Oriental Adventures (14 titles)

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A Touch Of Zen

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• A Touch Of Zen on DVD (1969)
  Starring: Hsu Feng,  Pai Ying,  Tien Peng
  Director: King Hu
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  A Hong Kong and Wu Xia Pian (martial arts fantasy) classic, A TOUCH OF ZEN is not only one of the East's best loved films, but is also the basis for the hit CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Set during the Ming Dynasty, the film stars Hsu Feng as Yang, the daughter of a government official who, along ..read more »
  
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Hero

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• Hero on DVD (2002)
  Starring: Jet Li,  Maggie Cheung,  Ziyi Zhang
  Director: Yimou Zhang
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  Jet Li stars in this Academy Award-nominated martial-arts masterpiece takes place amidst the turmoil of China's "Warring States" period. An orphan fighter (Jet Li) presents himself to an avaricious king, bearing the weapons of three assassins (Donny Yen, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung) in exchange ..read more »
  
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New Dragon Gate Inn

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• New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
  Starring: Tony Leung,  Maggie Cheung,  Bridget Lin
  Director: Li Hui Min
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  This action-packed Hong Kong film, produced by Tsui Hark, is a clear predecessor of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. In the movie, an evil eunuch warlord (Donnie Yen) conspires against the Ming Dynasty and meets his match in the form of a motley band of acrobatic warriors led by the rebel Chow (Tony ..read more »
  
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Iron Monkey

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• Iron Monkey on DVD (1993)
  Starring: Donnie Yen,  Yu Rong Kwong,  Jean Wang
  Director: Yuen Woo Ping
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  Yuen Woo-Ping's exhilarating martial arts film stars Yu Rong Guang as Dr. Yang, a kind family doctor who charitably provides medicine and care to impoverished villagers, along with his assistant, Orchid (the lovely Jean Wang). Yang, however, also masquerades as the crime-fighting Iron Monkey, who ..read more »
  
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Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain

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• Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain on DVD (1983)
  Starring: Sammo Hung,  Yuen Biao,  Hoi Mang
  Director: Tsui Hark
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  When ZU WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN first appeared in 1983, Hong Kong audiences were shocked by the level of sophistication of the film's special effects. Determined to raise the production values of Hong Kong films to that of the United States, director Tsui Hark hired special effects experts ..read more »
  
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Chinese Ghost Story

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• Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
  Starring: Leslie Cheung,  Joey Wang
  Director: Ching Siu Tung,  Siu-Tung Ching
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  A tax collector arrives in town to do his work but nobody will put him up for the night. He ends up sleeping in the local temple where he meets a young lady with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately she is also a ghost...
  
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  Not currently released

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The Bride With White Hair

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• The Bride With White Hair on DVD (1993)
  Starring: Leslie Cheung,  Bridget Lin,  Elaine Lui
  Director: Ronny Yu
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  Putting a sort of Hong Kong twist on the traditional Romeo and Juliet story, this fantasy focuses on a warrior who rescues a beautiful witch who had been left to die. Their love sparks a rivalry between them and an evil set of bisexual Siamese twins.
  
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Ashes of Time Redux

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• Ashes of Time Redux on DVD (2008)
  Starring: Li Bai,  Jacky Cheung,  Leslie Cheung
  Director: Kar Wai Wong
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  In ancient China, on the edge of a vast desert, swordsman Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) lives the life of a vagabond, controlling a network of deadly assassins. Pitiless and cynical, his heart has long been wounded by a love he neglected then lost. But as seasons, friends and enemies come and go, he ..read more »
  
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Once Upon A Time In China

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• Once Upon A Time In China on DVD (1993)
  Starring: Jet Li,  Rosamund Kwan,  Yuen Biao
  Director: Tsui Hark
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  In one of the recurring gags of ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, attempts to take Wong Fei Hung's picture always fail. The failure to capture the image of Wong (Jet Li) serves as an appropriate metaphor for the place of the Ching Dynasty folk hero in Chinese cultural memory. A legendary master of a ..read more »
  
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God Of Gamblers

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• God Of Gamblers on DVD (1990)
  Starring: Chow Yun Fat,  Andy Lau
  Director: Wong Jing
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  Violent action, intense drama and Hong Kong comedy set against the backdrop of Hong Kong's notorious gambling circuit.
  
  Rate this: 63% from 1,145 member

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Average rating for this collection:   66.6% from 3 members

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