from Uncle Pai Mary. Uncles Tough G...

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Der stählerne Todesgriff der Shaolin  Martial Arts
Der stählerne Todesgriff der Shaolin Martial Arts

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The Kung Fu Warrior
The Kung Fu Warrior

After a kung fu master takes on a pupil, he plans to rob his boss with the help of his new student....

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TAXI 810
TAXI 810

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TAXI 810 II
TAXI 810 II

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TAXI 810 III
TAXI 810 III

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The Incredible Kung Fu Master
The Incredible Kung Fu Master

Tung Wei is a lad who wants to learn kung fu. He trains in two different styles: Hung Gar and Wing C...

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Bruce and the Iron Finger
Bruce and the Iron Finger

After the murder of two kung fu experts, Bruce, a Police Inspector from New Zealand, decides to get ...

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The Supreme Swordsman
The Supreme Swordsman

A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every wa...

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Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers

An omnibus of tales from the three directors, Sit, Maka and Woo. Each dealing with true love and rom...

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Million Dollars Snatch
Million Dollars Snatch

A career criminal, Ah Sang, engineers a bank robbery to be carried out by a gang of recruited hoodl...

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The Family Strikes Back
The Family Strikes Back

Professor Kiu is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. ...

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Green Hat Guy
Green Hat Guy

A Taiwanese martial arts film produced and choreographed by the Lau brothers....

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Follow the Star
Follow the Star

On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado wi...

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The Protector
The Protector

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new p...

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Legend of Feng Shui
Legend of Feng Shui

A Shaw Brothers produced film....

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The Reckless Cricket
The Reckless Cricket

Cricket (Hon Kwok-Choi) wants to be a kung fu master so he can marry Ah Zhu (Yau Chui-Ling) because ...

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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog

Multi-Hand Chick asks Crazy Frog for protection after stealing someone's wallet at the casino. Fooli...

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The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher

A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school...

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Project A Part II
Project A Part II

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangs...

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Knockabout
Knockabout

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take ...

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The Descendant Of Wing Chun
The Descendant Of Wing Chun

Fierceful fighting displays the Wing Chun style of kung fu in this tale of revenge. Evil bandit Ma L...

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The Luckiest Man
The Luckiest Man

Mr. Ho, "King of Gambling", got rich by gambling and is the leader of the Hong Kong Mahjong industry...

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Kung Fu Chefs
Kung Fu Chefs

Ousted chef Wong Bing-Yi is determined to help Shen Qing at her restaurant "Four Seas". He trains a ...

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The Fortune Buddies
The Fortune Buddies

Lam Luk (Cho-lam Wong), Jit Sau (Johnson Lee), Fook Cheung (Louis Yuen) are three unemployed friends...

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I Love Hong Kong 2012
I Love Hong Kong 2012

Kwok Ching is a soon-to-retire television weatherman who really has long aspired to be a news anchor...

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Passions Across Two Lifetimes
Passions Across Two Lifetimes

One Bon Lan Festival night, Detective Ma Rufei (played by Fang Zhongxin) accidentally looked through...

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Bogus Cops
Bogus Cops

A take on the 1990 US film "Short Time", Karl Choi (Kar-yan) and Ching But-kam (Eric Tsang) are the ...

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The Kung Fu Scholar
The Kung Fu Scholar

Kung Fu Scholar is a comedy action starring Dicky Cheung. He wants to learn kung-fu, but his mother ...

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Play Catch
Play Catch

Billionaire Law and his accomplices are conspiring the murder of a judge. The conspiracy is overhear...

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Laughing Times
Laughing Times

A homeless wanderer just happens across various articles of clothing that make him resemble Charlie ...

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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu

He's lost his memory, but not his skill: After a fierce battle with a local tong, Hoi is thrown over...

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The Ring of Death
The Ring of Death

This story tells a story of an underdog mistreated by his family, given kung fu instruction from an ...

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Butcher Wing
Butcher Wing

Ar Wing meets up with his side kick fish-monger. They proceed to train under the great Master Ling t...

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The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer

Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to co...

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The Shadow Boxing
The Shadow Boxing

Lau Kar-leung returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer," which also s...

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The Young Rebel
The Young Rebel

When Ti Lung and David Chiang left Shaw Brothers, they returned a year later after learning directin...

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Opium and the Kung Fu Master
Opium and the Kung Fu Master

A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti ...

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Enter the Fat Dragon
Enter the Fat Dragon

Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but...

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Odd Couple
Odd Couple

Hailed as possibly the greatest classical weapons movie ever made and starring world-renowned martia...

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the...

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Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Disciples of the 36th Chamber

Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt ...

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Heroes Two
Heroes Two

A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground fol...

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Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Crazy Shaolin Disciples

Following a raid led by a deadly Manchu enforcer (Lo Lieh), rebels Hong Si Kuan (Lo Meng), Fong Sai ...

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Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Mantis

When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Min...

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Mad Mad Kung Fu
Mad Mad Kung Fu

This old school martial arts comedy involves the search for the elusive “Bamboo Stick,” an aged kung...

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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. T...

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Demon of the Lute
Demon of the Lute

From first-time director Lung Yi Sheng comes Demon Of The Lute, a 1983 fantasy swordplay epic featur...

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Young Outcasts
Young Outcasts

shaw production...

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The Big Sting
The Big Sting

If the Three Stooges had been Chinese, with one a woman, this could very well have been one of their...

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Shaolin Prince
Shaolin Prince

Two princes are seperated by birth; one is raised by the Prime Minister, the other by three mad Shao...

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Project A
Project A

In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coas...

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The Young Master
The Young Master

Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a cr...

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Fists and Guts
Fists and Guts

A mysterious traveler enlists two bumbling con men in a plan to get back supposed family heirlooms s...

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The Three Avengers
The Three Avengers

When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go live with an aunt who's...

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Deadly Angels
Deadly Angels

Three female detectives - from Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore - go undercover in a cabaret to expose...

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Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin

A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, bu...

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Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan

Former wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by Chor Yu...

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Men from the Gutter
Men from the Gutter

A hot-head cop, a by-the-books cop, and a hitman all vie to take down a drug boss. Meanwhile, a gang...

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Shatter
Shatter

Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small...

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Mercenaries from Hong Kong
Mercenaries from Hong Kong

Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tra...

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Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

Forced to choose between the woman he loves and the dangerous, fast-paced life of motorcycles, what ...

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The Drug Addicts
The Drug Addicts

Kung-fu ace David Chiang displays a unique take on the narcotics racket in his directorial debut, Th...

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The Invincible Armour
The Invincible Armour

Hwang Jang Lee is a corrupt Ming guard who frames John Liu for murder. A wanted fugitive, John hides...

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Warriors Two
Warriors Two

In an attempt to save his village from being taken over by brutes, Wah is beaten to a pulp and his m...

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Security Unlimited
Security Unlimited

This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and R...

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Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Miracles: The Canton Godfather

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. ...

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The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his fathe...

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Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a p...

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Legend of the Dragon
Legend of the Dragon

Chow plays a naive young kung fu student who leaves his rural home on a small island to find his for...

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Back To The Beyond
Back To The Beyond

A healer, Lau Ching, falls in love with opera performer Fa Ying Hung, but their romance is shattered...

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The Phantom Killer
The Phantom Killer

Talented, young and handsome, Siu is a hero to the town folks and idol of the girls. Still, he has a...

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Enter Three Dragons
Enter Three Dragons

Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from Am...

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Winner Takes All!
Winner Takes All!

Winner Takes All! is a Hong Kong Action-Comedy starring Sammo Hung and Richard Ng....

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The Iron Butterfly
The Iron Butterfly

The police feel the case is serious, then send Shan, Hui even hand investigation, two at first did n...

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The Banquet
The Banquet

Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer...

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The Gold Hunters
The Gold Hunters

The Gold Hunters is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie action-directed and produced by Jackie Chan...

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The Tattoo Connection
The Tattoo Connection

When a diamond is stolen in Hong Kong, the company insuring the diamond sends a former CIA agent to ...

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Dynamo
Dynamo

Nobody would think that Bruce Li and Yuen Wo Ping has much in common but this epic film proves other...

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The Sword
The Sword

Swordsman Li Mak-Jan is on a quest to duel the powerful and reclusive Hua Qian Shu. But will a curse...

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Shaolin and Wu Tang
Shaolin and Wu Tang

Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fightin...

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Two Toothless Tigers
Two Toothless Tigers

Two men each possess half of a treasure map, but over the years, their greed has prevented either fr...

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Paris Killers
Paris Killers

Two young men flee Hong Kong after stealing diamonds from their boss and attempt to hide with friend...

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Swordsman and Enchantress
Swordsman and Enchantress

Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspir...

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Soul of the Sword
Soul of the Sword

Ti Lung is the Nameless Swordsman bent on defeating the faceless King of Swords to claim the title, ...

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The Buddhist Fist
The Buddhist Fist

Two orphans raised by monks are taught divine secrets of kung fu. As adults, one chooses the path of...

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Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Blues

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera h...

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Wits of the Brats
Wits of the Brats

Tou Kuan, a spoiled affluent kid, travels with pal Mai Song to Beijing to challenge 3 Masters to imp...

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Front Page
Front Page

Hui, an owner of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee to help him get ...

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One Way Ticket to Bangkok
One Way Ticket to Bangkok

One Way Ticket to Bangkok is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Francis Ng and Alex Man...

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First Shot
First Shot

During a period of widespread police corruption, Ti Lung is a stubborn cop who takes on both the mob...

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Crazy Romance
Crazy Romance

Hung is a street-wise smart aleck and Mak is his dumb sidekick. They are partners, mostly in unlawfu...

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The Ghost Informer
The Ghost Informer

Fire Unicom was killed by Tei Po under his violent fist. The spirit of Fire Unicorn discovered there...

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The Best Hustler Wins
The Best Hustler Wins

The Best Hustler Wins is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Leung Tin and Ku Kuan-Chung....

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Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East

When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martia...

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Game of Death II
Game of Death II

In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a s...

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Heart of Dragon
Heart of Dragon

A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later...

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Enter the Game of Death
Enter the Game of Death

It's approaching World War 2 and China is expecting to be invaded by Germany and Japan. Mr Ang is hi...

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Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

Two illegal immigrants meet a young kid and the three become best friends until one of them joins th...

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Don't Fool Me
Don't Fool Me

A gangster and a broker change jobs....

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