Ching Miao — Actor (68)
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Dawn Will Come (1966)
魂斷奈何天 IMDb TMDB
Kao Li actor: Ivy Ling Po / Li Hsiang-Chun …
other title: 魂斷奈何天
The lovely Li Hsiang-chun stars as a poor beauty who is drugged, ravished, lied to, locked in a burning store room, left to drown, and chased by sword-wielding ruffians, among other things. Her only hope is her betrayer's new wife, played by the strong and sensual Ivy Ling Po. Dawn may come, but the questions is: will it be too late? Director/writer Kao Li shows both restraint and sadism in this historical melodramatic tearjerker.
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It's All in the Family (1975)
愛心千萬萬 IMDb TMDB
Lo Chen actor: Ivy Ling Po / Ling Yun …
other title: Tout est dans la famille / 愛心千萬萬
Danny Lee is Hsu Chih-yuan, the youngest son of strict patriarch Hsu Hui-tang (Cheng Miu). A sailor, Chih-yuan incurs his father's wrath when he tells the latter of his girlfriend Susan's (Ai Ti) pregnancy. Pressured to leave her by his father, Chih-yuan finally agrees to continue his studies overseas. Eldest brother Chih-wen (Ling Yun) volunteers to raise money but ends up losing the family fortune in the stock market. It starts a roller coaster of tragedies for the family that ends with bitter disillusionment for Chih-yuan. It's a battle between tradition and youthful rebellion that leaves everyone a little poorer off.
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Brotherhood (1976)
江湖子弟 IMDb TMDB
Hua Shan actor: Tony Liu Tian-jue / Hu Chin …
other title: 江湖子弟
Liao Jiang is the lowest ranking member of a gang that holds up a jewelery store. Subsequently the three other gang members die, and their gold haul goes missing. Liao Jiang and his new gang member Huge Eyes are then forced to turn to a triad gang to help get back their gold from a rival group.
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Vermilion Door (1965)
紅伶淚 IMDb TMDB
Lo Chen actor: Li Li-Hua / Guan Shan …
other title: 紅伶淚
The tragic love triangle of early 20th century Peking Opera star Chiu Hai-tang, his beautiful stage partner, and the warlord who forces himself between them, has been a favorite with Chinese audiences for decades.
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Love Lock (1975)
情鎖 IMDb TMDB
Pan Lei actor: Li Ching / Si Wai …
other title: 情鎖
Li Ching, Szu Wei and Tsung Hua in an eternal romantic triangle in which a girl has to choose between two men: a poor but upright lad who will marry her for love or a handsome suitor who is after her father's money.
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Sing High, Sing Low (1967)
星月爭輝 IMDb TMDB
Sit Kwan actor: Peter Chen Ho / Pat Ting Hung …
other title: 星月爭輝
Lee Ho Yin is a young musician turned advertising executive who is shy and tongue-tied when it comes to women. One day, Lee meets lovely Yiu Kit Ying on a bus. Lee's light-hearted attitude to live leads to a serious of humorous incidents.
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The Bastard (1973)
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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.
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Sorrow of the Gentry (1974)
朱門怨 IMDb TMDB
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.
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The Butterfly Chalice (1965)
蝴蝶杯 WikiData IMDb TMDB
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...
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Rose, Be My Love (1966)
玫瑰我愛你 IMDb TMDB
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.
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The Boxer from the Temple (1980)
佛家小子 WikiData IMDb TMDB
John Law Ma actor: Ng Yuen-Jun / Kwan Fung …
other title: Die Kampfschule der Shaolin / 佛家小子
Complex plots? This director didn't want them. Expensive, famous stars? Didn't need them. Glorious sets and costumes? He could take them or leave them. With his choreographer Hsu Hsia, John Lo Mar liked making lean, mean, fighting movies, and fans rejoiced. Here Wu Yuan-chin stars as "the Kid," a monk whose education in the aptly named "Crazy Lo Han Fist" finds him battling a cruel bandit's son and befriending an abused prostitute. From then on, it's one fight after another in another John Lo Mar martial arts marvel.
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The Story of Sue San (1964)
玉堂春 IMDb TMDB
King Hu actor: Betty Loh Ti / Zhao Lei …
other title: 玉堂春
This gripping story centers on the romance between Wang Chin Lung and Sue San. Although they may be perfectly matched when it comes to their love for one other, the two come from remarkably different social ranks. While Chin Lung is the son of a respected government official, Su San is a prostitute, albeit a famous one.
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Comedy of Mismatches (1964)
喬太守亂點鴛鴦譜 IMDb TMDB
Sit Kwan / Lo Chen actor: Pat Ting Hung / Chin Feng …
other title: 喬太守亂點鴛鴦譜
Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) and daughter Zhu Yi (Li Hsiang Chun). One day, Mother Sun sends her children to the temple, where Yu Lang encounters Hui Niang (Pat Ting). Artist Xu Ya is also at the temple, praying that his daughter Wen Gu (Carrie Ku) will find a good husband. Soon after, Wen Gu encounters nobleman's son Pei Zheng (Wai Mao) and the two fall in love at first sight.