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Police Story (film Series)
''Police Story'' () is a Hong Kong action comedy crime film franchise created by and starring Jackie Chan. It comprises seven films, variously directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Benny Chan, and Ding Sheng, and produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan, Solon So and Yang Du. The first film '' Police Story'' was released on 14 December 1985. The film's success led to three sequels, two spin-offs ('' Crime Story'' and '' Supercop 2''), and two reboots (''New Police Story'' and ''Police Story 2013''). Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with director James Glickenhaus on '' The Protector'', which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. The first ''Police Story'' film is considered by fans to be one of Chan's best films. It was a massive hit in Asia. According to his autobiography, ''I Am Jackie Chan'', Chan considers the film his best, in terms of action and stunts. The first three ''Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time. Chan is one of the most recognisable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chor Yuen
Chor Yuen (), born Cheung Po-kin (; 8 October 1934 – 21 February 2022), was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and actor. Chor is credited with over 120 films as director, over 70 films as a writer and over 40 films as an actor. Early life and education Chor was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, on 8 October 1934.''楚原 (生於 1934.10.18) – 導演、編劇 — Chor Yuen (born on 1934.10.18) – (died on 2022.02.21) director, screenwriter.'' In: filmarchive.gov.hk, Hong Kong Film Archive, pdf-file; 182 kB. Retrieved October 20, 2021. (Chinese) He studied Chemistry at |
Liu Ye (actor)
Liu Ye (, born 23 March 1978) is a Chinese actor. He ranked 78th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 48th in 2014, and 89th in 2015. Career Liu began his acting career as a student majoring in performing arts at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. He made his debut in ''Postmen in the Mountains'' (1999) by Huo Jianqi, which won the Best Feature Film Award at China's Golden Rooster Awards and earned Liu a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Liu then played a young homosexual man in the film '' Lan Yu'' (2000) by Stanley Kwan, which earned him the Best Actor award at the Golden Horse Awards. Thereafter, Liu starred in many acclaimed films such as '' Sky Lovers'' (2002), which won him the Artistic Contribution Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival; ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' (2002), which helped Liu break into Hollywood. as well as the avant-garde drama film ''Purple Butterfly'' (2003), which competed in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jing Tian
Jing Tian (, born 21 July 1988) is a Chinese actress. She graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy. She is known for her roles in the war epic '' The Warring States'' (2011) and the action films ''Special ID'' and ''Police Story 2013'' (both in 2013). She has had prominent roles in three Legendary Pictures films, '' The Great Wall'' (2016), '' Kong: Skull Island'' (2017), and ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' (2018). She is also known for her roles in the historical dramas ''Legend of Ban Shu'' (2015), ''The Glory of Tang Dynasty'' (2017) and fantasy suspense drama ''Rattan (Chinese TV series), Rattan'' (2021). Career Jing made her acting debut in the 2008 film ''Anaconda Frightened''. Her first television series was the period drama ''The Epic of a Woman''. In 2009, she was cast as the lead role in the historical drama ''Biography of Sun Tsu'', which aired in 2013. In 2010, Jing gained attention for her performance in the romance comedy drama ''My Belle Boss''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Rongguang
Yu Rongguang (; born 30 August 1958), also known as Ringo Yu, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for the title role in '' Iron Monkey'' along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as '' The East Is Red'', ''My Father Is a Hero'', and ''Musa''. Yu is also known for appearing in roles for films with Jackie Chan such as ''New Police Story'' and '' The Myth'' and in North America ''Shanghai Noon'' and the 2010 remake of ''The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue and W ...''. Biography Yu Rongguang was born on August 30, 1958, to Yu Mingkui (), a Peking opera actor. He has two younger brothers. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Rongguang 1958 births Male actors from Beijing Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wu
Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. He also starred in the AMC martial arts drama series '' Into the Badlands''. Early life Daniel N Wu was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. His parents, Diana (née Liu), a college professor, and George Wu, a retired engineer, are natives of Shanghai, China. His father immigrated to the United States from China and met his mother in New York, where she was a student. After marrying, they settled in California. Wu has two older sisters, Greta and Gloria, and an older brother who died when he was two. Wu developed an interest in martial arts when he saw Jet Li in '' The Shaolin Temple'' and Donnie Yen in '' Iron Monkey'', and consequently began studying wushu at age 11. His child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene Choi
Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Early life Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She moved with her family to Hong Kong a few years later. She was educated at Marymount Secondary School and Rosaryhill School (high school). She is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin. After graduating from Rosaryhill School, where many other would-be pop stars had attended, she started working full-time as a model in Hong Kong. She was scouted by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), and was then linked with Gillian Chung to form the Cantopop group Twins. Acting Career Early Years Aside from her musical career, Choi has become a successful actress in the Hong Kong film industry, co-starred alongside actors such as Andy Lau, Eason Chan, Jay Chou, Mike He, Wu Chun and Nicholas Tse. She wrote an article describing her acting career: E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Young (actress)
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei (born 23 May 1974), is a Hong Kong actress. She was first noticed after appearing in a commercial with Aaron Kwok. Since then she has participated in the music videos of artists such as Hacken Lee, Jacky Cheung and made a number of films, most famously with Tsui Hark (''The Lovers'', ''Love in the Time of Twilight'', ''Seven Swords'') and Wong Kar-wai. She retired her career in 1997, but has since returned in 2004 in ''New Police Story''. Career In 1992, she was signed on to be a singer with EMI (Hong Kong). After releasing a couple of albums with some success (she won the TVB Jade Solid Gold (1993)'s Gold Award of "The Best New Female Singer"), she made her feature-film debut in Wong Kar-wai’s arthouse martial arts film ''Ashes of Time'' alongside superstars such as Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Brigitte Lin. In 1994, she made her first collaboration with director Tsui Hark in the film ''The Lovers'' (梁祝). Yeung was cast as the female lead, Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse Ting-fung (born 29 August 1980) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and chef.EEGmusic.EEGmusic." ''Nicolas Tse profile.'' Retrieved on 22 April 2008. As multi talented celebrity, he became a TV chef and food critic in 2014. Tse initially entered the entertainment industry in 1996 as a singer. He learned martial arts from Philip Ng, Andy On, and Sammo Hung, stunts from Jackie Chan, and martial arts for the screen and television from Chung Chi Li. Tse made his film debut in 1998 with the crime film '' Young and Dangerous: The Prequel'', for which he received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his performance. In 2003, Tse founded Post Production Office Limited, a special effects company in Hong Kong which provides services for movies, video games, and advertisements. The company grossed over one billion Hong Kong dollars, and has since been sold. In 2011, he won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor for his perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Wu (actress)
Annie Wu (born 21 August 1978) is a Taiwanese actress and model. She has mainly acted in mainland Chinese TV series, and was featured in Jackie Chan's '' Police Story 4: First Strike''. Though not fluent in Cantonese, she has also been featured in several Hong Kong films and magazine spreads. During her part in ''First Strike'', Jackie Chan joked how horrible her Cantonese was and subsequently her voice was dubbed over with another voice. After several years with small parts in Hong Kong movies she is no longer active in the Hong Kong entertainment scene, and has primarily acted in roles in China. As of 2007 she is still acting and maintains a blog about her life. She's currently featured in a Korean/China co-produced series called ''Mama's Soup House.'' In 2012, Wu married Aaron Liao, the son of Liao Hui, a former vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. They have one daughter, Mia, born in 2014. They have one son born in 2019. Filmography *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuen Wah
Yuen Wah (born Yung Kai-chi; 2 September 1952) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series. Early life Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 1950 in Hong Kong, Kai attended the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school in Hong Kong in the late 1950s and 1960s. He was instructed by Master Yu Jim Yuen and became a member of the Seven Little Fortunes along with fellow students including Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen. Like the other students, he took his sifu's given name – " Yuen". In his biography, Jackie Chan stated that Yuen Wah's martial arts ability was well respected among his fellow students. After leaving the opera school, many of the students entered the Hong Kong film industry. Yuen Wah was given an anglicised stagename, ''Sam Yuen'', but like Yuen Biao (Bill Yuen / Jimmy Yuen), the name was not used. Rather than reverting to their birth nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
