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The beloved king of Hong Kong comic book characters, Old Master Q, is back in live action again by popular demand. This hilarious sequel to Mr Funny-bone finds him, and his delightful sidekick "Big Potato", opening an Old-fashioned healing clinic - leading to a fun and fascinating clash (cultural and otherwise) when the old ways smack face first into ultra-modern Hong Kong. But, this being the great Mr Funny-bone, he triumphs in spite of himself and his large-cranium companion.

In this dreamy romance set in China during the fourth-century, a young woman convinces her parents to allow her to dress as a boy and attend university.

Chief B (Danny Lee) is an unconventional CID member who relies more on instincts rather than by the book to resolve situations. He's a down-to-earth fellow who's a mamma's boy, not too well-educated, and an outstanding member of the CID. Police Officer Kit (Eddie Chan) has just been promoted from the rank-and-file to CID, and at the same time is studying for the test to become an Inspector. Chief B takes him under his wings to investigate numerous gang-related cases. Kit, previously a by-the-book type of police officer, learns a lot from Chief B.

Soon-to-be legendary director Chu Yuan had just joined the Shaw Brothers when he helmed this thriller of bickering bandits. Audiences loved watching three pairs of cunning male and female crooks trying to steal a million gold taels from the Fu Lai Treasury House...not knowing that one of them is actually an undercover hero. Even without him, there's no honor amongst thieves, so the double-crosses and deadly duels come fast and furious, all choreographed by Hsu Erh-niu.

Playboy Hong Kong Barber Happy Chan opens a fashionable new salon, right next to an old-fashioned Shanhainese barber shop. Its owner, Chuk, is furious at this development and starts a quarrel with Chan and his colleagues during the opening ceremony of his new venture Chuk's pretty daughter, Ying, is forced to keep the peace. Chan and his friends all attempt to woo Ying, but end up getting drunk and falling asleep in her bedroom. Later, Ying discovers that she is pregnant but no one can remember which of the trio did the deed. Chan and his friends endeavor to do the right thing, banding together during her pregnancy until the true identity of the father can be determined. When the baby is born its discovered all the prospective fathers have the same blood type and confusion reigns anew.

We have Carina Lau has Selina the lead actress who is a psychoanalyst, who hang out with her friends (Athena Chu has a erotic story for woman, Yoyo Mung has a multi-restaurant owner who like the danger side, and Pinky Cheung whose dad is a triad boss goes retirement and know how to fight). The story begin when Selina ex came to her and ask her to take care of her wild daughter (Cecilia Cheung in another bizarre look) and tried to cure her wild behaviour. Well the rest of the storyline consist of the 4 woman and there relationship with the guys, we have Tony Leung Ka Fai going after Carina Lau, Athena Chu going after Edisen Chen, Pinky Cheung going after Andy Hui, and Lu Yi going after Yoyo Mung.

"Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "Tian Zhuang A Ge" (1983; directed by Chu Yen-Ping and Chao Chen-kuo\) with new Hong Kong footage. A ruthless gang of Ninja marauders, a kidnapped maiden and a young man seeking vengeance set the stage for "The Ninja Showdown." Warlord boss Jing and his evil band of Purple Ninjas are unstoppable highly trained assassins who ravage a peaceful town. But when the outlaw Ninjas abduct his girl, a wrathful Tony unleashes a furious assault with the help of Ninja Master Gordon. Together, these two men lay waste to Jing's army in a shattering battle to secure their honor and rescue the town from the clutches of a greedy and oppressive tyrant.

Pai 'The Rat' always gets into trouble with Chan 'The Cat'. They always try to outsmart each other even when it threatens the lives of other people.

Frequent Jackie Chan cohort Mars stars as Sing, an ex-con who's supposed to dig up the buried loot of his three still-jailed buddies...but when he gets to it, he finds that the treasure chest is full of rocks! The other three are convinced that Sing stole the goods for himself, so Sing decides to hide out with his kick-butt cousin Kuen, played with athletic aplomb by kung-fu princess Kara Hui! But some insurance investigators (Carina Lau and Billy Lau) are also after the loot, and there's even a mousy travel agent (future director Clarence Fok) thrown in for good measure. It all adds up to numerous shenanigans and action-comedy hijinks, culminating in a knockdown action finale set in a warehouse! Wooden crates, two-by-fours, and more props than you can name are used and abused in the name of creative eighties HK-style action, which Jackie Chan and company are only too glad to dispense to the audience!

When he is framed for being a spy because of his friend's illegal activities, David must escape from police, CIA, and assassins with the help of his cousin.

This sword-filled thriller centers on the title location--an inn where the down and dirty meet to plot nefarious doings. Award winning actor Ku Feng stars as the "Whip Devil," while the luminous and lethal Shih Szu plays "The Lady Hermit" who has a surprise in store for all the double-crossing masters of mayhem.

Veteran Lo Lieh, once again playing an evil black-magic priest, unleashes some particulary nasty Japanese ghosts on a peaceful Chinese village.

Complex plots? This director didn't want them. Expensive, famous stars? Didn't need them. Glorious sets and costumes? He could take them or leave them. With his choreographer Hsu Hsia, John Lo Mar liked making lean, mean, fighting movies, and fans rejoiced. Here Wu Yuan-chin stars as "the Kid," a monk whose education in the aptly named "Crazy Lo Han Fist" finds him battling a cruel bandit's son and befriending an abused prostitute. From then on, it's one fight after another in another John Lo Mar martial arts marvel.

The place: Shanghai. The time: 1921. The Japanese aggression towards China is getting stronger each day. Enter Hsueh Ao-Lin, an agent of the government sent to uncover the Chinese traitors helping the enemy. Once inside, Hsueh must fight both the Japanese and his countrymen for his sake, and the future of China.

Chan Chuen directed this story about the many problems besetting Hong Kong youth when they reach that "energetic" age of 21.

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Sam and Barbara have been together for eight years, but the key to their relationship is breaking up. Each time Barbara threatens to leave, Sam would give in and beg her to come back, giving her an increasing upper hand. After their 99th breakup, the couple finally decides to stick through with their relationship and not break up so easily. They plan a future together by running their own café. Ironically, the success of the café starts driving Sam and Barbara apart, and the 100th breakup between Sam and Barbara seems to be just around the corner.

Chen Li is the son of an enormously wealthy Hong Kong businessman and is vacationing in Hawaii, experiencing typical girl problems. His lothario friend Lolanto flies in from Hong Kong and is determined to find Chen Li a girl within a few days. After a series of hijinks, Chen Li and Lolanto are back in Hong Kong and investigating high-level embezzling in Chen's father's corporation. It also turns out that Kitty and May are employed there as well, with Kitty being the secretary of the supposed embezzler. Because Chen has been notoriously inconspicuous and no one knows what he looks like, he is able to assume to role of a limousine driver for Lolanto, who takes on the persona of Chen Li himself. While tracking down the corruption, Lolanto and Chen also are trying to win the hearts of the two women, but are they looking for true love or only money?

A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in the 60's and 70's and Ang Lee's epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000. The series also features interviews with such luminaries including John Woo, Chu Yuen, Lau Ka Leung, Gordon Lau Ka Fai, Sammo Hung, David Chiang and Cheng Pei Pei.

Pao-yu is in love with his cousin, Lin Tai-yu, but his family has other marital plans for him that will leave both broken-hearted.

Teenage heart throbs Ching Li and Paul Chin Pei come across like Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in the musical Sunset, a musical romp that plays similar to one of Hollywood's famous "Beach Party" movies. A car load of girls meets a car load of boys and Ching and Paul ultimately fall in love. Yet the film takes an acrid twist and turns out to be more like a Shakespearian tragedy than a beach-babe party.

The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.

The story centers on the passionate and turbulent romance between a tea-picker girl, Yu Lan, and a fisherman, Chun Yang.Complications soon arise when a love rival, Hu San Bao, appears.

In the vein of "Romeo And Juliet", Hong Kong style, the small ensemble cast and little-known director Michihko do a big league job with their rendition of "Romeo And Juliet" in "The Young Lovers". Although poor boy (Derek Erh Tung-Sheng) and rich girl (Yu An-An) are from opposite ends of the spectrum, their undying love refuses to let anyone get in their way, including their parents. Shakespeare would be moved.

The rich girl Jean and the poor mechanic Dik fall in love at a resort in Japan, but Jean's rich father forbids such a romance for his daughter.

Accredited director of erotica and kung-fu films Chu Yuan, combines stars from both genres in Sex, Love And Hate, a masterpiece about Hong Kong society's differing emotional views on love and what women want when it comes to happiness in love. The provocative Ching Li (Chu Tai), the exotic Lily Ho (Pai Mei) and the princess of kung-fu films Hsu Feng (Yao Yao), play three women who live together and compare notes as to what would make them happy in love, in life, then go out to find it. Pai Mei wants money at all costs, Chu Tai will marry as soon as the opportunity arises and Yao Yao is saving her virginity for Mr. Right.

In this 1993 Hong Kong film, a boathand (Aaron Kwok) falls in love with a supermodel (Rosamund Kwan) he sees on a billboard.

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Due to financial needs, undergraduate Tiffany took up compensated dating, regarding it as a personal choice that has nothing to do with ethics. Though at first, she’s feeling a bit uneasy, but soon she became indifferent. After one unpleasant experience serving a group of Japanese clients, she wanted to quit. But her agent Hazelnut convinced her to take up a long term sponsor Cheung. In the course of serving Cheung, a subtle feeling nourished between the two. On the other hand, she came across Rex, a young guy of integrity and passion. After one incident, she decided to quit Cheung and took up a new life with Rex. But just when she thought she could start over anew, something unexpected turned up making her realized that she had to pay for what she had chosen before...

A sex comedy by the Shaw Brothers studio.

The history of the Phoenix Restaurant is closely intertwined with the stories of four women of different generations. It portrays the commonest marital problems and various kinds of stress suffered by women over the centuries.

Women will never understand, why face is a matter of life and death to men. They say that life is difficult and that it is particularly difficult if you are a woman. But the 50-year-old HONG TIN-YAM (LAU CHUNG YAN, DAMIAN) finds it equally hard to be a man. YAM was widowed at an early age and was once a single father. Years later he was married to his second wife WONG TAK-KIU (SO YUK WAH, LOUISA) who helped a lot in looking after his son. But YAM is not yet free from trouble – his and his wife’s families have placed a huge burden of responsibility on him and it has never been an easy job to deal with. What really worries him is his only son, SAI-HEI (NG CHEUK HAI, RON), who has grown to be a frivolous young man. HEI has to marry an undergraduate KO FUN (LEUNG CHING KI, TOBY) whom he has made pregnant…

The lives of pilots working for the fictional Solar Airways based on Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific.

Public Relation expert Heung Kwong-Nam (pun, meaning "Hong Kong men") is a renowned saviour to the single ladies in town. He is able to help many single female clients find a happy marriage by building confidence. Without charging money, he is able to find purpose in helping these women find love and themselves. Newly joined Account Officer Sing Fa-Lui (pun, meaning "unmarried woman") is hired by Mak Dik-Man as Kwong-Nam's rival. At first, she is an overly-confident girl that sees Kwong-Nam and his group (Super Senior) as lazy and good-for-nothing. But she eventually grows to see the good in Kwong-Nam and his methods and they end up falling love.

The story deals with several separate yet intertwining story lines, revolving around the protagonists Kiu Fung, Duen Yu and Hui Juk.

The Huang family has served in the police force for generations. The patriarch, Huang Jiajing, is modest and talkative, but lacking in confidence and self-esteem. After making mistakes in his job as a police officer, he was transferred and then resigned. His wife, Huang Liaozhonghao, is a contented housewife devoted to her children. Their eldest daughter, Huang Di, is a senior police inspector who is authoritative and diligent. Their second daughter, Huang Fei is impulsive, lazy, and gluttonous, but unexpectedly clever. Their son, Huang Fa, is a university student who is playful and vain, but spoiled by his family. Jiajing's godson, Lia0 Tong-tai, is Huang family's mischievous relative who loves to prank, and Huang family's sworn enemy...

The 2008 financial crisis swept the whole world. Ambitious businessman Leo Ho Tin-sang seizes the opportunity to take over the corporation of Hong Kong's wealthiest man, Fong Chung-yam, but is blocked by businessman Cheuk Kai-tong. Leo holds a grudge and looks for an opportunity to get revenge. Ten years later, Kai-tong has become the richest person in Hong Kong, yet encounters unfortunate circumstances. When his son is killed in an accident, Kai-tong suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. To manage the family business, his inexperienced daughter Ella Cheuk Ding-yiu, with the help of private equity fund manager Duncan Ko Chit, engages in a corporate war with Leo. When Kai-tong awakens, he, along with Leo's wife, Chung-yam's grandson, and a young entrepreneur all join the battle. Everyone's fate become entangled as they stir up another battle of the century...

The Hong Kong Airport Special Police Unit (ASU) is a special police force responsible for maintaining public and aviation security, counter-terrorism, key personnel protection, disaster support and many other areas. Encountering different situations on duty, they see the joys and sorrow of life that make them reflect on their own lives. With every step forward, they establish a sense of mission as the airport security police.

A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.

The Giants is a TVB television series, premiered on 15 May 1978. Theme song "The Giants" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Roman Tam.

In some faraway place, the Laws and the Chuks are two big families that have been foes for a century as they can never stand each other. In a chance encounter, the Law Family’s fourth son Law Mak-au falls head over heels in love with Chu Lai-yip, who is the younger cousin sister of the Chuk Family’s matriarch Chuk Ying-kiu. Lai-yip already has a finacé. If her marriage eventually falls through, Ying-kiu’s status as the chair will be affected. However, due to some past event about herself, Ying-kiu resolutely decides to let Lai-yip make her own choice, sowing the seeds of a duel between the two families. In the meantime, Leung Shan-pak adopts Max Ton as his name and lives in Hoi Pak City, which is the Law Family’s territory. To avoid assassins, he goes to the Chuk Family’s Tin Nam City and then the mysterious Zone 8. He again runs into two women who were seemingly associated with him.

The romantic comedy tells the story of Maurin Gong, a middle-aged man who has been on seven blind dates and is clumsy and unattractive. He meets Leung Lei, a beautiful and kind-hearted Filipina girl who has chosen a life as a prostitute. Their hilarious and romantic love story explores the power of love and challenges societal norms. Zhou Hai Mei portrays Leung Lei in a departure from her previous innocent roles, bringing a sexy and wild charm to the screen.

Suen Man-Yee is a highly regarded lawyer in the "legal world". Due to unforeseen circumstances, she is temporarily appointed to be a judge.

How hard can it be to go back to your old job? Law Yiu Wah (Moses Chan) was a teacher at a dangerous high school before he was forced to resign over a peeping Tom controversy. Wah becomes a police officer but then is asked to go back to his old high school to investigate a triad drug network at the school.

Ren Qingquan is a well-known calligrapher and painter in Hong Kong. He opened a shop in Sheung Wan that specializes in the four treasures of the study and also sells famous paintings and calligraphy, "Duo Bao Xuan." In order to promote Chinese culture, classes are also held to teach calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting. Qingquan's wife died early and has lived with his uncle Gao Dawei and daughter Zhihua for many years. Chihuahua finished his fine arts course in Beijing and returned to Hong Kong. This loving father looked particularly tight and devoted himself to taking care of everything for his daughter.For her daughter to go home, Qingquan was happy for most of the day. He said: "I have to do something for my daughter, otherwise my heart will always be brooding..." This father-daughter relationship seems to have something unknown...

In order to develop new business, LAW SIK-SIK, who works for a travel agency, goes to Malaysia to have a meeting with her client. Unexpectedly, her plans are ruined by a local cunning tour guide, LUK KUNG-CHI, resulting in a falling-out between the two. All of a sudden, SIK-SIK"s boyfriend CHING CHIN-BOK appears to propose marriage to her. The pair start preparing for their wedding ceremony on the heels of their return to Hong Kong.