Yang Chang

The misadventures of a beautiful but bored housewife Wang Yui-chuan and her chauvinistic salary-man husband Chang Wei-min.

Grace Chang seduces as Hong Kong's most sensual Carmen ever. The torrid passions of Bizet's famous opera gets a postmodern reading when it is transposed to the noir-like setting of Hong Kong's Wanchai district. (imdb)

The story that began in The Water Margin continues in this action-packed sequel inspired by the epic Chinese novel. Set in the 14th Century, All Men Are Brothers features TI Lung, Danny Lee, Lily Ho, and Betty Chung in a tale of noble warriors versus ruthless warlords. (allrovi.com)

With its fast-paced swordplay action sequences and lavish period-piece production design, the martial arts film DUEL AT THE SUPREME GATE is a rarely seen classic from the Hong Kong school of kung fu cinema. A film worthy of the Shaw Brothers as lead actress Le Di and super film villain Shek Kin ("Enter The Dragon") cross swords. (hkcinemagic.com)

SUN, MOON AND STAR tells the story of a young man, Jianbai (Yang Zhang), from a well-off family in southern China and the three women he falls in love with in a period spanning the years of Japanese invasion, occupation and aftermath in the 1930s and '40s. The title refers to the symbols Jianbai applies to each of the three women... (imdb)

Part 1 ended with Jianbai and Su Yanan among the students fleeing the invading Japanese. Part 2 follows the efforts of all four characters to participate in the war effort. Su Yanan joins the army and fights. Jianbai enlists to be near her. A-Lan becomes a nurse at a battlefront hospital and Qiuming entertains the troops. (Grace Chang, Cathay's leading musical star at the time, performs some rousing patriotic numbers in these scenes.) Jianbai is reunited with Su in the battlefield, but... (imdb)

A light-hearted comedy about a struggle between a maverick actress and her stubborn and conservative brother-in-law, which represents a debate between individualistic values and family obligations. Apparently the happy enlightenment of Li represents a triumph of the latter over the former. Li, Zhang and Lei Zhen, who plays the role of Li's husband, all showcase their distinctive personalities in their portraits of the characters. (yesasia)

Devotion, should be grim enough a lesson for my teenager in love. Little Kitty Ting Hao suffers due to social evils that ruthlessly rob her of the inalienable right to marry Chang Yang, the man she loves. Her incidental misbehaviour with Chang, which leads to the birth of a fatherless baby, does the final nailing of her coffin. Fortunately their daughter is intelligent and strong enough to be the master of circumstances and fights for her own love. (yesasia)

A vivid and sensitive portrait of the unemployed husband and his souring relationship with his wife and children (back cover)

A story of an illicit affair between a young, talented and successful violinist and a popular singer. (back cover)

Iron Bones, about a young lad that learns a secret Tai Chi type of style called the Wind Palm, where you can kill with chi blows. Sure, it's a little crazy, but the acting is a big cut above most martial arts movies and the sword fights are pretty good. And Sam the Seed shows up, sans wig, as a dirtbag Shaolin monk after the book. Han Ying Chieh, the big boss, is one of the thugs in the background. (NoKungFu ForYou)

This Cathay Films release stars the beautiful Grace Chang in a musical romance from Hong Kong. (rarefilm.net)

Three tales taken from author Pu Songling's collection of famous classical ghost stories. Pian Pian- A man shows no signs of repentance and continues to flirt even after he is married. Judge Lu- Judge Lu's magical powers help Zhu to get top marks in the Imperial Examinations. Lotus the Fairy-A student is blinded in an attempt to save a lotus fairy from a sorcerer. (NoKungFu ForYou)

Bookworm teen, Dai Keung runs away from home and his abusive father into new territories and seeks his fortune in the city. However, things are tougher than he thought and he soon gets involved with gangsters. (Wu Tang Collection)

Inspired by Albert Camus's The Plague, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow is perhaps Lung Kong's grandest vision, and a testament to his uncompromising humanist convictions. From a rat infestation in the slums, a fast-spreading virus grips Hong Kong, inducing panic when the government is slow to react. Mercilessly cut down by censors for its frank portrayal of class and political conflicts at the time of its release, the film found new critical acclaim in during the SARS outbreak decades later. (The Movie Database)

A Shaw and Sons production is about a couple who love each other but end up marrying different people because of parental pressures.