Member DrNgor Posted March 23, 2022 Member Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) There were almost 100 period pieces (kung fu and wuxia) made from 1990 to 1997. The general rule seemed to be that the film had to be a) based on a Chinese folk hero; b) based on a novel (usually Gu Long or Jin Yong); and/or a remake of a Shaw Brothers movie (or previously adapted by the Shaw Brothers). Here's a list of movies from that era with their inspirations. Can you all help me fill in the blanks (or make corrections), as needed? Film Year Folk Hero Based on a Novel? Shaw Brothers remake Swordsman 1990 Jin Yong The Proud Youth Legend of the Drunken Tiger 1991 Once Upon a Time in China 1991 Wong Fei-Hung Deadend of Besiegers 1992 Handsome Siblings 1992 Gu Long Proud Twins Justice, My Foot! 1992 King of Beggars 1992 Beggar So Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung 1992 Wong Fei-Hung New Dragon Inn 1992 (Dragon Inn) Once Upon a Time in China 2 1992 Wong Fei-Hung Operation Scorpio 1992 Royal Tramp 1992 Jin Yong Tales of a Eunuch Royal Tramp 2 1992 Jin Yong Tales of a Eunuch Swordsman 2 1992 Jin Yong The Proud Youth Swordswoman in White 1992 The Moon Warriors 1992 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles 1993 The Avenging Eagle A Warrior's Tragedy 1993 Gu Long Pursuit of Vengeance All Men are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard 1993 (Water Margin) All Men are Brothers Blade of Fury 1993 Big Blade Wang Wu Iron Bodyguard Butterfly and Sword 1993 Gu Long Killer Clans Clans of Intrigue 1993 Gu Long Clans of Intrigue Eagle Shooting Heroes 1993 Jin Yong Brave Archer films Flirting Scholar 1993 Flying Dagger 1993 Li Bai Fong Sai Yuk 1993 Fong Sai Yuk Fong Sai Yuk II 1993 Fong Sai Yuk Heroes Among Heroes 1993 Wong Fei-Hung, Beggar So Holy Weapon 1993 Iron Monkey 1993 Wong Kei-Ying, Wong Fei-Hung Kickboxer 1993 Ghostfoot 7 Kung Fu Cult Master 1993 Zhang Sanfeng Jin Yong Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Part 1 Last Hero in China 1993 Wong Fei-Hung Legend of the Liquid Sword 1993 Magic Sword 1993 Ninja in Ancient China 1993 Once Upon a Time in China 3 1993 Wong Fei-Hung Once Upon a Time in China 4 1993 Wong Fei-Hung One-Armed Hero 1993 Iron Bridge Sam Rendez-vous of Japanese Kanto 1993 Sam the Iron Bridge 1993 Iron Bridge Sam Slave of the Sword 1993 Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan Sword of Many Loves 1993 Jin Yong New Tales of Flying Fox Sword Stained with Royal Blood 1993 Jin Yong Sword Stained with Royal Blood Tale of a Heroine 1993 The Assassin 1993 The Bare-Footed Kid 1993 Disciples of Shaolin The Bride with White Hair 1993 (Wolf Devil Woman) The Bride with White Hair 2 1993 The East is Red 1993 Jin Yong The Proud Youth The Mad Monk 1993 The Magic Crane 1993 The South Shaolin Master II 1993 The Tai Chi Master 1993 Zhang Sanfeng White Lotus Cult 1993 Iron Bridge Sam Burning Paradise 1994 Hung Hey-Kwun, Fong Sai Yuk Deadful Melody 1994 Drunken Master 2 1994 Wong Fei-Hung Drunken Master 3 1994 Wong Fei-Hung Fire Dragon 1994 Fist of Legend 1994 (Fist of Fury) King of the Sea 1994 Cheung Bo-Chi The Pirate Kung Fu Scholar 1994 Master of Zen 1994 Bodidharma New Legend of Shaolin 1994 Hung Hey-Kwun Once Upon a Time in China 5 1994 Wong Fei-Hung Shaolin Avengers 1994 Hung Hey-Kwun, Fong Sai Yuk Three Swordsmen 1994 What Price Survival 1994 One-Armed Swordsman Wing Chun 1994 Yim Wing-Chun A Chinese Odyssey Part 1: Pandora's Box 1995 (Jouney to the West) A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella 1995 (Jouney to the West) Little Hero on the Run 1995 The Blade 1995 One-Armed Swordsman Hero of Swallow 1996 Li San Tai Chi 2 1996 Once Upon a Time in China and America 1997 Wong Fei-Hung Dragon Maidens 1994 Jin Yong (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils) Edited March 28, 2022 by DrNgor 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Iron_Leopard Posted March 28, 2022 Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Don't think I can help but just wanted to say thank you for posting this list. I can use this as a checklist of what I've seen and still need to see. Edit: What about "The Three Swordsman" & "The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain"? Edited March 28, 2022 by Iron_Leopard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 28, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 36 minutes ago, Iron_Leopard said: Edit: What about "The Three Swordsman" & "The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain"? The former was already on the list. I added the latter right now. Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted March 28, 2022 Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 Fait of legend : folk hero Chen Zhen, Isn't it ? Flying Dagger : folk hero : swordsman Li Bai (ATV series Poetic sword Li Pai, other series, Legend of Dagger Li) Clans of intrigue and Butterfly sword come both from a novel (if I'm not mistaken) called Meteor Butterfly Sword, and I don' t remember the author. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 28, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, ShawAngela said: Clans of intrigue and Butterfly sword come both from a novel (if I'm not mistaken) called Meteor Butterfly Sword, and I don' t remember the author. Actually, I believe it was Killer Clans, not Clans of Intrigue. Chen Zhen is an odd case. I don't think he was a real person; I think he was a composite of a couple of students of Huo Yuanjia. But he's basically become a folk hero in the past 50 years. Almost like this generation's equivalent to Fong Sai-Yuk or something similar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted March 28, 2022 Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 25 minutes ago, DrNgor said: Actually, I believe it was Killer Clans, not Clans of Intrigue. Chen Zhen is an odd case. I don't think he was a real person; I think he was a composite of a couple of students of Huo Yuanjia. But he's basically become a folk hero in the past 50 years. Almost like this generation's equivalent to Fong Sai-Yuk or something similar. Sorry for the mistake, you are right. Clans of intrigue might be some aventures if Chu Liu Xiang, then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted March 28, 2022 Member Share Posted March 28, 2022 King Hu's PAINTED SKIN (1993) and CHINESE GHOST STORY III (1991) are based on stories from Pu Songling's 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio'. DEADFUL MELODY is based on a novel by Ni Kuang. THE MAGIC CRANE is based on a novel by Wolong Sheng. GREEN SNAKE (1993) is based on the novel by Lillian Lee, who also co-wrote the script together with Tsui Hark (a lot of her novels were adapted into movies, for example, 'Rouge' and 'Farewell my Concubine'). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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