David Chiang Da-Wei
David Chiang Da-Wei (Chinese: 姜大衛, born 29 June 1947 in Suzhou, Jiangsu), sometimes credited as David Chiang, is a Hong Kong actor, director and producer. This 70's martial arts superstar signed by the Shaw Brothers Studio, has appeared in over 130 films and 30 television series.
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Zhu xian I
After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and demonic tendencies and becomes the enemy of Qing Yun Sect.
Yi ge ren de wu lin
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
Hak se wui
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society.
'94 du bi dao zhi qing
A duel between two master swordsmen for the hand of a beautiful young maiden leads to a 20-year-old grudge that proves deadly. One of the swordsmen’s, Pai Fukuo’s, son is kidnapped and raised by the rival swordsman, who tell him his real parents were murdered by Pai Fukuo.
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.
Seong lung wui
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.
Yi dan qun ying
L'assassinat de Cho, un puissant chef de gang hongkongais, va declencher une guerre terrible entre les quatre pretendants a sa succession.
Lo foo chut gang
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.
Huang jia shi jie
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.
Tang lang
A young and learned martial artist is tasked by the Qing emperor to spy on dissents in another province who plan to overthrow him. He infiltrates the rebel leader's large estate by becoming his granddaughter's private live in tutor.
Shao Lin si
There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple.
Du bi shuang xiong
The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.
Dong kai ji
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese, and with a cast that has achieved an equally celebrated status among Shaw Brothers devotees.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Martial arts meets Dracula. Dracula and 6 Chinese vampires battle Prof. Van Helsing and a martial arts team.
Shao Lin wu zu
Five Shaolin disciples barely escape from the destruction of the Shaolin Temple. Now, each have to train in their own fighting styles in order to stand-up against the Qing's top martial artists, and avenge their fallen comrades.
Ci Ma
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status.
Shui hu zhuan
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.
Ma Yong Zhen
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
E ke
The Angry Guest is a direct sequel to Duel of Fists which had two long-separated brothers, Ti Lung and David Chiang, reuniting in Bangkok and running afoul of the local mob after Ti Lung, a boxer, beats the local favorite in the ring.
Xin du bi dao
Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao.
Wu ming ying xiong
A perennial Chang Cheh favorite, Anonymous Heroes focuses on two vagabond brothers, Meng Kang and Tieh who, in the search for fame and fortune, join in a rebellion against a provincial general.
Quan ji
Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers, and together, both in and out of the ring, they must face a crime syndicate. One of the first films to use the martial art of Muay Thai.
Shi san tai bao
A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud that could lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved.
Bao Chou
David Chiang stars as a martial arts-trained Chinese opera performer on a killing spree to avenge the murder of his brother (Ti Lung)
Tie shou wu qing
Here Lo Lieh plays a dedicated chief constable for Tsang Chou village, who falls in love with the blind daughter of a bandit who is wreaking havoc.
Du bei dao wang
RETURN OF THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1968) is a direct sequel to ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN (1967), a seminal Hong Kong martial arts film that, unlike earlier swordplay films with Wang Yu (e.g. TWIN SWORDS, MAGNIFICENT TRIO), placed the emphasis on technique and training in order to defeat a superior enemy.
Da dao ge wang
A jewel thief decides to turn over a new leaf. He starts anew as a professional singer; but before long, the he becomes suspect again for a series of robberies. He sets up a trap to snare the copycat thief, but will it snare him instead?
Bao biao
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.
Jin yan zi
Golden Swallow is living peacefully but soon finds herself embroiled in a love triangle and a Kung Fu action packed fight of good vs evil.
Jiang shan mei ren
This is a musical about a young emperor who is lured via stories told to a place called Kiang-Nan by his royal tutor. The empress mother has the tutor go to Kiang-Nan to bring him back.