Kung Lao is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a Shaolin monk and close friend of series protagonist Liu Kang,and his trademark characteristic is his wide razor-brimmed hat that he uses as a weapon. Kung Lao is depicted as one of the series' primary heroes,including a main role in the action-adventure spin-off Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks (2005).
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is a 1978 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and produced by Shaw Brothers,starring Gordon Liu. The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te,a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan.
Lau Kar-leung was a Chinese actor,filmmaker,choreographer,and martial artist from Hong Kong. Lau is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. His most famous works include The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) starring Gordon Liu as well as Drunken Master II (1994) starring Jackie Chan.
Walter Tso Tat-Wah was a film actor of Hong Kong,most famous for the roles he played in a number of Wuxia films in the 1950s and 1960s.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong. The series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and was first aired on the network in 1994. It spanned a total of 84 episodes,each approximately 45 minutes long. One of the most expensive television series produced at the time,the project cost 170 million yuan. It was completed over four years and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members,including divisions of the People's Liberation Army from the Beijing,Nanjing and Chengdu military regions. Some of the dialogue spoken by characters was adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes,such as the battles of Guandu,Red Cliffs and Xiaoting,were also live-acted.
Kevin Chu or Chu Yen-ping is a Taiwanese film director. Chu once said in an interview that he is "not an artist," but rather "a movie factory that puts out products to match the season",and is compared to Hong Kong director Wong Jing.
Louis Fan Siu-wong is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is best known worldwide for his starring role as Ricky in Riki-Oh:The Story of Ricky (1991) and as Jin Shanzhao in Ip Man (2008) and Ip Man 2 (2010),as well as roles in numerous television series produced by TVB.
Wei Ping-ao,also known as Paul Wei,was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon,in which he dubbed his own voice,and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971),Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in British Hong Kong.
Liu Kang is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as Earthrealm's greatest warrior and champion,he debuted in the original 1992 game as a Shaolin monk with special moves,which were intended to be the easiest for players to perform. Since his introduction,Liu Kang has appeared as playable in every main installment except Mortal Kombat:Deadly Alliance (2002). He is also one of the protagonists of the action-adventure spin-off Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks (2005).
Shaolin Popey is a 1994 Taiwanese kung fu comedy film directed by Kevin Chu. The movie premiere was on 21 July 1994. It is starred Lin Zhiying,Xu Ruoxuan,Hao Shaowen,Shi Xiaolong,and Zhang Zhenyue. Lin Zhiying and Zhang Zhenyue also sang. The movie tells the story of a young boy who helps his older brother to win the love of a girl. It is a youth comedy. The hero celebrity is Lin Zhiying,little comedian Jimmy Hao Shao Wen,the mainland kung fu boy Shi Xiaolong. Singer Zhang Zhenyue and Taiwan's new pure girl Xu Ruoxuan have become big highlights of the film,and the performance of Hong Kong stars Xu Haoying,Yuan Qiong Dan,Qin Pei can not be ignored. The movie itself has two related film spin-offs,Messy Temple (笑林小子2之新烏龍院) and Super Mischieves (新烏龍院2之無敵反鬥星).
Swordsman is a 2013 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling,Proud Wanderer. The series is written and produced by Yu Zheng,and stars Wallace Huo,Joe Chen,Yuan Shanshan,Chen Xiao and Yang Rong. Shooting started on 24 March 2012 in Xiandu,Jinyun County,Lishui,Zhejiang. It was first aired in China on Hunan Television from 6 February to 4 March 2013. The plot deviates significantly from the novel,with Dongfang Bubai depicted as a woman and having a romantic affair with Linghu Chong.
Angela Yu Chien was a China-born Hong Kong actress.
Beijing Enlight Pictures Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese film production company. In 2014,the company was the third largest film distributor in China,with 7.75% of the market. Beijing Enlight Pictures is a subsidiary of Beijing Enlight Media.
Carter Wong is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist,who is mainly known for roles in Kung Fu action movies. The biggest movies he was featured in are Big Trouble in Little China (1986),and Yong zheng ming zhang Shao Lin men (1977). As an actor,he contributed to more than seventy martial arts films. He also worked as a stuntman in films,and was the fighting instructor for the movie Rambo III. Wong is still active in martial arts.
Treasure Hunt is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu.
Phillip Ko-fei was a Hong Kong based actor,screenwriter and film director.
Eagle Han-ying,Korean name Kim Young Il (김영일) was a South Korean actor and martial artist,who rose his fame in South Korea through various Korean drama series from the 90. Outside of Korea,he is best known with his appearance with many kung fu films from the range of Korean,Hong Kong and Taiwanese production.
The Heart of Woman,also known as Women,is a Taiwanese Hokkien television series that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 21 November 2012,from Mondays to Fridays,and ends on 21 November 2013,lasting one year with a total of 262 episodes.
Taste of Life is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 28 July 2015,from Mondays to Fridays.
Mortal Kombat Legends:Battle of the Realms is a 2021 American direct-to-video adult animated martial arts film,directed by Ethan Spaulding from a screenplay by Jeremy Adams,based on the Mortal Kombat franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias,it is the second installment in the Legends series and a direct sequel to Mortal Kombat Legends:Scorpion's Revenge (2020). Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Studio Mir,Boon returned from the predecessor as creative consultant.
