Period Film Movies

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	Movie Name Country Release Year
	The Magnificent Trio Hong Kong 1966 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Tang Chia (Action Director, Actor) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director, Actor) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Margaret Tu Chuan Chin Ping Fanny Fan Lai Jimmy Wang Yu Lo Lieh Cheng Lui Lei Ming Violet Pan Ying-Zi Cliff Lok Tien Feng Ku Feng Chen Hung-Lieh Wang Yung-Lung (Cinematographer) Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Deserves more appreciation (Monday, November 29, 2021)
	The Master (Shaw Brothers) Hong Kong 1980 Tony Liu (Director) Hsu Hsia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Chen Kuan-Tai Wang Lung-Wei Yuen Tak Candy Wen Lam Fai-Wong I Kuang (Writer) Great kung fu, ok movie (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)
	The Messenger: Joan Of Arc France 1999 Luc Besson (Director) Milla Jovovich Interminable (Monday, October 28, 2002)
	The Mighty One Hong Kong 1971 Joseph Kuo (Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Ivy Ling Po Liu Ping Ling Yun Go Ming Lung Fei Muddled plot, inventive action (Thursday, September 14, 2006)
	The Myth Hong Kong 2005 Stanley Tong (Director, Action Director) Jackie Chan (Action Director, Actor) Yuen Tak (Action Director, Actor) Kim Hee-Seon Tony Leung Ka-Fai Yu Rong-Guang Ken Lo Patrick Tam Malika Sherawat Sun Zhou Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)
	The Ninja War of Torakage Japan 2015 Yoshihiro Nishimura (Director, Writer) Takumi Saitoh Eihi Shiina Nana Seino Yuria Haga Kanji Tsuda Kentarô Shimazu Masanori Mimoto Takashi Nishina Jun Tsugita (Writer) Kou Nakagawa (Soundtrack) Shu G. Momose (Cinematographer) Fun and stylish ninja silliness (Saturday, March 25, 2023)
	The Odd Couple Hong Kong 1979 Lau Kar-Wing (Director, Action Director, Actor) Sammo Hung (Action Director, Actor) Mars Leung Kar-Yan Dean Shek Huang Ha Lee Hoi-Sang Peter Chan Lung Karl Maka One of the best old-school martial arts films (Saturday, August 20, 2005)
	The Postman Fights Back Hong Kong 1982 Ronny Yu (Director) Yuen Shun-Yi (Action Director) Brandy Yuen (Action Director) Leung Kar-Yan Chow Yun-Fat Cherie Chung Eddy Ko Guk Jeong-Suk Fan Mei-Sheng Yuen Yat-Choh Yeung Wai Kim An-hong (Cinematographer) Danny Lee Yau-Tong (Cinematographer) Jeong Min-seob (Soundtrack) Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film (Friday, July 2, 2021)
	The Promise China 2005 Chen Kaige (Director) Cecilia Cheung Hiroyuki Sanada Jang Dong-Gun Nicholas Tse Liu Ye Strange but good (Monday, April 17, 2006)
	The Proud Twins Hong Kong 1979 Chor Yuen (Director, Writer) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Fu Sheng Wu Wei-Kuo Wang Jung Candy Wen a pretty solid piece of wu xia (Friday, April 21, 2006)