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Title: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: rumble on December 22, 2011, 01:12:49 PM

Hong Kong may be most known for its martial arts and gangster movies, but they made a lot of weird stuff in the 70's, including horror, thrillers and comedies. Here are a few - sorry for the temporary photos, I have not yet got around to documenting this part of the collection properly!

I'd love to see Hong Kong posters from other ages and genres too!

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/psychopath.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/oilymaniac.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/ghoststory.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/bewitched.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/homicides.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p50/lunchroommanners/curseofevil.jpg)

(the final one is a blatant rip-off of the tasteful art for UK production INSEMINOID!)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: brude on December 22, 2011, 08:44:54 PM

Jeezum crow those are cool.
This is a treat -- I have seen very few HK posters from that era.
Wild and different.

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Posteroid on December 26, 2011, 03:28:38 PM

Those are great posters Lars Erik!
HK cinema was certainly at its best from the early 70's through to the late 90's.

Here is a poster for director Tsui Hark's early (and incredibly violent) movie DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/ganzheit2/Dont-play-with-Fire-HK.jpg)

A CHINESE GHOST STORY (beautiful movie)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/ganzheit2/Chinese-Ghost-Story-HK.jpg)

And these are two pics I took when I first visited Hong Kong in 1991
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/ganzheit2/IMG_0015.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/ganzheit2/IMG_0014.jpg)

Sadly, HK cinema has changed considerably since then. Back in the 90's the vast majority of cinemas only played local movies. Nowadays it's mostly boring Hollywood fare....

Armin

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: rumble on December 28, 2011, 01:02:31 PM

Awesome pics! Is that cinema on the top near Mong Kok? In that case I might have gone to it recently!

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Posteroid on December 29, 2011, 03:14:45 AM

The first cinema was in the Jordan area near Temple Street Road but does not exist anymore (I watched that very movie there and the film was pretty awful). The second billboard was located on the crossing between Jordan and Nathan Road. I think the Watson drugstore is still in the same location.

Armin

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: kovacs01 on December 31, 2011, 12:54:44 AM

Great stuff, and it does seem that there was some bizarre stuff coming from HK during that time.  I only have a couple of newer ones.

A pair for Tsui Hark's Seven Swords

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vy2T1i7OXd0/S--7-sR7GbI/AAAAAAAAEBo/-G-QDbbRTPM/s800/Seven%252520Swords%252520Hong%252520Kong.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IQFXXQtwwCY/TBnpulbP-lI/AAAAAAAAEHw/lRSzbIUTljM/s800/Seven%252520Swords%252520Style%252520B%252520HK.jpg)

And one for Chungking Express
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rWzWHn_UxdU/TBnpsGxxhWI/AAAAAAAAEHs/1oOgPmLCV5M/s800/Chungking%252520Express%252520HK.jpg)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Mondo Hazardo on January 08, 2012, 03:53:11 PM

very nice indeed, especially those Shaw Brothers posters. This is a very nice blogsite dedicated to HK posters. Just found it on the net after looking for some titles.
http://hkmovieposter.blogspot.com/#uds-search-results (http://hkmovieposter.blogspot.com/#uds-search-results)
cheers,
wim

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: teamweapon on February 25, 2012, 08:49:35 PM

oily maniac is a CRAZY MOVIE!!!!
it makes much less sense than 96% of other chop socky flicks!!
i was stunned when i watched it for the first time. its kind of like an evil superman thing?
only instead of a phone box to transform, our slimy hero needs an oil drum to dunk in????
BIZARRO!
pretty sure i have seen curse of evil and bewitched too? but have forgotten them as you do with most SB movies!
i dont have any HK posters to contribute, sorry :(
only thing i have close is a UK quad for game of death/big boss and it isnt very good either!  ;D

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Ari on February 26, 2012, 02:58:40 AM

Big Shaw Bros fan here, ANY genre they touch is pure gold.

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: quadbod on February 26, 2012, 05:43:53 AM

Hi, Folks!

We found a small batch of (25) Hong Kong cinema flyers dating from c1950s ...

(http://www.quadbod.co.uk/webmisc/hongkongflyersx25.JPG)

... apart from those, this is our only HK poster ...

(http://www.quadbod.co.uk/webimages/rivalsofthedragonhk8979als.JPG)

Best wishes,

Terry - www.quadbod.co.uk

Title: SHAW BROS and Honky Mayhem.
Post by: Ari on February 26, 2012, 06:15:17 AM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/FindTheLady.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/OneWayOnly.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/Shaw2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/The82Tenants.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/YoungLovers.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/YoungHerosOfTheSteetJPG.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/WeddingNights.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/UglyTycoon.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/TeenageDreamers.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/mrFunnyboneStrikesAgain.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/mrFunnyBone.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/ManCrazy.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/LoveMeAndMyDad.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/LetsHaveABaby.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/GossipStreet.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/FriendFromInnerSpace.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/FamilyOfLustThirdHand.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/EroticNights.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/CrookedProligates.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/CrazyBumpkinsInSingapore.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/36SercretsOfCourtship.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/Shaw3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/Shaw1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/ScandalousWarlord.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/RovingSwordsman.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/RollsRollsILoveYouB.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/RollsRollsILoveYouA.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/ReturnOfTheConMen.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/OneHeartOneSpirit.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/Notorious8.kpg.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/HongKong/1sheet/MurderOnTheWeddingNight.jpg)


Unuslau Lobby card set

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/LobbyCards/International/SexandZenIIILCS.jpg)

couple more cards

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/posterfreak/ZZZZZZ/LobbyCards/International/DSC00817.jpg)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Mondo Hazardo on February 26, 2012, 09:14:50 AM

Dario has put this one on linen for me

(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk227/HazardousOperations/Posters%20various%20countries/NubukuaiHKLB.jpg)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Tang Lung in Rome on December 07, 2014, 10:18:04 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9BDt5UbYP0&list=UUReABscl9mYkIDkoPYkvAIA

Classic Bolo.....prior to finding this set I only saw 1 single card for sale so when I found this set I did not need to have my arm twisted to buy them , lol

These could actually be 2 different sets (Chinese set and English only set.....like they did with BL films)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Tang Lung in Rome on December 29, 2014, 11:32:37 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e847x860BdA

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: ab8mf on May 27, 2017, 09:11:36 AM

Hi everyone. Just joined APF, first post. I now live in HK and was wondering if anyone knew of an actual shop that sells these HK posters?
Thanks Marc

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: erik1925 on May 27, 2017, 12:11:56 PM

 First, welcome1 to the forum, Marc. Have jun and enjoy it and the good poster people that are all a part of it.

Good luck in your search and in locating a local shop[ there that sells the HK posters, too.

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Tang Lung in Rome on May 31, 2017, 04:59:29 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb-55MJ3ABk&index=8&list=PLhILsHS_uOWaiKrErdYcQBSiDB6PA7jAw

Missing lower left corner so not exactly mint (but I've seen these with huge chunks missing/torn off so it's adequate)

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: erik1925 on May 31, 2017, 12:56:16 PM

Looking good there, Tang, and, as always, a cool video, too!

Title: Re: Hong Kong havoc!
Post by: Tang Lung in Rome on September 08, 2018, 07:05:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/v/AmgsUH2kzOI

It's on the wall now......