Ma Sha
Victor Smier and Shojin run a prostitution racket that even the police can do nothing about. American Commando, Aaron, is brought in to deal with the evil organization and finds himself embroiled in a romance with Victor's ex-, Jennifer, who is then assassinated by Victor's hitman Victor. Also after the gang’s blood is the leader of the red Rose gang, Sharon Tong, who was raped by Shojin years before. She is captured by the gang, but escapes and kills Shojin. In the meantime, Aaron confronts Victor and Manson for a battle to the death.
Crime boss Barton's (Mike Abbott) reign of terror is about to end. John Foley (Mark Watson), called in to avenge the death of an innocent man, was trained by the elite American Commandos in Nam. Since the war, he's put his special skills to work many times. But never like this. When John Foley enters the steamy, seedy realm of the underworld, survival is the name of the game and do unto others before they do unto you is the only rule to live by.
Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
After her father dies, Nora is caught up in a world of prostitution and robbery. Who will help her escape the criminal underworld?
In an attempt to put their Ninja lifestyle behind them, Rodney and Janet retire to the countryside to raise a family. As the old saying goes though, you can't run away from your past and the couple soon find themselves the target of a rather unpleasant gang. When Rodney is framed and put in prison, Janet is left to look after their son alone. Meanwhile, back at the clan, the Ninjas are facing a fierce internal struggle as the dastardly Stewart attempts a takeover. When Gordon returns from a mission, he soon uncovers the truth and the stage is set for a final face off of epic proportions.
Another cut-and-paste action flick from Godfrey Ho and IFD Films, this splices together new footage and scenes from a Taiwanese film.
Forced into prostitution, a young woman finally meets and marries her savior. Or is he? When she finally helps him to repay a gambling debt, he dumps her for another…
Taiwanese movie, featuring kung fu, dirt bikes, exciting action, and a femme fatale.
An absurd story about five able-minded women who, with a particular skill each, are sent on a mission to rescue an intelligence informant whose plane has crashed into a restricted area.
A young woman of considerable social standing receives a curse from a black magician that causes her her head to detach from her body and attack anyone in sight. A good wizard is able to limit the effects of the curse to effect her only on the 15th of each month, but when she falls in love, things get complicated.
A young woman takes the blame for a self-defense killing so to clear her boyfriend. She gets thrown in reform school and is bullied by all of the usual bitch-types.
Chi Kuan Chun is the man. He looks in top form as swordsman. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is pretty wacky. Kung Fu gorillas, witches, and Chen Kuan Tai singing Italian opera. So little kid with swirling axe fights evil wizard dude, lasereyes, the above mentioned gorilla do you need to know more?
In ancient times, a woman plagued with nightly episodes of sleepwalking finds herself subject to a curse that causes her to seek blood. An evil wizard is responsible.
The body of a Hong Kong investigator who had been on the trail of drug smugglers floats up in a river. After police get information that drug smugglers are secretly active in the city, an officer goes undercover as an escaped convict to infiltrate the ring.
Two groups of knife-wielding and kicking women in bikinis join forces to kill a gang boss responsible for killing their fathers. But they're not very effective. After three attacks on the culprit, the worst damage he suffered was having his ankle run over by a motorbike. Closer co-operation with a casino boss may help.
From the Subway Cinema web page for the film when it screened at the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival: "Another Tsai Yang-ming film this time starring Elsa Yeung as a Ling, a dancing teacher in Hong Kong whose best friend Meihua is killed by gangsters in Japan. Ling travels to Tokyo and meets with Meifeng, Meihua’s sister, and discovers that Meihua had hidden cocaine from the gangsters before her death. Of course the gangsters capture Meifeng and turn her into a prostitute and Ling tries to save her but loses an eye in the process. What is she to do? Dress in bikinis made out of bandages, put on an eyepatch, and recruit friends who are out for vengeance, too. Like a virtual tour of Japan where every tourist attraction is a chance for revenge, Ling sees Mount Fuji, Sumo games, hot spring baths and even goes to Harajuku before taking the gangsters apart with flying fists, feet, and swords."
After being released from prison, Chen is attacked by his old nemesis but, at the urging of his wife, agrees not to seek revenge. Chen finds himself targeted by the villain and his cohorts after he saves an old woman. - IMDb
Peter Lan, a seasoned gambler, returns from abroad to find that his family has been destroyed by the treachery of the unscrupulous Alfred Wong, who has cheated Peter’s father out of his fortune and driven him to suicide. While Peter is tying to track down Wong, he befriends a fellow gambler, Barry Sung, who is working for Rex Hu. But in a twist of events Hu and Wong are one and the same. The only person who can stop Peter getting revenge on the man who killed his family is his new best friend!
Growing up without parents, Ma Sha has always worked as a lookout in a red-light district. When he is imprisoned for manslaughter following a customer's death, he breaks out of jail but is soon caught again and sent to a correctional institution on Orchid Island. Guided by his former elementary classmate, who is now a penal officer, Ma finally repents his wild past, writing down his stories and eventually publishing them.
Early 80s Taiwanese gangster film considered part of the "Taiwan Black Movies" movement.
