Hung Wei

Lau Kar-leung spins this kung-fu yarn that features a Manchu as the hero, something of a rarity in which Manchus are usually branded villains. Wei Fung (David Chiang Da-wei) is ordered to spy on the wealthy Tien family, who is suspected to have connections with the recently overthrown Ming. He works his way into the house by posing as a teacher for the family's spoiled daughter, Chi-chi... (All Movie Guide)

A vampiric sorcerer lives on human breast milk. He creates a small army of zombies by driving nine-inch spikes into the top of their skulls. (Stephen Bissette)

The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head. (imdb)

Take two directors (Cheng Kang, who made the popular true crime thriller "The Criminals", and Hua Shan, who helmed the superheroes "Super Inframan"), a cast of the best and best-loved martial arts actors, then respected kung fu choreographer Tang Chia, and what do you have? The beloved cult sequel to the international "esoteric weapon/crazy cutlery" hit, "The Flying Guillotine", that's what! (hkcinemagic.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)

Chen Wo-Fu plays construction worker Ku Ting, whose skill at "tai chi" (shadow boxing) is as great as his pacifism. But when his girlfriend is raped by vicious gangsters, he shows everyone the true power and beauty of tai chi. (hkcinemagic.com)

The team of real-life kung-fu champion Chen Kuan-tai and director Pao Hsueh-li was a productive one, resulting in such classic hits as The Boxer From Shantung, Man Of Iron and Iron Bodyguard. This powerful saga is one of their last together, as well as one of their most sweeping. It tells of the battle between a usurper of the throne and the patriots, led by Chen, who backs a Yunnan Governor just after the revolution. (hkcinemagic.com)

This martial arts film has a familiar story of revenge. After Chow's family is slaughtered by a group of men, he trains for almost 20 years with a Shaolin monk. After completing his studies, he sets off to avenge their memory. The cast includes genre stars Lo Lieh, Chi Kwan Chun, and Chen Sing. (allrovi.com)

Pao Hseuh-li started his film career as a cinematographer, beautifully lensing such important films as Golden Swallow. This was one of his films as director. Lo Lieh, soon to be Shaw Brothers' first international star, thanks to King Boxer, stars as Sung Dynasty patriot Chin Liang, who runs afoul of a corrupt and ambitious ex-friend. To avenge the villains' treachery, he must make an oath of death, purposely maiming himself to accomplish his ultimate triumph. (hkcinemagic.com)

Of all the many kinds of films Ho Meng-Hua directed for the Shaw Brothers, quite possibly his most popular worldwide was "The Flying Guillotine". While he did not direct its like-titled sequel, he did help this great spinning beheader follow-up, which critics considered among his best. It stars the gorgeous Chen Ping ("The Miniskirt Gang", "Lady Exterminator") as the fearless title character who takes on an entire flying guillotine gang, despite the fact that she's pregnant! (hkcinemagic.com)

Tien Yua, most well known for being the bad guy in Wang Yu films, especially the One Armed Boxer is the good guy here. Frankie Wei is in it as his rival. This is a rare film. (NoKungFu ForYou)

Han Kuo Tsai learns obscure kung fu styles from a ruthless master to battle loan sharks and help him settle old scores. (youtube)

Set against the backdrop of Thai International Boxing, what starts out as a happy love story between Wong, a champion boxer, and his beloved, develops into a violent and explosive saga of blood and guts. 'The Dark Alley' lights up in a furor of incredible kung fu fighting and ruthless revenge that will leave you breathless' (Wu Tang Collection)

All-star cast in this rare sword film from Taiwan. Top masters battle it out for supremacy and calmness in the martial world. (Wu Tang Collection)

The One Legged Fiend wreaks havoc throughout the central plains of China. Two young martial artists are trained in various forms of combat to bring the Peg Leg fighter to justice. (Wu Tang Collection)

Taiwanese kung fu bodybuilding babe stars in this action packed modern day actioner. She and her partner team up as they set about dismantling the Taiwanese mafia. (Wu Tang Collection)

Ming swordsmen battle it out with rebel fighters an assassins at the old fort at Green Dragon town. (Wu Tang Collection)

A host of top kung fu masters join forces to fight off the remaining Japanese fighters at the end of WW 2 who are in China trying to plunder what they can do before they exit.

Three lotharios vie to become principal of the Macho Man Training School, an extremely non-monastic institution dedicated to extremely non Shaolin-types of physical exertion, in this strange and erotic farce of the classic 36th Chamber Of Shaolin.

Frankie Wei Hung is the Swordsman At Large, who everyone wants to kill. They even create a superlative sword simply for this purpose, but the blade is soon coveted even more than the hero’s death by it! Bandits, beauties, and blade masters battle for survival in this exciting story of deceit, betrayal, and death.

Na Cha shakes free seven magical peaches from a mystic tree in Heaven and they turn the animals who eat them down on Earth into horrible monsters. Now Na Cha and his brothers have been decreed only 10 days in which to clean up their mess on Earth.

Rosa, Candy, and Lisa are Interpol officers trained to stage an offensive war against international drug smugglers. However, Rosa is forced against her will to carry out this killing assignment by the ambitious Chan, who had saved her life. This forces Rosa to hunt down the enemies before she becomes the hunted herself. Merciless combat action and high-flying kickboxing from Oshima prove that this “Guardian Angel” can be devilishly fearless!

Shaw production

Abortion, birth control, and unwed cohabitation are social issues rarely associated with 1970s Hong Kong cinema. Cohabitation not only faces them head-on but does so with insight, compassion, and sex!

A Shaw Brothers production

Part 1 : ‘Maniac’ - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: ‘Queen of Temple Street’ - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.

A dramatic film from Shaw Brothers.

The film is about Fen, who hangs out with four total losers who are in “Macho Man” tank tops, and what happens. Ching Li plays Selina, who is a commercial director who hires him.