Chan Shen

A prolific and dependable character actor who worked exclusively for the Shaw Brothers. Born in Taichung (Taiwan), Chan Shen started out in 1971 and given his look and solid acting chops quickly established himself in sinister henchman/gangster type roles.

Besides being menacing or repellent Chan Shen was also at ease in comedy which allowed him to play the comic foil for the hero to make fun of in many movies.

Very little is known of his history and private live, except that he was reportedly Taiwanese born and that he was briefly wed to Shaw Brothers' starlet Shirley Yu which lasted only minutes as they got into a big argument while registering to be married and Shirley Yu tore up the marriage certificate as soon as they walked out of city hall.

Sadly Chen Shen died prematurely at only 44 in 1984. He had been so prolific that about half a dozen movies where he appeared in were released after his passing.

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Name Chan Shen

Nationality Taiwanese

Gender Male

Born March 11, 1940

Died April 26, 1984

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Type Taiwanese

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In July 1945, a Soviet military expert, Gavril (Luo Fei), was abducted by the Japanese on his way to China with important information. A special operation team led by Ma Longchuan was sent by the Kuomintang to rescue him, but failed miserably. At the same time, Wang Wenyuan of the Eighth Route Army...

Police corruption is the theme of this brutal announcer of the dark "new wave" polar. Pai Piao, Danny Lee and "Venom" Sun Dog play the roles of idealistic graduates of the police school who encounter a depravity so vicious and murderous that the cop who is killed first could be considered the lucky....

Patriotic extravaganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan. The Battle for the Republic of China won a 1982 Golden Horse Award for Best Film and Best Original Film Song. (Source: IMDB)

Shen Chiang both wrote and directed this monumental tale of three entire kingdoms. The aggressive and dangerous Chin empire occupies the put-upon Chao kingdom while Wei empire is paralyzed by an indecisive ruler. Adventure, intrigue, death and tragedy reigns before the triumphant clash of the armies...

During the Tang dynasty, Ji Yingying, a young woman from the Huanhua dye shop in Yizhou, and Zhao Xiuyuan, a large family of Yizhou brochanters, were childhood lovers. However, due to family pressure, Zhao Xiuyuan could only marry Niu Wuniang, the daughter of the official family Niu. Ji met Yang Jin...

Determined to escape China's harsh regime to join Hong Kong's freedom, three young people were captured by Mr. Hok, a smuggler of sadistic illegals who subjected them to an incessant assault of degradation. Pushed to the limits of human endurance, prisoners must fight for their lives in an unforgett...

A coolie is offered a job as policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and corruption rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a gangster. (Source: IMDB)

Liu Yung is the brother whose destiny is to become a top mobster. Danny Lee is the brother fated to become a cop. (Source: IMDb)

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Chen Kuan Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse – and unofficially the neighborhood – with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and co...

An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970s. Part 1: Hidden Torsos - A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: Valley of the Hanged - A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: The Stuntmen - A gang boss is mu...

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Da Ming Xiao Bi" by Mu Fei.

Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card. (Source: IMDB)

Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is a local girl Tong. Far from safe, the victim of a conspiracy with far-reaching implications...

Three female detectives from Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore infiltrate a cabaret to expose a murderer. (Source: IMDb)

Ge Tian Li is an assassin who always gets her man, but this time she's the target. (Source: IMDb)

A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank. (Source: IMDB)

This thriller of grinning revenge resembles a large-town version of STRAW DOGS (1971) and a little of the later DEATH WISH (1974). Yueh Hua is on fire in the role of the good Samaritan who puts his life and that of his family at risk by going to the police after witnessing the brutal murder of a pol...

Wudang is in trouble again, with both Dugu Wu Di planning to attack the Wudang temple and an interloping group of martial artists from Japan waiting in the background. (Source: IMDB)

Acclaimed director Chu Yuan was credited for bringing mystery and detective thriller ingredients into his atmospheric and character-rich martial arts epics, and this is one of the most impressive examples. The title refers to the nickname of a notorious rapist-murderer who swoops down to destroy one...

The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, San Te manages to escape and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to seek revenge. In a short period of time he masters...

The evil Black Dragon Jie Hook feeds on emotions such as bitterness, fear and sorrow. He creates a plague on earth and sends the demon dragon Fish Bu Confusion and the tree demon Pu Kwai to capture his nemesis Li Xin Yuan in his dreams. In the course of the assassination, Pu Kui is impressed by Li X...

Due to his own extreme ideals, the famous epic Li lost all those dear to him. After his life was saved by a rival epic, Li's disproportionate pride led him to give up the woman he loves and let her marry his savior. Now resigned to traveling the country with his faithful assistant, Li's only comfort...

Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of t...

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a 1993 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel Sword Stained with Royal Blood. "Godfather of the kung-fu film", Chang Cheh, made this treasured and beloved adventure featuring a sword, training manual, treasure map and a secret message. (Source: IMDB)

Kuo Tsing wins the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. Almost immediately, however, clan rivalries leads to Kuo being wounded by Ouyang Feng and Huang being named new leader of the Beggar Clan. (Source: IMDb) ~~ The Brave Archer 2 is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of...

Third Master is a renowned swordsman whose position in "Jiang Hu" (or the "World of Martial Arts") is lofty, and a source of frustration for the weary Third Master. The constant challenges and myriad enemies he faces compel him to fake his death and pursue a quiet life with the beautiful and kindhea...

The young swordsman learns his parents were murdered. He goes off for revenge. His new bride, also good with a sword, follows. They soon learn that revenge is not that simple. (Source: IMDB)

A evil Qing general is developing a brilliant plan to rid the Qing Empire of Shaolin masters once and for all. He invited three Shaolin experts from the North to his mansion and made them fight in a contest against three Shaolin novices from the South already present in his mansion. By royal decree,...

This exciting story of two rival epics in imperial China competing with a wicked thirsty power for the possession of the dangerous "Peacock Dart".

Zhao Wu Ji embarks on an very tragic adventure full of intrigue to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for Tang, on the eve of his son's marriage. (Source: IMDb)

Kuo Chue is the new hero, who seeks to defeat the mass murderer of his masters in martial arts.

Five Element Ninjas is a story of revenge, betrayal and ambition with the background of ninja martial arts and skills. When his school was destroyed and his colleagues all massacred by the supreme ninja Cheng Yun and his ninjas of the five elements, Tsiau Chin Hau took revenge. But stopping the elem...

Two clans compete for dominance over the martial arts world in this classic of violent swordplay and political intrigue. A complex tale of deception and double-crosses. Killer Clans leaves viewers guessing every step of the way. Masterful fight choreography from Yuen Cheung Yan (Yuen Clan member and...

Chu Liu Hsiang arrives seeking adventure, but instead stumbles across a martial-arts underworld, ruled by a mysterious kingpin known as Mr. Bat. He joins forces with a band of warriors, but as they draw close to their target, true motives are revealed. Now, these travelers face a challenge far more...

Xiao Yu Erh, separated from his twin as a baby after his parents are murdered and taken by a family friend to "Villains Valley," where he's raised to be a "villain" by a host of outlaws, each of whom has a special skill. When he's old enough, he devises clever means to trap each of his "uncles" and...

The Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Song Dynasty) loyally for generations. During the war with Western Xia, General Yang Tsung-pao is ambushed and killed. His death leaves his only son, Yang Wen as the only male heir left to the Yang family. His widow, Mu Kuei-ying, the grand m...

18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draws the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Betty Tei Pei. Betty teaches Ainu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ainu becomes more and more s...

Part 1 : ‘Maniac’ – A gang is kidnapping young women. Part 2: ‘Queen of Temple Street’ – A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts. (Letterboxd)

A timeless and titillating tale of the immoral private lives of the royal court's high officials. All the bed and body hopping is not exclusive to the family, either. Their maids and servants get involved as well, leading to flesh, fibs, and suicide, among other things. (Source: IMDB) ~~ Adapted...

The first story features an elderly jeweler's adventures with his unsatisfied wife, a handsome neighbor, and the neighborhood bordello. The second is a more modern tale of sex, lies, and videotape. (Source: IMDB)

Ai Nu is forced to work in Madam Chun's Merryland brothel. She is unwilling at first, but soon learns what to do to survive. (Source: IMDB)

A story of female sex workers across all social strata. (Source: Letterboxd)

Three inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be careful what they wish for. Story 2, a naked female ghost gets revenge from her watery grave. Story 3, a dead prostitute returns as a ghost. (Source: IMDB)

Sequel to the 1977 Mad Monk sees the titular Mad Monk versus the legendary Lu Tung Pin, the immortal scholar-turned-genie. Together they wreak havoc as they vie with each other in mirth, magic, women, and weapons. (Source: HKCM/IVL)

A petty god accepts the heavenly challenge and descends to earth in order to change the lives of a prostitute, a beggar, and a villain.

Li’s The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials. (Letterboxd)

Swordsman and Enchantress is another in the long line of Chor Yuen-directed adaptations of swashbuckling novels by Ku Lung done for the Shaw Bros. studio. Like the others, this one has its requisite amounts of swordplay, clan rivalry, super-powered martial arts, characters who are never quite what t...

Li Lang is a court official out to avenge his former emperor. The target is easy to hate: the power-hungry Kuang Yi is a plundering rapist and a cold-blooded murderer. But can one man take on the imperial army? (Source: Letterboxd)

Two princes are seperated by birth. One is raised by the Prime Minister. The other is raised by three mad Shaolin Monks. They both learn kung-fu. When they are 23, they meet and combine there forces to defeat the evil 9th Prince. (Letterboxd)

Acclaimed action director Liu Chia Liang makes a mind-boggling directorial debut in The Spiritual Boxer, which not only quickly established Liu as a genius director but he was also credited with introducing comedy into the Kung Fu genre; the pre-cursor for Jackie Chan's Kung Fu comedies. Its Ghostbu...

A man and woman are kicked out of the Court of Heaven on trumped up charges of bringing shame onto the Kingdom. (Source: IMDB)

A masterpiece about Hong Kong society’s differing views on love and what women want from love. It spins three interconnected tales about a trio of Hong Kong women, their relationships, and their hopes for finding true love. (Source: MUBI and YESASIA)

A young man learns about the secrets hidden in the Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre to become the head of the Kung-Fu world, seeking to unify the Chinese Zoroastrianism Cult, and confront the Mongolian Dynasty. (Source: IMDB)

Two siblings, a boy and a girl are separated as babies when their parents are killed by two villains. They since are raised by two rival martial arts masters and trained for a duel, to occur when the siblings reach the age of 18, to see who gets control of both the Yin and Yang Holy Flame Swords.

Their team's ace captain Gao Qianhe works together with his good friend Zhao Cheng and other rescuers to complete the mission of saving lives in the face of a major catastrophe. An overturned drilling platform, a fuel truck swept downstream and a fully loaded passenger plane that has crashed into t...

Phoenix Luk gets framed by the beautiful Mandy for the robbery of the emperor's treasure. (Source: IMDB)

Swordswoman Meng Hung must work with Fan Tien Fu, to find and then protect the royal seals of the Song Dynasty. If they should fail, the dynasty will fall. (Source: IMDb)

Lo Lieh plays an escort who is the best of the best and must protect a shipment of silver from both thieves and treachery alike. (Source: HKCM)

Chuan Yuan is the noble, powerful hero and Shu Pei Pei, one of Shaw’s top swordswoman, is a reluctant bride who comes upon a rebellion plot. They are joined by a large cast of expert fighters and actors all keeping the intrigue and adventure foremost in the film. (Source: Letterboxd)

A lone wanderer is repeatedly mistaken for someone else and drawn into a number of violent battles. (Source: IMDb)

Jiao is framed for rape and murder (and, later, two more murders) by Chen and his son – the same people who framed Jiao’s father and left him orphaned. Into the mix comes THE LADY OF THE LAW, Miss Leng, whose job it is to find the guilty. (Source: Letterboxd)

An expert swordsman is suspected of being the thief of a treasure sent to Emperor. The swordsman who has nothing to do with the theft investigates and is led on the trail of the supernatural "Bloody Parrot". (Source: IMDb)

A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is – just because he wants a valuable telescope for reward. His father decides to kill the boy in order to restore the honor of the family. It's Ti Lung versus Lo Lieh in the period piece action movie The...

Wong Yu is an upstart young fighter who gets a job to deliver a box which he is not allowed to know the contents of, but will be paid a fortune once its delivered. (Source: IMDb)

Award-winning actor Ku Feng is Lei Chen-tien, a vicious, cunning, murderous brigand who wants the title treasure. Tsung Hua is Tai Tien-chou, the handsome swordsman who wants to avenge his father's death. Wang Ping is Wu Hsiao-yen, the lovely girl who must disguise herself as a boy to take on this p...

Only the union of the title weapons can save the six remaining martial arts sects who are vying for mastery. (Source: IMDB)

Nan Kung Sung sees the seediness of Conflicting Clans' politics after being cut from his own clan due to a misunderstanding and accepting a quest to give song entitled "The Proud One", to the correct musician. (Source: IMDb)

Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chu Yuan and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers. (Source: IMDb)

Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Chang Qing is known as the Deadly Breaking Sword. After barely surviving a duel, one of his foes is treated by the diabolical Dr. Kuo, who uses his powers of mind control to transform the man into a killer. After Tuan Chang...

"Godfather of the kung-fu film", Chang Cheh, made this treasured and beloved adventure. Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. (Source: IMDb)

A tale of deadly deception and betrayal unfolds when the leader of the respectable Iron Flag clan is assassinated by The Spearman while the clan fights the villainous Eagle clan. Iron Flag’s eldest brother, Lo, accepts the responsibility for the deaths of the Eagle clan and goes into hiding from the...

A young Kung Fu student is thrown into jail on a false charge. He shares a cell with a shaggy convict, who is repeatedly tortured by the magistrate to reveal the deadly secret. (Source: IMDB)

Clan of the Amazons, is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from Xiuhua Dadao of Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series. The film was directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.

A righteous general’s family was massacred by the Ming Emperor, but his only son managed to escape death. Years later, the son grew up and yearned for revenge. Once he discovered a secret manual and a treasure map in a hidden cave...

For noble college and Kung Fu student, Yen Tzu Fei, there can be no forgiveness or mercy, as an unscrupulous Japanese financier's sordid family literally rapes and pillages everything Yen holds dear. It's a fight to the finish against both his oppressors and their even more venal collaborators.

A martial artist joins a hard-hitting gunfighter in the search for treasure while bandits step into their way. (Source: IMDB)

The title character is a chivalrous thief who raises the jealous ire of the rival Red Shirt Gang. There’s plenty of action in this adventure, which sweeps from the plains to the mountains … to the sound of slashing swords. (Letterboxd)

He’s lost his memory, but not his skill: After a fierce battle with a local tong, Hoi is thrown over an embankment and left for dead. He survives the ordeal but has lost all of his memory, but not his kung-fu. His fateful meeting with a beggar leads to their teaming up for cleaning up that tong. (S...

The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers. (IMDB)

Huang Fei Hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng. Newcomer Shih Chung Tien stars as the Confucian healer who fights jealous villains with wisdom, intelligence, and fabulous kung fu. (Source: IMDb)

As an expert of the ‘Cross fists’ technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the ‘Shaolin Hand lock’ while an old wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing friend Fang Yun Piao pays the unwitting Li a visit. Armed with the deadly Hand lock maneuver, Cheng Ying and Kun Shih joins f...

Two friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They get help from a Kung Fu student and a rebel. (IMDB)

The Monk Chi San is sent by his Shaolin masters to learn a special kung fu from a Wu-Tang priest and befriends his niece Wu Mei. The priest's brother is Pai Mei, who disapproves of associating with Shaolin rebels who oppose the Qing leave’s as his nephew remains behind to cause trouble for Chi San....

Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life. (Source: Letterboxd)

Siu and Ma are two bandits who ride from town to town robbing banks and killing anyone who tries to stop them. When a hold up goes wrong, Siu is caught, and soon realizes that Ma has kept the money and isn't coming to rescue him. (Source: IMDB)

"Devil Girl" is a witch who is intent on playing one clan off against another to get her hands on two mirrors which have supernatural powers. Only a noble swordsman played and beautiful swordswoman can prevent her from achieving her evil goals.

Lin Xiao Hong is coming to stay with Fang’s family after the death of her parents, even though there has been much turmoil and strife between the two sides of the family. And little does she know, she’s stepping into a hotbed of Fang household drama, too, where Master Fang supports his delinquent, g...

A swordswoman is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival. The story includes a hunchbacked, one-armed character and showcases the "Poisonous Dragon Sword" style. (Source: Letterboxd)

The Kung Fu Instructor was director Sun Chung's loose homage to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo where unlike hero Sanjuro being a gruff, snarling, drunk swordsman looking for a drink, beloved actor Ti Lung plays an upright, righteous, weapon instructor looking to keep his limbs. Sun became the first Shaw B...

An ambitious disciple killed the chief of Wu Tang Clan to frame his illegitimate child. Then he proclaimed himself the new chief and ordered the killing of the run-away foe. Meanwhile the latter vowed to avenge his father’s death and began to learn the invincible ‘ Silkworm ‘ martial arts...

"King Boxer" follows the quest of a gifted young martial arts student as he struggles to win the All-China tournament despite ruthless acts of sabotage by his rivals.

A swordswoman was implicated in multiple murders of several prestigious gang masters. Determined to clear her name, two of her friends barged into the highly protected Shaolin Temple thrice in view to find out the real culprits. When they thought they had gotten rid of these culprits, the mysterious...

A Kung Fu master finds out that an opium den is destroying the lives of the town he lives in, and vows to put an end to the den, but first he must try to defeat the strongest enemy he has ever faced: his addiction to the drug itself.

Fong Sai Yuk's uninhibited arrogance toward a Manchu lord forces him to seek refuge in a Shaolin temple. Although abundantly trained in the martial arts, he is no match for Master San Te, the creator of the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, who constantly overpowers his younger, more agile disciples in matte...

An omnibus of three short horror stories. “Haunted Car”: Pete, a young businessman takes a taxi back home from the airport. The driver makes a detour, excusing the roadblock from a nearby construction and starts to reveal shocking secrets hidden deep in Pete’s tormented past. “Reborn”: Tiwa, a sma...

A bloody clan clash centered on the trial of an admitted mass murderer and serial rapist. (Source: IMDb)

Three short horror tales make up the film. The film uses images from surveillance cameras set up in a person's home and in a convenience store.

A bus full of cult members gets stuck in snow. The cult has to stay in a mountain hotel. Strange things start to happen... (Source: theMoviedb)

One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined. She begs Lo Lieh to teach her kung fu. At first he refuses until he learns her secret. Furious, Lo Lieh teaches her his deadly fight techn...

Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force...

The movie describes a love triangle between three young cousins in a once wealthy family, set against the decadence of Qing society. (Source: Mubi.com) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" (红楼梦) by Cao Xue Qin (曹雪芹).

Bobo, a village girl journeys to the big city in search of her father. Not long after her arrival, she witnesses a gang fight dominated by a man she was friends with as a child. Now known as Jaguar, he works as a bodyguard for mob boss Kam, who is having a row with one of his partners. Jaguar’s lust...

Peng Tianshi becomes the “Card Tyrant” in response to the gambling world dominance of the Sha family. But Peng also has a Sha family member blinded in retaliation for an earlier loss, leaving the Sha family with a debt of vengeance that needs to be repaid! Sha Tong sets in motion an elaborate plan t...

An unfaithful wife has her husband framed for murder, and eventually poisons him. However, he returns from beyond the grave to take his revenge against those who wronged him. (Source: IMDB)

A compulsive gambler with bad luck owes money to a violent gangster boss. A mysterious old man offers him a proposal to marry the ghost of his dead daughter in exchange for cash and an expensive apartment. (IMDB)

An anthology film featuring four true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. (IMDB)

The story concerns Danny Lee’s character as a manager of one of Macau’s casinos battling it out on the card table to settle a gambling score with a Japanese gambler played by Chen Ping. He enlists the help of Tsung Wa’s character and the battle of wits escalates. (Source: IMDB)

Real life Shadow Boxing champion Chen Wo Fu stars as a humble construction worker who is compelled to mete out justice after his girlfriend is viciously assaulted by gangsters. Ku Ting is a quiet man and a lightning-fast shadow boxer who keeps his fighting skills a carefully guarded secret. But his...

A ballistic kid is on a mission to clear his father’s name. (Source: IMDb)

Gu Hui, a member of the 'Wolf Head Gang' becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to abandon their old code of conduct. (IMDB)

A funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatching, and a drug trafficking ring. (Source: IMDb)

One of three collaborative thieves is imprisoned and the other two always get stuck without their friend. When the imprisoned one is released, they reunited to give full play to their talents. (Letterboxd)

A probation officer tries to help a prisoner who faces harassment from corrupt guards and inmates. (Source: IMDb)

A nurse decides to take justice in her own hands to fight the crime-syndicates of Hong Kong after her sister is drugged and abused by some local drug dealers. (Source: IMDB)

A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers. (Source: IMDB)

The childhood exploits of the 4 adolescent Hsu brothers orbit around the family’s love and indulgence of their spoiled youngest son. (Source: Letterboxd)

We are in 1756 and the emperor goes to Soochow, where he meets a famous courtesan and finds himself involved in all kinds of activities that have nothing emperor.(Source:Letterboxd)

Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fighting, running schools in the same city. Their top students, Chao Fung-wu (Adam Cheng), and Hung Jun-kit (Gordon Liu), are actually close friends, with Jun-kit's sister, Yan-ling, having a crush on Fung-w...

A magician-warrior protects a man from an ambush, not knowing of his true villainous nature. (Source: IMDB)

Emperor Chien Lung of the Chings dynasty attacked the corruption of the courts with the help of a young man who has the sense of the street. They then teach corrupt officials a lesson with spirit and style. This production proved to be so popular that director Li Han Hsiang took over to lead two suc...

A petty thief who knows just enough kung fu to fight back when attacked, but not enough to do much damage. Soon, he undergoes training under the tutelage of a derelict posing as a ghost, who seeks to have him carry out his mission of revenge. (IMDB)

Huang Fei Hung, the greatest character in martial arts movie history, has been featured in many a gloriously filmed epic. But director Ho Meng Hua decided to cast Ku Feng, one of Shaws' finest actors, in the role, then film it hyper-realistically. The result is this unique experiment, as an all-too-...

In a rare reversal of typecasting, Shaw Brothers' perennial bad guy Lo Lieh breaks tradition to play the honorable and noble swordsman in The Swift Knight. Similar to Danny Kaye's The Court Jester without the jest, it's a tale of brave knights, chivalry and fair maidens where the Swift Knight finds...

Schooled in traditional martial art training for film by acclaimed director Liu Chia Liang, In The Tiger and the Widow, two people mixed up in a salt smuggling ring led by stalwart Shaw Brothers action star Tony Liu (a Tiger) and famed Taiwanese singer Tanny Tien Ni (a beauteous young widow), wreak...

Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelry store. Subsequently the three other gang members die, and their gold haul goes missing. Liao Jiang and his new gang member Huge Eyes are then forced to turn to a triad gang to help get back their gold from a rival group. (Sou...

Chiang plays a righteous character who helps an unjustly imprisoned swordsman accused of stealing. Together they break out of prison and serve notice to all the evil men in their lives that a new deadly duo is in town. (Source: IMDB)

Tou Kuan, a spoiled affluent kid, travels with pal Mai Song to Beijing to challenge 3 Masters to improve Kuan’s status. Along the way, they contend with inept assassins hired by Kuan’s uncle, who wants the family business and fortune. (Letterboxd)

Fong Sai Yuk and Hu Huei Chien are reluctantly enrolled in the Shaolin Temple, as they are being chased by an Imperial Guard. (Source: IMDB)

Here Chang Siu Tai (Alexander Fu Sheng) is the son of Master Chang (played by Ku Feng), a renowned chiropractor/bone-setter operating a clinic in a poor neighborhood in an unidentified city in early 20th century China. Siu Tai works for his father and studies bone-setting and kung fu under him, but...

Two men who know a little kung fu earn some money in a not entirely legal manner and open a consulting business. Business is brisk but as always troubles start when a cross-dressing woman enters their door who is being romantically pursued by the man who tried to kill her father.

"Be careful what you wish for" sums up The Soul of The Sword, which stars acclaimed actor Ti Lung as a swordsman whose sole purpose is to defeat "The Number One" swordsman, no matter what. (Source: HKCM)

Lu Shen is the ringleader of the Snake Sect, intent on reviving a deadly faction known as the “Five Poison Web.” In order to do so, he has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect. However, there is also the Centipede Sect to contend with, as well as other assorted martial artists, a...

A group of Song Dynasty loyalists aim torescue Prime Minister Wen from a Tartar prison. The action takes place during the tartar domination in the 1300s.(Source: IMDB)

A beggar becomes a target for evil men plotting to make "The Bastard" a scapegoat for murder because he happens to like the son of a jailed dignitary's son accused of murder.

The lead actress is Shu Pei Pei, who is quite forceful as a no-nonsense fighter decked out in an array of colorful swordswoman fashions. Her character is Miss Ba, whose brother is involved in some shady deals with the “rascals” from the title village. When he turns up dead, with a note implicating t...

'Tiger Killer' Wu Sung became a constable after his display of bravery. He stayed with his deformed brother and beautiful sister-in-law since then. However , when his sister-in-law tried to seduce him, he decided to leave...

Most of the Liang family are murdered by Ling Guixing and the surviving son Liang Tianlai wows to bring him to justice. Fighting against corruption in several courts, his only main witness is beggar Afeng but as Ling has people around him willing to bribe and murder, soon Liang is left alone. All up...

A noble guard is both attacked by bandits as well as betrayed by a relative.

Drama

Separated at birth and brought up by rivalling masters, twins Hua Wu Que and Xiao Yu Er reunite 18 years later to collaborate and combine forces so as to nullify a conspiracy to take over the martial arts world. This attempt by movie director Wong Jing to turn renowned novelist Gu Long’s classic mar...

The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Dai Yu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all - moving into her maternal grandmother's family in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Bao Yu, her mother's nephew, and male protagonist. Bao Yu was borne wit...

Twenty-four years ago, the "God of the sword" Yang Chang Feng was betrayed and murdered by one of his relatives. Today, his son Fu Hong Xue, himself a seasoned speltist, undertakes to avenge his father's death. During his journey, Hong Xue meets kindness and treachery, conflicts with love and hatred...

Shi Qing and his wife have two sons. The younger son Shi Zhong Jian was killed by a vile woman who was obsessed with Shi Qing. Because of the loss of a child, the eldest son Shi Zhong Yu was raised coddled and spoiled by his mother. Left with no choice, Shi Qing sends his son away hoping that he wil...

~~ Adapted from the novel "Dream of the Red Chamber" (红楼梦) by Cao Xue Qin (曹雪芹).

Chinese mythology fantasy television series focused on the stories of the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279). The series is made up by two parts, the first part known as "Ji Gong" (1985) starring You Benchang, and the second part "Ji G...

The story revolves around the adventures of the protagonist Di Yun, an ordinary young peasant, who is imprisoned after being framed. In his quest for vengeance, he accidentally acquires the Liancheng Swordplay manual, an ancient artifact not only prized for the skills detailed inside, but also for c...

Chinese mythology fantasy television series focused on the stories of the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song Dynasty (1127 – 1279). This is a non-official sequel to the 1985-1988 version starring You Ben Chang.

TV Show

Mango TV's new variety show "The Protectors" is a pioneering experimental travel reality show. The four members are going to feel the natural environment that is about to disappear, the Arctic. Through the members' trip, they will feel the intense friendship between men and the concept of cherishing...

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