Wu Ma
The Prodigal Son
Den bortskjemte rikmannssønnen Leung har ingen interesse av bøker og utdannelse, men han er rå på kampsport. Han vinner hver eneste kamp! Men det Leung ikke vet, er at faren hans betaler Leungs motstandere for å tape – for å være sikker på at sønnen ikke skal komme til skade. Etter å ha lidd et ydmykende nederlag mot en skuespiller fra en omreisende teatergruppe bestemmer Leung seg for å finne en større mester å trene hos.
Apple TVThe Prodigal Son (1981)
Den bortskjemte rikmannssønnen Leung har ingen interesse av bøker og utdannelse, men han er rå på kampsport. Han vinner hver eneste kamp! Men det Leung ikke vet, er at faren hans betaler Leungs motstandere for å tape – for å være sikker på at sønnen ikke skal komme til skade. Etter å ha lidd et ydmykende nederlag mot en skuespiller fra en omreisende teatergruppe bestemmer Leung seg for å finne en større mester å trene hos.
Apple TV
Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻) (1991)
Det er sent på 1800-tallet i sørøstre Kina, og kung fu-mesteren Wong Fei Hung er det eneste som står mellom hans hjemregion og okkupasjonsmakten som alt har tatt kontrollen over Hongkong og Macao. Samtidig som den legendariske folkehelten Wong slåss for sitt og folkets liv, spirer en romanse med den uimotståelige Siu-kwan. Once Upon a Time in China er Jet Lis første film i rollen som Wong Fei Hung, og betraktes som en av Hongkong-filmens gylne æras fremste filmer.
Apple TV
Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻)
Det er sent på 1800-tallet i sørøstre Kina, og kung fu-mesteren Wong Fei Hung er det eneste som står mellom hans hjemregion og okkupasjonsmakten som alt har tatt kontrollen over Hongkong og Macao. Samtidig som den legendariske folkehelten Wong slåss for sitt og folkets liv, spirer en romanse med den uimotståelige Siu-kwan. Once Upon a Time in China er Jet Lis første film i rollen som Wong Fei Hung, og betraktes som en av Hongkong-filmens gylne æras fremste filmer.
Apple TV
The Canton Godfather
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit. Remastered version of the original Hong Kong cut.
SF Anytime
Filmoteket
Blockbuster
Rakuten TV
Shaolin Temple
There is no place more hallowed in the world of martial arts than China’s Shaolin Temple, birthplace of a special brand of kung-fu developed centuries ago by monks opposed to the Manchu rulers of the Ching Dynasty.
Apple TV
Apple iTunes
All Men Are Brothers
Also known as "Seven Soldiers of Kung-fu" and "108 Heroes", this sequel to the martial arts blockbuster "The Water Margin" is considered by many kung-fu cultists as even more action-packed than the original. 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: Ti Lung, David Chiang, Chen Kuan-tai and Danny Lee. A hard-edged feminine touch is provided by Lily Ho and Betty Chung Ling-ling. The behind-the-camera line-up is also of mythic proportions, with direction by Chang Cheh and no less than four martial arts choreographers, including Liu Chia-liang and brother Liu Chia-yung.
Apple TVApple iTunes
A Chinese Ghost Story
Når den fattige skatteinnkreveren Ning Choi-san søker ly for natten, møter han den gåtefulle og fortryllende Siu-sin. Snart går det opp for ham at hun er et fanget spøkelse, bundet til en demon som fortærer de levende. Fast bestemt på å befri sjelen hennes kastes han inn i en kamp full av sverddueller, mørk magi og gjenferd som vekkes til live. A Chinese Ghost Story er en Hongkong-klassiker, som blander romantikk, skrekk og spektakulær action i en tidløs, visuelt svimlende opplevelse.
SF AnytimeFilmoteket
The Shaolin Avengers
The famous story of the Shaolin Temple’s betrayal by the White-Browed Hermit, and the subsequent revenge by Shaolin firebrand Fang Shih-yu, is the stuff of legend. It has been filmed many times by many directors, but few productions are remembered as fondly as this one. The potent combination of director Chang Cheh and international idol Alexander Fu Sheng caught lightning in a lens. Even so, many were concerned, since this was one of the director’s first Kung fu films without the collaboration of his long-time martial arts choreographer Liu Chia-liang. But with new action instructors Hsieh Hsing (future fighting star of "Master of the Flying Guillotine") and Chen Hsin-yi (who also choreographed Jackie Chan in "To Kill with Intrigue"), not to mention his talented co-director Wu Ma (future director of the groundbreaking "The Dead and the Deadly"), Chang continued his string of hits with this action-packed adventure.
Apple TV
The Water Margin
There are martial arts epics and "brotherhood hero" films but then there is nothing out there that comes even close to The Water Margin. Based on the classic novel and true legend, All Men Are Brothers about how 108 rebels bravely fought against the Sung Dynasty, just about every big Shaw Brothers’ star around at the time, David Chiang, Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-tai to name a few, were called in to do this film to make it one of the most dynamic films in the history of cinema.
Apple TVApple iTunesThe Water Margin
There are martial arts epics and "brotherhood hero" films but then there is nothing out there that comes even close to The Water Margin. Based on the classic novel and true legend, All Men Are Brothers about how 108 rebels bravely fought against the Sung Dynasty, just about every big Shaw Brothers’ star around at the time, David Chiang, Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-tai to name a few, were called in to do this film to make it one of the most dynamic films in the history of cinema. The film exhausts you with its wild and wooly, yet heroically primitive battle scenes that ultimately end in sharp and visually effective images of death, defeat and heroism. It won Honorable Mention for Dramatic Feature at the 1972 Golden Horse Awards.
Apple TV
Golden Swallow
The indomitable martial arts team of director Chang Cheh and stunt choreographer Liu Chia-liang bring the "Golden Swallow" of King Hu’s "Come Drink With Me" back to life again in this sequel of heartbreaking romance, intrigue and stunning action. The original queen of swordplay epics Cheng Pei-pei reprises her role as Golden Swallow, now content to lead a quiet life with swordsman Han Tao (a young and rugged Lo Lieh). Her peaceful life is shattered when her unrequited suitor Silver Roc (Jimmy Wang Yu) starts a killing spree to draw her out of seclusion. An outraged Golden Swallow and Han return to the jianghu world to investigate but find more trouble than they bargained for as Silver Roc’s devious plots start getting out of control. As conflicts threaten the martial arts world, Han and Silver Roc also race towards a final showdown to win the woman they love.
Apple TVApple iTunes
Blood Brothers
Made at the peak of the martial arts film craze, "Blood Brothers" stands out against the run-of-the-mill kung-fu flicks that flooded the market in the 1970s. It would be hard to find more legendary names in front of and behind the camera: director Chang Cheh, who virtually reinvented the genre; the brilliant martial arts choreography by Liu Chia-liang, before he himself embarked on a directorial career; and the number one buddy team in kung-fu, Ti Lung and David Chiang, joined by Shaw Brothers newest superstar, Chen Kuan-tai. Set in the waning years of the Ching Dynasty, Blood Brothers tells of one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history, the assassination of a provincial governor (Ti Lung) by his lieutenant and sworn brother (David Chiang). Ti Lung, in a complex role that allowed him to flex his thespian muscles, was honored with Golden Horse Award of Outstanding Performance.
Apple TV