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Movie

The Boxer's Omen (1983)
魔
★ 5.9 26 ratings
桂治洪 actor: 高飞 / 王龙威 …
other title: 魔 / 마 …
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

Movie

Killer Constable (1980)
萬人斬 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.0 21 ratings
桂治洪 actor: 陈观泰 / 谷峰 …
other title: 万人斩 / 萬人斬 …
2 million taels in gold has been stolen from a vault within the Forbidden City. The Empress wants the money returned within 10 days. Chief Constable Leng Tian-Ying is hired to bring back the gold robbers, dead or alive- and Leng's earned a reputation of never bringing anyone back alive.

Movie

The Magic Blade (1976)
天涯明月刀
★ 6.9 51 ratings
楚原 actor: 狄龙 / 罗烈 …
other title: 天涯明月刀 / 天涯,明月,刀 …
Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.

Movie

Homicides: The Criminals, Part II (1976)
香港奇案之二:兇殺 Douban
★ 6.8 8 ratings
桂治洪 / 华山 … actor: 麦华美 / 杨泽霖 …
other title: 香港奇案之二:凶杀 / 香港奇案之二:兇殺 …
早期香港發生多宗駭人命案,引起公眾關注,《香港奇案之二:兇殺》以真人真事改編四個故事:「鬼頭仔」、「大家姐」、「臨村大血案」,與轟動一時的「紙盒藏屍」。編劇團以倪匡為首,扣人心弦的劇情引人入勝。擅長拍驚慄片的導演桂治洪,在「鬼」與「臨」故事中,殺人情節殘酷真實,拍出恐怖片的味道。看完四個兇案故事後,必定不寒而慄。

Movie

The Teahouse (1974)
成記茶樓
★ 6.8 13 ratings
other title: 成记茶楼 / 成記茶樓 …
Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!

Movie

Big Brother Cheng (1975)
Douban
★ 7.0 10 ratings
桂治洪 actor: 陈观泰 / 汪禹 …
other title: 大哥成
陈观泰饰演的大哥成,为了义气而重出江湖,向恶势力挑战;期间揭发一宗大骗局……斗智斗武的过程中,他的妻子(叶灵芝)及伙伴黑仔文(汪禹)相继被杀害。大哥成复仇后,巧妙避过了警方的线眼,再度退隐江湖……