"Dirty Ho" does not reach the levels of the top productions of both Lau Kar-leung and Shaw Brothers, but remains a very entertaining as much as well-shot film...
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In the late 60s, Hong Kong's cool but violent music scene is ruled by the drummer, not the lead singer or the guitarist.
A young woman was brutally killed and raped. Twenty years later, she comes back as a bride to unleash hell.
A wandering swordsman unwillingly gets involved in the affairs of a powerful clan and falls in love with their female chief.
A young man is forced to work in order to support his family but the temptation of an easy street life leads him to crime.
In some ways hindsight only adds a deeper layer to his portrayal of Fong Sai-yuk, both almost mirroring the other.
During the early 70s, the original star of the first two “One-Armed Swordsman” movies, Jimmy Wang Yu, broke his contract and left Shaw Brothers. Consequently...
Shaw Brothers' movies were incredibly popular in South East Asia during their time, so it's not surprising that some of their ‘modern day themed' productions...
The Chinese believe that when someone dies, one's soul returns home on a certain night to say the final goodbye. This movie is about a returning grandma's soul...
If you start watching the classic Shaw Brothers movies, then at some point you encounter the work of director Chang Cheh. Quite simply you cannot avoid him. A...