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Bastard Swordsman
''Bastard Swordsman'', also known as ''Reincarnate Swordsman'', is a 1983 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Plot Yun Fei Yang is the viciously bullied orphan who takes on the unpleasant tasks at a formidable kung-fu school. Constantly mocked by the other students of the school, Yun counts as his only friend the daughter of the resident master. Any internal wrangling between the various members is put to one side when a swordsman from a rival clan reminds the master of the duel he must take part in once a decade. Unfortunately the defending clan chief is well aware that his rival is more powerful than himself. The expected defeat is further complicated when a wandering swordsman arrives on the scene and joins himself to the injured party, immediately adding to Yun's woes. The ensuing series of confrontations and intrigues soon reveals the individual motives that the numerous parties all have and the role they play in the fate of the martial world. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Chui
Norman Chui Siu-keung (; born 16 October 1950) is a Hong Kong actor. He was best known for portraying heroic protagonists in many martial arts films from the 1970s to 1980s and later portraying villainous roles in the 1990s. Chui was contracted with Asia Television during the 90's and is currently mostly acting in Mainland China. Filmography Films This is a partial list of films. * 1974 The Savage Five - Da Niu * 1977 The Battle Wizard - Gu Ducheng * 1977 Clans of Intrigue - Song Gang * 1978 Clan of Amazons - Jiang Chongwei * 1978 Legend of the Bat - Xiang Feitian * 1978 Vengeful Beauty - Ma Seng * 1978 Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (film) - Wei Yixiao * 1978 The Brave Archer 2 - Qiu Chuji * 1979 Abbot of Shaolin - Li Jin Lun * 1978 Heroes of the East - Chang * 1980 The Sword (1980 film) - Lin Wan * 1982 Bastard Swordsman - Yun Fei Yang * 1983 The Denouncement of Chu Liu Hsiang - Murong Qingcheng * 1983 Duel to the Death - Hashimoto * 1983 Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shanghai, and established a film distribution base in Singapore, where Runme and their youngest brother, Run Run Shaw, managed the precursor to the parent company, Shaw Organisation. Runme and Run Run took over the film production business of its Hong Kong-based sister company, Shaw & Sons Ltd, and in 1958 a new company, "Shaw Brothers," was set up. In the 1960s, Shaw Brothers established what was once the largest privately owned studio in the world, Movietown. The company's most famous works include ''The Love Eterne'', ''The One-Armed Swordsman'', ''Come Drink with Me'', ''King Boxer'', ''Executioners from Shaolin'', '' Five Deadly Venoms'', and ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin''. Over the years the film company produced around 1,000 films, some ... [...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] |
Tony Liu
Tony Liu Tian-jue (born 7 February 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is often credited by his Cantonese stage name Lau Wing. Liu is best known for starring in many Hong Kong martial arts films, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also acted in some television series. Early life Liu was born in 1952 in Hong Kong. His mother was Lai Man (aka Li Wen, )(1916–1983), who was a well-known actress in Hong Kong. Lau studied in St. Paul's College before going on to learn to play the piano at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). He practised martial arts such as Judo, Kung-Fu, Karate, & also learned Jeet Kune Do from Bruce Lee until Lee's death. Career Liu joined the Hong Kong film production company Golden Harvest in 1970 at the age of 18. He made his debut as the son of the villain in the 1971 film ''The Big Boss'', which starred Bruce Lee in his first major role. He appeared in another three of Bruce Lee's films – as a martial art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jung (actor)
Wang Rong may refer to: * Wang Rong (Jin dynasty) (王戎; 234–305), Jin dynasty general * Wang Rong (warlord) (王鎔; 877–921), warlord during the late Tang dynasty and early Five Dynasties period * Wang Rong (politician) (王荣; born 1958), People's Republic of China politician * Wang Rong (badminton) Wang Rong (, born 18 April 1984 in Jiangsu) is a Chinese female badminton player and in 2010 she started representing Macau. Career In 2000, she won silver medal at the World Junior Championships in girls' singles event. In 2001, she became the ... (王榮; born 1984), Chinese badminton player * Wang Rong (singer) (王蓉; born 1978), Chinese singer {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Liu
Liu Sue-Hua, also known as Leanne Liu, is a Golden Bell Award-winning Hong Kong actress. She first starred in Shaw Brothers films in Hong Kong, but moved to Taiwan in the 1980s to focus on her television career. She is particularly famous for appearing in many television adaptations of Chiung Yao's novels. She is still active in Mainland Chinese Mainland Chinese or Mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong ( SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC), ... series and is one of the highest paid television actresses there. Filmography Films Television References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Leanne 1959 births Living people Hong Kong television actresses Hong Kong film actresses Actresses from Beijing 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Man
Alex Man Chi-leung () is a Golden Horse Award-winning Hong Kong actor. Born in Hong Kong to Hakka parents, Alex Man became a television actor for ATV in the 1970s. He joined TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ... in the 1980s where he starred in several popular television dramas. Man sang the Hakka song, "客家山歌最出名", during a Hong Kong TVB television show specially made for him. Filmography Films Television References External links * * * * Hong Kong male film actors 1957 births Living people Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong Hong Kong people of Hakka descent People from Bao'an County Communication University of China alumni Adoptees {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Mang
Lo Mang is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor who was born as Lo Kwan Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1952. Primarily known for starring in ''Shaw Brothers'' kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s. He is a member of the famous ensemble known as the ''Venom Mob'' who were renowned for their martial arts and acting skills. His most famous roles are the Toad, #5 in Chang Cheh's ''The Five Deadly Venoms'' and Golden Arm Kid in ''Kid with the Golden Arm''. He is a skilled martial artist and practiced Taijiquan for years, as well as Chu Gar Tong Long Southern Praying Mantis for over 13 years before starting an acting career. He had a well built physique despite doing no weight training. Sometimes referred to as the "Shaolin Hercules," he is renowned for playing the strongest personality in his films, but being the first one to be killed. He is still active in the Hong Kong TV industry. Nowadays he has revamped his acting style as a comedy actor and is inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuen Qiu
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Asia Television
Asia Television Limited (, also known as ATV) is a digital media and broadcasting company in Hong Kong. Established as the first television service in Hong Kong as Rediffusion Television () on 29 May 1957, it shifted to terrestrial television on 30 November 1973, and was renamed Asia Television on 24 September 1982. ATV operated two main over-the-air channels: the Cantonese-language ATV Home and the English-language ATV World. Despite its relatively small market share, ATV received numerous awards for its programmes. One of its successes was the local version of the British game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' in 2001, which allowed ATV to enjoy a short-term upturn in its viewing figures. After 2000, ATV faced a gradual decline in production quality and viewership, as well as financial difficulties—a process hastened under the leadership of Wang Zheng. ATV's credibility was severely damaged in 2011 after its news department had falsely reported that Jiang Zemin ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reincarnated (TV Series)
''Reincarnated'' is a 60-episode 1979 wuxia television series and was produced and aired by Rediffusion Television in Hong Kong and also a series of books, TV and films written by Wong Ying (黃鷹) who co-wrote some of Gu Long stories, such as the Six Spine-Chilling Stories Series and other people. Synopsis The story is the hero's journey of the protagonist Wan Fei Yeung (雲飛揚), zh:Yún Fēiyáng) from a lowly servant at the Wudang martial arts school to becoming the predominant martial artist in the martial world. Plot Although by day Wan Fei Yeung appears to be devoid of martial ability, a simple bumpkin and the butt of practical jokes and the contempt of the schools pupils, he is in fact the most able martial artist of all the youngsters at the school. Every night since childhood Wan has secretly practised martial arts in the woods taught to him by a masked teacher whose identity is a secret even to him. Wan is the actually illegitimate son of Tsing Tsung (青松), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
