Heaven and Hell (1980) TMDB IMDb WikiData

第三类打斗

director: Chang Cheh actor: Li Yi-Min / David Chiang Da-Wei …

other title: 第三类打斗

When a fallen angel descends to the Earth on a mission to storm the underworld, a love shared between angels and humans offers telling testament to the power of a lucky ghost. In the battle that follows, both the living and the dead will discover that a war waged in hell could have consequences that resound forever.

Kung Fu Stuntmen (2021) Douban IMDb WikiData NeoDB

龍虎武師

director: Wei Junzi actor: Tsui Hark / Yuen Woo-Ping …

other title: 龍虎武師

A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.

Kid with the Golden Arm (1979) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

金臂童

director: Chang Cheh actor: Sun Chien / Phillip Kwok Chui …

other title: Die fünf Kampfmaschinen der Shaolin / The Kid With The Golden Arms …

Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.

In the Mood for Love (2000) TMDB IMDb NeoDB DeaDvey's Reviews WikiData Douban

花樣年華

8.6 (57 ratings) director: Wong Kar-Wai actor: Tony Leung / Maggie Cheung …

other title: Disponível Para Amar / In The Mood For Love …

In Hong Kong of 1962, Mrs. Chan and Mr. Chow, a journalist, move into neighbouring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their respective spouses creates an intimate bond between them.

King of Robbery (1996) WikiData IMDb

悍匪

director: Billy Chung Siu-Hung actor: Simon Yam / Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung …

other title: 悍匪

After robbing countless Hong Kong jewelery shops, Ye Kuan (Simon Yam) sets out on a murderous rampage killing everything in his path. Police informants, criminals and members of the public — nobody is safe from the Hong Kong Thug.

Iron Monkey (1993) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮

director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Yu Rongguang / Donnie Yen …

other title: O Macaco de Ferro / El mono de hierro (Iron Monkey) …

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

Fearless (2006) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban

霍元甲

director: Ronny Yu actor: Jet Li / Sun Li …

other title: O Mestre das Armas / Le Maître d'armes …

Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his nation. The son of a great fighter who didn't wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, Huo resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win.

Ashes of Time (1994) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB

東邪西毒

7.5 (14 ratings) director: Wong Kar-Wai actor: Leslie Cheung / Brigitte Lin …

other title: Ashes Of Time / Les Cendres du temps …

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.

The Assassin (2015) Douban IMDb TMDB NeoDB WikiData

刺客聶隱娘

7.3 (10 ratings) director: Hou Hsiao-hsien actor: Chang Chen / Shu Qi …

other title: The Assassin (La asesina) / 刺客聶隱娘 …

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

Hard Boiled (1992) IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData

辣手神探

8.3 (7 ratings) director: John Woo actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Tony Leung Chiu-Wai …

other title: Fervura Máxima / À toute épreuve …

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

The Blade (1995) NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData

刀

7.3 (6 ratings) director: Tsui Hark actor: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo / Xiong Xinxin …

other title: The Blade - Das zerbrochene Schwert / 刀

A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.

The Illegal Immigrant (1985) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

非法移民

director: Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting actor: Ching Yong-Cho / Wu Fu-Sheng …

other title: Eine Woche Heiratsfrist / 非法移民

The lead, arrested and processed after a police raid on a Canal St. clothing workshop. He has no status in HK, where he'd swam, or the US, where he arrived as a stowaway, to avoid metal detectors which would pick up the bullets still in his body.

Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban

保鏢

director: Chang Cheh actor: David Chiang Da-Wei / Ti Lung …

other title: Le invincibili spade delle tigri volanti / Die Todespagode des gelben Tigers …

Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an infirmity that renders him unable to use his sword.

The Love Eterne (1963) NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb

梁山伯與祝英台

director: Li Han-Hsiang actor: Betty Loh Ti / Ivy Ling Po …

other title: 梁山伯與祝英台 / Liáng shānbó yǔ zhù yīngtái

In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.

Slaughter in San Francisco (1974) TMDB IMDb WikiData

黃面老虎

director: Lo Wei actor: Don Wong Tao / Chuck Norris …

other title: Massacro a San Francisco / Yellow Faced Tiger (aka Slaughter In San Francisco) …

A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB

倩女幽魂

8.1 (23 ratings) director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung actor: Leslie Cheung / Joey Wong Cho-Yin …

other title: Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas / Una historia china de fantasmas …

A naïve young tax collector for the imperial government winds up spending the night in a haunted temple. There he falls in love with a beautiful woman who, unfortunately, is dead. With the aid of a powerful Daoist Swordsman, he must defeat undead hordes, overcome a sinister Tree Demoness, and descend to the pits of hell, to fight for the spirit he loves.

Once Upon a Time in China (1991) NeoDB WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB

黃飛鴻

8.0 (6 ratings) director: Tsui Hark actor: Jet Li / Yuen Biao …

other title: Era uma vez na China / Il était une fois en Chine …

Set in late 19th century Canton, this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung against foreign forces' plundering of China.

Eastern Condors (1987) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData

東方秃鷹

director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Yuen Biao …

other title: Operation Eastern Condors / Comando infernal …

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

招半式闖江湖

director: Chen Chi-Hwa actor: Jackie Chan / James Tien Chun …

other title: Karate Bomber / Le Protecteur …

A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.

Winners & Sinners (1983) Douban NeoDB WikiData IMDb

奇謀妙計五福星

director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Richard Ng Yiu-Hon …

other title: Winners & Sinners: Five Lucky Stars / Winners and Sinners …

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.