On the morning of April 5, Wang Yu, a generation of martial arts superstars known as the "one-armed knife king", died of illness in Zhenxing Hospital, and died peacefully of respiratory failure at the age of 80.
The news was confirmed by her daughter Wang Xinping, who wrote on the social platform: "I am very sad to tell everyone that our beloved father, Mr. Wang Yu, died peacefully at the age of 80 in the morning of April 5 at the Zhenxing Hospital after six years of fighting with the disease. My father was a man of morality and valued his friends. On and off the screen, his life is a chivalrous style of iron zhengzheng, and his life is brilliant. With a feeling of reluctance, we will always miss my father. I also believe that his one-armed knife, the handsome hero image, will forever exist in the history of the film and the hearts of fans.
Wang Yu has been in the film for more than 40 years and can be described as a legend in the film industry. Born in 1943, when he studied at the Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, he won swimming competitions, and he also liked to play strenuous sports such as horseback riding and racing, which laid the foundation for his future martial arts star. He has shot hundreds of martial arts films in his lifetime, becoming the first martial arts film star in the new martial arts century.
In 1964, he successfully ran for the male lead role in Shaw's "Tiger Fighter", which was well received after its broadcast. In 1967, director Zhang Chexiangzhong performed the movie "One-Armed Knife" and became popular, shaping the image of a hero with amazing martial arts, setting a new record for the Hong Kong film box office, breaking through the million yuan mark of a film, and also allowing Shaw to gain a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film circle.
At the same time, with this movie, he has the chief martial arts student of the 6th and 70s, and the film only relies on the left hand to play the knife, which is still a classic in the hearts of fans. In 2019, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th Golden Horse Film Awards.
Before Bruce Lee, Wang Yu was the highest paid and best-grossing martial arts star among Hong Kong stars. Later, he married Lin Cui, who was known as the student lover of the popular actress, and had a queen Xinping after marriage.
Perhaps influenced by his profession, he has a bold personality outside the play and has a chivalrous spirit. When he was young, he was involved in underworld disputes, and some of the things that happened between them were quite controversial, but he was a respected predecessor in the film industry.
In his later years, his physical condition deteriorated worse, he suffered frequent strokes and was paralyzed, he underwent two craniotomys, and since 2016, he has been recuperating in the hospital, unwilling to be disturbed by the outside world.
In 2019, when the fourth brother Xie Xian came to Taiwan, he took time to visit Wang Yu in the hospital, and his daughter Wang Xinping was very moved. At that time, Wang Xinping also posted a photo of the fourth brother visiting the hospital, praising Xie Xian as a sentient and righteous elder.
Wang Yu and Lin Qingxia had a scandal, and later the man was afraid that his negative imagination would affect the jade girl, so he cut the mat and sat down.
For the aftermath, the children Wang Jialu Wang Xinping Wang Meiyi and others will discuss the farewell follow-up after the convergence, and at present, the 2nd sister Wang Jialu will mainly handle the aftermath.