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The Teahouse (film)
The Teahouse is a 1974 Hong Kong crime drama directed by Kuei Chih-Hung. Written by On Szeto, the film is about an immigrant restaurant owner trying to protect his family from juvenile gangs. It was such a hit that the film was followed by a 1975 sequel, ''Big Brother Cheng (film), Big Brother Cheng'', with kung fu (term), kung fu star Chen Kuan Tai reprising the eponymous role. Cast *Chen Kuan Tai as Wang 'Big Brother' Cheng *Karen Yeh as Mrs. Wang *Wu Chi Liu as Hsien Chu *Lin Tung as Police Officer *Huang Chien-Lung as Hsi Tieng *Feng Lin as Tan Yen-yung *Yang Chih Ching as Fa-Dat Tso *Shen Chan as Sheng Fan-ming *Yang Chiang as Shui Niu-chia *Peng Fei-Li as Chui Dai-fu *Ping Ha as Auntie Tan *Keng Chang as Prosecuting Judge External links * 1974 films Hong Kong crime drama films 1974 crime drama films Shaw Brothers Studio films 1970s Hong Kong films 1970s Cantonese-language films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuei Chih-Hung
Kuei Chih-Hung (桂治洪, aka Kwei Chi Hung, Gui Zhi-Hong, Gwai Chi-hung) (20 December 1937 – 1 October 1999) was a filmmaker who worked for the Hong Kong-based Shaw Brothers Studios, directing more than 40 films throughout the late 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Kuei found critical and commercial success working in a variety of genres, including the hard-boiled crime drama of '' The Teahouse'' (1974) and its sequel, ''Big Brother Cheng'' (1975), wuxia film ''Killer Constable'' (1981), '' The Killer Snakes'' (1975) and ''Hex'' (1980). Kuei often depicted the poverty of the public housing system, police corruption and colonial government rule. Early life Kuei was born in Guangzhou (in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong) on 20 December 1937. Kuei's passion for cinema began as a high school student in Hong Kong, where he would cobble together makeshift shorts from a shoebox projector and discarded film stock. After graduating from high school, he studied stage productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Chien-Lung
Huang Chien-lung (born 4 November 1970) is a Taiwanese judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Taiwanese male judoka Taiwanese male sport wrestlers Olympic judoka for Taiwan Olympic wrestlers for Taiwan Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in judo Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-judo-bio-stub ... [...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] |
1974 Crime Drama Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Crime Drama Films
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keng Chang , a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to serve Parachute, Colorado, United States, which held the call sign KENG from 2008 to 2009
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Keng or KENG may refer to: *Keng (surname), or Geng, a Chinese surname * Keng (artist), a Chinese artist known for their work drawing Aero *Keng, Kermanshah, a village in Iran *KENG (FM), a radio station (88.5 FM) licensed to serve Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States *KDBN KDBN (101.1 FM, "KSUN") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Parachute, Colorado. The station is currently owned by KSUN Community Radio Corporation. KSUN community radio broadcasts programming selected from its membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ping Ha
Ping may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Ping, a domesticated Chinese duck in the illustrated book '' The Story about Ping'', first published in 1933 * Ping, a minor character in ''Seinfeld'', an NBC sitcom * Ping, a character in the webcomic ''Megatokyo'' * Ping, the disguised identity of Hua Mulan in the animated film ''Mulan'' * ''Ping the Elastic Man'', a comic strip character introduced in ''The Beano'' in 1938 * "The machine that goes ''Ping!''", a fictitious obstetric medical device featured in the film '' Monty Python's The Meaning of Life'' * Mr. Ping, a character in the ''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise * Professor Ping, a character in the film '' Barbarella'' * Ping, a character in Carole Wilkinson's novel ''Dragonkeeper'' Other uses in arts and entertainment * "Ping" (short story), by Samuel Beckett * ''Ping!'', a 2000 film featuring Shirley Jones * Ping.fm, a microblog social network * Ping, an ability in the trading card game '' Magic: The Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng Fei-Li
Peng may refer to: * Peng (surname) (彭), a Chinese name * Peng (state) (大彭), a state during the late Shang dynasty * Peng (mythology) (鵬), a legendary Chinese creature * '' Peng!'', 1992 album by Stereolab * '' PENG!'', a 2005 comic * P.Eng., commonly abbreviation in Canada for the regulated designation Professional Engineer * Peng Collective, an art activist group combining investigative journalism, campaigning and theatre * PenG Peng may refer to: * Peng (surname) (彭), a Chinese name * Peng (state) (大彭), a state during the late Shang dynasty * Peng (mythology) (鵬), a legendary Chinese creature * ''Peng!'', 1992 album by Stereolab * ''PENG!'', a 2005 comic * P.Eng. ..., an antibiotic See also * Pang (other) * Pong (other) * Ping (other) * Penge, London {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Chiang
Yang Jiang (; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016) was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. She wrote several successful comedies, and was the first Chinese person to produce a complete Chinese version of Miguel de Cervantes' novel '' Don Quixote''. Biography She was born in Beijing as Yang Jikang,Cary Huang and Oliver Chou (25 May 2016). Yang Jiang, bestselling author who wrote on the pain of living through persecution during Cultural Revolution, dies at 104'' ''South China Morning Post''. Retrieved 26 May 2016. and grew up in the Jiangnan region. After graduating from Soochow University in 1932, Yang Jiang enrolled in the graduate school of Tsinghua University. There she met Qian Zhongshu. They married in 1935. During 1935–1938, they went abroad to England for further study at Oxford University. In England, Yang gave birth to their daughter Qian Yuan () in 1937. They later studied at Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France. They often spoke French and English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Chan
Chan Shen (11 March 1940 - 26 April 1984) was a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong film actor. He is best known for his roles as gangsters or villains in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1970s. Already an established film actor in Taiwan, he entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1971. He was a particularly prolific actor and would often appear in as many as ten films a year. In his fourteen-year film career in Hong Kong, he appeared in 160 action films. Much of his career was spent at Hong Kong's Shaw Studio. Filmography *Shi wan qing nian shi wan jun(1967) - Japanese Soldier *The Swift Knight (1971) - brothel owner *The Golden Seal (1971) - Wu Tian Ting *The Oath of Death (1971) - doubles Ma in death scene *The Golden Lion (1971) - Brother Eight *Long Road to Freedom (1971) *Six Assassins (1971) - Yu Li-De *The Rescue (1971) - Chief *The Lady Professional (1971) - Shi Yun Pu * King Boxer (1972) - Wan Hung-Chieh *The Fugitive (1972) - Lau Lo Sham *The Deadly Knives (1972) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Chih Ching
Yang may refer to: * Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy * Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902 * YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration protocol Geography * Yang County, in Shaanxi, China * Yangzhou (ancient China), also known as Yang Prefecture * Yang (state), ancient Chinese state * Yang, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province * Yang River (other) People * Yang, one of the names for the Karen people in the Thai language * Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia * Yang (surname), Chinese surname * Yang (Korean surname) Fictional characters * Cristina Yang, on the TV show ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Yang, from the show '' Yin Yang Yo!'' * Yang, Experiment 502 in '' Lilo and Stitch: The Series'' * Yang Fang Leiden, from ''Final Fantasy IV'' * Yang Lee, in the ''Street Fighter III'' series of videogames * Mr. Yang, the Yin Yang serial kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
