Wu Ma — Director (27)
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Murder of Murders (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
玉蜻蜓
director: Wu Ma actor: Chi Kuan-Chun / Lo Lieh …
other title: Asesino de asesisnos / 玉蜻蜓
The Incredibly valuable Six Gems is stolen from a fortress-like jewelry establishment in medieval China. The plot thickens when the #1 suspect, Pan Chen-Feng (played with sinister glee by Lo Lieh) is mysteriously poisoned in this unique Asian who-dun-it murder mystery.
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The Young Tiger (1973) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
小老虎
director: Wu Ma actor: Mang Fei / Maggie Lee …
other title: Ting Lu - Der grausame Tiger / 小老虎
A spoilt rich kid turns up at a fu school to show off, but he gets clobbered by the boastful Little Tiger, who is later framed for the kid's murder when a gang of blackmailers make an example of him. The police allow Tiger to escape, in order to find the real culprits. Tiger hides at his girlfriend's place, but a model she works with does some whoring on the side for the blackmailer, and so the crooks are onto his trail...
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Circus Kids (1994) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
馬戲小子
director: Wu Ma actor: Donnie Yen / Yuen Biao …
other title: 馬戲小子 / Circus Kid
The circus group performs at the Shanfa Circus when a huge load of bombs crash on the stage and the performers try to find a home to live and get money for food.
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Snake-Crane Secret (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
蛇鶴丹心震九洲
director: Wu Ma actor: Mang Fei / Dorian Tan Tao-Liang …
other title: 蛇鶴丹心震九洲
Snake and Crane Secret is a fast paced martial arts action film about a family's battle for survival. A family tries to uphold their honor while keeping their Sacred Kung Fu book from getting into the wrong hands. A tale of deceit mistrust and traditional values unfolds along with spectacular fight sequences necessary to keep the Snake Crane Secret.
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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.”
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Wits to Wits (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
狼狽為奸
director: Wu Ma actor: Yuen Biao / Corey Yuen …
other title: L'ira viene dalla Cina / Gelbe Faust und blaues Auge …
Old school action takes center stage as two scoundrels get in and out of trouble using kung fu. Yuen's action is not yet stylized but the pacing and intensity are there, setting the stage for his future masterpieces.
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Shaolin Deadly Kicks (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
太極八蛟
director: Wu Ma actor: Dorian Tan Tao-Liang / Lo Lieh …
other title: Shaolin contre les 8 serpents / 太極八蛟
Eight thieves steal a treasure map and split it into eight pieces, vowing to regroup three years later. But they'll have to deal with a deadly-kicking cop.
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Burning Sensation (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
火燭鬼
director: Wu Ma actor: Kenny Bee / Carol Cheng …
other title: 火燭鬼
A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ensure his safety from the evils that lurk ahead. At the same time, the firefighter doesn't realize he is dating a ghost.
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Flying Sword Lee (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
小李飛刀
director: Wu Ma / Pao Hsueh-Li actor: Ling Yun / Danny Lee Sau-Yin …
other title: 小李飛刀
This is a brilliant Taiwanese movie adaption of "Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Blade." Li "Little Flying Dagger" Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He has decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.
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Stage Door Johnny (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
舞台姊妹
director: Wu Ma actor: Kara Hui Ying-Hung / Eva Lai …
other title: 舞台姊妹
During the 1920s in Shanghai, an all female Chinese Opera troupe is struggling. The troupe boss calls on Tsui to join them in the hope that her fighting sequences will pull the troupe out from imminent close-down. This enrages the actresses who are already quarreling among themselves. However, they come together when a Triad Boss Chang, goes after one of them. The actors and a young man named Lu and his friends become embroiled with the mobster.
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The Chinese Ghostbuster (1994) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
钟馗嫁妹
director: Wu Ma actor: Lam Ching-Ying / Wu Ma …
other title: 钟馗嫁妹
Wu Ma stars as a ghost who's searching for the perfect husband for his daughter. In order to get her married, the two decide to leave the spirit plain and head for the land of the living. To their surprise the world had drastically changed since they've last visited. The duo finds a likely candidate in a street hustler. The ghostly pair chase the poor guy until he seeks the help of a tao priest. Will the Tao priest send these wandering spirits back to hell or will the hustler join is ghostly bride forever?
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My Cousin, the Ghost (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
表哥到
director: Wu Ma actor: Kenny Bee / Richard Ng Yiu-Hon …
other title: 表哥到
Cousin Big returns home from the UK in order to find a wife and settle down. He has previously driven out his illegal immigrant friend Ma from the UK and the scores aren't settled. That is all cast aside when not only one, not two but three ghosts are to be dealt with and one is Cousin Big who has fallen in love with one of the ghosts.
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The Shaolin Avengers (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
方世玉與胡惠乾
director: Chang Cheh / Wu Ma actor: Alexander Fu Sheng / Chi Kuan-Chun …
other title: Gli scatenati campioni del karatè / Shaolin - Die Rache mit der Todeshand …
Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.
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All Men Are Brothers (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
蕩寇誌
director: Wu Ma / Chang Cheh actor: David Chiang Da-Wei / Fan Mei-Sheng …
other title: I sette guerrieri del Kung Fu / Die Eroberer …
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese, and with a cast that has achieved an equally celebrated status among Shaw Brothers devotees.