Chen Kuan-Tai
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.
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where...
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14 Blades
as Fa HuangCommander Qinglong is the loyal leader of the assassin group that serves the emperor. But when...
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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
as Baldy BaiA laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills...
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Dragon Tiger Gate
as Ma KunThree young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless...
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White Vengeance
as Qiu RanWhite Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the...
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The Boxer from Shantung
as Ma Yung ChenLeaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead...
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The Final Master
as Dojo HeadDetermined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle...
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Crippled Avengers
as Black Tiger Dao Tian-DuA group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts...
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Tai-Pan
as PirateThe film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong...
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Fire of Conscience
as Captain KanA police detective must solve a brutal murder to prove his partner's innocence and unearth the...
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Human Lanterns
as Tan FuA psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special...
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Executioners from Shaolin
as Hong Xi GuanA couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a...
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Killer Constable
as Leng Tian-Ying2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress...
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Iceman: The Time Traveler
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Four Riders
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The Bloody Fists
as Okagawa TakeoYuen Woo Ping, who would in time become one of the world's leading martial arts choreographers,...
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The Savage Five
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Just Heroes
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7 Assassins
as uncreditedWhen social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of...
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Vengeance!
as Two Different Bodyguards (uncredited)A violent martial artist is bent on avenging his older brother, who was killed by a cabal of...
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Challenge of the Masters
as Lu Ah TsaiThe Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up...
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The Challenge of the Lady Ninja
as Lee TongDuring the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a Chinese woman trains in the covert arts. When she...
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The Chinese Boxer
as Casino guard (uncredited)Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces...
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Dealer/Healer
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Gallants
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Vampire Hunters
as Zombie WranglerIn 17th century China, zombies and vampires roamed the lands, feeding on the unsuspecting. A...
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How to Meet the Lucky Stars
as Liu Tin - King of GamblersHow to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film...
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The Flying Guillotine
as Ma TengThe Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head...
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Murderer
as TaiA Hong Kong-set mystery centered on a detective who has been framed for a series of gruesome...
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The Duel
as Liu Shou Yi's Man (uncredited)Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name...
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All Men Are Brothers
as Tattooed Dragon / Shih ChenBased on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are...
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Blood Brothers
as Huang ChungSet in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked...
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Men from the Monastery
as Hung Hsi-kuanThe majestic Ming dynasty is invaded by the Manchu troops, its upto the Shaolin monastery to...
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The Master
as Chin Tien YunAlthough injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.
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Iron Bodyguard
as Big Blade Wang WuAn Iron Bodyguard called Wang Wu meets a scholar and forms a strong friendship with him after...
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The Fortune Code
as Triad Boss GamblerSet in China during the Japanese occupation. A young man breaks out of a POW camp to marry his...
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Opium and the Kung Fu Master
as Yung FengA small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as...
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Little Dragon Maiden
as Guo JingSeeking to improve his combat skills, a young man falls in love with a woman with mystical...
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The Spiritual Boxer
as Yi Wo's Spiritual Boxer in IntroWang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks...
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Ghost Killer
as uncreditedDrug courier Lousy Chao and his wife Ngor are killed by his boss, after being framed for drug...
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The Tigers
as Hon-WaiCops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money...
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The Water Margin
as Tattooed Dragon, Shi JinThe corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band...
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Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
as Self (archive footage)BRUCE LEE AND KUNG FU MANIA With action highlights from more than thirty of the greatest martial...
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Shanghai 13
as Shin / Brother TaiA patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the...
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Heroes Two
as Hung Hsi KuanA band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground...
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Man of Iron
as Zeng Gen BaoMan of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall...
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Return of Bastard Swordsman
as Mochitsuki Soryu HanJust when audiences thought the director couldn't get more spectacular and outrageous, he...
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Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
as Qin GeSpoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming...
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Sleazy Dizzy
as Chan Yuen LungA common thief and an employee of a Hong Kong stock company try to help an amnesia-plagued...
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Challenge of the Gamesters
as Zhang LieA forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he...
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7-Man Army
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Invincible Enforcer
as MinA young man who is thrown into jail simply because he displeases a police inspector. But even...
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Hong Kong 73
as Ambulance DriverAs the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock...
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Return to Action
as uncreditedHK action movie directed by Chen Kuan Tai, starring himself with Alex Man, who both want to seek...
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Conspirators
as ChaiChen Tan, a private detective in Thailand, travels to Malaysia following a series of clues found...
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Thunderclap
as uncreditedA clever Shaw Brothers wuxia comedy about a young antihero (Tony Leung Siu Hung) getting himself...
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Shed Skin Papa
as Brother TaiAs a director faces a series of setbacks in life including debt and divorce, his elderly father...
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Five Tough Guys
as Master Wu Wen-YuanThe plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life...
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The Tea House
as Boss Wang ChengChen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong....
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How to Choose a Royal Bride
as Tian Di Hui ChiefEmperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too...
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Red Rattlesnake
as uncreditedA crime / revenge movie loaded with gory torture sequences, including acid in the shower, a...
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Mission Thunderbolt
as (archive footage)Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who...
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Today's Hero
as Triad BossSiu, who spends goofing off, finds out that he has Parkinson's Disease, and only one month to...
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Invincible Monkey Fist
as uncreditedThe master of the secret Monkey Fist Kung Fu style must fight a gang of warrior thugs who are...
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Cherry Returns
as Mr. YuanThe story revolves around Cherry, a young girl who was kidnapped and declared missing for over a...
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The Battle for the Republic of China
as uncreditedPatriotic extravanganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan (i.e. the...
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Angel's Mission
as Ma Sheng-fungAn undercover Japanese cop tries to find some girls who have mysteriously disappeared in Hong Kong.
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Keyboard Warriors
as uncreditedSuitcases of cash fall out of an armored car onto the busy streets, and people go crazy picking...
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The Iron Monkey
as Iron MonkeyIron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into...
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Big Bad Sis
as ShingAh Ying (Chen Ping) is a former gangster trying to lead an honest life, and occasionally using...
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Winner Takes All
as Mr MiyamotoPatrick Tse is the thief of thieves whose family is long retired from the robin hood lifestyle...
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Notorious Eight
as Zhou ShiqiangA group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the...
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Game of Assassins
as AssassinGame of Assassins is about General Tu Jia who trains a trio of young assassins to seek revenge...
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The Black Magic with Buddha
as Ben ChinThe story is about two explorers who invade a temple in the dark of a jungle. They find a mummy,...
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The Sniping
as uncreditedThe Sniping is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Eric Tsang and Alex Man
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Betrayer
as Hung Tien PiaoA swordsman is looking for his parents' enemy and finally meets the old swordsman who he thinks...
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Deadly Duo
as uncreditedSeeking revenge for the murder of his family, a man returns to Hong Kong to track down the...
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Iron Fist Pillage
as (archive footage)The Wu-Tang Clan's Cappadonna redubs a 1970s martial arts thriller to hilarious effect, casting...
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Deadly Life of a Ninja
as Han Wei ChowA businessman and his sister-in-law are targeted for assassination by a band of evil ninjas and...
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Majestic Thunderbolt
as uncreditedTwo rival bosses of diamond smuggling outfits, Tiger and Franco, get into conflict over a very...
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The Real Iron Monkey
as uncreditedIn order to ensure that there is no loss, Huo Dongge’s book is intended to invite the Grand...
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Human Sentiment Law
as BossHsiung is an honest inspector who finds his career jeopardised by his mother, prostitute Fung's...
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Rendezvous with Death
as Golden Rod Gu FeitianSun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to...
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Lover's Destiny
as Guan Shao-FengDirector Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial...
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Maria
as uncreditedRomantic tragedy based on John Lo Mar's story "Love Under the Cross".
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Big Brother Cheng
as Wang ChengShaw Brothers' number one action hit of 1975, and deservedly so. The character of one-man...
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Young People
as Ho TaiThe longstanding rivalry between a music club and a sports club is compounded by their leaders'...
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The Valiant Ones New
as uncreditedDirector King Hu earned much fame in pioneering in a new aesthetics for martial arts films in...
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Long Road to Gallantry
as Ling Han FengNewly crowned queen of kung-fu films Hui Ying-hung, stars in Long Road To Gallantry, a rivetting...
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Big Boss of Shanghai
as uncreditedChen and his brother travel to Shanghai in search of fame and fortune, but end up pitted against...
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Gang Master
as General Mang Yi TuIt has to do with a young clan member, Zhong Yuan, who is promoted to chief of the Dragon Gang...
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Iron Fists
as Cpt. Chen Tien ChingChen Kuan-Tai and Mang Fei team up to bring justice to a ruthless gang of martial arts experts.
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King Gambler
as Peng Tian Shi, Card TyrantChan is Peng Tianshi, who becomes the "Card Tyrant" in response to the gambling world dominance...
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Shadow Cop
as uncreditedHsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named...
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The Bloody Escape
as Bandit Gu HuiGu Hui, a member of the ‘Wolf Head Gang’ becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to...
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Layout
as uncreditedThe place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger...
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Blood Stained Tradewind
as Arms Buyer"Shing (Alex Fong) and Hsiong (Waise Lee) are competitive young men raised by the head of a...
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The Hidden Sword
as uncreditedThe widow of a famed general teams up with an impostor posing as her late husband and schemes to...
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Rolls, Rolls, I Love You
as Cui Tung SingA teenager and a tycoon gets into an early morning road altercation that eventually lead to a...
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Tough Guy
as LenghsiehA kung-fu fighting detective investigating the murder of the emperor's wife uncovers a...
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Fearful 24 Hours
as uncreditedMartial arts master Shih and his family spend their vacation at the edge of a small town. When...
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The Lost Generation
as PaulThe plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants...
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Cold Blade
as uncreditedChor Yuen was Gu Long before he started filming Gu Long. The director's first wuxia film, made...
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Citizen Shaw
as SelfA French TV documentary from 1980 directed by Maurice Frydland, in which Sir Run Run Shaw gives...
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I Will Finally Knock You Down, Dad!
as Dad - Master ChenThere is an underlying story about a lazy son who knows some kung fu but mostly fakes it to show...
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The Imposter
as Lo Chin-YingWith the cast list, you would almost expect this to be another Chang Cheh film. Two of Chang's...
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The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
as Tattooed Dragon Shih ChenHe's just a hotheaded, rude and violent young man who loves punching people. His family are...
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Wong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation
as uncreditedWong Fei-Hung: Bravely Crushing the Fire Formation is the last film of the long running Huang...
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Gambling Soul
as Cop [Cameo]A man lost his life and tea house because he was set up by a underworld boss in gambling. Now...
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The Big Holdup
as Ma RulongA group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves...
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Angel of the Road
as uncreditedMax Mok plays a truck driver who falls in love with an innocent school student (Loletta Lee)....
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Dangerous Person
as Inspector TaiElder brother, Big Cat is a flirt and younger brother, Small Cat is mean and cold. They were...
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All Mighty Gambler
as TaiYan Chi Yung (Chin Siu Ho) joins his fellow triad member Chu Chi Ang (Norman Tsui) in ripping...
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Blood Brothers
as uncreditedA Taiwanese production that was directed by Lee Tso-Nam and starring Chen Kuan-tai and Don Wong Tao.
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Hero Youngster
as Mr. Wei Bai-HaoThis rousing martial arts chronicle tells the timeless story of the young Chan Jun, a...
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Legendary in Action!
as uncreditedBill "Tiger" wants to relaunch his directorial career with a remake of a wuxia and casts Dragon...
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Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu
as SelfA short film that originally played before showings of "Heroes Two" - in which Fu Sheng, Chen...
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The Dancing Warrior
as Rich ManThis flick is about this gung fu dancing, alcoholic beverage guzzler named Andy Ho (Cheng Tien...
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New Pilgrims to the West
as uncreditedChan Jun-Leung's 1982 film based on The Journey to the West.
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Scary Banquet
as Qian ShouchangThe French Concession Inspector Zhong Lang accidentally rescued Qian Shouchang, a wealthy...
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Blowing in the Wind
as uncreditedBrothers Bo and Wei are forced to join the triad in Hong Kong after arriving from China. They...
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