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Is it just us or is there a hell of a lot of Assassins around these days? Originally know as ‘The Butterfly Lovers’ Jingle Ma’s 2008 martial arts love tryst of an action flick has been butched up, and is set for a U.S bow on U.S DVD with the far “manlier” title....The Assassins Blade. The celebrated cast includes Charlene Choi, Chun Wu, Ge Hu and Siu-Wong Fan and it goes on sale May 7th. Synopsis: Based upon a famous Chinese legend, Blade tells the story of Zhu Yanzhi (Charlene Choi), who chooses to disguise her female identity in order to be accepted into the country’s most prestigious male-only martial arts academy, where she immediately finds herself at odds with her superior, Liang (Chun Wu). But soon, a stronger connection develops between the two, and as their attraction grows, so does the danger of Liang discovering Zhu’s gender.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 7, 2013

Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98

Studio: Well Go USA

Charlene Choi hits the martial arts academy in The Assassin's Blade.

The 2008 Chinese film The Assassin’s Blade is a martial arts-filled, action-fantasy take on Shakespeare’s famous romance Romeo and Juliet.

Based upon a famous Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, The Assassin’s Blade tells the story of Zhu Yanzhi (Charlene Choi), who chooses to disguise her female identity in order to be accepted into the country’s most prestigious male-only martial arts academy, where she immediately finds herself at odds with her superior, Liang (Chun Wu). But soon, a stronger connection develops between the two, and as their attraction grows, so does the danger of Liang discovering Zhu’s gender. It’s not until Zhu is required to return home that she reveals her true identity. Could it be that they’re destined to be together?...

Ti Lung is probably one of the most famous faces in old school Kung Fu movies, starring in over 100, Lung shows he can stand the test of time and still be watched by millions all over the world.

Name: 狄龍 (狄龙) / Ti Lung (Di Long)

Also known as: Dik Lung / Dick Long / Tommy Tam

Korean name: 적룡 / Juk Ryong

Real name: 譚富榮 (谭富荣) / Tam Fook Wing (Tan Fu Rong)

Profession: Actor

Birthdate: 1946-Aug-03

Birthplace: Hong Kong

Height: 180cm

Weight: 82kg

Star sign: Leo

Chinese zodiac: Dog

Blood type: B

Born:3 August 1946 (age 66)

Selected Filmography:

1970:The Heroic Ones

1973:Blood Brothers

1978:Swordsman And Enchantress

1984:Opium And The Kung Fu Master

1985:Shanghai 13

1986:A Better Tomorrow

1993:The Bare-footed Kid

1994:Drunken Master 2

Background

He studied Wing Chun under the martial arts master Chu Wan. In 1969, Ti was found by the Shaw Brothers and cast in Return of the One-Armed Swordsman opposite Jimmy Wang Yu,...

“Mr. and Ms. Single” is the latest offering from Hong Kong director Patrick Kong, and is another in his ongoing line of modern Chinese urban romances, following the likes of “Marriage with a Liar”, “Love is Not All Around” and others. The film was his 10th, and both his first made especially for the lucrative Mainland market, and the first which he didn’t actually write himself, being based on a popular stage play, with a script from original writer Ha Zhi Chao and Ru Xiao Guo. The film does represent Kong’s next step up the commercial cinema ladder, and appropriately sees him bringing together an impressive big name cast, including popular actor singer Eason Chan (recently in “Lover’s Discourse”), Rene Liu (“Hot Summer Days”), Bai Bing (“Let the Bullets Fly”) and Harlem Yu (“Butterfly Lovers”). The plot covers some familiar rom-com territory, with Eason Chan as the rather dowdy Cui Minguo,...