Shek Wing-cheung,better known by his stage name Shih Kien,Sek Kin,or Sek Gin or Shek Kin(Chinese:石堅;pinyin:ShíJiān;Jyutping:Sek6 Gin1),was a Hong Kong–based Chinese actor and martial artist. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong Kong wuxia and martial arts films that dated back to the black-and-white period,and is most familiar to Western audiences for his portrayal of the primary villain,Han,in the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon,which starred Bruce Lee.
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 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 dialogues spoken by characters were adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes,such as the battles of Guandu,Red Cliffs and Xiaoting,were also live-acted.
Roy Chiao was a Hong Kong actor,most notable in the United States for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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.
Black &White is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Vic Chou,Mark Chao,Ivy Chen and Janine Chang. It was produced by Prajna Works and directed by Cai Yuexun (蔡岳勳) with location filming in Kaohsiung,Taiwan.
Justice Bao is a Chinese TV series starring producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. The series ran for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2012. In addition to Jin,Kenny Ho,Fan Hung-hsuan and Lung Lung again reprise their iconic roles from the 1993 Taiwanese hit Justice Pao and the 2008 Chinese series Justice Bao.
The Dark Tales is a series of Hong Kong television period supernatural dramas that originally aired on Jade from 18 March 1996 to 1 May 1998,consisting of two installments with 75 episodes. Based on Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling's series of supernatural tales called Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio,Dark Tales is produced by TVB and stars a cast of mainly Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors.
The Investiture of the Gods is a 1990 Chinese shenmo television series written by Bing Tian,Gu Hanchang,Ouyang Yuping and Yu Youchen. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.
Youth Power is a 2015 Taiwanese political drama,comedy,romance television series created and produced by TVBS. Starring Tammy Chen,Yao Yuan Hao,Jason Tsou,and Nana Lee as the main cast. Filming began on January 8,2015 and wrapped up on July 21,2015. First original broadcast began on May 1,2015 on TTV airing every Friday night at 10:10-11:40 pm.
Thunderbolt Fantasy,also known as Thunderbolt Fantasy:Sword Seekers,is a Japanese-Taiwanese glove puppetry television series created and written by Gen Urobuchi and produced as a collaboration between Japanese companies Nitroplus and Good Smile Company and Taiwanese puppet production company Pili International Multimedia,creators of Pili ("Thunderbolt") series. The series began airing in Japan starting July 8,2016 and is being simulcast by Bahamut and iQiyi Taiwan in Taiwan,bilibili in Mainland China,and Crunchyroll in the United States. It has two official languages:the Taiwanese Min-Nan version aired in Taiwan,and the Japanese version aired outside Taiwan. A manga adaptation illustrated by Yui Sakuma began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine on July 21,2016. A second adaption,told from the perspective of Dān Fěi,and illustrated by Kairi Shimotsuki,began serialization in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross online magazine on September 27,2016. A side novel that focuses on the pasts of Lǐn XuěYā,Xíng Hài,and ShāWúShēng was released on April 7,2017. A second season aired in 2018. A third season aired in 2021.
Rookies' Diary is a comedy television series created in Taiwan. It has a total of 43 episodes of approximately 1 hour each. It aired from July 2,2010 to April 22,2011. The series is about how a group of teenagers trains in the military office for 36 days. During these 36 days,they work really hard. They made new friends and had lot of fun. Even though,they still worked hard and became more mature when they left the military service of 36 days. The director of the series is Wang Wei. He is a really successful Taiwanese director around the world.
Swords of Legends is a 2014 Chinese television series based on the role-playing video game Gu Jian Qi Tan developed by Shanghai Aurogon. It aired on Hunan TV from 2 July to 25 September 2014.
The Advisors Alliance is a 2017 Chinese two-part television series based on the life of Sima Yi,a government official and military general who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. The series starred Wu Xiubo as the main character,with Liu Tao,Li Chen,Janine Chang,Tang Yixin,Yu Hewei and Wang Luoyong playing supporting roles. The first part of the series started airing on Jiangsu TV and Anhui TV on 22 June 2017. The second part started airing on Youku on 8 December 2017.
Sun Yueh was a Taiwanese actor.
Zhang Jie,also known as Jet and Ketsu,is a mainland Chinese voice actor.
The Sound of Happiness is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 26 December 2018,from Mondays to Fridays,and ended its broadcast on 5 August 2020. The series started production on 22 November 2018. The series is aired every weeknight at 8pm and is simulcast one hour later on SET Taiwan's sister channel,SET Drama.
My Best Friend's Story is a 2020 Chinese drama television series directed by Shen Yan and starring Ni Ni and Liu Shishi. The series follows the story of friendship between two stunningly beautiful women who forged a close bond when they were still young. They supported each other through thick and thin. The series airs on CCTV-8 and iQIYI starting from December 28,2020 to January 15,2021.
Eternal Faith is an upcoming Chinese television series adapted from the xianxia novel Heaven Official's Blessing by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu,starring Zhai Xiaowen and Zhang Linghe.
