Schedule Week

12:40am

The Empress Dowager

Lisa Lu, Hsiao Yao, Ti Lung

Li Han-hsiang

Award-winning drama featuring a passionate performance by Lisa Lu, enhanced by sumptuous costumes and sets, produces a powerful, fascinating story. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there was never a more fascinating woman than the dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty, also the Empress Dowager, who was the power behind the throne for the last half of the 19th century. The vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen.
02:35am

Shaolin Temple

David Chiang, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng

Chang Cheh

As more people are learning martial arts from Shaolin, the Qing court orders for it to be banned and plans to destroy the temple. The Shaolin disciples decide to take their protest to the streets, using Shaolin skills to curb their hatred, but when the Qing troops start attacking Shaolin Temple, the disciples vow to protect it at all costs.
04:40am

Shaolin Abbot

David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Lily Li, Hsu Shao Chiang

Ho Meng-hua

Monk Chi San is sent by his Shaolin Master to learn a special kung fu from a Wu Dang priest. He gets embroiled in the fight between the Qing and Ming camps and has to gather disciples to rebuild the burnt Shaolin temple at the same time.
06:05am

The Vengeful Beauty

Chen Ping, Yueh Hua, Lo Lieh, Tsui Siu-keung

Ho Meng-hua

The Flying Guillotine assassins are secretly working for the Emperor and its leader Jin is sent to kill Hon, who knows this secret. Hon’s pregnant wife Rong seeks to kill Jin but retreats to protect her unborn child. When she is hunted down herself, Rong hooks up with a former Flying Guillotine member and her martial arts senior to fight back...
07:30am

Mercenaries From Hong Kong

Ti Lung, Wang Yu, Chen Hui-Min, Yu An-an

Wong Jing

Filmmaker Wong Jing produced Mercenaries From Hong Kong, his very first modern-day adventure drama. In the dramatic plot he wrote, he sends superstars Ti Lung, Chen Hui-min, Wang Lung-wei, Lo Lieh and Wang Yu on a deadly mission. The film's action sequences are all closely guided by three great kung fu choreographers, led by Tang Chia!
09:10am

We Love Millionaires

Lily Ho, Ling Yun, Irene Chen I-ling, Lin Chih-yung

Inoue Umetsugu

In this romantic comedy, three beautiful Hong Kong salesgirls travel to Osaka in Japan to pursue their dreams of marrying a rich man. They masquerade as high society debutantes and make their way to a posh resort to meet and woo millionaires (or fake ones!).
10:55am

The Pirate

David Chiang, Ti Lung, Yu Feng

Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-li

Pirate Chang Pao Chai discovers a leak in his ship after a successful raid on a foreign merchant ship. He goes ashore to get materials to patch up his ship, but encounters corrupt Qing officials oppressing the poor peasants. A good man at heart, he decides to help the peasants and gain a reputation of being a great pirate in the process.
12:40pm

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.
02:20pm

The Enchantress

Max Mok, Yung Tsing-tsing, Wei Chiu-hua

Chu Yuan

Shot on the Shaws' lot in the final years of Hong Kong's greatest studio, The Enchantress tells the story of martial artists who disappear in the night! Intrigued, wanna-be detective/swordsman Feng Chi-wu (Mok Siu-chung) is determined to find out what is happening. But when Feng finds out that an evil vampire spirit (Wei Chiu-hua) is killing swordsmen, he's in for more than he bargains for... It's an outlandish fairy-tale and martial arts fantasy, where your fists and sword aren't nearly enough!
04:00pm

The Lark

Peter Chen Ho , Carrie Ku Mei

Hsieh Chun

Sixties pop star Carrie Ku plays the "Little Lark" in this romantic-drama of mistaken identity that is a treasure trove of some of the most popular Mandarin songs of all time.
06:05pm

The Long Chase

Li Ching, Yueh Hua, Lo Lieh, Chuan Yuan

Ho Meng-hua

Governor Yan is killed and his guard Fan identifies Kou as the assassin by his signature weapon, a dart. Kou is listed as a wanted man when he enters the city, but managed to escape arrest with the help of the innkeeper’s daughter. At the same time, Fan is attacked by a bandit who pretends to be Kou. What are the secret plots behind these attacks?
07:35pm

Songfest

Margaret Tu Chuan, Julie Shih-yen, Chiao Chuang, Lily Ho

Yuan Chiu-feng

As its name implies, Songfest is an Eastmancolor-Shawscope costume musical, traditionally Chinese and timeless in content; yet revealing a spirited and modern technique. Shot on location at Taiwan's beautiful Sun-Moon Lake, it's a turbulent romance between a passionate tea picker Sung Yu Lan and a charming fisherman Li Chun Yang.
09:00pm

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.
10:40pm

The Three Smiles

Li Ching, Ivy Ling Po, Ching Miao

Yueh Fung

A talented scholar, Bo Hu, is attracted by the pretty maid, Qiu Xiang. In order to get close to her and win her love, he disguises as a servant to work in the same household. Qiu Xiang does not believe Bo Hu when he discloses his true identity to her, only falling in love with him when he reveals his talents and with his friends’ help.