Period Film Movies

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	Movie Name Country Release Year
	Heroes Two Hong Kong 1974 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Fu Sheng Chen Kuan-Tai Fong Sam Fung Hak-On Bruce Tong Zhu Mu Wang Ching Fung Ngai Huang Pei-Chi Lau Kar-Wing Chan Chuen Lee Hoi-Sang Jamie Luk I Kuang (Writer) Kung Mu-To (Cinematographer) Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Groundbreaking, apparently (Monday, February 24, 2003)
	Hong Kong 1941 Hong Kong 1984 Leung Po-Chi (Director) Sammo Hung (Action Director) Chow Yun-Fat Cecilia Yip Alex Man Ku Feng Shek Kin Paul Chun Wu Ma Excellent drama with great performances (Thursday, November 29, 2001)
	House Of Flying Daggers China 2004 Zhang Yimou (Director, Writer) Ching Siu-Tung (Action Director) Li Cai (Action Director) Zhang Ziyi Takeshi Kaneshiro Andy Lau Song Dan-Dan Zhao Hong-Fei Guo Jun Wang Bin (Writer) Zhao Xiao-Ding (Cinematographer) Shigeru Umebayashi (Soundtrack) In retrospect this was a wuxia classic (Monday, January 1, 2024) Beautiful to look at (Tuesday, October 12, 2004)
	How to Choose a Royal Bride Hong Kong 1985 Tony Liu (Director, Writer) Peter Chan Lau (Action Director) Tong Gwok-Gei (Action Director) Joey Wang Wong Yu Lo Lieh Derek Yee Bill Tung Chen Kuan-Tai Tanny Tien Ni Lau Siu-Kwan Sun Chien Leung Kar-Yan Ku Feng Wong Ching-Ho Gam Biu Eva Lai Yin-Shan Chiang Tao Shum Lo Ching Miao Mama Hung Lam Wah-Chiu (Cinematographer) Shing Gam-Wing (Soundtrack) A prototype Royal Tramp (Sunday, August 27, 2023)
	Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan Hong Kong 1972 Chor Yuen (Director) Hsu Erh-Niu (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Lily Ho Betty Pei Ti Yueh Hua Wan Chung-Shan Tung Lin Fan Mei-Sheng Ku Wen-Chung Chan Shen Fang Mian Wong Ching-Ho John Chu Ka-Yan (Cinematographer) Chou Fu-Liang (Soundtrack) One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue (Thursday, April 1, 2021) All the makings of a cult classic (Sunday, April 27, 2003)
	Invincible Shaolin Hong Kong 1978 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lu Feng (Action Director, Actor) Robert Tai (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Sun Chien Chiang Sheng Wang Lung-Wei Lo Meng Kuo Chui Wai Pak Chan Shen I Kuang (Writer) Chang Cheh's response to 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (Monday, January 19, 2004)
	Ip Man Hong Kong 2008 Wilson Yip (Director) Sammo Hung (Action Director) Tony Leung Siu-Hung (Action Director, Actor) Donnie Yen Simon Yam Lynn Hung Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Gordon Lam Fan Siu-Wong Xing Yu Wong Yau-Nam O Sing-Pui (Cinematographer) Kenji Kawai (Soundtrack) Excellent kung fu film (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)
	Ip Man 2 Hong Kong 2010 Wilson Yip (Director) Sammo Hung (Action Director, Actor) Donnie Yen Huang Xiao-Ming Lynn Hung Kent Cheng Simon Yam Fan Siu-Wong Fung Hak-On Reviewed by Simon (Friday, December 3, 2010)
	Iron Bodyguard Hong Kong 1973 Chang Cheh (Director) Pao Hsueh-Li (Director) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Chen Kuan-Tai Danny Lee Sau-Yin Yueh Hua Lily Li Li-Li Lo Dik Tung Lam Chiang Tao Betty Pei Ti I Kuang (Writer) A generally worthy film (Sunday, May 11, 2003)
	Iron Buddha Hong Kong 1970 Yan Jun (Director) Sammo Hung (Action Director) Han Kuo (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Ling Yun Fang Ying Huang Chung-Hsing Chen Hung-Lieh Fan Mei-Sheng Fang Mian Watchable, but not very good (Thursday, February 7, 2008)