Hou Hsiao

Iron Monkey, one of the best-loved kung fu movies of all time, weaves fact and legend in a tale of a daring thief who uses his ill-gotten gains to aid the poor and dispossessed. (Miramax)

A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted by the others (imdb)

Husker joins forces with the legendary Shaolin monk Brother Tak, and the two embark on a no-holds-barred, eyeball-gouging, back-flipping rampage of kung fu and death.

A band of killers from an ailing kung fu and magic society are sent on a manhunt for a former member of the society, whose bad mouthing threatens it's existence.

Kung fu master Chen is tricked and his hands crippled by the villainous gangster and brothel-keeper Tuen, who also forces his sister into prostitution. No longer able to practice the martial arts, he becomes a lowly street entertainer, performing with his beloved trained monkey Ah Mao. Monkey is a petty thief and meets Chen and the two begin an odd friendly relationship until Tuen's men slaughter Chens pet monkey, causing Little Monkey to try and take revenge for him... (Wikipedia)

A young woman (Kara Hui) marries a dying senior member of a martial arts family in order to keep the inheritance from falling into the wicked hands of Third Uncle (Lung Wei Wang). Traditional family conventions are turned upside down when this 'grand auntie' by marriage arrives at the home of the rightful inheritor (Chia-Liang Liu) and his progressive son (Hsiao Ho).

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)

Lo Lieh directs himself in this serio-comic kung fu outing. (IMDB Comments)

The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. (IMDB)

Hsiao plays Fong Sai Yuk, a troublemaking teenager with great kung fu. After continually getting into trouble at school for messing with a Manchu official, Fong and his brothers are sent to Mater San Te (Gordon Liu) and the Shaolin Monks to hide. Eventually Fong leaves the temple to fight the Manchus.

Wong Fei Hung and his once-rival, now friend, find themselves and their martial arts schools pitted against a rival school which uses a kung fu expert from the north to do their dirty work... (hkflix.com)

A prince in succession for the throne must evade the plotting of his evil brothers in the weeks leading up to the new Emperor being chosen.

The maiden voyage of a glamorous new express train from Shanghai, called "The Millionaires Express", has a little more excitement than was planned for the high government officials, wealthy merchants and their wives, who make up most of the passengers. (imdb)

An illegal immigrant in Hong Kong, unable to get a Green Card, is subjected to humiliation, and does odd things to survive - like taking part in a mud wrestling match. (imdb)

A simple fisherman helps a fugitive King in a fight, and offers him refuge in a hideout near his fishing village. When the King's group is attacked by his usurper brother, the fisherman is sent to find the King's betrothed, the daughter of the Emperor, and bring her back. On the journey love blossoms between the fisherman and the Emperor's daughter. Meanwhile the King's beautiful advisor seems to be in love with him, despite the fact that she is a traitor sent to kill him by the evil brother. (imdb)

Popular Hong Kong filmmaker Lau Kar-leung directed this historical action-comedy about two sworn enemies battling to determine which of them is the best swordsman. The Cat is Chan Chiao (Adam Cheng) and the Rat is Pai Yu-tang (Alexander Fu Sheng). The two men compete in various flamboyantly choreographed duels before realizing that they must seek the judgment of their master (Lau Kar-wing). (allrovi.com)

The pre-eminent martial art moviemaker Liu Chia-liang (a.k.a. Lau Kar-leung) came up with the novel idea for this exciting and hilarious cultural, generational, and kung-fu clash. He plays a martial art master so set in his ways that his kung-fu school may be closed down. That is, until a hip, young, beautiful marketing woman arrives to take over, setting off a battle of the sexes, the ages, and even with the local crime king! (hkcinemagic.com)

This delightful action comedy came out a full two years before Ghostbusters premiered. Coincidence? You be the judge. Whatever the inspiration, nothing can compare to this amazing showcase of wushu and wizardry as one of the best all-star fighting casts take on spectres, spirits, and phantoms as well as each other. (hkcinemagic.com)

Wah is transferred to Kowloon as a CID, but his enthusiasm is dampened by the muddling colleagues. On the other hand, the team led by Yeung is high-spirited. Later, Wah realizes the selfishness of Yeung. While Yeung invites Wah to join his team, Wah refuses strongly. They become at odds with each other from then on. During a joint operation of chasing armed robbers, Yeung is put in danger... (hkcinemagic.com)

An evil witch expells a fairy from her kingdom, and we meet up again with the fairy a thousand years later, when she meets and enchants a policeman. Now the policeman must try to win the fairy's heart while busting criminals--that's two full time jobs! (hkcinemagic.com)

A martial arts whiz and his ambitious friend open a kung fu school, but only draw the attention of an angry student from the town's only other school. A confrontation leads to a fight in a brothel that causes both schools to become targets of the brothel owner's wrath. (kungfucinema.com)

Yukari Oshima plays a traffic cop who gets promoted to the drug task force and faces Yuen Wah's syndicate.