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Chen Kuan-tai
Chen Kuan-tai (born 24 September 1945) is a martial artist and Hong Kong martial arts film star. Background A former fireman, he won a world's kungfu Championship in 1969. He has primarily appeared in Shaw Brothers productions, and was one of the first solid trained, martial arts stars employed by the company. One of his first roles in a Shaw work was in the 1969 film after high school ''The Chinese Boxer'', along with Jimmy Wang Yu. Chen branched out as an actor with '' Boxer from Shantung'' a box-office smash in Hong Kong. His roles in '' The Tea House'' and its sequel ''Big Brother Cheng'', both directed by Chih-hung Kwei increase His fame. These films gave Chen status as a "legitimate actor". After starring in the box office successes ''Challenge of the Masters'' and ''Executioners from Shaolin'', both helmed by the legendary martial arts director Lau Kar-leung, Chen left the Shaw Brothers Studio. While away from Shaw, Chen directed and starred in the 1977 film '' Iron Monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen (surname)
Chen () () is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Chen was listed 10th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Feng Chen Chu Wei). In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (as in Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong. Chan is also widely used in Macao and Malaysia. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. In many Southern Min dialects (including dialects of Hainan, Fujian, and Taiwan), the name is pronounced Tan, while in Teochew, it is pronounced Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. In Wu it is pronounced Zen or Tchen. In Vietnam, this surname is written as Trần (in Quốc Ngữ) and is 2nd most common. In Thailand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challenge Of The Masters
''Challenge of the Masters'' () is a 1976 martial arts-action film released in Hong Kong by Shaw Brothers, and directed by Lau Kar Leung. Plot After his father refuses to teach him kung fu and he is constantly being beaten by rival school students, a young Wong Fei Hung (Gordon Liu) must train under Luk Ah Choy (Chen Kuan Tai) to avenge the evils being done by the rival school. Cast * Gordon Liu – Wong Fei Hung * Chen Kuan-tai – Luk Ah Choy * Lily Li – Sau Lien * Lau Kar-leung – Ho Fu * Lau Kar-wing - Officer Yuan Ching * Yuen Biao - Master Pang's student * Ricky Hui - Lung * Fung Hak-On - Yeung Chung * Eric Tsang - Master Lin's student * Billy Chan - Master Pang's student * Kara Hui * Lam Ching-ying - Master Pang's student * Wilson Tong - Master Tang * John Cheung - Master Pang's student * Danny Chow - Master Lin's student * Huang Ha - Master Lin's student * Mang Hoi Mang Hoi (born 1 May 1958) is an actor from Hong Kong. He won the Best Supporting Actor at the 5th H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valiant Ones New
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Hu
Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films ''Come Drink with Me'' (1966), ''Dragon Inn'' (1967), and ''A Touch of Zen'' (1970–1971) inaugurated a new generation of ''wuxia'' films in the late 1960s. Apart from being a film director, Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer. Early life Hu was born in Beijing to a well-established family originating from Handan, Hebei. His grandfather was the governor of Henan in the late Qing Dynasty. His father had studied in Japan and was the owner of the local coal mine. His uncle was a high ranking official in the Republican government. Several of his brothers held high positions in the Communist government. Hu grew up in Beijing as a child. He emigrated to Hong Kong in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Tiger Gate
''Dragon Tiger Gate'' is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the manhua ''Oriental Heroes'', which bears the same Chinese title as the film. The film's release in all English-speaking territories is handled by The Weinstein Company. A punching bag constructed for the film, measuring about high, wide and weighing about 400 pounds, was certified as the world's largest by Guinness World Records. , CRIENGLISH.com, 9 July 2006 (Retrieved 26 July 2006). Plot Dragon Tiger Gate is an academy established by ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Yip
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (; born 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and screenwriter. His films include ''Bio Zombie'', '' The White Dragon'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Dragon Tiger Gate'', ''Flash Point'' and the ''Ip Man'' series. Early career A film buff at an early age, Yip went to the cinema whenever he could and often wrote reviews on the backs of ticket stubs. He entered the movie business in the 1980s, starting out as a "gofer" and working his way up to assistant director. His directorial debut was ''01.00 AM'', a three-segment horror compendium. He directed two of three parts, one with Veronica Yip as a nurse who sees dead pop stars, and Anita Yuen interviewing a demon. His next effort, ''Daze Reaper'', was a Category III exploitation film, based on a true-crime story about a prison guard who turns to crime. Next was ''Mongkok Story'', an exploitive story in the vein of ''Young and Dangerous'', and another horror trilogy, ''Midnight Zone'', about urban myths. He also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Little Fortunes
The China Drama Academy () was a Peking opera school in Kowloon, Hong Kong, famous for being the childhood home of such famous actors as Jackie Chan (Yuen Lo), Sammo Hung (Yuen Lung), Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen (Yuen Kwai). It was run from a small theatre in the Lai Chi Kok amusement park by Master Yu Jim Yuen, a northern (北拳) kung fu practitioner and a very stern teacher. Children were usually enrolled for a period of 10 years, whilst Yu taught them the acrobatic and acting skills that would later introduce many of them into the world of Chinese theatre and movies. Whilst attending the Peking opera school under the tutelage of Yu Jim Yuen, the students all adopted their sifu's given name "Yuen" as their family name. Life in the school Practice at the Peking Opera School was very strict. The students signed into contracts that would allow the instructors to punish them up until death. Training would take place up to 18 hours a day and included stretching, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuen Tak
Yuen is a Cantonese Chinese surname, which can refer to: 袁, 阮, 元, 源, 原 and 苑 *Yuan (surname), the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chinese surnames 袁, 元, 源, 原 and 苑 *Ruan (surname), the Pinyin transliteration of the Han Chinese surname 阮 *Chinese yuan, the basic unit of currency in China See also * Yuen gongwon (UN Park), a burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War *Yuen Poovarawan Yuen Poovarawan ( th, ยืน ภู่วรวรรณ, born 5 November 1950) is a Thai computer scientist. He worked at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand until his retirement, where his last positions were associate professor in th ..., Thai computer scientist (Yuen as a given name) * Yuan (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master (1980 Film)
''The Master'' (known previously in the United States as ''3 Evil Masters'') is a 1980 martial arts film produced in Hong Kong. It was directed by Lu Chin Ku and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. While ''The Master'' was Lu's attempt at kung fu comedy similar to Jackie Chan movies of the time, he continued on to create films with a more fantastical flair. In the story, the three antagonists, each with a certain fight gimmick, defeat Jin Tuan-Yun and take over his kung fu academy. A young student, Ko Han, nurses Jin back to health, and in return is taught a variety of secret martial art techniques in order to win back the school. Cast *Chen Kuan Tai – Jin Tien-yun *Chiang Lin – Student *Wang Lung-wei – Yan Qing-wang *Eddy Ko – Ko Han *Lau Hok Nin – Shi Chen-chung *Yuen Tak – Gao Jian *Chan Lau – 2nd brother *Ai Fei – 1st brother *Wen Hsueh Erh – Shi's daughter Legacy Underground rapper Afu-Ra, who regularly references kung fu pop culture in his music, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Constable
''Killer Constable'' (; aka ''Karate Exterminators'', ''Lightning Kung Fu'', ''Blood Brothers'', or ''Karate Warrior'' ) is a Hong Kong films of 1980, 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film, martial arts-Hong Kong action cinema, action film directed by Chih-Hung Kwei, starring martial arts star Chen Kuan-tai. The movie was produced by the Shaw Brothers studio and is a loose reworking of the 1969 movie by the film director Chang Cheh, a frequent collaborator of Chih-Hung Kwei. ''Killer Constable'' began a transition from the earlier Shaw Brothers studio films to the more cynical film noir approach of the later Hong Kong New Wave. It was Chih-Hung Kwei's one and only period wuxia film. Plot At a lavish banquet, the Manchurian Empress Dowager Cixi of the 19th century Qing empire orders security chief of the Forbidden City Liu Jing Tian to capture the five thieves that stole 2 million taels from the Royal Treasury. Lord Liu, in turn, asks chief court constable Leng Tian-Ying, nicknam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. Most of his films are action films, especially ''wuxia'' and ''kung fu'' films filled with violence. In the early 1970s he frequently cast actors David Chiang and Ti Lung in his films. In the late 1970s he mainly worked with a group of actors known as the Venom Mob. Chang Cheh is also known for his long-time collaboration with writer Ni Kuang. Career Referred to as "The Godfather of Hong Kong cinema", Chang directed nearly 100 films in his illustrious career at Shaw Brothers, which ran the gamut from swordplay films (''One-Armed Swordsman'', ''The Assassin'', ''Golden Swallow (1968 film), Golden Swallow'') to kung fu films (''Five Shaolin Masters'', ''Five Venoms'', ''Kid with the Golden Arm'') to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crippled Avengers
''Crippled Avengers'' is a 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. It has been released in North America as ''Mortal Combat'' and ''The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms''. The film follows a group of four martial artists seeking revenge after being crippled by Chu Twin (Chen Kuan Tai), a martial arts master, and his son, Chu Cho Chang (Lu Feng). Plot Chu Twin, a master of Tiger-style kung fu, returns home to find his wife murdered and his son crippled, having his arms cut off from the elbows down. Chu Twin has iron arms constructed for his son and trains him in the art of kung fu. Despite getting revenge on the wrongdoers, they are still filled with bitterness and anger toward the world. During Chu Twin's reign over his village, he and his son cripple four men who defy them. The town blacksmith, Mr. Wei, becomes annoyed and verbally abusive toward Chu Twin when he and his entourage occupy the upstairs portion of a tavern w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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