Schedule Week

12:15am

The Wandering Swordsman

David Chiang, Lily Li, Chang Pei Shan

Chang Cheh

The wandering swordsman Yu Hsieh Erh has formidable sword skills and helps the poor by robbing from thieves and distributing the wealth. He meets a group of bandits who are planning to rob a convoy escorting some valuables and is tricked into participating in the robbery. Yu soon realizes his folly and returns to take revenge on the bandits.
02:10am

Passing Flickers

Liu Yung, Tai Liang-shun, Li Tien-hsing

Li Han-hsiang

This film is an amusing insider’s look at the Hong Kong film industry and is based on Director Li Han Hsiang’s popular newspaper column recounting his work at Shaw Brothers. The collection of some of his funniest and most surreal film musings of the era, filled with behind-the-scene asides, this is a must-see for any Hong Kong cinema aficionado!
03:45am

Magnificent Wanderers

Fu Sheng, David Chiang, Chi Kuan-chun

Chang Cheh

Lin and his two friends are traveling patriots who vow to stand up against violence and fight for justice. They meet a rich young man Chu by chance one day and the four become best friends. When a foreign prince plots to possess Chu’s family fortune and goes after him, Lin and friends go all out to help Chu fight against the villain.
05:30am

The Mirror and the Lichee

Ivy Ling Po, Fang Ying

Kao Li

The curious title in this Huangmei Opera romance refers to the two props that signal a happy beginning between a scholar and a local beauty. The scholar polishes mirrors so as to be closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him some lichees. From that point on the course of their love becomes rocky, complete with murder and suicide.
07:15am

The Chinese Boxer

Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Wang Ping, Chao Hsiung, Cheng Lei

Wang Yu

A Japanese karate master and Diao Er, who has been expelled from his martial arts school, return to the school to kill the school master and his disciples. After the massacre, disciple Lei Ming embarks on a vigorous training regime and vows to avenge their death. A fatal battle is about to begin…
08:50am

Blue Skies

Peter Chen Ho, Cheng Pei-pei, Magaret Tu Chuan

Hsieh Chun

A young singer Hsiao Yun becomes an overnight sensation after standing in for another singer at the eleventh hour. Her success comes at a heavy price however, when her love with a pianist suffers. On top of this, Hsiao Yun must also deal with the unwanted affections from an influential backer of her show.
10:30am

The Mighty One

Ivy Ling Po, Ling Yun

Kuo Nan-hung

Lung seeks five volumes of a renowned Kung Fu manual to gain invincibility. When he believes a martial arts school master possesses the volumes, he kills him and his daughter but leaves behind a young brother and sister. Years later, Lung loses two volumes and starts another bloody hunt but each attempt is interrupted by two mysterious warriors...
12:05pm

The Blue and the Black

Lin Dai, Kwan Shan

Doe Chin

Set during the Japanese occupation in World War II, a young orphan Tang Qi falls in a love with a young man Chang. However, their love is filled with challenges, from family pressure to the turmoil of war. When Tang Qi was raped, she is expelled from home to become a nightclub singer and embarks on a journey of no return…
02:10pm

Monkey Kung Fu

Ching Siu-tung, Hou Chao-sheng

John Lo Mar

Wei Chun is a cocky young man sentenced to jail for killing a man in a fight. One day, Wei Chun picks a fight with a seemingly defenseless old man who completely thrashes him! The old man turns out to be the master of monkey style kung fu and as they become friends, he gives Wei Chun half of a medallion that would direct him to hidden secrets.
03:50pm

The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung

Anthony Lau, Chiang Nam, Li Kun

Li Han-hsiang

Emperor Chien Lung continues his incognito voyage to southern China. Accompanied by the minister and the imperial scholar, they have many amusing encounters in Yangzhou.
05:35pm

The Fantastic Magic Baby

Ting Hua-chung, Chang Chuan-li

Chang Cheh

The story is about the legendary Monkey King (Liu Chung-chun) teams up with Goddess of Mercy (Chao Li-chuan) and the Dragon Girl (Lung Nu) to battle the child god Hung Hai-erh (Ting Hua-chung),son of the Ox Demon (Hung Hai-erh) to rescue Tang Tseng, the Holy Pilgrim (Teng Chio-jen).
07:20pm

Rose, Be My Love

Pat Ting Hung, Li Ting, Kwan Shan, Ling Yun

Chin Chien

Not a love triangle but a love 'rectangle', Rose, Be My Love is a romantic drama set on the eve of World War II that represents the high standards achieved by Shaw Brothers in both aspects of star power and technical polish.
09:00pm

The Sword of Swords

Wang Yu, Shu Pei Pei, Huang Chung Shun

Cheng Kang

The Sword Master passes on his sword to his disciple Lin before he dies. Another disciple Fang also eyes the sword and plots to take it away from Lin, destroying his family and blinding him in the process. Lin finally battles Fang for revenge and vows to reclaim his sword.
10:55pm

The Snake Prince

Lin Chen-chi, Ti Lung, Wang Yu

Lo Chen

The Snake Prince lives on the Snake Mountain of Kwangsi with other snakes and they have lived peacefully with humans for a thousand years. All things change however, when the Snake Prince falls in love with one of the three beauties performing a sensual rain dance in the nearby village one day, and decides to marry her at all costs...