Cheh Chang

A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu to (imdb)

Two friends (Philip Kwok & Lo Meng) who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord (Lu Feng) and his students... (imdb)

A wandering swordsman protects a family from the wrath of a clan chief.

Three men, crippled by an evil warlord, become friends and learn kung fu with the help of an old teacher and his idiot pupil. (imdb)

The story is simple (Shaolin vs. Manchu traitors), but the effect was anything but, as the screen's most charismatic action actors team with a legendary director and revered choreographers (Liu Chia-liang and brother Liu Chia-yung) for scenes of unparalleled power.

Guan Xiaolou vows vengeance for the unjust death of his brother, Guan Yulou...

Count Dracula journies to a remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. (imdb)

A young martial artist seeks revenge on the Ninja who kills his martial arts brothers (incl Lo Meng of "Venoms" and "Destroyers") and teacher. He finds help in the form of a new teacher (who knows Ninjitsu) and new brothers (incl Wang Li of "Destroyers" and "Daredevils"). Together the four pupils face the Five Element Ninja challenge: Wood, Earth, Gold, Water, and Fire. (imdb)

This classic film is centered around the main villain Golden Arms (played by Meng Lo, Toad in Five Deadly Venoms) and his efforts to steal a wagon full of gold. (thescreendirectory.com)

An evil gang attacks the Chi school of Golden Sword Kung Fu. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school, his dying wish is that his son be taken in as a student. Young Fang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu) grows up in the school and treasures his father's broken sword and the memory of his father's sacrifice... (imdb)

RETURN OF THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1968) is a direct sequel to ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1967), a seminal Hong Kong martial arts film that, unlike earlier swordplay films with Wang Yu (e.g. TWIN SWORDS, MAGNIFICENT TRIO), placed the emphasis on technique and training in order to defeat a superior enemy. (IMDB Comments)

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao. Even against impossible odds, he will prove a great warrior. (imdb)

The film concerns the plight of unemployed martial artists at the turn of the 20th century. Guns and modern transportation have essentially made the traditional security transport agency obsolete. Who needs highly trained and expensive martial artists when you can give an idiot a gun? An unhinged man who has inherited his father's businesses and wealth plus his father's "Golden Sword" skill, preys on starving, itinerant martial artists by challenging them to friendly fights. What the desperate martial artists don't know is that this guy is really fighting to the death. (IMDB Comments)

The plot is broodingly dark, as a group of young Kung Fu students is stalked and murdered by two Ching assassins. The five students, trying to figure out why, relate the story of their fathers' adventure to save a famous Chinese revoluntionary, years before. Known by legend as "10 Tigers," the students' fathers risked their lives and homes to save the political figure. The two assassins have come to gain revenge for the murder of Wei Pei's government hunter, who attempted to capture the revolutionary. (IMDB Comments)

The Shaolin Temple is the last place to resist defeat by the Manchu Dynasty, mostly because of their unique fighting style. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping that they will be admitted as pupils. As the Abbot becomes older, he realizes that the Manchus are determined to destroy the temple and eradicate the Shaolin fighting techniques. To this end, he decides that it is time at last to admit worthy men into the temple as students, to learn the way of Shaolin. (imdb)

The Wu Tang go after Shaolin in this tale of revenge and ultimate betrayal. Priest San Te leads the charge against the Wu Tang, who strike back with equal vengeance. The Venoms are also taking sides, pitting friend against friend, brother against brother.

Golden Swallow is living peacefully with her "friend" by a waterfall. She has seemingly given up her death-dealing ways but soon she is accused of going on a bloody rampage against an evil clan. As it turns out, the actual culprit is an old beau named Silver Roc who is impersonating her to draw her out into the open. A complicated love triangle develops as her affections are torn between the two men while all three must also deal with the evil kung-fu clan. (imdb)

Prolific kung-fu director Chang Cheh takes the helm for this Shaw Brothers production following a team of highly-skilled fighters as they venture into a house designed to trap and destroy anyone who dares enter it. The Deadly Venoms may be capable of defeating any foe who stands in their way, though how will they fare against a series of elaborate, man-made booby traps designed to dispatch with intruders in the most creative ways imaginable? (Allmovie.com)

The Venoms pose as acrobats and military dignitaries in order to get close to the General, whom they have sworn revenge on.

A manchu general pits the South Shaolin and North Shaolin schools against each other in order to wipe them out completely. After the deaths of five Southern students, the grand master sends his best 3 students to train hard before exacting their revenge.

Historical dramatization of an important day in the life a South China sea pirate. (imdb)

Story of mistaken identity. A country bumpkin named "Bastard" by his mother is taken for the leader of a criminal gang. Whom just happens to be stalked by a martial arts master who is punishing the gang for their misdeeds. Bastard is kidnapped by the gang to replace their missing leader and hopefully take the blame for their misdeeds when the master shows up.

Kuo Tsing and Huang Yung , the happy-but-beleaguered couple, continue their travels on behalf of the Beggars Clan whose chieftainship their teacher had bestowed on Huang Yung in the previous film. However, a blow by Iron Palm has seriously wounded Huang Yung, so Kuo Tsing seeks help from a reclusive white-haired beauty, "Auntie Ying", who sends them to Emperor Yuan for a cure. But first they must get past the Emperor's followers a fisherman, a woodcutter, a farmer, and a scholar. (hkflix)

Ma and Xiao are manual laborers busting their tails in Shanghai at the beginning of the film, and Ma's first encounter with the crime lord Tan Si starts him off on the underworld influence ladder. Step by step, he earns the respect of everyone he meets, either with his strength of character or by beating them up. When he gets a really big break by defeating a Russian strongman, he indulges himself in a fancy cigarette holder, much like the one Tan Si uses. (wikipedia)

Patriots during the Sung Dynasty attempt to rescue a kidnapped prince from Ching troops who have invaded the north of China. The patriots are led by Ti Lung who recruits a mysterious but seemingly superhuman fighter to find a way to cross a perilous bridge to enter an impregnable fortress to locate and rescue the imprisoned prince. (imdb)

As the reign of the Ming Dynasty comes to a close, a corrupt magistrate draws the vengeance of three fearless warriors in this kung fu epic from director Chang Cheh. Tired of being exploited and overtaxed by the current magistrate, the citizens of a small community band together to prepare a petition to a visiting minister... (allmovie.com)

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals (who he treats as sons) to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud that could lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved. (imdb)

Wu Sung, a famed martial arts teacher who famously killed a tiger with his bare hands, avenges his brother's honor by killing his adulterous sister-in-law and her lover. While in prison, he is spared the usual torture thanks to officer "Golden Eye" Shih En, who asks Wu Sung to help him reclaim his restaurant The Delightful Forest from a local thug. But this thug also has political connections, which makes the battle more difficult and bloody than they ever anticipated.

Chapters 64-68 of Water Margin.

The films follows a trio of bandits who join the army to suppress a rebel movement in Qing Dynasty China. (wikipedia.org)

When a loyal member of a crime syndicate volunteers to take the heat off his gang and go into temporary exile after a volatile conflict with a rival clan, the young warrior finds that his sacrifice isn't honored in this historical kung fu epic. Upon returning from his stint as a scapegoat, Iron Panther finds that his gang has joined with the enemy gang his comrades were fighting when he left. (allmovie.com)

Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an infirmity that renders him unable to use his sword. Rather than give up this important commission and let the martial world know of his precarious health he means to entrust the consignment to two young knights in his manor, Hsiang Ting and Yun Piao-Piao. (imdb)

A vicious despot embarks upon a violent reign of terror, with horrific results for the oppressed populace. A number of highly skilled kung fu experts join forces in an effort to overturn the tyrant in this blood-soaked martial arts adventure. (allmovie.com)

A young gang member named Chieh is exiled after a brawl ends with his mob boss father dead. When he returns after a year away, young Chieh finds that his own gang has joined forces with the one that had his father killed and now he's a target. Seeking out the other former gang members who wouldn't go along with this shift in loyalty, Chieh draws together a small but mighty army -- including his mysterious Thai half-brother (allmovie.com)

Four friends learn kung fu to avenge the death of their friend against the Manchus.

A team of martial artists attempt to track down and destroy a clan of unknown masked assassins.

A priceless piece of jade is stolen and the world of Jianghu becomes an elaborate game of death. Whose motives are real?

An angel is cast to earth for letting a spirit return to the land of mortals, where he is thereby descended to hell for helping out a couple from the mafia. In hell, he must join forces with four others who each received unjust death and a woman known as "red dress" for a chance at reincarnation.

Yuan Chengzhi, spirited away for years to a reclusive master of Lung Yau martial arts after his Han loyalist father is betrayed, sets out on his own as a young man of righteousness. In the hideout of deceased master Golden Snake, he discovers a buried manual, sword and collection of darts...

Guo Jing and Yang Kang, the sons of two rebels, are sworn brothers from birth. As the rebels are killed by imperial guards, the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" and a taoist priest separate the two boys, tutor them separately in martial arts for them to meet again 18 years later in a contest of abilities...

The lives of Tang Dong and Yang Jianwen cross paths in San Francisco's Chinatown...

Vice Admiral An Qi Bang recalls a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy Izuma, the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937...

Chivalrous, noble swordsman Fang Junzhao goes on a search for Miss Liu's childhood sweetheart, the self-exiled fugitive Li Yue...

Swordsman Nie Zheng assasinates Premier Han Kui not for revenge, politics or justice, but a higher purpose to be.

After the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, the Chings are in control and send their best students to wipe out all of the remaining Shaolin practioners. They almost succeed, but two students escape. They learn various Kung Fu styles from different teachers to combat the Ching's two kung fu fighters. (hkcinemagic.com)

Master Tieh and his band of bounty hunters seek to apprehend four famous robbers...

Zhong Jian, a young cocky carriage driver saves a young woman from a street punk. Jian easily defeats the punk, rather than killing him, Jian lets him go. Big mistake, the punk stabs Jian and runs. Being a minor wound, Jian recovers steadily. Jian lives with his uncle in a small tenement building, although the neighbors aren't keen on his wild cocky ways. Even his Kung Fu teacher refuses to teach him for messing around with street gangs. (imdb)

Zhang Chun is a juvenile delinquent coasting through life with his best friend "Old Master" David and mistress bar girl Mary until one day, he meets a young heiress named Wen Rou...

The wandering swordsman travels around seeking adventure and meets a group of bandits who are planning to rob a convoy escorting some valuables. Initially, he is tricked by them into participating in the robbery but then realises his folly and he returns to take his revenge on them. (wikipedia)

Reclusive hero Jin Fei, known as the King Eagle, inadvertently gets involved in the internal conflicts of the Tien Yi Tong society, after he falls in love with their 7th chief, Yuk Lin. (imdb)

Wan Tai, a revolutionary recruits three friends to steal 3000 rifles and 200,000 rounds of ammunition for the South China rebels. Before his death, a blood oath is made...

Two men, one a civil engineer skilled in Chinese Kung Fu, the other a Muay Thai kickboxer, discover they are brothers. Together, both in and out of the ring, they must face a crime syndicate. (imdb)

Sequel to Duel of Fists.

The story that began in The Water Margin continues in this action-packed sequel inspired by the epic Chinese novel. Set in the 14th Century, All Men Are Brothers features TI Lung, Danny Lee, Lily Ho, and Betty Chung in a tale of noble warriors versus ruthless warlords. (allrovi.com)

The sequel to The Boxer from Shantung

A quartet of Chinese soldiers fighting in the Korean war are now at loose ends in Seoul.

The tale of a misguided adolescent in the slums of Hong Kong...

The doomed, forbidden romance of 21 year old Ling Xi and his 16 year old girlfriend Cindy in contemporary Hong Kong...

Stories are told about a group of Chinese who fought so valiantly against the Japanese during the 1933 Sino-Japanese war that the Japanese buried them with full military honors. This martial arts epic shows the filmmaker's imaginary re-creation of the final hours and days of these legendary heroes. (allrovi.com)

he film is set in 1900 China, at the height of the Boxer Rebellion. A group of fearless Chinese patriots ward off European incursionists armed with little more than fists and flailing feet. Kung-fu proves no match for firearms, but it does slow the enemy down a great deal. (allrovi.com)

Legendary martial arts director Chang Cheh takes the helm for this sequel that finds Kuo Tsing's (Alexander Fu Sheng) happy union with the beautiful Huang Yung (Niu Niu) challenged after he is wounded in battle, and his feared nemesis assumes leadership of the Beggar Clan. (allrovi.com)

The fury of the Venoms series combines with the ferocity of classic martial arts films in this installment of the Brave Archer series featuring a cameo by Japanese screen legend Alexander Fu Sheng. When a mass murderer begins dispatching with martial arts masters, it's up to one of the slain masters' best students (Kuo Chue) to defeat the maniacal killer once and for all. (allrojo.com)

Shaw Brothers director Chang Cheh is responsible for this tale of a son who must save his father. After his dad is framed for a killing, the son makes a journey to Thailand to rescue him. In order to free his father, the son must take part in kung fu battles that often end in death. A variety of fighting styles are on display throughout the film. (allrovi.com)

From the revered Shaw Brothers studios comes this classic Kung Fu adventure that launched Alexander Fu Sheng (Heroes Shed No Tears) to stardom. Disciples of Shaolin follows a young martial arts fighter who, while working at a textile factory, must do battle with a rival Manchu clan associated with a neighboring mill. (allrovi.com)

International favorites David Chiang and Alexander Fu Sheng (winner of the Best Young Newcomer Award at the Asian Film Festival) star in this tale of a young man fighting kidnappers and white slavers, as well as his wealthy father's arrogance and snobbery. (asia-team.net)

Chang Cheh directs this kung-fu comedy about Chu Te-sa (David Chiang Da-wei), a rich kung-fu master on the lam from a Manchurian prince. He manages to escape the imperial troops with the help of wandering scoundrels Lin Sai-yu (Alexander Fu Sheng) and Si Tai-yung (Chi Kuan-chun) and an unusual weapon that shoots chunks of gold at his would-be captures. Unfortunately, Chu is not as rich as he appears, having given his money to anti-Manchu rebels and to the poor. (allrovi.com)

The Ming dynasty was the last Chinese-run overlordship of China until the 20th century. The Ming emperors were replaced in the 17th century by the "foreign" Manchus, a "non-Han" ethnic group from the far north of the country. In this martial arts movie, three heroic defenders of the Ming cause fight separately and together against the Manchu conquerors. (allrovi.com)

Alexander Fu Sheng stars as Na Cha, a martial artist who lives in the age of legendary heroes. He and his father have a never-ending feud. (allrovi.com)

A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. (hkcinemagic.com)

Political intrigue at its most exciting! The powerful Shanghai 13 has been secretly infiltrated by a band of traitors. Only Mr. Kao has the information to destroy the traitorous sects but they will stop at nothing to kill him before he can get to Hong Kong. (kungfumovies.net)

Two Ming fighters (Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan Chung) seek revenge for the death of their fathers at the hands of the Chings. (hkcinemagic.com)

David Chiang plays Johnny, a reformed criminal turned pop headliner at a hip club in Hong Kong. His past isn't exactly common knowledge, but it seems to have inspired some of his biggest hits. "I may be small, but I can kill," he croons in the opening number. Somehow, he doesn't seem so menacing amid a swirl of choreographed dancers and disco lights ... Johnny sure means to keep his nose clean. His former pursuits have cost him the love of his life, who has disappeared. (imdb)

Three of Shaw Brothers' finest martial arts directors, who, between them, had made more than a hundred classics, united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs a clever love-and-kung-fu triangle, Cheng Kang both writes and directs kung-fu courtesans battling brigands, and the "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, creates a cliff-hanging, swashbuckling mini-movie with maxi-action. (hkcinemagic.com)

Three refugees become sworn brothers during a war. One (Kuo Chui/Philip Kwok) works in a whore house, one (Chiang Sheng) in a gambling house, and the other (Lo Mang) in a martial arts school. They become embroiled in the war and are betrayed by one's mentor. (imdb)

The collaboration of director Chang Cheh and action star Chen Kuan Tai proved to be one of the most enduring of kung fu's golden age, and nowhere were the two more inventive than when journeying back to the era when the Ching Dynasty fell and the Chinese Republic was born. Following their landmark successes "Boxer From Shantung" and "Man Of Iron" came this powerful, exciting tale of a patriot committed to ending the corruption of the Ching rulers. (hkcinemagic.com)

The great Sun Chung, lauded for his versatility and artistry, here directs one of his first martial arts epics (after having established his reputation in comedy and modern-day crime thrillers). He teams with real-life kung-fu champion Chen Kuan-tai and martial arts choreographer Liu Chia-yung (brother of the preeminent kung-fu film master Liu Chia-liang) to tell the tale of a bandit with a conscience who takes on the entire Wolfs' Head gang for the love of a good woman. (hkcinemagic.com)

Starring the stunning, teenage heartthrob Pat Ting Hung, The Butterfly Chalice marks the important directing debut of the kung-fu film genre's most principle figure Chang Cheh, as he burst the martial arts and swordplay movie doors wide open, announcing the beginning of the end for the Cantonese musicals. 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. (listal.com)

Chin Siu Ho plays a young man who believes himself to be an orphan. Until one rainy night when he and three different men find themselves taking shelter from the storm in the same place. Here the man who raised him tells him at last the story of who his parents were. His father (Lu Feng) was a great swordsman trying to dispel rumors of a wrongdoing and return a lost sword to its rightful owner. (hkcinemagic.com)

In this adaptation of a story from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a corrupt king kills a benevolent priest who possessed supernatural powers. The priest returns as a mischievous ghost to torment his killer and find a way to reclaim his body.

A troupe of traveling performers stop in a small town. However, the general who controls the town has designs on the group's leading actress. They must figure a way to get out of town before the general has his way with her. (imdb)

In the mid-30s, Kuomintang Sichuan rhubarb Division Commander Liu Shaoji colludes with Japanese invaders. He sends the cloud boat's beauty to the Si-chuan Opera. The Si-chuan opera entertainer steps forward in sharp opposition with warlord's wicked running dogs. Mu Xiaolou sacrifices himself up to take the righteous path and confronts the Japanese invaders. (Wu Tang Collection)

A jewel thief (Lin Chong) decides to turn over a new leaf. He starts anew as a professional singer; but before long, the he becomes suspect again for a series of robberies. He sets up a trap to snare the copycat thief, but will it snare him instead? (HKCinemagic)

Several stories from the famous Chinese myth Journey to the West.

In The Fantastic Magic Baby, director Chang Che weaves a wild and woolly yarn about how the legendary Monkey King and Goddess of Mercy battle and defeat the child god Hung Hai-erh then point him down the road to righteousness. (imdb)

Childhood friend Joey and Gary are the only survivors of a coup against Gary’s family. Joey lands in hell, and sells his loyalty to the devil in return for magic powers. As part of the deal, Joey has nine demons enter his body. The demons demand a daily feed of blood and are very naughty, but they must obey Joey. He uses the new powers to help Gary, and to kill the plotters. But he can’t always control the nine demons.

A disenfranchised warrior turned blacksmith becomes reluctantly entangled in a cutthroat and sinister plot involving a mishmash of thieves, trained assassins, secret spies, a deadly seductress, and a gambling boss.

The plot of Slaughter in Xian concerns the friendship between a thief turned Chinese opera performer, played by Chow Lung, and an incorruptible police officer, played by Tung Chi Wa. When the delivery of machine guns is hijacked and stolen by a group of not-so-incorruptible police officers, led by Ku Wing Chuen, who are in collaboration with a pair of gangsters played by Chin Siu Kin and Do Yuk Ming, they try to get rid of Chi Wa so that they can pin the crime on Lung.

A man who joins the HK police force to track down a murderer and then struggles with his desire for vengeance and his new-found respect for the law. (imdb)