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.
The One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Directed by Chang Cheh,it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male anti-heroes,violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. It was the first Hong Kong film to make HK$1 million at the local box office,propelling its star Jimmy Wang to super stardom.
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.
Lau Kar-leung was a Hong Kong martial artist,filmmaker,actor,and fight choreographer. He 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.
James 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 The 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,Sek Gin or Shek Kin,was a Hong Kong 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.
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.
David Chiang Tai-wai is a Hong Kong actor,director,producer and martial artist. A well-known martial arts actor formerly from Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s,he has appeared in over 130 films and 30 television series.
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.
Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a 1981 Hong Kong film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio,directed by Chang Cheh and starring the Venom Mob. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Louis Cha. The film was one of the rarest Venom martial arts film available,and has been digitally remastered and released by Celestial Pictures.
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.
Candice Yu is a Hong Kong film actress and occasional singer best known for her films with Shaw Brothers Studio of the 1970s and 1980s. She was the first wife of Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat.
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.
Tony Liu Tian-jue is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. He is often credited by his Cantonese stage name Lau Wing. Liu is best known for starring in many Hong Kong martial arts films,especially in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also acted in some television series where he is better remembered for his roles as Qing Shi Huang and Genghis Khan.
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 The One-Armed Swordsman,with Jimmy Wang and Lisa Chiao Chiao reprising their roles. A sequel was released in 1971 entitled The New One-Armed Swordsman.
Return of the Sentimental Swordsman,also known as The Flying Blade,is a 1981 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio,based on Gu Long's Xiaoli Feidao series of novels. It stars Ti Lung,Alexander Fu Sheng and Derek Yee.
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.
Chui Chung-San was a Hong Kong actor,director,choreographer,martial artist and stuntman. He was known for being an action director and stuntman. Chui was known for films such as The Rebellious Reign,Kung Fu Vs. Yoga,Two Fists Against the Law and 7 Grandmasters as well as other various Hong Kong and Taiwanese television shows.
