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Black Magic (1975 Film)
''Black Magic'' is a 1975 Hong Kong horror film directed by Ho Meng Hua and starring Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, , Lily Li and Ku Feng. A sequel to the film was released in 1976. Plot There is an evil magician named Shan Chien-mi. He lives in a forest and anyone who wants to wreak vengeance on their enemy comes here and asks him to kill their enemy. Then, Shan Chien-mi will get a great amount of gold from them as payment. At the same time, Master Fu Yong, a kind magician, notices that Shan Chien-mi is doing something immoral so he plans to destroy the evil magician. Xu Nuo and his fiancée Chu-ying are deeply in love with each other and finally decide to get married. However, on the wedding day, Xu Nuo breaks up with his fiancée unexpectedly and starts a new relationship with a rich widow named Luo Yin. In fact, Luo Yin has always been attracted to Xu Nuo so she asks Shan Chien-mi to use the Tame Head of Love to make Xu Nuo unconsciously fall in love with her. Luo Yin's goal is attai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Meng Hua
Ho Meng Hua (1 January 1923 - 19 May 2009) was a Chinese film director from Shanghai, working in the Cinema of Hong Kong and the Cinema of Taiwan. Early life In 1923, Ho was born in Guangdong province, China. Ho grew up in Shanghai, China. Education Ho graduated from Shanghai Drama Institute. Career In 1955, Ho joined the Shaw Brothers studio. In 1958, Ho's directorial debut was An Appointment After Dark. Ho eventually became one the studios' most prolific directors, directing about fifty films between then and 1980.(credited as He Menghua, p. 181) Filmography Films * 1955 ''Romance in the Western Chamber'' - as screenwriter. * 1956 ''Miss Kikuko'' - as assistant director. * 1958 ''Red Lantern ()'' - as director. * 1958 ''An Appointment after Dark'' - as director. * 1959 ''Day-Time Husband'' - as director. * 1960 ''Rendezvous in the South Sea'' * 1960 ''Malayan Affair ()'' - as director, screenwriter. * 1964 ''Between Tears and Smiles'' - co-director * 1964 ''The Warlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiancée
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Shaw Brothers Studio Films
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1970s Mandarin-language Films
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Hong Kong Supernatural Horror Films
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong' ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Horror Films
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** Bangladesh revolutionary leader Siraj Sikder is killed by police while in custody. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , killing 12 people. * January 7 – OPEC agrees to raise crude oil prices by 10%. * January 10–February 9 – The flight of ''Soyuz 17'' with the crew of Georgy Grechko and Aleksei Gubarev aboard the ''Salyut 4'' space station. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Films
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1975 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1975. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1975. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events *March 26: The film version of The Who's ''Tommy'' premieres in London. *May: In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, ''Star Wars'', George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic. *June 20: '' Jaws'' is released and becomes the highest-grossing movie of all-time and the highest-grossing movie of the year and the first movie to earn $100 million in US and Canadian the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Movie DataBase
The Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB) is a bilingual ( English and Chinese) website started in 1995 by Hong Kong resident Ryan Law to provide a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people who created them. The database was initially populated with data on over 6000 films, and reviews from the defunct database hosted at egret0.stanford.edu. In subsequent years it has expanded to contain information on more than 20,000 films and nearly 100,000 people, and includes films from Taiwan and China. The Database HKMDB contains information about films, people, and companies associated with Hong Kong cinema. This includes detailed film credits for cast Cast may refer to: Music * Cast (band), an English alternative rock band * Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band * The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis * ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William ... and crew members as well as image and portrait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Ping (actress)
Chen Ping (; born 7 July 1948) is a Taiwanese actress, who has been active in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Biography Chen Ping was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as Chen Shu Xia. Filmography * ''Return of Dragon'' (1998) * '' Take Care, Your Majesty'' (1983) * '' Gambler's Delight'' (1981) * '' Notorious Eight'' (1981) * ''One Way Only'' (1981) * '' Murder Plot'' (1979) * '' The Psychopath'' (1978) * ''Sensual Pleasures'' (1978) * ''Shaolin Handlock'' (1978) * ''The Vengeful Beauty'' (1978) * ''The Adventures Of Emperor Chien Lung'' (1977) * '' The Call Girls'' (1977) * ''Death Duel'' (1977) * ''Lady Exterminator'' (1977) * ''The Mighty Peking Man'' (1977) * ''Pursuit Of Vengeance'' (1977) * ''Beautiful Vixen'' (1976) * '' Big Bad Sis'' (1976) * ''Crazy Sex'' (1976) * ''The Drug Connection'' (1976) * ''The Girlie Bar'' (1976) * ''Killer Clans'' (1976) * '' King Gambler'' (1976) * ''The Last Tempest'' (1976) * ''Love Swindlers'' (1976) * ''Moods of Love'' (1976) * '' The Oily Maniac'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Ngok
Yueh Hua (; 14 July 1942 – 20 October 2018) was a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actor, later based in Canada, with Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB. Yueh is one of the most versatile and prolific leading actors of Shaw Brothers. Yueh starred in five to ten films per year in his heyday, playing roles ranging from foolish drunks to scholarly warriors. Yueh died of cancer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, aged 76. Biography Yueh was born as Leung Lok-wah in Shanghai, with Cantonese ancestry. Yueh emigrated to Hong Kong in 1962 after graduating from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He joined Shaw Brothers Studio and started his acting career in 1963. Yueh breakout film role was in the 1966 ''Come Drink with Me''. He was mainly cast in a lead role. Yueh was best known for his role in '' Looking Back in Anger'', one of TVB's popular shows. After his last appearance on screen in 1989, he moved to Canada in the 1990s, where he hosted programs for the Vancouver Chinese radio CHMB. Yueh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow
A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died. Terminology The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed ''widowhood''. An archaic term for a widow is "relict," literally "someone left over". This word can sometimes be found on older gravestones. The word "widow" comes from an Indo-European root meaning "widow" and has cognates across Indo-European languages. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. The term ''widowhood'' can be used for either sex, at least according to some dictionaries, but the word ''widowerhood'' is also listed in some dictionaries. Occasionally, the word ''viduity'' is used. The adjective for either sex is ''widowed''. These terms are not applied to a divorcé(e) following the death of an ex-spouse. Effects on health The phenomenon that refers to the increased mortality rate after the death of a spouse is called the '' widowhoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Magic 2
''Black Magic 2'' (Cantonese: 勾魂降頭 Pinyin: Gōu Hún Jiàng Tóu ) is a 1976 Hong Kong horror film directed by Ho Meng Hua. It is a sequel to the 1975 film ''Black Magic''. Plot A martial artist fights against an evil sorcerer who has raised zombies. Cast * Ti Lung * Lo Lieh * Liu Hui-Ju * Lily Li * Lin Wei-Tu Release ''Black Magic 2'' was released in Hong Kong in 1976 and in the United States in 1982. The film was distributed in the United States by the now defunct ''World Northal Corp.'' and was retitled ''Revenge of the Zombies''. Reception Peter Dendle called it an "intense horror-cult favorite" whose "budget effects and martial arts sequences are more than compensated by sustained energy and brazen creativity." References External links * * Black Magic' at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase The Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB) is a bilingual ( English and Chinese) website started in 1995 by Hong Kong resident Ryan Law to provide a repository for in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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