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Mainland-born Yip Wing Cho began his career at Shaw Brothers Studio as a photography assistant under director Lo Wei, working on titles like “Raw Courage”, “The Golden Sword” (1969), and “Brothers Five” (1970). He later transitioned to directing with “Girl of Ghost Valley”, starring Hsing Hui, and “The Black Tavern”, both from scripts written by his father, Yip Yat Fong. During the revival of Cantonese cinema, Yip spent his later career acting in numerous romantic comedies and crime thrillers.

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“The Black Tavern” tells a simple story about a group of thieves attempting to rob a governor at a remote tavern. The unique story begins in a bustling restaurant in a small town. A wandering monk (Dean Shek) enters, singing and begging his way from table to table. His song reveals that retired governor Hai Gong Feng (Yang Chi Ching) is traveling with a chest full of diamonds and...

Australia’s Imprint Films will release Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection Volume One on May 28.

The Blu-ray box set includes three of the influential Hong Kong studio’s genre films: The Oily Maniac, Seeding of a Ghost, and Sex Beyond the Grave.

1976’s The Oily Maniac (0riginal title: You gui zi) is directed by Ho Meng-hua, written by Chua Lam, and stars Danny Lee, Chen Ping, Hua Lun, and Hsieh Wang.

Legal assistant Shen Yuan follows the directions of an ancient spell, hoping to defend his lifelong love, Yue Yang-Ba. He digs a hole, climbs into the thick black liquid he uncovers, and quickly transforms into an oily monster, taking down criminals and leaving behind a trail of destruction.

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After joining the Hong Kong film industry as a screenwriter in the early 1950s, Chinese-born Huang Feng's directorial debut was Shaw Brothers' “The Crimson Charm”. He then went on to direct more films for Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest starring his leading lady Angela Mao in “The Angry River” (1971), “Lady Whirlwind”, “Hapkido” (1972), “When Taekwondo Strikes” (1973) and “The Tournament” (1974). Widely credited to have discovered the hapkido trained martial artist and actress Angela Mao Ying, Huang retired in 1980.

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In this revenge based wuxia, swordsman Chiang, the Chief of the Chong Chou Sword Clan and his daughter are rushing home so he can be on time to celebrate his 60th birthday. During their stop at an inn, they witness the killing of a father by a gang while protecting his daughter and as the gang leader tries to rape the poor girl, Chiang intervenes and kills him.

The first thing you associate with any Wong Fei-hung feature is the theme song “General marching under orders”. It’s practically an unwritten law it will feature at some point in the story. Except from the time the final credits roll in “The Master of Kung Fu” it hasn’t appeared once. That tells you that either this is going to be a different take on the character or it’s done for a reason!

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Opening with a lion dance, several of the Po Chi Lam school end up in a confrontation by students of Mai Ken (Shen Chan). Wong Fei-hung (Ku Feng) as their teacher agrees to apologize, much to the confusion of his disciples. They learn he accidentally killed his brother using his famous “No Shadow Kick” 10 years earlier and So refuses to use it again. Fox (Hon Wong) plots to have Li Tien-tao (Hsieh Wang...

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Ti Lung is known for his awesome catalogue of movies, over the years he was a leading star at The Shaw Brothers Studio and appeared in well over a 100 movies. I have put together a list of movies, which i have enjoyed over the years. *This is not a Top 40 list.

21.Anonymous Heroes (1971)

Cast:David Chiang, Cheng Li, Cheng Miu, Wong Chung

Director:Chang Cheh

Fight Choreographer:Lau Kar Leung, Tong Gaai

22.All Men Are Brothers (1975)

Cast:Chen Kuan Tai, David Chiang, Wong Chung, Bolo Yeung, Danny Lee, Ku Feng

Director:Chang Cheh, Wu Ma

Fight Choreographer:Tong Gaai, Lau Kar Leung, Lau Kar Wing, Chan Chuen

23.Clans Of Intrigue (1977)

Cast:Yueh Hua, Li Ching, Nora Miao, Ku Feng

Director:Chu Yuan

Fight Choreographer:Wong Pau Gei, Tong Gaai

24.Heroic Ones (1970)

Cast:David Chiang, Lily Li, Chan Sing, Chan Chuen, Ku Feng, Bolo Yeung

Director:Chang Cheh

Fight Choreographer:Lau Kar Wing,...

When I think of Wu Xia movies, I immediately think of Shaw Brothers and the many classic they have made over the years. What I love about this genre is many things, the Swordplay, The Characters, Story lines, Setting, Costumes and much more.

Wu Xia, traditionally is a form of literature. But after high demand over the years it’s become involoved in many art forms such as Movies, Opera, Video Games and beyond. This list of 30 Wu Xia movies listed, i hope you’ll like and want to thank my friend Richard Robinson for contributing to the list. If we missed any classics out, its most probably because we honestly forgot at that time or maybe we haven’t seen all the classic Wu Xia movies so far, anyway enjoy the list and let us know what you thought in the commen box at the bottom.

1.Have Sword Will Travel (1969)

Cast: David Chiang,...

Village of Tigers

Written by yip Yat-Fong

Directed by Griffin Yueh Feng and Wong Ping

Hong Kong, 1974

In a lonesome little tavern one of the patrons is brutally attacked by a hoard of violent thugs. The target of the onslaught defends himself as best he can before ultimately being undone by a fatal stab in the back. The leader of the murderous troop hailing from the Village of Tigers, Hu Jiao (Wang Hsieh), quickly realizes the man they believed to be Master Ba (Tung Lam) from the famous Ba family is but an unfortunate soul whose identity the Tigers mistook. Later on, another member from the Ba family, Bao Ying Hua (Karen Yip Leng-Chi) accidentally makes the acquaintance of a wandering hero named Luo Hong-Xun (Yueh Hua), the latter whom is accosted by thieves only to be saved by Ying Hua. Soon, the fates of Ba family, the Village of...

The Lady Hermit

Written by Yip Yat-Fong

Directed Ho Meng-hua

Hong Kong, 1971

‘Always two there are. A master and an apprentice.’ Such words replete of knowledge are not uttered by anyone in director Ho Meng-hua’s The Lady Hermit but rather by the greatest Jedi master who ever lived, Yoda (Frank Oz), in 1999 oft maligned The Phantom Menace. George Lucas’ script has been scoffed at many an occasion for its unnatural, wooden dialogue, although there is little denying the mystical coolness stemming from the aforementioned line. The universe of Star Wars and Lady Hermit may not share much in common on the whole, but the idea of a strong bond forged between a teacher and his or her pupil is one of those few. So strong is the will of one such hopeful student that her staunch conviction of her own worth takes her on a journey of romance, action and heroism.

The Golden Lion

Written by Patrick Kong Yueng

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua

Hong Kong, 1973

The divide between good and evil can be very thin, almost imperceptible to those who prefer painting the world in grand, all-encompassing strokes. The same goes for film, wherein some stories are told with clearly delineated sides while others adopt more nuance. Experienced director Ho Meng-Hua and screenwriter Patrick Kong Yueng cooperated in 1973 to make The Golden Lion, a movie in which the alignments within firm camps of good guys and bad are not well-defined, providing its story more texture than typical martial arts fare.

Dai Xioyao (Chiu Hung), better known as The Golden Lion, is a dastardly thief, wronging society’s elite and sharing with the poor and destitute. The burglar’s reputation precedes him, inflating his ego to the extent that he possesses the gall to sign his handle on the scene of his crimes.