Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. was the largest film production company in Hong Kong,and operated 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.
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.
Jimmy Wang Yu was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist,actor,film director,producer,and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers,he rose to fame for his starring role in One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels,and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema. At the height of his fame in the 1970s,he was the highest-paid martial arts actor in the world. According to The New York Times,Wang was "the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee."
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.
Invincible Shaolin,alternatively titled TheUnbeatable Dragon,Shaolin Bloodshed, and North Shaolin vs. South Shaolin, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and starring the Venom Mob. The movie chronicles one of Chang's tales of Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the few Venom films featuring Wai Pak.
Shaolin Rescuers is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh,produced by the Shaw Brothers,and starring Jason Pai Piao and the Venom Mob.
Golden Swallow is a 1968 Hong Kong film directed by Chang Cheh. The film is a sequel to Come Drink With Me.
The New One-Armed Swordsman is a 1971 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio,starring David Chiang. Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang,the star of the two preceding films in the series,The One-Armed Swordsman and Return of the One-Armed Swordsman.
Filmography for the Indo-Chinese Hong Kong film actor and martial artist Lo Lieh:
Hong Kong Nocturne (香江花月夜) is a 1967 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers musical film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
The Deadly Duo is a 1971 Hong Kong Wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh,and starring David Chiang and Ti Lung.
All Men Are Brothers,also known as Seven Soldiers of Kung Fu,is a 1975 Hong Kong wuxia film based on the Chinese classical 14th century novel Water Margin. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh and Wu Ma.
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman,also known as One-Armed Swordsman Return,is a 1969 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The film is a sequel to the 1967 film One-Armed Swordsman,with Jimmy Wang and Lisa Chiao Chiao reprising their roles.
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.
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman,also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal,is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong chambara / wuxia crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tseng Hung. The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the "One-Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang. It is a crossover of the long-running Zatoichi series and the One-Armed Swordsman film series.
Kwan Shan was a Hong Kong film actor. Kwan appeared as a romantic lead actor in Mandarin-language films created in Hong Kong,especially during the 1960s. His roles included several Shaw Brothers Studio productions.
The Heroic Ones is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh. It was originally released on 14 August 1970 in Hong Kong and was one of the top grossing Hong Kong films between the years of 1970 and 1972.
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.
Fung Hak-on was a Hong Kong actor. He appears in Hong Kong films since the 1960s until mid 2010s.
