Yuan Yi
Total Credits at Criticker: 48 (Actor)
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During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen. (imdb)
To Pa and several members of his Eagle Claw Fighting Clan are repulsed, in their attempt to rob government gold, by Chen Chen Chow, the Lightning Whipper. The clan do a second attack and are successful in getting the gold and also fatally wounding the Lightning Whipper. However...Lei Peng executes a surprise move, gets the gold, and plans to return it to the government. But the vengeful To Pa convinces the police that Lei Peng is the robber, and Lei Peng is arrested and jailed. (imdb)
Barry Chan, upon release from prison for killing a man, has to decide whether to help his father stand up to local crime gangs who are trying to force him out of his home. If he stays and fights, he risks returning to jail - if he leaves...oh, come on. He isn't going to leave. (imdb)
Jimmy Wang Yu returns in his greatest adventure since the "One Armed Swordsman." Wang Yu must protect an army General from treachery while on an important mission. He must not only move fast but think and outwit the enemy as well. (hkcinemagic.com)
Hou Cheng directs the famous Carter Wong and Chia Ling in the martial arts action film The Shaolin Invincibles. Fed up with the oppressive ways of Ching Emperor Yung Ching, Shaolin monks led by the stars attack the Forbidden City. They must take down the well-trained palace guard. (allrovi.com)
Movie with 3 medium lenght features : "The Stranger", "Prodigal Son" and "The Revenger" (hkcinemagic.com)
Wang Chun, a veteran diver, is hired to recover a large quantity of gold bars from a ship sunk during the retreat of Japanese soldiers from Hong Kong. But no sooner has the treasure been found, then former Japanese military man, Arakawa, and his men arrive in a speedboat. Arakawa kills Wang's boss, seizes the gold and forces Wang to steer his boat to safety. A struggle ensues. The speedboat sinks after striking a reef. Wang escapes with the gold. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Empress Dowager flees when the allied forces descend upon the capital. During an attack by bandits, her jewels are lost in the mountains. Ten years later, a local villager finds the treasure. When news of the found jewels spreads, a group of bandits descends upon the town hoping to find the treasure, but first they'll have to deal with the villager's daughter, Tigress (Pei-Pei Cheng), who is quite dangerous due to her amazing fighting skills. (amazon.com)
When you're the best fighter around, you'd better be prepared to prove it! No sooner was a new security escort for the Imperial Governor chosen, and then he was challenged to a duel and slain right before his family's eyes by a mysterious traveling swordsman known only as The Thunder Sword who disappears and is never to be heard from again. (amazon.com)
Two people, who were taught by the same Kung Fu teacher, meet again after 10 years. Toe has become a policeman and has to investigate which ruthless gang has been terrorizing the railway. Tjeu has become a gang leader. After a while Toe finds out Tjeu is the man behind the robberies. This can only lead to one thing: a tough duel. (imdb)
Polly's father is murdered, and it's up to her, her brothers, and the "Sword King" (Roc Tien Ping) to avenge him. (The Movie Database)
US title was Bruce Lee vs Frankenstein, more like Bruce Lee versus Dracula. This movie has zombies, vampires, one armed swordsman, a real life Kung fu master as a co star (Very famous master in Europe teaching full contact kung fu, not just forms) and a lot of cool fights and surprises. (NoKungFu ForYou)
Lady Karate focuses on Yoshiko's mission to persuade China's la emperor, Puyi to leave his comfortable existence in Tientsin and journey back to Manchuria to be the figurehead ruler of Manchukuo under the direction of the Japanese occupiers. She has ten days to finish the job or she'll be obligated to commit hara-kiri at the end of it. She also has enemies among the Japanese military who want to maintain control over Pu Yi themselves. (Wu Tang Collection)
The parents of a young girl, Chou Shao Hwa were slaughtered by the Three Rogues of Black Hills; she escapes thanks to the help of the Blind Swordsman Zatoichi. He teaches her and her boyfriend fighting arts, and together they seek revenge on the Three Rouges. (Wu Tang Collection)
Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge. Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge. (letterboxd)
This magnificent production from Taiwan depicts the exploits of the great Genral Qi Jiquang a Chinese military general of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading Ming forces to defend China's east coastal regions from raids by the wokou pirates and Japanese invaders in the 16th century and is widely regarded as a national hero in Chinese culture. (imdb)
The good guys, a trio of swordsmen, gradually collect allies, including one by marriage. The groom must depart along with his bride but she must pass 3 tests before leaving. Then the group has to survive a series of traps before facing the villain. (imdb)
Leopard killed his wife due to her unfaithfulness and ran away with his daughter, Sung Sung. He joined a horde of bandits lead by Tiger, who is impressed by Leopards ruthless ways and together they make good business. One day, Sung Sung, now a grown beautiful woman meets Dragon and because of his stubborn upright character she falls in love with him, but unbeknownst to her enemies are her father and uncle.... (youtube)
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Shandong warrior Ma Yong-Zhen was murdered in Shanghai by the evil Axe gang. His sister, Ma Su-Zhen heard the news and swears to take revenge for her brother. Alone she makes her way to Shanghai to tackle the Axe gang and the evil forces that control them. (youtube)
Hsu Tu Shan is a cruel and merciless White Haired Fox with a great passion for powerful spells. 20 years ago, he poisoned his Master and stole a book of magic scriptures which allowed himself to become the supreme 'Spell Master'!. The same amount of years later, Hsu's old lover - Miao Ching - has become a devout follower of Taoism. One day, she relays the story of Hsu Tu Shan to her student Shao Ying (Shih Szu) and sends her off on a mission to track down the evil Fox. (The Movie Database)
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)
The Devilish Killer is the most dangerous fighter that ever lived...After defeating all of China's martial art factions in a grand battle, he decides that his victory cannot be complete unless he possesses the two Thunderbolt Swords. The leader of the Thunderbolt Sword clan sends his two sons into hiding knowing that sooner or later the Devilish Killer will come for them and destroy his clan. (Wu Tang Collection)
Roc Tien & Tien Yeh play two top swordsmen both equally skilled and both equally cruel, but there can be only one....One Mountain Cannot Contain Two Tigers. (Wu Tang Collection)
An evil student cripples his old master and steals the dark sword that he just made. The master tells him that his dark sword will be defeated by a golden sword. The student kills all the swordsmen of the Feng School, including their master. Kong Ban now has to find the golden sword in order to take revenge and defeat the evil dark sword. (Wu Tang Collection)
Yu Tien Lung stars and directs this superb Kung Fu film using his deadly silver spear to vanquish an evil warlord and liberates the region from tyranny. (Wu Tang Collection)
When our hero (Barry Chan) comes home from working, he finds his father and wife murdered, and a message written in blood. Its vengeance time... He goes in search of those who killed his family and runs into a spoiled bitch (Doris Lung) and later her brother (David Tong Wai). Trouble ensues. (Wu Tang Collection)
A race car driver gets into a battle with some Hong Kong drug-dealers. (Wu Tang Collection)
Chan Sing stars in this Taiwanese kung fu film which has cave men fighting with Chinese warlords and demi gods. (Wu Tang Collection)
Two blind swords women come to the aid of a swordsman tracking down a ruthless martial arts master. (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)
AKA Deadly Fists.
A mountain girl Chie finds her father mortally injured by the roadside, and in his dying last breath he names a mysterious stranger, Yuan. She sets out to find Yuan, and goes to the Master for help. He too seeks Yuan, and fearing competition, he tries to kill her. Who is this stranger, that all are seeking to find him? Is he the killer, or does he hold some terrible secret? Chie is determined to find out, no matter the danger. (Wu Tang Collection)
The exploits of the true life Taiwanese bandit and freedom fighter known as Lieu Tien Ding are brought to light in this excellent martial arts film. (Wu Tang Collection)
AKA Peking Express; The discovery of the skull of Peking man scares the Japanese, because they've been purporting their false superiority. The existence of the relic would challenge the foundation of the myth of the Japanese Emperor. Pride overcomes reason, so the Japanese send a crack unit to China to destroy the specimen. One man stands in their way.
A White Hair Fox (Yee Yuen) is sprung from jail and goes on a murdering spree of his past enemies. Shortly after, a snooping Chiang Ming witnesses the killing of a messenger carrying a letter containing incriminating evidence towards White Hair Fox. Cheung Ching Ching, a roaming swordswoman, also stumbles across the dying messenger who manages to entrust her with the letter before giving out his final breath. White Hair Fox and his men desperately try to retrieve the letter. (Wu Tang Collection)
An undercover marshal wants to arrest famous bandit Kao Pao Tien, and he wants his daughter to help him find the castle where the bandit lives. He mistakes a young lady for Kao Pao Tien's daughter and saves her life while she is in an inn where she met her father's friend, who was Kao Pao Tien's man. She discovers that Kao Pao Tien was her mother's brother-in-law and that he tried to rape her once when he was drunk. (Wu Tang Collection)
When the Iron Swallow sets out to enforce her own deadly brand of justice, a mysterious killer attempts to frame her. Now, the limbs fly and the blood flows, friend will fight friend in an all-out battle to the death where the only rule is survival. (imdb)
Tong Bo Wan and Chang Yi are two expert martial artists who protect the famous Whampoa wharf in Guangzhou from gangsters who are expoiting the dock workers. (imdb)
Kung-fu action. After a man has been in prison for five years, his brother tries to kill him because he was more loved by their parents. Classic revenge story located in a Chinese mining town, exploited by Russians and Japanese.
This is a fantastic rare basher from Taiwan with an all-star cast. Non-stop bloody action from start to finish.
Star studded swordplay film from Taiwan. An evil tyrant wreaks havoc on the martial world. The Swordsmen of Dragon Gate unite to defeat him.
The daughter of a slain hero is on a mission to take the coveted Gold Dragon Sword back to the Capital for safekeeping.
A scientist is kidnapped from Hong Kong and taken to the Golden Triangle in Thailand.
The violent tale of an undercover agent's mission to topple a Chinese opium ring that is headed by a ruthless kingpin known only as "The Tongfather."
A judge observes the letter of the law, doesn't take bribes, and will sentence a prince to death if necessary. And that's just what happens...
During WWII the Japanese occupied most of China and used the people for forced labor. They were notoriously cruel and some Chinese rose in resistance.