Lung Chien (1916 – May 28, 1975), also known by the name Kim Lung, was a prolific
Chinese
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film director
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and
screenwriter
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active between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Career
Born in 1916, Lung Chien explores common themes in Hong Kong cinema such as
mixed martial arts
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or violence in everyday life. He directed more than 30 films mostly in
Taiwan
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and
Hong Kong
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. He died in Taipei in 1975 at the age of 59.
Filmography
As screenwriter
As director
* ''
The Bridge at Lo-Yang'' (1975)
* ''
Fatal Strike'' (1974)
* ''
Gold Snatchers'' (1973)
* ''
Kung Fu Powerhouse'' (1973)
* ''
Wang Yu, King of Boxers
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
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Places
* Wang River in Thailand ...
'' (1973)
* ''The Angry Hero'' (1973)
* ''
Blood of the Leopard'' (1972)
* ''
Boxers of Loyalty and Righteousness
''Loyalty and Righteousness'', also known as ''Shogun Saints'' (), is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film directed by Lung Chien (film director), Lung Chien, and starring Jimmy Wang Yu.
Plot
Warlord Yu Ming gained great power for him ...
'' (1972)
* ''
Queen of Fist'' (1972)̽
* ''Extreme Enemy'' (1971)
* ''Struggle Karate'' (1971)
* ''Ghost Lamp'' (1971)
* ''
The Bravest Revenge'' (1970)
* ''
The Darkest Sword'' (1970)
* ''Golden Sword and the Blind Swordswoman'' (1970)
* ''
The Ringing Sword'' (1969)
* ''
Knight of the Sword
''Knight of the Sword'', (), is a 1969 Hong Kong action martial arts film directed by Lung Chien, and starring Yeh Tien, Hsiao Yen Chang, Yu-Hua Ho.
Cast
* Yeh Tien
* Chang Hsiao-yen
Chang Hsiao-yen (; born 11 August 1948) is a Tai ...
'' (1969)
* ''
Flying Over Grass'' (1969)
* ''Dragon Tiger Sword'' (1968)
* ''Dragon Inn'' (1967)
* ''Queen of Female Spies'' (1967)
* ''The Wandering Knight'' (1966)
* ''
Malaysian Tiger'' (1966)
As actor
* 1956: ''Yun He Xun Qing Ji''
* 1957: ''Wanhua Skeleton Incident''
* 1957: ''Murder at Room 7, Keelung City''
* 1957: ''Mei Ting En Chou Chi''
* 1962: ''Five Difficult Traps''
* 1963: ''Father Tiring Child''
* 1964: ''Ba Mao Chuan''
* 1965: ''Three Beautiful Blind Female Spies''
* 1971: ''Darkest Sword''
* 1973: ''Wang Yu, King of Boxers''
* 1976: ''Calamity''
References
External links
*
Kim Lungat Hong Kong Cinemagic
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Hong Kong film directors
Chinese male actors
1916 births
1975 deaths
Deaths in Taiwan
20th-century screenwriters