Roy Chiao
Birthday: Born in 1927-03-16 in Shanghai, China
Deathday: 1999-04-15
Roy Chiao was a Chinese actor most famous in the Western world for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Senzo Tanaka in Bloodsport.
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富貴冤家
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隋唐風雲
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In ancient China, Emperor Yang is a tyrant who executes his ministers and neglects his people. Li Yuan, his loyal cousin, refuses to rebel against him until Emperor Yang's actions become unbearable. Li's son, Li Shimin, advises his father to raise an army against the emperor. After a successful revolt, Li Shimin becomes the Crown Prince of the new Tang Dynasty. As Li Shimin becomes more powerful, his relationship with his older brother, Li Jiancheng, deteriorates, leading to a deadly conflict....
人在江湖
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Brothers Bo and Wei are forced to join the triad in Hong Kong after arriving from China. They become successful drug dealers but sacrifice their family happiness for money and power. Once the ICAC is established, they become its targets and struggle to escape its grip....
第三類房客
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"Guardian Angel" is a hilarious and satirical comedy about ghosts. The story takes place in an old house where a couple lived until the wife's infidelity is revealed and the husband decides to murder her lover. In the process, they accidentally kill the construction worker Ah Kit, whose ghost haunts the place. The couple sells the house to newlyweds Tang and Ma who face a series of strange occurrences. As they settle in, they realize that the ghost is friendly and helpful, even assisting with ...
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Character: Lao Che
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace....
A Debt of Blood
Character: Ma Jen-shan
During the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance, the young daughter of Ma Renshan, the president of North China Hospital, was killed by the Japanese army. His second daughter Ma Xiuyun and his younger brother Ma Shaohua joined the anti-Japanese guerrillas....
The Mad, Mad, Mad Sailors
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Hong Kong comedy....
The Blue Poisonous Bees
Character: Lung King-tin
In realising their scheme to rule the underworld, the Poisonous Snake Gang breeds the 'Blue Poisonous Bees' and sends Red Rose to the Flying Dragon Gang to execute the 'Flying Sting' mission. Chased by Lung King-tin, both of them are captured by Anna Tai of the Female Monster Gang. The three gangs fight for the possession of a nuclear pistol and allegiances shift as the agents fall in love....
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Character: Professor
Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers....
Bloodsport
Character: Senzo Tanaka
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite....
Enter the Dragon
Character: Shaolin Abbott
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover....
A Touch of Zen
Character: Abbot Hui Yuan
Ku Shen Chai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-ching, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Ku into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter....
All's Well, Ends Well '97
Character: Mr. Lo
Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing but fool around all day long. Old Mr. Lo is very annoyed about this. The relationship between father and son is thus affected. So on Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to play a joke on him. They trick him into believing he has won the lottery. Kung is so happy that he spends a tremendous amount of money. When he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane and the whole family belie...
Game of Death II
Character: The Abbot
In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a sudden illness. But suspicion of foul play arises when a gang tries to steal Ku's coffin at the funeral using a helicopter. When Lo's younger brother Lo hears about the incident, he leaves his Buddhist master to investigate the truth. His trail soon leads him to the Castle of Death, the last place Chin Ku was seen alive. There, he meets and befriends an unlikely ally--a cruel and merciless martial ...
Black Dragon
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Three brothers return to Hong Kong for a family reunion only to find their father murdered by the Black Dragon Gang. They work with the police to bring down the syndicate by going undercover....
Summer Snow
Character: Lin Sun
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family....
Sometimes, Miracles do Happen
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Five Golden Dragons
Character: Inspector Chiao
While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of criminal negotiations between a mean gang, the Five Golden Dragons and the local mobsters....
The Valiant Ones
Character: Yu Da You
A righteous husband-and-wife swordfighting duo struggle to protect China from the machinations of Japanese pirates and corrupt officials....
Burning Ambition
Character: Hwa's Father
This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho....
Lady Reporter
Character: Prosecutor Yu
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped....
It's Always Spring
Character: Xu Zhaofeng
Singaporean diva Li Ailian has arrived in Hong Kong to further her singing career. Xu Zhaofeng helps her land a job at Spring Wind Palace. Provoked by jealousy, Xu's long-time girlfriend Tao Haiyin, a local diva, insists on performing at the Palace, too. And when two divas strut their stuff, it's great tunes and hot action. Haiyin's brother Zhengsheng, the bandleader, has fallen out with his sister due to his infatuation with Li. Li misunderstands Zhengsheng's intentions initially but his devoti...
The Last Message
Character: Mr. Chiang Wo
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure....
The Arch
Character: Captain Yang
A widow upholds feudal virtue by suppressing her love for a cavalry captain in favor of her daughter....
The Fate of Lee Khan
Character: Tsao Yu-kun
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-Chang's army. Rebel spies, aided by treachery within Khan's ranks, strive to corner him in an inn....
Inspector Chocolate
Character: Captain K.W. Kiu
Inspector Chu is an idiot to rival Inspector Clouseau. After he fails to catch a car-park full of thieves he is demoted to the missing persons squad, only to be faced with the kidnapping of the son of the star of a TV cooking show. Inspector Chocolate bungles the case, fails to dance the tango and interferes with the Miss Hong Kong pageant in his attempts to solve the case...
Krazy Kops
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Do-Re-Me
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Hong Kong movie...
The Musical Singer
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Entertainment manager James Wong loses his lead singer Jannie Fong when she breaks her contract. Angered, he turns his efforts to making a young dancer named Russell, who has no singing experience, into an even more successful singer than Miss Fong. During his climb to success, Russell's girlfriend, Dionne, feels alienated from him....
Happy Sixteen
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Second Class Resident
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The Protector
Character: Mr. Ko
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate....
The Age of Miracles
Character: Messenger of Death in White Suit
A psychic widow (Anita Yuen) makes a bargain with Death (Roy Chiao) in order to save her son's (Alan Tam) life....
Blind Romance
Character: Tung's Grandfather
Chingmy Yau is spunky girl-next-door Tung-Tung, who's hot for rich guy Wing (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), but she can’t say two words to him thanks to one of those afflictions that occurs only in movies. It seems she has this annoying problem of hyperventilating whenever a guy she likes looks at her....
Enter the Fat Dragon
Character: Uncle Chiu
Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when he arrives, he finds a gang of thugs causing trouble in the restaurant. He takes the chance to prove himself and attacks the thugs, defeating them and saving the restaurant. Soon, he becomes a waiter, and discovers a plot by the same thugs to kidnap a woman he works with. Eventuall...
Follow the Star
Character: Drunken Sheng
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing's garage for repairs. When Harry and she drive off, the car's undercarriage Ah S...
Between Tears and Laughter
Character: Zheng Dajiang
This is the story of three ladies who live together in an apartment in Hong Kong and what happens to them. First, there is Shuxian, whose husband left her and has a son in the hospital who can't walk. Then, there is Meifen, a romance novelist who pines for a deceased lover and, finally Manli, a young lady with some sass who is expecting a visit from Mr. Zheng, a man she has been a pen pal with for a year. She also has been dating someone else, not happily. The film goes through all three lives....
Treasure Hunt
Character: Uncle Bill
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China....
Righting Wrongs
Character: Judge
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive....
Dragons Forever
Character: Judge Lo Chun Wai
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant....
A Kid from Tibet
Character: Lawyer Robinson
As the evil sect known as the Black Section of Esoteric Buddhism wreaks havoc on Tibet, a young monk named Wong La (Biao Yuen) is sent to Hong Kong to recover a sacred urn that holds the power to defeat the enemies. Wong soon meets and safeguards a gorgeous woman (Michelle Reis) connected to the urn's protector, while the leader of the Black Section learns of Wong's plan and pursues the urn for himself in this martial arts thriller....
Dial for Murder
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Mr. Fortune
Character: Boss Cha
Toy designer Yau (Anthony Chan) is always bullied by boss (Wong Wan Si) and ex-girlfriend (Money Lo). One day, Yau runs into a beautiful but rebellious girl named Ching (Chingmy Yau), who tells him she is the target of triad harassment. Yau is determined to help her, and he resigns from his job at the encouragement of Ching. The two take low-pay jobs at a fast food chain, and gradually fall in love with each other. But their relationship is threatened when Ching's true identity as the daughter o...
King of Gambler
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Casino owner Mr. Tanaka lose face when he loses 700 million US dollars to an American player. In an attempt to win back the money Tanaka turns to the triads that have a player who possesses a pair of very special skills....
Devotion
Character: Yuan Chi Tang
Devotion, should be grim enough a lesson for my teenager in love. Little Kitty Ting Hao suffers due to social evils that ruthlessly rob her of the inalienable right to marry Chang Yang, the man she loves. Her incidental misbehaviour with Chang, which leads to the birth of a fatherless baby, does the final nailing of her coffin. Fortunately their daughter is intelligent and strong enough to be the master of circumstances and fights for her own love....
Death Traps
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Helen Li Mei plays the role of an alcoholic who, in a state of drunkenness, mistakenly hires a mafia boss to kill herself. Li has often been compared to singer/actress Bai Guang who is also renowned for her femme fatale image. Both actresses impress the audience with a combination of their stunning beauty and the subtle sexiness of their exceptional performance....
Sister Long Legs
Character: Hsiao Chin
Woo Ting-ting (Julie Yeh Feng) is a smart, tall, introverted and snobby young girl who embodies the idea of the unattainable beauty. On the other end of the spectrum, Ting's younger sister Bin (Jeanette Lin Tsui) is an outgoing, fun and bright girl-next-door type who exudes youthful energy. Ting's cold demeanor makes a lot of boys give pause about pursuing her, but the arrival of car dealership employee Kam (Roy Chiao) changes everything. Meanwhile, Bin's flirty nature attracts too many boys, an...
The Story of Three Loves: Part 1
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Based upon a hugely popular romance novel by Shanghai writer Zhang Henshui, the film tells the intriguing relationship between a rich Beijing college boy and three young women: a street artist, an upper class lady, and a teahouse songstress....
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
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Continuing the story of Part I, the plots follows the tragic fate of teahouse songstress Shen, who is forced to become the mistress of the evil warlord Liu. When the latter discovers that she has had a secret rendezvous with her lover Fan, he tortures her to insanity. A fine melodrama, indeed the best a studio can offer in its time, The Story of Three Loves is also the last film of screen diva Grace Chang who plays two roles, the tender and affectionate Shen, and the arrogant and spoiled He......
The Call Girls
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A story of female sex workers across all social strata....
Angel of the Road
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Max Mok plays a truck driver who falls in love with an innocent school student (Loletta Lee). Everything seems to be perfect for Max Mok and his colleagues but conflicts with the local Hong Kong triad will soon appear....
June Bride
Character: Mai Qin
To marry her fiance Dong Jifang, Wang Danlin and her father Zhuoran take the cruise home to Hong Kong. The daughter fails to see eye to eye with her father who covets after Dong's money for speculation. On the ship, she suffers intensive courtship from the Filipino Chinese Lin Yamang. Meanwhile, Dong is eager to match his old frame Bai Jin with the sailor Mai Qin, but Mai mistakes Danlin for Bai and falls in love with her, resulting in a morass of troubles. Finding out Dong's affair with Bai, Da...
Gold Button
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Golden Needles
Character: Lin Tao
An ancient Asian statue with the power to grant health and long life via secret acupuncture points is being pursued by a wealthy criminal, but his plans are put in peril when a slovenly detective is tasked with protecting the relic....
Blood Reincarnation
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A horror anthology. In the first, a man and his pregnant wife help an old woman bury a covered pot in a field. Believing that the pot contains treasure, they kill the old woman, only to find that it contains nothing but bones. The pregnant woman goes into labor over the dead woman's body, and blood from that event drips onto the corpse. The baby, when born, is fully able to bite his father's finger off and kill him. The second episode concerns an adulterous couple who, when discovered by the wom...
The Lost Generation
Character: Concert Guest
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China....
The Good, the Bad and the Loser
Character: The Loser
The Good, the Bad and the Loser is a Hong Kong Martial Arts-Comedy starring Richard Ng....
Itchy Fingers
Character: Inspector
Biggie (Roy Chiao) and Tiny (Richard Ng) grow up together. They fight all the time. Biggie is a detective and Tiny is a thief. Biggie has the satisfaction of catching Tiny and putting him behind bars. When Tiny is released, he is approached by Daigau who wants Tiny's help to steal the world famous diamond....
Murder Most Foul
Character: Himself as a pilot
Murder Most Foul is a Hong Kong Thriller directed by and starring Richard Ng....
God Father
Character: Ghost Eye Chu Tung Shen
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a large amount of money by a card sharp, and Git promises revenge. But the card sharp, called "Card Devil", works for the ruthless gang boss Kwok, and Git is also tricked. Having pledged the garage against the debt, Git desperately seeks the assistance of the one man who is up to the task of tricking the crooks, Ghost Eye....
Travels with a Sword
Character: Cockeyed Tiger
Travels with a Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung...
Air Hostess
Character: Lei Tai-Ying
Back in 1959, air hostess was considered one of the most glamorous and privileged occupations for young girls with a dream. This first colour production of MP & GI details the ins and outs of the profession and takes the three lead actresses, Ge Lan (Grace Chang), Julia Ye Feng and Dolly Su Feng through a series of tough training. After their graduation, the film then brings them, and the audience, to exotic places like Bangkok, Singapore and Taiwan....
The Blue Lamp in Winter Night
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A good, atmospheric, turn-of-the-century horror story with ghosts, vampires, and an impossible love triangle....
Ghost Under the Cold Moonlight
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Taiwanese horror film....
Ladies First
Character: Wang Shu
Chen Liujin and Zhang Lihong have a chance encounter with Wang Shu and Li Rong during an outing to the beach. Chen admires Wang, but Wang has fallen for Zhang's charm; Zhang fancies Li, whose heart is set on Chen ironically. The two young men seek to approach their objects of affection on the pretext of inviting the dream date of each other to an outing in the country during which they are teased and made fun of by the two women. To wipe away the shame, Wang and Li plot to intoxicate the women, ...
Games Gamblers Play
Character: Man at Milk Bar Getting Parking Ticket
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in pr...
A Title Rewon
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I Do!
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I DO! is a trilogy which centres on the ups and downs of romantic love. New Year's Eve revolves around Zhang Guo Zhu, an unfaithful husband who has revenge taken on him by Jenny Tseng in a most devious way. Please, Please Me is a comedy starring Kenny Bee and newcomer Yu Jia Xi as a cohabiting couple, who try hard to adhere to the rule that they can talk about love, but never about the responsibility of marriage. I Do, the main segment, has Alan Tang in a horror tale....
Life is a Moment
Character: Astrologer
In 2035, 6262 accidentally broke into the time tunnel and returned to the world 50 years ago. When he was awake, he saw Fang Zhongxin's knowledge in 1987. In order to avoid the doubt of the party, she said that her name was Lu Yi and she stayed home temporarily. In the future world, Lu Yi, who has always been in disgust with her husband, was fond of him by the emotional sentiments of Fang Zhongxin. At the same time, in 1987, when Lu Yi’s mother was orphaned, Lu Yi was required to resolve the fri...
Only Fools Fall in Love
Character: Ford's Great Uncle
Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family....
Foxbat
Character: Doctor Vod
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target....
Shadow Ninja
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A veteran and tough sheriff's wife has a gambling problem. He works both sides of the law. He gets teamed up with a young cop who he is told to take under his wing. They end up working together well and the young cop's martial arts skills are very useful....
Cageman
Character: Fatso
The story about a young, unemployed man, who after being kicked out is desperate enough to live anywhere. He is directed to Fatso, who owns the caged establishment, and is given a living space....
Once Upon a Mirage
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Story of five children growing up and learning about life in Hong Kong....
Escorts Over Tiger Hill
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A war between two generals, one of whom drafts Jing Wuji, a former fighter who has become a monk, to escort a group of prisoners over the mountains. The monk's efforts are complicated by the reappearance of his two vengeful ex-wives....
Cheat to Cheat
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Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang....
Romance of the Forbidden City
Character: Hong Chengchou
Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam....
Game of Death
Character: Henry Lo
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him....
Cheating in Panorama
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Lily of the Valley
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The Family Strikes Back
Character: Professor
Professor Kiu is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. Kiu orders his assistants to kidnap men to his lab, located in a private container on a vessel, for experiments. Police inspector Uncle Wah had sent his subordinates to gather evidence in the vessel, but failed to find any. Shek La-mai, an acrobatic performer and a former commander of the Special Duties Unit is a single father of three children. One night during a performance with his protege, ...
The Black Musketeer 'F'
Character: Bureau Chief Fong
First film in the series, based on Ni Kuang's spy pulp novels. Police Commissioner Fong enlists the chivalrous female bandit Muk Lan-fa to retrieve the latest gadget that emits deadly laser beam and its protocol, which allegedly have been transferred away by Ho Tin-hung. Sensing his life in danger, Ho recruits the agent Ko Cheung as his aide, but no sooner has Ko set foot in his house than Ho is murdered. The opportunistic Detective Chan coerces Ko into the hunt by implicating him in the crime. ...
Ferry to Hong Kong
Character: Johnny Sing-Up
Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. Unable to go ashore, Conrad is a permanent passenger on the ferry with Hart, who detests him. It's all one long, lazy voyage for Conrad until one fateful trip when an encounter with a typhoon and pirates forces Conrad to choose between an aiml...
Let's Rock
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Double Exposure
Character: 林伯器
Mona Lam, who works for a swindling syndicate under duress, scours a nightclub for her new prey and finds the rich heir Cheng Siu-chuen. Struggling to find true bliss, the lovers gain the blessing of Lam's second uncle. On the eve of Cheng's father's birthday banquet, Lam is pressured to strike again under the watchful eye of Lucy sent by the man who's pulling the strings on the marionette behind the scenes who has threatened to kill Cheng. The quick-witted woman aborts the operation, claiming t...
The Alishan Uprising
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In May of 1949, director Zhang Ying and screenwriter Zhang Che took people to Taiwan to shoot a film that reflected Taiwan's Gaoshan tribe. Unexpectedly, when it was completed, it coincided with the war between the KMT and the Communist Party in Shanghai. Later, the Kuomintang government completely withdrew from Shanghai to Taiwan, and the film crew stayed in Taiwan. The film was also premiered in Taiwan, becoming the first feature film in Taiwanese film history. The episode "High Mountain Green...
Four Brave Ones
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During the Japanese invasion of China, medical students Sun Yang (Chang Yang) and Xu Ruomei (Bai Luming) pretend to be a doctor and his wife to engage in intelligence work behind enemy lines....