Chin Tsi-Ang

Born: 1909-02-22

Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1908 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star. She debuted in South China Dream (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 at the age of 17 and played a leading role in Southern Heroine (江南女侠, Jiangnan Nüxia) in 1930. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chin Tsi-ang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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In the Mood for Love

as Amah
Released: 2000-09-29

In Hong Kong of 1962, Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, a journalist, move into neighbouring apartments on...

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Days of Being Wild

as uncredited
Released: 1990-12-15

Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth...

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Five Fingers of Death

as Spectator
Released: 1972-04-28

A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts...

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The Blade

as Mah
Released: 1995-12-21

A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a...

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The Five Venoms

as Yuan Family Member
Released: 1978-08-12

A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special...

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Hapkido

as Villager
Released: 1972-10-01

Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the...

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The Golden Lotus

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-17

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li...

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The Mighty Peking Man

as Spectator at pier
Released: 1977-08-11

Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong...

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Royal Tramp

as uncredited
Released: 1992-07-30

The story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth...

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All for the Winner

as Old Woman
Released: 1990-08-18

Sing, a dumb, lovable mainlander with supernatural powers comes to China to visit his uncle Tat....

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My Young Auntie

as Boat passenger / Shopper
Released: 1981-01-01

Cheng, a beautiful martial arts ace, battles to keep her inheritance from the ruthless Yun Wei,...

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Flaming Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1987-07-30

Two blood brothers (Chow Yun Fat and Alan Tang), who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are...

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The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare

as Chan Sum's Mother
Released: 1977-11-11

Shaw Brothers Exploitation Flick, 5th installment in "The Criminals" series.

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The Boxer from Shantung

as Brothel Mamasan
Released: 1972-02-11

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead...

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To Be Number One

as Md. Wu
Released: 1991-04-15

The story of Ho, a Chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the...

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The Lady Hermit

as Chief Wang's Mother
Released: 1971-01-22

A young Kung Fu student seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black...

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Heroes of the East

as Wedding Guest
Released: 1978-12-30

Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese...

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The Mad Monk

as Old Woman with Bad Stomach
Released: 1993-07-29

The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on...

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The Assassin

as (extra)
Released: 1967-12-22

Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of...

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Vengeance!

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-14

A violent martial artist is bent on avenging his older brother, who was killed by a cabal of...

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The Duel of the Century

as Town Folk
Released: 1981-10-22

This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku...

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The Young Vagabond

as Party guest
Released: 1985-01-02

A martial artist must train incessantly to defeat the brutally powerful thief called Centipede.

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Black Magic 2

as Shi's Maid
Released: 1976-12-09

A doctor suspects black magic on his hospital after experiencing some bizarre incidents and...

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

as Sun's 4th Aunt
Released: 1983-07-21

Hong Kong, Hong Kong is the story of a young woman, Man Si Sun, who has arrived illegally in...

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Black Magic

as Coconut Seller
Released: 1975-10-02

A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection....

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Casino Tycoon I

as Chang's mother
Released: 1992-02-20

Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by...

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Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic

as uncredited
Released: 1990-07-21

An update of the 1960s Chinese martial arts story, Buddha's Palm, friends Charles and Chi (Andy...

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C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

as uncredited
Released: 1993-11-11

Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling...

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The Shadow Boxing

as Mourner
Released: 1979-02-13

Liu Chia-Liang returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer", which...

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Human Lanterns

as uncredited
Released: 1982-07-14

A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special...

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Maybe It's Love

as uncredited
Released: 1984-03-09

A thrilling “whodunit” that weaves in and out of the lives of the residents of a small village....

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The Blue and the Black

as Auntie Shen
Released: 1966-06-29

It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese...

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Long Arm of the Law II

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-29

This sequel to the critically-acclaimed box-office winner Long Arm of the Law maintains the same...

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The Kung Fu Instructor

as uncredited
Released: 1979-06-16

Two rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan....

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The Web of Death

as uncredited
Released: 1976-10-28

Lo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the...

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The Greatest Lover

as uncredited
Released: 1988-07-30

A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped...

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Clans of Intrigue

as Wine seller's wife
Released: 1977-03-05

Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace...

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Challenge of the Gamesters

as Train passenger's relative
Released: 1981-04-30

A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he...

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Heartbeat 100

as (uncredited)
Released: 1987-05-21

A Fiction Writer and her sister travel to the country to work on a new novel. But, local thugs...

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Pursuit of Vengeance

as Lady Du
Released: 1977-12-22

Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia...

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Behind the Yellow Line

as Granny in MRT
Released: 1984-10-03

Married boss Paul falls for his employee named Monica after running into her in a subway station...

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Ghost Fever

as Pinkey's Mother
Released: 1989-04-20

Ling Sie-Cheong, a businessman whose boss permits him to occupy a luxurious but long vacant...

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The Convict Killer

as Gambler
Released: 1980-02-28

Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out,...

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The Cunning Hustler

as Sha's servant
Released: 1978-07-30

Shaw production

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Dreams Of Eroticism

as Old Maid
Released: 1977-11-18

A timeless and titillating tale of the immoral private lives of the royal court's high...

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Death Duel

as Brothel worker
Released: 1977-07-06

The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill...

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The Dream of the Red Chamber

as Maid
Released: 1977-10-26

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him...

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The Thundering Sword

as Bereaved wife [extra]
Released: 1967-05-08

A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a...

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Heaven and Hell

as Wei Han Ting's Mother
Released: 1980-01-18

Actors David Chaing and Alexander Fu Sheng join director Chang Cheh and the rest of the Five...

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The Criminals

as Chen Zhong's Maid
Released: 1976-01-16

An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early...

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The Occupant

as Md Ki
Released: 1984-09-30

The Occupant is about a young woman (Sally Yeh) who is trying to write a book/thesis on chinese...

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My Mind, Your Body

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-10

shaw production

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Temple of the Red Lotus

as Captain Li's wife
Released: 1965-01-10

Jimmy Wang Yu plays a young kid who heads off to Dragon Valley to meet the childhood friend who...

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On the Wrong Track

as uncredited
Released: 1983-04-15

A look at two brothers, whose reckless careers as gang members create conflict with friends,...

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The Magnificent Concubine

as Courtier
Released: 1962-05-31

Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of...

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Love Parade

as Patient
Released: 1963-01-21

The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw...

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House of Traps

as Townsfolk
Released: 1982-01-09

It all started with The Five Venoms, the internationally loved kung-fu thriller. It continued...

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The Amorous Lotus Pan

as Neighbor at wake
Released: 1964-04-09

A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.

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Shaolin Hand Lock

as Brothel mamasan
Released: 1978-06-10

As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal...

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The Killer

as Teacher's mother
Released: 1972-08-01

Chiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung...

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Lady Exterminator

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-20

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent...

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The West Chamber

as Lady Cui's maid
Released: 1965-11-10

A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to capture her.

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Love in a Fallen City

as Pai's family servant
Released: 1984-08-02

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been...

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Love in a Fallen City

as uncredited
Released: 1984-08-02

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been...

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Walking Beside Me

as uncredited
Released: 1986-11-20

Joey was at the age of twenty-two and she was an independent and cheerful girl. She worked in an...

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Sensual Pleasures

as uncredited
Released: 1978-08-25

Sensual Pleasures features a collection of three, ghost story, sexual vignettes starring a...

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The Reckless Cricket

as aunty
Released: 1979-03-16

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What Price Honesty?

as Brothel madam
Released: 1981-12-31

Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller....

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The Kid with a Tattoo

as Shopper
Released: 1980-06-17

One of Shaw Brothers' most productive directors, Sun Chung's action films had strong tension,...

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Godfather from Canton

as Wedding guest [extra]
Released: 1982-06-11

A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery...

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The Romancing Star

as uncredited
Released: 1987-06-25

Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a...

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Secret Service of the Imperial Court

as Street hawker
Released: 1984-10-19

Secret Service of the Imperial Court was one of the last kung fu/swordplay films to be made at...

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Gang of Four

as Female pimp
Released: 1978-01-05

Hong Kong crime movie from 1978

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The Knight of Knights

as uncredited
Released: 1966-05-17

Six heroes are killed while investigating rampant lawlessness at Zhaoqing Temple where villains...

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The Human Goddess

as Nightclub customer
Released: 1972-01-01

Li Ching is the Seventh Sister, an angel who comes down from heaven to see what life in Hong...

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Duel for Gold

as Villager watching acrobat show
Released: 1971-06-11

Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this...

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Lady with a Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1971-10-14

Feng Fei Fei, an excellent swordswoman, seeks revenge with her nephew for the murder of her old...

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How to Choose a Royal Bride

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

Emperor Kangxi's mother tries to marry him with the daughter of an official, but she's too...

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Crazy Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1983-03-17

Chen is a dedicated social worker who has allowed her job to dominate her personal life....

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The Adulteress

as Mourner
Released: 1963-08-08

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the...

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Temptress of a Thousand Faces

as Robbed Woman at Boutique
Released: 1969-04-10

A mystery caper of devilish fun, Temptress Of A Thousand Faces proves a femme fatale can match...

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To Miss with Love

as Chien's grandmother
Released: 1992-10-01

When a new teacher (Sharla Cheung) arrives, she finds herself caught up in the affairs of the...

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The Mermaid

as Festival spectator
Released: 1965-01-29

A Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical...

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Comedy of Mismatches

as Wedding guest
Released: 1964-05-14

Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin...

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The Pearl Phoenix

as Wedding guest
Released: 1967-02-04

Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product...

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Carry on Wise Guy

as uncredited
Released: 1980-07-03

Gordon Liu as the Master Killer has taken a vow not to use his superior fighting abilities, but...

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Haunted Tales

as uncredited
Released: 1980-04-19

1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to...

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Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

as Herself (as Tsi-Ang Chin)
Released: 2003-01-02

A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas...

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My Wife Is 18

as Thirteen's grandma
Released: 2002-09-25

After finishing the open examination for Form 5 students and applying for an adult identity...

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Tales of a Eunuch

as Old prostitute
Released: 1983-03-24

The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with...

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Descendant of the Sun

as Princess's maid
Released: 1983-12-16

Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old...

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Sorrow of the Gentry

as Maid
Released: 1974-07-19

shaw production

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The Lark

as uncredited
Released: 1965-07-28

A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a...

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My Kung Fu Master

as Angry Tenant
Released: 1978-07-12

My Kung Fu Master is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy

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Gossip Street

as Resident of Gossip St
Released: 1974-05-17

The place to be is flat number 8 on the second floor of the Gossip Street apartment building,...

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Fairy, Ghost, Vixen

as Wedding party guest
Released: 1965-05-27

FAIRY, GHOST, VIXEN (1965) consists of three fanciful tales that may be loosely classified as...

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Fascinating Affairs

as uncredited
Released: 1985-06-22

Fascinating Affairs - a Hong Kong Romance directed by Chor Yuen and starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.

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Madam White Snake

as Townsperson
Released: 1962-10-02

This Classic Seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure...

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The Criminals, Part 3: Arson

as Granny
Released: 1977-02-04

Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own....

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My Neighbours are Phantoms

as Old Woman Who Gets Robbed
Released: 1990-04-26

Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are...

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Too Late for Love

as Guest at Liang's wedding
Released: 1967-03-29

Su Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The...

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Blood Reincarnation

as uncredited
Released: 1974-10-03

A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered...

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Itchy Fingers

as Inspector's mother-in-law
Released: 1979-01-26

Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a...

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The 82 Tenants

as Tenant
Released: 1982-08-10

In “82 Tenants” the widow Zhang and Bing, her new young consort, want to sell an apartment house...

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The Blue Jean Monster

as Old woman praying at temple
Released: 1991-05-23

Joe, a police officer, has a happy life with his wife, who's pregnant. But one day when he gets...

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The Killer Snakes

as uncredited
Released: 1974-02-05

A young man who has been beaten, abused, humiliated and laughed at all his life finds that he...

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The Swordswoman of Huangjiang

as uncredited
Released: 1930-08-10

The Swordswoman of Huangjiang was a popular book that started with the decision to get revenge...

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Money Is Lovely

as Ah Zhen's servant
Released: 1981-05-14

A movie company secretly films the lives of two conmen.

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Divorce, Hong Kong Style

as Hsien-Hou's aunt
Released: 1968-12-28

Shaw Bros. romantic comedy.

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Midnight Whispers

as Hua's mother-in-law
Released: 1988-12-01

Midnight Whisper is a radio talk show in which listeners call in to discuss their lives. One...

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Mantis Combat

as uncredited
Released: 1978-07-21

When a once infamous criminal decides to give up his lifestyle and return the many treasures he...

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The Rainbow

as uncredited
Released: 1968-07-11

A young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy...

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Lady of the Law

as uncredited
Released: 1975-06-07

Jiao is framed for rape and murder (and, later, two more murders) by Chen and his son - the same...

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