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The Sentimental Swordsman
''The Sentimental Swordsman'' is a 1977 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film written and directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. It stars Ti Lung, Derek Yee, Ching Li, Yueh Hua, Fan Mei-sheng and Ku Feng. The film is based on ''Duoqing Jianke Wuqing Jian'' of Gu Long's '' Xiaoli Feidao Series'' of novels. It was one of Shaw Brothers' highest grossing films in the studio's history, and it was followed by a sequel, '' Return of the Sentimental Swordsman'', in 1981. An in-name-only "sequel", '' Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman'', was released in 1982, with no relation to the main character of Little Flying Dagger Li, being based instead in the ''Lu Xiaofeng'' novel series (also by Gu Long), and its previous film adaptations. Synopsis Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li's overwhelming pride makes him forsake the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Now resigned ... [...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 |
Alan Chui Chung-San
Chui Chung-San (often known as Shu Zhong Xin, Hsu Zhong-Xin or Alan Hsu; 16 August 1952 – 2 November 2022) was a Hong Kong actor, director, choreographer, martial artist and stuntman. He was known for being an action director and stuntman. Chui was known for films such as The Rebellious Reign, Kung Fu Vs. Yoga, Two Fists Against the Law and 7 Grandmasters; as well as other various Taiwanese television shows. Chui directed several wireless television series. He was critically acclaimed for choreographing and co-directing Ching Siu-tung's A Chinese Ghost Story. Background While attending school, he would often be expelled for fighting with other students. At the age of ten, he was sent to Peking Opera school for acrobatic and stunt training. Soon after finishing his studies at Peking Opera, he joined the Shaw Brothers to continue with his career as an action director. Throughout his career he made over 130 films including those with various stunt work and acting roles. Chu ... [...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] |
Shaw Brothers Studio Films
Shaw may refer to: Places Australia *Shaw, Queensland Canada *Shaw Street, a street in Toronto England *Shaw, Berkshire, a village * Shaw, Greater Manchester, a location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton * Shaw, Swindon, a suburb of Swindon *Shaw, Wiltshire, a village near Melksham Philippines *Shaw Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila ** Shaw Boulevard station, a station of the MRT-3 United States * Shaw, Kansas, an unincorporated community *Shaw, Mississippi, a city *Mount Shaw, a summit in the Ossipee Mountains of New Hampshire * Shaw Creek (Ohio), a stream in Ohio *Shaw, Tennessee, now known as Burwood, Tennessee * Shaw, West Virginia, a ghost town * Shaw, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood *Shaw, St. Louis, Missouri, a neighborhood *Shaw Air Force Base, US Air Force base in South Carolina People * Shaw (name), people with "Shaw" as given name or surname *Shao, Chinese surname, also spelled "Shaw" *Clan Shaw of Tordarroch, a Scottish clan Education *Shaw Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Action 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 emerge ... [...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] |
1970s Action Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Martial Arts Films
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Films
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1977 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 23 – During a press conference at Sardi's in Manhattan, it is officially announced that Christopher Reeve will be playing the role of Superman. * March 28 – At the 49th Academy Awards, ''Rocky'' picks up the Academy Award for Best Picture. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight all win Oscars for their performances in ''Network'' for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, while Jason Robards wins for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''All the President's Men.'' He will win again the following year, becoming the only person to win two consecutive Best Supporting Actor awards. * May 25 – ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' opens in theatres and becomes the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing film of the year. The film revolutionises th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Daggers
''Flying Daggers'' is a 2003 Taiwanese-Chinese television series adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Feidao Youjian Feidao'' of the '' Xiaoli Feidao Series''. The series is produced by Young Pei-pei and starred Julian Cheung, Ruby Lin and Dong Jie. Plot Li Huai is the illegitimate son of Li Manqing, an influential government official who is also well versed in martial arts. His grandfather, Li Xunhuan, was a highly revered martial artist who rose to fame for his signature dagger-throwing technique, the "Little Li Flying Dagger". Li Huai has never met his father before because he was raised far away from home by his mother, who died when he was still a child. He leads the life of a roaming street urchin with his two best friends, Zhao Chuan and Zhang Zhen. Li Huai eventually meets his father and his family in town, but their reunion is an unhappy one. Li has never been properly educated since he was a child so he behaves in a rough and uncouth manner. His stepbrother and stepmother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic Swordsman (1995 TV Series)
''The Romantic Swordsman'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Duoqing Jianke Wuqing Jian'' of the '' Xiaoli Feidao Series''. It was released overseas in September 1994 and broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in September 1995. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Eddie Kwan as Lei Cham-fan * Gigi Fu as Lam Sin-yee * Emily Kwan as Lam See-yan * Chin Kar-lok as Ah-fei * Wong Lung-wai as Plum Flower Bandit * Chan Chit-man as Lung Siu-wan * Tang Siu-chun as Lung Tin-chi * Leung Yam-kei as Sheung-koon Kam-hung * Wong Siu-yin as Suen Siu-hong See also * ''The Sentimental Swordsman'' * ''The Romantic Swordsman'' (1978 TV series) * ''Flying Daggers ''Flying Daggers'' is a 2003 Taiwanese-Chinese television series adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Feidao Youjian Feidao'' of the '' Xiaoli Feidao Series''. The series is produced by Young Pei-pei and starred Julian Cheung, Ruby Lin and Dong Jie. ...'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romantic Swordsman (1978 TV Series)
''The Romantic Swordsman'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Duoqing Jianke Wuqing Jian'' of the '' Xiaoli Feidao Series''. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1978. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Paul Chu Kong as Lei Cham-fan * Wong Yuen-sun as Ah-fei * Wong Hang-sau as Lam Sin-yee * Maggie Li / Wan Lau-may as Lam See-yan * Ko Miu-see / Susanna Au-yeung as Suen Siu-hung * Kong Ngai as Sam-mei / Tin-kei Old Man * Ng Man-tat as Suen Tat * Kong To / Law Kwok-wai as Lung Siu-wan * Kwan Hoi-san as Mr. Iron Flute * Lam Wai-to as Kwok Sung-yeung * Kwan Chung as King Mou-meng / Yau Lung-sang * Chan Fuk-sang as Ling-ling * Kam Hing-yin as Yi-ku * Yim Chau-wah / Law Ho-kai as Lung Siu-wan * Leung Hung-wah as Lui Fung-sin * Tsui Kwai-heung as Nam Kit-chi * Cheung Chung / Lau Dan as Sheung-koon Kam-hung * Wong Wan-choi as Sheung-koon Fei * Ho Lai-nam as Bak Sheh / King Mou-meng * Leung Siu-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
