Knock Off (1998)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A fashion designer must join forces with a C.I.A. agent to combat terrorism.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Paul Sorvino, Michael Wong, Duane Davis
Director: Hark Tsui
The Chinese Feast / Gam yuk moon tong (1995)
Comedy | Romance
Kit is a gangster looking to start a new life as a chef in Canada, so he can be closer to his girlfriend. But in his struggle to learn the fine art of cuisine, he runs across a red-headed beauty who will change his plans, and soon finds himself off in search of the retired master who can teach him how to win in the ultimate cooking challenge.
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, Wenzhuo Zhao, Kar-Ying Law, Xin Xin Xiong, Yik-Man Fan, Shu-Chun Ni
Director: Hark Tsui
A Chinese Ghost Story / Siu-sin (1997)
Action | Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
A young man falls in love with a ghost and must avoid a variety of ghostbusters out to eliminate her and each other.
Starring: Jan Lamb, Vivian Lai, Hark Tsui, Eric Kot, Raymond Wong, James Wong, Anita Yuen, Charlie Yeung, Kelly Chen, Jordan Chan, Ronald Cheng
Director: Andrew Chan
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings / Detective Dee 3 / Di ren jie zhi si da tian wang (2018)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller
Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
Starring: Mark Chao, Shaofeng Feng, Kenny Lin, Ethan Juan, Sichun Ma, Carina Lau
Director: Hark Tsui
Peking Opera Blues / Do ma daan (1986)
Action | Comedy
The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved.
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh, Mark Cheng, Wu Ma, Kwok Keung Cheung, Paul Chun
Director: Hark Tsui
Journey to the West: Demon Chapter / Journey to the West 2 / Xi you: Fu yao pian (2017)
Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy
A monk and his three disciples continue on their journey to battle demons.
Starring: Kris Wu, Kenny Lin, Chen Yao, Yiwei Yang, Mengke Bateer, Yun Lin, Likun Wang, Bei-Er Bao
Director: Hark Tsui
The Taking of Tiger Mountain / Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
Adventure
Tsui Hark's thrilling adaptation of Qu Bo's beloved adventure novel stars Tony Leunk Ka-fai as a ruthless bandit, ruling the lands of Northeast China from his fortress on Tiger Mountain. A captain of the Liberation Army (Lin Gengxin) launches a counter-insurgency against the dictator with a skilled investigator (Zhang Hanyu) sent to destroy the gang from the inside.
Starring: Hanyu Zhang, Tony Leung, Nan Yu, Kenny Lin, Liya Tong, Geng Han
Director: Hark Tsui
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain / Zu Warriors / Xin shu shan jian ke (1983)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror
Set in 5th century China, centers on Ti Ming-chi (Yuen Biao) a young innocent from the West Zu army who wandered away from the battlefield and into a magical underworld filled with demons and murderous swordsmen. When his life is saved by the noble warrior Ting Yin (Adam Cheng Siu-chau), Ti joins forces with his band of fighters — including a Buddhism monk named Abbot Hsiao Yu (Damian Lau Chung-yan), his klutzy underling Yi Chen (Mang Hoi) and a fearsome old wizard named Long Brows (Sammo Hung) — in their quest to save the world from the terror of the Blood Demon. In spite of Long Brows' powers the Demon attacks and poisons Abbot Hsiao. Ting and company take the injured monk to the enigmatic Countess of Jade Pond (Brigitte Lin Hsia) hoping that her skills can cure him. Though she manages to cure Hsiao, the demon soon possesses Ting. The combined power of Ting and the demon are too great; the Countess can only surround her castle with a solid block of ice and wait while Ti, Yi and one of the countess's guards (Moon Lee Choi-fung) ventures to the top of Blade Peak to find the legendary Twin Swords.
Starring: Biao Yuen, Adam Cheng, Brigitte Lin, Sammo Hung, Judy Ongg, Moon Lee, Hoi Mang
Director: Hark Tsui
Twin Dragons / Shuang long hui (1992)
Action | Comedy
On holidays in Hong Kong, Mrs Ma gives birth to identical twins. A criminal in the same hospital attempts to escape, taking one of the twins hostage. The child is lost during the confusion, and Mr and Mrs Ma return to New York with one child. Years later, John Ma is a famous conductor and pianist, unaware that his twin brother "Boomer" is a mechanic/race car driver/bodyguard in Hong Kong. When John travels to Hong Kong to give a concert, the twins get caught up in each other's business, about which they are anything but experts.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Chi Leung, John Woo, Eric Tsang, Hark Tsui
Director: Ringo Lam, Hark Tsui
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon / Di Renjie: Shen du long wang (2013)
Action | Crime
The action-packed and captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.
Starring: Angelababy, Mark Chao, Kun Chen, Shaofeng Feng, Carina Lau
Director: Hark Tsui
The Legend of Zu / Zu Warriors / Shu shan zheng zhuan (2001
Action | Fantasy
The Legend of Zu is a remake of Tsui Hark's 1983 classic Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain. Tsui Hark takes Chinese martial-arts fantasy and updates it with a variety of breathtaking visual effects. In addition to the special effects, the movie also features the all-star cast of Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung, Louis Koo and Zhang Ziyi.
Starring: Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung, Louis Koo, Patrick Tam, Kelly Lin, Sammo Hung, Ziyi Zhang, Jacky Wu, Lan Shun
Director: Hark Tsui
Seven Swords / Qi Jian (2005)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Set in seventeenth century China. The inhabitants of Manchuria, under the Qing dynasty, have extended their dominion over the entire country. While the masters of martial arts gather to prepare nationalist revolts, the new government–seeking to maintain order — emits a decree prohibiting martial arts. Wind of Fire, an official in the previous dynasty, hopes to take advantage of this situation by contributing to the enforcement of the new law. Avid, cruel and immoral, Wind of Fire plunders North-Western China, and his goal is to reach the final objective, to destroy the Martial Arts Village. Fu Qingzhu, a former executioner from the previous dynasty, wants to stop this brutality at any cost and prepares to save the Fortress at Bowei. He takes Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban with him, traveling to Mount Paradise to beseech the help of Incandescent Shadow, a hermit and master of arms who guides a group of disciple-swordsmen. Master Incandescent Shadow agrees to help them, ordering four of his best disciples to depart. Thus the group of Seven Swords is formed, and their heroic journey begins!
Starring: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Young, Chia-Liang Liu, Honglei Sun, So-yeon Kim, Yi Lu, Jingchu Zhang, Michael Wong
Director: Hark Tsui
Double Team (1997)
Action | Comedy | Thriller
Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission.
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke
Director: Hark Tsui
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame / Di Renjie zhi tongtian diguo (2010)
Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.
Starring: Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau, Tony Leung, Chao Deng
Director: Hark Tsui
Swordsman / Xiao ao jiang hu (1990)
Action | History | Romance
In the museum of the forbidden city during the Ming Dynasty, the Royal Eunuchs were in control of the courtship. Chief Eunuch Koo has appointed Cho to investigated the case of the stolen treasure "Sun Flower Scripture", which was being robbed by a factory owner Lin. When the swordsmen Fox and Yue wandered into Lin's factory, Lin was found seriously injured by Cho…
Starring: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung, Fennie Yuen, Siu-Ming Lau, Ma Wu, Ching-Ying Lam, Wah Yuen, Shun Lau, Ming Man Cheung
Director: Siu-Tung Ching, King Hu, Raymond Lee, Hark Tsui
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street / Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984)
Action | Comedy
A man claims to be Mr. Bond from the British Secret Service finds King Kong and assigns him a mission to save two precious stones stolen from the Queen of England. After several tries, King Kong carries the mission successfully. However, it is later on recovered that there is a conspiracy…… The conspiracy is discovered, so Inspector Albert, Inspector Ho summons King Kong to catch "Mr. Bond".
Starring: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Huguette Funfrock, Sandâ Sugiyama
Director: Hark Tsui
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Aces Go Places / Zuijia Paidang (1983)
Action | Comedy
The Mafia is concluding a secret deal in Hong Kong when the loot to be handed over, a consignment of valuable diamonds, is stolen by someone who left a white glove. Based on this clue, the police thinks that is the work of the infamous international thief "White Glove". Interpol is contacted and an ace detective, Albert is sent from New York to investigate. He is assisted by superintendent Nancy Ho, who is known for her toughness. The two begin a wrong footing initially but grow to be very fond of one another. Later on, Albert discovers that the theft was actually the work of a local thief, King Kong.
Starring: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Dean Shek, Hark Tsui, Carroll Gordon
Director: Eric Tsang
Once Upon a Time in China III / Wong Fei Hung III: Si wong jaang ba (1993)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History
Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrive in Peking just as the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Also accompanying him is cousin Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption, to whom Wong is secretly betrothed. Wong faces a possible romantic rival in a Russian diplomat, Tumanovsky, whom Aunt Yee knew back in school, and a martial arts rival in the brutal Club Foot, who beats up Wong's father. Club Foot works for the slimy Leung Fun, who is determined to win the prestigious Lion Dance contest at any cost. However, by the time the spectacular Lion Dance contest occurs many things will change.
Starring: Jet Li, Cunzhuang Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, John Wakefield, Xin Xin Xiong, Chunzhong Zhang
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China II / Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung (1992)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Romance
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang, Xin Xin Xiong, Tielin Zhang, Paul Fonoroff
Director: Hark Tsui
Once Upon a Time in China / Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Starring: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Kent Cheng, Jonathan Isgar, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King
Director: Hark Tsui
