
Ko Hsiang-Ting
Actor · 1916 – 2010 · Suzhou, China
Movies21
Movie6.7DramaRomanceSet in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.
Movie6.4ActionAdventureThree young martial arts brothers, played by Chi Kuan-chun, Alexander Fu Sheng and Leung Kar-yan, go in search of fellow patriots dissatisfied with Imperialist foreigners and wind up joining a rising sect of the Boxers, led by an opportunistic conman. Named as such for their use of martial arts, these boxers are revolutionaries who believe that spirits protect their bodies from foreign guns. They even dupe the Empress Dowager, who gives them her royal blessing to fight the foreigners.
Movie6.3DramaWarThe story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
Movie6.8ActionWhen a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law by hiding himself in a freighter heading for Japan only to find himself in the middle of a massive drug war.
Movie6.5DramaActionAfter an unsanctioned match between a Chinese martial arts student and a Thai boxer results in disgrace for the Chinese, they determine to train and salvage their master’s reputation.
Movie6.8DramaFantasyDirected by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Four Moods was an attempt to alleviate Li Han-hsiang’s financial troubles during the late 1960s. Arguably one of his best works, King Hu’s short Anger is an adaptation of the famous Peking opera San Cha Kou; set to opera instrumentation and stylishly shot, the film deftly captures the tense showdown between political schemers, avengers and vagabonds inside an inn. Li Han-hsiang’s Happiness, inspired by the Strange Tales of Liaozhai, tells a tale of reprieve for a kind-hearted ghost, while Pai Ching-Jui’s Joy and Lee Hsing’s Sadness both explore the fateful encounters between mortal men and ghostly women.
Movie6.1ActionA man takes on a gang that has been terrorizing a small village.
Movie7.0FantasyAdventureGiant dragons, hideous monsters, and kung fu masters all begin to fight in a duel to the death. The film was remade in South Korea as a Taiwanese-Korean co-production titled Third Son of the Dragon King.
MovieActionStar studded swordplay film from Taiwan. An evil tyrant wreaks havoc on the martial world. The Swordsmen of Dragon Gate unite to defeat him.
Movie5.8RomanceHsiao-yueh and her widowed father receive a flock of genetically-improved ducks from the state agricultural council to participate in a breeding experiment.
MovieCare home resident, the blunt Mr. Tao secretly admires fellow resident, the elegant Ms. Pai. He finally plucks up the courage to write her a love letter, but it gets mischievously posted on the home’s bulletin board. Two other residents: Mr. Peng and Mr. Wang call each other “son” as a pet name. Mr. Peng misses his grandson whom he dares not see, while Mr. Wang frets over his terminal illness.
MovieThe Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin Yang follows the escape of the prince of Hsin Yang as he hides with a small family and escapes from the sacked and burning city. Epic battle scenes employ hundreds of extras, and forest swordplay is reminiscent of House of Flying Daggers.
Movie6.3DramaActionA recently jailed martial arts master teams up with a wronged woman to take down the man's brother, a coal baron who rules a small town with an iron fist.
Movie5.1DramaActionA pair of highly skilled fighters and brothers looking for their missing uncle find unexpected help in their search from a crooked restaurant owner.
Movie5.3HorrorFantasyThree inmates in an asylum tell their stories. Story 1, a husband and wife discover they should be careful what they wish for. Story 2, a naked female ghost gets revenge from her watery grave. Story 3, a dead prostitute returns as a ghost.
Movie5.8DramaThe film is based on the real story of Zheng Fengxi. The disabled author studied hard since childhood and finally he graduated from the college.
MovieActionA magician/official has to solve a murder. He finds the case too unclear, so he goes to Hades to find the truth in Hades' "records file".
MovieActionA Taiwanese production that was directed by Lee Tso-Nam and starring Chen Kuan-tai and Don Wong Tao.
Movie4.0ActionFantasyAfter accidentally releasing seven peaches which give immense power to anything that eats them, Na Cha is sent to fight seven devils.
- Movie10.0RomanceDrama
Taiwanese huangmei opera starring Ivy Ling Po.
MovieDramaA true and touching story of repentance and improvement.
Series1
TV9.0Talk ShowThe Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times