From the 1960s and 1970s, Hong Kong movies have experienced a glorious period. The Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film Shao can be said to be a banner of Asian movies. "Shaw Brothers must be a good film", Shaw Brothers has led Hong Kong An era of film. The company has contributed a large number of wonderful film works to the TV screen, and then a number of outstanding film stars have emerged. Shaw Brothers Film was established in Hong Kong in 1958, with Run Run as its president. Shaw Brothers has produced more than a thousand films. Unfortunately, Shaw Brothers ended on November 28, 2011! The old-school actors and former Shaw Kung Fu stars are well-known, such as Dillon, Jiang David, Yue Hua, Er Dongsheng and so on! They were all screaming and hot screen heroes at the time.
But before them, Shaw had several famous martial arts niches, the famous "Shaw Five Tigers". Many people don’t know about the "Five Tigers of the Shaw Brothers", or have never heard of them, but in the 1960s and 1970s, they were all-time big stars. Let’s take a look at these nostalgic veteran actors. Five Tigers"!
One-armed sword: Wang Yu
Wang Yu, formerly known as Wang Zhengquan, was born in Shanghai on March 28, 1944, and his ancestral home was Wuxi, Jiangsu. A karate master, Hong Kong film and television actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and producer. In the 30 years of filming, he has filmed more than 60 martial arts movies, and participated in the production and production of more than 80 movies, making him the first martial arts movie star in the new martial arts century. In 2019, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards!
As Zhang Che’s disciple, Wang Yu made his debut in "Jiang Hu Xia Xia", and did not need a substitute in filming. He completed all kinds of martial arts well. He was very popular and won. This gave him a chance to go down in history. In 1967, Zhang Che's "One-armed Sword" was born, and it is considered to be the pioneering work of the new school of martial arts. Wang Yu's one-armed sword Fang Gang was very popular. The film's revenue exceeded one million yuan, and Wang Yu became a hot spot. Star. Later, Wang Yu starred in many martial arts movies, such as "One-armed Sword King" and "Two Meteors in the Storm". After the new century, he generally appeared as a supporting role in action movies. In 2011, Chen Kexin's "Martial Arts" was played by Donnie Yen again. One-armed, and the big villain in the movie is played by Wang Yu. Now Wang Yu is 74 years old, and the last time he appeared on the screen was in the 2013 horror film "Lost Souls".
Classic villain: Luo Lie
Luo Lie was born in Indonesia on June 29, 1938. He is an actor in an action movie. Formerly known as Wang Lida, he was born in Guangdong. Luo Lie came to Hong Kong in his teens. I learned a little bit of kung fu when I was young and loved movies. In 1962, he was admitted to the first training class of Shaw's "South China Experimental Theater" and became an actor in Shaw's company after graduation. In the early 1980s, Luo Lie left Shaw Brothers, and in 1988 Luo Lie joined ATV as an artist.
Luo Lie is also a disciple of Zhang Che, and his debut is "Butterfly Cup" directed by Zhang Che. Later, he appeared in many classic martial arts movies. Because of its unique appearance and a villain face, he hid in the movie and played the villain, and often partnered with Dillon. People who often watch Shaw Brothers movies sum up a sentence: "When you see Luo Lie, you know who the last big boss is! And he must have died at the hands of Dillon!" In addition to Zhang Che, Chu Yuan also liked Luo Lie's acting skills. Luo Lie has performed in many martial arts films in Chuyuan, such as "The End of the World and Bright Moon Blade", "White Jade Tiger", "Flower Washing the Sword", "Bright Moon Knife" and so on. On November 2, 2002, Luo Lie died of a heart attack on the way to Shenzhen Hospital at the age of 64.
Bodybuilder: Zheng Lei
Zheng Lei, born on October 5, 1944 in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, former Hong Kong TVB and Asian TV series Entertainer, Hong Kong TV host.
Zheng Lei, born in bodybuilding, so he has beautiful muscles. He often appeared in movies as a strong man, almost always appeared as a supporting role.In Zhang Che's first martial arts film, "Tiger Xia Annihilation", he starred with Wang Yu and Luo Lie, and played in action films such as "One Armed Sword", "Border City Three Knights", "One Armed Sword King", and "Iron Hand Ruthless". supporting role.
Back then, a muscle was Zheng Lei’s mark. Zheng Lei, Luo Lie, and Wu Ma were all Zhang Che’s first-generation disciples, but they were not as popular as Zhang Che. Disciple status. At the funeral of Zhang Che, he saluted as a disciple. At the funeral, under the leadership of David Jiang, Zheng Lei, Chen Guantai, Li Xiuxian, Zheng Kangye, Qi Guanjun, Luo Mang, Liang Jiaren, Lu Jianming, Ye Tianxing, Qian Xiaohao, Guo Jin and Wang Zhemin knelt to the portrait of Zhang Che Kow, worship Zhang Che as Master Qi (Godfather). Zheng Lei is now 74 years old and has been out of shadow for many years.
Hard work: Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi was born in Huizhou, Guangdong on February 24, 1945, his original name was Zhang Boshen. Actor in martial arts and kung fu movies in the 1960s and 70s in Hong Kong and Taiwan Before joining Shaw Brothers, he received eight years of Peking Opera class training at Taiwan's Fuxing Opera School, specializing in civil and military veterans. He has strong skills and agile movements, and he is also a master of Taekwondo, Aikido and Karate. His works include "Sweet Words", "Full Moon Scimitar", "Qin Shi Huang" and so on.
as early as eight years of Peking Opera training in Taiwan's Fuxing Opera School, specializing in civil and military veterans, strong skills, sharp movements, and practiced taekwondo, aikido, karate, It can be said to be a master of kung fu. Later, he joined Shaw Brothers and played the leading role when he debuted because of his excellent appearance. He used to be well-known to the public for his "Reaper of Souls" directed by Yue Feng. He was well-known in "Excalibur", "Deathing Golden Sword", "Shandong Ring Horse", "Iron Palm Legs", "Bane", "Golden Arhat" and "Golden Gamblers". "Appeared in "Heroes" and other works.
Whether in Shaw Brothers or Jiahe, Zhang Yi has played many classic roles. He played the role of Sun Zhi, the lord of Unfeeling Valley Valley, in "The Legend of Condor Heroes", which also impressed the audience. After Bruce Lee died young, Zhang Yi also ushered in a small peak in his career. From the previous martial arts xiaosheng to an action star. For many fighting scenes in the film, he didn't need a stand-in, and he was able to cope with many difficult moves easily, becoming a hot action star at the time. In addition to action films, he has also participated in the war film "Eight Hundred Heroes", the spy film "Black Dragon Club" and the comedy film "Mighty Hands" and "Half a Catty Seven Two". Now Zhang Yi is 73 years old, and he played a guest role in a movie in 2012!
Died young: Jieyuan
Jieyuan, worked with Bruce Lee in "Game of Death" and also starred in "Imperial Soul" "Ling", "Half Catty Eight Two", "One Arm Sword", "Eight Martial Arts" and other works. It is a pity that Xie Yuan died young in 1977 at the age of only 32. It is really a pity!
In those days, the "Five Tigers of the Shaw Brothers", Wang Yu, Luo Lie, Zheng Lei, Zhang Yi and Xieyuan were called the Five Tigers of the Shaw Brothers, they were the sixties and seventies of the last century. The martial arts niche of the age. However, Luo Lie and Xie Yuan have passed away for many years, and the years have not left anyone. Now Wang Yu, Zhang Yi, and Zheng Lei are all over 70 years old, and I have to sigh that they are really memories of a generation of screens! Now there are really few people who know them! Do you know how many netizens know these? Have you watched their movies! Welcome to comment and leave a message below.
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