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Foundation date 27 december 1958
Creator Run Run Shaw
Creator Runme Shaw
Creator Runje Shaw
Creator Runde Shaw
Creator Run Run Shaw
Creator Runme Shaw
Creator Runje Shaw
Creator Runde Shaw
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. (Chinese: 邵氏兄弟（香港）有限公司) was the largest film production company of Hong Kong.
In 1925, the three Shaw brothers—Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai, then established a film distribution base in Singapore where Runme and the youngest brother Run Run Shaw managed the precursor to the parent company Shaw Organization. Shaw Brothers took over the film production business of its Hong Kong-based sister company, Shaw & Sons Ltd., in 1958.
Over the years Shaw Brothers produced some 1,000 films, before film production was suspended in 1987 to concentrate on the television industry, through its subsidiary TVB. Film production resumed in 2009.
In 2011 Shaw Brothers was reorganized into the Clear Water Bay Land Company Limited, its film production business being taken over by other companies within the Shaw conglomerate.
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(1982)Filmography of Shaw Brothers (261 films)
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The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
, 1h51Directed by Chang Cheh
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Jimmy Wang Yu, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Tien Feng, Huang Chung-hsin, Ku Feng, Yang Chih-ching
The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Ru Feng. In gratitude, Qi accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Kang, as his student. Years later, Fang Kang is scorned by his snobbish fellow students because of his poor background. Deciding that he will only cause trouble for his master Fang Kang leaves the school only to run into his classmates and his master's spoiled daughter, Pei Er. In the ensuing fight Fang's right arm is cut off by Pei Er, who is angry at his indifference towards her. Stumbling away, Fang falls off a bridge into the passing boat of a peasant girl Xiao Man.
Rape of the Sword (1967)
, 1h18Directed by Yueh Feng
Origin Hong kong
Genres Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Li Li-Hua, Chen Hung-lieh, Tien Feng, Ku Feng, Wu Ma, Lo Wei
The film starts out with two students fighting over the inheritance of their deceased master's sword called the "Green Frost Sword". Eventually, Han kills the other student and takes the sword. Han then brings it back to the king.
Hong Kong Nocturne (1967)
, 2h3Directed by Umetsugu Inoue
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Cheng Pei-pei, Peter Chen Ho, Chin Ping, Lily Ho, Yueh Hua, Ku Feng
Trois jeunes artistes féminines cherchent à s'émanciper de leur père prestidigitateur sous prétexte que ce dernier détournerait une partie de leurs gains (en réalité pour donner libre cours à de vains et chimériques espoirs de gloire et de dépravation charnelle), et s'opposent à l'histoire d'amour de ce dernier avec une femme plus jeune que lui.
Susanna (1967)
, 1h43Directed by Ho Meng-hua
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Yang Chih-ching, Tsang Choh-lam
My Dream Boat (1967)
, 2h5Directed by Doe Ching
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama
Actors Lily Ho, Essie Lin Chia, Ching Li, Tien Feng
Le destin d'un groupe d'amis au seuil de la vie active est bouleversé par l'évolution de leurs sentiments amoureux.
Song of Tomorrow (1967)
Directed by Doe Ching
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ivy Ling Po, Paul Wei Ping-Ao, Tsang Choh-lam, Helen Ma
After her father's death, Su Ling (Ivy Ling Po) struggles to support her ill mother and disabled brother, but Mr. Su's former student Chiang Sung-ping (Chiao Chuang), a virtuoso drummer, does everything to help them. With Chiang's help, Su Ling becomes a skilled singer and performs in nightclub with him. They fall in love, but one day Su learns that Chiang is dependent on a drug to help him focus. Chiang promises that he would quit, but soon Su finds out otherwise and breaks up with him. Later, after listening to Chiang's explanation, Su realizes how they love each other and is determined to help him recover from the drug addiction. They get married and go to a resort for their honeymoon. Everything is blissful, but the possibility of her husband smoking the substance again is always in the back of Su's mind.
Angel with the Iron Fists (1967)
Directed by Lo Wei
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Lily Ho, Lo Wei, Ku Feng, Wu Ma, Fan Mei-sheng, Helen Ma
L'agent 009, une jeune femme équipée d'une panoplie de gadgets jamesbondiens et atteinte d'une obssession pour la cosmétologie capillaire, est chargé de contrecarrer les sombres desseins d'une dangereuse organisation secrète impitoyablement dirigée par la ténébreuse madame Jin, les "anges noirs".
Black Falcon (1967)
Directed by Takumi Furukawa
Origin Hong kong
Genres Action
Actors Jenny Hu, Wang Hsieh, Tien Feng, Ku Feng, Wu Ma, Helen Ma
The Thundering Sword (1967)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Cheng Pei-pei, Chang Yi, Shu Pei-pei, Lo Lieh, Wu Ma, Chen Hung-lieh
Jiau-jiau, une épéiste orgueilleuse et impulsive, fait la connaissance d'un confrère, mais son caractère et divers imprévus vont perturber la naissance de leur idylle potentielle.
Blue Skies (1967)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors Peter Chen Ho, Cheng Pei-pei, Yueh Hua, Tien Feng, Tsang Choh-lam, Lydia Shum
Une jeune ballerine voit un horizon d'opportunités s'ouvrir à elle. Ses rêves se fracasseront-ils sur la surface chatoyante mais implacablement dure du miroir aux alouettes tendu aux jeunes aspirantes par un showbiz pour lequel l'opportunisme tient lieu d'éthique?
Operation Lipstick (1967)
, 1h34Directed by Umetsugu Inoue
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Cheng Pei-pei, Huang Chung-hsin, Yang Chih-ching, Tien Feng, Ku Feng, Fan Mei-sheng
Une jeune et séduisante artiste de cabaret, appartenant à une organisation familiale de voleurs à la tire reconvertis dans l'escroquerie d'art, est mêlée par hasard à une affaire d'espionnage mettant en jeu l'équilibre de l'ordre mondial centrée sur un microfilm convoité par divers individus et organisations, dont le gang du "Dragon-de-perle" dirigé par le mystérieux Hung Yin.
Auntie Lan (1967)
, 1h44Directed by Yueh Feng
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Jimmy Wang Yu, Lily Ho
Wen-lan, une jeune fille brune de la moyenne bourgeoisie, partage ses faveurs entre deux jeunes étudiants prometteurs, le beau You-wen (Wang Yu) et le moins beau Jing-ping (Chiao Chuang). Elle ne laissera pas non plus indifférent m. Liang, un riche manager.
Asia-Pol (1967)
Directed by Akinori Matsuo
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Joe Shishido, Jimmy Wang Yu, Ruriko Asaoka, Kaku Takashina
Un agent secret appartenant à l’organisation policière internationale éponyme s’attaque à un groupe de brigands dirigés par le mystérieux George, tout en cherchant à démêler les fils embrouillés de sa généalogie familiale.
The Goddess of Mercy (1967)
Directed by Shin Sang-ok
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Li Li-Hua, Kim Seung-ho, Kim Jin-kyu, Ouyang Sha-fei, Kao Pao-shu
Tombée sous l'influence d'une secte originaire d'Inde, la princesse Miao Shang entre en conflit avec son père, un roi victorieux aux méthodes fermes, à propos du traitement des prisonniers que ce dernier a ramené de sa dernière campagne.