Lu Wei

Taiwanese director Jo Jo Wang's 1985 adaptation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "The Christ of Nanking". Taiwan's Government Information Office demanded cuts to the erotic scenes, objected to the poster (depicting lead actress Lu Hsiao-fen crucified nude), and demanded a change of the Chinese title.

shaw production

Taiwanese huangmei opera film.

The swords never stop flying in this action-packed old school hit! Master Wu (Ko Keung from "Fatal Flying Guillotines"), after refusing to help the king continue his war, fights off a regiment of guards attempting to take him by force. Unfortunately, he cannot save his brother, but he can get revenge! Master Wu embarks on his journey for revenge and is joined by David Chiang ("Slice Of Death", "Challenge Of The Shaolin Masters"). Ninjas, gap-toothed kings, and a sword-wielding army are just a few of the obstacles Master Wu must overcome on his revenge quest.

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.

Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers.

The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and strength bring armies of challengers to his door, seeking the title for themselves. Not to be defeated, the Third Master fights evil, saves damsels in distress, and duels rival swordsmen to the death.

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.

The beloved cartoon character Master Q gets a hilarious live-action adaptation in the side-splitting comic adventure Mr. Funny-Bone! Join Master Q for a series of comic vignettes as he attempts to win the heart of the lovely Li Jing. Along for the ride is Master Q's loyal sidekick Potato, a stout fellow who's forever getting into silly mishaps. The pair get involved in plenty of shenanigans and gags, including pratfalls, low-brow bathroom humor, and even some fun fighting sequences.

Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the three other gang members die, and their gold haul goes missing. Liao Jiang and his new gang member Huge Eyes are then forced to turn to a triad gang to help get back their gold from a rival group.

Shaw Bros production

Besides martial arts, Bruce Lee's contribution to Chinese society was instilling a strong sense of nationalism. After his death, anti-Japanese films found new breathe especially in Taiwan. Based on a King Hu’s script, Heroes Of The Underground tapped into Lee's nationalistic fervor and the Confucian ethic of country above family and starred the popular Ching Li as a World War II, Chinese secret agent planted into the Japanese Headquarters at Changsha. Tears flow in the name of country pride.

A romantic Shaw Brothers musical.

Um homem e uma mulher totalmente diferentes e que não se conhecem acabam trocando de corpos após um encontro repentino.

This light-hearted action comedy hybrid-where crooks and cops work together to make a better Hong Kong - was hailed for its British humor and Italian style as well as its unique Chinese flavor. In fact, the Hong Kong Movie New named it "one of the most hilarious comedies among the Mandarin productions in recent years." Enjoy the fast-moving and funny tale of a pretty pickpocket tangling with jewel heists, wallet snatchings, and a drug trafficking ring.

As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.

Director Li Han-hsiang teams up with Michael Hui in this tongue in cheek tale of extramarital affairs and corruption. Michael Hui and Wang Sheng are two loafers who prove they are good for something after all.

Baseado na vida e aventuras do pirata Chang Pao Tsai, o filme segue ele e sua tripulação durante o ataque a um navio Inglês até uma vila numa baia próxima, onde o mesmo ajuda os aldeões e entra em conflito com autoridades locais.

Depois de atuar em dezenas de filmes, Teddy Yip Wing Cho resolveu dirigir alguns filmes, todos com formatos distintos. "The Black Tavern" talvez seja o seu primeiro do gênero suspense, um filme repleto de tramas, reviravoltas e contendo uma gama considerável de efeitos especiais para uma película da época. O cenário é basicamente um único local e com poucas variações de ambiente. O contexto do filme é organizado em uma trama com inúmeros personagens, todos tentando se apropriar indevidamente do tesouro alheio. Muito movimentado, com lutas praticadas com severa violência contendo diversos acessórios de mão, tais como, espadas, lanças, facas e chicotes.

Siu Lao Fei Lung e Ma Tien Piao são bandidos que andam de cidade em cidade assaltando bancos e matando pessoas. Quando se dão mal em um assalto, Siu manda Ma fugir com o dinheiro e pede a ele que se for preso ele tente ajudar a resgatá-lo depois. Siu é preso pelas autoridades e passa meses na prisão sofrendo torturas. Ele então percebe que seu irmão jurado não retornou para salvá-lo e fugiu com todo o dinheiro do roubo. Em vez disso, Ma formou uma gangue de bandidos sendo o líder e adquiriu prestigio e poder no povoado onde vive. Passado algum tempo Siu consegue escapar e se dirige para o acampamento de Ma para um ajuste de contas.

O filme retrata intrigas, conspirações e corrupção que acontecem na Corte Imperial Chinesa. O papel principal é do ator Chuan Yuan que nesse filme representa um dos nobres do império, Shu Pei-pei, atriz principal, é uma noiva relutante que tem suas raízes dentro do clã rebelde. Unidos por laços afetivos e contando com um grupo de lutadores de artes marciais que manuseiam diversos tipos de armas tentaram desvendar e acabar com a corrupção dentro do império. Será que nossos heróis saíram vivos dessa aventura.

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.

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.

Durante a guerra japonesa, lutador pobre consegue destaque ao vencer um poderoso russo que se torna chefe do crime organizado. Quando um de seus amigos é assassinado, ele declara guerra no submundo, o que pode significar sua própria derrota.

Three Sung loyalists decide to become blood brothers to fight the tyranny of the Tartar invaders. They build a stronghold and christen it 'The Flying Dragon Fortress' up in the hills. Gathering together a devoted army of followers, the three brothers wage war against the Tartar defense. Desiring to oust the oppressors altogether, Ma Ching plans to coerce an ally, Hong Zhang Chung to release the kidnapped Tartar princess in what initially seems a strategic and civil effort to gain points with the court. Not long after, it soon becomes apparent Ma desires both a great position and power and is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to get it.

O enredo segue as irmãs titulares, Ruo Lien, Ruo Lan e Ruo Mei cujo clã protege a famosa espada de ferro, uma poderosa arma muito procurada por seus rivais, em particular o desagradável Chu Tien Hsiang (interpretado pelo ator lendário Lo Changshan, conhecido na época por ser a primeira estrela internacional do estúdio, aparecendo nos gostos de “King Boxer” e “Lady Eremita”) que pretende usá-lo para se tornar o número um no mundo das artes marciais. Infiltrando o trio com seus esquemas astutos, ele aproveita a lâmina e define sobre eliminar seus legítimos donos, como a banda de garotas juntos para trazê-lo à justiça.

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.

A 1970 film.

The Younger Generation is an ultra-tragic tale about a young girl, played by Ivy Ling Po who gets married, has five kids, then she and her husband die forcing one child sold to prostitution to feed the other four. Chinese culture dictates that great respect is given to the elders and in The Younger Generation, it is an elder that is the hero, telling audiences that although sadness abounds, they can return home happy with their Confucius mindset.

A remake that doesn't disappoint, the Shawscope color Love Without End is as touching as the classic black and white original. Excelling in the tragic role made famous by Linda Lin Dai in 1961, Jenny Hu was honored with the Special Award for Best Acting in 1970.

In an attempt to seize the famous Tai Hsuan Book of Swords the outlaws Wang, Ku, Lu and Pai Feng attack the Hsia Tien Tsai Mansion and slaughter all righteous opponents. Only Hsia’s baby daughter survives and the dying mother leaves a message in blood to urge her to take revenge once she is grown up.

O espadachim Ding Menghao participa de muitos duelos e torna-se conhecido como "A Espada Mais Rápida". Certo dia, um velho monge assiste a uma das vitórias de Ding e, apenas com um longo e fino cachimbo nas mãos, o desafia, com a condição de que aquele que for derrotado será servo do outro durante três anos. Assim começa uma jornada de rivalidades, vinganças, conspiração, autodescoberta, justiça e honra.

Taiwan's most glamorous screen couple, Ko Chun-Hsiung and Chang Mei-Yao, co-star in "Fallen Petals", a romance with the unique setting of Taiwan during World War II, when the island was a colony of Japan. Ko is drafted into the Japanese army and forced to leave his pregnant girlfriend behind. When he is presumably killed in action, Chang becomes a cabaret girl to support their baby. Thanks to director Pan Lei's sensitive scenario, the dramatic outcome is far from predictable.

It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the era's most popular stars. It was part of Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films.

Li Tsui-Ying (Pai Hung), the Best Secret Agent, disguises herself as a train conductor to assist Changjiang guerrilla leader Chiang Hsiao-Tien (Wu Chia-Chi) to evade the patrol of Japanese troops. Li adopts the pseudonym of White Peony in her Peking opera performance for the puppet government president, Han Zhaogui. Chiang discovers that his former lover Liu Feng has become Han's wife, but he finds that Liu still loves him and keeps their love token golden pheasant heart. White Peony would like to destroy the Japanese army’s project of building a secret airport. However, when she rescues Chiang from Han’s secretary, Ma Zuo-wen during an attack of Han in the cinema, White Peony falls in love with Chiang, without knowing that Chiang’s lover is Liu. In a final duel between White Peony vs Ma and Han, she realises how much Chiang loves Liu. She returns the golden pheasant heart that Ma took away from Liu to the lovers. The next day when Liu wakes up, White Peony has gone.

Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father. He meets nurse Ya Lan (Cheng Pei-Pei) who falls in love with him. But dastardly doings are afoot as Dr. Ho's enemies plot against him.

Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1964