Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited was the largest film production company in Hong Kong,operating from 1925 to 2011.
Chang Cheh was a 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 with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. Most of his films are action films,especially wuxia and kung fu films filled with violence.
Tommy Tam Fu-wing,known professionally by his stage name Ti Lung,is a Hong Kong actor,known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films,particularly The Duel,The Blood Brothers,Clans of Intrigue,The Avenging Eagle,The Sentimental Swordsman and its sequel,as well as the classic John Woo film A Better Tomorrow and its sequel.
Alexander Fu Sheng,also known as Fu Sing,was a Hong Kong martial arts actor. One of Hong Kong's most talented performers,Fu rose to prominence in the 1970s starring in a string of movies with the Shaw Brothers that accrued him international stardom throughout Asia and parts of North America.
Derek Yee Tung-sing is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.
The Venom Mob is a colloquial title given to a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio who attained international prominence for their lead roles in the 1978 film,Five Deadly Venoms. Its members consisted of Lu Feng,Chiang Sheng,Philip Kwok,Sun Chien,Lo Mang,and Wai Pak. Although the main cast have never referred to themselves as the Venom Mob,they have continued to be referred to as such in English-speaking media while English DVD versions of their films often introduced them collectively as The Venoms.
Five Shaolin Masters a.k.a. 5 Masters Of Death is a 1974 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh,with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing.
Chinatown Kid is a 1977 kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh. Produced by the Shaw Brothers,it stars Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob. The film deals with drugs,police corruption and gang warfare in San Francisco's Chinatown district.
Shaolin Temple a.k.a. Death Chamber is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. It is one of the Shaolin Temple themed martial arts films and concerns their rebellion against the Qings,with an all-star cast featuring the second and third generations of Chang Cheh's stable of actors including David Chiang,Ti Lung,Alexander Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan Chun,as well as cameo appearances by several of the actors that would later become collectively known as the Venoms mob. The film serves as a pseudo prequel to Five Shaolin Masters.
2 Champions of Shaolin is a 1980 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. Starring the Venom Mob,it continues the then-popular theme of feuds between Shaolin and the Wu-Tang Clan.
The Wandering Swordsman is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio,starring David Chiang and Lily Li.
Paul Chun is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966,he appeared in The Sand Pebbles,an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise.
Chen Kuan-tai is a Hong Kong martial arts actor,director,and action choreographer. Chen rose to fame in the early 1970s for his movies with the Shaw Brothers Studio and is credited as being one of the film company's first professionally trained martial artists.
Wang Lung-wei is Hong Kong martial artist,actor,director,producer,and action choreographer,who has starred in over 80 kung fu films,mainly for Shaw Brothers Studios. Wang's first Shaw Brothers film role was as Yu Pi in the 1974 Chang Cheh-directed film Shaolin Martial Arts. This became a pattern,in that he was cast as the villain in the majority of his movies,with Martial Club being a famous exception. In 1985,Wang moved behind the camera,choreographing fight scenes,writing,and directing many movies such as Hong Kong Godfather. He retired from the industry some time before 2009.
Chiang Sheng was a Taiwanese martial arts actor,director,and action director. Chiang rose to prominence in the late 1970s as a member of the Venom Mob,a group of actors at Shaw Brothers Studio renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills.
Chi Kuan-Chun,also known as Chik Goon-Gwan,is a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor,martial artist,and Hung Ga practitioner. He is best known for playing Shaolin rebel Hu Huei Chien in several martial arts films in the 1970s. He also co-starred with Alexander Fu in many films at that time.
Shanghai 13,also known as The Shanghai Thirteen,is a 1984 Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial arts film written and directed by Chang Cheh and starring an ensemble cast of notable film stars such as Andy Lau,Jimmy Wang Yu,Ti Lung,Chen Kuan-tai,Danny Lee,Bryan Leung,David Chiang,Chiang Sheng,Chi Kuan-chun,Chan Sing,Lu Feng and more.
Dead End is a 1969 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung,Lee Ching,David Chiang,Chan Hung-lit,and Angela Yu Chien. Dead End marks the first film that Chang directed set in modern day,Ti's first leading role,and the first collaboration of director Chang with stars Ti and Chiang,dubbed "The Iron Triangle," because of their successful line of films together which would last several years.
The Pirate is a 1973 Hong Kong action martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh,Pao Huseh-li and Wu Ma. The film is based on the life of 19th-century pirate Cheung Po Tsai,who is portrayed by Ti Lung.
Lu Feng is a Taiwanese-born Hong Kong-based martial artist actor,action choreographer,and director. Lu gained international prominence in 1978 for starring in the Shaw Brothers film Five Deadly Venoms, earning him and the rest of the cast the collective moniker of Venom Mob. He was part of Chang Cheh's ensemble of fourth generation actors along with Chiang Sheng,Philip Kwok,Lo Mang,and Sun Chien.
