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Cheng Pei-Pei (December 4, 1946–July 17, 2024) was an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. It made her a contender for one of the first female action star. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attenti... more

Cheng Pei-Pei (December 4, 1946–July 17, 2024) was an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. It made her a contender for one of the first female action star. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She followed this up with her portrayal of Long Po in the 2004 television miniseries Watery Moon, Hollow Sky, which was shown on Asian-American television as Paradise. She worked for Zhouyi Media in mainland China.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Ang Lee
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen
7.8
97%
94
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Lilting
(2014)
Drama
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Hong Khaou
Cast:
Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei, Morven Christie, Peter Bowles, Andrew Leung
7.1
83%
61
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Flirting Scholar
(1993)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Lee Lik-Chi
Cast:
Stephen Chow, 巩俐, Cheng Pei-Pei, Natalis Chan
7.6
N/A
N/A
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Wing Chun
(1994)
Action, Comedy, Romance
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can't handle a strong, independent woman. Ultimately, she must dish out "lessons" again and again and again until the respect for her remarkabl...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Yuen Woo-ping
Cast:
Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Kingdom Yuen, Waise Lee, Catherine Hung Yan
7.0
N/A
N/A
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Naked Weapon
(2002)
Action, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Cast:
Marit Thoresen, Almen Wong, Daniel Wu, Natalie Kyoko Waters, Jewel Lee
5.5
N/A
N/A
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Come Drink with Me
(1966)
Action, Adventure
Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei-pei) is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden S...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
King Hu
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Elliot Ngok, Chen Hung-Lieh, Lee Wan-Chung, Yeung Chi-Hing
7.0
N/A
N/A
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They Wait
(2007)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Jason and his wife, Sarah, leave their adopted home of Shanghai and travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, for his uncle's funeral, staying with his Aunt Mei. Already disoriented, Jason and Sarah are unnerved when their son, Sam, begins seeing ghosts and violent deaths. After Sam is hospitalized, Sarah consults with a pharmacist who's ...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Ernie Barbarash
Cast:
Jaime King, Terry Chen, Cheng Pei-Pei, Henry O, Michael Biehn
5.4
40%
N/A
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A Man Called Hero
(1999)
Action, Adventure, Drama
Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened June day in his youth to a showdown 17 years later with a disaffected member of his martial-arts school, a Japanese named Invincible. Tensions between Chinese and Japanese, plus U.S. racism, mark the tale. Hero marries Jade, leaves her in China wh...
Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Andrew Lau
Cast:
Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Nicholas Tse, Kristy Yang, Yuen Biao
5.9
N/A
N/A
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Golden Swallow
(1968)
Action, Adventure
Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mysterious past goes on a killing rampage while leaving evidence that holds her responsible. Golden Swallow also makes room for a love triangle involving a mad, but righteous, swordsman name...
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Chang Cheh
Cast:
Jimmy Wang Yu, Cheng Pei-Pei, Lo Lieh, Chiu Sam-Yin, Yeung Chi-Hing
7.0
N/A
N/A
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The Lady Hermit
(1971)
Action
A young Kung Fu student (Shih Szu) seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Demon. She doesn't realize that the servant woman she befriends (Cheng Pei-Pei) is actually the kung fu master she seeks. After Black Demons henchmen attack, the master reveals herself and eventually takes on the student to train...
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Ho Meng-Hua
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Lo Lieh, Wang Hsieh, Shih Szu
7.2
N/A
N/A
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Kung Fu Killer
(2008)
Action, Drama, Thriller
China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey to Warlords like Kahn Xin, who holds an entire province hostage to the opium trade—and destroys all who oppose him. Only the revered Wudang monks dare stand in Kahn’s way in order to protect the very soul of China. Among them is the Westerner, White Crane, a spiritual master of the martial...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Philip Spink
Cast:
David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lim Kay Tong, Lim Yu-Beng, Jimmy Taenaka
4.9
75%
N/A
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The Shadow Whip
(1971)
Action, Drama
This top ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic action adventure. Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) radiates her trademark charm while wielding the deadly title weapon, which is implicated in multiple murders and a major heist. Whether single-handedly fighting sixteen bandits or...
Runtime:
78 min
Director:
Lo Wei
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Elliot Ngok, Sammo Hung, Tien Feng
6.6
N/A
N/A
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Painted Faces
(1988)
Drama
The story of Peking Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Alex Law
Cast:
Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-Ying, Cheng Pei-Pei, Chung Gam-Yam, Cheung Man-Lung
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Brothers Five
(1970)
Action
The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Chen-feng has killed their father. All five, however, seek to defeat the vicious gangsters at the Manor.
Runtime:
109 min
6.5
N/A
N/A
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The Truth About Jane and Sam
(1999)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drug...
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Cast:
Peter Ho, Fann Wong, Cheng Pei-Pei, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Jason Chu
6.5
N/A
N/A
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Lady of Steel
(1970)
Action, Adventure
A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi (Cheng Pei-Pei) sets out to join a gathering of the martial world’s leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia (Fang Mien) and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to organize the defense of their country against invading Jin forces. Fang also intends to avenge the murder of her parents 20 ...
Runtime:
70 min
Director:
Ho Meng-Hua
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Elliot Ngok, Wong Chung-Shun, Fang Mian, Lee Pang-Fei
6.5
N/A
N/A
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The Flying Dagger
(1969)
Action
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter (Cheng Pei-Pei) kills the clan chief's son (a rapist and murderer). The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing (Lo Lieh) saves the family in a fig...
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Chang Cheh
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Lo Lieh, Cheng Lui, Shum Lo, Cheng Miu
6.5
N/A
N/A
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None But the Brave
(1973)
Action, Drama
Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Cheng manages to fool the Captain for a while, but little by little, the Captain catches on to her and the revolutionist's plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Wei Lo
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Ou Wei, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Jô Shishido
6.3
N/A
N/A
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Dragon Swamp
(1969)
Action, Adventure
After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is banished to the Dragon Swamp for 20 years. Now, 20 years later, the sword has been stolen again, and the members of Lingshan Clan are sent out to find the culprit. Among those is Qing-Erh (Cheng Pei-pei again), who meets a wandering swordsman (Yue...
Runtime:
105 min
6.7
N/A
N/A
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The Jade Raksha
(1968)
Action, Adventure
A fearsome swordswoman known as The Jade Raksha appears in the martial arts world and begins killing people whose surname is Yan. A swordsman figures out who she is, and asks her why - the answer being that a Yan killed her family 18 years ago... but she's not sure exactly which Yan it was. He suggests that killing the innocent is wron...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Ho Meng-Hua
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Tang Ching, Yeung Chi-Hing, Fan Mei-Sheng, Ku Feng
7.1
N/A
N/A
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Blood Ties
(2009)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Many people believe when a person dies, his soul returns on the 7th night. After Shun was brutally murdered, his spirit returned to possess his 13 year old sister to exact his revenge. On the 7th night, blood will flow and just desserts will be served.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Chai Yee-Wai
Cast:
Joey Leong, Kenneth Tsang, Cheng Pei-Pei, David Liang Kai-Di, Vincent Tee
5.6
N/A
N/A
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Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
(2003)
Documentary
Hong Kong cinemas had a wide range of glamorous female stars during the golden age of the 60's and 70's. The series will take the audience on a sentimental journey to the good old days and once again look at the expansive epic costume dramas and huangmei operas in which actresses played both the male and female roles. Rare interviews w...
Runtime:
51 min
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Chin Ping, Linda Lin Dai, Dr. Ng Ho, Ivy Ling Po
7.5
N/A
N/A
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Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
(2003)
Documentary
A full journey from the beginning of "Swordplay" movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in the 60's and 70's and Ang Lee's epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000. The series also features interviews with such luminaries including John Woo, Chu Yuen, Lau Ka Leung, Gordon Lau Ka Fai, Sammo Hung, David Chiang and Cheng Pei...
Runtime:
50 min
Cast:
Siu-Pang Chan, Cheng Pei-Pei, David Chiang, Szu-ying Chien, Chor Yuen
7.8
N/A
N/A
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All the King's Men
(1973)
Action, Drama
It's the 10th century BC, the emperor (Tien Feng) is not well, and the medicines he is receiving from con artist "Immortal Li" are in reality only making him worse. There is a man in a nearby kingdom, "Divine Physician" Chang Po-chao, whom it's said could cure his epilepsy, but the only way to bribe the head of the border guard is with...
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
King Hu
Cast:
Fu-chuang Chang, Chieh Chang, Chiu Ming Chen, Cheng Pei-Pei, Tien Feng
7.7
N/A
N/A
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Hong Kong Nocturne
(1967)
A musical about 3 sisters, singers and dancers, and their dad, a magician performing in nightclubs until they make their own life.
Runtime:
128 min
Director:
Umetsugu Inoue
Cast:
Peter Chen Ho, Cheng Pei-Pei, Ling Yun, Chin Ping, Lily Ho Li-Li
7.3
N/A
N/A
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How to Meet the Lucky Stars
(1996)
Action, Comedy
How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in a supporting role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Richard Ng, Michael Miu and new cast member Vincent Lau as Hung's younger cousin. Also featuring a number of guest app...
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Cast:
Sammo Hung, Cheng Pei-Pei, Chen Kuan-Tai, Walter Tso Tat-Wah
5.5
N/A
N/A
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The Golden Sword
(1969)
Action, Adventure
Lo Wei remains internationally famous for directing Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's first major movies. Cheng Pei-pei is now internationally famous for her superlative role in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. But both were superstars in Hong Kong for decades prior, so any teaming of the superlative "swordswoman supreme" and the vaunted direc...
Runtime:
101 min
6.9
N/A
N/A
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Raw Courage
(1969)
Action, Adventure
After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon Society, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee with the infant and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Lo Wei
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Elliot Ngok, Ng Fung, Lo Wei, Tien Feng
6.7
N/A
N/A
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That Fiery Girl
(1968)
Action, Adventure
The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In retaliation, the clan’s leading swordsman Feng-chun (Chan Leung) infiltrates the bandit’s fortress hideout in anticipation of a surprise attack by a larger force and unexpectedly finds himself romantically involved with the bandit leader’s fe...
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Yan Jun
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Chan Leung, Lily Li Li-Li, Chiu Sam-Yin, Ku Feng
6.3
N/A
N/A
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The Thundering Sword
(1967)
Action, Adventure
A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy as a fierce, yet impulsive beauty falls in love with the leading clansman, mistakenly poisons his brother and only makes matters worse in an attempt to make amends.
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Hsu Tseng-Hung
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Chang Yi, Shu Pei-Pei, Lo Lieh, Wu Ma
6.2
N/A
N/A
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The Counting House
(2007)
Horror, Thriller
Four employees of Island Fisheries come to a sun-scorched, isolated island to negotiate fishing rights with the sullen, paranoid islanders who have good reason to be afraid. Soon after the arrival of the four, a mysterious force the islanders thought was chained forever in the dark basement of the foreboding old Counting House is once ...
Director:
Carlo Giudice, Paolo Marcellini
Cast:
Byron Mann, Daniella Kuhn, Christo Jivkov, Giovanni Capalbo, Giovanni Capalbo
5.5
N/A
N/A
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Imperial Bodyguard
(2011)
Action
When internal strife leads to a conspiracy to assassinate the emperor, it is up to a group of loyal warriors to protect the emperor and defend the kingdom.
Runtime:
94 min
Director:
Jiao Xiao-Yu
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Wu Ma, Yan Jie, Yuen Biao
5.5
N/A
N/A
Lovers' Rock
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Lovers' Rock
(1964)
Drama, Romance
Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1964
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Pan Lei
Cast:
Chuang Chiao, Cheng Pei-Pei, Tsung-hsin Hsang
6.6
N/A
N/A
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Whiplash
(1974)
Action
The Empress Dowager flees when the allied forces descend upon the capital. During an attack by bandits, her jewels are lost in the mountains. Ten years later, a local villager finds the treasure. When news of the found jewels spreads, a group of bandits descends upon the town hoping to find the treasure, but first they’ll have to deal ...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Shan-hsi Ting
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei
5.8
N/A
N/A
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Operation Lipstick
(1967)
Action, Thriller
Li Bing, a nightclub entertainer and a reformed thief was caught up in a fight against a criminal syndicate after forcing a cohort to return the wallet he previously stole from an assistant of a scientist who has just recently completed a doomsday device.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Umetsugu Inoue
Cast:
Cheng Pei-Pei, Paul Chang, Tina Chin-Fei
7.3
N/A
N/A
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Eine Liebe im Zeichen des Drachen
(2008)
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
In Singapore, successful businessman Alexander falls in love with his new assistant Li Lin. Their love is soon put to test when his ex-fiancée Anna's brother blackmails Li Lin into stealing the plans for Alexander's project. Li Lin reluctantly succumbs to the pressure. Meanwhile, Anna meets Li Lin by chance and soon their friendship de...
Runtime:
90 min
Director:
Helmut Metzger
Cast:
Erol Sander, Denise Zich, Wong Lilin, Steffen Wink, Fang Rong
5.0
N/A
N/A
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Legendary Amazons
(2011)
Action, War
The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the ri...
Runtime:
100 min
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Kung Fu Killer 2
(2008)
Action, Drama, Thriller
This is the second part of the kung fu killer. China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey to Warlords like Kahn Xin, who holds an entire province hostage to the opium trade—and destroys all who oppose him. Only the revered Wudang monks dare stand in Kahn’s way in order to protect the very soul of China. Among them is the Westerner...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Philip Spink
Cast:
David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Kay Tong Lim, Lim Yu-Beng, Jimmy Taenaka
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
(2003)
Documentary
Featuring clips of legendary martial-arts movies including Lau Ka Leung's "Heroes Two" and "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin", Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master", Jet Li's "Once Upon A Time In China" and Chang Cheh's "The Five Venoms". The series traces back to the early heydays of martial-arts movies on screen. Interviews with Bruce Lee, Jacki...
Runtime:
47 min
Cast:
Jackie Chan, Cheng Pei-Pei, David Chiang, Chor Yuen, Dr. Ng Ho
N/A
N/A
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Song of Orchid Island
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
Dr. Ho decides to move to a backward island off the coast of Taiwan to look for his missing father. He meets nurse Ya Lan (Cheng Pei-Pei) who falls in love with him. But dastardly doings are afoot as Dr. Ho's enemies plot against him.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Pan Lei
Cast:
Paul Chang Chung, Cheng Pei-Pei, Lily Ho Li-Li, Chung-Hsin Huang
N/A
N/A
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