Hui-Shan Yang

"Snake-Crane Secret" is a fast-paced martial arts action film about a family's battle for survival. A family tries to uphold their honor while keeping their Sacred Kung Fu book from getting into the wrong hands. A tale of deceit, mistrust, and traditional values unfolds, along with spectacular fight sequences necessary to keep the Snake-Crane Secret! (Hong Kong Cinemagic)

Set in a time-warp fantasyland wherein World War II somehow co-exists with punk rock fashions, wu xia plot twists, and trappings from James Bond, Tarzan and samurai movies, this opens with notorious freedom fighter Black Fox (Brigitte Lin...very chic in a wooly hat and eye-patch)...dragged into a P.O.W. camp run by Chinese Nazis. Fox is first in our crack squad of nutty, gorgeous women, introduced with mini-bios listing their names, ages and crimes... (The Spinning Image)

A very strange film fom Chung Leung. It features a baby from outer space, goofy dwarves, evil wizards, golden warriors, a genie, a refugee from the black lagoon, fairies and flesh monsters are just a few of the strange and bizarre characters that you'll find in this film.

The plot revolves about two almost identical women and their many almost identical male friends and partners whom they hang out with. Somebody's boyfriend has been murdered, and one of the women suspect the other for killing him. Then she gets some help from some police-friends, whom I can't tell apart (all medium-sized Asian guys with ugly mullets). (imdb)

Arriving in Taiwan in the 1950s, Kuei-mei makes a disadvantageous marriage to a widower with three unruly kids and a bad gambling habit. Beautifully portrayed by celebrated actress Yang, she weathers pregnancies, her husband's infidelity, her daughter's resentment, a stint as servant in Japan, divorce, and illness while struggling to keep the family restaurant business afloat. (Siskel Film Centre)

Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is based on a seminal wuxia novel that's been adapted for the screen numerous times throughout the history of Hong Kong martial arts cinema. (letterboxd.com)

Five pretty girls go to Hong Kong to stay with their uncle who is a police superintendent. Soon they run into a gang of thieves, which gives them a chance to put their excellent kung fu skills to good use. This Bod Squad will kick your ass! (imdb)

Xiao Fung, a notable swordsman, has killed the son of a local warlord, Lee San, and the 3,000,000 tael that Lee's son was transporting, now seems to have gone missing. Xiao Fung is now marked for death by Lee San, but finds protection from "Killer Eagle" another swordsman of great repute, and a band of nomadic Mongolian traders. Nevertheless, Lee sends killers of unusual backgrounds, including Buddhist monks, to hunt Xiao Fung down, while Xiao Fung seems curiously preoccupied with a woman. (Wu Tang Collection)

AKA Dressed To Fight It's all action, all the time, in this seldom-seen kung fu extravaganza starring Tien Peng, who's all dressed up with somewhere to go: He's on his way to kick some butt! In the vaunted tradition of grind-house Hong Kong action flicks, this film features breathtaking thrilling battles and martial arts moves that have to be seen to be believed (and then you still won't believe them!). (The Movie Database)

Two Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the fearsome Dragon Gang, a tribe of bandits that have been terrorizing the land. They must fight their way through the ranks, including a Taoist monk and his nearly invulnerable "demon," before they can finally face off against the beautiful and sinister leader of the Dragon Gang. (Wu Tang Collection)

In a world where cowboys coexist with Chinese thugs, Arab swordsmen, Nazi troops, Klansmen and spandex-bearing superheroines. Brigette Lin is the "Jackal", a renegade mercenary who betrayed her gang to his Nazi Commander lover and stealing a cache of gold. A year later reunited her gang led by "Cat", a golden sword costumed woman. (Wu Tang Collection)

The inhabitants of a small village call on a new chief to protect them from bandits. The latter with the help of his two daughters make every effort to thwart the multiple attacks and looting launched on the village. (Wu Tang Collection)

sadistic and certainly batty, sexy, proud and violent POW scum fest that sets 'Chinese' insurgents against vile, evil 'Japanese' camp guards who think nothing of shooting, stabbing, torturing and slapping their mud covered, constantly scream-in wards. Elsa Yang plays a clever, kill-happy revolutionary super spy intent on breaking out her countrymen so they can go plant bombs and rid the land from the tyranny. (TubiTV)

Learning of childhood friend Meihua's death, Lingling goes to Japan to find Meihua's sister, Meifeng. Brutal gangsters demand Lingling return an item Meihua stole, and hold Meifeng hostage. Old friends help Lingling confront the gang. (imdb)

NEVER TOO LATE TO REPENT is the parent of all Taiwan B-movies. The infamous, reformed criminal-turned-writer MA Sha plays himself in this film adaptation of his own memoirs, but director OUYANG Chun merges MA’s story with fictive and sensual elements. The film is an adrenaline-fueled ride of violence and decadence set deep in the red-light district. With his signature tattoos and wild performance, MA became a badass icon of Taiwanese social realist films. (Anthology Film Archives)

AKA Duel In Gambler's Den; AKA A City of Vengeance

A female Ninja starts a war against the drug cartel she was forced to work for.

Kung Fu star Barry Chan stars in this brilliant martial arts fantasy film from Taiwan. Buddhist spells and monkey magic help save the day against martial arts masters and evil wizards who plan to disrupt peace in the region.