Robert Tai

Robert Tai

출생 : 1953-01-01, Taiwan

사망 : 2017-08-01

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Taiwanese Director, Actor, and Choreographer known for his wild and creative style. Frequently collaborated with Alexander Lo Rei at the height of his career in movies such as Ninja: The Final Duel. A beloved cult icon in the Taiwanese indie martial arts scene.

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Robert Tai

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Night Driver
Master Tai
A professional assassin is double crossed and left for dead. Only to be saved by a mysterious crime fighting organisation. They send him to a fabled martial arts master in Hong Kong. There he learns Kung Fu and embarks on his new mission - cleaning up the mean streets !
Shaolin Dolemite
Writer
The film was created by re-dubbing footage filmed for the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da (known in English as Ninja: The Final Duel). Ren zhe da producer Robert Tai had reportedly filmed 10 hours of footage for the film that was cut to 90 minutes for release. Much of the footage that was not included in the release of Ren zhe da is included in Shaolin Dolemite as well as original footage of Moore observing the story of the film and making obscenity-laced comments. Other new footage includes a segment portraying Moore's long time friend Jimmy Lynch as a Drunken Master named Sam the Spliff.
Shaolin Dolemite
Abbot White
The film was created by re-dubbing footage filmed for the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da (known in English as Ninja: The Final Duel). Ren zhe da producer Robert Tai had reportedly filmed 10 hours of footage for the film that was cut to 90 minutes for release. Much of the footage that was not included in the release of Ren zhe da is included in Shaolin Dolemite as well as original footage of Moore observing the story of the film and making obscenity-laced comments. Other new footage includes a segment portraying Moore's long time friend Jimmy Lynch as a Drunken Master named Sam the Spliff.
Shaolin Dolemite
Director
The film was created by re-dubbing footage filmed for the 1986 Taiwanese kung fu film Ren zhe da (known in English as Ninja: The Final Duel). Ren zhe da producer Robert Tai had reportedly filmed 10 hours of footage for the film that was cut to 90 minutes for release. Much of the footage that was not included in the release of Ren zhe da is included in Shaolin Dolemite as well as original footage of Moore observing the story of the film and making obscenity-laced comments. Other new footage includes a segment portraying Moore's long time friend Jimmy Lynch as a Drunken Master named Sam the Spliff.
Trinity Goes East
Abbot
Wily ace thief Trinity steals the dragon ball from Shaolin Temple. The dragon ball gets misplaced. Trinity joins forces with gruff, determined Interpol agent Bambino, formidable karate master Meng Ray, and feisty tour guide Wen Ling to retrieve the dragon ball before it falls into the hands of the wicked Paschy.
Trinity Goes East
Director
Wily ace thief Trinity steals the dragon ball from Shaolin Temple. The dragon ball gets misplaced. Trinity joins forces with gruff, determined Interpol agent Bambino, formidable karate master Meng Ray, and feisty tour guide Wen Ling to retrieve the dragon ball before it falls into the hands of the wicked Paschy.
Fists of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards
Brother Tai
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 Manchu leaders. The Chun Do school of martial arts is tasked to safeguard Dr. Sun's passage. Meanwhile, Chen Zhen is challenged by a Russian fighter but not as a means to kill him, he wishes to learn the ways of Chinese kung fu.
Fists of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards
Director
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 Manchu leaders. The Chun Do school of martial arts is tasked to safeguard Dr. Sun's passage. Meanwhile, Chen Zhen is challenged by a Russian fighter but not as a means to kill him, he wishes to learn the ways of Chinese kung fu.
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
Martial Arts Choreographer
It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
Screenplay
It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.
Legend of the Drunken Tiger
Director
It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.
Death Cage
Writer
It's the Wai Chai Gym versus the Hunter Gym. And the ring is a huge steel cage. No one gets out alive!
Death Cage
Director
It's the Wai Chai Gym versus the Hunter Gym. And the ring is a huge steel cage. No one gets out alive!
Ninja: The Battalion
(archive footage)
Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
Ninja: The Final Duel II
Martial Arts Choreographer
The second movie Robert Tai made out of his original Ninja: The Final Duel footage. This one was used largely as the basis for Shaolin Dynamite.
Ninja: The Final Duel II
Writer
The second movie Robert Tai made out of his original Ninja: The Final Duel footage. This one was used largely as the basis for Shaolin Dynamite.
Ninja: The Final Duel II
Director
The second movie Robert Tai made out of his original Ninja: The Final Duel footage. This one was used largely as the basis for Shaolin Dynamite.
Ninja: The Final Duel II
The second movie Robert Tai made out of his original Ninja: The Final Duel footage. This one was used largely as the basis for Shaolin Dynamite.
Ninja: The Final Duel
Director
The Ji Ho Ninja clan vow to destroy the monks of Shaolin temple. To do so they must first perfect many of their techniques in order to ensure the battle will be won. The temple finds protection from monks who set out to save it.
Mafia vs. Ninja
Director
Sewage workers Jack and Charlie get involved in an international Asian gang war when Jack helps the boss of a Shanghai gang against one of his rebellious underlings. This underling then strikes a deal with the Japanese Yakuza in the hopes of toppling his boss and become the leader of Shanghai himself. When the Yakuza assassinate the Shanghai boss, Jack pledges to avenge his new friend's death. As he seeks out those ultimately responsible, he does battle with a variety of ninjas and mercenaries from around the world.
Guards of Shaolin
Director
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior – with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Guards of Shaolin
Action Director
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior – with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Guards of Shaolin
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior – with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Five Fighters from Shaolin
Action Director
When a monk decides to leave his temple in order to defeat the Chinese Imperial Guards who brutally murdered is fellow monk, he collects five men and trains them to help him fight the guards and an old friend of his - a white-haired wizard.
흑삼귀
The notorious Official Choi wants the precious heirloom of commoner Kim Sung-bo's family so he has the whole family killed and seizes the heirloom. Kim Sung-bo has become a spirit. On rainy days, he goes into the body of his friend Jung Il-do and tries to have his revenge on Official Choi.
The Challenge of the Lady Ninja
Yamamoto
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a Chinese woman trains in the covert arts. When she arrives in Hong Kong, she learns that her brother works on behalf the Japanese cause. She then pulls together a team of women warriors to stop her brother
Shaolin vs. Ninja
Director
A Japanese Prince proposes to the Shaolin abbot that a contest between Ching and Japanese martials arts should be held at the Shaolin Temple. However this is just a front for a more villainous plot to overthrow Shaolin and then China herself. Without doubt some of the best choreography to come out of the Orient and crack up as Japanese Bushido experts take on the very best of Shaolin kung fu
Deadly Duo
Seeking revenge for the murder of his family, a man returns to Hong Kong to track down the killers. He becomes enthralled in further intrigue when his new boss is targeted by the same group.
Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu
Director
After the massacre of a small village a group of survivors lead by one of man called Ah Tien is trained by a mysterious monk in the deadly arts of the Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu. The group of survivors includes women and children but this is not an obstacle for them to get the training, after they learn the arcane secrets of Tong Zi Kung, the remaining villagers decide to avenge their loved ones and face the people responsible for their deaths, the Nine Devil Gang.
The Heroes
Martial Arts Choreographer
Former Shaolin man Marshal Kao takes his former classmates prisoner and, instead of executing them, proposes to his Qing commander that he torture them until they're willing to fight on behalf of the Qings. The 'torture' comes to look increasingly like strenuous kung fu training with Kao putting the prisoners through their paces. The Qing governor and his aides become suspicious of Kao's motives, although the beautiful Princess Shao Lung develops her own ideas about him.
제삼류타투
Heaven Soldier
천당에서 벌어지는 일, 인간 세상에서 벌어지는 일, 지옥에서 벌어지는 일을 각각 다루고 있다. 세 가지 배경에서 한 명의 불쌍한 영혼이 천당에서 인간 세상으로 떨어지고, 인간 세상에서 다시 지옥으로 떨어지면서 보고 겪는 모험을 다루는 이야기.
Devil Killer
Robert Tai's first film as a director; uses footage from Best and Worst (1974). A ruthless rapist and jewel thief and his gang are brought to justice by a cop and a young avenger.
Devil Killer
Director
Robert Tai's first film as a director; uses footage from Best and Worst (1974). A ruthless rapist and jewel thief and his gang are brought to justice by a cop and a young avenger.
금비동
Martial Arts Choreographer
정부관리가 수해민들을 돕기위한 지원금 황금20만냥을 각지의 영웅호걸들을 불러모아 호송하려는데, 칠살곡이라는 금비동이 주축으로하는 무리들이 이 황금을 노리면서 벌어지는 이야기다. 이런 이야기를 주축으로 재물을 탐내는 이간의 타락한 모습, 죽음의 공포에 내빼는 집단들, 명성에 집착하는 허영심, 무슨 일이든 친구와라면 함께가는 두 남자의 쾌활한 우정, 시시탐탐 황금을 빼았기 위해 그들의 행로를 예상하고 몰래 그에 맞춰 설치해놓는 각종 함정 등이 등장한다
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
Lu Ping
When a comrade is captured by a hostile warlord, five martial arts masters confront the villain's foot soldiers, valiantly battling through their resistance until they come face to face with the warlord himself.
잔결
Martial Arts Choreographer
천도장의 장주인 두천도는 ‘흑호삼식’ 절기로 무림에서 명성을 떨치고 있는 고수다. 하지만 그의 아들이 천남삼호에 의해 두 팔이 잘리자 피해의식에 사로잡혀 자신의 비위를 거스르는 자는 모조리 불구로 만들어 버린다. 시간이 지날수록 두천도의 극심한 악행으로 인한 피해자가 속출하고, 마침 이 마을을 방문한 무림 고수 왕익이 이런 사정을 듣고 두천도와 맞선다.
남소림 북소림
Martial Arts Choreographer
중국 청조 시대의 군대 조련은 남소림이 맡고 있다. 그러던 어느 날, 청 조정에서 남과 북의 소림사의 교두들을 초청하여 어느 파의 무술 실력이 우세한지 겨루게 한다. 결국 무술을 겨루지만, 남소림의 무파들이 모두 죽게 된다. 하지만 이 결투 뒤에는 중국 청조의 계약이 숨어 있었는데...
오독
Martial Arts Choreographer
5인의 무사가 가진 절세무공_ 첫째가 오공공(지네검법), 둘째가 사공(뱀검법), 셋째가 갈자공(전갈검법), 넷째가 벽호공(도마뱀 검법), 마지막으로 다섯 번째가 합마공(두꺼비 검법)이다. 이 무공을 닦은 다섯 명의 제자들은 세상에 나가서 성도 이름도, 그리고 신분도 숨긴 채 살아가고 있었다. 그러던 중, 죽어가는 사부가 다섯 명의 제자 중 한 명에게 오독문을 없애라는 유언을 받고 마지막 제자인 양덕은 출가한 사형들을 찾아 나선다.
귀마대협
1st Contestant
광둥. 노인과 손녀가 거리에서 경기를 벌인다. 손녀에게 이기면 손녀사위로 맞겠다는 것이다. 손녀는 계속 이기지만 청년 두 사람이 등장하고, 딸은 그중 한 사람에게 패하고 만다. 노인은 꼭 손녀와 결혼을 시키려고 도망가는 두 사람을 뒤쫓지만 두 사람은 왕조 부활을 목표로 청조에서 쫓기는 신세였는데...
소림사
Qing Fighter with 2 Swords in Black
There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Qing troops - complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.
신정무문
Kui's Thug
1940년 일제 지배 하의 대만, 주인공 아룡은 도둑질을 일삼으며 살아가다 우연히 쌍절곤이 든 상자를 발견한다. 아룡은 쌍절곤을 돌려주기 위해 정무관이라는 무술 단체를 찾아가고, 도장의 딸 려아에게 무술을 배울 것을 권유 받지만 거절한다. 얼마 후 정무관은 일본인 오카모도가 이끄는 대화문에 의해 명패가 부서지는 모욕을 당한다. 이를 목격한 아룡은 부서진 명패를 재건한 후 려아에게 본격적으로 무술을 배운다. 한편 정무관이 중국의 독립단체와 관련이 있다는 사실을 알게 된 일본 경찰은 오카모도를 내세워 정무관을 없앨 음모를 꾸민다. 이에 아룡은 도장의 명예를 걸고 오카모도와 맞서 싸우는데...
Kung Fu Revenger
Excellent rare basher from Taiwan.
The Female Chivalry
Chia plays a government agent, Iron Phoenix, who’s after a bunch of crooked miners, and Barry plays a boastful young man without much fu talent. Iron Phoenix teaches Barry some martial arts skills, mainly because it helps her investigations about the miners, as she waits for her chance to strike and close down their illicit operation.
Fury In Storm
Antonio, a travelling missionary priest, seems innocent — until he wields his cross (containing a hidden treasure) as a weapon during a train robbery. While on the train he befriends a man named Dragon, who helps him fight the bandits who want the cross.
Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story
Film extra
Considered the first biopic of the legendary Bruce Lee, fact blurs with fiction in this low-budget, loose interpretation of the great martial arts expert's life starring Bruce Li, the most well known Lee impersonator. The film takes a look at Bruce's humble beginnings as a paperboy to his rise in fame as a martial arts phenom, who later gets tangled up in a love affair with actress Betty Ting-Pei.
The Invincible Eight
Extra
Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants of the late patriotic generals, who have been recently murdered. Gui suspects that Hai and Jiang are controlled by Xiao and sneaks into his manor. She meets the girls successfully, but she is seized. When Wan, Xiao's butler, urges his master to kill Hai and Jiang, Jiang overhears their conversation and tries to rescue all her friends. At last, the eight are united and try their best to fight against General Xiao and his men.
The Ghost Hill
[Extra]
The film opens with a duel on a beach between two master swordsman. An elderly master looks on as the two battle. He stops the duel and proclaims one swordsman the winner and awards him the coveted Purple Light Sword making him the new Sword King. He returns home to show his sickly teacher the treasure but they are attacked by the weird minions of evil King Gold who wants to combine the power of the sword with his developing Fire Ball power. The Sword King loses the sword, his master is killed and is forced to join forces with his opponent from the duel to retrieve it. Along the way they are joined by the daughter of the Blind Master and later the Beggar Army.
Thunderstorm Sword
[Extra]
A swordsman and swordswoman fight to protect Lady Liu who is trying to return to power. She's traveling in a coffin, the heroes can only hope they all aren't sent home in one.