Cinematography: Chi Yu

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Chi Yu. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


The 14 Amazons

1972 · Movie · 123 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Cheng Kang · Chao Yung-Sheng

Cast Pin Chang · Chan Shen · Chen Yanyan · Cheng Miu

Synopsis The Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Northern Sung) loyally for generations. During the war with Western Xia, General Yang Tsung Pao is ambushed and killed. His death leaves his only son, Yang Wen as the only...

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Zen Kwan Do Strikes Paris

1981 · Movie · 95 min. · Taiwan

Direction John Liu

Cast John Liu · Bi-Len Cheng · Chin Wan-Che · Chu Shao-Hua

Synopsis The martial arts expert Liu Chung is living in Hong Kong where he makes Kung Fu movies. When Lius father is kidnapped in Paris he has to come to his rescue and fight a big crime syndicate.

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The Eunuch

1971 · Movie · 105 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Teddy Yip

Cast Pai Ying · Tsung Hua · Lisa Chiao · Hao Li-Jen

Synopsis Eunuch Gui Dehai avoids assassination and extracts a most bloody revenge on the royal family. This revenge extends to the absent Prince and the Eunuch sends out men to find and kill him. Fortunately for Prince Chuchin, a fake kidnapping...

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Forbidden Love

1993 · Movie · 92 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Yi-hung Lin

Cast Sin-Yi Yip · Amy Wong Oi-Mei · Chan Kin-Yat · Cheung Yuk-Kiu

Synopsis A young female reporter is hot on the tail of a phony film producer who has been seducing innocent women. The twist is she also falls for his irresistible charm.

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Swift Sword

1980 · Movie · 85 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Ho Meng-Hua

Cast Wong Yu · Nau Nau · Lo Lieh · Lily Li

Synopsis A righteous swordsman marries a girl from an evil clan, and the evil clansmen cripple him and leave him for dead. Years later, a virtuous young man finds him living in a cave and learns his Swift Sword techniques.

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A Slice of Death

1979 · Movie · 84 min. · Hong Kong

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Spirit of the Raped

1976 · Movie · 79 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Wu Chi Liu · Tung Lin · Wong Yu · Wong Chung

Synopsis A poor woman is mugged, losses her fiancee and gets taken advantage of before turned into a sex slave. Her spirit delivers whats coming to them, all the way back to the original muggers.

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Virgins of the Seven Seas

1974 · Movie · 92 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Ernst Hofbauer · Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Yueh Hua · Sonja Jeannine · Lau Wai-Ling · Diane Drube

Synopsis Five Western girls are kidnapped by Chinese pirates and sold to a brothel. While they are being trained to become prostitutes, a couple of local citizens take mercy on them and plots their escape by teaching them kung-fu. The five...

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Direction Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Birte Tove · Lo Lieh · Wang Hsieh · Terry Liu

Synopsis In the final stages of World War II, the Japanese troops in South West China rob gold from Chinese banks with the intention of shipping it to Japan. They also capture a number of young women, and imprison them in...

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The Delinquent

1973 · Movie · 101 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Chang Cheh · Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Wong Chung · Lily Li · Betty Pei Ti · Lu Ti

Synopsis A low budget kung fu movie - an ambitious martial arts student infiltrates a murderous gang in the hope of finding the man who killed his father.

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The Killer Snakes

1974 · Movie · 99 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Kam Kwok-Leung · Maggie Li · Chun Chen

Synopsis A young man who has been beaten, abused, humiliated and laughed at all his life finds that he has an unusual empathy with snakes. He can talk to them and they understand him, and eventually he finds that he can...

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The Black Tavern

1972 · Movie · 87 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Teddy Yip

Cast Shih Szu · Ku Feng · Tung Li · Barry Chan

Synopsis On a cold winter's day an old beggar steps into a tavern and tells the story of the official Hai Gangfeng, who just received a big bribe and is now said to travel the country with his incredible wealth. This...

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Dragon on Fire

1981 · Movie · 87 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Joseph Velasco

Cast Dragon Lee · Chang Yi-Tao · Nick Cheung Lik · Bolo Yeung

Synopsis They must fight together as friends or die together as enemies.

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Revenge of the Tai-Chi Master

1985 · Movie · 90 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Chik Ngai-Hung · Yumin Zhang

Cast Liang Guo · Haiyan Li · Lingxin Gao · Chihong Chu

Synopsis After a young monk is betrayed by his best friend who seeks military wealth and power, he finds solace in tai chi.

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Killers on wheels

1976 · Movie · 95 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Kuei Chih-Hung

Cast Won Ling · Terry Liu · Danny Lee · San Chiang

Synopsis Two guys and their women constantly get harassed by a group of young motorcycle outlaws on a small island. The situation becomes deadly when one of them gets killed.

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Kiss of Death

1973 · Movie · 99 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Ho Meng-Hua

Cast Chen Ping · Lo Lieh · Cheung Siu-Lun · Chiang Tao

Synopsis One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined.

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