Lung Ku

Director Yuen Chor's stylish saga follows two rival swordsmen who must set aside their differences and work together to prevent a villainous warlord from getting his hands on an ancient artifact known as the Peacock Dart -- the ultimate weapon. Lung Ti, Lieh Lo, Li Ching and Lily Li star in this swordplay classic featuring opulent sets, exquisite costuming, inventive fight choreography and action galore.

The film's plot revolves around a martial artist's quest to catch a mysterious thief who robs his wealthy victims and then blinds them with embroidering needles. His trail leads to a mysterious clan of female martial artists known for their embroidery. (IMDB Comments)

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family. (imdb)

Mi Wei is a local hero named after "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon which makes him invincible. However, when "Immortal" Wa Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, "Killer Meteor" will face the greatest and the deadliest challenge of his life. (imdb)

Ting Chung (Jackie Chan) joins a team of bodyguards hired to escort a woman and her sick brother across a dangerous mountain pass.

In wake of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), a group of Japanese warlords calculate that the best way to prepare an invasion of the rest of China from their southern Manchuria staging ground. They form an alliance with General Tao, a major power broker in the kingdom, prompting other Chinese generals to rally against him. (imdb)

Yen Shih-san is reputed to be a swordsman without equal and in a brief space of time kills several challengers, all of whom were also skillful swordsmen. One day, Miss Mu Yung Chiu-ti suddenly appears on the scene and proclaims that Third Master is the most superior swordsman, and that he has killed several hundred swordsmen all of whom had challenged him to duels. (jaman.com)

In this martial arts film, while the daughter of one Chinese gang leader is falling in love with the son of a rival gang leader, the two gangs are full of members who kill their rivals for the fun of it. (allmovie.com)

The headless corpse of Chao Clan and the theft of a jade tiger set in motion another noteworthy collaboration between three of the biggest names of Shaw Brothers cinema. Director Chor Yuen, martial arts novelist Ku Lung, and kung-fu superstar Ti Lung. At the center of it all is the jade tiger, a mysterious heirloom that contains the key to the bloodshed and betrayals that befall the powerful clans. (dvd)

Hell is raised in the martial arts world as forces of good and evil engage in a life-or-death battle for the fabled "bloody parrot". According to legend, this bloody parrot, transformed by dark magic, grants three wishes to anyone who sees it.

The plot centers on a martial arts tournament where the stoic Purple Robe Duke competes annually with the nefarious Fire Demon God, who always loses. This time, the Purple Robe Duke is poisoned from an attack by the Samurai Killer beforehand, forcing him into a state of secluded meditation in an underwater chamber to slow the poison's effects. His chief student Bai Baoyu sets out to retrieve an antidote, but must outwit and outfight forces intent on stopping him. (kungfucinema.com)

The Sentimental Swordsman epitomizes the lone, virtuous, heroic Oedipus complexed swordsman Li Hsin-huan. A hero with weaknesses; he drinks and believes in love and emotion thereby losing his girlfriend via tricked honor. It's payback time. (hkcinemagic.com)

Sometime in the lengthy pre-modern history of China, a man (Ti Lung) finds himself framed for poisoning some important local leaders, as he is the only one in his neighborhood known to possess the skills to make the poison, known as "Sacred Water." He eludes capture while he searches for clues about the real villain. Eventually he is captured by an evil, lesbian monarch, and the real battle begins. (allrovi.com)

His father slated for execution, a young warrior (Alexander Fu Sheng) attempts to procure the headsman's blade in order to prevent the sentence from being carried out. Distinguished by a teardrop design that has been forged into the steel, the executioner's blade proves an unusually difficult weapon to procure. (allrovi.com)

The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves. (imdb)

This tale of hidden treasure, a twin trained to kill his brother, and a young wushu warrior in the Valley of Villains is considered among the best from director Chu Yuan and celebrated author Ku Lung. Making the production even more special is the presence of international favorite Alexander Fu Sheng, as a kung-fu kid out to discover the truth about his parents' death. (hkcinemagic.com)

The lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a poor beauty who is drugged, ravished, lied to, locked in a burning store room, left to drown, and chased by sword-wielding ruffians, among other things. Her only hope is her betrayer's new wife, played by the strong and sensual Ivy Ling Po. Dawn may come, but the questions is: will it be too late? Director/writer Kao Li shows both restraint and sadism in this historical melodramatic tearjerker. (hkcinemagic.com)

Like legendary director Chu Yuan did so often and so successfully, Chang Peng-yi adapted this film from a story by Ku Lung. And like the equally legendary Chang Cheh, he cast the majestic Ti Lung, along with "Venoms" Lo Meng and Sun Chien (not to mention master action actors Ai Fei, Pai Piao, and the "queen of Shaw kung-fu," Lily Li) for a spectacular showcase of mystical "Martial Arts World" intrigue and consummate kung-fu. (hkcinemagic.com)

A famous martial arts master re-emerges on the scene. His presence causes many fighters to become worried. Secrets long buried begin to surface. This master must be stopped at all costs. But is he really who he says he is? David Chiang (5 Masters of Death, 7 Blows of the Dragon) heads an all-star Shaw Brothers stable cast in this action-drenched thriller. Return of the Deadly Blade is action in the Shaw tradition. (hkcinemagic.com)

One great movie deserves another, and this is one of those rare sequels that many feel is superior to the original. The audience certainly seemed to think so, making this one of the Shaw Studio's highest grossing movies ever. And why not? Ti Lung is back as Li Chin Huan, the renowned, charming, elegant, majestic, and yes, sentimental, swordsman who must face the Chief of the Money Clan and his legion of assassins for the fate of the "Martial Arts World". (hkcinemagic.com)

Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspired by director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's wonderful tales of a "martial art world" where all wushu warriors try to attain the "Deer Sword" and escape from the insidious maze-like "Toy Land." Master kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia leads the king and queen of Shaw's swordplay, Ti Lung and Lily Li, in a fascinating and entertaining adventure of consummate swordmen and sorceresses. (hkcinemagic.com)

This mystery-tinged "Martial Arts World" epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien (the Korean kicking "Venom" from Chang Cheh's internationally popular series) team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. (hkcinemagic.com)

Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti Lung re-teamed for another adventure featuring sexy knight Chu Liu-Hsiang. This time, he travels to the mysterious Island Of The Bats, where he encounters treacherous monks, beautiful women, and a strange Prince. The movie is also a significant milestone in the amount of female flesh revealed on screen, proving that Shaw movies can balance the yin of cheesecake with the yang of beefcake. (hkcinemagic.com)

To Kill a Jaguar features two alumni that got big breaks starring in Bruce Lee films, Nora Miao, Bruce Lee's love interest in The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, and Liu Yung who co-starred with Bruce in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. In To Kill a Jaguar, Liu plays Miao's jilted lover that but he refuses to let go as the film has more twists than a soap opera. (hkcinemagic.com)

Director Chu Yuan was already famous for his many collaborations with respected novelist Ku Lung and for his introduction of detective thriller ingredients into the martial arts movie genre. But this production was made even more special by the rare presence of superstar David Chiang. Here he gives another great performance as kung-fu knight Shen Lang, who stumbles across grave robbers while on the trail of a martial arts mass murderer. (hkcinemagic.com)

The lovely Michelle Mei Suet, star of The 36 Crazy Fist and Ten Tigers Of Shaolin, plays a spoiled girl who ignores her true love to go off in search of a swordsman she idolizes. That sets the stage for one great action scene after another, until she's about to be sold into slavery. If you want to bet that her true love arrives in the nick of time, you'd be a winner...as is this amusing and entertaining variation on the standard kung-fu film. (hkcinemagic.com)

Other than that everything else is your basic run of the mill, no better than any other kung fu film film. Ha! As the story goes, gold is stolen from the government so undercover constables do there detective work. Decent fight scenes with a lot of weapon works. Carter of course can't use weapons but his fists and kicks are equally impressive, being consistent with the rest of the film. Good ending also saves the film. The constables goes through a handful of good fighters. (hkmdb.com)

Also known as Legendary Strike and Fist Too Fast, this Iron Maiden is not in reference to the British heavy metal band. It's a Hong Kong martial arts movie from 1978 with an English-dubbed soundtrack. The story involves the search for a valuable pearl which continually gets stolen. Carter Wong plays the corrupt Ching Dynasty prince who joins forces with a Shaolin monk who wants to return the pearl to its rightful place. (allrovi.com)

This bloody tale, full of betrayal and intrigue, will most probably please fans of samurai sword fighting. (allrovi.com)

This Chinese rip-off of the classic Japanese Lone Wolf and Cub film series follows the same basic plot of a warrior seeking revenge as he protects a lone child in tow. Celebrated Shaw Bros. superstar Yue Hwa stars as a man whose family is killed in front of his eyes by the dreaded Bandit King (Chan Sing). The only survivors are him and a small boy, whom he has vowed to protect as he sets out to claim vengeance against the Bandit King and his minions of evil fighting men. (allrovi.com)

A rogue swordsman known as "Soul of the Sword" has been hired by the Mongolian General to wipe out any Chinese patriots who stand in the way of the Mongol invasion. However, he kills the father of a young Kung Fu expert who teams up with the Drunken Monk to put an end to Soul of the Sword's reign of terror, and thwart the Mongol invasion. (kungfudvd.net)

Chu Yin-Ping directs the Hong Kong martial arts action film Faster Blade Poisonous Darts. Brigitte Lin stars as a woman who is kidnapped. Adam Chang plays the adventurer who attempts to rescue her. (allrovi.com)

A 1980 Taiwanese film adapted from Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang novel series. (Wikipedia)

Lee may be unrivaled as a swordsman, but losing his memory has quite understandably left him feeling lost and haunted. Determined to find the truth -- and exact revenge on the person who caused him so much suffering to begin with -- Lee sets off for what would become the fight of his life. (nytimes.com)

It stars Tien Peng as a swordsman forced to seek out a powerful sword technique after his wife is kidnapped and best friend turned against him by a ruthless clan and their needle-throwing masked boss. (kungfucinema.com)

The film begins with the slaughter of the master and most of his household. If you are familiar with martial arts film, you'll realize that this is a very typical sort of plot--though how it occurs is a bit differently--with some weird contact poison. Just a bit later, the dead master somehow has come back to life and his surviving student is naturally surprised!! It can't be him, but he DOES seem to have all his old kung fu skills. What gives?! Is he some sort of evil zombie?! Yep...of sorts. (imdb)

Details the parallel stories of two warriors: one trained to love, the other to hate, both to be superior swordsman. On one side of this twisty tale of murder and revenge lies the dark and brooding Fu Hung-Suet. Dressed from head to toe in basic black, Fu wanders from town to town, dispatching his enemies with his impressive ebony sabre. On the other end of the spectrum is the happy-go-lucky Yip Hoi, a cheeky, mustachioed fellow who dresses in white and happens to be a proficient martial artist. (lovehkfilm.com)

Kung fu idol Roc Tien stars as Xiao Feng, the most lethal killer in all of China. His fame and notoriety are known throughout the land. Countless swordsmen and martial arts experts come to test his blade, but the only thing Xiao Feng wants is to live a quiet life with his girlfriend. This proves to be impossible when his past catches up with him and reveals a horrid secret. (hkcinemagic.com)

Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng is a television series adapted from Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series. The series was first broadcast in early 2001. Its sequel Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 was released in June 2001. (mydramalist.com)

Hong Kong cinema giants Derek Yee and Tsui Hark join forces in this 3D martial arts epic, about an elite swordsman who is haunted by his skill, and a challenger who aims to take his place at all costs.

Very rareTaiwanese classic kung fu/swordsplay/fantasy flick featuring Meng Fei as Phoenix Luk. (ioffer)

The Wanderer (Roc Tien) is a famous bounty hunter in the Martial world, who is employed to kill another bounty hunter in the hopes of securing a large treasure. He soon realizes he's been tricked by a ruthless sword clan, who wants to rid the Martial world of top fighters so they can gain control of China. (youtube)

When he was a child, Champ Wang was adopted by a noble man, and as years went by, he fell in love with the man's daughter. After the girl's family was slaughtered, he hid the girl in a secret place and attempted to fine the murderers. During his chase, he killed some great fighters, and their families decide to contract killers in order to get rid of him. (Wu Tang Collection)

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)

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)

AKA Knights of Misadventure; Happy Hero Follow the exciting action as three young swordsmen uncover the corrupted actions of the Imperial superintendents only to find further perils. Action packed martial arts flick. (Wu Tang Collection)

AKA Moonlight Cutter Swish, and energetic kung fu action with everyone hunting a golden dragon statue and a killer called Moon Night Cutter. Some fab, acrobatic battles, bloodshed, epilepsy, magic flutes, big swords, awesome sets, and with Angela Mao and a midget in a steel wrecking ball. (Wu Tang Collection)

When the fantastic jade sword, a weapon that can kill a man without even touching him, is lost, a young lord played by Meng Fei is sent out to look for it. A search quickly reveals a conspiracy involving rogue Shaolin monks, powerful ruling families, and the ever mysterious deadly Green Dragon Gang. (Wu Tang Collection)

A masked, black-clad martial artist attacks the headquarters of the highly influential Green Dragon Band and steals its most important possession, a scroll known as the Green Dragon Pass. The intruder maims and kills quite a few of the Band's members but loses a piece of jade during his escape. (Wu Tang Collection)

AKA The Revenger; Chou Shu grows up to be a valiant and courageous fighter. But on his birthday, his mother reveals that his father was killed by the evil Mao Kao. Chow Shu sets out on a journey of discovery to find his father's bones and bury them in the family tomb. At the same time, Mao Kao learns that Chou Shu is still alive and is determined to finally eliminate the young man. (hkflix)

Rare swords play/fantasy martial arts flick, featuring Shaw superstar David Chiang with Meng Fei and Jack Long. Based on the bestselling Wuxia novel by Ku Lung (Wu Tang Collection)

Superb swordplay film, depicting more daring swordplay and acts of chivalry from the debonair swordsman, Third master. This film is based on the novel by prolific writer of Wuxia Ku Lung. (Wu Tang Collection)

Another thrilling swordplay film from the pen of Taiwan's most famous author Ku Lung. A Fantastic and powerful sword bemcoes the most prized item in the martial world and many top swordsmen fight it out in the hopes of owning it. (Wu Tang Collection)

After losing his title of king of gamblers, Asia's top card player holds a contest in the hopes of restoring his reputation and his wealth that was cheated from him. Awesome tricks, fists and kicks galore.

Swordplay master Adam Cheng returns to the role that brought him superstardom. This time, Chu Liang Hsiang has to fight a legion of fighters helmed by the Bastard swordsman himself Tsui Siu-Keung, who is united by one aim, and that is, to defeat the Romantic swordsman Chu Liu Hsiang and claim the title of best swordsman in the martial world.

Frankie Wei Hung is the Swordsman At Large, who everyone wants to kill. They even create a superlative sword simply for this purpose, but the blade is soon coveted even more than the hero’s death by it! Bandits, beauties, and blade masters battle for survival in this exciting story of deceit, betrayal, and death.

A little-known Taiwanese Wuxia.