Yueh Hua Movies

A man trying to run away from a personal tragedy finds out the hard way how much one of his best friends has changed in this action drama. In 2003, Lau Ching-hei (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Bong (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are a pair of police detectives who are both partners and close pals. While Bong respects Lau's abilities as a detective, he's wary of his friend's uncertain temper, and he has enough problems of his own to deal with after the suicide of his long-time girlfriend. Three years later, Bong has left the force to become a private investigator and has developed a serious drinking problem, while Lau is one of the top detectives with the Hong Kong police and has married Susan (Xu Jinglei), a respected reporter. Susan and Lau approach Bong and ask him for help with a case -- Susan's father Chow (Yueh Hua) was murdered, and while the team investigating the crime has found two of the men responsible, a third culprit is still at large. Bong agrees to help, but what he and Susan don't know is that Lau is the missing man who helped kill Chow, and he's playing an elaborate game of cat and mouse with his fellow police officers as well as his best friend. Also featuring Shu Qi, Emme Wong and Chapman To, Seung Sing (aka Confession Of Pain) was directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak and written by Mak and Felix Chong, the same team responsible for the international hit Infernal Affairs. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Tyron Hsu directs Lo Lieh, Yueh Hua, and Sang Gwan in the Hong Kong action film 99 Cycling Swords. When political rebels begin to cause trouble in a small town, the warlords command a village official (Lieh), to roust them. He in turn passes the job onto four martial arts masters. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Hong Kong gangster Kao (Charlie Qin) was a coolie once but now runs an organization dedicated to snuffing out unwanted enemies for a fee. When he is broached by the usual female go-between to take on the assignment of killing off the head of a major smuggling ring, he sets to his work with a "business as usual" attitude. That changes quickly as his associates start getting murdered, one after the other. Soon Kao is aware that he is the real target, and he must find some way to both save himself and eliminate his attackers -- an objective that many of his victims may have had at one point or another. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Don't worry: you're supposed to laugh at Monkey Kung Fu. The title refers to a form of martial arts in which goofy movements are used to distract your opponent. Chen Mu-Chuan learns this skill from a Monkey Kung Fu master. From this point on, the film is more fun than a barrel...oh, we can't say it! Sun Jung Chi costars in this 96-minute melange of chuckles and thrills. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan (Chen Ping), a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng (Lo Lieh). Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng (Tsui Siu Keung) and ex-lover Wang-jun (Yueh Hua). Meanwhile, Jin Gang-Feng sends out an array of killers to track them down. Complicating things further is the fact that Qui-yan is pregnant and struggling to keep her unborn child safe while fighting her way to safety. The Vengeful Beauty was directed by Ho Meng-hua, who directed the first Flying Guillotine film. Shaw Brothers fans will be interested to note that this film reuses footage of several beheading scenes and other special effects from The Flying Guillotine. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide

When a Shaolin temple finds itself under siege, it relents and allows a number of young newcomers to participate in its exclusive martial arts training. The eager students then come to the defense of the temple in this action-packed martial arts drama. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

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, All Movie Guide

Don't look for Moe, Larry and Curly (nor even Shemp or Joe Besser) in The Italian-Chinese The Three Stooges vs. the Wonder Woman. The terrible trio in this film is played by Yueh Hua, Nick Jordan and Mark Hannibal. These "stooges" are slapstick-prone warriors who do battle against an Amazonian high priestess (May May Wong) and her buxom followers. Not only is the title misleading, but so are the production credits: the "Al Bradley" listed as director is really Alfonso Brescia. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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, All Movie Guide

When the three most feared fighters in the land are defeated by The First Family and leader Chen Tien Wei is elected Chief of the Martial World, the treachery that follows will find the noble leader attempting to uncover the traitor that has poisoned the clan from the inside in a dazzling martial arts epic from Chen Chi Hua. "Militant Dragon and Tiger," "Devil Stars," and "Three Horrid Mice" have tormented the countryside for far too long. Upon their defeat at the hands of the First Family, Wei is elected Chief of the Martial World by the grateful population of the Chinese countryside. His house subsequently beset upon by a malevolent band of anonymous fighters and vengeful wizards who seek to destabilize Wei's reign, Wei must now seek out the betrayer who lurks in his midst and restore his honor before his rule collapses under the weight of disloyalty. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The martial arts film Shadow Whip concerns a women who has become an expert with the title weapon. However, after a string of crimes are committed using the instrument, she must go on the run, and utilize her formidable fighting talents, in order to clear her name. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

The Shaw Brothers martial arts film Vengeance Is a Golden Blade stars Chin Ping as a young woman who has been trained by her mother, a woman who hides her nefarious nature. Soon the daughter and her father must work together in order to capture the famous sword referred to in the title. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide