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Blood Of The Dragon (film)
''Blood of the Dragon'', also known as ''The Desperate Chase'', is a 1971 Hong Kong/Taiwanese ''wuxia'' film starring Jimmy Wang. Cast * Jimmy Wang as White Dragon / Lung Tai *Ted Henning - the English voice of Lung Tai *Lisa Chiao Chiao as Miss Yan *Yau Lung as Ni Chiu *Yeung Yeung as Ma Tang *Miao Tian as Sing Pa-tou *Yee Yuen as General Tai *Got Siu-bo as minor official *Kong Ching-ha as Mrs Yang *Su Chen-ping as Kang Fu's offsider *O Yau-man as Gold Leopard *Au Lap-bo as waiter *Wong Fei-lung Wong Fei-lung (born 22 January 1943) is a Taiwanese actor, director, and action director. With a career spanning over 150 films, he was a prominent face during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. He has been alternatively credited as Wong Lung, Fe ... as Kang Fu (credited as Lung Fei) *Lui Jun as Mr Yang *Yuen Sam as Ma Tang's lieutenant *Cheung Yee-kwai as thug *Wong Wing-sang as thug *Yu Chung-chiu *Tin Yau as Ma Chin *Gam Man-hei *Man Git *Hau Pak-wai *Wong Kwok-fai as soldier *Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kao Pao-shu
Kao Pao-shu or Gao Baoshu (; 1932–2000) was a Chinese actress, producer, writer and film director who appeared in over 100 films during her career. Originally from China, Kao moved to Hong Kong in 1951, where she acted in minor roles before joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1958. Here, she starred in over 80 films, working alongside directors Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang, and she made her directorial debut in 1970 in ''Lady with a Sword''. Later she started her own company, producing films throughout the 1970s before she retired in the 1980s. In July 2000, she died at the age of 68. Biography Kao was born in Jiangsu, China, and left school at the age of 13 to find work following the death of her father. She worked as a reporter in Anhui and joined a drama troupe where she met actor Chiang Nan, whom she later married. In 1951, Kao moved to Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni Kuang
Ni Cong (30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022), courtesy name Yiming, better known by his pen name Ni Kuang (also romanised Ngai Hong, I Kuang and Yi Kuang), was a Hong Kong-American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote over 300 Chinese-language ''wuxia'' and science fiction novels, and more than 400 film scripts. Life Ni was born on 30 May 1935, in Shanghai, to a family of intellectuals. He was the fourth child out of seven, and one of his younger siblings is novelist Yi Shu. His parents, who worked as insurance agents, left Shanghai for British Hong Kong in 1950 with his three younger siblings, although Ni and his three older siblings remained in Mainland China. In 1951, at the age of 16, he joined the People's Liberation Army, and was employed as a security officer by Jiangsu provincial public security department in 1952 after receiving training at East China People's Revolution University. In 1955, he volunteered to be assigned to Jalaid Banner, a region in Hulun Buir, Inner Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Wang (actor)
Jimmy Wang Yu (; born Wang Zheng Quan; 28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers, he rose to fame for his starring role in ''One-Armed Swordsman'' (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and ''wuxia'' cinema. At the height of his fame in the 1970s, he was the highest-paid martial arts actor in the world. According to ''The New York Times'', Wang was "the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee." Off-screen, Wang Yu was notorious for his temperamental personality and his links to organized crime. He was a suspected member of the Bamboo Union triad, and was charged in the 1981 murder of several Four Seas Gang members, though he was acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Early life Born Wang Zheng Quan (王正權) in Shanghai in 1943, Wang and his family moved to Hong Kong when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword. The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Henning
Ted Henning is an American Video game producer, video game and animation producer, and former stage, television, and film actor, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter. Acting and writing career Early roles - Stage acting and voice work Early acting work includes the Off-Broadway stage play ''The Moon Dreamers'' (1969), and several roles (St. Augustine, Mailman, Dragon, Alvin) in the Broadway production ''Gloria and Esperanza'' in the ANTA Playhouse (1970). He provided the English voice of Lung Tai in Blood of the Dragon (film), ''Blood of the Dragon'' (1971). Television and film Acting His feature film roles include playing Robert Campbell in ''The Lincoln Conspiracy (film), The Lincoln Conspiracy'' (1977), Mr. Wetzle in ''Our Winning Season'' (1978), Jimmy in ''The Prize Fighter'' (1979), Ted in ''The First Turn-On!'' (1983), and Fabian Marks in Livin' Large, ''Livin' Large!'' (1991). On television, he was a regular cast member on ''Tush (TV series), Tush'' (also k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiao Chiao
Lisa Chiao Chiao, often credited as Chiao Chiao (; born Chiao Li-na (焦莉娜); 6 March 1943), is a Taiwanese film actress best known for her work in Hong Kong cinema. Background Born in Chongqing, on 6 March 1943, Her family moved to Taiwan in 1949. She took up acting in 1961. In 1963, Chiao married Huang Tsung-hsing, the following year Huang left for British Hong Kong, Hong Kong to join the Shaw Brothers Studio while Chiao remained in Taiwan to continue acting. In 1966 Huang got into a car accident and Chiao moved to Hong Kong to look after him. There Chiao was invited to join the Shaw Brothers Studio, when she acted in the ''One-Armed Swordsman'' alongside Jimmy Wang Yu, which met with an unexpected success. She later appeared in films such as ''The Assassin (1967 film), The Assassin'', ''Return of the One-Armed Swordsman'' and ''A Cause to Kill''. In 1972 she left the studio and briefly returned to Taiwan, where she made some television appearances. In 1976 while Huang was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Fei-lung
Wong Fei-lung (born 22 January 1943) is a Taiwanese actor, director, and action director. With a career spanning over 150 films, he was a prominent face during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. He has been alternatively credited as Wong Lung, Fei Lung, Nam Siu-Foo, and Huang Fei-Lung. Actor In 1970 he had a part in the film ''Golden Sword and the Blind Swordswoman''. In 1972 he appeared in '' Chaochow Guy'' with Tien Peng, Nancy Yen Nan-See and Wang Kuan Hsiung, and in Kung Fu Mama. In 1973 he appeared in ''The Flying Tiger'' a film that starred Sylvia Chang Ai-Chia, Wang Kuan Hsiung, Yasuaki Kurata and Tien Feng. In 1974 he had the role of Wong Chin Lau, the Police Intel. Chief in ''Iron Ox, The Tigers Killer'' with Wang Kuan Hsiung and Chi Laan. Since then he has acted in many films in the 1970s including the Bruceploitation films, ''Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger'' and ''Fists of Bruce Lee''. Action Director and Director As an action director he has directed the action of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Films
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1971 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, ''Eat the Document'', premieres at New York's Academy of Music. The film includes footage from Dylan's 1966 UK tour. *April 23 - Melvin Van Peebles film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'' becomes the highest-grossing independent film of 1971. *May - The first permanent IMAX projection system begins showing at Ontario Place's "Cinesphere" in Toronto. *May 10 - Frank Yablans becomes President of Paramount Pictures. *Britain's National Film School begins operation at Beaconsfield Film Studios. Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Go-Between'', directed by Joseph Losey, United Kingdom Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (''Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini''), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Films
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Kong filmmakers combined with elements from Hollywood and Japanese cinema along with new action choreography and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that went on to have wide transcultural appeal. In turn, Hollywood action films have been heavily influenced by Hong Kong genre conventions, from the 1970s onwards. The first Hong Kong action films favoured the ''wuxia'' style, emphasizing mysticism and swordplay, but this trend was politically suppressed in the 1930s and replaced by kung fu films that depicted more down-to-earth unarmed martial arts, often featuring folk heroes such as Wong Fei Hung. Post-war cultural upheavals led to a second wave of wuxia films with highly acrobatic violence, followed by the emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia Films
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword. The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
