This delightfully dated Hong Kong martial arts film from Shaw Brothers Studios stalwart Chang Cheh is a visual feast for fans of polyester, funky music, and bad haircuts. The main reason for less camp-oriented genre devotees to watch is another outst...
This classic seductive tale of two snakes who assume human form will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs. The lovely Linda Lin Dai plays the serpent Pak Su-cheng who marries a mortal man - with dire consequences ´«Ëµ·¢ÉúÔÚËγ¯Ê±µÄº¼ÖÝ¡¢ËÕ...
Renowned director Li Han-hsiang and superstar Linda Lin Dai surpaass themselves with this beautiful filmed and sensitively told opera adaptation, which won the Best Picture Awad at the prestigious Asian Film Festival.
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The movie's plot (or what passes for one) revolves around Sheng (Alexander Fu Sheng), a swinging lothario with an incorrigible "love 'em and leave 'em" attitude. As smooth as Sheng pretends to be, he's no match for his nemesis Valentine (Patrick Tse)...
The Huangmei Opera folk opera was once the most popular trend in Mandarin musicals. This is not only the last great one and 1969's number 4 hit, but perhaps the most memorable re-telling of one of China's most popular romances Ïã¸Û³¤³ÇµçÓ°ÖÆÆ¬ÓÐÏÞ¹«�...
Respected actor Wang Chung (who, it is rumored, was the source for the 1980's new wave rock group of the same name) wrote, directed, and starred in this C.I.D. vs. drug smugglers thriller. Danny Lee is the film's planner as well as co-star. Also doin...
Lo Wei directs and stars as the Chief Detective in this gripping thriller, playing alongside, Lily Ho, who excels in the role of an undercover avenger that can fight as well as she can flirt. Caught between the crime bosses known as Baldhead and Blac...
Drama and action both take centre-stage, as two lovers are torn apart by a lecherous general who rapes and takes the woman as his concubine. Her lover hatches a plot to save her - with deadly consequences. ¸»¼ÒÇàÄê·®¼ÒÊ÷Ëä±»ÂôÒÕÅ®×ÓÐã¹Ã¼°²ÆÕþÌü³¤Å®¶ù...
It took two directors, three assistant directors, and four cinematographers to capture this remarkable epic about life in the Heavenly Palace. Fang Ying began her career as the title character, who decides that life on Earth would be more rewarding. ...
Modern day fans of The Little Mermaid are in for a revelatory delight when they see this spectacular Chinese variation. Here, a carp turns into a 'fairy' which looks just like the gender-bending hero's lady love. The lovely Li Ching gets this plum du...
A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellow-robed warrior, the Red Python, a sinuous snake-charmer and a silk-masked beauty (who must kill or wed the first man to see her face) in this special, cliche-smashing productio...
The great Chang I stars as a kung-fu master who can defeat a posse with just a fan in this action epic of merciless men lusting to be emperor and the patriotic secret society dedicated to stopping them. ¹ÊÊÂÃèÊö£¬Ëδú•rÆÚ£¬Î÷›öÐU±øÈëÇÖÖÐÔ£¬ÎäÁÖÕý×Ú�...
Shaw Brothers' superstar David Chiang displays a unique take on the narcotics racket in his directorial debut, The Drug Addicts. Addicted kung-fu instructor Ti Lung not only kicks the habit but smashes a drug smuggling ring as only a martial-arts sup...
The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Rufeng. In gratitude, Qi Rufeng accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Gang, as his student. Years later, Fang Gang is scorned by hi...
The novel itself is a detailed, episodic record of the lives of the extended Jia Clan, made up of two branches, the Ning-guo and Rong-guo Houses, which occupies two large adjacent family compounds in the capital. Their ancestors were made Dukes, and ...