Tsao Chien
Date of birth: 1922-09-08
Place of birth: Taiwan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 曹健, Cao Jian, Tsao Chien, Tso Kin, Cho Gin, Chou Kin, Tsao Chin, Tsang Kin, Chao Chien, Tsao Gen, Cho Kin
Biography
Movie Credits
The Shaolin Brothers
1977-03-12
Complicated mix of Chinese history and myth, where old Shaolin friends find themselves on different
I Hate You Deeply
1970-01-01
Taiwanese romantic drama
Enter the Panther
1975-12-31
To gain control of a gold mine, the owner Ho Kwai-Shan is poisoned by the Lee family. His daughter Y
The Boxer from Shantung
1972-02-11
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn
Vengeance of Snow-Maid
1970-03-06
Snow Maid spends years practicing kung fu under the guidance of Ugly Maid in the mountains. All she
Fighting of Shaolin Monks
1976-11-19
The Fighting of Shaolin Monk tells the story of the Famed Monk, Tamo (Chen Sing Hong Kong's most pro
Thunderstorm Sword
1970-04-13
A swordsman and swordswoman fight to protect Lady Liu who is trying to return to power. She's trave
Leave It to Destiny
1981-12-05
A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”
Painted Waves of Love
1976-10-07
A talented woman painter falls in love with a gallery owner, who is married. His son falls in love w
Snuff Bottle Connection
1977-09-15
As China and Russia's governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war. Enter
Godfather from Canton
1982-06-11
A coolie is ofter a job a policeman after saving a government official, and through treachery and co
Four Moods
1970-10-08
Directed by some of most well known Chinese-language directors of the time, the portmanteau film Fou
Purple Darts
1969-01-23
In an attempt to seize the famous Tai Hsuan Book of Swords the outlaws Wang, Ku, Lu and Pai Feng att
Growing Up
1983-01-29
The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with mu
Beach of the War Gods
1973-07-13
In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wa
Iron Mistress
1969-10-07
Set during the Jin invasion of China in the Southern Song Dynasty, Iron Mistress tell the story of t
Flying Masters of Kung Fu
1979-02-01
In order to avenge her father's murder, Hsiang Ying trains herself in the deadliest form of swordpla
Outside the Window
1973-08-24
Brigitte Lin's debut film. A young girl gets romantically involved with a teacher twice her age.
The Fists of Vengeance
1974-01-01
Chinese mine workers are being cruelly suppressed by the Japanese, and a Chinese officer is sent to
The Dragon vs. Needles of Death
1976-01-01
A young man joins a kung-fu academy but fails to fit in. He soon runs off with the master's daughter
Love Under a Rosy Sky
1979-12-13
Dragon Inn
1967-10-21
China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by or
The Ferocious Brothers
1972-01-01
A man returns to Japan to avenge the death of his father.
A Touch of Zen
1970-07-10
Gu Sheng-zhai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by
The Trios of the Peach Garden
1968-10-17
A film based on the Oath of the Peach Garden which is a fictional event in the 14th-century Chinese
The Absurd Brave
1969-01-01
The arrest and execution of the head of the outlawed Five Flower sect leaves his four offspring thir
Beauty of Beauties
1965-10-22
Hsi Shih: The Beauty of Beauties was one of the most ambitious films made in the Taiwan film industr
Don't Forget the Promise
1980-07-24
Even the Sun is Sobbing
1984-03-10
Park Mei Ji receives a phone call from a woman who says she and Mei Ji's husband, Inn Min, are livin
Bachelor's Delight
1978-09-11
Young man Po Wen is in hot soup when writing a love story which involves a film star. Po Wen acciden
Shadow Girl
1971-09-10
A young woman whose kung fu has reached the point where she can turn invisible runs afoul of a power
Return of the 18 Bronzemen
1976-08-14
Despite the national resistance, the Manchurians have taken over China, but the Ching Emperor fears
Fist of Shaolin
1975-11-05
A man trains in kung-fu to avenge the murder of his father
The Challenge of the Lady Ninja
1983-02-13
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a Chinese woman trains in the covert arts. When she arri
The Swordsman of All Swordsmen
1968-10-07
A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.
Axing the Coffin: Death is Eternal
1969-06-11
When the Duke Hsuan Ch'i sends a group of ninjas to kill the elderly General Tieng and kidnap his da
The Escape
1972-11-30
Everyone seems to want to stop General Tsai from leaving Peking.
The House for Love
1974-11-08
Lo Wen (Chin Han) is enamored of his college sweetheart Xiao Yu (Brigitte Lin), and the two wish to
Swift Shaolin Boxer
1978-05-12
Angelo Mao, Judy Lee and Barry Chen star in this tale of murder, intrigue and betrayal. When two sep
Errant Love
1981-02-05
Kao Han (Kenny Bee) and Pan-yun (Xiu-ling Lu) meet for the first time as strangers in a pet shop. It
Nightmarish Highway
1982-09-02
A car accident on a curvy road with a history of death is just the beginning of a woman's horror sto
A Sword Named Revenge
1981-09-11
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did h
Hot Wave
1975-06-06
A taiwanese romance set during the summer starring Brigitte Lin.
"Golden Sand" Sword
1969-06-14
The Golden Blade should be kept in the hands of a good person; if it fell into the wrong hands the o
By Love Obsessed
1979-10-25
While taking pictures in a remote forest, a young photographer encounters a beautiful, mysterious gi
Our Neighbor
1963-11-08
An orphaned girl in a poverty-stricken neighborhood is adopted by a kindly neighbor. He struggles t
The Dark Alley
1972-11-10
Set against the backdrop of Thai International Boxing, what starts out as a happy love story between
Desperate Crisis
1974-07-19
Thrilling basher from Taiwan set amidst the dangerous and contemporary world of gangsters & counterf
Deadly Opponents
1978-12-30
Flame hand wants to rule the martial world and test her skills, therefore she kills off many heroes,
Man on the Police Gazette
1972-08-19
The notorious bandit, Shi Wen Lung breaks out of a California jail and flees back to China to carry
The Outsiders
1986-08-23
In 1985, senior high school student A-Qing was found fornicating with a staff member at school and g
Chinese Kung Fu and Acupuncture
1973-07-03
Kung Fu combined with acupuncture is used with great effect to defeat Japanese invaders in an Easter
The Furious Killer
1973-12-12
A young girl witnesses the massacre of her family at the hands of cold blooded kung fu killers. She
The Fate
1979-01-01
Taiwanese horror film.
Keep Out of Danger
1980-03-13
Taiwanese horror film.
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
1976-01-01
Watch WANG YU as a one-armed savior battling the local goons in this martial arts classic. He has so
The Glory of the Sunset
1977-07-26
A young doctor, regardless of his family’s objection, had decided to marry his beloved one. When he
The Everlasting Glory
1976-07-19
A most touching and consistently heart-gripping war drama depicts the heroic deeds of General Chang
News Hen
1974-12-05
An early romantic comedy starring Brigitte Lin.
He Loved Once Too Many
1975-08-30
An early drama starring Brigitte Lin.
A Story of Lou Po-Wen
1971-02-18
Tsu Hong Wu is a highly fictionalized fantasy retelling of the early years of Zhu Yuanzhang’s life t
Impetuous Fire
1973-01-01
The search for the essence of Kung Fu leads our dynamic duo Cherry Pai and Champion Cheng into an ad
The Hero
1971-12-31
A village under the thumb of a band of thugs recruits a hero to help fight them off.
The Invincible
1972-07-14
After mistakenly helping Chang-qing, the sister of ruthless Mongol chieftain Liang escape capture by
Black and White Umbrellas
1971-09-16
Top class swordplay action from Taiwan, where umbrellas are used as swords.
Heroic Pioneers
1986-10-09
Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In the story, the
The Last Night of Madam Chin
1984-11-08
Set in Shanghai in the 1940s. Story of a ballroom girl Jolie Chan who falls in love with a student a
Love with Cloud
1981-01-01
Wong Chi-chae, an ambitious young doctor, is secretly in a relationship with Cheng Yuh-hsya, a nurse
The Wheel of Life
1983-01-01
Jointly and respectively directed by King Hu, Lee Hsing, and Pai Ching-Jui, three major Taiwan direc
Land of the Undaunted
1975-03-27
The Playful Girl
1971-09-15
1971 movie by Yang Su staring Chen Chen
The Hero of Chiu Chow
1972-12-29
1973 kung fu movie
Black Invitation
1969-01-01
Brilliant Taiwan wuxia film Black Invitation directed by Chou Hsu Chiang. Living large in the Fuhu S
Bruce Takes Dragon Town
1974-01-01
Alan Tang is forced into a swirling dilemma between two antagonistic drug smugglers. Double crossed,
The Way of the Tiger
1973-02-26
The greatest martial arts spectacular of all time!
Infernal Street
1973-05-31
A Chinese doctor's assistant fights the morphine-dealing criminals who run a Japanese nightclub.
Island of Fire
1990-03-28
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expend
All the King's Men
1983-10-19
It's the 10th century BC, the emperor is not well, and the medicines he is receiving from con artist
The Young Lovers and the Escaped Prisoner
1968-01-01
Yu Kin-sheng, a farmer, was sentenced to ten years for killing a man when drunk. His wife took care
Clover
1970-06-15
Won the 8th Golden Horse Award for Best Color Art Design in 1970.
Legend of Heavenly Mother Ma-Tsu
1979-04-25
Mother goddess comes to the rescue of the Chinese people when they are attacked by a giant fish and