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Lee Sung-sun is nicknamed Sirasoni (means a baby tiger) for his gentle personality. Because of his strong sense of justice, Sung-sun gets into a fight with Japanese students and this keeps him from going on his honeymoon. He flees to China. There, he helps a Chinese woman being harassed by the Japanese and ends up working with the Chinese dock laborers. The dock manager doesn't pay the workers fairly and represses them. When Sung-sun loses a friend because of this, he confronts the Japanese and puts a big dent in their pride.
Sep 1979
"When a nuclear catastrophe lays an entire civilization, the Green Empire, to waste, its remaining inhabitants turn to the only method of survival they can think of: they take human beings into captivity and force them to rebuild their empire. Sent to rescue the captives are Captain Leo and his Cosmos Warriors. He strikes a deal with the Queen of the Green Empire, but when she refuses to let the captives go and orders the assassination of all the Cosmos Warriors, Captain Leo must prepare for a battle with much more at stake than just the well being of the captives. The fate of humanity just might rest in his hands." Official Synopsis. Hong Kong English Dub of the 1978 South Korean cartoon "Black Knight of Space" (우주 흑기사)
Dec 1979
We are thrown headlong into a world of drug deals, rape and violence as we follow Jack in his quest for vengeance. His brother is brutally killed and Jack is out for blood. Others want to team up with him and soon the streets are shattered with the crack of automatic weapons. Death runs rampant as a power match for revenge is savagely lain before us. Jack takes his military" special force" training to the vice ridden streets as he becomes the ultimate killing machine! Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1984 Filipino Film "Diegong Bayong " with new scenes.
Jan 1988
The evil Black Ninja Clan tries to steal the Golden Ninja statue from Ninja Master Gordon. A Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1986 Taiwanese Film "三更半夜鬼鬧房" (Ghost Rapist/Demons Apartment) with new ninja scenes.
Jan 1986
Well-respected businessman, Blake, is in reality a ruthless criminal who has amassed his fortune illegally. When detective Greg discovers that most of the police force is secretly on Blake's payroll, he quits the force and determines to bring Blake to justice on his own.
Peter LAN, a handsome man and a seasoned gambler, finds upon his return from abroad that his family has been destroyed by the treachery of the unscrupulous Alfred WONG, who cheated Peter’s father out of his fortune and drove him to suicide. With both his mother and father dead, Peter suspects and decides to collect evidence of Alfred’s crime. While trying to track down the villain, Peter meets Barry SUNG, a businessman and playboy working for Rex HU. Barry, the would-be gambler, and Peter quickly become friends during a gambling session. The beautiful Lily, who loves Peter devotedly, provides the hero with the crucial lead when she takes him to visit Rex, Barry’s boss. When Rex orders Barry to kill his new friend, his cover is blown. Rex HU is actually Alfred WONG, the man who destroyed Peter’s family. During the dramatic and violent showdown, Barry sides with Peter and helps to bring Rex to justice.
Jan 1981
A rivalry between the Golden Ninja Warriors and the Red Ninja Warriors. The Red Ninja Warriors want a Golden Ninja Statue that the Golden Ninjas Have, which is never seen by the audience. Then, the action moves to Hong Kong where we see a criminal organization running a prostitution racket, made up of kidnapped women, out of a hotel. An English dub of the 1985 Taiwanese film "霹靂女王蜂 " (Thunder Cat Woman) with an added opening credits sequence.
Jan 1987
Buddy and Bob, two gang leaders in Germany and Hong Kong, have joined forces to run a successful syndicate to smuggle drugs, arms and gold around the world. But when Buddy is killed during the escalating gang warfare, Bob has another enemy to contend with - Interpol; they bring in a team of top-ranking police officers to break the syndicate apart. Bloodshed is unavoidable before the sun rises...
Jan 1990
Mark, a local cop is investigating a string of jewel robberies. He soon discovers that the men behind the crimes is the notorious"Red Devil" and his band of Ninjas. Mark teams up with Billy, a man out for revenge. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1979 Filipino Film "Twin Fists For The Blackmasters" with new ninja scenes.
Oct 1986
"Gordon (Richard Harrison), the great ninja master faces the most desperate challenge of his life when he and his intrepid ally David, must answer to ninja law and do battle with a brutal horde of evil ninjas in order to foil an assassination plot. Led by the depraved criminal mastermind Stuart, an army of sadistic purple ninjas em-barks on a bloody killing spree in a campaign to seize control of the entire nation. As part of his heinous scheme, Stuart plans to assassinate a senator and replace him with a figurehead who will establish a base of oper-ations for the seductive and deadly beauty known as "Miss Littleton". The tension mounts to the breaking point as Gordon and David put their lives on the line to end the reign of terror!" - VHS Back of the box description. A Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1982 Thai film "จ้าวนรก" (Lord of Hell/Fire Chief) with new scenes with ninjas.
A ruthless Warlord from Manchuria builds a martial arts labyrinth that contains 18 martial art amazons, many try to enter but none leave, until Dragon Lee, seeking to avenge his father.
Nov 1979
The Brave Platoon like the jungle best. Its darkness, its savage justice - Supreme commandos of The American Force, Randy Nolan, Billy 'The Kid' Lee and Edward 'Duke'Robertson, are The Brave Platoon. Their gun-blazing mission is to track down a KGB officer who has been supplying arms and training to rebel factions. Their true enemy may be the unscrupulous warlords who seek to gain advantage.
Jun 1987
Ethan, a young man, is beaten while his father is killed by a group of thieves. With the help of an undertaker, Ethan trains in kung fu by fighting the dead. Meanwhile, an American Ninja, Dragon, must fend off against the thieves and their ninja henchmen. It is soon that Dragon and Ethan team up to defeat the thieves and the ninjas. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1983 Korean Horror Martial Arts Film "소화성 장의사" (The Undertaker in Sohwa Province) with new ninja scenes.
"The Ninja Empire has its fierce laws, and those who dare to break them face death. This is the story of three rebels (Ivan the Red, Rodney, and Janet) who tried to break the code to which they had sworn sacred loyalty." - DVD Back of the Box Description. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1981 Taiwanese film "媽!不要死在我背上! " (Ma! Don't Die on My Back) with new ninja scenes.
A young beautiful woman goes undercover into a wealthy powerful crime family to investigate and avenge her younger sister's tragic death. Cut-and-paste transformation of Taiwanese movie "The Anger" a.k.a. "Shi Jie" (original title; 1982) directed by Richard Chen Yao-Chi with new Hong Kong footage.
Jan 1985
A young woman is released from prison, after serving an eight-year sentence for murder, and wishes to start her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper through a friend, she tries to settle in despite the pressures of being an ex-convict. When bizarre incidents begin to occur both at work and at home, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her. NOTE: This is the 1985 IFD (Godfrey Ho & company) re-edit (with English dubbing) of Karen Yang Taiwanese thriller, Exposed to Danger.
Crime boss Barton's (Mike Abbott) reign of terror is about to end. John Foley (Mark Watson), called in to avenge the death of an innocent man, was trained by the elite American Commandos in Nam. Since the war, he's put his special skills to work many times. But never like this. When John Foley enters the steamy, seedy realm of the underworld, survival is the name of the game and do unto others before they do unto you is the only rule to live by. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1982 Taiwanese Film "我要做好子 " (I Want To Be A Good Person) with new scenes.
After her father dies, Nora is caught up in a world of prostitution and robbery. Who will help her escape the criminal underworld? Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1983 Taiwanese Comedy Thriller Film "誘惑 " (Temptation) with new scenes.
Chao is a powerful man who controls many martial arts societies. After a long battle that lasts a whole day and night, the SHAOLIN abbot MERCY defeats him. MOON comes to Shaolin to invite Mercy to her father's 50th birthday ceremony. Dragon and Pride accompany Moon back to her hometown only to find that her father has been killed.
Jan 2005
"After perfecting his Kung Fu techniques with an old Shaolin Monk, Lew leaves the Temple in search of an arch criminal - Kam Kong (Crane Fighter), who has mastered Eagle Claw and Iron Armour. To get to him Lew must first fight his army of Foo Fighters." - DVD back of the box description. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1979 Taiwanese Film The Young Dragon with new scenes.