Tien Ching Movies
- 1977
Sometime in the lengthy pre-modern history of China, a man (Ti Lung) finds himself framed for poisoning some important local leaders, as he is the only one in his neighborhood known to possess the skills to make the poison, known as "Sacred Water." He eludes capture while he searches for clues about the real villain. Eventually he is captured by an evil, lesbian monarch, and the real battle begins. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tien Ching, Ti Lung, (more)
- 1976
When her sister suffers the effects of drug abuse, and her involvement in the drug world leads to her being raped, Wan Fei (Chen Ping) seeks the assistance of a sympathetic policeman to help her go undercover and wreak havoc on the drug gangs. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1976
Four separate stories are included in this Hong Kong comedy omnibus. In "Deadly Injections," an phony acupuncturist accidentally kills his client and suffers the consequences. In "Counterfeit," two sexy schemers are outfoxed by a foreigner. In "Social Disease" a woman's desire to buy some jewels is so great that she indulges in some shady tactics to keep others from getting to them first. Finally, in "Hire Purchase," a man and a wife who are both secretly committing adultery manage to double-cross one another. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ku Feng, Wu Ming-Tsai, (more)
- 1976
Most Hong Kong films are shot in Mandarin, and subtitled in written Chinese and English. This film was instead shot in Cantonese. The story concerns a con man (Liu Lu-hua) who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, accomplishing some masterful deceptions. The main target of his attentions is an elderly rich man (Chang Ying) who preys upon young women. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Liu Lu-hua, Hsia Ping, (more)
- 1975
In this zany comedy, four situations involving adultery provide fuel for laughter. A young man's skill at impersonating his boss gets him into bed with his boss's wives in the first segment. In the second, a Japanese woman commits adultery. The third concerns a couple who resume their relationship after one of them marries another. In the fourth, a woman is blackmailed by a third party who photographs her having sex with her lover while her husband is away. His price is to have a sexual relationship with the unfaithful wife. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- 1975
Based on a true story, this action drama explores the possible motives of the thieves who robbed seven million Hong Kong dollars from a local institution and speculates about what they did after they pulled off the heist. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chen Kuan-Tai, Ling Yun, (more)
- 1975
In this historical epic, the downfall of a feudal-style lordly family in 1920s China is depicted. Four sons, with their families and entourages, reside with their widower father. In this strongly hierarchical Chinese family, members are known as "First Master, First Lady, Second Master," etc. Servants have names, however. The film chronicles the multiple love relationships, murders and tragic deaths that occur within the familial circle. The only family members who are left at the end of the film have no children, hence, this branch of the Yang family is doomed to extinction. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Inspired by the legend of Wu Sung, Delightful Forest follows the fictional Water Margin character as he serves time in a Meng province prison for the murder of his sister-in-law and her lover, and forges a close bond with a sympathetic prison guard Shih En, whose restaurant has been taken over by a ruthless criminal with powerful connections. When Shih En (Tien Ching) helps to ensure that he is spared the baton punishment inflicted on all of the new prisoners, Wu Sung (Ti Lung) vows to help him get his restaurant back from Chiang Chung (Chu Mu), who has taken control of the business with the backing of the military and Meng officials. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
