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Mission of Justice (1992) aka Jin san jiao qun ying hui
Two agents are assigned to break up a gang involved in counterfeiting, white slavery and drug smuggling.
Butterfly and Sword (1993) aka Xin liu xing hu die jian
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1990s,
Action,
Cantonese,
Donnie Yen,
Fantasy,
Hong Kong,
Joey Wang,
Mandarin,
Michelle Yeoh,
Romance,
Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
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Dynamo Michelle Yeoh stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.
Devil’s Vindata (1991) aka Yao mo dao
Two rival Taoist schools, one all-female, the other one all-male, have to ally to fight a demon as one of the priestesses is unaware that she’s the daughter of the demon and has to loose her virginity to avoid turning into a demon herself.
Scandal (1974) aka Chou wen
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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1970s,
Comedy,
Hong Kong,
Lily Li,
Mandarin,
Shaw Brothers
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Director Li Han Hiang teams up again with the irreverent comedic talents of Michael Hui Kwun Man in this tongue-in-cheek drama. Corruption is strife in Wan Ping County in Hopei Province. Two good-for-nothing loafers Chen Ming and Chia Liang arrive and turn the officials on their head. After a bout of blackmailing, they end up in positions of power themselves. It's all done with the best intentions, or so they believe.
The Musical Vampire (1992) aka Yin yue jiang shi
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Friday, June 21, 2019
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1990s,
Cantonese,
Ching-Ying Lam,
Comedy,
Hong Kong,
Horror,
Mandarin,
Vampire
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A crazy white scientist resurrects a corpse with a werid chemical creating a super hopping ghost. The only thing that can somewhat control it is the sound of music. A Tao Priest and his two assistants try and stop it from destroying the countryside.
Exorcist Master (1993) aka Qu mo dao zhang
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
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1990s,
Action,
Cantonese,
Ching-Ying Lam,
Comedy,
Hong Kong,
Horror,
Mandarin,
Vampire
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When a Catholic church in a small Chinese town falls prey to an evil combing the powers of Western and Chinese vampires, Taoist priest Uncle Nine (Lam Ching Ying) and Catholic priest Wu (Wu Ma) must overcome religious and cultural differences in order to defeat the vampire.
Journey to the West 1 : The Monkey goes West (1966) aka Xi you ji
Monkey Goes West, the first film in the series, is the film that introduces the world to the viewer and sets up all the recurring characters — the Tang priest (Ho Fan), who is on a holy pilgrimage to India to collect scriptures, and his motley trio of companions. The focus is squarely on the journey, however — unlike the novel (or the Japanese TV series) we don’t see any of Monkey’s exploits before he’s imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. Instead, the first we see of him is his first encounter with the priest, as he entreats him to free him from the rock and make him his disciple. Further on their way they collect a Dragon Prince, who becomes the priest’s horse as penance for eating the original one; Pigsy (Peng Peng), the disgraced Marshal of Heaven who becomes the second disciple; and Friar Sand (Tien Shun), a water demon who also becomes a disciple. Yueh Hua does an excellent job as the Monkey King in what was probably quite a tough assignment, taking on such a beloved character in only his second feature.
Human Lanterns (1982) aka Ren pi deng long
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Monday, October 30, 2017
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1980s,
Action,
Hong Kong,
Horror,
Mandarin,
Shaw Brothers
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A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.
Drunken Master 3 (1994) aka Jui kuen III
Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne. To do this they want their protege to marry the Princess Sun Yu who possesses an important jade ring. They dispatch Yueng Kwan to fetch her. However, Yueng Kwan is a patriot, working for the revolutionary forces of Sun Yat Sen. He abducts Sun Yu and finds refuge with the father of the future hero Wong Fei Hung.
Green Snake (1993) aka Ching se
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
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1990s,
Action,
Cantonese,
Drama,
Fantasy,
Hong Kong,
Mandarin
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Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.









