Lam Ching-Ying

Born: 1952-12-27

Lam Ching-ying (Chinese: 林正英, 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong actor, action director and director. A physically talented and graceful martial artist, Lam was best known for playing the stoic Taoist priest in Mr. Vampire (1985). Lam died in 1997 of liver cancer. Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera. Was a member of the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association.


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as Tournament Fighter (uncredited)
Released: 1973-08-17

A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament...

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Fist of Fury

as Japanese Fighter
Released: 1972-03-22

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor...

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The Big Boss

as Ah Yen
Released: 1971-10-23

Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice...

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My Lucky Stars

as Corrupted HK Policeman
Released: 1985-02-10

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in...

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China Dolls

as Officer 19174
Released: 1992-01-01

Tong catches Chiu attempting to rape his wife May (Amy Yip). They scuffle and Tong shoots Chiu...

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Game of Death

as Macau Fighter (uncredited)
Released: 1978-03-23

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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Winners & Sinners

as Chan
Released: 1983-07-07

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to...

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Eastern Condors

as Lieutenant Lam
Released: 1987-07-09

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise...

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The Magnificent Butcher

as Fan Man
Released: 1979-12-19

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

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Swordsman

as Kuk
Released: 1990-04-05

When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army...

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Crazy Safari

as Taoist priest
Released: 1991-07-05

Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be...

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Mr. Vampire

as Master Gau
Released: 1985-11-07

The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping,...

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Mr. Vampire II

as Lam Ching-Ying
Released: 1986-08-15

Chaos ensues after a team of archaeologists accidentally breaks the seals of a sleeping vampire...

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Heroes Shed No Tears

as Viet Colonel
Released: 1984-11-30

The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from...

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The Millionaires' Express

as Bank Robber
Released: 1986-01-30

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants,...

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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

as Chin Ping Lu
Released: 1978-06-30

A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself...

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Encounter of the Spooky Kind

as The Inspector
Released: 1980-12-24

"Big Guts" Cheung, a man well known in his local village for his lack of fear, is put to the...

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A Touch of Zen

as East Chamber Guard
Released: 1971-11-18

Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken...

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Enter the Fat Dragon

as Fighter on Movie Set
Released: 1978-07-13

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

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Vampire Vs. Vampire

as One-Eyebrow Priest
Released: 1989-07-26

Lam Ching-Ying returns as the famous "Vampire Buster," this time starring as the One-Eyebrow...

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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

as Self
Released: 1973-10-14

This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting...

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The Iron-Fisted Monk

as uncredited
Released: 1977-08-25

Husker is a student of the Shaolin monks, learning kung fu so that he can avenge his uncle who...

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Heart of Dragon

as SWAT Commander
Released: 1985-09-14

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

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Warriors Two

as Thunder's Men / Leung's Student
Released: 1978-12-28

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

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Magic Cop

as Uncle Feng
Released: 1990-11-01

A Taoist former cop is called to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation of of a series of...

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Hot Potato

as Leopard Man
Released: 1976-04-09

Martial-arts expert tries to rescue an ambassador's daughter who was kidnapped in Thailand.

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Mr. Vampire III

as Master Gau
Released: 1987-12-17

The Vampire Master joins forces with another fellow priest with his two pet ghosts along for the...

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Painted Faces

as Wah
Released: 1988-09-16

This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended...

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The Man from Hong Kong

as Karateka
Released: 1975-07-31

Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld...

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The 14 Amazons

as Soldier
Released: 1972-07-27

The Yang family, men and women, have served their country loyally for generations. During the...

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Mr. Vampire 1992

as Master Lam
Released: 1992-08-08

Master Lam and his two disciples must battle a horde of Chinese vampires in order to get the...

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Executioners from Shaolin

as Pai Mei's Monk
Released: 1977-02-16

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

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An Eternal Combat

as Master
Released: 1991-01-05

1000 years before our time: Master Cho-Lo, a Taoist priest (Lam Ching-Ying) and his two...

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I Love Maria

as Master
Released: 1988-03-10

RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their...

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The Prodigal Son

as Leung Yee-Tai
Released: 1981-11-10

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

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Pedicab Driver

as Uncle Sheng
Released: 1989-02-11

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both...

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Challenge of the Masters

as Master Pang's student
Released: 1976-05-07

The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up...

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Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

as Master Jiao
Released: 1990-02-09

Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter,...

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Knockabout

as Casino Fighter
Released: 1979-04-12

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

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The Musical Vampire

as Uncle Master
Released: 1992-09-04

A crazy white scientist resurrects a corpse with a werid chemical creating a super hopping...

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The Dynamite Brothers

as Tuen's Henchman
Released: 1974-05-01

Young black man teams up with a Chinese kung-fu expert to fight a drug ring.

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Where's Officer Tuba?

as Taoist Priest (cameo)
Released: 1986-03-20

Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to...

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Clan of Amazons

as uncredited
Released: 1978-02-19

The Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is...

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School on Fire

as Hoi
Released: 1988-08-20

A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after...

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Odd Couple

as Ha (Scarface's fighter)
Released: 1979-08-09

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

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Hapkido

as Black Bear Student
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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Last Eunuch In China

as Liu Chang-Fu
Released: 1987-10-24

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Painted Skin

as Purple Taoist
Released: 1993-08-18

When an amorously inclined young man runs across an attractive young woman in need of his help,...

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The Casino

as uncredited
Released: 1972-03-30

A handsome stranger strolls into a casino one evening and all but cleans out the house, beating...

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The Victim

as Jo Wing's Man / Double
Released: 1980-02-28

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught...

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The Proud Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1978-03-30

Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime...

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The Association

as Extra
Released: 1974-11-21

Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's...

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Spiritual Trinity

as Tien Lung
Released: 1991-01-01

Two ghostexterminators have been married for many years. But they encounter a ghost they can not...

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The Dead and the Deadly

as Uncle Yee
Released: 1982-12-22

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together...

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Broken Oath

as One of Qi's men
Released: 1977-12-03

Lotus never had a chance. Her mother seethed with anger at being unjustly imprisoned for turning...

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Pom Pom

as Police Officer
Released: 1984-02-22

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young...

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The Lady Hermit

as Horse Thief / Black Demon's Thug
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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When Taekwondo Strikes

as uncredited
Released: 1973-09-09

The story is about the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. A Korean patriot played...

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The Amsterdam Kill

as uncredited
Released: 1977-12-26

Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated...

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The Gambling Ghost

as Taoist Priest
Released: 1991-03-02

Sammo Hung plays three different characters: Fatty, Fatty's father and Fatty's grandfather, Hung...

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The Return of Pom Pom

as Flying Spider Lo Chien
Released: 1984-06-22

Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven return in this sequel to "Pom Pom." This time out, they...

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Banana Spirit

as Master Chen Sheng
Released: 1992-01-01

Francis Ng stars as Chic, who helps his friend Che, a Taoist ghostbuster, with various...

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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog

as One of Panther's men
Released: 1978-07-21

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

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Her Vengeance

as Hung
Released: 1988-10-07

Kit-Ying is an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who inadvertently angers a gang of...

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Exorcist Master

as Master Chiou
Released: 1993-01-08

When a Catholic church in a small Chinese town falls prey to an evil combing the powers of...

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The Thunderbolt Fist

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-30

A small village is taken over by the nasty Japanese, who kill the town's top kung fu fighter in...

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Rape In Public Sea

as Nan
Released: 1993-09-03

An alternative cut of the movie "The Sad Story of Saigon". A boatload of smugglers are...

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Hocus Pocus

as Master Sheng
Released: 1984-01-12

This movie follows in the same spirit as Mr. Vampire, Dead and the deadly and Spooky encounters,...

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Stage Door Johnny

as Liu
Released: 1990-03-24

During the 1920s in Shanghai, an all female Chinese Opera troupe is struggling. The troupe boss...

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None But the Brave

as Masked Patriot
Released: 1973-05-09

Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a...

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The Imperial Swordsman

as Bandit
Released: 1972-10-05

Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei-pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a...

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The Blade Spares None

as Prince's fighter
Released: 1971-04-30

Ho Li-Chun, a pretty but ruthless swordswoman, and three challengers are participating in an...

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The Crimson Charm

as Crimson Charm thug
Released: 1971-07-01

A noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman go up against the vicious Crimson Charm gang of...

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Prince of the Sun

as Khenlun
Released: 1990-09-24

Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from...

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Shy Spirit

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-01

Two feuding families brag about their sons on christening day. One, called Long-life, is...

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The Ultimate Vampire

as Master Chiu
Released: 1991-01-01

"Vampire Buster" Lam Ching-Ying returns as Master Gao in this vampire-filled adventure. Here, he...

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Two Toothless Tigers

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

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

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The Incredible Kung Fu Master

as Fu student [cameo]
Released: 1979-01-26

Tung Wei (18 Fatal Strikes Enter The Dragon) is a lad who wants to learn kung fu. He trains in...

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Those Merry Souls

as Tak's father
Released: 1985-05-30

Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of...

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Wizard's Curse

as Taoist Lin
Released: 1992-07-19

Lam Ching Ying is a Taoist wizard who goes to Thailand to help defeat a pair of black magic...

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Mad Mad Ghost

as Uncle Ying
Released: 1992-11-13

Uncle Ying is a fortune teller / Taoism Priest with a failing business and five apprentices. He...

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Slickers vs. Killers

as Owl
Released: 1991-09-13

Success Hung, an ace cell phone salesman who his feeling the heat from young, up and comer Miss...

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Brothers Five

as Extra
Released: 1970-03-26

The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung...

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The Shaolin Plot

as Soldier
Released: 1977-04-06

When a terrible kung fu master seeks various martial arts manuals from around China to make...

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The Green Hornet

as Uncle
Released: 1994-01-01

A Chinese reporter (Esther Kwan) attempts to find out the identity of a masked crime-fighter.

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By Hook or By Crook

as Skinny's hired thug leader
Released: 1980-08-07

'FLOWER KID' was a 'Robin Hood' type of hero who robs the rich and gives the poor. He was...

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Red and Black

as Kong
Released: 1991-01-01

In 1941, during the Japanese occupation of mainland China, a man is infected by a Japanese...

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The Spiritual Boxer

as Ruei's Thug
Released: 1975-11-28

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

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Legend of Wong Tai Sin

as Cho Pin
Released: 1992-01-01

A spirit is sent to earth through reincarnation and born into a family of kind-hearted beggars....

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Money Crazy

as Hitman
Released: 1977-07-28

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

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The Golden Seal

as uncredited
Released: 1971-06-23

Award-winning actor Ku Feng is Lei Chen-tien, a vicious, cunning, murderous brigand who wants...

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Forced Nightmare

as Tao Priest
Released: 1992-03-26

A female psychic (Sandra Ng) leaves her mainland home to visit Hong Kong. Along the way her bus...

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The Final Game of Death

as Karateka (Archival footage)
Released: 2023-07-17

A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all...

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The Invincible Eight

as Whip-wielding henchman
Released: 1971-01-22

Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to...

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The Chinese Ghostbuster

as uncredited
Released: 1994-03-05

Wu Ma stars as a ghost who's searching for the perfect husband for his daughter. In order to get...

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The Golden Knight

as Shaolin Monk at temple
Released: 1970-04-17

Respected veteran Yueh Feng made this “Martial Arts World” saga of a masked master of the “Black...

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Money Maker

as Master Chu
Released: 1991-05-22

When expert gambler Sandra Ng is killed by a rival, her ghost enlists Wong Jing and Ng Man-Tat,...

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My Darling Gals

as uncredited
Released: 1978-06-07

My Darling Gals aka Kung Fu Stars is a Hong Kong Action movie starring Sammo Hung

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小说家族之对倒

as uncredited
Released: 1986-06-13

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Six Assassins

as uncredited
Released: 1971-03-25

A magician-warrior who protects a man from an ambush, not knowing of his true villainous nature....

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The Skyhawk

as Woodland attacker
Released: 1974-01-22

Master Wong (Kwan Tak-Hing) and his disciple Fatty (Sammo Hung) are paying a visit to Thailand...

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Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1

as Himself [archive footage]
Released: 1995-07-22

Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 is a Documentary on Hong Kong cinema.

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Kung Fu Kid

as uncredited
Released: 1994-09-19

This classical tale of Shaolin Temple disciples versus the Manchurian Ching government displays...

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End of the Wicked Tigers

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-01

Righteous Captain Ling has come to town to wipe out crime, which is sure to bring up against...

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Legend of the Bat

as Han's sword troop
Released: 1978-07-08

Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti...

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The Long Chase

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-31

Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as...

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A Man Called Tiger

as Thug
Released: 1973-02-01

A young man suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. Using...

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The Tantana

as Mud Yuet
Released: 1991-07-27

A Buddhist lama and an evil wizard battle for the Palace of Heaven.

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Seaman No. 7

as Golden Hair's Thug
Released: 1973-04-20

When a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law...

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Lover's Tear

as Cheng Ying
Released: 1992-01-01

A cop in the Hong Kong anti-smuggling unit goes to mainland China to retrieve some confiscated...

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Skin Striperess

as Taoist Lam
Released: 1992-09-24

A hot broad is reincarnated as a skin stripperess who sexes guys up, sorta pulls on their skin...

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Amsterdam Connection

as Mr. Hung's henchman
Released: 1978-05-24

When two Hong Kong buddies become rivals for the same woman, their friendship ends, and they...

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Tiger

as uncredited
Released: 1973-03-15

Hapkido Master Kim Jin Pal takes on a mass of Japanese bushido experts in occupied China Bolo...

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Back Alley Princess

as Thug
Released: 1973-02-17

Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and...

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The Rendezvous of Warriors

as uncredited
Released: 1973-05-02

Everybody wants the skin of Paul Chun ... Film released in French in VHS under the title...

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Pom Pom And Hot Hot

as Lam Ho-Yang
Released: 1992-10-21

Shin (Jacky Cheung) and Chiang (Stephen Tung Wai) are happy-go-lucky partners investigating a...

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Demonic Umbrella

as Taoist
Released: 1991-01-01

Yung Fang and Fung Yong are brothers in competition. One is married to Siu Gwan, who wooed him...

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From Riches to Rags

as Knife killer
Released: 1980-07-10

Ricky and Fatso are friends in need. They are in dire need of money since they are only paid...

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The Angry River

as Thug
Released: 1971-05-12

The plot has to do with a reign of terror conducted by a mysterious killer dubbed "Poison Dart,"...

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Chinatown Capers

as Gangster
Released: 1974-04-04

Ever the pair of do-gooding drifters, Embroidered Pillow and Chili Boy always come to the aid of...

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Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung

as Jiubinku Kyoto
Released: 1992-05-28

Wong Fei Hung, as a young man, was impetuous and irresponsible. But the death of this father and...

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The Fugitive

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-06

Siu Lao (Lieh) and Ma Tien Piao (Feng) are bandits who ride from town to town holding up banks...

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Bloody Ring

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-12

Mr. Chi goes to Thailand to assist a close friend, Nai Sin, in preparing his Muay Thai boxers...

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His Name is Nobody

as Wears black wig
Released: 1979-08-16

Lau Kar-Wing plays "Nobody", an orphan who grows up stealing food to survive, learning some...

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The Deadly Knives

as uncredited
Released: 1972-06-29

Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew...

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Wrath of the Sword

as [Extra]
Released: 1970-05-28

The last of the Bai Family seeks revenge of the death of her whole family.

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Goodbye Hero

as Frank
Released: 1990-06-07

Frustration and recovery of a stunt man after his partner's accident.

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The Sad Story of Saigon

as Nan
Released: 1993-02-01

An alternative cut of the movie "Rape in Public Sea". A boatload of smugglers are slaughtered by...

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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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Iron Bull

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-01

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Vampire Expert

as 毛小方
First aired: 1995-10-06

Zhang Tian-shi's 18th generation disciple, Mao Xiao-fang, heads south to Hong Kong to track down...

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撞到正 / 情定阴阳界

as 剑伯
First aired: 1997-07-07

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