Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87

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famous director and actor Chu Yuan passed away on February 21 at the age of 87.

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He won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2018. At that time, his remarks on stage were widely forwarded, and many people in the circle praised Director Chu Yuan for his wisdom :

"The two words of life are made up of four words: cheers and tears. No matter how beautiful or frustrated yesterday was, anyone should get up the next morning and continue to live. Tomorrow will be better than yesterday. This It's life! When you look back on the past, you don't regret your incompetence, and you don't feel ashamed for wasting your time, then you can proudly tell yourself: You have nothing to lose in this life!"

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Hong Kong According to media reports, Chu Yuan's death has been widely circulated in local director groups since dusk, and it was later confirmed.

Director Chu Yuan was reported to be suffering from dementia in 2012 , and has rarely appeared in public in recent years, but his wife Nanhong has clarified many times that her husband is in good spirits and is not sick.

About a month ago, Chu Yuan's wife Nan Hong talked about her husband at a public event and still said that he was healthy.

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Regarding Chu Yuan's death, his friend Hu Feng said that he had not received any news. He responded to the reporter, "No, I only heard that he was weak, and I haven't seen him for several years."

Wen Xueer He bluntly said that because of the epidemic, he has not had a party with Chu Yuan and his wife in the past two years.

Jiang Dawei also said that they have not seen each other in recent years.

Qian Xiaohao once collaborated with Chu Yuan on the TV series "Fighting Zombies in Green Clothes". He said he didn't want to say too much about Chu Yuan's death.

Li Lichi The director immediately paid tribute on Weibo:

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


Chu Yuan's original name is Zhang Baojian, born on October 8, 1934, his father is a Cantonese opera film actor Zhang Huoyou , his wife is Nan Hong.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


At that time, Chu Yuan and director Li Hanxiang , Hu Jinquan and Zhang Che were hailed as the "Four Great Masters", the founders of Hong Kong martial arts movies.

As a famous martial arts film director, Chu Yuan worked with Bruce Lee .

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


Chu Yuan began to work as a screenwriter in 1955 under the pseudonym Qin Yu. He started his first work " Lakeside Grass " in 1958 at the age of 24. He has participated in hundreds of films. In 1973, he released the first Cantonese film "Seventy-two Tenants" for Shaw Brothers .

"Seventy-two Tenants", starring Yue Hua, Jing Li , Tian Qing, Hu Jin, Shen Dianxia , He Shouxin and Liu Yifan, broke the Hong Kong movie box office record at that time.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


After that,Chu Yuan even created a film adaptation of Gulong's novels, such as: " Meteor, Butterfly, Sword", " The Sword of the Three Young Masters", " Passionate Swordsman Ruthless Sword", etc., became popular among Er Dongsheng_ span2span , Dillon and other casts.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


Yuan Hua, Zhang Guoming and Di Long are all members of the "Chu Family Class" in Chu Yuan.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


In his more than 30 years of directing career, he has always insisted on telling authentic stories in Cantonese, and has become a role model for countless Hong Kong filmmakers.

Chu Yuan also appeared in film and television dramas in his later years. The sitcom " Karawuqi" is one of his masterpieces. He also played the Buddha in "Journey to the West", and cooperated with Miriam Yeung " Jade Girl Timding" ".

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews

In 2000, he began to fade out of the film and television industry, and in 1998 he was awarded the "Professional Spirit Award" by the Awards , and in 2018 he was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award".

Nan Hong and Chu Yuan have been married for more than 50 years and their love is as good as ever. The two have walked hand in hand for half a century. According to Nan Hong, Chu Yuan is very shy. At that time, I didn’t know how to fall in love, and every date was to go to the movies.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews


2018,On Chu's original day, Di Lung and his wife Tao Minming , Xue Ni and her husband Tang Jia and Yu An'an celebrated their birthdays, which shows his status in the entertainment industry.

Famous martial arts film director Chu Yuan dies at the age of 87 - DayDayNews

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