Cinematography
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1992 film
Qing Officer Caught by Fang and Hu
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.
An adult comedy produced by the Shaw Brothers.
The Japanese have conquered Chow Chu, a Chinese village, and have it ruled by Captain Chow, a collaborationist, and his henchmen. Yu-Kong, a most wanted patriot, takes refuge at Yen Wei's as he must hand over an important message to Tong Ye, her husband. But Tong Ye has been taken hostage and has just been shot by a firing squad. Bad for the Japanese, Yen Wei accepts the mission meant for her husband. In memory of him...
Killed undercover agent
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."
Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."
Kendo master's son
Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star's name in the title. One of the few such films was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900x. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.
The Righteous Club of Chinese martial artists meet to drive out the evil Japanese invaders but first they must overcome their own personal differences.
A young Chinese all-karate champion, Tze Chiang (Kurata Yasuaki), along with his Japanese wife, arrives home in Shanghai only to find that the situation there has become intolerable. Now, he is a foreigner in his own land due to a Japanese occupation! Tze Chiang soon discovers that his parents have been murdered by a local Marshall, so the military can use the Chiang's family home as a post.
Chow Chang
A village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off.
A deranged swordsman travels the land taking on all comers and defeats them all with ease. News of these vile fights travels fast, and before long two other students of the sword are dispatched to rein him in.
