Chor Yuen — Director (41)
A Deadly Night (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
死亡角之夜
director: Chor Yuen actor: Kong Suet / Patrick Tse Yin
other title: 死亡角之夜
A young woman returns home from a funeral and becomes embroiled in murder, missing money, a drug syndicate, a police investigation and a mysterious killer who goes by the name of "Vampire Wolf."
The Great Devotion (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
可憐天下父母心
director: Chor Yuen actor: Pak Yin / Cheung Wood-Yau
other title: 可憐天下父母心
Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
Blood Stained Tradewind (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
血在風上
other title: 血在風上 / Blood Stained Tradewinds
Shing and Hsiong are competitive young men raised by the head of a powerful Triad group. Shing appears to have the winning edge; his gunfighting skills are unsurpassed earning him the nickname Golden Gun and the pretty daughter of the Triad boss appears to favour him more than eager brother Hsiong. But when Shing turns down his godfather’s appointment to head the triad group his luck runs out and he’s kicked out of the group and shunned by the family. Hsiong becomes the new boss and the pretty daughter marries him instead. Shing moves to Macau and becomes a common labourer and rooms with Carrie Ng and her small son. But Carrie’s kid brother is a bad egg who brings the world of crime back into Shing’s life. Then all hell breaks loose and everyone’s life is in jeopardy when traitors and double crossers rise up and take over.
Hong Kong 73 (1974) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
香港73
director: Chor Yuen actor: Elliot Ngok Wah / Ching Li
other title: 香港73
As the Heng Seng Index reaches 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’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.
Lust for Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
愛奴新傳
other title: 愛奴新傳
Former wife of Chow Yun Fat, Candice Yu On-on stars in this gauzy softcore flick directed by Chor Yuen. Chun (Yu) is a high-class society woman who secretly dabbles in every sort of vice, from arranging murder to kidnapping young girls to serve as sex slaves for her brothel. One such lass is the beautiful Ai-nu, who manages to fight her way out of getting gang raped by Chun's minion. When she is recaptured, she promptly kills one of her first customers. Ai-nu's spunk intrigues Chun, prompting her to not only cover up the lass' crime but also seduce her as well. Detective Ling Yun (Alex Man Chi-leung) soon suspects something is amiss and begins investigating Chun's brothel over the objections of his superiors. When Ai-nu falls for Yun, Chun orders her lackey/lover Yeh to kill him. Instead, he tries to seduce Ai-nu himself. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
The Big Holdup (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大劫案
director: Chor Yuen actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Chen Kuan-Tai
other title: 大劫案
A group of down-on-their-luck robbers pull off a spectacular job - only to find themselves hunted by cops and possible betrayers! Chan Koon Tai leads the diverse pack of criminals, which also includes such Shaw Brothers luminaries as Ngok Wah, Chung Wong, Ling Yun, and a young Danny Lee in one of his first featured roles. The group pulls off the robbery in action-packed fashion, but betrayal and the relentless police end up marking the five robbers for death.
Lover's Destiny (1975) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新啼笑姻緣
director: Chor Yuen actor: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan / Tsung Hua
other title: 新啼笑姻緣
Director Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial arts films, by adding compelling storylines and a good dose of drama. Despite being without his regular cohorts Ku Lung and Ti Lung here, Chu shows his master stroke as he delves into the dastardly ways of evil warlords in China back in the 1910’s. Drama and action both take centre-stage as Tsung Hua and Ching Li fall prey to a lecherous general (Stanley Feng Tsui-fan) who rapes and forces the latter to become his concubine. With the help of two street performers (the deft and agile Chen Kuan-tai and Shih Szu) he once helped, Tsung hatches a plot to save his beloved – with deadly consequences.
The Bastard (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Xiao za zhong
director: Chor Yuen actor: Tsung Hua / Lily Li
other title: Xiao za zhong
Little Bastard searches for the parents who abandoned him as an infant, with the help of Little Beggar. He finds his father, who is a powerful and wealthy manl and is taken in by him and his family. Before long Little Bastard is seduced by his attractive cousin, making Little Beggar very jealous. However, the seduction and family welcome are all part of a nefarious plan.
Sorrow of the Gentry (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
朱門怨
director: Chor Yuen actor: Ching Miao / Shih Chung-Tien
other title: 朱門怨
In the waning days of China's feudal aristocracy, a powerful family crumbles under the weight of tradition, betrayal, and inner decay. The Yang household, ruled by the domineering patriarch Mr. Yang, is torn apart as each son struggles with personal misery: a forbidden love, a loveless marriage, a murderous rivalry, and class-defying passion. As secrets of smuggled arms and illicit affairs come to light, the once-mighty clan collapses amid death, scandal, and disgrace.
The Killer (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
大杀手
director: Chor Yuen actor: Chin Han / Tsung Hua
other title: Il killer dagli occhi a mandorla / Die Bande des gelben Drachen
Chiao Tzu Wei hires a killer under the premise that the local government (run by the local kung fu school) is corrupt and extorting the people of the town. The killer happens to be Hsieh Chun (aka Hsiao Hu) who left town ten years ago. (When Hsieh Chun opens up a suitcase full of knives, you know that there is going to be tons of killing!). Thinking that the local kung fu school is bad, he goes over there to fight them. There is some reuniting of lost friends and some love between two of them. The bad guys are constantly double crossing everyone and this leads to total mayhem and carnage. The final fight scene (which is actually several fight scenes going from one to the next) is incredible, especially the blood soaked finale between the evil Japanese leader of the opium ring and the two brothers.
Black Lizard (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
黑蜥蜴
director: Chor Yuen actor: Derek Yee Tung-Sing / Sun Chien
other title: The Black Lizard / 黑蜥蜴
Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu. His enquiries with the help of Chief Constable Tieh Hu reveal an astounding story.
The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
魔殿屠龍
director: Chor Yuen actor: Derek Yee Tung-Sing / Ti Lung
other title: 魔殿屠龍
The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sword so the "martial world" will be forced to respect him. He enlists a bad guy who plots a massacre of the Mongolians to blamed on the "Ming cult" so that the Mongolian hero played by Ti Lung will attack and steal the sabre from the cult and then give it to the bad guy who has in the meantime stolen a powerful magic sutra from Budhhist nuns, kidnapped a Mongolian Princess and is trying to become a Yin/Yang fighter which looks like ... wait, none of this makes much sense, but that's the film. Derek Yee plays the hero of the Ming cult who is trying to find out who is framing the cult for the massacre.
Murder Plot (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
孔雀王朝
director: Chor Yuen actor: David Chiang Da-Wei / Ching Li
other title: 孔雀王朝
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. There's intrigue, betrayals, and battles galore before the last plot is revealed and the final murderer is defeated.
The Enchantress (1983) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
妖魂
director: 楚原 actor: 莫少聪 / 刘永
other title: 妖魂 / 娇魂
Max Mok is the dashing young swordsman Feng Xiwu who arrives at a beautiful, but deadly location known as Moonlit Sky to investigate rumors of deaths and disappearances there.
Duel of the Century (1981) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
陸小鳳之決戰前後
director: 楚原 actor: 白彪 / 刘永
other title: 陆小凤之决战前后 / 陸小鳳之決戰前後
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 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. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
Farewell to a Warrior (1976) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
辭郎洲
director: 楚原 actor: 萧南英 / 丁敏
other title: 辭郎洲 / 辞郎洲
Disillusioned by years of futile bloodshed, General Chang Ta initially refuses the emperor’s call to defend the collapsing dynasty. It is his wife, Chen Pi-niang, a woman of exceptional intelligence and resolve, who urges him to answer his duty. At Tzu Lang Chow, she bids him farewell with a lock of her hair, a symbol of devotion and sacrifice, as he marches toward a seemingly hopeless battle. While Chang Ta fights at the front, Chen Pi-niang organizes local militias and leads a daring volunteer fleet of fishing boats to deliver supplies and strike the enemy. As defeat closes in and betrayal looms, husband and wife each face their fate with unyielding loyalty to their country.
Sex, Love, and Hate (1974) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
舞衣
director: 楚原 actor: 何莉莉 / 井莉
other title: 舞衣 / Sex, Love and Hate
Accredited director of erotica and kung-fu films Chu Yuan, combines stars from both genres in Sex, Love And Hate, a masterpiece about Hong Kong society's differing emotional views on love and what women want when it comes to happiness in love. The provocative Ching Li (Chu Tai), the exotic Lily Ho (Pai Mei) and the princess of kung-fu films Hsu Feng (Yao Yao), play three women who live together and compare notes as to what would make them happy in love, in life, then go out to find it. Pai Mei wants money at all costs, Chu Tai will marry as soon as the opportunity arises and Yao Yao is saving her virginity for Mr. Right.
Clan of Amazons (1978) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB WikiData IMDb
陸小鳳傳奇之繡花大盜
director: 楚原 actor: 刘永 / 岳华
other title: 陆小凤传奇之绣花大盗 / 陸小鳳傳奇之繡花大盜
The Embroidery Bandit is stealing treasures while blinding his victims. The hero Liu Xiaofeng is called in to solve the mystery. The evidence points to the all-woman Clan of the Red Shoes - but appearances can be deceptive.