My Hong Kong Legends Collection
by DougWonnacott | created - 10 May 2014 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicThis is a list of films I have on DVD that were released by the sadly now defunct UK DVD label 'Hong Kong Legends'. I've also included films released through their sister label 'Premier Asia' and the newer version of the label 'Cine Asia'.
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1. Legend of a Fighter (1982)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Drama, History
The story of "Fok Yun Gap" also know as "Hou Yuan Chia" one of China's greatest martial artists.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Yao Lin Chen, Yeh Fang, Fung Fung, Hark-On Fung
Votes: 702
2. Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
95 min | Action, Comedy
Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jeong-lee Hwang, Kaname Tsushima
Votes: 2,047
3. Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama, War
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, ... See full summary »
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cecilia Yip, Alex Man, Stuart Ong
Votes: 691
4. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Lung Ti, Dean Shek
Votes: 11,317
5. Flaming Brothers (1987)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Romance
A tale between two brothers: One has left the triads and gone legit, the other has decided to stay and keep the triad from going to the ways of drugs and gun running.
Director: Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tang, Patricia Ha, Lap Ban Chan
Votes: 674
6. Prison on Fire (1987)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inside a Hong Kong prison, two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Ka-Kui Ho, Roy Cheung
Votes: 3,264
7. City on Fire (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Yueh Sun, Danny Lee, Carrie Ng
Votes: 7,263
8. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Unrated | 98 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
After a string of bad luck, a debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a ravishing female ghost and later battles to save her soul from the control of a wicked tree demon.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Wai Lam
Votes: 11,071
9. Tiger on Beat (1988)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Conan Lee, Norman Chu
Votes: 2,056
10. The Killer (1989)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu
Votes: 51,074
11. Outlaw Brothers (1990)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.
Director: Frankie Chan | Stars: Frankie Chan, Siu Chung Mok, Michael Kiu Wai Miu, Yukari Ôshima
Votes: 256
12. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
Unrated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A Chinese Ghost Story II Chinese 倩女幽魂 II人間道 is a 1990 Hong Kong romantic comedy-horror film directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. It is the sequel to A Chinese Ghost Story and is followed by A Chinese Ghost Story III.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Michelle Reis, Jacky Cheung
Votes: 3,986
13. Bullet in the Head (1990)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam
Votes: 11,661
14. The Swordsman (1990)
TV-14 | 118 min | Action, History
A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
Directors: Siu-Tung Ching, King Hu, Raymond Lee, Hark Tsui, Ann Hui, Yeung-Wah Kam | Stars: Samuel Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung
Votes: 2,575
15. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
Unrated | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Basically a retread of the first movie, in which the evil Tree Spirit is back with yet another ghost played by Joey Wong. The Swordsman Yen and Leslie Cheung characters are replaced by a ... See full summary »
Directors: Siu-Tung Ching, Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Joey Wang, Jacky Cheung, Nina Li Chi
Votes: 2,943
16. Prison on Fire II (1991)
TV-MA | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ching escapes from prison to see his young son, who he has been put in an orphanage. And that puts him in great danger.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Sung-Young Chen, Elvis Tsui, Kwong-Leung Wong
Votes: 1,389
17. Once a Thief (1991)
R | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A romantic and action packed story of three best friends, a group of high end art thieves, who come into trouble when a love-triangle forms between them.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Kong Chu
Votes: 7,285
18. Operation Scorpio (1992)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Comedy
A young man learns martial arts from two masters of opposing styles, he then combines them to take on the local gangster's son, who is a master of the deadly Scorpion Style.
Director: David Lai | Stars: Kar Lok Chin, Chia-Liang Liu, Won Jin, May Mei-Mei Lo
Votes: 670
19. Naked Killer (1992)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Director: Clarence Fok | Stars: Chingmy Yau, Simon Yam, Carrie Ng, Madoka Sugawara
Votes: 2,678 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Full Contact (1992)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Two disreputable friends get tied in with a group of criminals who turn out to be excessively violent and deceptive.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam, Ann Bridgewater, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
Votes: 4,833
21. Dragon Inn (1992)
88 min | Action, Thriller
During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Siu-yan, a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of this enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.
Directors: Raymond Lee, Siu-Tung Ching, Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen
Votes: 4,837
22. King of Beggars (1992)
TV-14 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A rich family's son falls in love with a woman who will only marry him once he becomes a Kung-Fu Master. In this 'Dramedy' He becomes a legendary hero, by attempting to save the emperor, during his true quest of love.
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Man-Tat Ng, Norman Chu
Votes: 4,207
23. The Moon Warriors (1992)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
A simple fisherman helps a fugitive King in a fight, and offers him refuge in a hideout near his fishing village. When the King's group is attacked by his usurper brother, the fisherman is ... See full summary »
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Andy Lau, Kenny Bee, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung
Votes: 1,055
24. Tai Chi Master (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two friends, ex Shaolin monks, part ways as they brush with the ongoing rebellion against the government. The ambitious one rises up to be a powerful military commander, while his betrayed friend resorts to learn the calm ways of Tai Chi.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Siu-Ho Chin, Fennie Yuen
Votes: 10,839
25. Wing Chun (1994)
TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Wing Chun's village is yet again being plundered by bandits. This time she uses kung fu to defeat them. The fighting doesn't end here.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, King-Tan Yuen, Catherine Yan Hung
Votes: 3,501
26. The Red Wolf (1995)
92 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A group of terrorists murder the captain of a cruise ship and take everyone hostage. Their plan is to steal the uranium being stored in the ship's safe. It's up to a security officer and a pickpocketing cocktail waitress to stop them.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Kenny Ho, Christy Chung, Elaine Lui, Wing Cho
Votes: 416
27. Tai Chi II (1996)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A young Tai Chi master fights Opium smugglers with the aid of his powerful braid while wooing a girl.
Directors: Hsin-Yen Chang, Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jing Wu, Christy Chung, Mark Cheng, Billy Chow
Votes: 761
28. Beast Cops (1998)
TV-MA | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tung is a street cop in Hong Kong who's friends with a Triad named Fai. Fai hires a hit man to murder a business rival; the hit goes wrong and Fai, implicated in the incident, goes on the run.
Directors: Gordon Chan, Dante Lam | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Michael Wong, Stephanie Che, Kathy Chow
Votes: 1,215
29. Jackie Chan: My Story (1998 Video)
PG-13 | 74 min | Documentary
About Jackie Chan is written and filmed very much. A living legend, a unique creative personality, one of the biggest movie stars in the history of cinema, a man whose enthusiastic love for... See full summary »
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Willie Chan, Charles Chan, Stanley Tong
Votes: 782
30. Jackie Chan: My Stunts (1999 Video)
94 min | Documentary
A documentary where Jackie Chan and his stuntman team show you the secrets of some of the great stunts they do in films. The film also takes you on the sets of "Who Am I?" and "Rush Hour".
Directors: Jackie Chan, Xavier Lee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Ken Lo, Bradley James Allan, Anthony Carpio
Votes: 1,410
31. Champion (2002)
Not Rated | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The true story of Korean boxer Kim Duk-koo.
Director: Kyung-taek Kwak | Stars: Yu Oh-seong, Min-seo Chae, Seung-won Yun, Doo-hong Jung
Votes: 400
32. Naked Weapon (2002)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, he suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Anya, Marit Thoresen, Maggie Q, Daniel Wu
Votes: 8,082
33. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Phetthai Vongkumlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai
Votes: 78,174 | Gross: $4.56M
34. New Police Story (2004)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hero cop accidentally leads his team into a trap from which he is the only survivor. Drowning his guilt in booze, he is eventually assigned a new younger partner who turns out to have his own secrets.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Daniel Wu
Votes: 28,993
35. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,196
36. Crying Fist (2005)
134 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Tae Sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang Hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.
Director: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-beom, Jeong-ah Bae, Kim Byeong-Ok
Votes: 3,133
37. The Protector (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Xing Jin, Phetthai Vongkumlao
Votes: 39,000 | Gross: $11.91M
38. Ip Man (2008)
R | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 233,585
39. Chocolate (2008)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama
An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee
Votes: 18,860 | Gross: $0.01M
40. Raging Phoenix (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Romance
A violent gang is abducting and killing women around Thailand. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, have joined together to break the gang of kidnappers. In a botched ... See full summary »
Director: Rashane Limtrakul | Stars: JeeJa Yanin, Kazu Patrick Tang, Nui Saendaeng, Sompong Leartvimolkasame
Votes: 2,414
41. Power Kids (2009)
R | 77 min | Action, Comedy
Four children sneak into a terrorist-controlled hospital to steal a heart to transplant for the 5th child who is dying in a different hospital.
Director: Krissanapong Rachata | Stars: Nantawooti Boonrapsap, Nawarat Techarathanaprasert, Sasisa Jindamanee, Phethai Vongkumlao
Votes: 498
42. Ip Man 2 (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 111,009 | Gross: $0.21M
43. Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)
129 min | Biography, Drama
The life story of martial arts icon and actor Bruce Lee.
Directors: Manfred Wong, Wai-Man Yip | Stars: Aarif Lee, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Christy Chung, Jennifer Tse
Votes: 1,970
44. Shaolin (2011)
R | 131 min | Action, Drama
After ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Shaoqun Yu, Chen Zhiui, Xing Yu, Jing Wu
Votes: 20,153 | Gross: $0.06M
45. War of the Arrows (2011)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure
A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
Director: Han-min Kim | Stars: Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Mu-yeol, Moon Chae-won
Votes: 12,801 | Gross: $0.25M
46. The Final Master (2015)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama
A Wing Chun master has to defeat 8 martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics.
Director: Haofeng Xu | Stars: Fan Liao, Jia Song, Wenli Jiang, Shih-Chieh King
Votes: 2,832
47. The Swordsman (2020)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Drama, History
Three different swordsmen -- a swordsman who is going blind, the best swordsman in Joseon Dynasty, and the best swordsman in Qing Dynasty who aspires to be the best even in the Joseon Dynasty -- meet each other for their own reasons.
Director: Jae-Hoon Choi | Stars: Jang Hyuk, Kim Hyeon-soo, Joe Taslim, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 5,422
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