Chu Yuan ’s departure took away half of Hong Kong film history.
Wang Yu’s death represents the end of a generation’s chivalrous sentiments.
They were once all representatives of the Shaw Brothers movie kingdom. In addition to them, today we also recall the Shaw Brothers superstars who passed away in those years.
01, "The Drunken Man" Yue Hua (1942-2018)
Yue Hua has been talented since he was a child and is proficient in a variety of musical instruments and opera.
In 1963, he applied to Shaw Brothers' Southern Experimental Theater Company and officially started his acting career.
1966 was a turning point in Yue Hua's acting career. This year he starred in 3 movies, but the one that had the greatest impact was Hu Jinquan's "The Drunken Man", which opened a new era of martial arts, and he became the head of Shaw Brothers. one.
Yue Hua is known as the "thousand-faced niche". From Hu Jinquan and Chang Cheh, to Li Hanxiang and Chu Yuan, to Cheng Gang, Luo Wei, Bao Xueli, Gui Zhihong, etc., Shaw Brothers directors have basically collaborated with them all , martial arts films, literary films, horror films, there is nothing he cannot act in.
html took a break from acting for a while in the late 1990s, but he couldn't keep his acting gene alive. He joined TVB in 2007 and came back to film again. After
came back, his acting skills became even more seasoned. He could play the extremely wealthy He Feng in "The Jewel", he could also control the kind-hearted Jiang Qiao in "The Heroine", and of course, he could also control the domineering side in "The Heroine: The Sea of Loyalty". The "Army Master" has three thousand disciples in Dongtai, and he is not afraid of anyone.
Yue Hua was very popular with girls in that era. He had an emotional entanglement with Zheng Peipei and was chased by the writer Yi Shu, but he finally chose Tian Ni. The two went hand in hand for decades, but it was a pity that Yue Hua took the first step. , passed away in 2018.
02, "Zuo Lengchan" Chen Honglie (1943-2009)
Chen Honglie had a relatively high starting point. In his first film, he participated in King Hu's "The Drunken Man" and became popular with the villain role of "Jade Faced Tiger".
Although Yue Hua was not beaten in the play, off-screen, the "love triangle" between him, Yue Hua and Zheng Peipei ended with his victory. (Jin Yanzi also looks at appearance)
Love comes quickly but disappears just as quickly. Although Chen Honglie is handsome, he is also quite romantic and was later dumped by Zheng Peipei.
was frustrated in love but successful in his career. During his years at Shaw Brothers, Chen Honglie starred in box-office blockbusters such as "The Sword Girl", "Heroes", "The Black and White Umbrella" and " One Man in Charge ", and his popularity further increased.
While his career was going smoothly, Chen Honglie met Pan Yingzi, a popular actress who was later known as the "Eternal Enchantress" in 1971. The two quickly fell in love and got married.
After getting married, Pan Yingzi gave up her flourishing acting career and fully supported her husband Chen Honglie. Chen Honglie also successfully founded his own film company.
It is a pity that Pan Yingzi paid the wrong money after all. Chen Honglie had been drinking for a long time and kept a lover. Eventually, the two divorced in 1979. Chen Honglie, who was known as a "heartless man", also suffered setbacks in his career.
gave up acting and worked in business for a while, but with little effect. He returned to TVB in 1995 and filmed a series of dramas well-known to the audience, such as Lu Songxian's version of " Swordsman " Zuo Lengchan, Sun Qinghua in "Golden Branch Desire".
In addition, he is also the Bai Boss in "Young King", Bai Liang in "Ma Yongzhen", and Bai Mei in "Young Hero Fang Shiyu", all of which are beautiful childhood memories of many people.
Regrettably, on November 24, 2009, during the filming of the TV series "Beat My Own People", Chen Honglie died of a heart attack and died at the age of 66.
03, "one of the Shaw Brothers Five Tigers" Luo Lie (1938-2002)
Luo Lie, Wang Yu, Zheng Lei, Zhang Yi and Xie Yuan, are also known as the Shaw Brothers Five Tigers.
Luo Lie is also the first generation disciple of Chang Cheh, but he can only be regarded as a half disciple because he is often borrowed by other directors for filming.
He has a temperament that is both good and evil. He can become a hero or a tyrant in a second.
html mostly appeared in Chang Cheh's movies in the 160s. In the 1970s, he partnered with Wang Yu in " Dragon Tiger Fight ", which pioneered boxing and kung fu movies. He starred in ", the best punch in the world, ", which was the first Shaw Brothers film to be released in North America. Big selling video.
In the Gu Long novel film shot by Chu Yuan, he and Di Long, Er Dongsheng and others built a world together.
After Shaw Brothers fell into disrepute, Luo Lie, who was capable of playing and acting, was still thriving in Taiwan.
htmlIn the late 1980s, he joined ATV and continued to work in the field of TV dramas. He also supported He Jiajin, Yin Tianzhao and others.
Luo Lie's acting career is extremely brilliant, but his off-screen life is often criticized. He has been married four times in total, and because of a woman, he was called a "scumbag".
In 1988, Luo Lie brought actress Le Yun to Hong Kong and deceived Le Yun into becoming his lover even though he already had a family.
After the incident was revealed, Luo Lie used the performance opportunity as a temptation and continued to let Le Yun be his lover. Later, under the nagging of her mother and pressure from all parties, Le Yun finally committed suicide, and the title of "scumbag" followed him until his death.
04, "The successor of Bruce Lee " Fu Sheng (1954-1983)
Among all the movie stars in Shaw Brothers, the most regrettable one is undoubtedly Fu Sheng. The Hong Kong kung fu superstar who was once hailed as the "successor of Bruce Lee" died young at the age of only 29, which is deeply saddening.
Although Fu Sheng was born into a wealthy family, he was naughty and dropped out of school early. So when he was a teenager, under the operation of his father Zhang Renlong, he was dragged by director Zhang Che to work as a porter on the set. In order to temper him, Even after he joined the Shaw Brothers actor training class, he was still assigned to work as a porter.
However, Fu Sheng seems to be naturally interested in acting. Not only is he not angry, but he is enjoying it.
But he was a wealthy man after all. After Bruce Lee passed away in 1973, Shaw Brothers and Chang Cheh immediately decided to make Fu Sheng "Bruce Lee's successor". If you say that this decision has nothing to do with Fu Sheng's father, I don't believe it.
Fu Sheng has a handsome appearance and strong skills. In 1974, he starred in 6 movies including "Hong Xiguan and Fang Saiyu" and "Hong Quan and Wing Chun". His flexible skills quickly won the love of the audience.
Later, with the popularity of movies such as "Nezha" and "The Five Shaolin Ancestors", he was gradually called "Bruce Lee's successor".
In addition to his great career success, Fu Sheng also fell in love at first sight with the then "Big Lung Singer" Jenny , and staged a beautiful scene of "a talented man and a beautiful woman".
Unfortunately, beautiful love always comes with a sad ending. On July 6, 1983, Fu Sheng was involved in a car accident on his way to the Clear Water Bay studio. A generation of kung fu superstars fell from the sky.
05, "Wei Xiaobao" Wang Yu (1955-2008)
Speaking of Fu Sheng's untimely death, one person has to be mentioned, that is his good friend Wang Yu, who was also a Shaw Brothers movie star.
When you hear the name Wang Yu, you may think of Wang Yu, the "One-Armed Sword King" who passed away recently. They are indeed related, but they are not relatives. Instead, Shaw Brothers saw that Wang Yu looked similar to Wang Yu and wanted him to regain Wang Yu's glory, so he changed his stage name to Wang Yu.
And Wang Yu did not disappoint Shaw Brothers. In 1973, he quickly became famous with "Northern Rouge" and became the godson of Li Hanxiang, one of the four major directors of Shaw Brothers.
With the operation of his godfather Li Hanxiang and his master Liu Jialiang, Wang Yu's acting career began to advance by leaps and bounds. He starred in many movies such as "Lu Acai and Huang Feihong", "Hong Xiguan", "The Deer and the Cauldron", and with "神" "Hit " became an instant hit and became the "most promising" martial arts student of Shaw Brothers recognized at the time.
And just when Wang Yu was about to enter the peak period of his career, an accident happened. On July 6, 1983, Wang Yu was involved in a car accident while driving with Fu Sheng to the Clear Water Bay studio.
After the car accident, everyone thought that Wang Yu had killed Fu Sheng, and he himself fell into deep self-blame. After this incident, Wang Yu's career plummeted, and he even became addicted to gambling and drugs. Not only did he owe a huge foreign debt, his mental state also deteriorated, and he was arrested and imprisoned many times for violent acts.
On May 15, 2008, Wang Yu unfortunately passed away at the age of 53 with guilt for his friends.
06, "Hong Kong Film Eternal Goddess" Lin Dai (1934-1964)
As a movie kingdom that has been glorious for decades, Shaw Brothers not only has movie kings, but also movie queens. Lin Dai was the best actress among Shaw Brothers' Best Actress, holding four Best Actress honors. Unfortunately, she died at the age of 30, and this was mainly related to her character.
Lin Dai was born into a well-known family. Although she experienced war and lived in poverty for two years, she soon entered the entertainment industry with her beauty. Two years after entering the entertainment industry, she starred in "" directed by Yan Jun Cuicui " became an instant hit.
It can be said that Lin Dai is like a flower growing in a greenhouse, proud and sensitive, which also paved the way for her subsequent tragedy.
In 1957, Lin Dai won the 4th Asian Best Actress for her movie "Golden Lotus" and was subsequently poached by Shaw Brothers. In Shaw Brothers, she has won multiple Best Actress trophies with classic films such as "Diao Chan", "Jiangshan Beauty", "A Thousand Beauty", "无情", etc. So far, she is also the only four-year-old 1st Asian Best Actress.
In 1957, Lin Dai chose to study at Columbia University, where she met her husband, Long Shengxun, the son of Wang Longyun of Yunnan, and they got married quickly.
It is a pity that Long Shengxun is a playboy. The unhappy marriage put Lin Dai under tremendous pressure. Coupled with the pressure from Lingbo and other rising stars, the proud and sensitive Lin Dai actually chose to commit suicide by taking pills. At the age of 30 He passed away at the age of 18.
07, "classical beauty" Leti (1937-1968)
The beautiful and unfortunate Shaw Brothers actresses include not only Lin Dai, but also Leti.
Lotte was not at Shaw Brothers at the beginning, but at Great Wall Pictures. However, she did not become popular at Great Wall, and it was not until she switched to Shaw Brothers that she saw a turn for the better. After
switched to Shaw Brothers, Lotte was appreciated by Li Hanxiang, one of the four major directors, and became his favorite heroine.
With the appreciation of Director Li, Leti's career began to flourish, and she starred in classic movies such as "The Rejuvenation of the Mighty Hand", "The Legend of Sons and Daughters", " A Chinese Ghost Story ", " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai ".
Especially "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" brought Leti to the peak of her career, and she won the Best Actress trophy for her role as Zhu Yingtai.
However, Leti's love and career did not blossom. Just when Leti's career was booming, her boyfriend Gao Yuan was pried away by her best friend Chen Sisi.
Leti was very sad after losing her love. At this time, actor Chen Hou, who was also from Shanghai, broke into Leti's world, and the two quickly fell in love.
Although Chen Hou already had a family at that time, Leti didn't care at all. Even though her grandmother strongly opposed it, Leti resolutely married Chen Hou.
It's a pity that Chen Hou could find Leti while he had a family, and he could naturally find someone else. Five years later, because Chen Hou had been having an affair with someone outside for a long time, the two finally divorced.
After the divorce, Leti began to work in the business, and jointly founded Golden Eagle Pictures with her brother. Unfortunately, things did not go well in love and the business did not go well, and Leti lost everything.
In 1968, just when Leti was ready to make a comeback, she died of cardiac shock caused by the side effects of sleeping pills.
08, " Baby Queen " Li Jing (1948-2018)
In 2018, Li Jing died alone in her rental house. A generation of Shaw Brothers stars and Asian movie queens ended their controversial lives. After
died, it was his friend Lin Qingxia who paid for Li Jing to be buried. As a former superstar, why did he end up like this?
Li Jing has been lively and cheerful since she was a child, and she likes acting. Therefore, she joined the Shaw Brothers Southern Experimental Theater Company at the age of 14 despite her family's objections.
Li Jing, who entered Shaw Brothers, quickly gained the favor of the big boss Run Run Shaw . She starred in the movie " Fish Beauty " and won the Best Actress at the Asian Film Festival for this drama, and also won the title of "Baby Queen" .
Immediately afterwards, she filmed "The West Chamber", "The Iron Head Emperor", etc., and gradually became the leading actress of Shaw Brothers. In addition, it is said that she was once spotted by the big boss Run Run Shaw and often visited Shao's house. At that time, Li Jing was at the height of her popularity in the Hong Kong film industry.
However, there are only rumors about Li Jing and Run Run Shaw's affair, and there is no real news. Later, Li Jing got together with Lei Juehua, the son of Hong Kong's wealthy Lei family, and spent money to buy a mansion as her wedding home.
Just when Li Jing and Lei Juehua were planning to get married, Lei Juehua suddenly died of a heart attack. Li Jing was hit hard, and her works began to decrease year by year.
Before she could recover from the death of her boyfriend, her mother suddenly passed away at the age of 35. This made Li Jing completely depressed and she became addicted to gambling. She eventually lost everything and died in a rented house.
09, "The Girl with a Thousand Faces" Jing Li (1945-2017)
After reading this, you may have a feeling that all Shaw Brothers actresses are trapped in love. However, there are exceptions, and Jing Li is one of them.
Unlike many Shaw Brothers stars whose family background is not very good, Jing Li was born into an acting family. Her father Jing Miao was a famous Shaw Brothers actor herself. Her family was well off and harmonious. Jing Li was raised to be a "proud daughter of heaven" since she was a child. ".
Although she came from an acting family, Jing Li did not become an actress at first, but went to college. But later, because her appearance was too outstanding, she was forcefully dragged over by Shaw Brothers to test the waters.
This test doesn’t matter. With her outstanding appearance and serious attitude towards acting, Ching Li quickly gained recognition from directors and audiences. In 1968, Ching Li became the first director in Hong Kong with her starring role in "云ni" The darling of the film, she also won a "Special Award for the Most Promising Actress". The huge success of
made Jing Li decide to continue on this road. In Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s, the mainstream film genres changed several times. From martial arts to gambling films to comedies, Ching Li was able to handle them with ease and could be called a girl with a thousand faces.
People in the entertainment industry can never get rid of emotional topics, and Jing Li is no exception. Jing Li has had scandals with many directors, but she never bothered to respond.
She also experienced divorce, but she was not affected by it. Instead, she concentrated on acting and being herself coolly.
This can be said to be rare among the Shaw Brothers actresses who are trapped in love. On December 9, 2017, Jing Li, a first-generation Shaw Brothers star, passed away at the age of 72.
10 "Forever Superstar" Li Lihua (1924-2017)
The reason why Li Lihua is put at the end is not because she is not famous, but because she is too famous.
Strictly speaking, she cannot be completely regarded as a Shaw Brothers star. Shaw Brothers is just a stroke of her glorious life.
Li Lihua was born in Shanghai in 1924, and went to Beijing to study Peking Opera at the age of 12. In 1940, Li Lihua returned to Shanghai and joined Shanghai Yihua Film Company, directly competing with the famous and Zhou Xuan , and there was no winner or loser.
This made Li Lihua quickly become popular and was hailed as the "Lightning Star" by many people. She starred in more than a dozen films such as "The Cause of Laughter", "A Thousand Miles Away", and "The Invisible Woman".
In addition to her good acting skills, Li Lihua also has excellent interpersonal skills. She regards Du Yuesheng, the leader of the Qinggang , as her godfather, and she has also won the favor of the Wang Puppet regime.
However, it was precisely for this reason that she starred in " Harue's Legacy ", which beautified Japan, which became a stain in her life. But it did not prevent her from becoming the most popular star in Shanghai at that time.
In 1948, Li Lihua left Shanghai and went south to Hong Kong. Because the leftist film companies were gaining momentum in Hong Kong at that time, Li Lihua chose to side with the leftists, saying "to be a people's film worker." Therefore, Li Lihua received a large number of performance opportunities from left-wing film companies.
However, in 1953, Hong Kong movies turned to the right, and Li Lihua quickly overturned her previous remarks and turned to the right.
We don’t comment much on Li Lihua’s acting style, but Li Lihua did make a huge contribution to the development of Hong Kong movies. Later, Li Hanxiang, one of the four major directors of Shaw Brothers, was promoted by her.
During her time at Shaw Brothers, she starred in films such as "Concubine Yang" and "Wu Zetian" which were very popular. She was a queen with a strong aura.
In 1978, Li Lihua announced her retirement from acting. After her retirement, she had a very good attitude and knew how to enjoy life, so she lived a long life. On March 20, 2017, a generation of superstar Li Lihua passed away at the age of 93.
The Shaw Brothers movie kingdom has become history, and the superstars of Shaw Brothers have also left us. Looking at today's domestic film market, do you have any nostalgia for them? (Written by: Xi Chuangxue)
