person

Kwan Hoi-San

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-10-24

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Kwan Hoi-San

Biography

Herman Kwan Hoi-San (Chinese: 關海山) (October 23, 1925 in Guangzhou, Guangdong — September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. his English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (新聲劇團). He also started singing for early Hong Kong film soundtracks and moved on to act in films, mostly adaption of opera in Cantonese. He became famous and acted in many lead roles. When Hong Kong films started to move towards Mandarin, Kwan's career faltered and joined TVB and acted in various roles. Directors and filmmakers rediscovered his talent and cast him in many supporting roles in films. In 2001, Kwan suffered apoplexy attack and was left mute and paralysed. He died in 2006.

Also Known For

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The Great Conqueror's Concubine

Jun 04, 1994

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50

Devil Sorcery

Oct 07, 1987

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NA

Eight Diagram Cudgel

Jan 01, 1990

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NA

Energetic-21

Sep 30, 1982

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NA

Behind Bars

Jan 01, 1990

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52

Kid from Kwangtung

Feb 07, 1982

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71

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

Apr 20, 1989

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NA

The Kung Fu Warrior

Jan 24, 1980

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NA

Ghost's Lover

Jan 01, 1987

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20

The Vengeance

Jun 02, 1992

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64

Queen of Temple Street

Apr 21, 1990

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71

Project A Part II

Jul 25, 1987

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75

Hard Boiled

Apr 16, 1992

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62

Heroes Among Heroes

Nov 11, 1993

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66

Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung

May 28, 1992

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50

A Roof with a View

Sep 16, 1993

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60

A Touch of Evil

Apr 27, 1995

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56

Perfect Exchange

Sep 30, 1993

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NA

The Criminal Hunter

May 19, 1988

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NA

追捕野狼帮

Feb 27, 1994

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58

Portland Street Blues

Feb 21, 1998

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NA

Fury of the Heaven

Jan 04, 1986

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54

A Moment of Romance II

Jun 11, 1993

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65

Brothers from the Walled City

Sep 01, 1982

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NA

Devil Curse

Dec 15, 1988

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NA

Buddha's Palm (Part 2)

Jan 31, 1964

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72

Project A

Dec 22, 1983

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64

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Jul 21, 1983

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69

All's Well, Ends Well

Jan 25, 1992

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63

Lee Rock

Sep 18, 1991

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NA

Crocodile Evil

Aug 07, 1985

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NA

The Siamese Twins

Jul 24, 1984

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55

Mahjong Heroes

Dec 22, 1981

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50

Kung Fu Kid

Sep 19, 1994

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30

The Tale Of A Heroine

Jan 01, 1993

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20

House of the Lute

Mar 27, 1980

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61

Working Class

Aug 10, 1985

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NA

The Dragon, The Odds

Jul 27, 1979

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43

Mission of Condor

Jun 07, 1991

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63

Casino Tycoon

Feb 20, 1992

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42

Deadly Dream Woman

Sep 10, 1992

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NA

Queen of Kowloon

Nov 17, 2000

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NA

The Transmigration Romance

Jun 28, 1991

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60

Famous Swordsman Tin Kiu

Dec 04, 1969

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NA

Buddha's Palm Part 1

Feb 26, 1964

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NA

The Tough Kung Fu Kid

Sep 06, 1978

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43

Hong Kong Butcher

Feb 01, 1985

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50

Curse

Apr 26, 1985

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40

Dead Curse

Nov 21, 1985

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61

Roving Swordsman

Jan 28, 1983

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NA

Legend of Wong Tai Sin

Jan 01, 1992

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35

Devil of Rape

Oct 28, 1992

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NA

Bloody Sorcery

Dec 11, 1986

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NA

Interpol

Nov 18, 1982

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73

What Is A Good Teacher

May 25, 2000

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65

The Executor

Mar 04, 1981

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90

Day of Thunder

Apr 01, 1990

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NA

The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue

Mar 06, 1963

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NA

Sword of Swords

May 11, 1965

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30

The Rainbow Pass

Jan 10, 1964

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52

The Banquet

Nov 30, 1991

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50

Crazy Horse & Intelligent Monkey

Mar 23, 1980

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55

Reincarnation

Jun 11, 1987

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60

Marked for Murder

Jan 01, 1994

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66

Shaolin and Wu Tang

Jul 02, 1983

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69

The Unmatchable Match

May 11, 1990

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NA

Scarlet Boy

Sep 12, 1962

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52

The Young Vagabond

Jan 02, 1985

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NA

One Way Ticket to Bangkok

Jan 01, 1988

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10

The Lost Generation

Sep 21, 1983

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NA

Illusions Come True

Jul 20, 1978

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36

O.C.T.B. Case - The Floating Body

Sep 21, 1995

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35

Man of the Times

Aug 28, 1993

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NA

The Furious Buddha's Palm

Sep 22, 1965

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NA

The Struggle

Sep 04, 1980

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67

Coolie Killer

Jun 30, 1982

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NA

Ghost's Hospital

Jan 01, 1988

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54

Yu Pui Tsuen

Dec 12, 1986

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50

Manchester Death Warrant

Jan 01, 1990

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NA

Whore & Policewoman

Jan 01, 1993

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NA

Running Mate

Nov 04, 1989

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NA

Dark Side of China Town

Jan 14, 1989

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NA

On Probation

Jul 28, 1977

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40

The Money Trip

Apr 05, 1979

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NA

Struggle for Leader

Apr 21, 1983

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55

Back To The Beyond

Jan 01, 1987

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NA

如来神掌 下集

Mar 05, 1964

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40

A Man from Holland

Oct 25, 1986

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NA

Family Doctrine (Part 1) - An Old Family

Nov 10, 1965

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NA

Family Doctrine (Part 2) - A Setting Sun on the Green Hill

Dec 01, 1965

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NA

Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

Mar 29, 1967

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NA

The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon

Jun 11, 1966

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NA

Queen of the Marketplace

Jan 07, 1964

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45

Exodus from Afar

Nov 30, 1998

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NA

The Shaolin Disciple

Feb 01, 1980

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NA

伤人十七

May 22, 1981

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NA

甜甜蜜蜜的姑娘

Jan 01, 1967

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NA

满堂吉庆

Jan 01, 1964

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NA

月向那方圓

Oct 04, 1967

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25

Brutal Sorcery

Sep 28, 1983

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60

Hero of Hong Kong 1949

Jun 03, 1994

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80

The Justice of Life

Nov 13, 1989

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NA

Rain In The Heart

Sep 10, 1990

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NA

Kung Fu Master Of Fat Shan

Jun 02, 1981

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80

Where Heroes Dare

Dec 25, 1989

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NA

The Family

Aug 04, 1980

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NA

The Smiling Proud Wanderer

Apr 02, 1984

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NA

Love Is Hope (III)

Apr 04, 1994

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NA

Mystery of The Sabre

Jul 07, 1994

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NA

The Reincarnated of Wai

Feb 03, 1989

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NA

The Sect of Blood & Iron

May 03, 1989

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NA

The Understudy

Dec 28, 1981

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NA

When The Legend Dies

Nov 01, 1976

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80

Love & Passion

Nov 29, 1982

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NA

Deadly Secret

Jan 02, 1989

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NA

A Kindred Spirit

May 15, 1995

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NA

The God of Sabre

Jan 01, 1979

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85

From Act to Act

Oct 02, 1995

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NA

Fate Takes A Hand

Jul 20, 1987

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NA

Encounter with Fortune

Jul 11, 1983

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NA

Big Family

Oct 28, 1991

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NA

The Price Of Growing Up

Aug 24, 1987

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NA

The Lonely Hunter

Feb 09, 1981

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NA

The Cop Story

Sep 10, 1990

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NA

This Land Is Mine

Dec 31, 1979

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NA

Over the Rainbow

Sep 10, 1979

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NA

Summer Kisses Winter Tears

Dec 24, 1984

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90

The Edge of Righteousness

Dec 06, 1993

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NA

In the Realm of Success

Sep 17, 2001

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NA

Vanity Fair

Jan 02, 1978

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NA

I Do I Do

Sep 11, 1989

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NA

The Mystery of the Condor Hero

Jun 08, 1993

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NA

The Green Hope

Oct 16, 2000

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NA

Happy Returns

Jun 07, 1993

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NA

Swordsman Siu Sap Yat Long

Oct 30, 1978

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NA

One Sword

Sep 25, 1978

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NA

Luk Siu Fung (Series II)

Aug 08, 1977

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NA

Luk Siu Fung (Series I)

Dec 29, 1975

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NA

The Kung Fu Master

Jan 03, 2000

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NA

An Elite's Choice

Sep 10, 1990

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NA

The Legend of Wonder Lady

Nov 16, 1981

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70

It Runs in the Family

Jul 09, 1990

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NA

The SIB Files

Jun 07, 1986

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NA

Five Easy Pieces

Aug 04, 1980

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NA

Hand of Hope

Feb 13, 1995

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NA

The Battle Among the Clans

May 27, 1985

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NA

Luk Siu Fung (Series III)

Jun 05, 1978

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NA

When Silken Hands Get Rough

Jun 06, 1986

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NA

Conflict

Oct 02, 1978

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NA

The Giants

May 01, 1978

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NA

Twilight of a Nation

Nov 28, 1988

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NA

The Hawk

Aug 31, 1981

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NA

Can Anybody Help

Feb 01, 1984

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NA

The Poor Rich Man

Jun 06, 1991

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NA

Mitsubish Series

May 21, 1979

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80

A Recipe for the Heart

Nov 10, 1997

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NA

Road To The Throne

May 30, 1988

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NA

Beyond the Rose Garden

May 16, 1983

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NA

Battle Of The Heart

Aug 21, 1989

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NA

The Young Detective

Jul 11, 1984

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NA

The Radio Tycoon

Jan 03, 1983

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NA

The Young Wanderer

Jan 21, 1985

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NA

In The Realms of Joy

Sep 10, 1990

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NA

In Love and War

May 11, 1981

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NA

Stardust

May 03, 1982

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NA

Water Margin

Nov 15, 1976

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NA

Sandwiches

Jan 03, 1983

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NA

Conscience

Feb 28, 1994

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100

The Rough Ride

Apr 22, 1985

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NA

The Adventurers

Nov 24, 1980

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82

Cold Blood Warm Heart

Feb 05, 1996

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90

The Good The Bad The Ugly

Oct 01, 1979

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NA

未婚爸爸

Jun 11, 1991

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80

Chor Lau-heung

Sep 03, 1979

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100

The Key Man

Jan 01, 1992

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NA

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

Mar 22, 1982

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81

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Feb 28, 1983

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100

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

Nov 03, 1986

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85

The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung

Nov 12, 1984

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100

The Foundation

Feb 06, 1984

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NA

The Legend of the Book and Sword

Oct 19, 1987

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NA

The Checkmate

Mar 01, 1982

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NA

The Breaking Point

May 13, 1991

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100

Looking Back in Anger

Apr 03, 1989

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90

The Feud of Two Brothers

May 12, 1986

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77

The Legendary Ranger

Mar 01, 1993

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55

Wong Fei Hung Returns

Dec 07, 1992

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80

Plain Love

Apr 03, 1995

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NA

The Possessed

Dec 09, 1985

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60

The Duke of Mount Deer

Jul 09, 1984

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NA

Heir to the Throne Is

Jun 09, 1986

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NA

Police Cadet

Oct 29, 1984