Lee Ying — Actor (17)
The Gallant Duo (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
俠義雙雄
director: Hsu Tseng-Hung actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Tang Lan Hua
other title: 俠義雙雄
A merciless professional killer is hired by an evil court official to get rid of his opponents. Soon, the assassin discovers that the official was responsible for his father's death and he vows revenge on the official and his supporters.
The Tender Trap of Espionage (1960) [Movie] TMDB
脂粉間諜網
director: Lo Wei actor: Liu Liang-Hua / Lo Wei
other title: 脂粉間諜網
Spy films had always been popular in Chinese-language cinema, with stories set mostly in WWII or the warlord era. The Tender Trap of Espionage, made two years before Dr. No (1962) which kickstarted the Bond film craze, is a story of intrigue between spies and counterspies within the Japanese Occupation force. The film was shot in Taiwan, offering unique visages, with cat-and-mouse mind games set in motion against trust, betrayal and seduction. Based on the British film The Two-Headed Spy (1958), future action maestro Chang Cheh wrote the script while husband-and-wife team Lo Wei and Lau Leung-wah star together as agents, with Lo doubling as director.
Deaf and Mute Heroine (1971) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
聾啞劍
director: Wu Ma actor: Helen Ma Hoi-Lun / Tang Ching
other title: Tang Ching - Furien am Gelben Fluß / La heroína legendaria
Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine. Helen Ma stars as the “can’t hear, can’t talk” swordswoman who makes off with some pearls and bloodily dispatches the many comers who futilely attempt to retrieve them from her. According to Jeff Goodhartz, THE DEAF AND MUTE HEROINE “trumps anything that King Hu or Chang Cheh were unleashing at the time.”
The Alishan Uprising (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
阿里山风云
director: Chang Ying / Chang Cheh actor: Lee Ying / Roy Chiao
other title: 阿里山风云
In May of 1949, director Zhang Ying and screenwriter Zhang Che took people to Taiwan to shoot a film that reflected Taiwan's Gaoshan tribe. Unexpectedly, when it was completed, it coincided with the war between the KMT and the Communist Party in Shanghai. Later, the Kuomintang government completely withdrew from Shanghai to Taiwan, and the film crew stayed in Taiwan. The film was also premiered in Taiwan, becoming the first feature film in Taiwanese film history. The episode "High Mountain Green" was widely sung that year and became a classic in film music.
The Warlord and the Actress (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
血溅牡丹红
director: Ho Meng-Hua actor: Julie Yeh Feng / Lan Di
other title: 血溅牡丹红
A member of the Red Peony troupe, singer Tang Pei Hua (Yeh Feng) is renowned for her beautiful voice and appearances. Her beauty, however, invites the unwanted attentions of cruel and lecherous warlord Cao Lin (Zeng Mei). In order to escape Cao's grasp, Tang and her lover Lin Ke Qiang (Chin Han) decide to run away to the south where they can live freely. But their plan is uncovered by Cao, and Lin gets captured. In order to save Lin, Tang must sacrifice herself and entertain Japanese guests at a banquet, throwing herself into danger's way.
Squadron 77 (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
七七敢死隊
director: Yan Jun actor: Li Li-Hua / Yan Jun
other title: 七七敢死隊
Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role of nationalist freedom fighter when she discovers that her husband is a collaborator with the Japanese.
The Mating Season (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
不是冤家不聚頭
director: Wu Chia-Hsiang actor: Peter Chen Ho / Pat Ting Hung
other title: 不是冤家不聚頭
The Weiss Advertising Co under manageress Lo Yu Chun (Pat Ting Hung) and the Jen An Advertising Co. managed by playboy Tsao Chung Nien (Peter Chen Ho) are business rivals. The former works hard but without much success. The latter, with most of his staff perusing racing form or yellow journals, gets far more business. The anticipated arrival of a business tycoon from Malaya starts another battle and Lo Yu Chun goes all out to win over the prospective customer.
The Black Forest (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
黑森林
other title: 黑森林
A musical set in a logging village in Taiwan. Romance and singing abound as a logger and a pretty girl from the village fall in love. A villain is there to make sure that the course of true love does not run smoothly.
The Mirror and the Lichee (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新陳三五娘
director: Kao Li actor: Ivy Ling Po / Fang Ying
other title: 新陳三五娘
Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.
The Butterfly Chalice (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
蝴蝶杯
director: Chang Cheh / Yuan Qiu-Feng actor: Chin Feng / Pat Ting Hung
other title: 蝴蝶杯
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...
Rose, Be My Love (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
玫瑰我愛你
director: Chun Kim actor: Pat Ting Hung / Lee Ting
other title: 玫瑰我愛你
Not a love triangle but a love rectangle, Rose, Be My Love is a romantic drama that represents the high standards achieved by Shaw Brothers in both star power and technical polish. Set on the eve of Pearl Harbor and Hong Kong's invasion by the Japanese, the tragic romance takes on added poignancy in light of the future fate of leading lady Li Ting, the "Rose" of Rose, Be My Love who committed suicide a mere three months after the movie's release.
Iron Monkey 2 (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
街頭殺手
director: Chiu Lo-Kong actor: Donnie Yen / Billy Chow Bei-Lei
other title: 街頭殺手
Iron Monkey teams up with his blind friend Jin to bring underworld agent the Tiger to justice. When Jin's son arrives he soon becomes caught up in the conflict, leading to Jin's death. Jin's son now joins the Iron Monkey to avenge his father's memory, as they launch an attack on the Tiger's lair.
Heroes in the Ming Dynasty (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大明英烈
director: Wu Min-Hsiung actor: Pai Ying / Barry Chan
other title: 大明英烈
The year is 1366. The emperor makes a deal with a neighboring Manchu emperor, leading to a plot to frame patriotic General Shung in a court martial. Shung believes he will receive a fair trial and goes along willingly. But some of his supporters are not so trusting, and they shadow him on his journey to the palace & now the trouble really starts.
The Monkey Goes West (1966) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
西遊記
director: Ho Meng-Hua actor: Elliot Ngok Wah / Ho Fan
other title: 西遊記
THE MONKEY GOES WEST is the first entry in the studio’s epic, four-part screen adaptation of “Journey to the West,” a 16th-century novel recounting the efforts of a Buddhist monk and his magical companions to travel to India and bring back Buddhist sutras.
The Green Dragon Inn (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
青龍客棧
director: Wu Min-Hsiung actor: Elliot Ngok Wah / Lo Lieh
other title: Die Todeskämpfer der Shaolin / La Posada del Dragón Verde
When an evil land baron's son murders an innocent family, a Marshall is called in to escort him to be executed in the court of law far to the north. With the aid of an army of soldiers, the Marshall must fight off the Land Baron's assassins, who want to try and free his murderous son at every given chance.