Deadly China Hero 1993  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama
aka: Last Hero in China
Director: Wong Jing, Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Chia Hui Liu, Chung Fat, Leung Ka-Yan, Dicky Cheung, Nat Chan, Yuen King Tan, Anita Yuen, Alan Chui Chung San, Tiet Wo Chu, Isabel Leung
After Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) relocates his martial arts school, he discovers a brothel next door. A short time later, Wong enters a martial arts contest, looses, and is forced out of Canton. But all is not lost; the brothel owner joins forces with Wong's students when a plot to kill Wong is revealed. It isn't long before Wong is back to his rightful place in Canton–even preventing a political kidnapping on his triumphal return.
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Encounter of the Spooky Kind 1980 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Spooky Encounters
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung, Wong Ha, Lam Ching-Ying, Cheung Ti-Hong, Leung Suet-Moi, Wu Ma, To Siu-Ming, Billy Chan, Yuen Biao, Dick Wei
An unfaithful wife hires a warlock priest to use evil curses and black magic against her husband. But, he catches on to her plot and works with the priest's brother in a counterattack.
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Magnificent Butcher 1979 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-Hing, Yuen Biao, Lee Hoi San, Simon Yuen, Wei Pai, Chung Fat, Fan Mui Sang, Fung Hark-On, Lam Ching-Ying
Sure, the dubbing is poor and the cinematography could benefit from improved methods, but this an entertaining kung-fu flick with wild action scenes and well-choreographed stunts. It is well-worth viewing.
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The Prodigal Son 1982  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Pull No Punches
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-Ying, Sammo Hung, Frankie Chan, Chung Fat, Dick Wei, Wei Pai, Wu Ma, Chan Lung, James Tien
After kung fu expert–undefeated after 200 fights–Leung Chang (Yuen Biao) discovers that his rich father has been bribing opponents to take a dive when they fight his son, Leung Chang sets out to prove he can, indeed, be a successful fighter. But, the road to success proves to be filled with many challenges.
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Warriors Two 1978 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Casanova Wong, Leung Ka-Yan, Fung Hark-On, Lam Ching-Ying, Lee Hoi San, Dean Shek, Yuen Biao, Eric Tsang, Billy Chan, Chan Lung, Chung Fat
When a bank teller learns that his boss is plotting to take over the town, he gets aid from a kung-fu master who teaches him how to fight back. Good fight sequences.
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| 1. Deadly China Hero (1993)
aka: Last Hero in China
2. Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
aka: Spooky Encounters
3. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
4. The Prodigal Son (1982)
aka: Pull No Punches
5. Warriors Two (1978)
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