Kwan Hoi-San
Herman Kwan Hoi-San (Chinese: 關海山) (October 23, 1925 in Guangzhou, Guangdong — September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. his English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered apoplexy attack and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 17.784 |
| Birthday | 1925-10-24 |
| Place of Birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Also Known As | Herman Kwan Hoi-San, 關海山, 关海山, 蝦叔, |
1987
Project A: Part II
7.121/261
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some run...
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Project A: Part II
1983
Project A
7.2/441
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined...
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Project A
1982
Kid from Kwangtung
5.2/3
Novice director Hsu Hsia and three other kung-fu designers created this fight-filled tale of young rascal Wang Yu, caught between master martial arts...
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Kid from Kwangtung
1989
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
7.043/23
The fallout resulting from a botched Triad gang smuggling job forces a young couple to separate - she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he travel...
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My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
1992
Legend of Wong Tai Sin
0/0
A spirit is sent to earth through reincarnation and born into a family of kind-hearted beggars. It is here that he begins an unbelievable journey to b...
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Legend of Wong Tai Sin
1991
Lee Rock
6.3/23
The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.
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Lee Rock
1993
Heroes Among Heroes
6.167/18
Expert fighters must band together in an ultimate martial arts showdown when Southern China’s High Officers begin smuggling opium over the border and...
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Heroes Among Heroes
1992
Hard Boiled
7.5/759
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he jo...
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Hard Boiled
1990
Queen of Temple Street
6.4/5
Wah (Sylvia Chang) runs a brothel and has a daughter, Yan (Rain Lau), on the loose, born and bred in the same underworld. The two finally go on an ult...
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Queen of Temple Street
1992
Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung
6.643/7
Wong Fei Hung, as a young man, was impetuous and irresponsible. But the death of this father and the beginnings of the legal British opium trade force...
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Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung
1995
A Touch of Evil
6/1
Narcotics officer Shaolun (Tony Leung Ka Fai), in order to bring down the local drug kingpin King (Michael Wong), forces a female street thug with an...
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A Touch of Evil
1993
A Roof with a View
5/1
Hiu-tung (Veronica Yip) is a naïve young wife who is forced to raise her child alone after her gangster husband skips town for Taiwan. Her next-door n...
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A Roof with a View
1985
Crocodile Evil
0/0
Wo Tin travels from Hong Kong to Thailand for business, having been invited by his brother. A young Thai woman, Lala, accompanies him and they pick up...
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Crocodile Evil
1993
A Moment of Romance II
5.9/12
A street racer encounters a mainland courtesan under an extraordinary circumstances. A moment of Romance between them follows after.
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A Moment of Romance II
1988
Devil Curse
0/0
A young man, Chan Che, takes a business trip to Bangkok, where he bumps into lovely Thai girl Chuma, who just happens to be a witch, and the daughter...
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Devil Curse
1983
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6.4/13
Hong Kong, Hong Kong is the story of a young woman, Man Si Sun, who has arrived illegally in Hong Kong from mainland China, and Kong Yuen Sang, a youn...
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
1992
All's Well, Ends Well
6.843/67
Three brothers living with their father fib and play pranks to win parental approval for themselves and their romances.
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All's Well, Ends Well
1982
Brothers from the Walled City
6.5/2
When a gambling boss named ends up dead, he leaves his two sons, Chia Chin and Chia Kang in the custody of his good friend Chiptooth. While beset by t...
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Brothers from the Walled City
1984
The Siamese Twins
0/0
The spirit of a deceased conjoined twin haunts her unknowing sister.
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The Siamese Twins
1981
Mahjong Heroes
5.4/4
When gambling champ Yau retires, his heir is forced to enlist the help of legendary gambler Patrick Tse to protect his inheritance.
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Mahjong Heroes
1994
Kung Fu Kid
4/1
This classical tale of Shaolin Temple disciples versus the Manchurian Ching government displays Shaolin martial arts at its best in empty hand combat....
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Kung Fu Kid
1993
The Tale Of A Heroine
3/1
A group of characters pursue a sacred martial arts text known as the Virgin Sword Book so they can master this most powerful of techniques.
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The Tale Of A Heroine
1980
House of the Lute
2/1
A young man takes a job as a house servant for a rich old man with an attractive younger wife and trouble ensues.
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House of the Lute
1985
Working Class
6.143/7
Yam, Sunny and Ah Hing are buddies and all dismissed creating havoc in their jobs. The trio is employed by a noodle factory, which has a very poor lab...
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Working Class
1979
The Dragon, The Odds
0/0
Mo is a gifted student in one of the village's dozens upon dozens of kung-fu schools. But when the master's away, he leaves the place in the hands of...
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The Dragon, The Odds
1991
Mission of Condor
5/2
A beautiful detective is assigned to bring down a gang of drug traffickers.
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Mission of Condor
1992
Casino Tycoon
6.5/13
Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by Andy Lau, who flees Hong-Kong during the Japanese invasio...
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Casino Tycoon
1992
Deadly Dream Woman
4.2/4
Nightingale Wong is a super heroine who looses her memory when her triad boss father is murdered. She is taken in by a kindly prostitute, and eventual...
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Deadly Dream Woman
1993
Perfect Exchange
5.6/10
Mindy Chan (Andy Lau) is a top-notched gambler/swindler. His girlfriend Lily (Christy Chung) and friend Ah Chi are card dealers at the casino where ba...
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Perfect Exchange
1991
The Transmigration Romance
0/0
A make-it-up-as-you-go supernatural thriller about a guy in love with a ghost
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The Transmigration Romance
2000
Queen of Kowloon
0/0
Ah Sei is the second wife of poverty-stricken apothecary, and deals quietly with the hand that fate has dealt her. She is a virtual "house slave" to t...
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Queen of Kowloon
1969
Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
6/1
A young woman who believes her new husband to be a notorious masked bandit flees before her marriage can be consummated in this classic Wuxia adventur...
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Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu
1964
Buddha's Palm Part 1
0/0
Lung Kim-fei is disfigured and abandoned by his female junior disciple before running into an ambush sprung by her husband Auyeung Ho. The mythical co...
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Buddha's Palm Part 1
1983
Roving Swordsman
6.1/5
Traveling swordsman Shen Sheng-yi (Ti Lung) and his lady friend match wits and swords with the last surviving member of the once great Murung family w...
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Roving Swordsman
1985
Hong Kong Butcher
6/2
Based on the life of Hong Kong serial killer Lam Kor-wan. He was arrested in 1982 after murdering four women.
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Hong Kong Butcher
1985
Dead Curse
0/0
Inspector Ma raids a ceremony of the worshipers of Carla, as they are about to sacrifice a young girl. Ma shoots the witch, but she places a blood cur...
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Dead Curse
1985
Curse
5/1
A young woman named Tu married to a repulsively disgusting, wheel chair confined, old man. There is also a repugnant cousin who takes advantage of the...
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Curse
1992
Devil of Rape
1/1
A rich, but bored man is possessed by an evil spirit that causes him to seduce and rape women.
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Devil of Rape
1986
Bloody Sorcery
0/0
The flick revolves around a dude who's suffering from a curse. Happens to meet a doctor, whose Pops is also suffering from a curse. Low and behold, th...
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Bloody Sorcery
1982
Interpol
0/0
Interpol is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama directed by Chan Siu-Pang.
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Interpol
2000
What Is A Good Teacher
7.3/3
Mr. Kong is not a typical Hong Kong teacher. He isn't happy just teaching his students in his class, but he would rather go to rave parties and play a...
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What Is A Good Teacher
1981
The Executor
6.5/2
Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow...
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The Executor
1990
Day of Thunder
9/1
Day of Thunder is a Hong Kong Crime Drama starring Alex Man.
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Day of Thunder
1991
The Banquet
5.5/10
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties....
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The Banquet
1963
The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
0/0
The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
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The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
1965
Sword of Swords
0/0
Sword of Swords is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung in a child role
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Sword of Swords
1964
The Rainbow Pass
3/1
The Rainbow Pass is a Chinese Opera starring Sammo Hung in a child role
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The Rainbow Pass
1980
Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey
5/1
Guards of a casino beat Hou Hsiao-Shan because he was caught cheating. Fortunately, Kung Fu expert Ma Ta rescues him.
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Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey
1987
Reincarnation
5.5/2
A newlywed couple die in a car accident. He is resurrected into another man's body and begins a love affair with someone else while she remains a wand...
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Reincarnation
1994
Marked for Murder
7/1
An innocent bank employee turns fugitive when he accidentally witnesses the murder of his boss. An employee witnesses the murder of a manager in a Hon...
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Marked for Murder
1983
Shaolin & Wu Tang
6.6/16
Master Liu and Master Law are rival masters of Shaolin style kung fu, and Wudang style sword fighting, running schools in the same city. Their top stu...
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Shaolin & Wu Tang
1990
The Unmatchable Match
6.769/13
Chow is an undercover cop who must befriend former triad kingpin Chan Wai-Man to investigate a brutal diamond heist. It turns out that Chan is innocen...
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The Unmatchable Match
1962
Scarlet Boy
0/0
He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.
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Scarlet Boy
1985
The Young Vagabond
5.136/11
A martial artist must train incessantly to defeat the brutally powerful thief called Centipede.
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The Young Vagabond
1988
One Way Ticket to Bangkok
0/0
One Way Ticket to Bangkok is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Francis Ng and Alex Man
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One Way Ticket to Bangkok
1983
The Lost Generation
1/1
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
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The Lost Generation
1978
Illusions Come True
0/0
A simple story about an ordinary man trying to survive in our vicious world. All of us can relate to his ill-fortunes because more often than not, we...
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Illusions Come True
1995
O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body
5/2
An ex-con staying at the home of his brother gets into a fight with his sister-in-law. When the fight turns physical she bumps her head. When she coll...
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O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body
1993
Man of the Times
3.5/2
A look at the life and times of Chan Chi Chiu--an ambitious cop's journey to become the highest ranking officer in Hong Kong.
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Man of the Times
1965
The Furious Buddha's Palm
0/0
The movie is lead by martial arts film stars Cho Tat-Wah and Yu So-Chow, the new generation famous martial arts film couple Chan Po-Chu and Siao Fong-...
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The Furious Buddha's Palm
1980
The Struggle
0/0
Crime film.
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The Struggle
1988
Ghost's Hospital
0/0
Because of a hospital hex, whenever a certain patient sleeps he visits a supernatural world of hopping zombies and warring priests.
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Ghost's Hospital
1982
Coolie Killer
6.7/7
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind th...
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Coolie Killer
1986
Yu Pui Tsuen
5.4/11
Adapted from the same infamous ancient text as the popular 1992 opus Sex and Zen, this film. Mei Yeung-sun is a man of letters who is less than thrill...
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Yu Pui Tsuen
1990
Manchester Death Warrant
5/1
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Manchester Death Warrant
1993
Whore & Policewoman
0/0
An unexpected pairing for a Whore and a Policewoman pair up to solve some murders and get raped in this wacky and violent CAT-III flick from Hong Kong...
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Whore & Policewoman
1989
Running Mate
0/0
Running Mate is a Hong Kong Comedy directed by Stanley Ko Moon-Kai and starring Alex Man.
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Running Mate
1989
Dark Side of China Town
0/0
An HK police officer sends his son to America to protect him from the influence of the HK triads. However, his son becomes enmired in Chinatown triad...
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Dark Side of China Town
1977
On Probation
0/0
Hong Kong drama from 1977
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On Probation
1983
Struggle for Leader
0/0
Struggle for Leader is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Kent Cheng.
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Struggle for Leader
1979
The Money Trip
4/1
Money Trip is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.
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The Money Trip
1987
Back To The Beyond
5.5/2
Liu Qing (Stephen Chow) and Mr. Xiu De (Guan Haishan) are the two masters and apprentices of the hanging pot, and by chance met Hua Yinghong (Lin Ying...
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Back To The Beyond
1964
如来神掌 下集
0/0
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如来神掌 下集
1986
A Man from Holland
4/3
A hit-man and his cop-brother gets involved with drug-dealing gangs in Hong Kong.
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A Man from Holland
1966
The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon
0/0
Celebrity Sadora is seriously wounded in an air crash. Police commissioner Suen and subordinate Ko Cheung find out Sadora was under duress from the Bl...
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The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon
1965
Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family
0/0
Family Doctrine is a drama film directed by Chu Kei and stars Wu Fung, Man Lan, Pearl Au Ka-Wai, Ma Siu-Ying, and Kitty Ting Hao.
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Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family
1965
Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill
0/0
Family Doctrine is a drama film directed by Chu Kei and stars Wu Fung, Man Lan, Pearl Au Ka-Wai, Ma Siu-Ying, and Kitty Ting Hao.
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Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill
1967
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
0/0
Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s sister S...
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Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
1987
Ghost's Lover
0/0
The bored wife of a philandering doctor takes a pleasure trip with a lesbian friend the Seoul. There, she becomes involved with a mysterious young man...
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Ghost's Lover
1998
Portland Street Blues
5.6/13
This spin-off movie provides a different contrast to the familiar Young and Dangerous films with greater character development. This time, the story's...
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Portland Street Blues
1986
Fury of the Heaven
0/0
One of the better possession movies filled with hexes, spells and exorcisms. It also contains crucifixion (well, sorta), lesbian sex, and flying skull...
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Fury of the Heaven
1994
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
7.7/6
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join...
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The Great Conqueror's Concubine
1987
Devil Sorcery
3.3/3
"Devil Sorcery" is an entertaining HK black magic film about a wizard who performs many hideous magic rituals. The student of a good wizard decides to...
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Devil Sorcery
1990
Eight Diagram Cudgel
0/0
Fifth brother is separated from his kin whilst fighting the marauding Lao, and is nursed back to health in a monastery. He is befriended by Grinder, a...
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Eight Diagram Cudgel
1982
Energetic-21
0/0
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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Energetic-21
1990
Behind Bars
0/0
A man serving a sentence for a white-collar crime navigates the thorny realities of prison life.
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Behind Bars
1980
The Kung Fu Warrior
0/0
After a kung fu master takes on a pupil, he plans to rob his boss with the help of his new student.
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The Kung Fu Warrior
1992
The Vengeance
2/1
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The Vengeance
1988
The Criminal Hunter
0/0
Chu Yu (Eric Tsang) is a homicide detective who accidently stabs his girlfriend while wrestling with a murderer. The killer returns later and squeezes...
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The Criminal Hunter
1994
追捕野狼帮
0/0
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追捕野狼帮
1964
Buddha's Palm (Part 2)
0/0
Distressed by her sister Yuk-wah’s sacrifice for lover Lung Kim-fei, Kau Yuk-kuen pacifies their granny Suen Bik-ling with the scheme to lure out Wick...
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