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The tale of two imperial concubines vying for the emperor’s favor during the Sung dynasty. When one of them became pregnant, the other was panicked, fearing that her pregnancy would bring forth a prince and thereby win imperial favor. Thus, she devised a plot to eliminate her rival …
This time the story focuses on the efforts of sword-bearing sleuth Lu Xiao-feng (Lau Wing) and his needle-tossing partner Xue-bing (Cheng Lee) to apprehend the mysterious Embroidery Bandit who blinds his victims with embroidery needles and runs off with their money. Suspects and plot twists lurk around every corner as the pair meet with a wide assortment of sword heroes and begin to piece together clues that eventually point to a secretive band of female warriors known by their distinctive embroidered red shoes. But even as Lu successfully infiltrates the clan and manages to outwit the forces against him, he may just be playing into the hands of the real bandit.
An oldfashioned Triad Boss ( Shek Kin) is ruthlessly eliminated by a younger Rival (Pomson Shi). Shek’s Uncle Han is betrayed by a cowardly underling (Shum Wai) and avenged by three of his men: Mad Dog Wei (Leung Kar-yan), Playboy Lung (Norman Chu), and Sergeant Wen (Richard Cheung Kuen).
Cantonese / English Subtitles
Lily Ho returns as Agent 009 trying to stop the Bomb Gang, which is extorting money from businesses by setting off bombs in stores and airplanes.
Compassionate and generous to a fault, Chien Lung ( Lau Wing) enjoys wandering around the country in disguise and mingling amongst the common folk to learn what they truly feel about living under his rule. With the more than capable assistance of a street smart rascal (Wong Yu), the emperor also tries to sniff out corruption at all levels of government. In wonderfully comical fashion, he sets out to teach these court officials a lesson or two about treating his subjects!
Ku Ting (Chen Wu-fu), a 10-year student of Tai Chi master Yang, hides his skills by working as a construction worker but his corrupt boss and his conceited son are tied to brutal gangsters. When the thugs assault his girlfriend, Ku Ting has no choice but to use his teachings to show his enemies what it takes to keep justice in line.
Having been robbed of two of their brothers and some gold obtained from a jewellery store heist, Jiang and Huge Eyes join a new gang, in order to reclaim their gold and their honour.
Liang Kuan (Alexander Fu Sheng) is killed, and his girlfriend Shen Yen (Lily Li) is raped, by Kao Tu and his thugs. This incident shocks and saddens Liang’s friend, Huang Kuo-tung (Wang Chung), into a desire for justice and revenge. He joins the Hong Kong Police Force, and after a period of training, becomes a highly competent and dedicated policeman. His first assignment is to assist in the investigation of Liang Kuan’s death. Five years passed, during which Huang Kuo-tung gains promotion, and falls in love with Shen Yen gradually. While investigating a second murder, Huang questions a bar-girl. This makes her boyfriend Sun Chu-chung (Wang Hsia), very apprehensive, as he is a gangster and has had Kao Tu in his employ since the killing of Liang Kuan. Fearing police involvement over Kao’s past crime, Sun Chu-chung orders him killed. But before this can happen, Shen Yen recognizes the killed, Huang arrests him, and also obtains valuable information about Sun Chu-chung’s illegal counterfeit activities from him. Huang Kuo-tung leads the hunt for the fleeing Sun Chu-chung, and finally manages to capture him and his associates. Huang’s bravery and devotion to duty are recognized by an official commendation, and his personal revenge is satisfied.
Madam White Snake is a famous Chinese classical legend, which will remind the western viewer of the Lamia theme of John Keats’ poem. For this story tells of two snakes, one white and one green, which assumed human form during the days of the Mongol invasion of China, when the capital was removed to beautiful Hangchow. The snakes, now two beautiful women who take the names of Pak Su-cheng (Linda Lin Dai) and Ching-ching (Margaret Tu Chuan), arrive in Hangchow. Pak Su-cheng encounters a young man Hsu Hsien (Chao Lei) who, in a former life, had saved her life when she was a snake a thousand years ago. She recognises him and decides to reward him now by marrying him, with the aid of Ching-ching, acting as matchmaker. Of course, in this fay world of spirits, charms and magic, there are all sorts of difficulties, not the least being that of the beauties to conceal their real serpent identity. But when dangers threaten the happiness of the mortals and the spirits, the latter draw upon their supernatural powers, and eventually win out, but in a far happier world than this.
Chinese / English Subtitles
A wealthy young playboy (Alexander Fu Sheng) flees his repressive family and joins forces with a gang of street toughs who are unaware of his true identity, until he's kidnapped by white slavers who demand a ransom for his safe return.
Chinese / English Subtitles
Ho Chung-heng, Lo Cheng and Chin Ying-hao, fresh from police training school, are dedicated to fighting crime and up- holding justice. They soon encounter many frustrations and antagonize their corrupt colleagues. While at Chin's birthday party, the trio receive an emergency order to break into a temple to rescue a hostage taken by a notorious robber Sun Lung. Chin dies in the effort, and Ho captures Sun alive. The magistrate, bribed by Sun's brother, sentences Sun to only three months' imprisonment on grounds of self-defence. Chin's widow sadly leaves town. She tries to persuade Ho to resign, as does Ho's wife, but Ho remains determined. He carries out a raid on vice dens and clip joints, much to the in-dignation of his colleagues. The Chief Constable takes Lo's family hostage to force Lo to frame Ho for robbery, and Ho is sentenced to 30 years as a result. Ho is severely tortured by the warder, his ex-foe, and insulted by Sun Lung and his accomplices. Ho's wife tells her husband in prison of her intention to lay his case before the visiting Inspector-General. This becomes known to the magistrate, who has Ho's wife hanged and arranges for Ho's murder. Lo rushes to warn Ho, and secretly hands him a dagger. When Sun comes to murder Ho, he is overpowered and takes the magistrate hostage in a temple. The Inspector-General arrives to hear Ho's accusations. He then raises his sword against the corrupt officials.....
