Chu Yuan Movies

Chu Yuan, co-star of Jackie Chan's Police Story, takes the helm for this martial arts epic following a pair of investigators as they team up to uncover the reason why two famous swordsman have agreed to engage in a duel. Liu Yung and Sun Chien star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

When a notorious fiend known as the "Bat Without Wings" returns to his small village after a five-year absence and snatches up a prominent young maiden, it's up to her family and a resourceful swordsmen to brave the horrors of the underworld to bring her back home alive. With ghosts, a bamboo labyrinth, and a series of treacherous bat traps to contend with, these brave souls will be lucky just to make it out of the diabolical villain's lair alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

When his father is killed in the Valley of the Villains, the young boy is taken away by his father's best friend Yen Nan Tien. Yen seeks to find out why his friend was killed. The boy also has a twin brother, who has a variety of foster parents after the death of this father - some of them are villains, some of them are benign. The last set of foster parents were strange, cynical and cunning villains. The boy, by now an accomplished martial artist, kills them and sets out in search of the answer to the riddle of his father's death. In the course of his searches, he encounters his twin. At first they seem likely to fight one another, but they eventually join forces. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

The Third Master (Erh Tung Sheng) is considered to be the greatest swordmaster of his day. This reputation is quite enough to bring armies of challengers to his door, seeking to win that title for themselves. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

The Jade Tiger, a bloody and expansive martial arts epic, follows the self-destructive standoff between the Zhao and Tang clans in ancient China. It opens at the wedding of Zhao Wuji (Ti Lung), when a traitorous assassin working for the Tang clan beheads his father at the Zhao's Dafeng Hall. Wuji seeks revenge, but is poisoned by a member of the rival clan. He is saved by another swordsman and a mysterious brother and sister who live in an ethereal realm of peace and harmony called the Hate Free Hall. He is invited to stay in their world but Wuji's thirst for vengeance is too powerful. Going undercover he gains access to the Tang's base, but his plans are led astray when he woos and prepares to wed a member of the rival clan. Meanwhile an army of Zhao warriors executes an attack on the Tang headquarters in hopes of destroying their poison factory. In the climatic battle Wuji is torn between his devotions to both factions (and his two fiancées), who frequently turn on one another anyway. In the end Wuji is left wondering whether such mindless violence is worth it and if he should have stayed at the Hate Free Hall when he had his chance. The story is an adaptation of a book by popular swordsplay novelist Ku Lung. ~ Michael Buening, Rovi

In this martial arts film, while the daughter of one Chinese gangleader is falling in love with the son of a rival gangleader, the two gangs are full of members who kill their rivals for the fun of it. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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

Displaying Kung Fu in a highly acrobatic guise, Sacred Knives of Vengeance has the stars Tsung Hua and Chin Han, formerly rivals, join forces to battle the bad guys who come to their village. Along the way, they battle huge groups of fighters, throw knives, tumble and fly, and eventually meet the challenge posed by a samurai-sword-wielding Japanese. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi