Lo Lieh

Brothers Five (1970)

Brothers Five (1970)

Swordswoman Yan Loi (Cheng Pei-pei) aids the five heroic Gao brothers in reuniting and training in a formation fighting technique known as the Five Tigers with…

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Dirty Ho (1979)

Dirty Ho (1979)

A Qing Dynasty prince (Gordon Liu) masquerading as a jewelry dealer thwarts assassination attempts using subtle kung fu skills while duping a petty con artist (Wong…

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The Protectors (1975)

The Protectors (1975)

Chang Cheh’s frequent directing assistant Wu Ma helms this lightweight mixture of wuxia action and crime storytelling as Lo Lieh and Chang Pei-shang portray a pair…

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REVIEW: ‘Bamboo House of Dolls’ (1973)

REVIEW: ‘Bamboo House of Dolls’ (1973)

KING BOXER star Lo Lieh is a Chinese interpreter and double agent helping several women led by a Red Cross nurse (Birte Tove) escape from a…

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‘Human Lanterns’ (1982)

A rivalry between two renowned swordsmen turns deadly when an outcast swordsman turned lantern maker with a score to settle begins kidnapping people close to both…

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Golden Swallow (1967)

In an attempt to find Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei-pei), the woman he loves, the invincible, yet tormented swordsman Silver Roc (Jimmy Wang Yu) begins a ruthless…

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Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

Legendary martial arts filmmaker Lau Kar-leung directs EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN, a masterful tale of martial betrayal pitting the equally legendary historical figure Pai Mei against disciples…

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REVIEW: ‘Shaolin Abbot’ (1979)

REVIEW: ‘Shaolin Abbot’ (1979)

6/10 – This low-budget knockoff of about every other movie covering the destruction of Shaolin Temple gains points for its solid casting, but suffers in most other…

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REVIEW: ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ (1978)

REVIEW: ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ (1978)

Step up, step up ladies and gentlemen for one of the greatest martial arts films of all time! No surprise here. Orchestrating this illustrious affair is…

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Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

CLAN OF THE WHITE LOTUS is one of few movies directed by prolific kung fu movie star Lo Lieh. It’s also a loose sequel of sorts…

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REVIEW: ‘The Invincible Fist’ (1969)

REVIEW: ‘The Invincible Fist’ (1969)

8/10 – Somewhat misleading in name is Chang Cheh’s The Invincible Fist, an entertaining wuxia crime story that sounds more like an old school kung fu title…

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Chinese Boxer, The (1970)

Before Bruce Lee became a superstar and before the kung fu movie genre exploded into a phenomenon, there was one-time swimming ace Jimmy Wang Yu, Shaw…

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