Ching Miao — Actor (59)
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.
Fangs of the Cobra (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
人蛇鼠
director: Sun Chung actor: Tsung Hua / Hsiao Yao
other title: 人蛇鼠
Young man returns from studying abroad to take over management of the large family farm, and falls for the daughter of a tenant farmer. The unique twist is that her pet, best friend, confidante and protector is a cobra - but he hates snakes because his mother was bitten and killed by one when he was a child.
The Crimson Palm (1964) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
血手印
director: Chen Yu-Hsin actor: Ivy Ling Po / Chin Ping
other title: 血手印
Ling Bo is Lin, a young man engaged to the daughter of a rich man, who now despises Lin because of his family's declining status. Lin visits his beloved fiancee before he heads towards the imperial city to participate in the civil service examination, only to find her maid lying dead in blood. Lin is then accused of murder. How can Judge Bao prove his innocence?
Inside the Forbidden City (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
宋宮秘史
director: Kao Li actor: Ivy Ling Po / Ching Miao
other title: 宋宮秘史
It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided attention. When Li gives birth to the Emperor's child, the jealous Liu switches the boy with a cat and commands a servant named Kou Zhu to kill the baby. However, Kou Zhu ignores the order and gives the prince-to-be to the emperor's brother, a decision which eventually leads to the boy being adopted by the emperor himself! But as fate would have it, to go along with his new son, the emperor has a new wife as well - Madame Liu! As this strange new family unit is being constructed, poor Li Zhenfei has been confined to the forbidden palace, condemned to never see or speak to her son, the prince. But destiny reunites her with her son, but will this family reunion be a happy one? And will Madame Liu finally be punished for her treachery?
King Cat (1967) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
七俠五義
director: Hsu Tseng-Hung actor: Chang Yi / Kiu Chong
other title: 七俠五義
Chang Yi plays Chan Chao, a knight of justice, who thwarts the plans of Minister Peng to assassinate the revered Judge Pao Cheng over and over again. Lo Lieh gives Chang a good run for his money as the evil and sinister henchman of Minister Peng.
The Female Prince (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
雙鳳奇緣
director: Chow Sze-Luk actor: Ivy Ling Po / Fang Ying
other title: 雙鳳奇緣
The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...
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 Winged Tiger (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
插翅虎
director: Shen Chiang actor: Chen Hung-Lieh / Tien Feng
other title: 插翅虎
Famed screenwriter Shen Chiang got one of his very first chances to direct his own script with this exciting action adventure. His story is suitably thrilling: if villains "Winged Tiger" Teng Fei and "Underworld King" Yin Te-lung combine their kung-fu knowledge, the "Martial Arts World" will be plunged into chaos. That evil union is set to occur at the marriage of Yin's sister to Teng. Can this dangerous duo be stopped before one says "I do"?
The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
El Kárate, el Colt y el Impostor
director: Antonio Margheriti actor: Lee Van Cleef / Lo Lieh
other title: Là dove non batte il sole / Onde o Sol Nunca Brilha
During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged - and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start... Treasure hunt.
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.
Killers Five (1969) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
豪俠傳
director: Cheng Kang actor: Tang Ching / Li Ching
other title: 豪俠傳
A group of evil bandits are terrorizing the land from their invincible mountain castle. The high commanding official decides to put a stop to this and commands one of his officers to gather a group of Kung Fu masters to put an end to the terror. But everything is not that simple and straight-forward, as we quite soon learn when the plot thickens.
The Deadly Knives (1972) [Movie] Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
落叶飞刀
director: Jang Il-ho actor: Ching Li / Ling Yun
other title: 落叶飞刀
Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew Hsu Chien to steal the family seal and land deed. When Hsu Chien is caught in the act, he viciously beats elderly Master Yen to death to cover his actions. Determined to avenge the wrongs committed on his family and his country, young master Yen Tzu Fei blazes a knife-throwing path of revenge that leads him to his love Yue Hua's father, who has corrupt connections with the Japanese
Lady Jade Locket (1967) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
連瑣
director: Yan Jun actor: Li Li-Hua / Li Ching
other title: 連瑣
Love knows no limits in the grand period romance, Lady Jade Locket. A young fighter inadvertently falls for the spirit of a beautiful woman, who died years earlier avenging her own father's murder. The beautiful ghost is in fact the sister of his fiancee. Experienced as an actor in many such romances, director Yen Chuan keeps the tone perfect. Plus, with period specialist Li Li-hua in the lead and the attractive and acclaimed Li Ching playing the ghost girl, he really can do no wrong.