Yuen Chor

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.

Ainu is among many new girls that are kidnapped and taken to a nearby brothel to be coerced into prostitution. The lady of the house, Lady Chun, falls for Ainu and immediately begins a relationship with her. As things heat up between them, Ainu begins her plan to exact revenge on the four officials that had their way with her. As she murders them one by one, Lady Chun becomes even more blinded by her love for Ainu, and a local cop investigates all of the devious happenings. (KFCCinema)

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)

The last in a line of famous martial artists turns to robbery and kidnapping to acquire a manual for building guns in this wuxia/spy hybrid.

A modern day Robin Hood baffles Shanghai police in this Shaw Brothers classic. He goes by the name "The Lizard," and takes great joy in redistributing the wealth of the corrupt upper class - but who is this benevolent and fearless bandit? (allmovie.com)

Join 72 remarkable comic actors (including the lovable Lydia Shum and sparkling Hu Chin) playing a fascinating and fun cross-section of Hong Kong society--all crammed into a single tenement. The action and humor never stop as all their problems and predicaments find a happy ending by the time this colorful entertainment reaches its memorable finale.

A father of five loses his job and his family struggles to survive.

A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his bigamy. The unwanted intervention of a police officer as well as a series of unfortunate events lead to the wives discovery of the whole plot. They team up with Chi Hung's exasperated fiancée, Ka Lai, to exact revenge upon the two men. (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)

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)

The action sweeps non-stop through this martial arts film featuring Ti Lung as Teng Piao, a prisoner just released from jail and seeking revenge. Teng Piao was framed by a gangster known as the "Leopard" (he has a leopard tattoo on his chest, his only identifying feature). The trouble is, neither Teng Piao nor anyone else knows who the Leopard really is. (allrovi.com)

The Qianlong Emperor is not the legitimate successor to the throne since at birth he was exchanged with the Yongzheng Emperor's newborn daughter. He learns the truth when two senior members of the Red Flower Society, a subversive anti-government secret organisation, contact him years later, hoping that the emperor will help them in driving the Manchus away. To hide the truth about his heritage, the emperor orders the two men to be killed, although one of them escapes and is captured again later. (wikipedia.org)

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)

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)

Back by popular demand! Five years after Chu Yuan's original two-part adaptation of Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre comes this new chapter, created by no less than the entire Shaws Creation Section and a full trio of martial arts directors. Defeated villain Sung Ching-shu restarts his reign of terror, trapping a beautiful Mongolian Princess and mastering the "yin and yang combined" technique to become almost invincible. Only two swords, and two great swordsmen, stand in his way. (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)

The leader of the Snake Sect has an affair with the sexy ringleader of the Scorpion Sect to revive the "Five Poison Web" (which is also this film's Chinese title). But there is also the Centipede Sect to contend with. Under the fluid direction of Chu Yuan and action choreographers Tang Chia and Yuen Cheung-yan (member of the martial art world's esteemed Yuan Family and brother of Matrix master Yuen Woo-ping), the result is a first class action film. (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)

After one hundred men perish under mysterious circumstances in the vicinity of a lovely area known as Moonlit Sky, swordsman Feng Xiwu (Max Mok Siu-chung) decides to investigate and discovers beautiful maiden Shuiling (Mary Jean Reimer). The two fall almost instantly in love, but the girl's mother (Wei Chiu-hua) is a blood drinking, flesh eating spirit responsible for all of the recent deaths. (dighkmovies)

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)

When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-year absence and snatches up a prominent young maiden, it's up to her family and a resourceful swordsmen to brave the horrors of the underworld to bring her back home alive. With ghosts, a bamboo labyrinth, and a series of treacherous bat traps to contend with, these brave souls will be lucky just to make it out of the diabolical villain's lair alive. (allrovi.com)

Chen Kuan-tai heads an impressive ensemble cast in The Big Holdup, a story about five bank robbers being hunted down and killed by the police who are getting tipped by the man that masterminded the robbery. Filled with some amazing Sam Peckinpah-ish gun battles and brutally violent fight sequences, the film also features a very young Li Hsiu-hsien (a.k.a. Danny Lee) as a criminal rather than the dashing police inspector that won him critical acclaim in John Woo's The Killer. (hkcinemagic.com)

Two men raised in the shadowy world of the Triad underworld must manipulate the operations of the mob and each other's emotional lives, particularly when dealing with their beautiful best friend, Lin, the daughter of a powerful crime leader. (hkcinemagic.com)

Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this thriller of bickering bandits. Audiences loved watching three pairs of cunning male and female crooks trying to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House...not knowing that one of them is actually an undercover hero. Even without him, there's no honor amongst thieves, so the double-crosses and deadly duels come fast and furious, all choreographed by Hsu Erh-niu. (hkcinemagic.com)

Director Chu Yuan's titanic teaming with respected, inspired author Chin Yung created this unforgettable saga. Set during the Yuan Dynasty, it tells the fascinating story of the "Sacred Fire" sect, the Wu Tang swordsmanship clan, the disciples of the O Mei group, The Book of Chu Yang (which can make the reader immortal), and the destruction of Shaolin -- complete with a killer cliffhanger. And that's just the start of the fascinating intrigues and ingratiating characters found here. (hkcinemagic.com)

The thrills continue in this second part of this cherished adventure, created by the renowned director Chu Yuan and ingenious novelist Chin Yung. Only the union of the title weapons can save the six remaining martial arts sects who are vying for mastery. (hkcinemagic.com)

The incomparable Lily Li was considered an actress with an attitude, which was perfect for her becoming a bad-girl fighter. In "The Bastard", she plays a beggar girl that becomes a target for evil men plotting to make "The Bastard" a scapegoat for murder because he happens to like the son of a jailed dignitary's son accused of murder. (hkcinemagic.com)

Director Chu Yuan is famous for introducing elements of murder mysteries, detective tales, and emotional melodrama into kung-fu films. This is one of those skilled thrillers, where-in he uses two editors and three martial arts choreographers to tell a tale of kidnapping, murder, frame-ups, and even being buried alive. The kung-fu takes on a macabre, horrific flair in this stunning story of swordsmen and women struggling to save their true loves ... and their sanity. (hkcinemagic.com)

Fang Zheng awaits the arrival of his cousin Lin by train. Fang's father takes an immediate dislike to Lin since she is the daughter of his enemy. Zheng's brother, Feng spends tons of money on gambling and hookers, but the elder Fang favors him because a fortuneteller said that Feng would become established in the future. Zheng and Lin start to fall in love, but he's forced to leave home when his father becomes convinced he is out for his money.

In a small town in Macau, two girls, Ling and Feng grew up together. Unfortunately they both fall in love with Wah. Wah and Ling become lovers. An enraged Feng cuts off all knots of friendship with the two. After Wah becomes a sailor, Ling finds herself pregnant. Feng comes back to her and arranges a false marriage between Ling and effeminate Kay. When time goes by, Kay is in love with Ling and proposes. Wah comes back. It's time for a choice... (badpandashop.com)

In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas. A merry Christmas follows? (hkcinemagic.com)

The great Chu Yuan has been acclaimed for his neo-realism, melodrama, mystery thrillers, and epic martial-arts sagas. But comedy? Yes! Many fans also remember his landmark social satire The House Of 72 Tenants in 1973, so the appearance of this charming tale of child-creating complications (featuring a rare comedic performance by Alex Man Chi-leung) was a welcome addition. (hkcinemagic.com)

Louie, spoiled pop star has a one night stand with beautiful dancer Anita. Then Anita tells Louie that she dreamed of being a singer and later he brings her to stage and becomes a star. Anita has fallen in love with Louie, but Louie loves Julia. However, Louie later finds out that Julia is dating his father Kent. Louie then leaves Hong Kong and heads to Paris leaving his career behind. Then he meets Yuan Yu Shih, a Vietnamese refugee that suffers from a war wound... (imdb)

Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style martial art film. Derek Yee is a magic solar baby sent Earthbound by a benevolent god, raised by an old carpenter, has martial art superpowers and "green kryptonite" loses them during solar eclipses. That's when the evil baby counterpart shows up. Demon-paced martial arts action by Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates Yuan Pin and Yuen Hua compliments Toho Studio style special optical effects. (IVL)

1. A crash leaves a man dead, and his wife badly injured. Soon, he returns as a ghost to try to take her with him. 2. A caretaker wins the lottery thanks to the saucer spirit. Things begin to go wrong when he breaks his promise to it. (imdb)

A common thief and an employee of a Hong Kong stock company try to help an amnesia-plagued undercover cop to regain his memory and locate the whereabouts of the 50 million dollars cash used in a drug deal. In the meantime, they try to avoid becoming victims of the crime-lord that was responsible for embezzling 50 million dollars out of the stock company. (imdb)

Inspired from a famous martial arts tale, a young swordsman becomes obsessed with sword supremacy and challenges another kung fu master, where everything begins. (imdb)

As the Heng Seng Index teaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is "easy come, easy go".

Chor Yuen's only full-blown Chinese Teochew opera is about the story of the 13th-century Sung Dynasty battle against the Mongols. A vivid dramatization of the 13th-century Sung Dynasty battle that pitted the legendary General Chang Ta against the Mongol hordes.