Ellissinema Podcast

A wealthy kung fu expert, who is turned evil by the slaying of his wife and the loss of his son's arms, bully a town through terror and force. They find pleasure and satisfaction by crippling those who stumble in their way. Four of those who are crippled, a hawker who is blinded, a blacksmith made mute and deaf, a drifter who loses his legs, and a fighter who loses his sanity, band together to use their disabilities to defeat the evil Master Du.

A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five formal pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad.
Starring Sheng Chiang, Sun Chien, Phillip Kwok, Meng Lo, Pai Wei, Feng Lu, Wang Lung-Wei, Ku Feng, and more.
Music by Frankie Chan
Cinematography by Cho Wai Kei and Kung Mu To
Written by I Kuang and Chang Cheh
Directed by Chang Cheh

After getting in trouble with local gangs, a young man flees to San Francisco, where the same gangs are still causing problems. He becomes a part of one gang, and eventurally decides to play them against each other in order to clean up the town.
Starring Alexander Fu Sheng, Sun Chien, Meng Lo, Phillip Kwok, Wang Lung-Wei, Shirley Yu, Susan Shaw, Jenny Tseng, and more.
Music by Chen Yung-Yu
Cinematography by Kung Mu-To
Story by James Wong
Screenplay by Chang Cheh and I Kuang
Directed by Chang Cheh

A couple unite - she is fluent in Crane style kung fu, he is in Tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Pai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in Crane style while he secretly learns Tiger style to ultimately avenge his father's death.
Starring Chen Kuan-tai, Lo Lieh, Lily Li, Wong Yue, Cheng Kang-Yeh, Gordon Liu, Chiang Tao, Tien Ching, and many more.
Music by Chen Yung-Yu.
Cinematography by Lo Yun-Cheng.
Choreography Lau Kar-leung.
Written by Ni Kuang.
Directed by Lau Kar-leung.

Constantly bullied, and a father who refuses to teach him kung fu, a young Wong Fei Hung must train under Luk Ah Choy to avenge the disrepect being shown by rival schools.
Starring Gordon Liu, Chen Kuan-tai, Lily Li, Lau Kar-leung, Lau Kar-wing, Chiang Yang, Shih Chung-Tien, Liu Chia-Yung, Chiang Tao, Cheng Kang-Yeh, Fung Hark-On, Billy Chan, and many more.
Cinematography by Wang Tien-Yu.
Choreography by Lau Kar-leung.
Written by Ni Kaung.
Directed by Lau Kar-leung.

Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but most are dissuaded by the elements, except Johnny. Johnny finds the monster and discovers a scantily-clas woman, Samantha. Samantha has become apart of the jungle ever since surviving a plane crash years prior. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks Samantha to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong to become apart of a traveling expedition.
Starring Danny Lee, Evelyn Kraft, Yao Hsiao, Ku Feng, Lin Wei-tu, and many more.
Music by Chen Yung-Yu and DeWolfe.
Cinematography by Tsao Hui-Chi and Wu Cho-Hua.
Suit by Keizo Murase.
Written by Ni Kuang.
Directed by Ho Meng-Hua.

The Shaolin Temple is the last place to resist defeat by the Manchu Dynasty because of their unique fighting style. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping they will be admitted as pupils. As the Abbot becomes older, he realizes that the Manchus are determined to destroy the temple and eradicate the Shaolin fighting techniques. To this end, he decides that it is time at last to admit worthy men into the temple as students, to learn the way of Shaolin.
Starring Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Wang Lung-Wei, Shih Szu, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, and many more.
Music by Cheng Yung Yu.
Cinematography by Kung Mu-To.
Written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh.
Directed by Chang Cheh.

Five students escape from the destruction of their beloved Shaolin Temple. Now, each must take revenge and train in their own seperate fighting styles to become...the Five Shaolin Masters.
Starring David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Kuan-Chun Chi, Lung Wei Wang, Fei Meng, Hark-On Fung, Tao Chiang, and many more.
Music by Chen Yung-Yu.
Cinematography by Mu-To Kung.
Chorepgraphy by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing.
Written by Ni Kuang.
Directed by Chang Cheh.

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare, and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting.
Starring Chen Kaun-tai, Ching Li, David Chiang, Ku Feng, Tien Ching, Nan Chinag, Yi Feng, Kang-Yeh Cheng, and many more.
Music by Chen Yung-Yu.
Cinematography by Mu-To Kung and Ting-Bang Yuan.
Choreography by Tang Chia, Liu Chia Liang, Liu Chia Yung, and Cheng Chung.
Written by I Kuang Ni and Chang Cheh.
Directed by Chang Cheh.

King Boxer (Five Fingers of Death) is a tale of a young martial artist who battles his way into a national tournament, in the name of love, honor, and revenge. His journey from young fighter in training to master of the Iron Palm Technique delves deep into mythic kung fu lore.
Starring Lo Lieh, Wang Ping, Feng Tien, James Nam, Hsiung Chao, Shen Chen, Wen-Chung Ku, Ki-joo Kim, Mien Fang, and many more.
Music by Chen Yung Yu.
Cinematography by Wang Yung Lung.
Written by Chiang Yang.
Directed by Chung Chang-wa.