In the 1960s and 1970s, it was the most brilliant time of Hong Kong cinema, especially the popularity of kung fu stars, and we are familiar with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and so on. There are also some film and television works played by martial arts stars, which are endlessly evocative, speaking of martial arts stars, do you remember the Shaw Five Tigers? Today I will understand with you about these five characters who were once famous all over the world, after too long, perhaps many people have the impression of the Five Tigers of Shao's has faded, it does not matter at this moment, let us open the memory of history together.
At that time, the five big stars who were famous at that time were Wang Yu, Luo Lie, Zheng Lei, Zhang Yi and Xie Yuan, and then they took stock of their situation one by one. The first is Wang Yu, known as the One-Armed Knife, named after his 1967 appearance in "One-Armed Knife", who was a disciple of Zhang Che, and Wang Yu was the first movie star of the new martial arts. During his lifetime, he starred in more than 60 martial arts films and participated in the production and production of more than 80 films.
In 1964, Shaw openly recruited actors, wang Yu was selected as the protagonist of "Tiger Hero Annihilation", and began his acting career from then on, and it was the jianghu qixia who achieved Wang Yu. In this drama, Wang Yu had the opportunity to emerge, and he did not use a stand-in throughout the whole process, and successfully completed various martial arts actions, which attracted much attention as such an opportunity, so that he was recorded in the annals of history. Subsequently, Wang Yu shined in the pioneering work of the new martial arts "One-Armed Knife", in which Wang Yu played the one-armed knife Fang Gang, which was very popular with the audience.
At that time, the film was a big hit, and the income exceeded one million yuan, and Wang Yu began to catch fire and became a well-known martial arts star. After this, Wang Yu participated in many martial arts films, with protagonists and supporting roles, played villain roles, in short, various attempts, Wang Yu's last participation in a drama was the 2013 horror film "Lost Soul", and now the 74-year-old Wang Yu has attracted an old age. The second is Luo Lie, born in Indonesia on June 29, 1938, died on November 2, 2002, Luo Lie is a classic villain in martial arts films, he is also a disciple of Zhang Che, Luo Lie is not surnamed Luo, his original name was Wang Lida.
The first debut is Zhang Che's "Butterfly Cup", in his martial arts career in many martial arts films, people who know him know that the innate appearance advantage gives Luo Lie the best conditions to play the villain, so the villain role was once locked by him. The partner at the time was Dillon, and people watching Shaw's films often said that when they saw Ro lie appear, they knew who the last boss was, and he must have died at the hands of Dillon. In fact, luo lie's Bole in addition to Zhang Che and Chu Yuan, both of them are very recognized by Luo Lie's acting skills, Luo Lie has acted in many martial arts films in Chu Garden.
For example, "Tianya Mingyue Knife", "White Jade Tiger", "Wanhua Washing Sword", "Mingyue Sword Snow Night Annihilation" and so on. Luo Lie's love scene is also as vigorous as the martial arts film, because Kanaya Zangjiao caused Le Yun to commit suicide, resulting in the late festival of not being able to be scolded as a scumbag, and died of illness in 2002. The third is Zheng Lei, bodybuilding Zheng Lei has developed muscles, he plays most of the strong men in the movie, but also the identity of most supporting roles, he starred with Wang Yu and Luo Lie, Zhang Che's first martial arts film "Tiger Hero Annihilation" in "One-Armed Knife", "Border City Three Heroes", "One-Armed Knife King", "Iron Hand Ruthless" and other action films as supporting roles.
Zheng Lei is also the first generation of Zhang Che's disciples, although there is no great popularity, but as Zhang Che's disciple status is not bad, in the funeral of master Zhang Che, he is also treated as a disciple, and now Zheng Lei is as high as 74 years old, and has been gone for many years. The fourth is Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, formerly known as Zhang Boxian, is a native of Huizhou, Guangdong, who has received eight years of extremely scientific training at the Taiwan Fuxing Drama School, specializing in the old life of literature and martial arts, so his skills are naturally out of the question.
In addition, Zhang Yi has also practiced taekwondo, Aikido, and karate, which is enough to be regarded as a kung fu master, and after entering Shaw's, with his appearance advantages, he played the protagonist as soon as he debuted. After starring in "Soul Hunting Bell" directed by Yue Feng, he became famous, and later participated in many plays such as "Excalibur Earthquake", "Golden Sword of Death", "Shandong Xiangma", "Iron Palm Whirlwind Leg", "Nemesis", "Golden Luohan", "Golden Gambler", "Hero List", "Black Dragon Society" and so on.
He once played the role of Gongsun Zhi, the lord of the Valley of Absolute Love, in "Divine Eagle Hero", and also left a very deep impression on the audience. Zhang Yi is now 73 years old and has made a cameo role in a movie in 2012. The fifth is Xie Yuan, Xie Yuan died young and jealous of the talent, in 1977 he left the world at only 32 years old, he had cooperated with Bruce Lee in "Game of Death", and also starred in too many works such as "Half a Pound and Eight Twos", "One-Armed Knife", "Eight Gate Sect" and other works, carefully inventorying the Shao Five Tigers of that year, Luo Lie and Xie Yuan have died for many years, and Wang Yu, Zhang Yi, and Zheng Lei are also more than 70 years old, and I also hope that they will be happy in their old age!