The following list is a series of movies from Hong Kong cinema, many which may or may not be famous, but... with their
original titles translated into what they literally meant in the first place... (instead of the English title most of you are familiar with)[Editor's Note: most of which are terrible]
Guideline:English Title (Year) - Original Mandarin Title - Literal Title
(I'm listing out the titles in Mandarin, which is the most spoken language in Taiwan. On IMDB they may be listed in their Cantonese titles, so you get the point...)
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1965) - Sha qi er ren zhu - Wife-killing Duo
2 Young (2005) – Zhao shou – Matured Early
5 Masters of Death (1974) – Shao lin wu zu – Five Originators of Shaolin
7 Man Army (1976) – Ba da lou zi – Eight Great Flats
14 Blades (2010) – Jin yi wei – Velvet-robed Bodyguards
A Battle of Wits (2007) – Mo gong – Hidden Invasion
A Better Tomorrow (1986) - Ying xiong ben tse - True Colours Of A Hero
A Better Tomorrow III: Love And Death In Saigon - Ying xiong ben tse 3: Si yang zi ge - True Colours Of A Hero III: Song Of The Dusk
A Fighter’s Blues (2000) – A hu – Ah Hu (name of Andy Lau’s titular hero)
A Moment of Romance (1990) – Tian ruo you qing – If the Gods Have Mercy (the original Mandarin title is better for this stellar, unbeatable Andy Lau drama, seriously when its translated it sounds ass 
)
A Moment of Romance 3 (1996) – Tien ruo you qing zi feng huo jia ren - If the Gods Have Mercy: Lovers in the Flames of War
A Taste of Killing and Romance (1994) – Sha shou de tong hua – The Fairytales of a Hitman
Armageddon (1997) – Tian di xiong xing – Heroic Hearts of the Sky and Earth
A Simple Life (2011) – Tao jie – Sister Peach (Name of Deanie Ip’s titular character)
As Tears Go By (1988) – Wan jiao ka men – Checkpoint Gate of Mongkok
Ah Kam / The Stunt Women – A jin de gu shi – Story of Ah Kam (Name of Michelle Yeoh’s titular character)
A Home Too Far (1990) - Yi Yu - A Strange/Alien Land
A Home Too Far 2: End of the Road - Yi Yu: Ying xiong mo lu - A Strange/Alien Land 2: End Of A Hero's Path
A Killer’s Blues (1990) – Bien yuan sui yue – Towards the Edges of Age
An Autumn’s Tale (1987) – Qiu tian de tong hua – Fairytales of Autumn
Ashes Of Time (1994) - Dong xie xi du - Evil Of The East Meets Poison Of The West
A Warrior’s Tragedy (1993) – Bian cheng lang zi – Wanderer at the Edge of the City
Ballistic Kiss (1988) - Sha sha ren, tiau tiau wu - Kill Some People, Dance Some Dance
Black Mask (1996) – Hei xia – Black Hero (I guess the title refers to the hero’s clothing because Jet Lee clearly isn’t black…)
Black Panther Warriors (1994) – Hei bao tian xia – World of the Black Panther
Black Rose 2 (1997) – Hei mei gui yi jie jing lan – Black Rose Befriends Gold Tulip
Blade of Fury (1993) – Yi dao qing cheng – One Sword Fells the City
Blood Brothers (2007) - Tian tang kou - Entrance of Heaven
Blood Brothers (1973) – Ci ma – Assassination of Ma (Name of Ti Lung’s character)
Bloody Brotherhood (1989) – Tong gen shen – Born of the Same Roots/Origins
Body Weapon (1994) – Yuan shi wu qi – Prehistoric Weapon (WTF???)
Born to Defense (1986) - Zhong hua ying xiong - Central Chinese Hero
Breaking News (2004) - Da shi jian - Big Stuff/Event
Bullet In The Head (1990) - Die xue jie tou - Bloodshed/Massacre In The Streets
Butterfly and Sword (1993) – Xin liu xing hu die jian – New Meteor Butterfly Sword
Casino Raiders (1989) – Zhi zun wu shang – Superior with no Competition
Casino Raiders 2 (1991) - Zhi zun wu shang zi yong ba tian xia - Superior with no Competition: Conquers the World Forever
Casino Raiders - The Sequel/No Risk, No Gain (1990) – Zhi zun ji zhuang yuan cai – Superior Plan of the Champion’s Fortune
Cat and Mouse (2003) – Lau shu ai shang mao – Mouse Falls for the Cat
Century of the Dragon (1999) – Long zai bian yuan – Dragon Near its Edge
Challenge of the Masters (1976) – Lu a cai yi huang fei hong – Luk Ah Chai and Wong Fei Hung
China Heat (1992) – Zhong hua jing hua – Pretty Cops from China
City Cops (1989) - Miao tan shuang long - Expert Cops Double Dragons
City Kids (1989) – Ren hai gu hong – Orphans of the Sea of People
City of Darkness (1999) – Hei se chen shi – Black City
City On Fire (1987) - Long hu fong yun - Tales Of Dragon and Tiger
City War (1988) - Yi dan hong chun - Righteous Heart And Red (Bloodstained?) Lips
City Under Siege (2010) – Quan cheng jie bei – Entire City on Full Alert
Clan Feuds (1981) – Da qi ying xiong zhuan – Legend of the Heroes Underneath the Great Flags (as there really isn’t any flags in the movie, I suppose that means rankings or whatnot)
Clans of Intrigue (1977) – Chu liu xiang – Chu Liu Xiang (name of Ti Lung’s titular hero)
Come Drink With Me (1966) – Da zui xia – Big Drunken Hero
Confession of Pain (2006) – Shang chen – Wounded City
Crime Story (1993) – Zong an zhu – Heavy Crimes Unit
Crippled Avengers (1978) - Can que – Crippled/Handicapped
Crocodile Hunter (1989) – Zhuan diao da e – Specialist of Hunting Big Crocodiles (no, at no point in the movie did crocodiles actually appear)
Crystal Hunt (1991) – Nu huo wei long – Raging Dragon in Fierce Flames
Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006) - Man chen jing dai huang jing jia - The City Full Of Golden Armour
Days of Being Wild (1990) – A fei zhen zuan – Story of Ah Fei
Days of Tomorrow (1993) – Tian chang di jiu – The Day is Far and the Earth Lasts Long
Dance of A Dream (2001) – Ai jun rum eng – Love Like A Dream
Deadful Melody (1994) – Liu zhi qin muo – Six-Fingered Demon of the Lyre
Death Duel/The Peerless Swordsman (1977) – San shao ye de jian – Sword of the Third Lord
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) – Di ren jie zhi tong tian di guo – Detective Dee Ren Jie and the Empire Trespassing the Sky
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985) - Pi Li Shi Jie - Supreme/Epic Ten Experts
Don't Fool Me (1991) – Zhong huan ying xiong – Hero of the Middle Region
Dragons Forever (1988) – Fei long meng jiang – Flying Dragons Fierce Generals
Dragon Squad (2005) - Meng long - Raging Dragon
Dreadnaught (1981) – Yong zhe wu ju – The Courageous Knows No Fear
Drunken Master (1978) - Zui quan - Drunken Fist
Drunken Tai Chi (1984) - Xiao tai ji - Laughing Tai Chi
Duel of Fists (1971) – Quan ji - Boxers
Duel To The Death (1983) - Shen si jue - Battle of Life and Death
Eastern Condors (1987) - Dong fang tu ying - Eastern Bald Eagles
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) - Wu Lang ba gua gun – Five Stick-fighting Men of the Eight Diagram
Enter The Dragon (1973) - Long zheng hu dou - Battle Among Dragons And Lions
Enter the Phoenix (2004) – Da lao ai mei li – Big Brother is Vain/Big Brother likes the Beauty
Executioners (1993) – Xian dai hao xia zuan – Tale of the Modern Wonder Heroes
Exiled (2006) – Fang zhu - Banished
Fantasy Mission Force (1982) – Mi ni te gong dui – Miniature Special Attack Force
Fatal Contact (2006) – Hei quan – Black Fist
Fatal Move (2007) – Duo shuai – Grabbing the Lead Position
Fearless (2005) – Huo yuan jia – Huo Yuanjia (duh)
Female Reporter / The Blonde Fury (1989) - Shi Jie Da Shai - Elder Sister With Major Powers/Specialties
Fearless Hyena (1979) – Xiao quan guai zhao – Laughing Fist, Weird Technique
First Shot (1993) – Lian zhen di yi ji – First Strike of Justice
First Strike (1996) - Jing cha gu shi 4: Jian dan ren wu - Police Story 4: Easy Mission
Fist Of Fury (1972) - Jing wu men - Jing Wu* Gate
Fist Of Legend (1994) - Jing wu ying xiong - Hero Of Jing Wu*
Fist Power (2000) - Sheng si shi shu - Rapid Race between Life and Death
Fists of the Double K (1973) - Chu ba - Exterminating the Dominator
Five Fingers Of Death / King Boxer (1972) - Tian Xia Di Yi Quan - Greatest Fist Below the Sky 
Flaming Brothers (1987) - Jiang hu* long hu dou - Battle Among Dragons And Lions Of The Clans
Flashpoint (2007) – Dao huo xian – Lighted Fuse
Full Contact (1992) - Xia dao gao fei - Gao Fei, The Heroic Thief
Full Throttle (1995) – Lie huo zan che – Battling Vehicle of Raging Fire
Future Cops (1993) – Chao ji xue xiao ba wang – Super School Dominators
Future X-Cops (2010) – Wei lai jing cha – Cops of the Future
Gangland Odyssey (1990) – Yi dan xiong xing – Righteous Courage, Heroic Hearts
Generation Gap (1973) – Pan ni – Rebel
Gorgeous (1999) - Buo li chun - The Glass Bottle
Gun N’ Rose (1992) – Long teng shi hai – Dragon Crossing the Four Seas
Half A Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) – Yi zhao ban shi chuang jiang hu – Breaking into the Clans with One and A Half Wits of Skills
Hand of Death / Countdown to Kung Fu (1976) – Shao lin men – Shaolin Gate
Hard Boiled (1992) - La shou shen tan - Spicy-Handed God Of Cops
Have Sword Will Travel (1969) – Bao biao - Bodyguards
Her Name is Cat (1998) - Pao mei - Panther Chick (You might understand this better if you watch the movie yourself)
Heroes Of The East / Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1979) - Zhong hua zhang fu - Central Chinese Big Man
Heroic Cops (1978) - Jing wang shuang xiong - Double Heroes Amongs Cops
Heroic Duo (2003) - Shuang Xiong - Double Hero
High Risk / Meltdown (1995) – Shu dan long wei – Mouse’s Courage, Dragon’s Rage / Long Wei the Mouse-Hearted
High Voltage (1997) – Ya zhou jing cha zi gao ya xian – Asia Cops: High Voltage
Hong Kong 1941 (1984) - Den dai li ming - Waiting For A New Dawn
Hong Kong Godfather (1991) – Chong ji tian zi dou shen – The Prince’s Challenge of his Birthrights
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) - Shi mian mai fu - Ambushed From Ten Directions
Infernal Affairs (2002) – Wu jian dao – Lowest Level of Hell/Non-stop Path/Path without Spaces
Infernal Affairs III (2003) – Wu jian dao III: Zong ji wu jian – Lowest Level of Hell/Non-stop Path/Path without Spaces III: Forever without Spaces
In the Blood (1988) – Shen tan fu zi bin – Father Son Team God of Detectives
In the Line of Duty IV (1989) – Huang jia shi jie IV zhi ji zhen ren – Royal Sisters IV Direct Assault on Witness
Invisible Target (2007) – Nan er ben se – True Colours of a Man
Iron Angels / Fighting Madam (1987) – Tian shi xing dong – Operation Angels
Iron Chain Fighter (1981) – Cha chi nan fei – Can’t Fly Even with Wings Stuck Upon
Iron Fisted Monk (1977) - San De huo shang yu Chong Mi Liu – Monk San Te and Spring Rice Six (nickname for Sammo Hung’s character, I guess)
Island Of Fire (1990) - Huo shao dao – Burning Island
Island of Greed (1997) – Hei jing – Black Gold
Judgment of an Assassin (1977) – Jue sha ling – Ordering the Decision to Kill
Just Heroes (1989) - Yi dan qun ying - Righteous Courage among Band of Heroes
Karate Cop/Slaughter In San Francisco (1974) - Huang mian lao hu – Yellow-faced Tiger
Killer Meteors (1976) – Fong yu shuang liu xing – Double Meteor in Wind and Rain
Knockabout (1979) - Za jia xiao zi – Kid from Wrecked Family/Home (here it probably refers to hooligans or something)
Kung Fu vs Acrobatic (1990) – Mo den ru lai fez hang – Modern-day Buddha’s Palm
Last Hero in China (1993) – Huang fei hong zhi tie ji dou wu gong - Wong Fei Hong: Iron Rooster versus the Centipede
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979) - Hao xia - Grand Hero
Lee Rock (1991) – Wu yi tan zhang lei luo zhuan – Legend of the Supreme Police Commisioner, Lee Rock (name of Andy Lau’s titular hero)
Lee Rock II(1991) - Wu yi tan zhang lei luo zhuan II – Legend of the Supreme Police Commisioner, Lee Rock II (well, that was easy)
Legacy Of Rage (1986) - Long zai jiang hu – Dragon in Jiang Hu*
Legend Of The Fist: Return Of Chen Zen (2010) - Jing wu fong yun: Chen zen - Tale Of Jing Wu*: Chen Zen
Legend of the Owl (1981) – Mao tou ying – The Owl (could be appropriately re-titled “David Chiang’s most hilarious movie 
”)
Legendary Assassin (2008) - Lang ya - Wolf Fang
Lethal Lady / She Shoots Straight (1990) - Huang jia nu jiang - Female Warriors Of Royal Family
Little Big Soldier (2010) – Da bing xiao jiang – Big Soldier, Little General
Little Cop (1989) – Xiao xiao xiao jing cha – Small small small Cop (nope, it’s not a typo)
Long Arm Of The Law (1984) - Sheng Gang Qi Bing - Hong Kong District Special Soldiers/Units
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986) – Zui jia fu xing – Greatest of All Lucky Stars
Madam City Hunter (1993) – Cheng shi nu lie ren – Women City Hunter
Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) – Fei du juan yun shan – Flying across Mount Spiral Cloud
Magnificent Butcher (1979) - Lin Shi Rong - Lin Shi Rong (name of Sammo's titular character)
Magnificent Warriors (1987) - Zhong hua zhan shi - Warriors Of Central China
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986) – Nan bei shao lin – Shaolin of the South and North
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1977) - Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi – One Armed-Boxer defeats the Flying Guillotine
Meals on Wheels (1984) – Kuai chan che – Fast Food Delivery Car
Moon Warriors (1993) – Zhan shen chuan shuo – Legend of the War Gods
Mr. Nice Guy (1997) - Yi ge hao ren - A Nice Person
Murder Plot (1979) – Kong que wang chao – Dynasty of the Phoenix
My Father Is A Hero / The Enforcer (1995) - Gei ba ba de xin - Letter To My Dad
My Lucky Stars (1985) – Fu xing gao zhao – Lucky Stars Shines High
My Young Auntie (1981) - Cheung booi – Senior/Elder
Naked Killer (1992) – Chi luo gao yang – Exposed and Naked Scapegoat
Naked Weapon (2002) – Chi luo te gong – Exposed and Naked Secret Agents
Needing You (2000) – Gu nan gua nu – Lonely Men and Women
New Fist of Fury (1976) - Xin jing wu men - New Jing Wu* Gate
News Attack (1989) – Shen xing tai bao – The Master Guardian who has no Boundaries
Ninja In The Dragon's Den (1982) - Long zhi ren zhe – Dragon Ninjas
Once A Thief (1991) - Zong heng shi hai - Touring Across The Four Seas
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992) - Huang fei hung: Nan er dang zhi qiang - Wong Fei Hung: Strength And Pride Of A Man
Once Upon A Time In China III (1993) – Huang fei hung : Shi wang zhen ba – Wong Fei Hung: Battle for Power among the Lion Kings
Once Upon A Time In China and America (1997) – Huang fei hong zhi xi yu xiong shi – Wong Fei Hung: Lion of the West
One Armed Swordsman ‘94/What Price Survival (1994) – ’94 du bei dao zhi qing – ’94 Romance of the One-Armed Blade
On The Run (1988) - Wang ming yuen yang - Lovebirds Destined For Death
On the Wrong Track (1983) – Hue mie hao di che – On the Self-Destruction Express
Operation Condor (1991) - Fei ying ji hua - Flying Condor Operation
Operation Condor 2: The Armour Of The Gods (1987) - Long xiong hu di - Dragon And Tiger Bros
Perfect Match (1989) – Zui jia nan peng you – The Best Boyfriend
Prince Of The Sun (1990) - Tai Yang Zhi Zi - Son of the Sun (I have nothing to say... )
Prodigal Son (1981) - Bai jia zi – Son who Wasted his Entire Family’s Fortune/Earnings (in fact over here bai jia zi is a common saying for “spoilt brat who wasted his entire family’s wealth”, its shorter in Mandarin)
Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) – Ming yue dao xue ye jian chou – Vengeance Night of the Full Moon Blade
Red Phoenix (1980) – Huo feng huang – Flaming Phoenix
Red Wolf (1995) - Hu meng wei long – Fierce Tiger Mighty Dragon (holy shit)
Return Engagement (1990) - Zai zhan jiang hu* – Return to Battle the Clan
Return of the Master Killer/Return to the 36th Chamber (1980) – Shao lin da peng da shi – Shaolin Master of Shed Stacking
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) – Du bei dao wang – King of the One-Armed Blade
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981) – Heroic Pleasures of the Magic Sword
Reign of Assasins (2010) – Jian yu – Raining Swords
Rice Rhapsody (2004) – Hai nan ji fan – Hainanese Chicken Rice
Rich And Famous (1987) - Jiang hu* qing - Romance Among The Clans
Righting Wrongs (1986) – Zhi fa xian feng – Champions of Upholding the Law
Rob-B-Hood (2005) – Bao bei ji hua – Operation Baby
Robotrix (1991) - Nu ji xie ren - Female Robot
Rumble In The Bronx (1995) - Hong fan qu - Americanised Area
Runaway Blues (1989) – Biao cheng – Drift City
Running on Karma (2003) – Da zhi lao – Big Guy (Yes, that’s what Andy Lau’s character is )
Running Out of Time (1999) – An zhan – Secret Duel
Saviour of the Soul (1991) – Jiu yi shen diao xia lu – ’91 Return of the Condor Hero
Saviour of the Soul 2 (1992) - Jiu er shen diao xia lu zhi chi qing chang jian – ’92 Return of the Condor Hero: Sword of Romance
Secret (2007) – Bu nen shuo de mi mi – The Secret that Must Never be Spoken of
Seoul Raiders (2005) – Han cheng gong lue – Operaton Attack Seoul
Seven Blows of the Dragon (1972) – Shui hu zhuan – The Water Margin
Shanghai 13 (1984) – Shang Hai shi san tai bao – The 13 Master Guardians of Shanghai (similarly, The Heroic Ones is called The 13 Master Guardians)
Shanghai Grand (1996) – Xin shang hai tan – New Shanghai Bund (In fact this movie is based on an old television series from the 70s’ titled Shanghai Bund…)
Shaolin Drunkard (1983) – Tian shi zhuang xie – Priest bumps into Ghost/the Supernatural
Shaolin Hero (1969) – Mie men zhi huo – The Trouble of Wiping out of the Gates (a.k.a Massacre of an entire clan)
Shaolin Mantis (1978) – Tang lang – Mantis
Shaolin Master Killer/The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) – Shao lin san shi liu fang – The 36 Chambers of Shaolin
Shaolin Prince (1982) – Shao lin chuan ren – Inheritor of the Shaolin Legacy
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) – Shao lin mu ren xiang – Shaolin Alley of Wooden Men
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978) – She he ba bu – Eight Steps of Snake and Crane
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (1978) – Se ying diao shou – Snake-Shadowed Grappling Hand
So Close (2002) – Xi yang tian shi – Dusk Angels
Soul of the Sword (1978) – Sha jue – Killing All
SPL: Sha Po Lang / SPL: KIllzone (2005) – Sha po lang – Kill. Break. Wolf (Seriously, that’s what it meant)
Spooky Encounters (1980) - Gui da gui – Ghost hits Ghost (WTF???)
Star Runner / The Kumite (2003) - Siu Nin A Fu - Teenage Ah Fu
Stars and Roses (1989) – Ai ren tong zhi – Lover, Comrade
Story of Ricky/Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) – Li wang – King of Strengths
Strife for Mastery (1978) – Shui yue men – Water Moon Gate
Swordsman (1990) - Xiao ao jiang hu* – Laughing Proud through the Clans
Swordsman II (1992) – Xiao ao jiang hu*: dong fang bu bai – Laughing Proud through the Clans: The Invincible of the East
Sworn Brothers (1987) – Gan dan xiang zhao – Watching Each Other through Guts and Courage
Tai Chi Chun (1996) – Tai ji quan – Tai Chi Fist
Tai Chi Master / Twin Warriors (2003) - Tai ji: Zhang San Feng - Zhang San Feng (Tai Chi Master prominent in various wuxia mythology) of Tai Chi
Thanks for Your Love (1996) – ½ ci tong chuang – Sharing the same Bed ½ times
Three Against The World (1988) – Qun long duo bao – Team of Dragons after the Treasure
Tiger Cage (1988) – Te jing tu long – Dragon-slaying Special Forces
Tiger Cage 2 (1990) – Xi hei qian – Black Money Laundering
Tiger Killer (1982) – Wu song – Wu Song (name of Ti Lung’s titular hero)
Tragic Hero (1987) – Ying xiong hao han – Hero as a Righteous Man
The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles (1994) – Xin leng xue shi san ying – The New 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles
The Accidental Spy (2001) – Te wu mi cheng – Special Agent in Mysterious City
The Angry Guest (1972) – E ke – Mean Visitor
The Anonymous Heroes (1971) – Wu ming ying xiong – The Nameless Heroes
The Avenging Eagle (1971) – Leng xue shi san ying – The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles (coincidentally, the remake uses this as the English title)
The Avenging Quartet (1992) – Ba hai hong ying – Red Heroines Domineering the Seas
The Banquet (1991) – Hao men ye yen – Royal Night Feast
The Big Boss (1971) - Tang shan da xiong - Big Brother of Tang Shan
The Big Heat (1988) - Cheng Shi Te Jing - City Special Cops Unit
The Black Sheep Affair (1998) - Bi xie lan tian – Red Blood, Blue Sky
The Challenger/Deadly Challenger (1980) – Ti guan – Challenging the Center
The Conman (1998) – Du xia 1999 – Gambling Hero 1999
The Conmen In Vegas (1999) – Du xia da zhan la si wei jia si – Gambling Hero Takes on Las Vegas
The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) – Feng liu duan jian xiao xiao dao – Wind flow Breaking Sword and Little Little Knife (no that’s not a typo)
The Deadly Duo (1971) – Shuang xia – Double Heroes
The Defender / Bodyguard From Beijing (1994) – Zhong nan hai bao biao – Bodyguard from South Central Sea
The Dragon Tamers / Belles of Taekwondo (1975) - Ladies Taekwundo Ultimate Heroics League/Club
The Duel (2000) – Jue zan zhi jin zi dian – Battle on the Tip of the Forbidden City (hell, there’s even a scene which features Andy Lau and Ekin Cheng doing THAT)
The Duel / Duel of the Ironfist (1971) – Da jue dou – The Big Duel
The Emperor and His Brother (1981) – Shu jian en chou lu – Record of Heroism and Vengeance of the Book and Sword (BTW, this is the title lifted from a popular novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong)
The Emperor And The Assassin (1998) - Jing Ke ci Qin Wang – Jing Ke stabs Qin Wang / Qin Shi Huangdi a.k.a First Emperor of China
The Eye (2002) – Jian gui – Seeing Ghosts
The First Time Is the Last Time (1989) – Di yi jie – The First Rule
The Fortune Code (1990) – Fu gui bing tuan – Army of Wealth
The Founding of A Republic (2009) – Jian guo da ye – Great Efforts/Works in Building a Nation
The Heroic Ones (1970) – Shi san tai bao – The 13 Master Guardians
The Heroic Trio (1993) – Dong fang san xia – Three Heroes of the East
The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre (1984) – Muo dien tu long – Slaying the Dragon of the Magic Chamber
The Inspector Wear Skirts (1988) – Ba wang hua – The Domineering Flower
The Inspector Wear Skirts 2 (1992) – Ba wang hua: chong chu jiang hu – The Domineering Flower 2: Back in Action
The Invincible Fist (1969) – Tie shou wu qing – The Merciless Iron Hand
The Kid (1999) – Liu xing yu – Words of the Meteors
The Killer (1989) - Die xue shuang xiong - Bloodshed/Massacre of Two Heroes
The Last Blood (1991) – Jing tian shi er xiao shi – Heavenly Chaotic Twelve Hours
The Legend Of Drunken Master (1994) - Zui quan 2 - Drunken Fist 2
The Longest Summer (1998) – Qu nian yen hua te bie duo – There are Plenty of Fireworks Last Year
The Magic Blade (1976) – Tien ya ming yue dao – Shinning Moon Sword at the Edge of the Sky
The Magic Crane (1993) - Xin Xian He Shen Zhen - New Magic Crane's Godly Needles (this is a remake, hence the "new")
The Man From Hong Kong (1975) – Zhi dao huang long – Direct Attack on Yellow Dragon
The Master (1992) - Long xing tian xia - Dragon Traverses The Globe
The Millionaire's Express/Shanghai Express (1986) – Fu gui lie che – Wealthy Train
The New Legend of Shaolin / Legend of the Red Dragon (1994) – Hong xi guan zhi shao lin wu zu – Hong Xi Guan: Five Ancestors of Shaolin
The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) – Xin du bei dao – The New One-Armed Blade
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) - Dubei dao – One-Armed Blade
The Outlaw Brothers (1990) - Zui jia zei pai dang - Best Thief Partners
The Pirate (1973) – Da hai dao – The Great Pirate
The Postman Strikes Back (1982) - Xun cheng ma - Ma (titular hero) Patrols The City
The Prince of Temple Street (1992) – Chao jie shi er shao – The Twelfth Prince of Temple Street
The Promise (2005) - Wu Ji - Without Boundaries
The Protector (1985) – Wei long meng tan – Raging Dragon, Fierce Detective
The Revenger (1979) – Jin jian can gu ling – Order of the Golden Sword and Crippled Bones
The Road Home (1999) - Wo De Fu Qin Mu Qin - My Father and My Mother
The Roving Swordsman (1983) – Shen sheng yi – Shen Sheng Yi (again, name of Ti Lung’s titular hero)
The Savage Five (1974) – Wu hu jiang – Five Tiger Generals
The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) – Du gu zhen yi wu qing jian – The Lonely Needle and the Sentimental Sowrd
The Singing Killer (1970) – Xiao sha xing – Starry Little Scamp
The Sting (1992) – Xia shen – Heroic Legend
The Three Swordmen (1994) – Dao jian xiao – Smile of the Blade and Sword
The Unmatchable Match (1990) - Fong yu tong lu - On The Same Road Through Wind And Rain
The Unwritten Law (1985) – Fa wai qing – Mercy Outside the Law
The Truth (1988) – Fa nei qing – Mercy in the Law
The Wandering Swordsman (1970) – You xia er – Wandering Hero
The Warlords (2007) - Tou ming zhuang - Name-submitting Certificate
The Wesley's Mysterious File (2002) – Wei si li zhi lan xue ren – Wesley’s Case: The Blue-Blooded Humans (Seiously, don’t try to make sense of this title. Don’t even think of this movie. Just avoid this movie and pretend it didn’t exist)
The Winged Tiger (1970) – Cha chi hu – Tiger with Wings Stuck onto it
The Young Dragons (1974) - Tie han rou qing - Iron Man with Tender Romance/Pleasure
The Young Master (1980) – Shi di chu ma – Little Brother on the Move
The Young Rebel (1975) – Hou sheng – Born Late/Behind
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) – San guo zhi jian long xie jia – Three Kingdoms: Dragon Sheds its Scales
Tiger on Beat (1988) - Lao hu chu geng - Tiger On The Loose
Tokyo Raiders (2000) – Dong jing gong lue – Operation Attack Tokyo
Tragic Hero (1987) - Ying xiong hao han - Fair And Righteous Hero
Treasure Hunt (1994) - Hua qi shao lin - American Flag Of Shaolin
Triads: The Inside Story (1989) - Wo zai hei she hui de ri zi - My Days in the Gang/Mob
Triangle (2007) - Tie Saam Gok - Iron Triangle
Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) – Qun ying hui – Meeting of the Heroes
True Colours (1986) – Ying xiong zhen zhuan – True Legend of the Hero
True Legend (2010) – Su Qi-er – Su Qi-er (name of titular hero, duh)
Twin Dragons (1992) – Shuang long hui – Meeting of Two Dragons
Twins Mission (2007) – Shuang zi shen tuo – Twins Master Thieves
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1986) – Xia ri fu xing – Lucky Stars of Summer
Vengeance (2009) – Fu chou – Revenge
Vengeance (1970) – Bao chou – Revenge (yep, also the same)
Warriors Two (1978) - Zan xian sheng yu zhao qian Hua – Mr. Zhan and Hua the Money-Picker (or someone who’s good at finding money)
Wait Till You’re Older (2005) – Tong meng qi yuan – Strange Fate of A Child’s World
Walk on Fire (1988) – Lie ying ji hua – Operation Hunting the Eagle
Way of the Dragon (1972) – Meng long guo jiang – Raging Dragon Crosses the River
What a Hero! (1992) – Wah! Ying xiong – Wow! Hero! (also, the name of Andy Lau’s character is Wah Ying Xiong… seriously, what the hell?)
What a Wonderful World (1996) – Qi yi lu cheng zi zhen xing ai ming – The Mysterious Journey: Value of Your Lives
Wheels on Meals (1984) – Kuai chan che – Fast Food Car
Wild Search (1989) – Ban wo chuang tian ya – Follow me in Crossing the Edge of the World
Winners and Sinners (1983) – Qi mou miao ji wu fu xing – Cunning Tactics of Five Lucky Stars
Yes Madam (1985) – Huang jia shi jie – Royal Sisters
Yesterday Once More (2004) – Long feng dou – Battle Between Dragon and Phoenix
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) – Sin shu san jian xia – New Swordsmen from Zu Mountain
*Jiang hu means streams and lakes. It is how ancient Chinese refers to their clans, since many streams and rivers runs all round mainland China forming natural boundaries for their tribes. Used here in a modern setting it simply refers to gangster syndicates.
*Jing wu refers to a martial arts-based association started by Huo Yuanjia, which is Chen Zen's master in the trilogy chronicling Chen Zen's life
Now THAT hits the spot!!!The following list is for HK movies, whose English translation is
exactly the same in comparison to its HK/Mandarin title. Which, in brief, does not require translations at all -
2046 (2004) – 2046 (why, are you expecting anything else?)
A Kid From Tibet (1991) – Xi zang xiao zi
A World Without Thieves (2004) – Tian xia wu zei
Black Cat (1991) – Hei Mao
Black Cat 2: Assassination of President Yeltsin (1997) - Hei mao zhi ci sha Ye Li Qin
Chinese Iron Man (1973) – Zhong guo tie ren
Circus Kid (1994) – Ma xi xiao zi
City Hunter (1993) – Chen shi lie ren
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Huo hu chang long
Dance with the Dragon (1991) – Yi long gong wu
Dog Bite Dog (2006) – Gou yao gou
Dragon Fist (1979) – Long Quan
Dragon in Jail (1990) – Yu zhong long
Dragon Lord (1982) – Long shao ye
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) – Long hu men
Drunken Monkey (2004) – Zui ma liu
Fong Sai Yuk / The Legend (1993) – Fang shi yu (title here refers to titular hero’s name)
Fong Sai Yuk II / The Legend II (1993) – Fang shi yu
God of Gamblers (1998) - Du shen
Five Venoms (1978) - Wu Du
Four Riders (1972) – Si qi shi
Friends (1974) – Peng you
Fulltime Killer (2001) – Quan zhi sha sou
Heart of Dragon (1985) – Long de xin
Hero (2002) - Ying xiong
Heroes Shed No Tears (1986) - Ying xiong wu lei
Initial D (2005) – Tou wen zhi D
In the Line of Duty/Royal Warriors (1986) – Huang jia jing shi
Iron Monkey (1993) – Shao nian wan fei hong zhi tie ma liu (Young Wong Fei Hung Chronicles: Iron Monkey)
Jade Tiger (1977) – Bai yu lao hu
Kids From Shaolin (1984) - Shao Lin Xiao Zi (Shaolin Kids)
King Eagle (1971) – Ying wang
Kung Fu Dunk (2007) – Gong fu guan lan
Last Eunuch in China (1988) – Zhong guo zui hou yi ge tai jian
Legend of the Wolf (1997) – Zhan lang chuan shuo
Let the Bullets Fly (2010) - Rang zhi dan fei
Little Tiger of Canton (1973) - Guang dong xiao lao hu
McDull, Prince de la Bun (2004) – Mai duo, bo luo you wang zi
Mr. Vampire (1985) – Jiang shi xian sheng
Miracles (1989) – Qi ji
New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) – Xin long men ke zan
New Police Story (2004) - Xin jing cha gu shi
Painted Skin (2008) – Hua pi
Peace Hotel (1995) – He ping fan dian
People’s Hero (1987) – Ren min ying xiong
Police Story (1985) - Jing cha gu shi
Police Story II (1988) - Jing cha gu shi xu ji
Prince Charming (1999) – Hei ma wang zi – Prince Black Horse (Chinese slang term for punks)
Project A (1983) – A ji hua
Project A II (1987) – A ji hua xu ji
Protégé (2007) – Men tu
Seven Swords (2005) – Qi jian
Shaolin Temple (1982) – Shao lin shi
Shinjuku Incident (2009) – Sing suo shi jian
Supercop 2 (1992) - Jing cha gu shi 3: Chao ji jing cha
The Jade and the Pearl (2010) – Fei chui ming zhu
The Longest Nite / Dark Flowers (1998) – An hua (Dark Flowers)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) – Chi jiao xiao zi
The Dragon Family (1988) – Long zhi jia zu
The Adventurers/Great Adventurers (1995) – Da mao xian jia
The Magic Crystal (1986) – Mo fei chui
The Myth (2005) – Shen Hua
Warriors Of Heaven And Earth (2003) - Tian Di Ying Xiong
Who Am I (1998) – Wo shi shei
Wing Chun (1994) - Yong Chun
Wonder Seven (1994) – Qi jing gang 
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