King Hu

King Hu

Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me (1966), Dragon Inn (1967), and A Touch of Zen (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer.

  • Title: King Hu
  • Popularity: 2.668
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Beijing, China
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  • Also Known As: Chuan King, Hu Jingquan, Hu Chin-chuan, Chin Chuan, King Chuan, King Ho, Jinquan Hu, Cheun King, 胡金铨, 金銓, 金铨
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King Hu Movies

  • 1958
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    The Magic Touch

    The Magic Touch

    1 1958 HD

    Early Shaw Brothers comedy

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  • 2012
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    Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu

    Time and Tide Wait for No Man: A Touch of King Hu

    1 2012 HD

    A documentary on King Hu.

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  • 1963
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    Love Parade

    Love Parade

    1 1963 HD

    The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance...

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  • 1961
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    The Pistol

    The Pistol

    1 1961 HD

    Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin has fallen seriously ill and their son Xiaoguang has...

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  • 1957
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    The Frosty Night

    The Frosty Night

    1 1957 HD

    Loosely based on Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths

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  • 2022
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    The King of Wuxia Part 2

    The King of Wuxia Part 2

    1 2022 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Kingdom and the Beauty

    The Kingdom and the Beauty

    6.3 1959 HD

    This is a musical about a young emperor who is lured via stories told to a place called Kiang-Nan by his royal tutor. The empress mother has the...

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth

    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

    The year is 1937, just prior to the Japanese invasion of China. Painters Ju Rui and Lao San stumble upon He Hua, a woman sold into the sex industry...

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  • 1957
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    Lady in Distress

    Lady in Distress

    1 1957 HD

    A Shaw Brothers production.

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  • 1957
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    Little Angels of the Streets

    Little Angels of the Streets

    1 1957 HD

    Li Han-Hsiang directed film.

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  • 1957
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    Springtime in Paradise

    Springtime in Paradise

    1 1957 HD

    A Shaw and Sons production

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  • 2022
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    The King of Wuxia Part 1

    The King of Wuxia Part 1

    8.7 2022 HD

    The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.

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  • 1958
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    The Angel

    The Angel

    1 1958 HD

    Angel is a pretty young girl who debates in a furious manner at a Women's Day Meeting against the unequal law of the Ching Dynasty which permits...

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  • 1963
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    Stranger Than Fiction

    Stranger Than Fiction

    1 1963 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Grace Ting Ning.

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  • 1960
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    How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1 1960 HD

    A Shaw Brothers romantic comedy starring Margaret Tu Chuan and Peter Chen Ho.

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  • 1961
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    Kiss for Sale

    Kiss for Sale

    1 1961 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho and Fanny Fan Lai.

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  • 1961
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    The Fair Sex

    The Fair Sex

    1 1961 HD

    A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Peter Chen Ho, Pat Ting Hung, Ding Ling, Fanny Fan Lai and Margaret Tu Chuan.

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  • 1958
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    Laughter and Tears

    Laughter and Tears

    1 1958 HD

    Tao Zutai, a bank employee, has five children. Tao's wife is addicted to gambling and spends too much and the eldest daughter Guiru is greedy for...

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  • 1961
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    The Swallow

    The Swallow

    1 1961 HD

    The hunt for The Swallow Thief.

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  • 1964
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    The Dancing Millionairess

    The Dancing Millionairess

    6 1964 HD

    Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job...

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  • 1956
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    Blood in Snow

    Blood in Snow

    1 1956 HD

    A behind the scenes story of a small time folk opera troupe and other performers in Northern China in the 1930s.

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  • 1960
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    The Deformed

    The Deformed

    1 1960 HD

    Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian...

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  • 1970
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    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

    4.6 1970 HD

    An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They...

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  • 1964
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    Between Tears and Smiles

    Between Tears and Smiles

    6.3 1964 HD

    Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for...

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  • 1962
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    The Dream of the Red Chamber

    The Dream of the Red Chamber

    7 1962 HD

    The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The...

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  • 1960
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    Back Door

    Back Door

    1 1960 HD

    A middle-aged couple adopt a young girl.

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  • 1961
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    Les Belles

    Les Belles

    6.5 1961 HD

    Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter Chen, manager of the troupe, have misunderstandings and...

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  • 1963
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    Empress Wu

    Empress Wu

    5.9 1963 HD

    The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.

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  • 1966
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    The Blue and the Black

    The Blue and the Black

    6.3 1966 HD

    It's a powerful melodrama about a thwarted romance in 1930s Tientsin, China, during the Japanese occupation, and it stars Linda Lin Dai, one of the...

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  • 1960
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    When the Peach Blossoms Bloom

    When the Peach Blossoms Bloom

    1 1960 HD

    The Shen couple had six children. For years Mr Shen had been the only one to support the family. One day, Mr Shen was on a crashed plane in Singapore...

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  • 1966
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    Come Drink with Me

    Come Drink with Me

    6.7 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Come Drink with Me

    Come Drink with Me

    6.7 1966 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Touch of Zen

    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1971 HD

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  • 1990
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    Swordsman

    Swordsman

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Swordsman

    Swordsman

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones

    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones

    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Valiant Ones

    The Valiant Ones

    6.9 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1967
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    Dragon Inn

    Dragon Inn

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1993
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    Painted Skin

    Painted Skin

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Story of Sue San

    The Story of Sue San

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Story of Sue San

    The Story of Sue San

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1966
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    Downhill They Ride

    Downhill They Ride

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan

    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan

    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1967
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    Dragon Inn

    Dragon Inn

    7.2 1967 HD

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth

    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    Four Moods

    Four Moods

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1990
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    Song of the Exile

    Song of the Exile

    7.5 1990 HD

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  • 1983
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    All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1970
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    Four Moods

    Four Moods

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    Dragon Gate

    Dragon Gate

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer

    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Touch of Zen

    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Raining in the Mountain

    Raining in the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    A Touch of Zen

    A Touch of Zen

    7.7 1971 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Bride Napping

    The Bride Napping

    6.5 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    Laughter and Tears

    Laughter and Tears

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Wheel of Life

    The Wheel of Life

    7.3 1983 HD

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  • 1976
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    Heroes of the Underground

    Heroes of the Underground

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Fate of Lee Khan

    The Fate of Lee Khan

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer

    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer

    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Juvenizer

    The Juvenizer

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1965
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    Sons of the Good Earth

    Sons of the Good Earth

    5 1965 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legend of the Mountain

    Legend of the Mountain

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1993
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    Painted Skin

    Painted Skin

    5.8 1993 HD

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  • 1962
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    Golden Horse Awards

    Golden Horse Awards

    1 1962 HD

    The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

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