King Hu

King Hu

Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer.

  • Title: King Hu
  • Popularity: 20.378
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Beijing, China
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  • Also Known As: Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan, King Ho, Jinquan Hu, Cheun King, 胡金铨, 金銓, 金铨
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King Hu Movies

  • 1959
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    The Kingdom and the Beauty
    The Kingdom and the Beauty

    6.3 1959 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth
    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

    The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1963
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    Love Parade
    Love Parade

    1 1963 HD

    The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1961
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    The Swallow
    The Swallow

    1 1961 HD

    The hunt for The Swallow Thief.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1964
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    The Dancing Millionairess
    The Dancing Millionairess

    6 1964 HD

    Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1956
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    Blood in Snow
    Blood in Snow

    1 1956 HD

    A behind the scenes story of a small time folk opera troupe and other performers in Northern China in the 1930s.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Li Li-Hua

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  • 1960
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    The Deformed
    The Deformed

    1 1960 HD

    Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian...

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    Cast: King Hu

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  • 1970
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    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    4.6 1970 HD

    An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: James Mason

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  • 1964
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    Between Tears and Smiles
    Between Tears and Smiles

    6.3 1964 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Li Li-Hua

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  • 1962
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    The Dream of the Red Chamber
    The Dream of the Red Chamber

    7 1962 HD

    The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1960
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    Back Door
    Back Door

    1 1960 HD

    A middle-aged couple adopt a young girl.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Butterfly Wu

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  • 1961
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    Les Belles
    Les Belles

    6.5 1961 HD

    Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter Chen, manager of the troupe, have misunderstandings and...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1963
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    Empress Wu
    Empress Wu

    5.9 1963 HD

    The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Li Li-Hua

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  • 1966
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    The Blue and the Black
    The Blue and the Black

    6.3 1966 HD

    It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1960
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    When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
    When the Peach Blossoms Bloom

    1 1960 HD

    The Shen couple had six children. For years Mr Shen had been the only one to support the family. One day, Mr Shen was on a crashed plane in Singapore...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1958
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    The Magic Touch
    The Magic Touch

    1 1958 HD

    Early Shaw Brothers comedy

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1961
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    The Pistol
    The Pistol

    1 1961 HD

    Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin has fallen seriously ill and their son Xiaoguang has...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Yin Wang

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  • 1957
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    The Frosty Night
    The Frosty Night

    1 1957 HD

    Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Lucilla Yu Ming

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  • 1957
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    Lady in Distress
    Lady in Distress

    1 1957 HD

    A Shaw Brothers production.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1957
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    Little Angels of the Streets
    Little Angels of the Streets

    1 1957 HD

    Li Han-Hsiang directed film.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jeanette Lin Tsui

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  • 1957
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    Springtime in Paradise
    Springtime in Paradise

    1 1957 HD

    A Shaw and Sons production

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sek Ying

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  • 2022
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    The King of Wuxia
    The King of Wuxia

    8.7 2022 HD

    The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.

    Genre:

    Cast: King Hu

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  • 1958
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    Laughter and Tears
    Laughter and Tears

    1 1958 HD

    Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 2012
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    Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu
    Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu

    1 2012 HD

    A documentary on King Hu.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: King Hu

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  • 2022
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    The King of Wuxia Part2
    The King of Wuxia Part2

    1 2022 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: King Hu

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  • 1958
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    The Angel
    The Angel

    1 1958 HD

    Angel is a pretty young girl who debates in a furious manner at a Women's Day Meeting against the unequal law of the Ching Dynasty which permits...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ding Ling

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  • 1963
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    Stranger Than Fiction
    Stranger Than Fiction

    1 1963 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1960
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    How to Marry a Millionaire
    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1 1960 HD

    A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Margaret Tu Chuan

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  • 1961
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    Kiss for Sale
    Kiss for Sale

    1 1961 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Fanny Fan Lai.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1961
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    The Fair Sex
    The Fair Sex

    1 1961 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho, Pat Ting Hung, Ding Ling, Fanny Fan Lai and Margaret Tu Chuan.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1966
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    Come Drink with Me
    Come Drink with Me

    6.687 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Cheng Pei-pei

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  • 1966
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    Come Drink with Me
    Come Drink with Me

    6.687 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Cheng Pei-pei

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  • 1970
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    A Touch of Zen
    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1970 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1990
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    Swordsman
    Swordsman

    6.9 1990 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Sam Hui Koon-Kit

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  • 1990
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    Swordsman
    Swordsman

    6.9 1990 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Sam Hui Koon-Kit

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones
    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones
    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1967
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    Dragon Inn
    Dragon Inn

    7.2 1967 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1993
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    Painted Skin
    Painted Skin

    6.115 1993 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Joey Wong

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  • 1964
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    The Story of Sue San
    The Story of Sue San

    6 1964 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1964
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    The Story of Sue San
    The Story of Sue San

    6 1964 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan
    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.7 1973 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan
    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.7 1973 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1966
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    Downhill They Ride
    Downhill They Ride

    1 1966 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Pat Ting Hung

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men
    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men
    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1967
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    Dragon Inn
    Dragon Inn

    7.2 1967 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1990
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    Song of the Exile
    Song of the Exile

    7.5 1990 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Maggie Cheung

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth
    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1970
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    Four Moods
    Four Moods

    6.6 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Zhen Zhen

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  • 1962
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    The Bride Napping
    The Bride Napping

    6.5 1962 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Betty Loh Ti

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  • 1983
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    The Wheel of Life
    The Wheel of Life

    7.3 1983 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1976
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    Heroes of the Underground
    Heroes of the Underground

    6 1976 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ling Yun

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan
    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.7 1973 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer
    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sibelle Hu

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer
    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sibelle Hu

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer
    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sibelle Hu

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth
    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Peter Chen Ho

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1993
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    Painted Skin
    Painted Skin

    6.115 1993 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Joey Wong

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  • 1970
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    A Touch of Zen
    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1970 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1970
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    A Touch of Zen
    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1970 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain
    Raining in the Mountain

    7.145 1979 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain
    Legend of the Mountain

    7.3 1979 HD

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Shih Chun

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones
    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Hsu Feng

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  • 1970
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    Four Moods
    Four Moods

    6.6 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Zhen Zhen

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  • 1975
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    Dragon Gate
    Dragon Gate

    1 1975 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Carter Wong

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer
    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sibelle Hu

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  • 1958
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    Laughter and Tears
    Laughter and Tears

    1 1958 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Linda Lin Dai

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men
    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tien Feng

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  • 2023
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    Golden Horse Awards
    Golden Horse Awards

    1 2023 HD

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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