Tsu Hong Wu and other taiwanese giant monsters, Lot of infos needed!!!

Very little is known about this movies so I’m writing this topic (cross-posted with two other italian forums) hoping somebody could help with informations (maybe Suise Arabia or Sweeny Todd ?). None of this films is particularly good, production value are generally low, spfx poor, and tend to be boring in parts, but are so obscure that really got my attention.

The first title in this “series” is Tsu Hong Wu.




HKMDB credits:

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=9...display_set=eng

Tsu Hong Wu (1971 ?)

Country: Taiwan
Genre: Fantasy

Director Chui Dai-Gwan

Cast
Peter Yang Kwan
Chu Jing
Suen Yuet
Chiang Ming
Cho Kin (1)
Su Chen-Ping
Ding Keung
Ng Ho (1)
Chan Suk-Chu
Yau Lung (1)
Cheung Kwong-Chiu
Yim Chung
Nam Wan
Poon Chuen-Ling
Kong Do
Fai Wan
Wang Suen
Tin Mung
Wong Yuen-Bo
Ting Chung (2)
Yeung Lit
Siu Bo
Tin Ming (1)
Tsai Hung
Hau Siu-Dai
Chan Kim-Ping
Hui Man-Chuen
Cheung Ching-Diy
Kok Man-Lai
Kong Yeung (4)

Assistant Director
Cheung Wang-Gei

Presenter
Chen Ching-Te

Something interesting to notice is that also credited is a japanese as special effects technician. Unfortunately I don’t recognize his name (read first four rows on the right, name is fourth row with bigger kanji and, presumably, must be read bottom-top) even if rings a bell...




Tsu Hong Wu should be the first movie with the white monkey, the red haired Majin and the golden flying dragon.

Then we have its sequel, SEA GOD AND GHOSTS



Here looks like is credited to a HK company but maybe refers about distribution and not production




HKMDB credits:

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1...display_set=eng

Sea God And Ghosts (1977 ??)

Alias: Prince of the Dragon King

Country: Taiwan
Genres: Martial Arts Fantasy

Director
Gam Sing-Yan

Action Directors
Phillip Ko Fei
Chen Shih-Wei

Cast
Chia Ling
Got Heung-Ting
Siu Wong-Lung
Phillip Ko Fei
Tsang Chiu
Chang Chi-Ping
Ngai Ping-Ngo
Ma Cheung (1)
Chu Siu-Wa
Wong Kwok-Fai (2)
Kei Ho-Chiu
Clement Yip Chiu-Yuk
Hing Oi-Wa
Ko Gam-Dai
Lam Ching-Ying (1) ???

Summary

Note : 1977 is an estimated year. The miniature and monster footage used in the film was recycled from Tsu Hong Wu.

This summary is partially correct as footage from TSU HONG WU is used as a recap from the first movie, we have again the white monkey and the red haired Majin but also a new fight between the Golden Dragon and an evil green Dragon (inspired by Sanda Vs Gaira?)






There’s a review on WTF-Film.com - http://wtf-film.com/site/2009/07/06/sea-god-and-ghosts/

A mystery is Monster From The Sea.










Apparentely never got a release on VHS or VCD.

HKMDB credits:

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1...display_set=eng

Monster from the Sea (1974 ?)

Alias: The Devil from the Bottom of the Sea

Country: Taiwan
Genres: Fantasy Action

Director
Yu Hon-Cheung

Script
Tung Yim-Leung
Cheung San-Yee
Chiu Yuk-Gong

Producer
Chow Dah-Lai

Cast
Mang Fei
Fang Mian
Chuen Yuen
Yuen Sam (1)
Lin Shih
Law Bing-Ching (2)
Tung Li
Lo Han

Production Manager
Chou Tsai-Te

The same bug eyed monster appears in THE SAVIOUR MONK along a "new" flying dragon



And, again, why there's a HK company in the credits?



And then China is credited too!




HKMDB credits:

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=9...display_set=eng

The Saviour Monk (1975 ?)

Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Martial Arts

Director
Leung Chit-Foo

Producer
Chang Yan-Tao

Cast
David Tong Wai
Chin Chi-Min
Doris Lung Chun-Erh
Phillip Ko Fei
Yuen Sam (1)
Han Chiang
Wang Suen
Lee Ying (2)
Laai Tak-Naam
Tit Mang-Chau
Chow Chung-Lim
Sung Ling-Yuk
Ng Siu-Ying
Tai Leung
Kwok Ping
Chui Ho-Yin
Ma Cheung (1)
Man Man (2)
Tsang Ming-Cheong
Ho Wai-Hung
Weng Hsiao-Hu
Yeung Fui-Yuk
Hoh Gong (2)
Au Lap-Bo .
Cheung Shu-Chak
Cheung Fook-Man

Production Company
Goldig Films (H.K.) Ltd.

Production Manager
Lee Hin-Cheung

Presenter
Gouw Hiap-Hoo

It is not a martial arts movie but a fantasy one and the only of the bunch available on an official taiwanese DVD with english subs.

Last, for today, the most "famous": THE FAIRY AND THE DEVIL



Same question: made in Taiwan or HK?




HKMD credits:

http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=1...display_set=eng

The Fairy and the Devil (1982 ?)

Country: Taiwan
Language: Mandarin

Cast
Chen Siu-Chen
Choi Cheung
Gam Leng-Chi

This one contains stock footage from Tsu Hong Wu, Sea God and Ghosts, and Monster from the Sea









but also from another unidentified movie where the white monkey turns into a giant and fights against the red haired majin.

Right to left:

Co-operated by Eiji Tsuburaya special effects productions of Japan

Special effects director
Koichi Takano

Art director
Yoshio Suzuki

Marionette director
Sadao Tsukamoto

Incredible, Tsuburaya's name was under my nose but didn't see it!!!

About TSU HONG WU, it seems to be a 1983 movie according to them.

I found this info here and I think you can also download it for free
http://www.voole.com/movie/3519

at least they show some poster art (or VHS art).

Here is FAIRY and The DEVIL: Fairy and the Devil

I guess you have the movies already but if it can help track down more info I found useful to post those links.

Thanks Cteve! Yep, have them all except for the elusive MONSTER FROM THE SEA. The bad snapshots are from my DVD-R/DVD/divx... ^__^

Hong Kong Film Archive gives Feb 18, 1971 as the release date of Tsu Hong Wu.

And, there is a sequel to Tsu Hong Wu:

A Story of "Lou Bo-Wen"
Released Dec 31, 1971
Directed by Namio Yuasa (as Tang Mu-hua)

Yuasa is a Japanese exploitation film director of the 1960s. He went to Taiwan in 1966 and directed at least sixteen films under his own name and two pseudonyms. His Taiwanese films include Young Flying Hero.


PS - This sread was mentioned in the Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! blog.

Wow! Thanks for the informations Bakeneko san! I searched and found out that A STORY OF LOU-BO WEN is...FAIRY AND THE DEVIL!
Compare the chinese title at HKFA with the pics above or here:



Same! So there's no mysterious movie with the giant white monkey????