Fang Mien

Mien Fang was born on May 1, 1916 in Tianjin, China as Fang Ching Shi. He was an actor and director, known for Five Fingers of Death (1972), Yang Nu Hu (1957) and Ru xia (1967). He died on March 10, 1995 in Contra Costa, California, USA.

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Name Fang Mien

Nationality American

Gender Male

Born May 1, 1916

Died March 10, 1995

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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)

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...

This film takes place during the occupation of China by Japan during the Second World War. An American fighter pilot shot down, George, forms a difficult alliance with a group of Chinese freedom fighters, Wang Lung, Wang Fung, Fa Par Chi and Shi Gin Don, while they oppose Japanese soldiers who destr...

The story centers on the passionate and turbulent romance between a tea-picker girl, Yu Lan, and a fisherman, Chun Yang. Complications soon arise when a love rival, Hu San Bao, appears. (Source: IMDB)

A scientist has been attacked and a secret recipe stolen, so a private detective duo is hired to unravel the mystery. (Source: Karmarts Club YouTube)

The Gun Brother is a mysterious and unidentified rebel who attacks the Japanese forces. By day he's a suave playboy and by night he is raiding the enemy. (Source: IMDb)

This Taiwan-sponsored epic war drama follows the heroic 88th Division of the Chinese Army as it resisted the Japanese invasion of Shanghai in 1937. Many large battles are re-enacted using thousands of extras, including the defense of the city of Chapei on the Soochow River. Events leading up to thes...

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...

Agent 009 has to break up a ring of Hong Kong counterfeiters who are shipping forged US dollars all over Asia. (Source: Letterboxd)

A 10-year-old general's daughter Nie Yin Niang is handed over to a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of...

A young swordswoman named Fang Ying Qi sets out to join a gathering of the martial world's leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to defend their country against invading forces.

A mortal, a ghost and a fox fairy come together against evil in this supernatural wuxia film. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Liaozhai Zhiyi" (Strange stories from a Chinese studio) by Pu Song Ling.

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)

The gates of hell open to let out the ghosts of the dead Chun Sing is visited by his deceased father, who tells the young man that his enemy is a priest who commands the dark forces of black magic. Luckily, Chun Sing gets help from a magic book, a group of friendly ghosts, and a house full of hooker...

The head of the great Dragon Warrior Clan is killed in a duel with the deadly women of the Phoenix School of kung fu, and now succession of the clan falls into doubt. (Source: IMDB)

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...

Tang Dynasty emperors, Ming Dynasty scholars, assorted fortune tellers, and several Buddhist monks figure in a trio of erotic and mystical Chinese legends. (Source: TMDB)

Fantasy / horror from Taiwan with wizards, ghosts and the ever-popular hopping vampires. (Source: Letterboxd)

Mak-Leung is a young woman from the Sung Dynasty era who, from birth, is fated for a great destiny. One day a white dragon emerges from a well in her family’s back yard and hands her a wordless book with which she can save the world. (Source: Letterboxd)

Tong Po Ka has been trapped and put in prison. In order to survive, he must kill other prisoners, much like the gladiators of old. His sword skills are so impressive, that not only does he stay alive, but he is sought after by the boss of The Assassination Factory - and reluctantly agrees to join th...

After the sacred scripts of Tammo are stolen from Shaolin, a young girl is taught 18 forms of Shaolin kung fu to enable her to venture outside the temple and recover all of the volumes. Accompanied by the ten Shaolin masters, the girl must endure multiple furious battles to restore the sacred texts...

The film tells the story from the birth of Sun Wu Kong to his imprisonment by Buddha.

An escort team was on a perilous journey to transport some gold. When they were ambushed by a gang of thieves and their gold shipment was robbed, a formidable student of the escort agency set off to the bandits' hideout. (Source: IMDb)

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...

A kung fu knight walks the road to vengeance after the evil Ghost Gang kills his wife and son. The swordsman known as “Twin Blades” must take on a quartet of color-coded cutthroats to set things right. (Source: Letterboxd)

The noble Liu family are separated when bandits besiege their city, and some treasure goes missing. Many years later, a group of youngsters are tasked with finding the treasure and a Liu family heir. A swordsman gets caught up in the tale. (Source: IMDB)

After a notorious rapist kills his master and entire clan, the Iron Buddha sets out for revenge. He’ll need a magic sword first though, naturally. (Source: Letterboxd)

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...

Here Lo Lieh (future international star of King Boxer) plays a dedicated chief constable for Tsang Chou village, who falls in love with the blind daughter of a bandit who is wreaking havoc. (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)

A young swordsman is tasked to lead a patriotic secret society to fight a traitorous general who conspired with the enemy to invade their country. In due course, he meets two pretty sisters from a rural tribe and is caught between the affections of the two girls. (Source: Letterboxd)

The plot follows the titular sisters, Ruo Lien, Ruo Lan and Ruo Mei whose clan protects the famous mighty steel sword, a powerful weapon much sought after by their rivals, in particular the nasty Chu Tien Hsiang (played by the legendary actor Lo Lieh,) who aims to use it to become number one in the...

A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy as a fierce, yet impulsive beauty falls in love with the leading clansman, mistakenly poisons his brother and only makes matters worse in an attempt to make amends. (Source: Letterboxd)

In this stirring saga of the "Martial Arts World," Lo Lieh plays a righteous swordsman trying to protect another hero's wife and daughter from a corrupt minister's murderous plans. (Source: IMDb)

This film's theme seems to emphasize the spiritual cost of the Martial World’s routine of endless rivalry upon the heroes honor-bound to observe it as the heroine travels from kingdom to kingdom in search of a swordsman called Peerless Swallow whom she has sworn vengeance upon. (Source: DDDDK)

After a dire mishap at a mine causing many to die or become injured, Master Chien decides to not pay out any funds to the survivors of the victims. The townspeople then ask the Iron Fist King, Chuang Yang to pay Master Chien a visit and get him to change his mind. After the Iron Fist King shows up a...

A young man, very talented in the martial arts, appears in a troubled part of the country and rids it of brigandry with his fighting skills. His sloppy dress and fondness for wine earns him the title of Idiot Swordsman. But his true identity remains a mystery. (Source: Letterboxd)

Evil Ming dynasty eunuch bullies the emperor and forms a group of invincible Kung Fu fighters to defeat any competition. (Source: IMDB)

Liu Wen Lung's home is attacked by bandits led by Chou Chao. Liu's wife was killed, but his son Yu Long was saved by a faithful servant by hiding in a well. While tracking down the bandit, his disciple Hu Chi Feng attempted to rape a villager. Liu Wen Lung discovers the attempt and Hu escaped, but n...

Black Butterfly steals from the rich and gives to the poor. In reality, she is Bao Zhu, the daughter of retired swordsman Kwan Yee. Trouble starts when a bandit gang who she has robbed come to town looking for her. (Source: IMDB)

A small village is taken over by the Japanese, who kill the town’s top kung fu fighter in order to scare the populace into submission. Escaping the wrath of the Japanese, the son of the master flees into the hills, where he trains with a group of rebels led by Gam Kei Chu. Fast-forward ten years, an...

Chan Chao, a knight of justice, who thwarts the plans of Minister Peng to assassinate the revered Judge Pao Cheng over and over again. Lo Lieh gives Chang a good run for his money as the evil and sinister henchman of Minister Peng.

The film is the tale of a noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman who find themselves up against the evil Crimson Charm gang of thieves and thugs.

It’s a no-holds-barred battle to the death for possession of the invaluable Purple Sword.

The chief of Mount Hua and the leaders of Eight Schools sends famed martial artist, Guo Jiou Ru to locate a coveted manual written by the late King of the Martial World. Split into two parts, the manual details skills to turn the practitioner into a supreme fighter. The Yin family possesses one of t...

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)

The 4th son of the emperor fights to become the next emperor with the help of the people and of course Kung Fu. (IMDB)

“Thousand Miles Escort” is made watchable by the great Lo Lieh, here playing a villain who serves Shin Wei, the prime minister of China who is in rebellion against the throne and who is conspiring to hand the country over to the invading Tartars. (Source: HKMDB)

The Wanderer is a famous bounty hunter in the Martial World, who is employed to kill another bounty hunter in the hopes of securing a large treasure. He soon realizes he’s been tricked by a ruthless sword clan, who wants to rid the Martial world of top fighters so they can gain control of China. (So...

"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 young Kung Fu student seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Demon. She doesn't realize that the servant woman she befriends is actually the Kung Fu master she seeks. After the Black Demon's henchmen attack, the master reveals herself and eventually takes on the s...

After a shootout with dozens of assassins, Wong Kom, bodyguard to Chot Petchpantakarn, the wealthiest man in Asia, finds his subject killed. Chaichol, the son and heir to the family fortune, fires the bodyguard and takes it upon himself to find the killers. He's then ambushed, and the rest of the bo...

Wu Lin is the Successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet". After the death of the clan master, Wu-Lin left his rural village and came to the City of Stone-cold to look for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. He becomes the bodyguard of Fei Fei, the daughter of Li Jia Shan, the r...

A 400-year old national treasure painting will be exhibited for the first time in Taipei. Jay, the hot-shot security officer in charge of the painting’s safety, is busy preparing for the event when his life is turned upside down by a bumbling tourist from Beijing – Ocean. He is the only witness to t...

"Kanki no Uta" is set in a small town somewhere in Japan. Trouble begins when Iizuka, a manager of a local cultural center, realizes the center's concert hall has been double-booked for two all-housewives chorus groups on New Year's Eve. The lazy and usually irresponsible Iizuka tries to make both c...

Iron Bridge Monkey is a 10th generation member of the O Mei section, an order created to protect the national treasure – the Jade Watermelon. He lives at Tien Ho town secretly and disguises himself as a time announcer. General Chang intends to find the Jade Watermelon and sell it to a foreigner. Whe...

Uninhibited youth, Zhang Chun, and his friends, David and Mary, while cruising on their car, meet rich heiress Wen Rou. Chun and Rou fall in love at first sight and begin dating. (Source: IMDB)

Lei Ming is a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences. (Source: TMBD)

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

Do Cheol has been taking care of his sick wife for a long time. One night, through a hospital window, he witnesses a murder in an alley. As the murderer sees him, Do Cheol runs along the narrow side street, chased by the murderer. After he just manages to tide over crisis, he goes to a bar and has a...

Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's body who apparently has died of abortion. Wang investigates the guilty abortionist who leads him to a secret organization called "The Welfare Association". Actually it is an international prostitution ra...

The cruel son of a rich and kind man returns to his hometown with an accomplice and wicked woman, and they begin to persecute everyone. Soon, young Kung Fu came to the rescue and set things straight thanks to his martial force battles choreographed by the late Lam Jing Ying.(Source: IMDB)

A gang of tough swordswomen takes over a Heroic Fort in a small city. These women terrorize everyone, killing indiscriminately. Two heroes, one clad in white, one in black, are sought out by an aging hero and brought in to fight the swordswomen. (Source: IMDB)

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...

The Japanese plan on taking over China, and on their way attempt to take over a town in which Chan lives. Chan and his small band of Chinese loyalists take on the Japanese and attempt to drive them away or eliminate them, whichever comes first. (Source: IMDB)

Dr. Sun leads a movement to free China from its Japanese occupation. While on a tour of China he is constantly assaulted by assassins hired by the Man Chu leaders. (Source: IMDb)

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)

Ah Chi is obsessed with martial arts and more often than not his kung fu antics get him into trouble. His fight with a local tough guy, who turns out to be a henchman of Boss Hsia, forces his master to expel him from his gym. Chi, masterless and working for a fishmonger, meets a crafty kid whose unc...

Nieh Cheng lives and wants to die by the Junzi code. Yen Chung Tzu seeks him out for an act of revenge. Nieh's promise to his mom prevents him from agreeing. When she passes, Nieh seeks to fulfill his destiny. (IMDB)

Drama

~~Adapted from the 2012 Hong Kong-Taiwanese manhua of the same name by Jerry Cho Zi Ho (曹志豪).

Ning Jin Hai is a Bai Yu Jing assassin - a place where homeless women gather and train to become murderous women. These assassins are then sent under the name "Yin Niang". This drama tells the story of the "Yin Niang". Source : Baidu

Megumi Kyoda, a widow who runs a flower shop, witnesses a corrupt police officer killing a colleague in an underground parking lot. Megumi, fearing for herself and her son's safety, Tsutomu, consulted with a former police officer, Yamazaki, who was an acquaintance, and was introduced to the internat...

TV Show

A music contest program in which 10 'uncontrollable' idols representing the music industry compete for the 'best duet' spot. (Source: Naver)

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