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Enter Three Dragons
''Enter Three Dragons'' is 1978 Hong Kong martial art Bruceploitation movie, directed by Joseph Kong and starring Bruce Lai (Chang Yi-tao), Nick Cheung Lik and Philip Ko. This also happens to be Dragon Lee`s Hong Kong film debut. Plot Sammy is having a trouble with the gangsters after he had lost the diamonds that his boss had ordered to bring. Sammy`s friend Dragon Hong (Chang Yi-tao) and Min Young (Nick Cheung) decides to help Sammy to defeat the gangster boss. Cast *Bruce Lai as Dragon Hong *Nick Cheung Lik as Min Young *Samuel Walls as Sammy *Philip Ko as Kao Fei * Dragon Lee as Bruce Hong (Dragon Hong`s brother) *To Siu-ming as Ah Ming *Chiang Tao as Sammy`s boss *Fong Yau as Kao Fei`s younger brother *Lam Hak-ming as George (Sammy`s friend) *Yeung Chak-lam as Bruce Hong`s teacher *Chang Chung-yee as Dragon Young (Fake Dragon Hong) *Shirley Kam as Katy (Min Young`s sister) *San Kuai as Kao Fei`s man *Bolo Yeung as Bolo *Lee Hoi-sang as Iron Head Reception According to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lai
Bruce Lai, real name Chang Yi-tao (1950 – 2014), was a Hong Kong actor who starred in many Godfrey Ho films. He died in 2014. Filmography *'' Snow Plum Blossom'' (1976) *'' Stranger from Shaolin'' (1976) *'' Bruce Lee's Ways of Kung Fu'' (1977) *'' Mantis Combat'' (1978) *'' The Divine Martial Arts of Dharma'' (1978) *'' Enter Three Dragons'' (1978) *'' Blooded Treasure Fight'' (1979) *''Golden Dragon, Silver Snake'' (1980) *'' The Great Conspiracy'' (1980) *''The Young Master'' (1980) *''Return to the 36th Chamber'' (1980) *''The Clones of Bruce Lee'' (1980) *'' The Heroic One'' (1981) *''The Dragon's Snake Fist'' (1981) *'' The Kung Fu Emperor'' (1981) *'' Hero at the Border Region'' (1981) *''Fury in Shaolin Temple'' (1981) *'' Postman Strikes Back'' (1982) *'' Challenge of the Lady Ninja'' (1983) *'' Shaolin Vs. Lama'' (1983) *'' The Super Ninja'' (1984) *'' Crocodile Hero'' (1985) *'' Chinese Evil Technique'' (1986) *'' The Young Taoism Fighter'' (1986) *''Woman in the For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Lee (actor)
Dragon Lee (sometimes credited as "Bruce Lei"; born 1940) is an actor and practitioner of Taekwondo and Hapkido. He made a name for himself as a martial arts film star in the 1970s and 80s. His birth name is Moon Kyung-seok, but he has also been called Keo Ryong (literally "giant dragon") in South Korea. According to his IMDB biography, Dragon Lee was born in what is now North Korea."IMDB - Ryong Keo Biography." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497195/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Lee eventually studied taekwondo with friend and actor Kim Tai-chung, who served as Bruce Lee's double in the final scenes of "Game of Death." It was at this stage of his life that Lee began studying also the Korean martial art of hapkido under Hwang In-Shik, who appeared with Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon. When Dragon Lee was at a theater, a man told him that he resembled Bruce Lee. That was a big compliment because Bruce Lee was popular at the time, and the man knew film directors in Hong Kong and helped Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ko
Phillip Ko-Fei (June 18, 1949 – March 30, 2017) was a Hong Kong film actor, filmmaker and stunt coordinator. He directed the movies ''Angel on Fire'', ''Magkasangga 2000'', ''Kakambal ko sa tapang'' and ''Romano Sagrado: Talim sa Dilim''. Filmography Director * ''Sha bao xiong di'' (1982) * ''Ma tou'' (1983) * ''The Brave Platoon'' (1987) * ''Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead'' (1987) * ''Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell'' (1987) * ''High Sky Mission'' (1987) * ''Angel's Blood Mission'' (1987) * ''Hunting Express'' (1988) * ''American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory'' (1988) * ''The Extreme Project'' (1988) * ''Red Heat Conspiracy'' (1988) * ''Platoon Warriors'' (1988, Video) * ''L.A. Connection'' (1988) * ''Die to Win'' (1988) * ''Mu zhong wu ren'' (1989) * '' A Killer's Romance'' (1990) * ''Dong fang lao hu'' (1990) * ''Zhi zun te jing'' (1992) * ''Conexão Interpol'' (1992) * ''Long kua si hai zhi zhi ming qing ren'' (1993) * ''Magkasangga sa batas'' (1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation (a portmanteau of "Bruce Lee" and "exploitation") is an exploitation film subgenre that emerged after the death of martial arts film star Bruce Lee in 1973, where filmmakers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea cast Bruce Lee look-alike actors ("Lee-alikes") to star in imitation martial arts films, in order to exploit Lee's sudden international popularity. Bruce Lee look-alike characters also commonly appear in other media, including anime, comic books, manga, and video games. History When martial arts film star Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973, he was Hong Kong's most famous martial arts actor. When ''Enter the Dragon'' became a box office success worldwide, many Hong Kong studios feared that a movie without their most famous star in it would not be financially successful and decided to play on Lee's sudden international fame by making movies that sounded like Bruce Lee starring vehicles. They cast actors who looked like Lee and changed their screen names to var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolo Yeung
Yang Sze (; born 3 July 1946), better known as Bolo Yeung, is a Hong Kong former competitive bodybuilder, martial artist and a martial arts film actor. Globally known for his performances as Bolo in ''Enter the Dragon'' (starring Bruce Lee), and the dominant super-villain Chong Li in ''Bloodsport'' (starring Jean-Claude Van Damme) as well as other numerous appearances and long career in Hong Kong martial arts films. Biography Yeung began his martial arts training at the age of 10 in Canton, where he trained under several kung fu masters. Growing up, he took an interest in bodybuilding, and later became Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding champion. He held the title for ten years. Because of his muscular physique, he was chosen for several bad guy roles in films produced by Shaw Brothers Studios, such as ''The Heroic Ones'', ''The Deadly Duo'', ''Angry Guest'' and others. He left Shaw Brothers in 1971. Yeung met Bruce Lee while the two were filming a Winston cigarettes commercial. A fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hoi-sang
Lee Hoi-sang (born April 15, 1941) is a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), '' Shaolin Challenges Ninja'' (1978), ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979), ''The Young Master'' (1980), '' The Prodigal Son'' (1981), '' Project A'' (1983), ''Shaolin and Wu Tang'' (1983) and '' Disciples of the 36th Chamber'' (1985), alongside actors such as Jackie Chan, Gordon Liu, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and even Bolo Yeung. Life Lee Hoi-sang is a master of Wing Chun Boxing. He served as a Martial arts instructor and an action movie actor (Debuting in British Hong Kong) since his early years. During the 70's and 80's he joined Asian Television producers with his real Kung Fu, therefore he often plays martial arts roles in Asian Tv Dramas Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon, The Hero
''The Dragon, The Hero'' is a Hong Kong martial art movie directed by Godfrey Ho and starring Philip Ko, Dragon Lee, Tino Wong Cheung and Liu Chung-Liang. The movie is considered as one of the best martial arts movie that Godfrey Ho directed outside of the martial arts movie fanbase . The movie is also known as ''Dragon on Fire''. Plot Tu Wu Shen and Tang are direct descendants of Strike Rock Fist master who began as best friends however ended up being worst enemies. The revenge continues throughout their lives until the two warriors discover that they have a common enemy, Ma Ti, a perverse master of dangerous Su Ta. Tu Wu Shen and Tang must forget about the past and reunite to fight against the evil menace. Cast *John Liu as Tu Wu Shen * Tino Wong Cheung as Tang *Philip Ko as Ma Ti * Dragon Lee as Ah Tien * Chiang Kam as Fat dish washer *David Wu as Thin Dish Washer *Alexander as Gwailo at market * Chan Lau as old groper *Bolo Yeung as King Kong (Cameo) *Mars as thug (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lai
Joseph Lai Chi-keong (; born 13 December 1947) is a Hong Kong educator and politician. He is a former chairman of the Eastern District Council and former member of the Eastern District Council since 1988, having representing Fei Tsui from 1994 until 2021. He is member of the Civic Party and a former member of the Democratic Party and Urban Council. Biography As a teacher, Lai joined the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU) in the 1980s. He ran in the 1988 District Board election in Chai Wan West. He was the founding member of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and later Democratic Party. He contested in the 1995 Urban Council election in Quarry Bay and was elected with nearly 6,000 votes. He remained as Eastern District Councillor after 1997. In 2000 and 2004 Legislative Council elections, he ran on the Democratic Party's ticket, placing the fourth place and the third place respectively. In 2004, he as the third candidate on the list was nearly elected, being defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Ho
Godfrey Ho (Chinese language: 何志强 or 何致强, born 1948) is a former Hong Kong-based prolific film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered the Ed Wood of Hong Kong cinema. Ho is believed to have directed more than one hundred films, including over 80 movies from 1980 to 1990 before his retirement in 2000. Many of his works are now regarded cult films by aficionados of Z movies as being among some of the most "so bad it's good" entertaining movies ever created. Aliases Godfrey Ho wrote and directed under different pseudonyms, and has been credited under more than 40 different names during the course of his career. In Chinese, Ho is known by two names, 何志强 and the less common 何致强. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) gives his birth name as Chi Kueng Ho, or Ho Chi Kueng using Chinese name order; this may be an error for Ho Chi Keung, a Yale Romanization of 何志强/何致强. Some of his purported pseudonyms include Godfrey Hall, Benny Ho, Ho Chi-Mou, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for ''The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruceploitation Films
Bruceploitation (a portmanteau of "Bruce Lee" and "exploitation") is an exploitation film subgenre that emerged after the death of martial arts film star Bruce Lee in 1973, where filmmakers from Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea cast Bruce Lee look-alike actors ("Lee-alikes") to star in imitation martial arts films, in order to exploit Lee's sudden international popularity. Bruce Lee look-alike characters also commonly appear in other media, including anime, comic books, manga, and video games. History When martial arts film star Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973, he was Hong Kong's most famous martial arts actor. When ''Enter the Dragon'' became a box office success worldwide, many Hong Kong studios feared that a movie without their most famous star in it would not be financially successful and decided to play on Lee's sudden international fame by making movies that sounded like Bruce Lee starring vehicles. They cast actors who looked like Lee and changed their screen names to var ... [...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] |
