Polly Shang-kwan

REVIEW: ‘A Girl Called Tigress’ (1973)

REVIEW: ‘A Girl Called Tigress’ (1973)

It’s Polly Shang-kwan times two in this sluggish kung fu crime actioner made palatable only by fierce basher action in the latter half highlighting the talents…

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A Girl Fighter (1972)

A Girl Fighter (1972)

A young heroine with superb fighting skill volunteers to capture a dangerous murderer and bring him to justice during China’s Ming Dynasty. With the aid of…

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The Brave and the Evil (1971)

The Brave and the Evil (1971)

A large, well-organized gang of thieves led by the kung fu master “Devil’s Whip” Chao I-fu (Paul Chung) lay waste to a guarded caravan transporting relief…

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The Brave and the Evil (DVD – Hoker Records)

The Brave and the Evil (DVD – Hoker Records)

Released in Taiwan by Hoker Records and made available internationally through Hong Kong-based retailer Yesasia.com is this licensed DVD release of Jimmy Wang Yu’s rousing kung…

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The Ghost Hill (1971)

The Ghost Hill (1971)

It’s deliciously campy and bloody wuxia action from Taiwan as four sword heroes come together to lead an army of fighting beggars in an assault on…

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The Ghost Hill (DVD – Hoker Records)

The Ghost Hill (DVD – Hoker Records)

This licensed DVD release of THE GHOST HILL from Taiwan is among a series of Union Film releases that the distributor put out in 2008. It’s a…

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The Bravest Revenge (1971)

The Bravest Revenge (1971)

Polly Shang-kwan and Tien Peng head a cast of screen heroes battling their way through an army of swordsmen to reach a powerful villain (Yi Yuen)…

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Rider of Revenge (1971)

Rider of Revenge (1971)

Kung Fu starlet Polly Shang-kwan heads this highly entertaining swordplay actioner from Taiwan’s Union Film Co. as a swordswoman who teams up with two chivalrous knights…

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The Grand Passion (1970)

The Grand Passion (1970)

Future kung fu starlet Polly Shang-kwan in her third feature film is a swordswoman who joins forces with her onscreen brother (Bai Ying), an undercover agent…

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The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (1968)

The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (1968)

THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN is a hit wuxia classic from Taiwan that stars Tien Peng and Polly Shang-kwan. It’s a quality actioner with an artful presentation, well…

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The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (DVD – Hoker Records)

The Swordsman of all Swordsmen (DVD – Hoker Records)

Released by Taiwanese distributor Hoker Records in 2008 on DVD is Joseph Kuo’s classic wuxia film THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (1968) starring Tien Peng and Polly…

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REVIEW: ‘Back Alley Princess’ (1973)

REVIEW: ‘Back Alley Princess’ (1973)

Canto-pop king Sam Hui, future star of the hit ACES GO PLACES series makes his unremarkable big-screen debut alongside fighting starlet Polly Shang-Kwan in this modern…

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REVIEW: ‘Back Alley Princess’ (DVD – WA)

REVIEW: ‘Back Alley Princess’ (DVD – WA)

This DVD release of Lo Wei’s urban actioner BACK ALLEY PRINCESS, starring Polly Shang-Kwan and Angela Mao, is from mainland Chinese distributor WA and has long…

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REVIEW: ‘The 18 Bronzemen’ (1976)

After a Ming general is killed, his trusted bodyguard sends his son (Yee Yuen) to the Shaolin Temple. After many years of hard training, the young…

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