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Monkey Kung Fu (John Law Ma, 1979)

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Monkey Kung Fu (John Law Ma, 1979)

Ching-Siu-tung Capsule Reviews

Ching-Siu-tung Capsule Reviews

Duel to the Death (1983) — April 10 2018 An end of the line wuxia starring Damian Lau, who began his career specializing in this kind of thing with John Woo’s Last Hurrah for Chivalry and Johnnie To’s The Enigmatic Case, and directed by Ching Siu-tung, who choreographed maybe

The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 1993)

The Heroic Trio (Johnnie To, 1993)

Before becoming a renowned auteur, a favorite of critics and film festivals the world over, Johnnie To was known primarily in the West for the two films he made in 1993 in collaboration with director and action choreographer Ching Siu-tung. The Heroic Trio and Executioners star Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung,

New Dragon Gate Inn (Raymond Lee, 1992)

New Dragon Gate Inn (Raymond Lee, 1992)

This was nominally directed by Raymond Lee, a cog in the Film Workshop machine, working as a planner or nominal director for several Tsui Hark and/or Ching Siu-tung projects. Tsui was pumping out movies like a madman in the early 90s, with 18 producer credits between 1990’s Swordsman

Swordsman and Swordsman II (Ching Siu-tung, 1990 and 1992)

Swordsman and Swordsman II (Ching Siu-tung, 1990 and 1992)

Swordsman II is a film I’ve known for years, having first encountered it during the Jet Li repertory boom of the late 90s (my theatre used to run HK double features all the time, this is where I first saw it, paired I think with Dr. Wai and the