Shih Chung Tien

Shih was raised by his stepmother and was a sickly child. He decided to practice martial arts to improve his health and trained for nine years. Shih trained at Shanghai's Chin Woo Athletic Association and was among the first generation of students at the school to be certified as instructors. After becoming certified to teach styles, including Eagle Claw and Choy Li Fut, he decided to start his career as an actor. However, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War caused his studies to be disrupted. Shih and his friends travelled between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to stage drama performances, in order to raise funds as part of the anti-Japanese movement. Besides acting on stage, Shih also participated in back-stage activities, such as makeup and arrangements of lighting and props.

In 1973, Shih was chosen to portray the villain in Bruce Lee's martial arts movie Enter the Dragon, in which he played Han, a one-handed triad boss who is highly skilled in martial arts. His character had a final showdown with Lee's character in the ending climax of the film. Shih retired from the entertainment industry in 1992 with over 100 acting credits to his name.

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Name Shih Chung Tien

Nationality Hong Konger

Gender Male

Born January 1, 1913

Died June 3, 2009

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Type Hong Konger

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The story begins with a feud between two families in the early days of the Republic of China. One family sides with the Japanese and the other is totally wiped out. Enter our hero who resolves to wreak revenge on the murderous traitors. Its furious kung fu fighting all the way! (Source: IMDB)

A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government. (Source: IMDb)

Movie version of the Guningtou Battle that began on December 24, 1949, marking Kinmen as the front line in the long-term standoff between the Communist Party in China and KMT in Taiwan. Golden Horse Winner Special Award (1980).

After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, a staunch anti-narcotics cop hellbent on disrupting the flow of drugs beyond the Golden Triangle recruits the help of an attractive young ex-convict to infiltrate a major Thai based drug syndicate controlled by a ruthless drug lord who's e...

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

A crime / revenge movie loaded with gory torture sequences, including acid in the shower, a pick-axe killing and a scene where a man is tied and killed with the titular critters. (Source: Letterboxd)

A golden-masked clan master, who had killed many top fighters, was determined to acquire an invincible sword manual so as to rule the martial world. Hence, he pursued a swordsman who possessed the manual, but the latter managed to escape and discovered a cave whereby he met two martial arts masters...

Two Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This alum gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the fearsome Dragon Gang, a tribe of bandits that have been terrorizing the land. They must fight their way through the...

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)

The Righteous Club of Chinese martial artists meet to drive out the evil Japanese invaders but first they must overcome their own personal differences. (Source: IMDb)

During the Japanese invasion of China, a shipment of gold bullion is intercepted by the Japanese invaders. No one knows who is behind the assault, but the rebels consider it a great opportunity to get gold, so they send a man to find out the whereabouts of the missing shipment and try to recover it...

After being rescued from the hangman’s noose for a crime unbefitting the punishment, Chi Hsiang returns to his village home after a three-year absence. There he discovers local bully turned tyrant, Tien Pioa in league with the Japanese and bleeding the poor farmers for all they possess. At first Chi...

Framed for the murder of a close friend following an annual reunion, Chi Kuan Chun must find the real assailant before he loses his own life. A bit of mysticism, double crossing and hidden foes hinder his efforts. (Source: IMDB)

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)

Wang Cheng is expelled from the house by his wealthy father, whom he loves above all else. He sees this as a personal challenge. His father leaves him the treasure of the family Jade pendant, a mysterious jewel on whose pattern the path way to wealth is hidden. Wang Cheng moves away from his town an...

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)

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)

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 marriage between nobles in Ancient China sets the stage for murder, monsters, and mutilation as the invited guests search for a secret hidden treasure. A search that leads them through dark evil forests, opulent palaces, and each other! When two sick and twisted killers enter the fray it is up to...

Angela Mao rips through her enemies! Fierce females Angela Mao and Judy Lee search and seize the Five Phoenix's Night-Shing Pearl from the wicked bandits of the Black Wind Fortress. Tieh Ying Hung, as the leader of the woman's gang, vows to overthrow the fortress in order to restore law and order. C...

Gold is stolen by someone claiming to be Super Guy. Suspicion falls upon a trusted servant and his daughter. Criminals are on the hunt for the missing gold. Super Guy seeks the real thief and restoration of his reputation. (Source: IMDB)

A bookish young man and his sword-loving sister find themselves battling a trio of villains, one of them a beautiful but masked woman who has promised to either marry or murder the first man to see her unmasked. (source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" (天龍八部, Tian L...

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 gang of Manchu killers murder John Liu's fiancée and terrorize everyone in search of the Ming dynasty list of rebels, Liu and Angela Mao team up to fight the Manchus side by side in this rarely seen old school classic. (Source: IMDb)

Cheng Ho was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China’s early Ming dynasty. This film depicts some of the adventures and battles he had when he explored the southern Asian regions. (Source: Letterboxd)

Kung fu masters Silver Spear, Red Leaf, Fast Steed and Green Lotus must survive dangerous obstacles and fight each other to the death to wed the lovely maiden of the Green Jade Villa and inherit her millions. (Source: IMDB)

The denizens of the martial world seek to obtain a secret message detailing an exceptionally powerful form of Kung Fu. The more unscrupulous amongst them have no hesitation to kill for it, as demonstrated by the massacre of the Beggar Clan by the forces of Pai Mei. (Source: IMDB)

The film is about a college rugby team that won for best film editing and was nominated for best picture at the Golden Horse Film Festival. (Source: IMDb)

A knife expert arrives to tell the ruler he is to be invaded during his annual knife skills challenge. He coaxes his old enemy (a deaf, blind old man) out of hiding. In return he grants the hero the prize of the knife skills. (Source: IMDb)

A well-known family is wiped out when a princess is on the hunt for a special sword called “Witty Sword”. The family's surviving daughter and adopted son are soon on the run and under attack as the princess' minions are on their tracks. (Source: Letterboxd)

A year before Robert De Niro took the wheel, David Chiang cruised the mean streets as Chen Kuang, a taxi driver whose adventures reveal Hong Kong's verve with wit, compassion, and not a small amount of adventure . Variety noted, "The directing and photography show flair, and the script shows thought...

The Ching Wu Association was the leading martial arts society in China during the Japanese occupation. Many patriots went to train their fists in order to go into battle for their country. This is the story of Ching Wu and its struggle to free China from invaders. Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" and Jet...

Chen and his brother travel to Shanghai in search of fame and fortune, but end up pitted against Chinese Mafia bosses – and can only fight their way out of the web of violence and betrayal they find themselves caught up in. (Source: Letterboxd)

The emperor's reign of terror expands. Heroic outlaw Ma Teng joins a squad of female rebels, whose leader is torn between family loyalties. (Source: IMDB)

A rickshaw puller is forced to take revenge against a group called the invincible four, and their Japanese backers after they murder his uncle, mother and girlfriend.

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...

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

A Kung Fu warrior named Shao Tu wanders around helping the oppressed, but makes many deadly enemies along the way. One such enemy is Mao who leads his army of fighters and plans a deadly plot to bring about Shao Tu's downfall. (Source: IMDB)

Flash Legs Tan stars as a member of the Foot Clan, whose leader is killed by a mysterious masked swordsman using the Thunder-Blade. Tan sets out on his quest to find the murderer and he enlists the help of the Eagle Claw Clan. (IMDB)

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

After his father refuses to teach him kung fu and he is constantly being beaten around by rival school students, a young Wong Fei Hung must train under Luk Ah Choy to avenge the evils being done by the rival school.

The hero, played by Wang Kuan Hsiung, is the son of a noble who's been accused of the murder of another noble and is thus a pariah within the larger clan structure. Wang then tries to find out who really murdered the noble. In his travels, he meets a waiter at a roadside restaurant-inn who wants to...

Set in Great Shanghai – two rival gangs, the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the never-ending killings… The Ninja Dragon! (Source: Letterboxd)

The cinematic follow up to the Shaw Brothers classic The Boxer from Shang Tung! What’s that? The infamous Boxer from Shang Tung has a sister? Yes indeed. And guess what? She’s cut from the same heroic kung fu cloth as her sibling. You messed with her brother, and now you’re going to get a taste of M...

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...

The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather." (Source: IMDB)

An honorable assassin from the Mainland arrives in Hong Kong on an assignment to blow gaping holes in the unlucky members of a Triad gang. (Source: IMDB)

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

All the greatest gamblers in Asia meet for a grand card Tournament. Who’s going to be the king of gamblers? (YT) This is a crime movie starring Angela Mao and Danny Lee. Partial footage of this film was cut and spliced into a Godfrey Ho directed fantasy wuxia film called Ninja, the Violent Sorcer...

A girl who witnesses the brutal murder of her grandfather plots revenge on the killers who are involved in an opium smuggling ring. Unbeknownst to them, she becomes "The White Butterfly Killer," unleashing her deadly kung fu power. (Source: IMDB)

A handsome stranger strolls into a casino one evening and all but cleans out the house, beating 160-1 odds at dice by getting three of a kind. He informs beautiful proprietress Miss Cui that he actually came there for her and reveals himself as her betrothed, Luo Tianguang. The couple wed, but their...

The 18 Buddha palm styles are used to take on the evil Won Wu Ti and his men.

Kon Loong, a rickshaw boy, learns kung-fu from master Auyang Tin Kin, for three years of practice. Kon Loong is recognized as the best among all the students. One day, when the master is out for a journey, another fighting association sends a challenge to the school, and Kon Loong accepts it. He goe...

The movie centers around the intrigue and fighting amid the Japanese occupation of China. (Source: IMDB)

During the Japanese occupation, Little Tiger, an honest cook in Shanghai, takes exception of two Chinese that pass from insult to sexual harassment against a beautiful and modest girl servant. During the fight, the pair of molesters receive help from a number of colleagues from the same martial arts...

Barry Chan plays the Canton kid a kung fu fanatic who takes on three vicious kung fu thugs who after being released from jail have come to Canton looking to cause a lot of trouble and to settle old scores. (Source: Letterboxd)

A kung fu fighting detective investigating the murder of the emperor's wife uncovers a high-ranking conspiracy. (Source: IMDB)

The strong willed son of a rich lord has a natural gift for martial arts and his brash temper ends up in his family being murdered, he realizes the error of his arrogant ways and becomes a humble hero fighting for justice. (IMDB)

The representation of the struggle for power between the warlords in China in the early 1900s. The plot is complicated by four clandestine unions fighting to expand their territory. The hero is involved with the warlords and the unions and must find a way out of it and bring these people down.(Sourc...

Three wrongly convicted criminals escape from prison, but freedom is not without danger.

The place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger each day. Enter Hsueh Ao Lin, an agent of the government sent to uncover the Chinese traitors helping the enemy. Once inside, Hsueh must fight both the Japanese and his countrymen for his sake, and the fut...

Pacifist warrior Silver Hermit is accused of killing and/or conspiracy to kill three rivals in a martial arts contest. The contest consists of choosing a brave warrior to marry a princess, heir to a famous martial arts school and daughter of China's most powerful martial artist, Lady Jade. To prove...

The new police chief arrives in a small provincial town. He's been charged with bringing a dangerous gang to justice. But within seconds, the chief provokes a showdown with his lazy deputies. Realizing that they are not up to the job, he enlists the help of some of his prisoners, offering pardons to...

As a young man, the nameless swordsman is building a reputation in the territory. He’s highly regarded enough to be a target in his own right, as we see when a swordswoman intrudes on his bath to attack him. (Source: Letterboxd)

Shortly after his death, friends and enemies of Bruce Lee search for his unpublished final book.

The plot follows the titular gang of misfits, gathered together by Chen Kuan Tai in order to protect a patriotic general from a scheming usurper. To this end, the unlikely heroes act as the general’s escorts on a dangerous journey to a distant British consulate, beset by enemies and sinister Japanes...

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Woo Hyun is a Korean man and Haruka a Japanese woman. They live different lives, but they both carry emotional scars from their first love. While looking for answers and hope, their fateful encounter will change their lives. It started from one message …Haruka, a stage actress in Seoul, has been in...

The Lost Swordship revolves around a martial arts expert who experiences defeat at the hands of his enemies and gains the help of an old man. He joins the righteous alliance and embarks on a journey to become a true hero. ~~ Adapted from the novel by Gu Long.

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