Many people say, “You don’t understand Li Zongsheng when you are young, and it’s not too late to understand”. The same goes for Zhou Xingchi’s movies. Some of them are acting out tragic stories under the banner of comedy!
And the brilliance of Star Master’s movies will also benefit from those classic but unsurpassable supporting roles. Today we will talk about "Nine Products" Liu Xun, the "Public Li" in "Sesame Official"!
Speaking of Liu Xun, I believe that many audiences’ first impression of him comes from the Dongchang factory in the movie "Swordsman" In the corner of "Ancient and Modern Fu", as an old drama player who has been in the industry for almost 32 years, Mr. Liu Xun can be said to act like or whatever. Whether he is a decent or villain, he can control it freely. For this reason, Liu Xun was once seen by the public. Known as "Tathagata with a Thousand Faces".
Liu Xun, born in Beijing on April 10th, 1939 , 6-year-old Liu Xun started to learn Peking Opera and entered a class specializing in Peking Opera. Because there was no formal school at the time, he just learned Peking Opera from his master. During the period, he was also taught by seniors such as Li Wanchun, Shang Heyu, Zhang Dejun, Li Shaochun, and Gai Jiaotian. At the age of 14, he also represented the Chinese Art Troupe to perform in foreign countries. In 1958, at the age of 19, he was assigned to the Chinese Peking Opera Theatre and taught after graduating from school. After that, he went to different places in China to perform, did model plays, and experienced the Cultural Revolution. In 1980, because of dissatisfaction with the domestic bureaucracy at that time, he went to Hong Kong to develop. After going to Hong Kong, Liu Xun worked as a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, engaged in Cantonese opera research. You Shengpu, Luo Jiaying, Li Qifeng, Chen Haoqiu, Li Long, Yin Feiyan, Chen Jiaming, etc. have all been under his guidance.
In 1986, he served in the film directed by Tsui Harkdan The opera director has since become attached to the film.
In 1990, in the costume action movie "Swordsman" directed by Tsui Hark, Gu Jinfu, the leader of the villain and the eunuch, won with a wonderful performance. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 1991, he played the role of the leader of the Black Flag Army in the first Huang Feihong series film "One of Huang Feihong Rising Clouds" directed by Tsui Hark. Yongfu. In the same year, he participated in the last movie "A Chinese Ghost Story III", as the martyr Baiyun Zen master.
In 1992, he participated in the new action film directed by Lee Ku Hui Min. "Longmen Inn", plays Jia Ting, one of the four big stalls in the East Factory, portraying the image of an eunuch with a smile in his face and a sword in his mouth.
In 1993, in the movie "Once Upon a Time in the Three Lions", director Tsui Hark once again used Liu Xun to play Huang Feihong in the play His father, Huang Linying, portrayed the image of a veteran, enlightened, majestic and lovely old man. In the same year, he and Wu Ma played the role of Daoist brothers in the film "Painted Skin: The King of Yin and Yang".
In 1994, he participated in the costume comedy movie "Nine Pins Sesame Officials: White Bread Blue Sky" directed by Wang Jing, and played Li Lianying, the eunuch in the late Qing Dynasty. In the same year, he played the role of the villain in the martial arts film "Evil East and West Poison" directed by Wang Jiawei, and had two fights.
In 2013, he participated in the action movie "The Grand Master" directed by Wong Kar Wai, playing Mr. Rui.
With the old age, coupled with the gradual decline of Hong Kong movies, Mr. Liu Xun has rarely appeared in film again, it is difficult for everyone He was seen on the big screen.
Now, Mr. Liu Xun is 80 years old, and he is almost in a state of cessation of shadows. For this, many netizens expressed their blessings and hope Mr. Liu Xun is physically Healthy and peaceful old age.