Chor Yuen — Director (41)
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Sleazy Dizzy (1990) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
小偷阿星
director: 楚原 actor: 周星驰 / Alex Fong Chung-Sun …
other title: 小偷阿星
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.
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Legend of the Bat (1978) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban TMDB
蝙蝠傳奇
director: Chor Yuen actor: Ti Lung / Ling Yun …
other title: Die Rückkehr der gelben Höllenhunde / L'Ile de la bête …
A group of swordsmen set out on a journey to the mysterious Bat Island to seek answers for their problems but things go south when they run into other parties along the way.
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Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
幽靈山莊
director: 楚原 actor: 戴良纯 / 罗烈 …
other title: 幽灵山庄 / 鹰落夕阳坪 …
Failing to kill the eight Prince, Chu decides to seek refuge in the Phantom's mountain Manor. But it's actually Chu's and the Prince's plan to eliminate the Phantom men.
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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
魔劍俠情
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / 傅声 …
other title: 魔剑侠情 / 多情剑客断情刀 …
Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts 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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Let's Have a Baby (1985) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB
替槍老豆
director: 楚原 actor: 万梓良 / 夏文汐 …
other title: 替槍老豆 / 替枪老豆
A charming tale of child-creating complications, featuring a rare comedic performance by Alex Man Chi-leung.
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The Convict Killer (1980) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
插翅難飛
director: Chor Yuen actor: Ti Lung / Jason Pai Piao …
other title: Der Mann mit der Stahlkette / Les griffes d'acier contre Léopard noir …
Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along with his iron chain, Teng Piao is hungry for revenge. The man he wants to beat with his chain is Black Leopard Lam Fei. The problem for Teng Piao is that he doesn't know who he is, only that he has a picture of a black leopard tattooed on his chest.
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Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre Part II (1978) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
倚天屠龍記大結局
director: 楚原 actor: 尔冬升 / 王戎 …
other title: 倚天屠龙记大结局 / 倚天屠龍記大結局 …
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. So just sit back and enjoy the movie event which spawned a legacy that continues even today with a long-running, internationally loved television series, a role-playing game, and even collectible replicas of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre themselves!
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The Proud Twins (1979) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
絕代雙驕
director: 楚原 actor: 傅声 / 伍卫国 …
other title: 絕代雙驕 / 绝代双骄 …
During a treasure hunt, Xiao Yu Erh, a young martial artist, runs into his long-lost twin brother and learns the truth about his father's demise.
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Full Moon Scimitar (1979) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
圓月彎刀
director: 楚原 actor: 尔冬升 / 岳华 …
other title: 圆月弯刀 / 圓月彎刀
A talented young swordsman has beaten many veterans before his inherited martial arts manual gets stolen. After encountering his first defeat in life, in despair, he comes across a gorgeous girl, daughter of the head of a mysterious sect.
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The Spirit of the Sword (1982) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB
浣花洗劍
director: 楚原 actor: 岳华 / 罗烈 …
other title: 浣花洗劍 / 浣花洗剑
In this film, there are 5 main clans ruling the martial world, each representing one of the 5 elements - fire, metal, water, wood and earth. Each year they hold a martial arts competition to decide which one of the 5 clans will rule the world. The story is centered around one of these tournaments, as a catastrophe arises when an evil samurai killer shows up 49 days before the start and tries to assassinate the current leader who happens to be from the Water clan.
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The Roving Swordsman (1983) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
大俠沈勝衣
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / 井莉 …
other title: 沈胜衣 / 大侠沈胜衣 …
Traveling swordsman Shen Sheng-yi (Ti Lung) and his lady friend match wits and swords with the last surviving member of the once great Murung family who is determined to rule the martial world by stealing plans to crafting firearms.
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The Forbidden Past (1979) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB
小樓殘夢
director: 楚原 actor: 井莉 / 凌云 …
other title: 小樓殘夢 / 小楼残梦
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.
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Clans of Intrigue (1977) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
楚留香
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / 岳华 …
other title: 楚留香 / 楚留香传奇之血海飘香 …
Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.
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The Emperor and His Brother (1981) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
書劍恩仇錄
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / Jason Pai Piao …
other title: 书剑恩仇录 / 書劍恩仇錄 …
A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is - just because he wants a valuable telescope for reward. His father decides to kill the boy in order to restore the honor of the family.
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The Lizard (1972) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB
壁虎
director: Chor Yuen actor: Lo Lieh / Elliot Ngok Wah …
other title: 壁虎
He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the streets to spread his righteous message.
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Swordsman & Enchantress (1978) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
蕭十一郎
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / 井莉 …
other title: 萧十一郎 / 蕭十一郎 …
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.
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Duel for Gold (1971) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
火併
director: Chor Yuen actor: 凌波 / 汪萍 …
other title: 火并 / 火併
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.
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Killer Clans (1976) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
流星蝴蝶劍
director: 楚原 actor: 岳华 / 井莉 …
other title: 流星蝴蝶剑 / 流星蝴蝶劍 …
The Longmen and Roc clans kill each other to gain power in their territory. However, things take a turn when a warrior falls for the daughter of the rival clan's leader.
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The Jade Tiger (1977) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
白玉老虎
director: 楚原 actor: 狄龙 / Ku Feng …
other title: 白玉老虎 / Jade Tiger …
Zhao Wuji, son of the leader of the Zhao Clan, embarks on a tragic adventure full of intrigue to avenge his father, who is beheaded by a traitor working for the rival Tang Clan.