Cheng Xiaodong
Hong Kong's famous director and action director Cheng Xiaodong is famous for his high-end and elegant freehand martial arts style. Under his camera, relying on editing, wires and stand-in, many big stars who do not know how to kung fu also filmed the feeling of a martial arts master.
If you think that Cheng Xiaodong only knows these fancy tricks, then you are very wrong. This is just an innovative strategy he thought about when he was in a dilemma in traditional martial arts films. In fact, his basic skills are very solid.
Cheng Gang
"The Drunken Man"
Cheng Xiaodong is the son of the famous director Cheng Gang. He grew up on the set and graduated from Tangdy's Oriental Drama School. At the age of thirteen, he played "The Drunken Hero" with his fellow brothers such as Mars and Xu Zhongxin . At the age of thirteen, he served as a martial arts director in "Hidden Hero " directed by his father Cheng Gang.
Cheng Xiaodong
Cheng Xiaodong grew from Dragon Tiger Martial Artsman step by step to an internationally renowned action director. His achievements as a director are obvious to all. Have you ever seen the kung fu movies he starred in?
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Cheng Xiaodong starred in only a handful of kung fu films. " out of the cage " in 1979 is his representative work. The film is produced by " Shaw Brothers ", directed by Rome, starring Cheng Xiaodong, Hou Chaosheng and Guan Feng. The martial arts directors are Cheng Xiaodong and Liang Xiaoxiong (pseudonym Xiong Guang).
Guan Feng and Hou Chaosheng
It is worth mentioning that Hou Chaosheng also served as the martial arts consultant of this film.
hou Chaosheng
hou Chaosheng has an unforgettable face, and his wide cheeks are extremely stolen. This appearance is obviously not conducive to his development in the film and television industry, but he originally did not have the intention to do so.
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People cannot behave like a person. Hou Chaosheng was specially invited as a "martial arts consultant", so he naturally had two tricks. In fact, he is the seventh generation successor of authentic Tongbeiquan and the apprentice of Sun Zhenhuan , the master of Tongbeiquan . Another movie he starred in "Shaw Brothers" "The Five Tigers of Tangshan" is also related to Tongbeiquan.
Cheng Xiaodong
Hou Chaosheng
Hou Chaosheng
The film starring Cheng Xiaodong is "Tongwang Water and Fire, Tongwang Chain, Tongwang Strike Hang" by Professor Hou Chaosheng. However, some experts pointed out that Cheng Xiaodong did not fight the authentic Tongbeiquan, but added the Peking Opera monkey opera action to the Beipai Changquan . Hou Chaosheng’s so-called “Drunk Ape” is likely to be following the trend of “ Drunk Boxing ” by Jackie Chan .
Cheng Xiaodong
Cheng Xiaodong, Guan Feng, Hou Chaosheng
The film tells the story of the grudge between Tongbeimen and the Black Tiger Gang. Wei Cong, played by Cheng Xiaodong, was accidentally involved in this dispute. After practicing martial arts with his senior brother Zhou Lun (played by Hou Chaosheng), and finally defeated Tong Heifeng (played by Guan Feng) who was chasing them all the way.
The story of this film is simple, and the whole story is about fighting and fighting. When you grab a seat, you have to beat the shackles, you have to beat the steamed buns, you have to fight with enemies along the way, and you have to fight with a fallen woman when you go to a kiln. I didn't feel tired yet, and I had an extra scene of playing the club for no reason.
Jiang Yulan, Cheng Xiaodong
Huang Weiwei, Cheng Xiaodong
Huang Yulan and Huang Weiwei, the two actresses, seem to have a dance skills.
This film follows the popular and humorous fighting route, but both jokes and acting skills are a bit awkward. Fortunately, Cheng Xiaodong showed his excellent qualities as a Peking Opera martial artist, thrusting and jumping, and very flexible. But when it comes to the ruthlessness of boxing, Hou Chaosheng is slightly better. Guan Feng must have worked hard as well.
At this time, Cheng Xiaodong still followed the traditional martial arts design style, with each move and every move is well organized. This kind of fighting method of counterattacking is very good at martial arts skills. The disadvantage is that the traces of the tricks are serious and the pace is too slow. Cheng Xiaodong probably realized this problem, and coupled with the rampant Kung Fu movies in the early Republic of China at that time, he had already begun to think about the way to break through.
"Famous Sword"
"Life and Death"
1980, in "Famous Sword" directed by "New Wave" director Tan Jiaming , Cheng Xiaodong has begun to try to add the "Flying Immortals from the Sky" style of aerial moves. In 1983, Cheng Xiaodong took the lead in directing "Life and Death" for the first time, and finally let go of his hands and feet, ignored the principles of mechanics, and used rapid editing and high-altitude steel wire to show a refreshing and imaginative poetic martial arts style, refreshing the audience, and also creating a new situation in martial arts films.
"A Chinese Ghost Story"
"Oriental Unbeaten"
"The Three Heroes of the East"
"New Dragon Inn"
"Heroes"
Afterwards, Cheng Xiaodong complemented and contributed many classic works to us.
Cheng Xiaodong, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, Liu Jialiang
Due to Cheng Xiaodong's outstanding achievements, he is known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Hong Kong Martial Arts Command together with Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung and Liu Jialiang. To this day, Cheng Xiaodong, who is nearly 70 years old, is still active in the film industry. He created an aesthetic action guidance style, innovated the shooting methods of martial arts films, and witnessed the development of the entire Hong Kong action film. There is no doubt that Cheng Xiaodong's contribution to the movie is worthy of the title of "action master".
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