Ti Lung Movies
- 2005
A professional hitman ponders another line of business but soon finds that there's a high price to pay for leaving behind a life of crime in director Max Makowski's skillfully layered crime drama. An anonymous killer in a land where anonymity was thought to be a thing of the past, "T" is given his target by means of a red envelope deposited into an unmarked mailbox. The gangster code has been betrayed, and now a man must pay for that betrayal with his life. The man who is to carry out this killing is a lonely soul with no family, and not a friend to speak of. But a life of killing has taken its toll on the mysterious "T," and after one last mission this killer is going to find out just how terrifying shadows can be when your entire world is shrouded in darkness. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Francis Ng, Vivian Hsu, (more)
- 2002
Documentarian Mabel Cheung traces the seemingly improbable but true tale of international movie superstar Jackie Chan's realization that the truth about his family's history is much different than he was led to believe. As Chan's mother's health deteriorated, his father decided that the younger Chan should know the truth about his family before either or both of the elder Chans passed away. In actuality, Chan was Jackie's mother's family name and not that of his father's family, which his father fearfully changed from Fong after the advent of China's Cultural Revolution. Additionally, Jackie was not an only child, as his parents each had two children -- all of whom have long since become estranged from their respective parents -- in each of their previous marriages. Traces of a Dragon premiered in 2002 and was screened in the Panorama program of the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ti Lung, Jackie Chan, (more)
- 1994
A resourceful and spirited woman leads a band of orphans across war-torn China to safety in this Taiwanese drama set in 1947 during the nationalist and communist conflict. May Jean goes to work for Catholic school after her husband is killed for deserting the communist army. At the school she meets Sister Helen who teaches 40 Chinese orphans. May Jean must take the children to safety after Sister Helen is injured. Her goal is to reach a ship that is preparing to sail to the U.S. They will have to walk for 20 days through the middle of the fighting to make it. While they march, another American nun and a diplomat battle it out. She wants the ship to wait for the children. He says it cannot. Will the children make it on time? Will May Jean get to accompany them? ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chin Su-Mei, Wong Huei-Wu, (more)
Jackie Chan returns in one of his greatest roles in this action-comedy sequel to his 1978 Hong Kong blockbuster Drunken Master. Wong Fei Hong (Chan) is a young master of the martial art of "drunken boxing," in which fighters use alcohol to blind themselves to pain and release the angry brawler within; with the right amount of drinks under his belt, Hong can become a furious one-man army. Hong accompanies his father (Ti Lung) on a voyage to China, where they purchase a precious supply of ginseng. When Hong discovers thugs stealing from their luggage, he leaps into action to get their belongings back. Instead, he winds up with a box of valuable Chinese artifacts, which criminals are hoping to smuggle to England at a tremendous profit. Hong sets out to fight the gangsters and give the artifacts back to their rightful owners, but while his stepmother (Anita Mui) encourages him to use his drunken boxing skills, his father feels his boozy antics bring shame to the family. Jackie Chan brought some of his most elaborate stunt work to Drunken Master 2, including a remarkable fight on a bed of hot coals; Chan also directed part of the film, after Lau Kar Leung was fired after a number of disagreements with his star. Six years after it became a box office hit in Asia, Drunken Master 2 earned a theatrical release in the United States; the film was re-titled Legend Of The Drunken Master (in part because the original Drunken Master never had a proper theatrical release in America), re-edited, and dubbed into English, with a new score by Michael Wandmacher. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jackie Chan, Ti Lung, (more)
- 1993
- NR
Hefty Hong Kong kung-fu star Sammo Hung steps behind the camera to direct this period swordplay flick. The film opens in 1895 when a band of nationalists calling themselves the Black Flag Troop get annihilated while attacking the Japanese army during the Sino-Japanese war. Fast forward a couple years to 1898 when kung-fu master Tan Tzu-tung (Ti Lung), along with his assistant Nine Catties (Cynthia Yang Li-ching), stop over in a small town. Tan quickly learns that ruffians have infiltrated the berg hoping to murder a government official. Tan, Nine, and a surprisingly skilled blacksmith manage to fight off the thugs. The blacksmith turns out to be none other than Wang Wu, the leader of the Black Flag Troop. Tan quickly tries to recruit Brother Wu to his cause -- to reform China and expel the foreigners. Soon Tan, Nine, and Wu find themselves in a plot to assassinate China's wizened, corrupt Empress Dowager. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Cynthia Khan, Rosamund Kwan, (more)
This Hong Kong actioner is basically a remake of Brian DePalma's 1987 The Untouchables. A tough cop is determined to bring down a powerful gangster but also has to fight corrupt elements both in the police department and the political establishment of the city. He is befriended by a federal agent (Maggie Cheung) who is also determined to bring down the gangster. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
Though theatrically released as a single movie, this odd period kung-fu yarn -- directed by Frankie Chan -- was released in video as two separate films. The movie centers on the relationship between two vastly different wandering swordsmen: one, Yip Hoi (Chan), is a lighthearted scoundrel, while the other, Fu Hung-suet (Ti Lung), is a crippled, epileptic warrior whose mother taught him from a tender age to seek single-minded revenge against those who murdered their family. The two run into each other in a small bucolic village, where Fu immediately falls in love with a beautiful prostitute with a heart of gold. At the end of Part One, Fu fails to kill the nefarious Ma Hung-kwan. As Part Two unfolds, Fu continues on his quest of vengeance. Later, he learns from his mother that he and Yip Hoi are in fact related. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
This Hong Kong crime thriller stars Chow Yun-Fat and Ti Lung as two cops who must hunt down Chu, a crime boss who has just been released from prison and is out for revenge against the mismatched partners. It's difficult to determine exactly who is chasing whom as Chu makes an attempt on the family of one of the partners. Although the story is standard buddy-cop fare in the mode of the American film Lethal Weapon and all of its clones, the action sequences and acting are solid, with performances from Yun-Fat and Lung, both veterans of the Hong Kong action genre. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide
Following the bloody climax of the previous film, A Better Tomorrow -- again directed by John Woo -- opens with Sung Chi-hi (spelled Tse-ho in the first film though still played by Ti Lung) getting released from jail on the condition that he rat out his gangland associate and a shipyard owner, Lung (Dean Shek). Chi-ti's younger brother, a young cop named Chi-kit (Leslie Cheung), is working undercover on the case and has already gotten into the gangster's good graces by dating his daughter, Peggy (Regina Kent). Fearing that he might put his brother's life in danger, Chi-hi cooperates with the cops. Meanwhile, Lung comes to believe that he is responsible for the death of a competitor and flees to New York. There he promptly goes crazy while under the care of Ken (Chow Yun-fat), the twin brother of the sunglass and trench coat-sporting Mark who died in the previous film. During a gun battle with the Mafia who tried to blackmail the exiled crime boss, Lung miraculously regains his sanity. Together he and Ken return to Hong Kong to settle a few scores. This film's onscreen mayhem was almost matched offscreen. Director John Woo and producer Tsui Hark had radically different views of how the film ought to progress. As a result, Hark reportedly recut the film without Woo's consent, ending a long-time professional relationship between the two filmmakers. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chow Yun-Fat
- 1988
Lau Kar-leung directs this action-comedy yarn about lazy police veteran Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat) and his eager beaver partner Michael Cho (Conan Lee Yeun-ba). The two are assigned to investigate the murder of a drug dealer who was known to be associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Tsui Siu-keung). The duo interrogate comely bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of "Poison Snake" Ping (Phillip Ko Fei), one of Law's associates. Marydonna eventually caves under the intense pressure and fingers Law. Though the criminal soon winds up in the clink and Li gets his long overdue promotion, Law is hell-bent on revenge. Gun fights, explosions, and a wild and woolly duel with chainsaws ensues. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- 1988
Evil ninjas endeavor to defeat brave disciples of Kung Fu who will do anything they can to keep the Japanese invaders from robbing their temple during the Sino-Japanese war. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Derek Yee Tung-sing directs this critically praised crime thriller about two amateur thugs -- Sai (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Boney (Ronald Wong Pan) -- who bungle a bank heist, resulting in a hostage situation. Unbeknownst to them, one of their hostages is the notorious criminal Sunny Koo (Ti Lung) who quickly wrests control of the standoff from Sai and starts making his own demands to the police. Though at first he treats his captives with a measure of kindness -- even reviving an old man who has a heart attack -- he soon grows violent when the police refuse to spring his girlfriend from jail. Worse, when the cops do cave into his demand, his girlfriend refuses to join Koo. Tony Leung Kar-fai and Bowie Lam Bo-yee also appear. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ti Lung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, (more)
An daring explorer, archeologist, and martial arts master sets out to locate a priceless pearl for a wealthy but mysterious recluse in a high flying Hong Kong adventure film starring Sam Hui. Philip Wisely (Hui) has traveled the world, but these days he's working for Howard Hope, an eccentric millionaire who has scoured the globe in search of the Golden Pearl; an ancient opal that is said to possess extraordinary powers. When Wisely learns that his childhood friend David has discovered the location of the pearl, he sets out to Nepal on a journey to an ancient monastery known as the Temple of Caves. The quest certainly isn't going to be an easy one though, because according to legend the pearl is guarded by both a fierce enclave of fighting monks and a five-year-old Buddhist master with fearsome telekinetic powers. Old bonds are tested when David steals the pearl for a dangerous Honk Kong criminal underworld figure, and Wisely realizes that that he will be forced to fight not to acquire the pearl, but instead to return it to its rightful place. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
John Woo established himself as one of Hong Kong's premiere action directors with this ultra-hip, ultra-violent action classic. The film centers around the complex relationship between two brothers: Sung Tse-kit (Leslie Cheung) is a recent graduate of the police academy while Tse-ho (Ti Lung) runs a massive counterfeiting ring along with his gangland associate, Mark Lee (Chow Yun-fat). Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when their father is murdered after a crime deal goes sour and Tse-ho lands in jail after being double-crossed. In perhaps the most influential scene in Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s, Mark avenges his friend by staging a dinner table assassination. As Mark tries to shoot his way out of the restaurant, pulling a series of hidden pistols from potted plants and alcoves, he gets horribly injured. With both founding members of the counterfeiting syndicate incapacitated, the operation falls into the hands of Shing (Waise Lee Chi-hung), Tse-ho's former underling who has little of his boss' élan or experience. When Tse-ho gets out of jail, he reunites with his now-crippled comrade, Mark, to take out Shing and to protect Tse-kit whose life is in danger for investigating their former subordinate. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, (more)
- 1986
An adventurous scholar (Sam Hui) travels to the Himalayas in search of his missing friend Professor Kwan (Teddy Robin) in this big-budget science-fiction adventure. Kwan has taken a holy relic from a five-year-old monk. When Kwan is killed in a plane wreck, the scholar agrees to help the gifted child retrieve the coveted item. The pair travels to India, Egypt, and Hong Kong in search of the magic black pearl. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Directed by Chang Cheh, The Seven Soldiers of Kung Fu centers around an emperor who comes to realize that his survival rests on the shoulders of seven expert martial artists. Without them on his side, he has no chance at defeating the rebel forces threatening to oust him from his domain. This film also features David Chiang and Ti Lung. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- 1983
Details are sketchy, but we're fairly sure that Ti Lung plays the title role in Kung Fu Instructor. The story is Standard Martial-Arts Plot No. 3. A reigning Chinese dynasty must defend itself against evil rival clansmen. Grunt! Ow! Aiyee! Wang Yu also stars. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In this vintage martial arts action-drama, Ti Lung stars as a simple student of kung-fu who falls under the influence of an unscrupulous master. When the student realizes his master is using underhanded means to obtain control of a martial arts manual that will give its owner amazing powers, the student must take on both his master and his minions in order to be sure the book does not fall into dangerous hands. Inheritor of Kung Fu has also been released under the title Two Graves to Kung Fu. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In the early 20th century, rebels were fighting the Chinese monarchy in order to establish a democratic republic, and after outlining that background, this film develops a story of a military officer and his wife whose allegiances seem, at first, to differ. When the wife joins the rebels to fight the incredibly backward Empress Dowager, she has no idea that her husband has changed his mind and is secretly in league with the rebels as well. Both fight for justice in their own way, heading towards a dramatic ending as the civil war starts to define who will eventually win, and who will lose. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- 1981
- R
In this horrifying martial arts film, a young hero takes on an evil sorcerer with the help of a good one. Together the good guys take on hungry alligators, zombies, and other fearsome creatures. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Sun Chung directs the 1978 martial arts action film Avenging Eagle, a kung fu film from the Shaw Brothers. Ku Feng plays the king eagle, a man who raises orphans to be his own personal goons in an outlaw band called the 13 Eagles. Ti Lung plays the rebel orphan who strikes out on his own, leading the rest of the group to want him dead. Ti Lung joins up with a mysterious warrior (Alexander Fu Sheng) and proceeds to take down the outlaw leader. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
In this period martial arts drama, the Shaolin Temple is brought to ruin, and Emperor Kao seeks revenge by plotting to kill the Emperor. To get closer to his nemesis, Kao disguises himself as an underling of the Ching Empire; however, the former students of the Shaolin Temple believe Kao is a turncoat, and map out a plan to murder him, little realizing they're both fighting for the same side. The Heroes stars Ti Lung and Chan Wai Man. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1980
The action sweeps non-stop through this martial arts film featuring Ti Lung as Teng Piao, a prisoner just released from jail and seeking revenge. Teng Piao was framed by a gangster known as the "Leopard" (he has a leopard tattoo on his chest, his only identifying feature). The trouble is, neither Teng Piao nor anyone else knows who the Leopard really is. At first, Teng Piao thinks that Tu Fu-chun (Liu Yung) is the guilty party, and the duo engage in a long series of fights, not necessarily with each other. Eventually, the real Leopard is tracked down -- and it turns out that Tu Fu-chun is after him as well. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ti Lung, Jason Pai Piao, (more)
