I. Fang Yeh

A young Kung Fu student (Shih Szu) seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Demon... (imdb)

Yeh Yung-tsu only directed a precious few films, making each all the more distinguished. This is one of his first, a sword-filled thriller centering on the title location - an inn where the down and dirty meet to plot nefarious doings. Award winning actor Ku Feng stars as the "Whip Devil," while the luminous and lethal Shih Szu plays "The Lady Hermit" who has a surprise in store for all the double-crossing masters of mayhem. (Hong Kong Cinemagic)

Cheng Chang-ho was just two years away from making the very first internationally successful kung-fu film King Boxer, when he helmed this popular tale of a decapitating swordswoman who will let nothing stand in her way when she falls in love with a bandit's son. Chiao Chiao, made famous in One-Armed Swordsman, is the girl who won't let such trifles as craniums keep her from freeing her man from jail. (hkcinemagic.com)

When Huang Fei Hung, a boxer from Guangdong, and his student Fatty go to Thailand to visit his friend Chu Kwai, they come across Little Lion, who was wounded by Kwok, an evil drill master of a martial arts school. They save him and bring him with them to Chu's house. Koo Chung Mo, the local tyrant, attempts to monopolize the carrying service at the pier. But he fails even he instigates his men to make trouble among Chu's porters. (hkcinemagic.com)

There's hidden gold, ruthless bandits, precious jade, a drunken master beggar, a stolen royal emblem, the daunting Five Devils Rock, and even more in this exciting and surprising epic about a "Robin Hood" of the "Martial Arts World." (asia-team.net)

Respected veteran Yueh Feng made this "Martial Arts World" saga of a masked master of the "Black Sand Hand Technique," while Lily Ho, the star of "Princess Iron Fan" and "Angel With The Iron Fists", excels in a delightful dual leading role. When she teams up with Shu Pei-pei as a fellow swordswoman to vanquish a murdering robber, the comparisons to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are obvious, even though it came three decades later. (hkcinemagic.com)

In swordplay movies, females played a more central role in the plots and the swordswomen created in the genre are some of the most charismatic figures in Hong Kong cinema thanks in great part to Cheng Pei-pei. In The Jade Raksha, Cheng Pei-pei becomes a human combine harvester as she hacks and whacks a path through life avenging the death of her family under the moniker "The Jade Raksha." Cheng Pei-pei gained international recognition in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. (hkcinemagic.com)

Ming Chu (Ching Li) is dazzling friends with her acrobatic kung fu when along rides the town elder Madame Liu (Lam Jing), mortally wounded by the evil Black Tiger Gang. On her deathbed Madame Liu recounts how long ago, bandit Pai Tien Wang lay siege to their city prompting General Liu Tsing to nobly sacrifice himself so his subjects could escape safely, while second-in-command General Liu Hai Te was entrusted with the city's fortune in jewels. (thespinningimage.co.uk)

Think "City Lights" with a Mandarin twist. This unique Chaplinesque tale of two misfits in love stars Teddy Robin Kwan, a handicapped comic actor and already popular rock star whose talent more than makes up for his physical limitations. There's laughter and tears in this, his first film, as he comes to the aid of a blind waif, eventually delighting her (and the audience) with the songs he created especially for the film. (back cover)

The devilish residents of the Village of Tigers, led by Hu Jiao, plan to kill Lo Hong Shun, otherwise known as the heroic Sword of the Southern Sky. Their attempts thus far have failed and the most recent mistaken identity sees them looking for another way to achieve this goal. Meanwhile the nearby Ba family are a much more righteous group, with the wisdom of Granny Ba, the style and sword skills of 9th Miss Ba and the enthusiasm of son Master Ba. (imdb)

The story is about a humble man known as the Canton Kid, who just happens to have extraordinary kung fu talent. He's often found sticking up for the downtrodden and prostitutes and finally paying a price for it. (imdb)

Six guitar playing, rock and roll singing and dancing young people on a boating trip are stranded on a rural island off of Hong Kong during a typhoon. They become suspicious of a woman (Jenny Hu) who matches the radio bulletin description of a murderess who killed twelve men. Can she be trusted? Is she laying a trap for a local youth (Chin Han) housesitting a mansion?

A swinging movie musical.

Tu Cheng Kang (Guan Shan) teaches at the Ta Tap Middle School where pupils are delinquent. Tu’s class is the worst. As the headmaster and his fellow teachers are unable to cope with the unruly students, Tu is determined to win them over with kindness. He fails initially but does not despair. Kao Te Sheng (Chuen Yuen), nicknamed the One-Eyed Dragon, is the chief troublemaker and leader.