Kuang-Chao Chiang

The beautiful Betty Loh Ti plays Zhu Ying Tai, a 17 year old girl who longs to get an education. In order to do this, she has to disguise herself as a boy. (imdb)

A drugged and disgraced wife of a street seller is taken against her will by a son of a royal servent. She's then framed for her husband's murder by her rapist. The hardships never stop. Early filmed Peking opera.

A hilarious entanglement of romance among Jeanette Lin Cui, Roy Chiao, Christine Pai Lu-ming and Tien Ching, Ladies First is another light-hearted comedy directed by renowned melodrama specialist Yi Wen, co-starring Linda Lin Dai and Chang Yang. (YesAsia)

Time passes and the story of a woman who becomes pregnant outside of marriage has mercifully less significance nowadays. Grace Chang the singer becomes pregnant but Roy Chiao her impresario, steps in and marries her. The father of the child returns to the scene in the second half of the movie and the leading lady is faced with a dilemma which proves traumatic to deal with. (imdb)

The film is about a middle class family, making ends meet but not in any way well off. The mother, the attractive Enjia Liu, meets up with an old school friend who is well off, and that friend invites her and her family to a party to see if Tingting (Ms. Feng) can find a partner. The title of the film refers to to Tingting, as she is tall and fairly beautiful. Binbin (Ms. Lin Tsui) is more of a cute tomboy, just one who likes to dress up. (imdb)

After being beaten in a chess game by The Saint of Chess, the 13 Worms agree to grant the chess master's daring request to rescue a captive Princess. (themoviedb.org)

The arrest and execution of the head of the outlawed Five Flower sect leaves his four offspring thirsty for revenge! But none of his children are more bloodthirsty than his eldest daughter. She leads her siblings on a murderous trail of vengeance, as they assassinate all of the officials involved in their father's execution, including the local governor. Chaos and lawlessness follow in their bloody wake. (hkcinemagic.com)

Alan and Tugen De pickpocket to finance the cost of marriage, attempts to dive into Ge Jiayi's fortune. Lan disguised as a maid, De pretending to be a detective (movie.douban.com)

Jin Wenou falls out with his business-minded father when he decides on painting instead of studying business. Mary, his fiancée, finances him to get his own studio. One day his dying father wishes to see Mary. Unable to contact her, Wenou gets Wanping to stand in. Wenou's father miraculously recovers upon seeing Wanping. He is infuriated when Wenou tells him that his fiancée is actually Mary and declares Wanping as the only heiress to his fortune. (cathay.com.sg)

Taiwanese historical drama... (moviepedia.co)

White Dragon must get the names of rebel supporters to Prince Ma Tung, the leader of the rebellion. Trying to stop him in his mission is the evil Prime Minister, who naturally wants the list in order to crush his opposition. Adding another complication is the fact that Ma Tung wants to kill White Dragon in revenge for the humiliation Tung's father suffered in a duel against White Dragon. (imdb)

The Golden Blade should be kept in the hands of a good person; if it fell into the wrong hands the outcome would be terrible. Evil Black Bat asked for the sword, but the sword smith refused the demand. The prentice hid the sword while his master got slaughtered by Black Bat and before his death asked his prentice to give the sword to Ting Yeh the son of Ting Hsiang Ren. Black Bat slaughters Ting Hsiang Ren and his family, while Ting Yeh was absent. (youtube)

A small child witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of demons. The child narrowly escapes and comes under the care of a wise old master, who subjects him to a training regime that will lead to him on a mission of vengeance. (imdb)

A little boy, with kung-fu skills, spends his time flying around on a magic gourd battling one, two and three headed dragons, bird men, a triclops and ape men who have the ability to fire laser beams from their eyes. (imdb)

Crazy Acrobat is a Taiwan remake of Back Alley Princes, but with Chia Ling and Barry Chan in the lead roles and with much more action and slapstick than Back Alley Princes had. Just as BAP was a superb vehicle for Polly Kuan, so this film gives Chia Ling one of her best roles. However, when Polly was sold to the brothel in BAP, she acted shy and innocent; but when Chia Ling is sold to the brothel here, she behaves like a sexy saucy tease, who is going to have a wonderful time. (Wu Tang Collection)

When our hero (Barry Chan) comes home from working, he finds his father and wife murdered, and a message written in blood. Its vengeance time... He goes in search of those who killed his family and runs into a spoiled bitch (Doris Lung) and later her brother (David Tong Wai). Trouble ensues. (Wu Tang Collection)

This is a genuine martial arts fantasy gem from the Taiwan boss of dross, Wu Chun Wan! A phantasmagorical mind bender of the highest order - all obligatory fantasy elements are present: Giant fire breathing rubber dragons, laser firing Ying/Yang symbols, giggling evil midgets, flying children, and invisible women. (Wu Tang Collection)

AKA Lady Blood Boxer; Bizarre Kung Fu film from Taiwan, a young snake girl is kidnapped by raiders in the jungle. The local gang boss wants to torture her, but his jailer helps her to escape; now the fun really starts. (Wu Tang Collection)

Chia Ling aka Judy Lee (SHAOLIN INVINCIBLES, QUEEN BOXER) stars as a woman summoned by a retired general to sing and play the lute for him, but as she performs, he attempts to assault her and in the process murders her. The general and his assistant throw her body and lute into a fire, but Master Ku, a scholar who was watching her father, finds the burnt shell of the lute which now contains her ghost. Together they will now try and bring the general and his henchmen to justice. (themoviedb)

Hong Kong top big boss and kung fu star plays a rising kung fu movie star caught up in a world of thugs, crafty women and feauding triads in this action packed filled foo fight fest from Taiwan. (Wu Tang Collection)

Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial minister Cheng Pu (Ching Miao) is faced with a quandary. He's getting old and his daughters are still not married. Elder daughter Shueh-yeh (Elizabeth Chuang) is so ugly no one wants her. Younger daughter Shueh-wu (Li Hsiang-chun) is beautiful but Mrs Cheng refuses to let her marry before her elder sister. The drama unfolds when Cheng decides to marry Shueh-wu off. (Letterboxd)

Top class swordplay action from Taiwan, where umbrellas are used as swords.

Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureaucrat, a traditional singer in a band (both portrayed by Li Li-Hua) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (Ivy Ling Po). (Wikipedia)

Mulan is a young girl living in the countryside with her family. One day her father get's called out to join the war against an invading army. Mulan decides to dress up as a man and secretly join the war.

A mix of supernatural tone, comedic banter, and nudity with musical numbers, it takes a while before this story of two scholars being courted and haunted by both, fox spirits and malicious ghosts, get started. Do the scholars side with the fox spirits, trying to achieve immortality, or are they being bewitched by it? It leads to a wild ending with a battle between humans, fox spirits, and ghosts that seem more like a Halloween costume showcase than anything else.

In a wealthy household, there is a fair amount of enmity between the mother-in-law and her daughter towards the new wife of the son. When the daughter is murdered, Yan-niang is caught with the murder weapon in her hand and the dear old mother-in-law immediately accuses her of being the killer and her weak-spined son just mumbles and doesn't defend his wife. The judicial system rushes a judgment through - guilty - execution scheduled... - BrianNaas

The winning couple Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance company places a personal ad in the newspaper. He receives a response but has no idea the woman is his top dancer, with whom he has an antagonistic relationship.

A musical starring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career.

HK crime drama thriller film.

Back Home Again is an ethical film that tells the story of two young intellectuals Feng Shibin and Zhou Wansen after their marriage to two country girls, Axiang and Lili

Beyond the Great Wall is a true story based on how Wang Chao-chun sacrificed her love and life for the good of the Chinese people during wartime fears between China and the Huns.

A philandering business tycoon accuses his angelic wife of cheating. He learns the hard way he had it good and hopes to win his wife back.

A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years later, just when the widow, now a housemaid, is feeling contented by the good news of her long-gone son and daughter, she accidentally runs into his own son, now a lawyer, and ends up being looked down upon by him.

The Black Fox (黑狐狸) is a 1962 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Yan Jun. The film was produced under the Shaw Brothers banner in the Mandarin language.

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.

Part two of the wartime love story.

A young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performances, expecting that one day she will be the greatest trapeze artist. Later, she falls in love with one of the members of the circus staff who used to be a trapeze performer in previous times.

1953 drama film written and directed by Doe Ching. It is one of the earliest known productions by the Shaw Brothers credited as Shaw and Sons. The film is also known as Tomorrow and To-Morrow.

Private Investigator, Wu Feng, is tasked with tracking down his wife, Zhang Xiu Juan, and collecting evidence of her infidelity. He plans to blackmail her into divorcing him while also getting a share of her inheritance from her father.

Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) and daughter Zhu Yi (Li Hsiang Chun). One day, Mother Sun sends her children to the temple, where Yu Lang encounters Hui Niang (Pat Ting). Artist Xu Ya is also at the temple, praying that his daughter Wen Gu (Carrie Ku) will find a good husband. Soon after, Wen Gu encounters the nobleman’s son Pei Zheng (Wai Mao), and the two fall in love at first sight.

Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?

A Shaw and Sons production.

Li Qingqing, an orphan, just arrived in Hong Kong and became a singer who sacrificed everything for her man.