Ching Miao
Ching Miao (Chinese: 井淼, March 15, 1913 – 1989) was a Taiwanese actor born in Shandong, China. He had appeared in over 190 films, mostly in Hong Kong for the Shaw Brothers Studio. He won the Best Supporting Actor for Golden Horse Awards twice, for Between Tears and Smiles (1964) and Too Late for Love (1967) respectively. Actress Ching Li is his daughter.
A Slice of Death
as Mr. LiWhile international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning,...
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Buddha's Palm
as Patriarch of Liu familyWhen Long Jian-fei is tossed from a cliff by the new sweetheart of his meanspirited...
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Heroes of the East
as Ho To's FatherGordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese...
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Crippled Avengers
as Master Li Jing YingA group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts...
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The Water Margin
as Master Tseng Chang KuanThe corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band...
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The Magic Blade
as Chiu Shui ChingTwo rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a...
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Disciples of the 36th Chamber
as Fong DeMonk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks...
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Killer Clans
as Hsien Lung / Helmsman of Lung Men SocBased on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title...
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Dirty Ho
as Art AdmirerA prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
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The 14 Amazons
as Minister Wang ChingThe Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the...
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Opium and the Kung Fu Master
as VillagerA small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as...
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The Emperor and His Brother
as GovernorA young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place...
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Blood Brothers
as JudgeSet in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked...
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The Sentimental Swordsman
as Shaolin AbbotDue to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life...
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Death Duel
as Keeper Shih Wang-SunThe Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill...
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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
as Bai Xiao ShengLi Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a...
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Flying Guillotine II
as Tibet Lama KoupinThe emperor's reign of terror expands. Heroic outlaw Ma Teng joins a squad of female rebels,...
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Clan of the White Lotus
as Paper Shop BossShaolin practitioners and brothers Wu and Hung kill the merciless Pai Mei. However, Pai Mei's...
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Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan
as Mr. LeeFormer wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by...
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Shaolin Rescuers
as MagistrateTwo friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They...
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Lady General Hua Mulan
as CommanderAbout a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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Sons of the Good Earth
as Japanese officer at county gateThe year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San...
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Clans of Intrigue
as Sun Xue PuChu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace...
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The Proud Twins
as Dr. Wan Chuen LiuAfter his parents are murdered, Jiang Xiao Yu is separated from his twin as a baby and taken by...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II
as White Brow Eagle Yan Tin JingThe thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned...
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The Proud Youth
as Leng RuojunSun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime...
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Golden Swallow
as Cao Tien-LungGolden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around,...
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Martial Club
as Watches the lion dance (uncredited)Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial...
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Invincible Shaolin
as Master Zhu MingThree North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged...
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The Stranger and the Gunfighter
as Wang's fatherDuring a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is...
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Have Sword, Will Travel
as Lord YinYing Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports...
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The Love Eterne
as Ying-Tai's fatherIn this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her...
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The Flying Dagger
as Chief Yu YuanThe Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's...
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Shaolin Mantis
as Wai Jing Yuan / Wai Fung's FatherWhen scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious...
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The Duel of the Century
as Li YianbeiThis mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku...
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Bewitched
as JudgeWhile possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating...
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The Twelve Gold Medallions
as Jin Yan TangWhile a brave Chinese general and his men fight against the Tartar invaders, several swordsmen...
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King Eagle
as Deadly Fingers Wan Hau BaReclusive hero Jin Fei (Ti Lung), known as the King Eagle, inadvertently gets involved in the...
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Full Moon Scimitar
as Tung Fang Bu BaiA talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual...
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Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
as 8th PrinceChu Liu-hsiang, the charming, capable, and, yes, sentimental, swordsman is back in action for...
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The Web of Death
as Priest Tian SuanLo Lieh is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the...
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The Supreme Swordsman
as Black Magic clan leaderA rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down...
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Human Lanterns
as Guest at Fu's BanquetA psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special...
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The Sword of Swords
as Master Mui LingchuenA noble swordsman fights to recover the magical blade that has protected his country for...
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Challenge of the Gamesters
as uncreditedA forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he...
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Kidnap
as Wang Hsi JenCrime drama based on true incidents around a Kidnapping - and murder case ,also taking much time...
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The Anonymous Heroes
as Marshall ChinA perennial Chang Cheh favorite, Anonymous Heroes focuses on two vagabond brothers, Meng Kang...
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The Warlord
as Pang's step-fatherNo list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He...
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Godfather from Canton
as Advocate General Li Cheng ZhongA coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery...
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The Enchantress
as Tian KuiMax Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location...
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Return of the Dead
as Police chiefThree inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should...
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Clan of Amazons
as One of Lu's friendsThe Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is...
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King Cat
as Judge PaoChang Yi plays Chan Chao, a knight of justice, who thwarts the plans of Minister Peng to...
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The Bastard
as Gu Chang BoLittle Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little...
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Hong Kong 73
as Wong Dor KeiAs the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock...
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The Amorous Lotus Pan
as He Jiu (Ho Chiu-Shu)A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband's brother.
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Shaolin & Wu Tang
as Wu Tang Chief Wo-TaoMaster Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword...
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Between Tears and Smiles
as General ChangFan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen...
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The Kung Fu Instructor
as Zhou Zhen XianTwo rival clans have unsuccessfully tried to hire the master of the good clan to teach his clan....
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Heroes Shed No Tears
as Kao Chien Fei's MasterKao is given a mission by his elderly master to take a cursed sword and solve petty squabbles...
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The Blue and the Black
as Mr. JiIt's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese...
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Secret Service of the Imperial Court
as Official LiSecret Service of the Imperial Court was one of the last kung fu/swordplay films to be made at...
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The Last Woman of Shang
as Viscount Chi ChangAdmist a rebellion during the Shang Dynasty in ancient China, a nurse flees the palace with a...
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The Last Tempest
as Minister Rong LuDespite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule...
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Legend of the Bat
as Priest Tieshan / Zhi's fatherFollowing "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti...
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The Convict Killer
as Boss Lan Fei/Black LeopardTeng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out,...
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The Sword and the Lute
as Chief Wei Fei-HuThe adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the...
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The Imperial Swordsman
as Fu Bing-ZhongChuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a...
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Rivals of Kung Fu
as Boss Chou Li DeHuang Fei-hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang...
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The House of 72 Tenants
as Doctor KimSet during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban...
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The Boxer from the Temple
as Mr Yin Chun BongComplex plots? This director didn't want them. Expensive, famous stars? Didn't need them....
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The Snake Prince
as Village HeadSnake Prince (Ti Lung) is wandering with his snake buddies when he happens upon a beautiful...
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Killers Five
as NiuA group of evil bandits are terrorizing the land from their invincible mountain castle. The high...
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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
as White Brow Eagle Yan Tin JingDirector Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this...
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The Lady Assassin
as EmperorVeteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal...
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My Rebellious Son
as Village elderHere Chang Siu Tai is the son of Master Chang, a renowned chiropractor bone-setter operating a...
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The Silent Swordsman
as Chief MumaitiA young swordsman is tasked to lead a patriotic secret society to fight a traitorous general who...
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Descendant of the Sun
as Shue Sang's foster-fatherCelebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old...
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When the Clouds Roll by
as Xiong Jian FangSusu (Ching Li) is an emotionally troubled young woman still tortured by the loss of boyfriend...
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Tiger Killer
as Xiaofeng's grandfatherTIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese...
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Deadly Angels
as uncreditedThree female detectives - from Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore - go undercover in a cabaret to...
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The Twin Swords
as Zhong YanGui Wu happens upon a kidnapping with his wife Gan Lian-zhu at the Red Lotus Temple. Lian-zhu...
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The Master
as Huang Lao LiuAlthough injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.
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The Killer
as Master Wang Hsin-TienChiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung...
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Return of the Phoenix
as Deputy Minister Cheng PuReturn Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An...
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The Mad Monk
as QinLi's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter...
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The Magnificent Swordsman
as Huang Da BaLone swordsman Jiang Dan-Feng (Wong Chung-Shun) is ambushed by a pair of bandits and quickly...
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Bat without Wings
as Shangguan WangsunWhen a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a...
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The King with My Face
as Shing Tien KueiTHE KING WITH MY FACE (1967) offers a well-produced Shaw Bros. variation on Alexandre Dumas'...
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Sweet Is Revenge
as Commander Zheng Quan XiSome 40 years ago when warlords rode rough-shod over the Chinese people, circus acrobat Pao...
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Duel of Fists
as Fan Ke's FatherTwo men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers,...
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The Story of Sue San
as Ex-Civil Minister Wang ChiunThis gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may...
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Judgement of an Assassin
as Ge YingSun Chung was already a valued comedy, romance, and modern crime filmmaker, when, through this...
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The Warlord and the Actress
as General Cao LinA member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful...
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Emperor Chien Lung
as Prime Minister Lau YungEmperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to...
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Princess Iron Fan
as King OxThe mythological tale of a quest from China to India to bring back Buddhist scriptures, famous...
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Bloody Parrot
as Prince of DianAn expert swordsman is suspected of being the thief of a treasure sent to Emperor. The swordsman...
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Sinful Confession
as Speaker/Brothel customerArguably the funniest of the four famous Hui brothers, Michael has a tour-de-force vehicle in...
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The Mermaid
as Judge PaoA Huangmei opera produced by Shaw Brothers about a carp spirit who transforms into an identical...
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Double Trouble
as Managing DirectorShaw Brothers double trouble comedy
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Mercenaries from Hong Kong
as He FengTi Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment...
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The Empress Dowager
as Official Yung LuThis dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast...
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The Tiger and the Widow
as Fifth LordThe movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend...
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Too Late for Love
as Chief of Staff ChenSu Fen, a young and frail girl, looked forward to her wedding with her fiancé, Li Kuo-liang. The...
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Passing Flickers
as Dr ZhaoThe main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are...
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Haunted Tales
as Doctor1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to...
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Fangs of the Cobra
as Tang Quan KangYoung man returns from studying abroad to take over management of the large family farm, and...
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Comedy of Mismatches
as Xu YaComedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin...
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The Grand Substitution
as Prime Minister Chiu ZunWith China under control of a weak Emperor, two officials compete to steer the future destiny of...
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Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
as Tian Bai ShiSpoiled Yuen Si Si, the naive daughter of an affluent merchant, lives her cosseted life dreaming...
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The Golden Knight
as Zhou TungRespected veteran Yueh Feng made this “Martial Arts World” saga of a masked master of the “Black...
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The Deformed
as Lung Bing-HsunNurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly...
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Heads for Sale
as Hua ZhenfangThis tale is about a decapitating swordswoman who will let nothing stand in her way when she...
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Call to Arms
as Emperor ChinThe aggressive and dangerous Chin empire occupies the put-upon Chao kingdom while the...
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The Rainbow
as uncreditedA young tutor, miss Chen, is sent to home school in a dysfunctional household head by a wealthy...
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The Devil's Mirror
as Chief WenThe Jiuxian Witch and her Bloody Ghouls Clan (somehow you just know that these aren’t the good...
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Heaven and Hell
as Judge of HellActors David Chaing and Alexander Fu Sheng join director Chang Cheh and the rest of the Five...
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Inside the Forbidden City
as Judge Bao ZhengIt seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with...
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Pursuit of Vengeance
as Xue BinMaster of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia...
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The Lady Professional
as Fei QingyanLily Ho as a deadly assassin becomes the target of murder herself
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The Blue and the Black 2
as Mr. JiPart two of the wartime love story
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The Winged Tiger
as Chief of HuashanFamed screenwriter Shen Chiang got one of his very first chances to direct his own script with...
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The Lost Generation
as Ah WongThe plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants...
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Romance at Lung Shan Temple
as uncreditedXiaofeng is selling medicinal herbs in Longshan Temple, but is at first driven away by Taiwanese...
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The Three Smiles
as Grand TutorThe film tells the story of Tang Bohu, a famous scholar who spends most of his time wandering...
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Jade Tiger
as Zhao JianZhao Wuji embarks on an very tragic adventure with full of intrigues to avenge his father, who...
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Gun Brothers
as AcrobatWelcome the "Bandit with a Thousand Faces" to the ranks of the great screen "outlaw heroes"....
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The Female Prince
as Emperor Chu Hou-TsungThe husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic...
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Young Passion
as uncreditedA romantic melodrama about an affair between a 16-year-old boy and a neglected wife.
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The Pearl Phoenix
as Lord LiuHuangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product...
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Five Tough Guys
as Head of Feng familyThe plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai (a real life...
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Back Door
as Ho Cha Mei (Ho Tsei-Mei)A middle-aged couple adopt a young girl.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
as Father Kuo / Kwok's fatherThis is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it's...
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Murder Plot
as Li Chang ChunDirector Chu Yuan was already famous for his many collaborations with respected novelist Ku Lung...
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The Adulteress
as Governor Kuai Ju-HsiangThe noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the...
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Scandal
as Treasury Commissioner QianDirector Li Han-hsiang teams up with Michael Hui in this tongue in cheek tale of extramarital...
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The Butterfly Chalice
as Governor General Lu LinThe story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman...
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Sorrow of the Gentry
as Yang De Zheng, the patriarchshaw production
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The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
as Chief Editor Ji Xiao-LanEmperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
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The Crimson Palm
as Judge Pao ChengLing Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because...
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Rendezvous in the South Sea
as uncreditedA Shaw Brothers drama starring Peter Chen Ho and Ding Ling. It was filmed on location in Malaysia.
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The Deadly Knives
as OgawaPlotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew...
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Pituitary Hunter
as uncreditedSomeone's on a pituitary gland binge. Pituitary glands first go missing from corpses and the...
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Dawn Will Come
as Judge GaiThe lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a poor beauty who is drugged, ravished, lied to, locked in a...
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Brotherhood
as Zhang Lao-HaiLiao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently...
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The Shadow Boxer
as Master JinChen Wo-Fu plays construction worker Ku Ting, whose skill at "tai chi" (shadow boxing) is as...
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It's All in the Family
as Family headDanny Lee is Hsu Chih-yuan, the youngest son of strict patriarch Hsu Hui-tang (Cheng Miu). A...
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Lady Jade Locket
as Secretary TongLove knows no limits in the grand period romance, Lady Jade Locket. A young fighter...
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Rose, Be My Love
as Uncle LingNot a love triangle but a love rectangle, Rose, Be My Love is a romantic drama that represents...
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Twin Blades of Doom
as Yin-erh's dadA kung fu knight walks the road to vengeance after the evil Ghost Gang kills his wife and son....
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Stranger in Hong Kong
as Tung San-YehA computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a...
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The Last Judgement
as JudgeMost of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai (Ng...
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Vermilion Door
as General Ruan Bao-FanThe tragic love triangle of early 20th century Peking Opera star Chiu Hai-tang, his beautiful...
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Love Lock
as Bank bossLi Ching, Szu Wei and Tsung Hua in an eternal romantic triangle in which a girl has to choose...
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Till the End of Time
as Chang Pei-YanJenny Wu is a singer who charms the well-to-do Peter Chen, but his parents object to a union...
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Revenge of the Corpse
as Mr. CuiA story of a coffin maker who tells a story about a policeman who was murdered by his wife and...
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Return of the Con Men
as uncreditedCheng Meng-chi (Liang Tian), celebrated for his cunning, embarks on a clever scheme to outwit...
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Pink Tears
as Uncle TuThe socialite Pai Li-Lan's life is disrupted when she contracts tuberculosis.
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