Hardly a stranger in the wuxia films universe, Chor Yuen from the Shaw Brothers Studio is renowned for his adaptations of Ku Lung’s swordplay wuxia novels onto the big screen, starting with “Killer Clans” in 1976 that ultimately made him well known internationally. “Clans of Intrigue”, adapted from “Fragrance in the Sea of Blood” is one of five such films the prolific director released in 1977.
Highly skilled in chigong (energy power) and a reputable player in the Jianghu (Martial arts world), “Thief Master” Chu Liu Hsiang (Ti Lung) steals from the rich to help the poor and lives in a luxurious boathouse with three beautiful maidens. He carries a metal fan for self-defense even though he is renowned as someone who doesn’t kill his enemies.
One evening, while having dinner with his friends Monk Wu Hua (Yeah Hua) and Nan Gong Lin (Tien Ching) Chief of the Beggar Clan,...
Highly skilled in chigong (energy power) and a reputable player in the Jianghu (Martial arts world), “Thief Master” Chu Liu Hsiang (Ti Lung) steals from the rich to help the poor and lives in a luxurious boathouse with three beautiful maidens. He carries a metal fan for self-defense even though he is renowned as someone who doesn’t kill his enemies.
One evening, while having dinner with his friends Monk Wu Hua (Yeah Hua) and Nan Gong Lin (Tien Ching) Chief of the Beggar Clan,...
- 11/9/2022
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Within the history of martial arts cinema, the art of fighting serves two ideas. While it obviously is a source of entertainment and a show of skill, there is also the idea of the body being a kind of vessel of resistance against outside forces. Popular actors who have defined the genre such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li or Bruce Lee nearly always fought against waves of enemies, quite literally their way up to the ladder of a hierarchy whose leader defined his reign with terror, repression and a total control over the body. Going back within the genre, we have movies such as “The Best of Shaolin Kung Fu” directed by Jen-Tao Chang and Shao-Peng Chen, who also has a small part, which is not only a great genre piece, but also a reflection of the kind of power struggles of the time it portrays, with the body being...
- 11/2/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
When it comes to making features like this one, i love the idea of coming up with my own personal “100 Great Kung Fu Movies” of all time. It is tough choosing just 100 because you know there are many more great Kung Fu movies that are not on the list.
I have decided that to make the list, a movie must have a few hand to hand moments during fight scenes in the movies chosen. If for example its mainly sword play with one fight scene hand to hand it won’t make the list. Its old school “style” Kung Fu movies, not modern day settings.
I understand everyone will have their own personal favorites and some may not agree with my list and that’s fine because it’s nice to have different opinions on this genre which keeps it fresh and alive when having good debates.
Anyway, thank you...
I have decided that to make the list, a movie must have a few hand to hand moments during fight scenes in the movies chosen. If for example its mainly sword play with one fight scene hand to hand it won’t make the list. Its old school “style” Kung Fu movies, not modern day settings.
I understand everyone will have their own personal favorites and some may not agree with my list and that’s fine because it’s nice to have different opinions on this genre which keeps it fresh and alive when having good debates.
Anyway, thank you...
- 7/7/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Like millions of you around the world, i love Kung Fu movies. It is the only real genre that keeps me going back for more and that is why i will always love Kung Fu movies.
I know many of you have probably seen many of the movies i will post about, but this is also for anyone new to the genre of Kung Fu and even Swordplay and looking for other movies to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the movies i have listed and please feel free to comment about any of the movies.
1. Drunken Master 2 (1994)
Director: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung, Ti Lung, Anita Mui, Andy Lau, Chin Kar Lok, Ken Lo
Fight Choreographer(s): Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung
Studio: Golden Harvest
2. Broken Oath (1977)
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa
Cast: Michael Chan, Angela Mao, Chiu Hung, Bruce Leung, Wang Lai
Fight Choreographer(s): Hsu Hsia,...
I know many of you have probably seen many of the movies i will post about, but this is also for anyone new to the genre of Kung Fu and even Swordplay and looking for other movies to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the movies i have listed and please feel free to comment about any of the movies.
1. Drunken Master 2 (1994)
Director: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung, Ti Lung, Anita Mui, Andy Lau, Chin Kar Lok, Ken Lo
Fight Choreographer(s): Jackie Chan, Lau Kar Leung
Studio: Golden Harvest
2. Broken Oath (1977)
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa
Cast: Michael Chan, Angela Mao, Chiu Hung, Bruce Leung, Wang Lai
Fight Choreographer(s): Hsu Hsia,...
- 11/6/2014
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Like millions of you around the world, i love Kung Fu movies. It is the only real genre that keeps me going back for more and that is why i will always love Kung Fu movies.
I know many of you have probably seen many of the movies i will post about, but this is also for anyone new to the genre of Kung Fu and even Swordplay and looking for other movies to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the movies i have listed and please feel free to comment about any of the movies.
1.Eagle’s Claw (1977)
Studio: Champion Films
Director: Lee Tso-Nam
Cast: Chi Kuan-Chun, Chang Yi, Don Wong Tao, Leung Kar Yan
Action Director(s): Chan Siu Pang, Tommy Lee Gam Ming
2.Broken Oath (1977)
Studio: Golden Harvest
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa
Cast: Angela Mao, Michael Chan, Chiu Hung, Bruce Leung
Action Director(s): Hsu Hsia,...
I know many of you have probably seen many of the movies i will post about, but this is also for anyone new to the genre of Kung Fu and even Swordplay and looking for other movies to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the movies i have listed and please feel free to comment about any of the movies.
1.Eagle’s Claw (1977)
Studio: Champion Films
Director: Lee Tso-Nam
Cast: Chi Kuan-Chun, Chang Yi, Don Wong Tao, Leung Kar Yan
Action Director(s): Chan Siu Pang, Tommy Lee Gam Ming
2.Broken Oath (1977)
Studio: Golden Harvest
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa
Cast: Angela Mao, Michael Chan, Chiu Hung, Bruce Leung
Action Director(s): Hsu Hsia,...
- 6/9/2014
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
The Knight of Knights
Written by Chang Cheh
Directed by Sit Kwan
Hong Kong. 1966
Among the many amusing commonalities between Shaw Brothers studio films are kinetic nature of the scripts which so often have their characters venture from place to place in a series of episodic adventures whose connective tissue is, all too often, a bit vague. Political uprising, heists, warring schools, clans or families vying for sense of ‘regional supremacy,’ the stories do become familiar once a fan watches a certain number of these movies. It is really the smaller pieces that make up the whole which stand out. Chang Cheh, as one of the most prolific filmmakers the studio ever had, was certainly no stranger to films that dealt slightly schizophrenic plots. Best known for his efforts while sitting in the director’s chair in the 1970s, in the 1960s he had not quite attained the lofty status...
Written by Chang Cheh
Directed by Sit Kwan
Hong Kong. 1966
Among the many amusing commonalities between Shaw Brothers studio films are kinetic nature of the scripts which so often have their characters venture from place to place in a series of episodic adventures whose connective tissue is, all too often, a bit vague. Political uprising, heists, warring schools, clans or families vying for sense of ‘regional supremacy,’ the stories do become familiar once a fan watches a certain number of these movies. It is really the smaller pieces that make up the whole which stand out. Chang Cheh, as one of the most prolific filmmakers the studio ever had, was certainly no stranger to films that dealt slightly schizophrenic plots. Best known for his efforts while sitting in the director’s chair in the 1970s, in the 1960s he had not quite attained the lofty status...
- 4/28/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
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