He is the sinister and vicious Zuo Lengchan in "Laughing proud of the jianghu", the domineering Genghis Khan in "A Generation of Heavenly Pride Genghis Khan", or the old Yang in "Old Beast".
However, on December 12, their actor Tu Men died of esophageal cancer at the age of 61. Hui Yinghong, Huang Xuan, Cheng Qingsong and other artists in the circle learned of the bad news and sent blogs to mourn, sighing "can't believe it, it's hard to accept"
Just last month, Tu also participated in the variety show "Director Please Advise", in the short film "Sale", he played the old father who avenged his son, and in the previously released film "Wuhai", he played the father of the heroine.
Tu has created many tough guy characters on the screen, and under the screen, Tu's own life style is also quite tough. At the award ceremony, Tu Men once said: "Good evening, everyone, it is a special honor to come to Taiwan again as an award guest, this time to see many familiar faces, contact with many new faces, meet a lot of new friends, I feel that the two sides of the strait are close." ”
Born in 1960 in the Hulunbuir Steppe of Inner Mongolia, Tu Men loved horseback riding as a child, and his ambition was to become a soldier and defend his family and the country.
However, in 1966, a cultural movement spread to the grasslands, and many intellectuals were sent to hulunbuir to work. Zhiqing brought a variety of novel villain books and manuscripts to the children on the grassland, such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "A Pair of Embroidered Shoes".
From the mouth of Zhiqing, Tu learned about big cities, art, drama, literature... These novel things, Tu people listened to it and remembered it, and since then, he has had an artistic dream in his heart. In 1977, the college entrance examination system was restored. Tu Men applied for the Shanghai Theater Academy and became the first batch of Inner Mongolia students to enroll in the theater orientation.
As children who grew up on horseback, Tu was quite heroic in his performances. During a Shakespearean play, his real sword really sparked, and the fencing did not know how many were broken, which made the audience's scalp tingle.
Also because of this "uniqueness", Tu has gradually become a "prairie man professional household" on the screen. In 1985, the 25-year-old Tu Men first starred in the film "Genghis Khan", in which he played General Zhele Contempt, and soon after, he played the pungent steppe man Balai in "Sad Brooke".
In 1997, The director of "A Generation of Genghis Khan", Seif Myris, approached Tu and invited him to play the real great genghis Khan in history.
The first time he played the emperor, the pressure on Tu was very great. He did a lot of desk work, and also specifically sought out historians from the Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences to consult Mongolian history and learn steppe culture.
Literary drama is done well, and martial arts drama does not dare to fall! During the filming process, Tu Men wore thick armor to shoot on the Xilin Gol grassland at more than 30 degrees below zero, and never cried bitterly.
With the efforts of the whole crew, "A Generation of Heavenly Glory Genghis Khan" received a lot of praise after its release, and Tu also won the "Golden Phoenix Award of the Performing Arts Society" to a higher level in his acting career.
In 2001, he starred in Zhang Jizhong's "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", in which he played Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Songshan Sect.
Zuo Lengchan is ambitious, calculating, bent on being a martial arts overlord, under the interpretation of Tu, Zuo Lengchan's cleverness, viciousness and viciousness have impressed the audience.
With the popularity of these works, Tu's acting career is getting better and better, and his fame is getting bigger and bigger. Surprisingly, after becoming famous, Tu Men chose to stay away from the circle and return to the grassland life.
Tu: "If I want to live in my favorite place, I will choose my hometown, blue sky and white clouds, and I can drive half an hour on the grassland." ”
When there is work, Tu stays in the crew to shoot, and when he is on vacation, Tu will herd cattle and ride horses on the grassland to accompany his family. For him, this is the best choice and life.
Tu Men is not a star, but an actor. Over the years, he has successively starred in film and television works such as "Zhu Yuanzhang", "Zhenguan Long Song", "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", and in 2017, he won the crown of the film emperor with "Old Beast", which was praised by everyone in the circle.
Today, the 61-year-old Tu has passed away, as a fan, Tu still has three films to be screened, "Up the Mountain", "Getaway" and "The Last Truth", which may be the last thought left for us.
Tu men were born in the prairie, returned to the prairie, and spent their lives indifferent to fame and fortune and love freedom. Goodbye Genghis Khan, goodbye Zuo Lengchan, goodbye old beast, may you be free in another world, forever galloping on the vast grassland.