Chen Kuan-Tai
Birthday: 1945-09-24
Place of Birth: Guangdong, China
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chen Kuan-Tai (Chinese: 陳觀泰, born 24 September 1945 in Guangdong, China) is a Chinese martial arts film star. He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of the first solid trained, martial arts stars employed by the company. His first appearance in a Shaw work was in the 1969 film The Chinese Boxer, alongside Jimmy Wang Yu and Ben McDonald. Chen branched out as an actor with his tender roles in The Tea House and its sequel Big Brother Cheng, both directed by Chih-hung Kwei. These films gave Chen status as a "legitimate actor". After starring in the box office successes Challenge of the Masters and Executioners from Shaolin, both helmed by the legendary martial arts director Lau Kar-leung, Chen left the Shaw Brothers Studio. While away from Shaw, Chen directed and starred in the 1977 film Iron Monkey (not to be confused with the 1993 film by Yuen Woo-Ping). Chen later returned to the Shaw Brothers in the films Crippled Avengers (directed by Chang Cheh), Killer Constable (directed by Chih-hung Kwei), and 3 Evil Masters (co-starring Yuen Tak of the Seven Little Fortunes). To date Chen has starred in over 100 films, around 80 of which were with Shaw Brothers. His latest appearances were in Wilson Yip's 2006 martial arts-fantasy Dragon Tiger Gate, and in the 2007 remake of the King Hu classic, The Valiant Ones New. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chen Kuan-tai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Deadly Duo
Seeking revenge for the murder of his family, a man returns to Hong Kong to track down the killers. ...
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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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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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Challenge of the Masters
The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with...
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Betrayer
A swordsman is looking for his parents' enemy and finally meets the old swordsman who he thinks is t...
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Cold Blade
Chor Yuen was Gu Long before he started filming Gu Long. The director's first wuxia film, made at Sh...
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Crippled Avengers
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, an...
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Gallants
Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His ...
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The Water Margin
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Or...
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The Flying Guillotine
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from...
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Iron Fist Pillage
The Wu-Tang Clan's Cappadonna redubs a 1970s martial arts thriller to hilarious effect, casting hims...
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Shanghai 13
A patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the people kn...
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Blood Brothers
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial ...
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Human Lanterns
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lant...
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Big Brother Cheng
Shaw Brothers' number one action hit of 1975, and deservedly so. The character of one-man kung-fu dy...
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The Savage Five
A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rival...
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7-Man Army
In 1933, 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks invaded the Pa Tou Lou Tzu, a strategic key point of ...
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The Great Lion Kun Seng Keng
Based on real-life story, the movie focused on the growths and fights of Muar Town Kun Seng Keng tow...
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The Boxer from Shantung
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn ...
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Scary Banquet
The French Concession Inspector Zhong Lang accidentally rescued Qian Shouchang, a wealthy businessma...
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Murderer
A Hong Kong-set mystery centered on a detective who has been framed for a series of gruesome murders...
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The Chinese Boxer
Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a t...
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The Bloody Escape
Gu Hui, a member of the ‘Wolf Head Gang’ becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to abandon th...
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The Imposter
With the cast list, you would almost expect this to be another Chang Cheh film. Two of Chang's prote...
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All Men Are Brothers
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" co...
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Man of Iron
Man of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall sto...
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Four Riders
Four highly skilled fighters unite to take on a ruthless criminal gang, battling corruption, murder,...
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Iron Bodyguard
An Iron Bodyguard called Wang Wu meets a scholar and forms a strong friendship with him after they f...
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The Man with the Iron Fists
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he ...
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Invincible Monkey Fist
The master of the secret Monkey Fist Kung Fu style must fight a gang of warrior thugs who are terror...
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Heroes Two
A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground fol...
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Return of Bastard Swordsman
Just when audiences thought the director couldn't get more spectacular and outrageous, he unleashed ...
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Men from the Monastery
The majestic Ming dynasty is invaded by the Manchu troops, its upto the Shaolin monastery to fight t...
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Killer Constable
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants th...
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The Iron Monkey
Iron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into fights. W...
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Sleazy Dizzy
A common thief and an employee of a Hong Kong stock company try to help an amnesia-plagued undercove...
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Gang Master
It has to do with a young clan member, Zhong Yuan, who is promoted to chief of the Dragon Gang after...
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Conspirators
Chen Tan, a private detective in Thailand, travels to Malaysia following a series of clues found in ...
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Legendary in Action!
Bill "Tiger" wants to relaunch his directorial career with a remake of a wuxia and casts Dragon Tin,...
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Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
Spoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming of ...
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Majestic Thunderbolt
Two rival bosses of diamond smuggling outfits, Tiger and Franco, get into conflict over a very valua...
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The Tigers
Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after r...
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Keyboard Warriors
Suitcases of cash fall out of an armored car onto the busy streets, and people go crazy picking it u...
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Dealer/Healer
The movie is based on a true story about a repented gangster preaching the word of God and guiding h...
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7 Assassins
When social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of gol...
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Young People
The longstanding rivalry between a music club and a sports club is compounded by their leaders' mutu...
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Blood Brothers
A Taiwanese production that was directed by Lee Tso-Nam and starring Chen Kuan-tai and Don Wong Tao....
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Fire of Conscience
A police detective must solve a brutal murder to prove his partner's innocence and unearth the truth...
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Citizen Shaw
A French TV documentary from 1980 directed by Maurice Frydland, in which Sir Run Run Shaw gives an a...
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Game of Assassins
Game of Assassins is about General Tu Jia who trains a trio of young assassins to seek revenge again...
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Mission Thunderbolt
Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who hires ...
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Big Bad Sis
Ah Ying (Chen Ping) is a former gangster trying to lead an honest life, and occasionally using her f...
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Return to Action
HK action movie directed by Chen Kuan Tai, starring himself with Alex Man, who both want to seek rev...
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Invincible Enforcer
A young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even when h...
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Little Dragon Maiden
Seeking to improve his combat skills, a young man falls in love with a woman with mystical powers bu...
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The Challenge of the Lady Ninja
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a Chinese woman trains in the covert arts. When she arri...
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Deadly Life of a Ninja
A businessman and his sister-in-law are targeted for assassination by a band of evil ninjas and thei...
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The Final Master
Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with ma...
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Rendezvous with Death
Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain ev...
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Iron Fists
Chen Kuan-Tai and Mang Fei team up to bring justice to a ruthless gang of martial arts experts....
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Big Boss of Shanghai
Chen and his brother travel to Shanghai in search of fame and fortune, but end up pitted against Chi...
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Long Road to Gallantry
Newly crowned queen of kung-fu films Hui Ying-hung, stars in Long Road To Gallantry, a rivetting swo...
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Dragon Tiger Gate
Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fig...
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Rolls, Rolls, I Love You
A teenager and a tycoon gets into an early morning road altercation that eventually lead to a bet: i...
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The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
He's just a hotheaded, rude and violent young man who loves punching people. His family are killed ...
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Winner Takes All
Patrick Tse is the thief of thieves whose family is long retired from the robin hood lifestyle for 1...
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Notorious Eight
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the publi...
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How to Choose a Royal Bride
Emperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too strong-wi...
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The Battle for the Republic of China
Patriotic extravanganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan (i.e. the Republic ...
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I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!
There is an underlying story about a lazy son who knows some kung fu but mostly fakes it to show off...
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Five Tough Guys
The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life martia...
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Challenge of the Gamesters
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would ...
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The Big Holdup
A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by...
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King Gambler
Chan is Peng Tianshi, who becomes the "Card Tyrant" in response to the gambling world dominance of t...
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Lover's Destiny
Director Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial arts f...
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The Tea House
Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respect...
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How to Meet the Lucky Stars
How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film seri...
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White Vengeance
White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin ...
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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to su...
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Death Ring
The Godfather of the classic Shaw Brothers kung fu films, Chang Cheh directs a group of Shaw superst...
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The Dancing Warrior
This flick is about this gung fu dancing, alcoholic beverage guzzler named Andy Ho (Cheng Tien Chi)....
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14 Blades
Commander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when his a...
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Ghost Killer
Drug courier Lousy Chao and his wife Ngor are killed by his boss, after being framed for drug substi...
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The Black Magic with Buddha
The story is about two explorers who invade a temple in the dark of a jungle. They find a mummy, rem...
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Cherry Returns
The story revolves around Cherry, a young girl who was kidnapped and declared missing for over a dec...
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The Lost Generation
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from ma...
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Blood Stained Tradewind
Shing and Hsiong are competitive young men raised by the head of a powerful Triad group. Shing appea...
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Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation is the last film of the long running Huang Fei-ho...
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The Valiant Ones New
Director King Hu earned much fame in pioneering in a new aesthetics for martial arts films in the 19...
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The Fortune Code
Set in China during the Japanese occupation. A young man breaks out of a POW camp to marry his sweet...
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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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Tai-Pan
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. A...
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The Hidden Sword
The widow of a famed general teams up with an impostor posing as her late husband and schemes to ste...
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Hero Youngster
This rousing martial arts chronicle tells the timeless story of the young Chan Jun, a world-renowned...
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The Duel
Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following th...
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Tough Guy
A kung-fu fighting detective investigating the murder of the emperor's wife uncovers a high-ranking ...
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Red Rattlesnake
A crime / revenge movie loaded with gory torture sequences, including acid in the shower, a pick-axe...
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Today's Hero
Siu, who spends goofing off, finds out that he has Parkinson's Disease, and only one month to live. ...
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All Mighty Gambler
Yan Chi Yung (Chin Siu Ho) joins his fellow triad member Chu Chi Ang (Norman Tsui) in ripping off mi...
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Vampire Hunters
In 17th century China, zombies and vampires roamed the lands, feeding on the unsuspecting. A group o...
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Gambling Soul
A man lost his life and tea house because he was set up by a underworld boss in gambling. Now his gh...
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Human Sentiment Law
Hsiung is an honest inspector who finds his career jeopardised by his mother, prostitute Fung's pres...
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Fearful 24 Hours
Martial arts master Shih and his family spend their vacation at the edge of a small town. When ghost...
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Little Flying Dragon
Chi Kuan Chun is the man. He looks in top form as swordsman. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is...
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Hong Kong 73
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock specula...
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Layout
The place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger each ...
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Thunderclap
A clever Shaw Brothers wuxia comedy about a young antihero (Tony Leung Siu Hung) getting himself and...
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The Real Iron Monkey
In order to ensure that there is no loss, Huo Dongge’s book is intended to invite the Grand Theft Au...
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Dangerous Person
Elder brother, Big Cat is a flirt and younger brother, Small Cat is mean and cold. They were sent to...
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The Bloody Fists
Yuen Woo Ping, who would in time become one of the world's leading martial arts choreographers, bloc...
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Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu
A short film that originally played before showings of "Heroes Two" - in which Fu Sheng, Chen Kuan T...
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Shed Skin Papa
As a director faces a series of setbacks in life including debt and divorce, his elderly father sudd...
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Shadow Cop
Hsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named Witty. S...
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Angel of the Road
Max Mok plays a truck driver who falls in love with an innocent school student (Loletta Lee). Everyt...
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Vengeance!
A violent martial artist is bent on avenging his older brother, who was killed by a cabal of four wi...
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Just Heroes
A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to ta...
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Iceman: The Time Traveler
The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidenta...
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Angel's Mission
An undercover Japanese cop tries to find some girls who have mysteriously disappeared in Hong Kong....
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An Idiot Lost In Xiangxi
An adventure in search of a coveted treasure, in which many struggle with each other to get hold of ...
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Where's Mama's Boy?
William Hung, who shot to fame with an off-key audition on "American Idol," makes his film debut in ...
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Kung Fu Hip-Hop
Plot revolves around the story of young passion and the art of Hip-hop DJ. In addition to the perfor...
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The Final Winner
It tells the story between the gangster red bean and the other three gangster Wangbao, red bean and ...
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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 House of 72 Tenants
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building sp...
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The 14 Amazons
The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the war Ge...
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The Chase
Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate Sect we...
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