Ku Wen-Chung

Ku Wen-Chung

Nascimento : 1909-02-08, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China

Morte : 1981-06-15

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Ku Wen-Chung

Filmes

Twins of Kung Fu
A humble village finds itself at the center of an ongoing blood feud. Innocent lives are sacrificed as the two warring factions duel to the death. Twins are taught the styles of Dragon and Phoenix to enable them to avenge their mother's murder.
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
Li Chang-Lai
The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and gets involved with in all sorts of un-emperor-like activities.
The Ghost Story
An old man of the village tells kinky ghost stories to a few of it's inhabitants after all the kids have gone to bed. What follows are stories that have horror elements and some soft-core nudity thrown in.
Young Lovers
Mr. Fang
In the vein of "Romeo And Juliet", Hong Kong style, the small ensemble cast and little-known director Michihko do a big league job with their rendition of "Romeo And Juliet" in "The Young Lovers". Although poor boy (Derek Erh Tung-Sheng) and rich girl (Yu An-An) are from opposite ends of the spectrum, their undying love refuses to let anyone get in their way, including their parents. Shakespeare would be moved.
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
Flower Draw's advisor
In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.
Sensual Pleasures
Jin Rong Lu
Sensual Pleasures features a collection of three, ghost story, sexual vignettes starring a viscerally sensual trio of hardcore experience with the well endowed Chen Ping, Chinese adult film legend Shirley Yu and the innocent doe-eyed Shaw Yin-yin.
A Guilhotina Voadora 2
Royal Teacher Yeung
As terríveis Guilhotinas Voadoras estão de volta e agora mais mortais do que nunca. Para derrotar o sangrento Guarda-Chuva de aço criado pelo fugitivo Ma Teng e eliminar um bando de guerreiros rebeldes que planeja assassiná-lo, o imperador Yung cria uma nova versão ainda mais mortal das Guilhotinas Voadoras e treina um esquadrão de perigosas amazonas lideradas por Nan Lan, que secretamente também organiza uma conspiração para assassiná-lo.
The Sentimental Swordsman
Gong Sun
Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li's overwhelming pride means he forsakes the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Li's only comfort is alcohol and the simple life he has now accepted. On one such journey, the lonely swordsman befriends the exceptionally skilled, yet secretive Fei who has his own pressures to contend with. The person behind Li's troubles proves to be elusive, though all the clues seem to point to the legendary 'Plum Blossom Bandit', a disguised figure whose identity has long proved elusive to the martial world.
Judgement of an Assassin
Chief Law Qun
Sun Chung was already a valued comedy, romance, and modern crime filmmaker, when, through this tale of the 100 Poison Clique's obsessive ambition to destroy all rivals, he started bringing morality and motivation to martial arts movies like never before. Kung-fu superstar David Chiang and prominent choreographer Tang Chia lead the cast in a bloody clan clash centered on the trial of an admitted mass murderer and serial rapist. It was just the beginning of Sun Chung's exploration in emotion.
Lady Exterminator
After a sudden spike of supply into the drug ridden streets, 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 expanded their operations into Hong Kong. As our seductive undercover heroine gets inside and rises the ranks to the top, skepticism also rises as the boss' jealous moll smells a plant.
The Mad Monk
Miao Wei-Fang
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.
O Templo de Shaolin
Shaolin Abbot Fang Wen
Filme com elenco de grandes estrelas das Artes marciais, que retrata um dos eventos mais importantes da história do Kung-Fu: A destruição do Templo Shaolin durante a Dinastia Qing. Mostra o porquê da admissão de pessoas comuns no Templo e seu treinamento nos vários estilos do Kung-Fu. Mostra ainda, com grande realismo, os fatos que antecederam ao massacre, a história das pessoas envolvidas, a incrível batalha que culminou na destruição do Templo, e os heróis desta saga. Um grande clássico do Kung-Fu.
King Gambler
Mr Ma
Chan is Peng Tianshi, who 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 (Zong Hua) sets in motion an elaborate plan to make turn the rich and affluent Peng into a penniless former king of the gambling world! But can the "Card Tyrant" be bested?
The Everlasting Glory
A most touching and consistently heart-gripping war drama depicts the heroic deeds of General Chang Tsu-chung who was even held in high esteem and dubbed as “Mars of China” by his Japanese counterpart, General Itagaki during Sino-Japanese war.
Black Magic
Master Fu Yong
A magician makes money by charging people to cast love spells on the objects of their affection. Complications arise when he decides that he wants a customer's bride for himself.
The Life God
Tells the story of "Bao sheng da di"--A marvelous man who wanted to become a doctor so that he could save his mother's life.
Ghost of the Mirror
A scholar falls in love with a beautiful girl, who may or may not be a ghost.
O Guarda-Costas de Ferro
Kang You-Wei
Wang Wu (Chen Kuan-tai) é um conhecido proprietário de uma empresa de segurança, respeitado pelos oficiais da Dinastia Ching por suas habilidades nas Artes Marciais. Suas constantes intervenções para impedir o tratamento injusto de criminosos pelos oficiais corruptos, acabam se transformando em uma sangrenta rebelião quando se une a Tan Si-tong (Yuen Hua), um jovem e idealista oficial, e ajudam os reformistas a escaparem da prisão. Preso por subversão, Tan Si-tong está disposto a servir de mártir da causa, enquanto Wang Wu e seus companheiros planejam salva-lo antes que seja tarde demais.
The Sugar Daddies
Old Lo
During the day, Hu Tien lives as a respectable office employee, but when night falls, he unashamedly plunges headlong into an exciting world of lust and sex as a high-class Hong Kong pimp! Thanks to his uncanny knack for setting up prostitutes with "sugar daddies," Hu Tien starts living the high life. Things take an even more dramatic turn when the drop-dead gorgeous Irene (Betty Pei Ti from The Delinquent and Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan) enters the fray. Thanks to Hu Tien's involvement, this rough and tumble new vixen soon finds herself being the center of attention among all the wealthy sugar daddies. But is his relationship with Irene merely business or is there more to it?
Payment In Blood
Sun Lien Chung
Fang Chih Kien (Elliot Ngok) witnesses a triad murder. When he picks the killer out of a lineup, the triad gang goes out of their way to make his family's life a living hell, until he can take no more and seeks revenge.
The Mandarin
A detective and wanderer called Man Tshu comes to town and challenges the crime family that owns it, burning their opium and taking away one of their prostitute wives as his love interest.
Sexy Girls of Denmark
Mr. Fung
This is a film about the movie industry, about favors, hooking up etc. It is mostly set in Copenhagen and the story begins with the son of a big producer going to Copenhagen from Hong Kong trying to seal a deal. He gets involved with the Denmark girls.
Call to Arms
Master Hau
The aggressive and dangerous Chin empire occupies the put-upon Chao kingdom while the hero-filled Wei empire is paralysed by an indecisive ruler.
Angry Tiger
Mr. Wong
Chang Chen-Wai, a martial arts expert who runs a jade-importing business, follows his missing brother to Thailand and learns he has been murdered. Chang vows revenge.
The Lizard
Director of Police Jia
He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the streets to spread his righteous message.
The Warlord
Japanese Ambassador Yoshida/Yamada
No list of the screen's comic geniuses would be complete without Michael Hui Kwun-man. He created a hilarious and lovable comic persona that was both uniquely Asian but also universally beloved. This, his first film, not only showcased his incomparable sense of humor but revolutionized Hong Kong comedy. Evoking Chaplin, he plays a warlord in early 20th Century China, but makes the role his own with both laughs and some of the sexiest ladies on the Shaw Brothers lot.
As 14 Amazonas
Yang Hong
Após a morte do patriarca em batalha e sem poder contar com o suporte do exército imperial, viúvas chinesas se unem para defender a sua terra de novos ataques, enquanto planejam uma vingança contra seus inimigos.
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Master Cho Wen-Chien
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 draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ai nu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ai nu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.
The Deadly Knives
Mayor Ma
Yan Zi Fei e Guan Yue Hua estão voltando para casa apaixonados e planejam contar a seus pais, mas assim que voltam descobrem que há um conflito entre as duas famílias. Guan Fun Lin está trabalhando com o Mestre Ogawa para ajudar os japoneses a tomar posse da floresta da família Yan - por meios justos ou não. Com o Mestre Yan se recusando a vender, Ogama continua sua trama, usando engano, traição e, em última instância, violência sangrenta para conseguir o que deseja.
Of Wives and Mistresses
shaw production
Cinco Dedos de Violência
Master Sung Wu-Yang
Um grande clássico das artes marciais da produtora Shaw Brothers. Chao Chi-Hao (Lieh Lo) é um jovem estudante de artes marciais, que parte da sua vila e da sua antiga escola para melhorar as suas técnicas com um mestre mais poderoso. Após muito treino, é selecionado para representar a escola de Shen Chin-Pei (Min Fong) num grande torneio de artes marcias local. Ao declarar a sua escolha, o mestre de outra grande escola local, Meng Dung-Shun (Feng Tien), e o seu filho (Lam Tung) começam a tramar um modo de acabar com as chances de vitória por Chi-Hao e a sua escola. Para vencer o torneio, Chi-Hao deve aprender a incomparável técnica dos Punhos de Aço, superando todos os desafios que são postos no seu caminho.
The Yellow Muffler
Nu Tien-Chi
Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....
Pursuit
Restaurant owner
Instructor Lin who is home from training the imperial troops for several years. He meets his wife and runs into his brother who has become a monk at the local temple. His superior Lord Gao, strangely decides to rape Lin's wife in the temple but Lin interrupts the crime. His brother is enraged and tries to kill Gao but Lin stops him with the help of Lin's training brother and old friend Lu who works for Gao. Lin is loyal to the Commissioner and will not do anything to harm his son. Once back at the Commissioner's house, Gao and Lu hatch a plan to discredit and eventually kill Lin all with the Commissioner's approval. The plan is put into motion and Lin is unjustly arrested for trespassing on imperial property.
I Am Crazy About You
A father endeavours to reform his irresponsible children.
Lady with a Sword
Feng Zhong
Feng Fei Fei, an excellent swordswoman, seeks revenge with her nephew for the murder of her old sister, who got killed by some rogues on her way home. She soon finds out that the murderer is the son of her father's best friend and her future husband.
The Rescue
Liu San
Renowned writer Shen Chiang had become so popular for his scripts that the studio let him direct as well. Here he continued his winning ways with this tale of the end of the Sung Dynasty and the survivors who band together to save their prime minister. Shen outdoes himself with this bold and stirring story of daring Sung avengers (led by Shaws' first international star, Lo Lieh), who must fight their way out of trap after trap.
Secret of My Millionaire Sister
Choo died in South America and left a legacy of US Dollars two million to the younger daughter, Pei Fun, of his old friend Chang in Hongkong. The second beneficiary in the will, should Pei Fun die, was Nana, the young widow. Nana returned to Hongkong and conspired with her lover Johnny to wrest the fortune from the Chang family...
The Secret Of The Dirk
O filme conta a história da família Liu que foram exiladas de sua cidade natal para outro lugar depois que a cidade foi tomada por bandidos e a maior parte dos seus membros foram assassinados ou mortos em combate. Um plano de fuga foi posto em prática para salvar a futura geração e o tesouro da família. As riquezas foram entregues a cargo de um oficial de confiança mais na fuga o grupo é atacado, o oficial consegue escapar e desaparece sem dar noticias com o tesouro e uma pequena criança. Vinte anos depois o terror volta a tona quando uma gangue conhecida como os Tigres Negros começa a investigar o paradeiro do tesouro, com isso finalmente o segredo da família é revelado aos seus descendentes. Agora já adultos eles partem para encontrar e recuperar o tesouro desaparecido, daí para frente teremos ação incessante, muitas lutas vão ocorrer.
A Time for Love
Chun Hua's father
A Time For Love features Shaw Brothers' darling Lily Ho in a Romeo and Juliet stylized love story that breaks the tradition of Hong Kong's "class distinction" love stories. It is a film ending with a Cinderella-esque love saving happiness happy ever other ending.
The Twelve Gold Medallions
Green Bamboo Cane Meng Dabei
Yueh desempenha um cavaleiro justo que esta tentando impedir que os invasores Chin destruiam o seu país, impedindo doze medalhões de ouro de alcançar General Yueh.
Lady of Steel
Xuan Zhen
Fang Ying Qi foi a única sobrevivente do massacre de toda a sua família. Anos depois, já uma perita em artes marciais, ela recebe a missão de se juntar a um grupo de heróis que luta contra a invasão Jin na China. O que ela não esperava é que essa missão a colocaria frente a frente com os assassinos de sua família. Rodeada de espiões e intrigas, ela só encontra ajuda em Qin Shang Yi, líder da gangue dos mendigos.
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?
Helen's dad
This movie stars Peter Chen Ho as a male teacher in an all girls school. The girls are teens and, since they live there, are kind of tickled to see a male teacher. They don't particularly lust after him, but they kind of crush on him. The title of the film refers to a baby that Chen minded as a favor in a doctor's office, only to find the mother left him with Chen. Chen has to take care of the baby and, inevitably, has to bring him to school and hide him, as he lives there also.
River of Tears
Feng's dad
Mysterious songstress Fang Biyu is loved by two brothers, Qiwei and Qijun. After freeing herself from the clutches of gangsters, she gives her heart to Qiwei. Tragedy comes knocking on the door when one of the gangsters comes out of prison, and Qiwei dies in a car accident. Blamed for her husband's death, Biyu is forced to go back to singing to make a living, but hopes to reunite with her son and return to the family one day.
Farewell, My Love
Han's father
In Farewell, My Love Julie Yeh Feng plays a devoted wife and mother dying from an incurable illness. Her goal now is to find a new mother for her child and a new wife for her husband before she dies. Because of all her personal tragedies and on going hard life off camera, audiences associated with Julie, making her one of the most beloved actresses of her time.
The Golden Sword
Chief An Le Tian
Lo Wei remains internationally famous for directing Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's first major movies. Cheng Pei-pei is now internationally famous for her superlative role in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. But both were superstars in Hong Kong for decades prior, so any teaming of the superlative "swordswoman supreme" and the vaunted director/writer/actor is cause for celebration. Kao Yuen joins them as a noble swordsman, and watch, too, for award-winning actor Ku Feng as the "Frontier Terror" in the evocative and effective "Martial Art World" adventure.
Raw Courage
Doctor Ku
Depois que o Imperador Ming é derrubado e seu filho infantil colocado no cuidado da Sociedade Dragão Negro, um clã de artes marciais traidores combate a sociedade e forças de dois espadachins inexperientes para fugir com o bebê e começar uma viagem perigosa em busca de aliados.
Vingança de uma Espada
Liu Anzheng
Li Zhishan é um homem rico, mas a riqueza não consegue manter a lealdade de sua esposa, que tem visitado a cama de um rival. Ela ajuda a conspirar contra ele, e os Vicious Long Brothers invadem sua casa e roubam a Golden Dragon Blade - uma espada que torna seu portador imbatível. Zhishan, aleijado no ataque, e sua filha são levados por um servo dedicado, e o trio logo encontra abrigo na casa de um fitoterapeuta. Os anos passam, a filha cresce e se torna uma jovem adorável e uma lutadora poderosa, e os Irmãos Longos usam a Golden Dragon Blade para ganhar poder na região. A família de Zhishan conseguiu se manter bem escondida, mas uma viagem à cidade - a primeira da filha - desencadeia uma antiga luta pelo poder quando a esposa de Zhishan descobre que sua filha está viva.
The Millionaire Chase
Mr. Gu Hua
Shaw Brothers musical about three Showgirls chasing millionaires.
Unfinished Melody
Mr Zhao
A sensitive love triangle helmed by one of Shaw era's top directors, Chin Chien. A psychiatrist taking a room at an old friend's apartment soon discovers an insane woman living in a neighboring flat. As the doctor gradually heals the woman he also falls in love with her. The problem arises the friend's daughter confesses her love to him as well. Misunderstanding and mistaken passions soon lead to broken hearts and an emotional confrontation to the love triangle.
The Brain-Stealers
Li Zong-Hua
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
The Brain-Stealers
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
The Enchanted Chamber
Bearded Master
A mortal, a ghost and a fox fairy come together against evil in this supernatural wuxia film.
The Silver Fox
Master Yu
The Silver Fox is a throwback, the last of its kind where the heroic swordsmen are women. Lily Ho (before she became one of Shaw Brothers' great erotica actresses) portrays the feared swordswoman Silver Fox, who as a child saw her father senselessly wounded and her mother raped. It's 18 years later and it's payback time.
Gun Brothers
Governor Cha
Welcome the "Bandit with a Thousand Faces" to the ranks of the great screen "outlaw heroes". Like Zorro, he uses a secret identity as a playboy to foil tyrannical Shan Yung county authorities. Bringing this swashbuckling adventure to the screen is a cast and crew fairly bursting with talent - including directors who were also popular actors and writers, and an actor (Ling Yun) - playing the lead dual role of twin brothers - who was also the director/ writer of some of the greatest martial art epics ever made!
Lady Jade Locket
Li Kwai
Love knows no limits in the grand period romance, Lady Jade Locket. A young fighter inadvertently falls for the spirit of a beautiful woman, who died years earlier avenging her own father's murder. The beautiful ghost is in fact the sister of his fiancee. Experienced as an actor in many such romances, director Yen Chuan keeps the tone perfect. Plus, with period specialist Li Li-hua in the lead and the attractive and acclaimed Li Ching playing the ghost girl, he really can do no wrong.
Trapeze Girl
Neighbour Bai Yun-peng
A Shaw Brothers Circus Drama about a Trapeze Girl
The Silent Swordsman
General Lu Qiang
Um espadachim jovem é encarregado de levar uma sociedade secreta patriótico para lutar contra um general traidor que conspiraram com o inimigo para invadir seu país. No devido tempo, ele encontra duas irmãs bonitas de uma tribo rural e está preso entre as afeições das duas meninas.
The Midnight Murder
Magistrate Li
King Cat
Han Zhang, Underground Mouse
Durante a dinastia Song, depois que o justo prefeito Bao Zheng executou Pang Yu por peculato, o grande tutor Pang Ji enviou assassinos para vingar a morte de seu filho. Um homem cavalheiresco, Zhan Zhao, o "Herói do Sul", salvou Bao e recebeu o título de "Rei Gato" do imperador. Este título invocou o ciúme e a raiva de Bai Yutang, o "Rato Revestido de Brocado" - já que os ratos eram considerados comida de gato - que foi à capital Kaifeng (também conhecida como Bianjing) para desafiar Zhan.
The Thundering Sword
Wandering Swordsman Tang Jiau Yin
Um jovem espadachim é encarregado de liderar uma sociedade patriótica secreta para lutar contra um general traidor que conspirou com o inimigo para invadir seu país. No devido tempo, ele conhece duas belas irmãs de uma tribo rural e é pego entre as afeições das duas meninas.
The Perfumed Arrow
Wen Long
Ling Bor plays Wen Fei E who is both an excellent academic as well as martial arts expert. Since her childhood days fond of dressing up as a boy, she becomes a village scholar sharing classes with Tu Zi Zheng (Chin Feng) and Wei Zhun Zhi (Ho Fan). When Fei E's innocent father is framed and sent to prison, she rushes to his rescue saving Jing Fu Quan (Kam Fie) who is in the hands of robbers along the way. Mistaking Fei E to be a noble hero, Fu Quan has no greater wish than to get married to her savior...
Squadron 77
Wuzhou
Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role of nationalist freedom fighter when she discovers that her husband is a collaborator with the Japanese.
Inside the Forbidden City
Eunuch Chen Lin
It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?
Pink Tears
Rich man gambling at Lian's bungalow
The socialite Pai Li-Lan's life is disrupted when she contracts tuberculosis.
The Butterfly Chalice
Minister Hsu Shi-Kung
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...
The Story of Sue San
Wang Ding
This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be perfectly matched when it comes to their love for one other, the two come from remarkably different social ranks. While Chin Lung is the son of a respected government official, Su San is a prostitute, albeit a famous one.
Magic Snowflake Sword
A Chinese action adventure film
The Adulteress
Minister Hsia
The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.
Return of the Phoenix
Eunuch Zhou
Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial minister Cheng Pu (Ching Miao) is faced with a quandary. He's getting old and his daughters are still not married. Elder daughter Shueh-yeh (Elizabeth Chuang) is so ugly no one wants her. Younger daughter Shueh-wu (Li Hsiang-chun) is beautiful but Mrs Cheng refuses to let her marry before her elder sister. The drama unfolds when Cheng decides to marry Shueh-wu off.
Empress Wu
Censor
The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.
The Magnificent Concubine
General Gao Li Shi
Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).
The Bride Napping
Liu Fu
The ethereal Lok Dai plays a pivotal role in the 1962 Shaw Brothers screwball costume comedy The Bride Napping. Based on a chapter of author Shi Naian's The Water Margin (AKA: Outlaws of the Marsh), the action kicks off when Liu Yuen Ying (Ding Nung) is "bride-napped" by a bandit who's out to make her his wife! The bandit's sympathetic sister returns Ying, but that's only the beginning of the mistaken identities, social satires, and cross-dressing confusion as Ying's disappearance and return wreaks havoc with the locals! A delightful costume comedy that combines screwball antics, musical interludes, and even a little action, The Bride Napping is a fun and entertaining way to catch the legendary Lok Dai at her most beautiful and charming!
The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine
Assistant Director
The Diamond Gang commits a robbery. The leader Chiu Yee-kong wants to keep the booty and this arouses the suspicion of gang member Tai-wai. The police does not have a clue and thus invite Wong Ngung, Heung Ad and Wu Ngar for help. Kong is in accomplice with his third concubine. They order someone to steal the diamond and leave Wong's symbol. Wai turns his attention on Wong. Wong, Ad and Wu are not afraid of Wai and they throw him out. They sneak in Kong's apartment to investigate. Kong's second concubine is mad at Kong for neglecting her. She tells Wong the truth but gets killed. Kong's people surround Wong, Ad and Wu. Each of the three faces their enemy. Ad is tortured by Wai. Wong and Wu arrive in time and save her. One of Kong's people tells Wai the truth. Wai immediately attacks Kong. Wong, Ad, Wu and the police arrive at Kong's headquarter to arrest the gangsters. Wai is arrested but Kong has escaped. The diamonds are found. The inspector makes Wong, Ad and Wu as partners.
Wong An Vs. the Flying Tigers
Assistant Director
The Flying Dragon gang goes on a rampage and the police Inspector is at his wits' end. He then commissions Wong Ngung, Wu Ngar and Heung Nga to help him catch the gang members. Suet-ying, a young woman, is addicted to gambling and owes a huge sum to the gambling den that belongs to the Flying Dragon gang. She has even signed IOUs. When the younger sister of Ying's husband sees that Ying is weighed down by worries, she asks Wu Ngar for help. Wu Ngar sneaks into the gambling den, but her behaviour is suspected by the gang leaders, Tai-kit and Tai-hong. Fortunately, Wong Ngung saves her. To get back the IOUs, Ying falls under the control of Hong and Kit. Master Lung has evil designs on Ying. He first kills Kit and seizes Ying. Hong then shoots and kills Lung. Wong Ngung and her two partners get back the IOUs for Ying. They notify the police Inspector to arrest the members of the Flying Dragon gang. Hong is shot and injured by Wong Ngung. He is arrested with the other gang members.
笑聲淚影
Mr Fan
Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for vanity. Tao is overjoyed when he is notified that he will be promoted to deputy manager.
The Lady of Mystery
Spies, Military Documents and Traitors.
The Blood of Patriotic Souls
Director
Miss Evening Sweet
A Shaw and Sons production.
A Married Woman's Secret
Liu Lizhen is in love with her colleague, Zhang Li'an but marries her wealthy cousin, Lei Yingsun. She later gives birth to a child, who's father is Zhang Li'an which creates complications to her married life.
The Murder Case at Club 99
Director
Club 99 is not just a hideout for triad gangsters, but also a haven for smuggling jewelleries from robbery. When detective Law is investigating a jewellery heist, he is ambushed by the men from Dog Stone (Sek Yin-tsi) who is the owner of Club 99. Then, Law's daughter Fong (Law Yim-hing) helps her father to be undercover and disguises herself as a dancer in the club and gambler Lung (Lam Kau) is also an informant for the police force. While Dog Stone is cunning enough to discover their identities, there are in fact more undercover agents in the club...Influenced by Hollywood's semi-documentary style, the film has a detailed yet complex portrayal of human nature-undercover anxieties, domineering gangsters and moral ambiguity. With its realistic chasing and action sequences, the film is nonetheless a very entertaining piece of cinema.
Beauty and Sword
Director
1956 film from Hong Kong, produced by Shaw Brothers.
The Opera Boat in Singapore
Director
The Opera Boat at Star Island 星 島 紅 船 (Xingdao hongchuan) (1955) aka The Opera Boat in Singapore is a Hong Kong film in the Cantonese language of the comedy and musical genre, directed by Ku Wen-Chung and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio.
Chin Ping Mei
Writer
Chin Ping Mei 金瓶梅 (1955) is a Hong Kong feature film written by Ku Wen-Chung and directed by Wang Yin, it was produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. This is an adaptation of the Lotus Pan tale.
Chin Ping Mei
Chin Ping Mei 金瓶梅 (1955) is a Hong Kong feature film written by Ku Wen-Chung and directed by Wang Yin, it was produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. This is an adaptation of the Lotus Pan tale.
Marriage Angle
Marriage Angle is a Hong Kong Mandarin-language feature film of the drama genre, written and directed by Wang Yin, produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Liu Chi and Chow Sze-Ching were the cinematographers.
Nothing Compares to You
After spending seven years apart due to warfare, childhood sweethearts meet each other again and fall in love, yet tragic fate awaits.
Yonder My Love
A love triangle between a wrongfully accused fugitive, a judge's daughter, and her cousin.
亂世妖姬(上下集)
A Shaw and Sons production about a couple who loves each other but end up marrying different people because of parental pressures.