The best Chen Kuan-Tai’s action movies

Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Kuan-Tai

24/09/1945 (78 años)
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14 Blades

14 Blades
6.3/10
Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia (Law Kar Ying), the best of the Jinyiwei, Qinglong (Donnie Yen) is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.

The Man with the Iron Fists

The Man with the Iron Fists
5.4/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 02/11/2012
  • Character: Gold Lion
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.

Dragon Tiger Gate

Dragon Tiger Gate
6.1/10
Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular Hong Kong manhua, Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese name as the movie.

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
6.7/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 06/01/2014
  • Character: Baldy Bai
A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

Crippled Avengers

Crippled Avengers
7.3/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 20/12/1978
  • Character: Black Tiger Dao Tian-Du
Crippled Avengers is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It has been released in North America as Mortal Combat and Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. The film follows a group of martial artists seeking revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To (Chen Kuan Tai), a martial arts master, and his son (Lu Feng).

Just Heroes

Just Heroes
6.4/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 14/09/1989
  • Character: Tai
The assassination of a gang lord triggers a power struggle amongst his men. Who will win the game the righteous or the villain?

The Duel

The Duel
7/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 21/04/1971
  • Character: Liu's man
Tan Jen-chieh’s life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He’s hunted in the streets. His lover, Butterfly, turns to prostitution. And his father’s likely killer – a smooth operator known as the Rambler – is always lingering nearby. But before Tan and the Rambler can slit each other’s throats, they learn they’ve been double-crossed and go two against everyone in a rage of double-edged vengeance.

White Vengeance

White Vengeance
6.1/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 29/11/2011
  • Character: Qiu Ran
White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army.

Human Lanterns

Human Lanterns
6.6/10
This is it: one of the most talked about cult films ever made -- a maniacal masterpiece of the macabre, the martial arts, and the just plain weird. Shaw's first international star Lo Lieh stars as the insane swordsman who makes Chinese lamps from, yes, the skin of his enemies' sisters, mistresses, and wives. Although insanely conceived, it is beautifully filmed and unashamedly performed by a first rate cast of sexy starlets and kung-fu favorites.

Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers
6.8/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 24/02/1973
  • Character: Huang Chung
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.   The 11th Golden Horse Awards: Special Award for Outstanding Performance (Ti Lung)

Heroes Two

Heroes Two
6.5/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 19/01/1974
  • Character: Hung Hsi Kuan
A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk (Alexander Fu Sheng) is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun (Chen Kuan-tai). Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang (Zhu Mu), a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.

Challenge of the Masters

Challenge of the Masters
6.6/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 07/05/1976
  • Character: Lu Ah Tsai
The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers master. After one of the rival schools members kills some of the towns people Wong Fei-hong becomes enraged trains even more comes back and gets his revenge.

Vengeance!

Vengeance!
7/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 14/05/1970
  • Character: two different bodyguards
David Chiang plays a driven and violent martial artist bent on avenging his older brother, killed by a cabal of four wicked businessmen and a cheating wife.

Four Riders

Four Riders
6.1/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 22/12/1972
  • Character: Li Wei-shi
Four Korean War veterans pool their talents to take on a venal drug smuggling gang.

Executioners from Shaolin

Executioners from Shaolin
6.9/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 16/02/1977
  • Character: Hung Hsi Kuan
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Pai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.

Return of the Bastard Swordsman

Return of the Bastard Swordsman
6.5/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 08/05/1984
  • Character: Mochitsuki Soryu Han
Just when audiences thought the director couldn't get more spectacular and outrageous, he unleashed this eye-filling, mind-bending "Martial Arts World" sequel of clan rivalries, ninja atrocities, wizard sorceries, and the mythical Silkworm style that changes our hero into a veritable Spider-swordsman. The screen practically explodes with colorful characters and kung-fu -- all directed, co-written, and co-choreographed by Lu Chun-ku, and showcasing some of the best Shaw Brothers action stars. The original Bastard Swordsman was just the beginning, this superlative cult classic that out-phantasmagoricals the original.

The Flying Guillotine

The Flying Guillotine
6.6/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 18/02/1975
  • Character: Ma Teng
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.

The Water Margin

The Water Margin
6.5/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 17/03/1972
  • Character: Tattooed Dragon, Shi Jin
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.

All Men Are Brothers

All Men Are Brothers
6.4/10
"All Men Are Brothers" is the sequel to "Water Margin" a.k.a. "Seven Blows of the Dragon" from 1972. At the beginning of "All Men Are Brothers", we learn that the emperor forgives the 108 Liangshan rebels since he finds they have the same enemies. The small army tries to conquer the city Hangchow, but is defeated. They send 7 spies to gather information about the city's defense before they attack a second time.

The Boxer From Shantung

The Boxer From Shantung
7/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 11/02/1972
  • Character: Ma Yung Chen
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

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