Tsao Chien

Born: 1922-09-08


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A Touch of Zen

as Magistrate
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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Dragon Inn

as General Wu Ning
Released: 1967-10-21

When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts...

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The Shaolin Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-12

Complicated mix of Chinese history and myth, where old Shaolin friends find themselves on...

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The Boxer from Shantung

as Tea House Waiter
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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Return of the 18 Bronzemen

as Court Official
Released: 1976-08-14

Despite the national resistance, the Manchurians have taken over China, but the Ching Emperor...

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Outside the Window

as uncredited
Released: 1973-08-24

Brigitte Lin's debut film is a melodrama in which her character gets involved in a socially...

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The Pirate

as uncredited
Released: 1973-07-27

Pirate Chang Pao-Chai springs a leak after an otherwise successful raid on a foreign ship. He...

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Snuff Bottle Connection

as Chancellor Pu
Released: 1977-01-01

As China and Russia's governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war....

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Godfather from Canton

as Agent
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 Swordsman of All Swordsmen

as Yun Chung-Chun
Released: 1968-10-07

A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.

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Shadow Girl

as Bridegroom's father
Released: 1971-09-10

The director Hsin Chi is a Taiwanese, and is famous for the Taiwanese-speaking movies. This...

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Four Moods

as uncredited
Released: 1970-10-08

Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film...

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Beauty of Beauties

as uncredited
Released: 1965-10-22

Hsi Shih: The Beauty of Beauties was one of the most ambitious films made in the Taiwan film...

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Vengeance of Snow-Maid

as uncredited
Released: 1970-03-06

Snow Maid spends years practicing kung fu under the guidance of Ugly Maid in the mountains. All...

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Growing Up

as Mr. Zhu
Released: 1983-01-29

The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager...

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The Glory of the Sunset

as Prof. Lu
Released: 1977-07-26

A young doctor, regardless of his family’s objection, had decided to marry his beloved one. When...

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The Fists of Vengeance

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-01

Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent...

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Love Under a Rosy Sky

as uncredited
Released: 1979-12-13

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Beach of the War Gods

as Japanese officer
Released: 1973-07-13

In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. ...

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Swift Shaolin Boxer

as Lord Ho
Released: 1978-05-12

Angelo Mao, Judy Lee and Barry Chen star in this tale of murder, intrigue and betrayal. When two...

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Hot Wave

as uncredited
Released: 1975-06-06

A taiwanese romance set during the summer starring Brigitte Lin.

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Fighting Of Shaolin Monks

as Chi Yun's Father
Released: 1976-11-19

The Fighting of Shaolin Monk tells the story of the Famed Monk, Tamo (Chen Sing Hong Kong's most...

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He Loved Once Too Many

as uncredited
Released: 1975-08-30

An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.

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A Sword Named Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 1981-09-11

Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But...

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One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers

as Chow Yi To/Chu
Released: 1976-01-01

Watch WANG YU as a one-armed savior battling the local goons in this martial arts classic. He...

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The Ferocious Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

A man returns to Japan to avenge the death of his father.

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The Challenge of the Lady Ninja

as uncredited
Released: 1983-02-13

During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a Chinese woman trains in the covert arts. When she...

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Black Invitation

as Father Huang
Released: 1969-01-01

Brilliant Taiwan wuxia film Black Invitation directed by Chou Hsu Chiang. Living large in the...

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Land of the Undaunted

as uncredited
Released: 1975-03-27

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The Hero

as Chow Chang's Father
Released: 1971-12-31

A village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off.

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The Everlasting Glory

as uncredited
Released: 1976-07-19

A most touching and consistently heart-gripping war drama depicts the heroic deeds of General...

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Conspiracy

as uncredited
Released: 1975-12-31

To gain control of a gold mine, the owner Ho Kwai-Shan is poisoned by the Lee family. His...

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Keep Out of Danger

as uncredited
Released: 1980-03-13

Taiwanese horror film.

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Our Neighbor

as Chen A-fa
Released: 1963-11-08

An orphaned girl in a poverty-stricken neighborhood is adopted by a kindly neighbor. He...

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Purple Darts

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-23

In an attempt to seize the famous Tai Hsuan Book of Swords the outlaws Wang, Ku, Lu and Pai Feng...

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A Story of Lou Po-Wen

as uncredited
Released: 1971-02-18

Tsu Hong Wu is a highly fictionalized fantasy retelling of the early years of Zhu Yuanzhang’s...

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The Wheel of Life

as Lu Zizhen, part 1
Released: 1983-01-01

Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan...

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The Last Night of Madam Chin

as uncredited
Released: 1984-11-08

Set in Shanghai in the 1940s. Story of a ballroom girl Jolie Chan who falls in love with a...

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Nightmarish Highway

as uncredited
Released: 1982-09-02

A car accident on a curvy road with a history of death is just the beginning of a woman's horror...

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Heroic Pioneers

as uncredited
Released: 1986-10-09

Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In the story,...

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The Dragon vs. Needles of Death

as Master Fung
Released: 1976-01-01

A young man joins a kung-fu academy but fails to fit in. He soon runs off with the master's...

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By Love Obsessed

as uncredited
Released: 1979-10-25

While taking pictures in a remote forest, a young photographer encounters a beautiful,...

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Painted Waves of Love

as uncredited
Released: 1976-10-07

A talented woman painter falls in love with a gallery owner, who is married. His son falls in...

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The Hero of Chiu Chow

as Manager Tiao
Released: 1972-12-29

1973 kung fu movie

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The Invincible

as uncredited
Released: 1972-07-14

After mistakenly helping Chang-qing, the sister of ruthless Mongol chieftain Liang escape...

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The Way of the Tiger

as uncredited
Released: 1973-02-26

The greatest martial arts spectacular of all time!

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The Fate

as uncredited
Released: 1979-01-01

Taiwanese horror film.

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Outcasts

as uncredited
Released: 1986-08-23

Based on the book written by author Pai Hsien-yung and first published in 1983 in Taiwan. ...

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The House for Love

as uncredited
Released: 1974-11-08

Lo Wen (Chin Han) is enamored of his college sweetheart Xiao Yu (Brigitte Lin), and the two wish...

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"Golden Sand" Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1969-06-14

The Golden Blade should be kept in the hands of a good person; if it fell into the wrong hands...

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Fist of Shaolin

as uncredited
Released: 1975-11-05

A man trains in kung-fu to avenge the murder of his father

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Deadly Opponents

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-30

Flame hand wants to rule the martial world and test her skills, therefore she kills off many...

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Iron Mistress

as Hsin Tsan
Released: 1969-10-07

During the time of the Sung dynasty (roughly, around the 12th century), rebels in North China...

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The Furious Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1973-12-12

A young girl witnesses the massacre of her family at the hands of cold blooded kung fu killers....

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Flying Masters of Kung Fu

as Healing Master
Released: 1979-02-01

In order to avenge her father's murder, Hsiang Ying trains herself in the deadliest form of...

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Black and White Umbrellas

as uncredited
Released: 1971-09-16

Top class swordplay action from Taiwan, where umbrellas are used as swords.

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The Escape

as Mr. Yeung
Released: 1972-11-30

Everyone seems to want to stop General Tsai from leaving Peking.

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Bruce Takes Dragon Town

as uncredited
Released: 1974-01-01

Alan Tang is forced into a swirling dilemma between two antagonistic drug smugglers. Double...

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Desperate Crisis

as uncredited
Released: 1974-07-19

Thrilling basher from Taiwan set amidst the dangerous and contemporary world of gangsters &...

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The Dark Alley

as uncredited
Released: 1972-11-10

Set against the backdrop of Thai International Boxing, what starts out as a happy love story...

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Don't Forget the Promise

as uncredited
Released: 1980-07-24

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The Absurd Brave

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-01

The arrest and execution of the head of the outlawed Five Flower sect leaves his four offspring...

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Chinese Kung Fu and Acupuncture

as Taoist priest
Released: 1973-07-03

Kung Fu combined with acupuncture is used with great effect to defeat Japanese invaders in an...

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Man on the Police Gazette

as uncredited
Released: 1972-08-19

The notorious bandit, Shi Wen Lung breaks out of a California jail and flees back to China to...

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Thunderstorm Sword

as uncredited
Released: 1970-04-13

A swordsman and swordswoman fight to protect Lady Liu who is trying to return to power. She's...

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Love with Cloud

as President Her
Released: 1981-01-01

Wong Chi-chae, an ambitious young doctor, is secretly in a relationship with Cheng Yuh-hsya, a...

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The Trios of the Peach Garden

as uncredited
Released: 1968-10-17

A film based on the Oath of the Peach Garden which is a fictional event in the 14th-century...

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Justice Bao

as 王延龄
First aired: 1993-03-23

Justice Bao is a 236-episode television series from Taiwan, first airing on Chinese Television...

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玉琳国师之再世情缘

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-10-01

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