''The Brave Archer 2'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord 2'', is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from
Louis Cha
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...
's novel ''
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...
''. The film was produced by the
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
and directed by
Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...
, starring
Alexander Fu Sheng
Alexander Fu Sheng () (born Cheung Fu-sheng (); 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983), also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s.
Life and career
Born Cheung Fu-sheng in British Hong Kong in 20 October 1954. He ...
and Niu-niu in the lead roles. The film is the second part of a trilogy and was preceded by ''
The Brave Archer
''The Brave Archer'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord'', is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alexander ...
'' (1977) and followed by ''
The Brave Archer 3
''The Brave Archer 3'', also known as ''Blast of the Iron Palm'', is a 1981 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring ...
'' (1981). The trilogy has two unofficial sequels, ''
The Brave Archer and His Mate
''The Brave Archer and His Mate'', also known as ''The Brave Archer 4'' and ''Mysterious Island'', is a 1982 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novels ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', the first tw ...
'' (1982) and ''
Little Dragon Maiden
''Little Dragon Maiden'', also known as ''The Brave Archer 5'', is a 1983 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''. ''Little Dragon Maiden'' is seen as an unofficial sequel to the ''The Brave Archer'', '' ...
'' (1983).
Cast
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Alexander Fu Sheng
Alexander Fu Sheng () (born Cheung Fu-sheng (); 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983), also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s.
Life and career
Born Cheung Fu-sheng in British Hong Kong in 20 October 1954. He ...
as
Guo Jing
Guo Jing is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong. He also appears as a supporting character in the sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', and is mentioned by name in ''The Heaven Swo ...
* Niu-niu as
Huang Rong
Huang Rong is a fictional female protagonist in the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong. She also appears as a supporting character in the sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''.
In ''The Legend of the Condor Heroe ...
*
Ku Feng
Chan Sze-man (born 3 July 1930), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, is a Hong Kong actor.
Background
He studied in Beijing, and has appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers ( ...
as
Hong Qigong
Hong Qi, better known as Hong Qigong,The "gōng" (), which means "grandfather", is not part of his name. His apprentices, followers and younger generations call him "Qīgōng" (; "Grandpa Qi") to show their respect for him as an elder and their ...
*
Philip Kwok
Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of highly-talented martial ...
as
Zhou Botong Zhou may refer to:
Chinese history
* King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty
* Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty
* Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China
** West ...
* Wang Lung-wei as
Ouyang Feng
Ouyang Feng is a fictional character in the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and its sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', by Jin Yong. He is the "Western Venom" of the Five Greats of the '' wulin'' (martial artists' commun ...
* Ku Kuan-chung as
Huang Yaoshi
Huang Yaoshi is a fictional character in the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and its sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', by Jin Yong. He is one of the Five Greats of the '' wulin'' (martial artists' community) during the ...
*
Danny Lee as Ouyang Ke
* Lee I-min as
Yang Kang
Yang Kang is the fictional antagonist in the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). He also serves as a foil to Guo Jing, the protagonist.
Birth and heritage
Yang Kang's hometown is in Niu Family Village ...
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Kara Hui
Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (; born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s.
Wai has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen ...
as
Mu Nianci
Mu Nianci is a character in the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). She is the romantic interest of the antagonist, Yang Kang, and the mother of Yang Guo, the protagonist in the sequel novel, ''The Return of ...
*
Norman Chui
Norman Chui Siu-keung (; born 16 October 1950) is a Hong Kong actor. He was best known for portraying heroic protagonists in many martial arts films from the 1970s to 1980s and later portraying villainous roles in the 1990s. Chui was contracted wi ...
as
Qiu Chuji
Qiu Chuji (10 February 1148– 21 August 1227), courtesy name Tongmi (通密), also known by his Taoist name Master Changchun, was the disciple of Wang Chongyang and a renowned Taoist master. He is known for meeting Genghis Khan near the Hindu K ...
* Bruce Tong as Tan Chuduan
* Suen San-cheung as Liu Chuxuan
* Yu Tai-ping as Hao Datong
* Siu Yuk-lung as Ma Yu
* Robert Tai as Wang Chuyi
* Hung Ling-ling as
Sun Bu'er
Sun Bu'er (Sun Pu-erh, ), one of the Taoist Seven Masters of Quanzhen, lived c. 1119–1182 C.E. in the Shandong province of China. She was a beautiful, intelligent, wealthy woman, married with three children. Her family name was Sun and her f ...
* Yu Sha-li as Shagu
* Lam Jan-kei as Cheng Yaojia
* Tsai Hung as Ke Zhen'e
* Lam Fai-wong as Zhu Cong
* Jamie Luk as Nan Xiren
* Chow Kin-ping as Quan Jinfa
* Lee Fung as Han Xiaoying
*
Lo Mang
Lo Mang is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor who was born as Lo Kwan Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1952. Primarily known for starring in ''Shaw Brothers'' kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s. He is a member of ...
as Qiu Qianren
* Wong Ching-ho as Elder Peng
* Sun Chien as Lu Guanying
* Yu Hoi-lun as Mei Chaofeng
* Wai Pak as Qu Lingfeng
* Yu Wing as Wanyan Honglie
* Chan Shen as Lingzhi Shangren
* Keung Hon as Liang Ziweng
* Suen Shu-pei as Sha Tongtian
* Lu Feng
*
Chiang Sheng
Chiang Sheng was a martial arts actor, one of the ''Venom Mob'', renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills. He joined the ''Chang Cheh's Cohorts'' as an actor, and also worked with Chang Cheh as an assistant director and choreographer. ...
* Dick Wei
* Tony Tam
* Lau Fong-sai
* To Wing-leung
* Ha Kwok-wing
* Lai Yau-hing
* Cheung Sek-au
* Cheung Chok-chow
* Chan Hung
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Films based on works by Jin Yong
Hong Kong martial arts films
1970s Mandarin-language films
Shaw Brothers Studio films
Films set in the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Films set in the Mongol Empire
Films based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Wuxia films
Films directed by Chang Cheh
1970s Hong Kong films
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