Run Run Shaw — Producer (37)
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The Purple Shell (1967) IMDb TMDB Douban
紫貝殼
director: 潘垒 actor: 江枫 / 凌云 …
other title: 紫贝壳 / 紫貝殼
Hui Pui-ching, a gentle and fragile woman, endures relentless abuse from her violent husband Fan Pak-nan. By chance, she meets Ha Mon-hin, a cultured and compassionate businessman trapped in his own loveless marriage. Drawn together by loneliness and understanding, their relationship unfolds quietly along seaside walks, where a simple purple shell becomes a symbol of tenderness and fragile hope. As suspicion, jealousy, and blackmail close in, their impossible love spirals toward devastating consequences.
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Heroes Two (1974)
方世玉與洪熙官
★ 5.8 (9 ratings) director: 张彻 actor: 傅声 / 陈观泰 …
other title: 方世玉与洪熙官 / 方世玉與洪熙官 …
A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun. Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang, a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.
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Between Tears And Smiles (1964)
故都春夢
director: 邵氏全体导演 / 岳枫 … actor: 李丽华 / 关山 …
other title: 故都春梦 / Xin ti xiao yin yuan …
Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for Shen. The General's henchmen are also determined to present the songstress to their superior as a gift. Fan received help from an unexpected quarter to save the woman he loves.
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Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
斷腸劍
director: Chang Cheh actor: 乔庄 / Chin Ping …
other title: 断肠剑 / 斷腸劍 …
Chivalrous swordsman Jun-zhao goes in search of a fugitive named Li Yueh in order to reunite him with his love, Liu Xian. Though the two men meet and become loyal brothers, Li does not reveal his true identity until Jun-zhao's life is endangered by swordsmen from Flying Fish Island who are looking for revenge.
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Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
群英會
★ 5.6 (14 ratings) director: Chang Cheh / Cheng Kang actor: Lo Lieh / David Chiang Da-Wei …
other title: 群英会 / 群英會 …
Three martial arts directors united for this unique anthology film. Yueh Feng writes and directs a clever love-and-kung-fu triangle, Cheng Kang both writes and directs kung-fu courtesans battling brigands, and the "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, creates a cliff-hanging, swashbuckling mini-movie with maxi-action.
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The Cave of the Silken Web (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
盤絲洞
★ 6.0 (5 ratings) director: 何梦华 actor: 于倩 / 尤情 …
other title: 盘丝洞 / 盤絲洞 …
Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."
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The Imposter (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
七面人
★ 6.7 (11 ratings) director: 鲍学礼 actor: 姜大卫 / 陈观泰 …
other title: 七面人 / 七麵人
With the cast list, you would almost expect this to be another Chang Cheh film. Two of Chang's proteges, David Chiang and Chen Kuan-tai go head-to-head in The Imposter which sees cinematographer Pao Hsueh-li back in the director's chair. Chiang plays Ko Liang, as master of disguise who puts his seven faces to good use when he goes to the aid of two young guardsmen Tseng Yung (Danny Lee) and Tseng Kan (Wang Chung) who have been framed by Captain Lo (Chen Kuan-tai) for murder.
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The Roving Swordsman (1983) IMDb TMDB Douban
大俠沈勝衣
★ 5.7 (10 ratings) director: Chor Yuen actor: Ti Lung / Ching Li …
other title: 大侠沈胜衣 / 大俠沈勝衣 …
Traveling swordsman Shen Sheng-yi (Ti Lung) and his lady friend match wits and swords with the last surviving member of the once great Murung family who is determined to rule the martial world by stealing plans to crafting firearms.
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Iron Chain Assassin (1980)
插翅難飛
★ 5.4 (10 ratings) director: Chor Yuen actor: Ti Lung / Ching Li …
other title: 插翅难飞 / 插翅難飛 …
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.
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Raw Courage (1969) IMDb TMDB Douban
虎膽
★ 4.0 (6 ratings) director: Lo Wei actor: Elliot Ngok Wah / Cheng Pei-Pei …
other title: 虎胆 / 虎膽
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon Society, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee with the infant and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.
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Shaolin Hand Lock (1978) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
十字鎖喉手
★ 4.7 (6 ratings) director: 何梦华 actor: 姜大卫 / 罗烈 …
other title: 十字锁喉手 / 十字鎖喉手 …
As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the 'Shaolin Handlock' while an old wolf-in-sheep's-clothing friend Fang Yun-piao pays the unwitting Li a visit. Armed with the deadly Handlock maneuver, Cheng-ying & Kun Shih joins forces to exact revenge on the evil Ling Hao after the truth is unraveled.
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The Story of Sue San (1964) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
玉堂春
★ 6.5 (15 ratings) director: 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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The Flying Dagger (1969) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
飛刀手
★ 6.2 (8 ratings) director: 张彻 actor: 郑佩佩 / 罗烈 …
other title: 飞刀手 / 飛刀手 …
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing saves the family in a fight, using his own flying dagger skills, but his allegiances and motives are unclear.