James Tien

James Tien
Country: Hong Kong
Total Credits at Criticker: 41 (Actor)
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Heart of Dragon
Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother... (imdb)
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Mostly a Kung-fu showcase; a loose script describes Jackie Chan's character learning Kung-fu from a beggar-master and his pupil while guarding a caravan from bandits (imdb)
Spiritual Kung Fu
Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is stolen.... (imdb)
The Big Boss
A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear. (imdb)
Fist of Fury
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. (imdb)
Game of Death
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him. (imdb)
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The Iron-Fisted Monk
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.
Eastern Condors
An action film about a daring commando raid into Vietnam to destroy a munitions dump left behind by American marines. (imdb)
+3
The Fearless Hyena
Jackie Chan is a youngster, living in a remote vllage with his grandfather who teaches him Kong-Fu (naturally). He keeps getting into fights, even though his grandfather warns him not to show their Kong-Fu to others. Jackie, though, is tempted by some thugs he beat up to act as the master of a Kong-Fu school. This school's name apparently spreads far, as an old enemy of Jackie's grandfather (who turns out to be the master of an old gang or something equally obscure) shows up and kills him... (imdb)
+18
Hand of Death
A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor. (IMDB)
Dragon Fist
A young martial artist's (Chan) quest for vengeance is disrupted when the man he was seeking out is discovered to have mutilated himself over his guilt. After granting the man forgiveness, the young master finds himself allied with a vicious warlord who holds the only cure for a woman's illness.
+6
Magnificent Bodyguards
Ting Chung (Jackie Chan) joins a team of bodyguards hired to escort a woman and her sick brother across a dangerous mountain pass.
The Gambling Ghost
Fatty (Sammo Hung) raises the spirit of his grandfather (also Sammo Hung) to help win a fortune and save his friend from a Triad gang.
The Fearless Hyena Part II
A pair of evil gung-fu artists, Heaven and Earth, are slaughtering the entire Yin-Yang brotherhood... (imdb)
Yes, Madam
Female crime-fighting duo Inspector Ng (Michelle Yeoh in her starring debut) and Inspector Carrie Morris (American karate champion Cynthia Rothrock) follow two petty crooks in search of evidence against vicious crime boss James Tien.
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Mr. Vampire II
Modern grave robbing "archeologists" find perfectly preserved specimens from the past of a man, a woman... (imdb)
The Last Message
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. Sounds like a quick way to get rich... (hkcinemagic)
Naked Comes the Huntress
There are three penniless young men from mild climates. Before they come across any of the legendary ginseng, they meet Mien Mien, the mink huntress.
Carry on Pickpocket
Rice-Pot (Sammo Hung) and Chimney (Frankie Chan) are two expert thieves who make their living using their well-honed pick-pocketing skills. Unfortunately, Chimney falls foul of a local gangster and is "persuaded" to steal 200 ID Cards for him or end up losing more than just his good looks. This is only the tip of the iceberg and many a double-cross occur before the final reel... (hkdvdheaven.co.uk)
Pom Pom
Chau and Beethoven (Richard Ng, John Sham), two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a ledger that contains all of the gangster's activities. In the mix is a tough, no-nonsense policewoman (Deannie Yip), who falls for one of the detectives. (imdb)
Lee Rock II
The second part of the trilogy chronicling the rise and fall of Hong Kong's top corrupt official. During this time period, Lee Rock enjoys his success and has found a new love. But jealousy within the ranks and a new department designed to clean up the corruption within the system is threatening the comfort that Lee Rock enjoys. (imdb)
The Blade Spares None
Ho Li-Chun, a pretty but ruthless swordswoman, and three challengers are participating in an open tournament at Prince Kuei's Palace. A knight, Chen Jo-Yu, is defeated in the tournament. He flees and later returns with knight Tang Ching-Yun who wields a strange sword. They get trapped but Ho deliberately sets both free after seeing Tang's weapon which she recognizes as the same weapon once used by Sun Tien-Chen, a foe of the Ho family. She decides to investigate. (hkcinemagic.com)
Kung Fu Girl
The film is another Chinese vs. Japanese movie and is set during the early years of the Republic of China. Ying (Pei Pei) is a patriotic young woman who goes undercover to try and find out where a student revolutionary leader called Choi (James Tien) is being imprisoned. Coming up against the invading Japanese and their puppet government, she works her way into the favor of Lui, the Peking Bureau Chief of Security (Ou Wei) by pretending to be his long lost younger sister. (kungfucinema.com)
Lucky Stars Go Places
In Hong Kong, a world trade center, the terrorists of Libya are trading weapons for diamonds from Japan's Yakuza. Police commander Walter Tso, orders to stop the barter. People plan to have the Lucky Stars to steal the diamonds and bait them to get the Libyans. But the Lucky Stars said No to their leader Kidstuff. Kidstuff has to recruit five new Lucky Stars from the force. (hkcinemagic.com)
Shaolin Iron Finger
Martial arts superstar Carter Wong portrays a revolutionary who is an expert in the Iron Finger style of kung fu. When his mother is kidnapped, he is forced by his enemy James Tien to destroy a group of subversive warlords, including renegade monk Kam Kong and five element venom man Ricky Cheng. Non-stop, no-holds-barred fight action make this a must for any fan of the martial arts. (hkcinemagic.com)
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The Crimson Charm
Huang Feng both writes and directs this "Martial Arts World" thriller of a noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman up against the vicious Crimson Charm gang of thieves and cutthroats. The lovely and lethal Ivy Ling Po teams with the amazing Chang I (famous for his powerful presence in The Thundering Sword and The Silent Swordsman) for a classic tale of good versus evil in which the best man -- and one-armed woman -- wins. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Dragon Tamers
Tien and Wong begin as friends yet are torn apart by the enemy and the heart of a girl. (imdb)
The Golden Sword
Lo Wei remains internationally famous for directing Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's first major movies. Cheng Pei-pei is now internationally famous for her superlative villainous role in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. But both were superstars in Hong Kong for decades prior, so any teaming of the superlative "swordswoman supreme" and the vaunted director/writer/actor is cause for celebration. (yesasia.com)
Hero of Tomorrow
When Lee Sam, a ten-year veteran of the Hong Kong underworld, is released from prison, he dispatches two enemies and goes into hiding in Taipei where his old friend Billy is a boss. Billy is a hothead whose rivalries with other gangs put Sam at risk. After bailing Billy out a couple of times, Sam tries to get out of the Mob life. He retires to the coastal town of Tainam, works as a fishmonger, and falls in love with the sister of Crow, a 20-year-old who wants to work for Billy. (allrovi.com)
The Inspector Wears Skirts IV
Wellson Chin Sing-wai once again directs the final entry in this well-worn police comedy series. Following a particularly toilsome mission, every member of the fabled Female Commando unit is either in an insane asylum or in hospital. (allrovi.com)
Shaolin Plot
The Prince Daglen is a top martial artist and is planning to subdue all the martial arts schools. (hkcinemagic.com)
A Man Called Tiger
A young man, Chin Fu, suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. With his expertise in martial arts, Chin Fu is hired as a strong arm man by a rival gang of the gangsters whom he suspects are responsible for his father's death. His new- found connections with the underworld provide him with knowledge and opportunity to uncover the truth about his father's death. (imdb)
The Bedevilled
In a small town the only son of the local influential family is found dead and naked in the bed of wine shop proprietress Cheng Niang.His father Lin Chi-Hsing insists it is a murder committed by Tseng Chai-Chu,Cheng Niang's husband.Tseng claims that he is innocent.However Cheng Niang has disappeared.Old Lin then tries to bribe the Magistrate Tang to sentence Tseng to death and execute him immediately.Cheng Niang learns about her husband's death and hangs herself. (imdb)
The Tattooed Dragon
Tattooed Dragon, a wandering knight, is injured after recovering the charity fund from a gang of bandits. He manages to escape, but then falls in faint at a riverside, but he's saved by a farmer Yeung, who lives with a dog in his hutch near the river, making a living by raising ducks. Leung, the leader of the gang, is mad at Dragon when he knows what happened. (hkcinemagic.com)
Lai Shi, China\
The end of the reign of the Manchus sees the confinement of the Emperor Pu Yi to the Forbidden City and the dissolution of his court. Court officials and the once-powerful eunuchs leave Peking and spread across the countryside. In a village in the Shantung Province, Lai Shi, the nine-year-old son of a poor family, decides to be a eunuch. Lai Shi does not comprehend the dramatic forces of republicanism and revolution that are sweeping the vast country. (hkcinemagic.com)
Shaolin Boxers
In a prosperous village in Fukien, the security squad is controlled by Ho Yung, who secures his position by bribing the referee in their annual martial arts tournament. On the other hand, Chuan Tai, master of the Shaolin school, is anxious to win the tournament so that the villagers could be relieved of the heavy security fees to Ho. Although Ho tears up Chuan's school and makes Chuan seriously wounded, Chuan still encourages his students to persist in their course... (hkcinemagic.com)
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The Nocturnal Demon
Tin bears an uncanny resemblance to a psychotic serial killer, and now the cops are chasing the wrong man. He and his cousin Wawa must catch the killer on their own to prove their innocence. (imdb)
All in the Family
A family gathers to be with its dying father. The reunion brings to the surface old rivalries. (imdb)
The Bone Crushing Kid
Sung, is a young man who is ambitious to make his name in a theatrical troupe, but the leader of the troupe is unimpressed with him. Sung responses by studying kung fu and becomes more aggressive in his attempts to be the best. (imdb)
Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua
1980 Taiwanese action packed Wuxia film directed by Lin Ying; written, produced and co-directed by Gu Long. The title characters are based on Gu Long's Chu Liu Xiang novel series set during the Sung dynasty. (Wu Tang Collection)
Immortal Warriors
Immortal Warriors is a Taiwanese Martial Arts movie action directed by Jackie Chan. Excellent martial arts epic about the takeover of the Sung dynasty by the Ching and two royal children (Polly and Mang Fei) that were saved when the royal family was executed. When they grow up they are trained in secret, in the hopes they will be able to get revenge and restore the Sung dynasty. (Wu Tang Collection)