Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo is a Chinese actor,martial artist,film producer and director,known for his work in martial arts films,Hong Kong action cinema,and as a fight choreographer for other actors such as Jackie Chan.
Northern Praying Mantis is a style of Chinese martial arts,sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. It was created by Wang Lang (王朗) and was named after the praying mantis,an insect,the aggressiveness of which inspired the style. One Mantis legend places the creation of the style during the Song dynasty when Wang Lang was supposedly one of 18 masters gathered by the Abbot Fu Ju (福居),a legendary persona of the historical Abbot Fu Yu,to improve Shaolin martial arts. However,most legends place Wang Lang in the late Ming dynasty.
Drunken Master and also known as Drunken Master The Beginning Chinese:醉拳;lit. 'Drunken Fist and Jui Kuen' is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping. The film features much of the same crew as Yuen's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow released earlier the same year,including lead actors Jackie Chan,Yuen Siu-tien,and Hwang Jang-lee;although narratively unrelated,Drunken Master bears similarities to Snake in the Eagle's Shadow in its story and style.
Wong Kei-ying or Huang Qiying was a Chinese Hung Ga martial artist and physician of Cantonese ethnicity,who lived during the Qing dynasty. He was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton and was best known for his use of the Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist skill set. His son,Wong Fei-hung,who inherited his martial arts and medical skills,is commonly portrayed as a folk hero in Chinese popular culture.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his directorial debut. It stars Jackie Chan,Hwang Jang-lee,and Yuen Woo-ping's real life father,Yuen Siu-tien. The film's plot is about Chien Fu,an orphan who is bullied at a kung fu school,meeting an old beggar,Pai Cheng-tien,who becomes his sifu (teacher) and trains him in Snake Kung Fu.
Ten Tigers of Canton or Ten Tigers of Guangdong refers to a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province lived around the 19th century during the Qing dynasty in China. They were said to be the greatest fighters in Guangdong during the Qing era. Much of their existence has been embellished by folk legends and stories passed down from generation to generation.
Yuen Woo-ping is a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Yuen is also a son of Yuen Siu-tien,a martial arts film actor. He attended the China Drama Academy for one year as a day student of Master Yu Jim-yuen as well.
In its broadest sense,Northern Shaolin is the external martial arts of Northern China,referring to those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan and specifically to the style practice by GùRǔzhāng,the Sōngshān ShíLùShàolínquán (嵩山十路少林拳) / Song Mountain Ten Road Shaolin Boxing.
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 starring Gordon Liu as well as Drunken Master II starring Jackie Chan.
Drunken Master II Chinese:醉拳二;Cantonese Yale:Jui Kuen II and Drunken Fist II is a 1994 Hong Kong action-comedy kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Jackie Chan as Chinese martial arts master and a Cantonese folk hero,Wong Fei-hung. It was Chan's first traditional style martial arts film since Fearless Hyena II (1983). The film was released in North America as The Legend of Drunken Master in 2000.
Yuen Siu-tien was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. In the late 1970s,Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So in three films:Drunken Master,Story of Drunken Master and his final film Dance of the Drunk Mantis. He starred in several films with film actors like Jackie Chan and under the direction of his real-life son Yuen Woo-ping.
Master with Cracked Fingers,also released as Snake Fist Fighter,is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Mu Chu and starring Jackie Chan. It is often cited as being produced in 1971,1973,1974 or 1981. The original footage was filmed in 1971 and released in 1973 as Little Tiger of Canton. The re-edited version entitled Master with Cracked Fingers was not actually released until 1979.
This is a list of films featuring the Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity,Wong Fei-hung. There are 123 in total. Where possible alternative titles have been included,particularly the official English language titles or literal translations.
Hand of Death,also known as Countdown in Kung Fu,is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by John Woo. It stars Doran Tan and James Tien in leading roles,and features early supporting performances from Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. Yuen Biao also makes a cameo appearance. In addition to their acting roles,Hung also worked as stunt co-ordinator,whilst Biao also performed much of the stuntwork,including doubling for both of the principal stars.
Ten Tigers from Kwangtung is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Mona Fong. It is one of Chang Cheh's tales of Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing dynasty and the Canton Tigers. Along with the Brave Archer series,Ten Tigers had an all-star cast of Shaw martial artists.
Dance of the Drunk Mantis is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Yuen Siu-tien's real-life son Yuen Woo-ping,and produced by Ng See-yuen,who also writer with Lung Hsiao. It stars Yuen Siu-tien,Hwang Jang-lee,Linda Lin,Yuen Shun-yi,Charlie Shek and Yuen Kwai. This was Yuen Siu-tien's final film appearance before his death on 8 January 1979 from a heart attack. The film was released on 27 June 1979.
Story of Drunken Master aka Zui xia Su Qi Er / Drunken Fist Boxing is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film. Simon Yuen stars as Beggar So. Also featured are Casanova Wong and Pan-pan Yeung.
Heroes Among Heroes is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film produced and directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Donnie Yen as the protagonist So Chan,who was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. The film shows opium smugglers in the Qing Dynasty,China,with Officer Lin Zexu and Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity Wong Fei-hung fighting against them. It was released in the US as Fist of the Red Dragon.
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.
Man from Guangdong is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts television series produced by TVB and tells the story of Leung Kan,portrayed by Aaron Kwok,the fictitious son of famed martial artist Leung Foon,whom was a favored disciple of folk hero Wong Fei-hung,portrayed by Shih Kien. Shih,who portrayed Wong in the series,was known for portraying antagonists in a series of Wong Fei-hung-related films during the 1940s to 1970s,while the series also features Sai Gwa-Pau reprising his role as "Buckteeth So" from the aforementioned series of films.
