HongKong
Magic Crystal (1986) NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
魔翡翠
director: Wong Jing actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Andy Lau
other title: El cristal mágico / The Magic Crystal
Archaeologist Shum finds an antique jade with supernatural power in Greece. The stone is wanted both by KGB's agent Karoff and the Interpol. Shum asks his friend Nike for help. However, Shum is finally caught by KGB but the jade is slipped into the hands of a boy called Pan.
The Brain-Stealers (1968) NeoDB Douban IMDb
諜海花
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Lily Ho / Peter Chen Ho
other title: 諜海花
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
Oct. 19, 2025 watched
Thought I was going to get giant super soldiers, but mainly Bond-esque gadgets and intrigue. And a gloriously over-the-top supervillain.

Watched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
1960s HongKong KungFuSat LilyHo SciFi
Shaolin Soccer (2001) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
少林足球
8.1 (8 ratings) director: Stephen Chow actor: Stephen Chow / Richard Ng
other title: Kung Fu Futebol Clube / Shaolin Kickers
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Her Vengeance (1988) NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb
血玫瑰
director: Lam Nai-Choi actor: Pauline Wong / Lam Ching-Ying
Fong Kit Ying is an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who inadvertently angers a gang of drunken patrons. They follow her home after her shift and mount a viscous gang assault. After her traumatic ordeal, she vows to hunt them down one by one.
Mr. Vampire (1985) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
殭屍先生
8.4 (7 ratings) director: Ricky Lau actor: Lam Ching-Ying / Ricky Hui Koon-Ying
other title: Mr Vampire / El señor de los vampiros
The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
Oct. 13, 2025 watched
A fantastically enjoyable Sammo Hung-produced action/horror/comedy with the hopping undead (goengsi/jiangshi).

Loved and watched this film since ~1990

Rewatched (for the umpteenth time) 12 October 2025 in #MonsterMiru #WatchParty after #Monsterdon on Mastodon.
1980s ActionComedy ActionHorror ComedyHorror Goengsi
Five Element Ninjas (1982) TMDB IMDb WikiData
五遁忍術
director: Chang Cheh actor: Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi / Lung Tien-Hsiang
other title: FIVE ELEMENT NINJA / 五遁忍術
A young martial artist vows to take revenge against the ninja who murdered his martial arts master and brothers. He finds a new teacher and faces, together with his new brothers, the Five Element Ninja challenge.
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
拳精
director: Lo Wei actor: Jackie Chan / James Tien Chun
other title: A Desforra do Herói / Meister aller Klassen 2
Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is stolen. All is lost until Jackie's character discovers dancing blue ghosts with bright red hair who haunt the library.
Twin Dragons (1992) WikiData IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban
双龙会
director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung / Tsui Hark actor: Jackie Chan / Maggie Cheung
other title: Gémeos Em Fúria / Twin Dragons - Das Powerduo
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.
Painted Faces (1988) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
七小福
director: Alex Law Kai-Yui actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Lam Ching-Ying
other title: Leben hinter Masken
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.