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Category Archives: Golden Harvest
Shaolin Plot, The (1977) Review
Director: Huang Feng Cast: Chan Sing, James Tien, Sammo Hung, Wang Ho, Guan Shan, Wang Hsieh, Chin Kang, Best Kwon Yeong-Moon, Wong Fung, Yuan Shen, Mang Hoi Running Time: 110 min. By Z Ravas On his journey to stardom, Sammo Hung spent much of the 1970’s serving as a fight choreographer on Golden Harvest martial arts efforts such as Hapkido and Hand of Death, often stepping into supporting villain roles … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Chan Sing, Huang Feng, James Tien, Meng Hoi, Sammo Hung
Once Upon a Time in China III (1992) Review
Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Max Mok Siu-Chung, Xiong Xinxin, Lau Shun, John Wakefield, Chiu Chin, Ge Cunzhuang, Meng Chin Running Time: 105 min. By Z Ravas Once Upon a Time in China is a film that convinced you it was telling the story of an entire nation. Tsui Hark’s widescreen canvas depicted a large array of characters, including master martial artist and doctor Wong Fei-hung, … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Jet Li, John Wakefield, Max Mok Siu Chung, Rosamund Kwan, Tsui Hark
City Hunter (1992) Review
Director: Wong Jing Cast: Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Leon Lai, Chingmy Yau, Richard Norton, Kumiko Goto, Gary Daniels, Ken Lo, Eric Kot, Jan Lam, Mike Abbott, Louis Roth, Carol Wan, Mike Miller, Cordelia Choi, Donna Chu, Mike Leeder Running Time: 88/105 min. By Lauren Weiner Based on the Japanese Manga. City Hunter (Jackie Chan) the private investigator lands on a cruise while searching for a CEO’s daughter and teenage runaway, … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
Tagged Chingmy Yau, Gary Daniels, Jackie Chan, Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Ken Lo, Leon Lai Ming, Louis Roth, Mike Abbott, Mike Leeder, Mike Miller, Richard Norton, Wong Jing
Shaolin Boxers, The (1974) Review
Director: Huang Ta Cast: James Tin, Lee Tin-ying, Li Min-lang, Chu Mu, Leung Tin, Tien Mi, Hon Kwok-Choi, Chu Mu, Choi Sui-Cheng, Cheung Chok-Chow, Mars Running Time: 78 min. By Ian Whittle “The only problem with James Tien seems to be his weight. When we first saw him on screen he was slim and muscular but of late his girth seems to have increased somewhat. Perhaps his marriage early in … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged James Tien, Mars (Cheung Wing Fat)
The Sword (1980) Review
Director: Patrick Tam Kar-Ming Cast: Adam Cheng Siu Chow, Norman Chui Siu-keung, Jade Hsu, Tien Feng, JoJo Chan Kei-Kei, Bonnie Ngai, Eddy Ko Hung, Lau Siu-Ming, Lee Hoi-Sang Running Time: 86 min. By Paul Bramhall In the early 80’s Hong Kong cinema was experiencing what’s come to be labelled the new wave, as a fresh generation of young directors came to the fore. Movies like Tsui Hark’s Dangerous Encounter of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Adam Cheng Siu Chow, Eddy Ko Hung, Lee Hoi-Sang, Norman Chu, Patrick Tam Kar Ming, Tien Feng
Double Crossers, The (1976) Review
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa Cast: Shin Il-ryong, Chan Sing, Chao Hsiung, Chan Wai-Man, Sammo Hung, Tutie Kirana Running Time: 90 min. By Paul Bramhall When is a Korean movie not a Korean movie? The answer is when it’s a Hong Kong movie, and with the influx of Korean talent that was active in Hong Kong during the 1970’s, it’s hardly surprising that some of the territories output would come to … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Chan Sing, Jeong Chang Hwa, Michael Chan Wai Man, Sammo Hung, Shin Il-ryong
When Taekwondo Strikes | aka Sting of the Dragon Masters (1973) Review
Director: Huang Feng Cast: Jhoon Rhee, Angela Mao, Anne Winston, Kenji Kazuma, Carter Wong, Wang In Sik, Sammo Hung, Andre Morgan, Chin Yuet Sang, Gam Kei Chu, Chan Chuen, Wilson Tong, Billy Chan, Hsu Hsia, Lam Ching Ying Running Time: 95 min. By Paul Bramhall If there was ever a decade when taekwondo had its chance to shine in Hong Kong action cinema, then it was the 1970’s. Following Bruce … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Andre Morgan, Angela Mao, Ann Winston, Billy Chan Wui Ngai, Carter Wong, Hsu Hsia, Huang Feng, Jhoon Rhee, Lam Ching-ying, Sammo Hung, Wang In Sik, Wilson Tong Wai-Shing, Yuen Biao
Beach of the War Gods (1973) Review
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Tin Yau, Sit Hon, Shan Mao, Choi Wang, Kwan Hung, Cheung Yee Kwai, Su Chen Ping, Hsieh Hsing, Cho Kin, Blacky Ko Sau Leung, Jack Long Sai Ga, Lui Jun, Man Man, O Yau Man Running Time: 97 min. By Will McGuire There’s a delightful contradiction between form and content at the heart of Beach of the War Gods: formally … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Blacky Ko Sau Leung, Choi Wang, Jack Long, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Tin Yau
Fist of Fury (1972) Review
AKA: Chinese Connection Director: Lo Wei Cast: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Tien Feng, Robert Baker, Paul Wei Ping Ao, Lo Wei, Riki Hashimoto, Lee Kwan, Feng Yi, Wong Chung Shun, Alexander Grand Running Time: 108 min. By Henry McKeand You can’t take your eyes off of Bruce Lee. This is by design, of course. At the funeral that opens Fist of Fury, he’s the only one in a small sea … Continue reading
Big Boss: Mandarin Cut, The (1971) Review
Director: Lo Wei Producer: Raymond Chow Cast: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien Chun, Han Ying Chieh, Nora Miao, Lee Kwan, Anthony Lau, Lam Ching Ying, Billy Chan Wui Ngai, Peter Yang Kwan Running Time: 115 min. By Ian Whittle The Big Boss remains a rather intriguing oddity. Golden Harvest’s first contemporary martial arts movie, it was released the same month as Shaw’s also Thailand filmed Duel of Fists. But … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Billy Chan Wui Ngai, Bruce Lee, Han Ying Chieh, James Tien, Lam Ching-ying, Lee Kwan, Lo Wei, Maria Yi, Nora Miao, Peter Chan Lung, Tony Liu (Anthony Lau Wing)
Megaforce (1982) Review
Director: Hal Needham Cast: Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare, George Furth, Henry Silva, Mike Kulcsar, Ralph Wilcox, Evan C. Kim, Anthony Pena Running Time: 99 min. By Paul Bramhall Ask anyone which studio first springs to mind when thinking about Hong Kong cinema’s golden age from the 1970’s – 1990’s, and it’ll likely be Golden Harvest. The likes of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan’s best-known works are … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Barry Bostwick, Evan C. Kim, Hal Needham, Henry Silva, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta
Blonde Fury, The | aka Lady Reporter (1989) Review
Director: Meng Hoi Cast: Cynthia Rothrock, Chin Siu Ho, Meng Hoi, Elizabeth Lee Mei Fung, Roy Chiao, Billy Chow, Ronny Yu Yan Tai, Jeff Falcon, Vincent Lyn, Chung Fat, Tai Bo, Melvin Wong Gam San, Wu Ma, Hsiao Ho, Kwan Yung, James Tien Chun Running Time: 90 min. By Martin Sandison In 1995, when I was 13, I visited my local video shop. Ah, those were the days. How I … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Billy Chow, Chin Siu Ho, Cynthia Rothrock, Hsiao Ho, James Tien, Jeff Falcon, Kwan Yung, Melvin Wong Kum-Sum, Meng Hoi, Ronny Yu, Roy Chiao, Vincent Lyn, Wu Ma
Game of Death Redux (2022) Review
Director: Bruce Lee Produced & adapted by: Alan Canvan Cast: Bruce Lee, James Tien, Chieh Yuan, Dan Inosanto, Ji Han Jae, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Running Time: 34 min. By Jeff Bona In 1972, Bruce Lee started filming Game of Death, a movie that would not only have been his 4th Hong Kong action feature, but also his sophomore directorial effort. During this time, Bruce filmed over 100 minutes of footage, most of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Bruce Lee, Chieh Yuan, Dan Inosanto, James Tien, Ji Han Jae, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Tattooed Dragon, The (1973) Review
Director: Lo Wei Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu, Sylvia Chang Ai Chi, Sam Hui Koon Kit, James Tien Chun, Dorian Tan Tao Liang, Lee Kwan, Tong Tin Hei, Pipop Pupinyo, Nai Jia Running Time: 94 min. By Ian Whittle After two less than stellar features lensed in Japan, A Man Called Tiger and Seaman No.7, the Lo Wei/Jimmy Wang Yu/Golden Harvest team finally achieve some success with their third collaboration. In … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Golden Harvest, News, Reviews
Tagged Dorian Tan Tao Liang, James Tien, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lee Kwan, Lo Wei, Sam Hui, Sylvia Chang
Skyhawk, The (1974) Review
Director: Jeong Chang Hwa Cast: Kwan Tak Hing, Carter Wong, Wang In Sik, Sammo Hung, Nora Miao, Chiu Hung, Lily Chen Ching, Lee Kwan, Gam Kei Chu, Shut-Ma Wa Lung, Kim Ki-ju Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall The Skyhawk is the kind of movie which opens up with kung fu legends Kwan Tak-Hing, Sammo Hung, and Carter Wong strolling down a countryside path together, an image which close to … Continue reading
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Tagged Carter Wong, Jeong Chang Hwa, Kwan Tak-hing, Lee Kwan, Nora Miao, Sammo Hung, Wang In Sik
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