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Alternative Titles Index VHD Index - 02 9/29/04 4:43 PM Page 715 Alternative Titles Index While it's true that we couldn't include every Asian cult flick in this slim little vol- ume—heck, there's dozens being dug out of vaults and slapped onto video as you read this—the one you're looking for just might be in here under a title you didn't know about. Most of these films have been released under more than one title, and while we've done our best to use the one that's most likely to be familiar, that doesn't guarantee you aren't trying to find Crippled Avengers and don't know we've got it as The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. And so, we've gathered as many alternative titles as we can find, including their original language title(s), and arranged them in alphabetical order in this index to help you out. Remember, English language articles ("a", "an", "the") are ignored in the sort, but foreign articles are NOT ignored. Hey, my Japanese is a little rusty, and some languages just don't have articles. A Fei Zheng Chuan Aau Chin Adventure of Gargan- Ai Shang Wo Ba An Zhan See Days of Being Wild See Running out of tuas See Gimme Gimme See Running out of (1990) Time (1999) See War of the Gargan- (2001) Time (1999) tuas (1966) A Foo Aau Chin 2 Ai Yu Cheng An Zhan 2 See A Fighter’s Blues See Running out of Adventure of Shaolin See A War Named See Running out of (2000) Time 2 (2001) See Five Elements of Desire (2000) Time 2 (2001) Kung Fu (1978) A Gai Waak Ang Kwong Ang Aau Dut Air Battle of the Big See Project A (1983) Kwong Ying Ji Dut See The Longest Nite The Adventures of Cha- Monsters: Gamera vs. (1998) See Para Para Sakura A Gai Waak Juk Jaap tran, Milo and Otis Gyaosu (2001) See Project A 2 (1987) Aau Fung Yee See The Adventures of See Gamera vs. Gyaos See Sound from the Milo and Otis (1967) Ang Wan Gong Tau A Hu Dark (2000) (1986) See Revenge of the See A Fighter’s Blues Akai Hashi no Shita no Zombies (1976) (2000) Aau Yeung Huet Dik Ji The Affair from Nepal Nurui Mizu See The Witch from See Warm Water under Angelic Orgasm See Fatal Flying Guillo- See Ecstasy of the A Ji Hua tine (1977) Nepal (1985) a Red Bridge See Project A (1983) (2001) Angels (1972) Aau Yeung Liu Gau Ji Afterlife A Ji Hua Xu Ji Angels Meng Chuen Gon See After Life (1998) Akuma no Jikken See Project A 2 (1987) See Angel 2 (1988) Kwan See Guinea Pig: Devil’s A Lang De Gu Shi See Troublesome Night Ah Fei’s Story Experiment (1985) Angels 2 See All About Ah-Long 9 (2000) See Days of Being Wild See Angel 2 (1988) (1989) (1990) All Monsters Attack Aau Yeung Liu Sap Sei See Destroy All Mon- Ape A Lee Ang Ang Leung Ji Seung Gwai Paak Ah Fu sters (1968) See A*P*E (1976) Moon Goh Daai Diy See A Fighter’s Blues A*P*E: Attacking Pri- See F*** / Off (1998) See Troublesome Night (2000) All for the Winner 3 14 (2002) mate Monster See God of Gamblers See A*P*E (1976) A Long Dik Goo Si Ai Jun Ru Meng 3: Back to Shang- See All About Ah-Long Abominable Snowman See Dance of a Dream hai (1991) Ape Girl (1989) See Half Human (2001) See Lady Iron Monkey (1955/1957) All’s Well, End’s Well (1983) A Sau Law Ai Qing Bai Mian Bao 1997 See Saga of the Above the Law See Bakery Amour See All’s Well End’s Appurushido Phoenix (1990) See Righting Wrongs See Appleseed (1988) (1986) (2001) Well ’97 (1997) A Xiu Luo Armour of God 2 See Saga of the Above the Law 2 Ai Qing Guan Zi Zai An Hua See Operation Condor Phoenix (1990) See Blonde Fury See Love au Zen See The Longest Nite (1991) (1989) (2001) (1998) Aang Hon Gung Foo Armour of God 2: Oper- Boon Adorenarin Doraibui Ai Qing Min Gan Di Dai An Na Ma De Lian Na ation Condor See Kung Fu’s Hero See Adrenaline Drive See Love Paradox See Anna Magdalena See Operation Condor (1973) (1999) (2000) (1998) (1991) 715 VHD Index - 02 9/29/04 4:43 PM Page 716 Around the Jail Cell Ba Wang Hua Bad Boy Dak Gung Bao Nu Zhi Duo Ming Bi Xie Lan Tian See Tiger over Wall See The Inspector See For Bad Boys Only Zhi Lu See The Blacksheep (1980) Wears Skirts (2000) See Her Name Is Cat Affair (1998) (1988) 2: Journey to Death Arsene Lupin & the Bad Boy Te Gong (2001) Bi Xie Sheng Yin Qiang Castle of Cagliostro Ba Wang Nu: Fu Xing See For Bad Boys Only See The Silver Spear See Castle of See Operation Pink (2000) Baraku Majikku M-66 (1979) Cagliostro (1979) Squad (1988) See Black Magic M-66 Bai Cu Shi Fu Kou Cu (1987) The Big Boss Ashura Ba Wong Fa Tou See Fists of Fury See Saga of the See The Inspector See The Eagle’s Killer Bat Gaai Ji Mai (1971) Phoenix (1990) Wears Skirts (1981) See Clueless (2001) (1988) Big Duel in the North Bai Fa Mo Nu Sea Asia Perversa Bat Sei Ching Mai Ba Wong Lui Fook Sing See The Bride with See Ebirah, Horror of See Shocking Asia See Bullets of Love See Operation Pink White Hair (1993) the Deep (1966) (1975) Squad (1988) (2001) Bai Fa Mo Nu 2 Big Space Monster Battle Creek Brawl Atomic Rulers Ba Xian Fan Dian Zhi See The Bride with Guilala See The Big Brawl See Atomic Rulers of Ren Rou Cha Shao Bao White Hair 2 See The X from Outer (1980) the World (1957) See The Untold Story (1993) Space (1967) (1992) Attack of the Flying Bai Ga Jai Battle for Shaolin Bijo to Ekitai-nigen Saucers Ba Xing Bao Xi See The Prodigal Son See Battle of Shaolin See The H-Man (1958) See Atomic Rulers of See Eighth Happiness (1981) (1977) the World (1957) (1988) Bik Huet Laam Tin Bai Jia Zi Battle of Champions See The Blacksheep Attack of the Giant Baai Cho Bye Foo Kau See The Prodigal Son See God of Gamblers Affair (1998) Horny Gorilla Cho Tau (1981) Returns (1994) See A*P*E (1976) See The Eagle’s Killer Bik Huet Sin Aau (1981) Bai Lian Xie Shen Battle of the Astros Cheong See White Lotus Cult Attack of the Giant See Invasion of Astro- See The Silver Spear Baak Bin Sing Gwan (1993) Monster (1965) (1979) Monsters See Sixty Million Dollar See Gamera vs. Guiron Man (1995) Bai Yi Xia Nu (1969) Battle of the Dragons Bing Suet Ching See The Swordswoman See The Magic Serpent Gwaan Ying Hung Baak Faat Moh Nui in White (1992) (1966) Daam Attack of the March- See The Bride with ing Monsters Bakging Lok Yu Lo, Bei See Inheritor of Kung White Hair (1993) Beast Cop See Destroy All Mon- Jing le yu lu Fu (1977) Baak Faat Moh Nui 2 See Beast Cops (1998) sters (1968) See Beijing Rocks Bing Xue Qing Guan See The Bride with (2001) Beast Man Snow Man Ying Xiong Dan White Hair 2 Au Yeung Liu 4 Yue See Half Human See Inheritor of Kung (1993) Ban Jin Ba Liang Gwai Tung Hang (1955/1957) Fu (1977) See Troublesome Night See The Private Eyes 4 (1998) Baak Lin Che Sun (1976) See White Lotus Cult Beasts Biu Lik Ying Ging (1993) Ban Ye Xiao Zi See Twilight People See Violent Cop (1999) Au Yeung Liu Baat Ji (1972) Goon Choi Chat See The Young Avenger Black Dragon Baan Yau Siu Ji (1979) See Troublesome Night See The Young Avenger Beauty and the Liquid- See Miracles (1989) 8 (2000) Banchik-Wang man (1979) Black Magic Part 2 See The Foul King See The H-Man (1958) See Revenge of the Au Yuk Kim Chui Yuk Baat Daai Moon Pai (2000) Shut See The 8 Masters Beauty Inspectors Zombies (1976) See Moonlight Sword Band of Assassins (1977) See Beauty Investigator Blind Fist of Bruce Lee and Jade Lion See Ninja: Band of (1992) (1979) Baat sin Faan Dim Chi Assassins (1962) See Blind Fist of Bruce (1979) Yan Yuk Cha Siu Baau Behind Bruce Lee See The Untold Story Band of Assassins Avenging Warriors See Bruce Lee: The Blind Swordsman: (1992) Returns See Avenging Warriors Man, the Myth Adventures of Zatoichi of Shaolin (1979) See Ninja: Band of (1976) Baat Sing Biu Choi Assassins Contin- See Adventures of a Blind Man (1964) B Gai Waak See Eighth Happiness ued (1963) Bei Bian Xing Jun See Extreme Crisis (1988) See Sixty Million Dollar Bandits, Prostitutes The Blind Swordsman (1998) Man (1995) Baau Lit Ying Ging and Silver and the Chess Expert See Bullets over Sum- See Zatoichi and the B Ji Hua See Battle of Shaolin Bei Pan Shi Men mer (1999) (1977) Chess Expert See Extreme Crisis See 3 Evil Masters (1965) (1998) Baburugamu Bao Li Xing Jing (1980) Kuraishisu See Violent Cop (1999) The Blind Swordsman Ba Da Men Pai See Bubblegum Crisis Beijing Summer and the Fugitives See The 8 Masters (1985) Bao Lie Xing Jing See In the Mood for See Zatoichi and the (1977) See Bullets over Sum- Love (2000) Fugitives (1968) Baby Cart 6: Go to mer (1999) Ba La Ba La Ying Zhi Hell, Daigoro! The Bell Tolls in the The Blind Swordsman Hua See Lone Wolf and Cub Bao Mei Cold Mountain Temple Samaritan See Para Para Sakura 6: White Heaven in See Her Name Is Cat See The Cold Mountain See Samaritan Zatoichi 716 (2001) Hell (1974) (1998) Temple (1991) (1968) VHD Index - 02 9/29/04 4:43 PM Page 717 Blind Swordsman: Bo Li Shao Nu Boyichi and the Super- Bu Si Qing Mi Cha Sau Index Titles Alternative Zatoichi Fighting Jour- See Glass Tears monster See Bullets of Love See Masked Avengers ney (2001) See Gamera vs.
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