Poster of "Silver Gun in Blue Blood"
God knows how many weird movies I've watched.
"Blue Blood Washes Silver Gun", a 1979 Taiwanese martial arts film, based on Gu Long's novel of the same name. Directed by Tian Peng, starring Tian Peng and Tian He. The supporting cast is very strong: Wang Ping, Long Jun'er, Meng Fei, Zong Hua, Chen Xing, Qin Pei, King Kong, Yi Yuan, Shi Zhongtian, Tang Wei...
Cologne
Disclaimer in advance: Fu Fat has not read this novel. When I was young, I was also obsessed with Jin Yong and Gu Long, and I thought those heroes in the book were handsome, cool, and awesome; now I want to come, but Erl. My impression of martial arts novels is similar to Wang Shuo's: the plot is repetitive, the writing is verbose, it is always a fight when you meet, a sentence can be clearly said, and no one can kill anyone, when it comes to the time of death, it falls from the world to a blocker, all the characters have some random deep hatred ...
Dillon
Or back to the movies. There are many movies based on Gu Long's novels, the most famous of which should be produced by "Shaw" and the combination of "Chu Yuan + Dillon". Films such as "Tianya Mingyue Knife", "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", "Chu Liuxiang", "Xiao Shiyilang" and other films, with far-reaching artistic conceptions and exquisite pictures, not only set off a boom in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industry, but also ushered in the second spring of Dillon's career.
Tian Peng
In fact, there is also a team of centaurs in Taiwan, which is known for shooting martial arts films based on Gu Long's novels. One of the representative figures is today's protagonist - Tian Peng. Tian Peng and Dillon have one port and one station, and the king does not see the king. He played many heroic figures and was a well-deserved martial arts student in the Taiwanese film industry in the 1970s and 1980s.
Tian Peng, born in Qingdao in 1945, grew up in Taiwan. In 1966, he was admitted to the Federal Corporation, and served as a field reporter in Hu Jinquan's "Dragon Gate Inn" and made a small cameo appearance. Later, in another work directed by Hu Jinquan, "Chivalrous Woman", in addition to playing roles, he also served as an assistant director and assistant editor, which laid the foundation for his future directing career. Unfortunately, the film "Heroine" was ill-fated and did not release until 1971.
A Generation of Sword Kings
Tian Peng's first film was 1968's "A Generation of Sword Kings," directed by Guo Nanhong. When "Dragon Gate Inn" set off a boom in martial arts films in Taiwan, Guo Nanhong, who has always shot literary and art films, changed his style and began to get involved in the field of martial arts films. He boldly used Tian Peng, a newcomer in the film industry at the time, as the first male lead, and matched with Shangguan Lingfeng, who emerged in "Dragon Gate Inn", and the result was a blockbuster. This box office martial arts film made Guo Nanhong the third "million director" in the Hong Kong film market after Zhang Che and Hu Jinyi, and the film also became one of the representative works of Taiwan's Chinese martial arts films.
Lover's Tears
Tian Peng, who tasted the sweetness, did not plunge into the ocean of martial arts films, but starred in a romantic film directed by Li Xing, "Lover's Tears", which also won the Most Promising Male Star Award at the Special Awards of the Seventh Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards in 1969. The film did not have a long reputation, but the theme song of the same name was popular all over the country and was sung for decades.
"Nanxia Zhan Zhao"
In 1974, Tian Peng ushered in the peak of his career. In the TV series "Bao Qingtian", Tian Peng played the personable Nanxia Zhan Zhao. This drama became a hit, and Tian Peng also established the status of a martial arts star. He established the "Tian Brothers" and the "Gaosheng Film Company" and began to promote his younger brother Tian He. Since then, the names of the two brothers have often lined up together and fought side by side in the film world. In 1975, Tian Peng still remembered the character of Zhan Zhao, and wrote and directed his own film "Nanxia Zhan Zhao".
Assassin
"Fragrant Sword Rain", "Bai Yujing"
In the next two years, except for "Assassin", which was starred by the original team of "Chivalrous Girl", Tian Peng had no works that could be handed. Until 1977, Tian Peng starred in two films adapted from Gu Long's novels, "Fragrant Sword Rain" and "Bai Yujing", and since then officially opened his "hero" road. Both films are directed by the famous Taiwanese director Li Jia. It is worth mentioning that the assistant director of "Fragrant Sword Rain" and the screenwriter of "Bai Yujing" is Yu Jieping, who made the famous "Hitchhiking" a few years later.
"The Damn Little Party"
After that, Tian Peng successively starred in many martial arts films such as "Xiao Shiyilang", "Linglong Jade Hand Sword Linglong", "Legend of Folding Sword", "Blue Blood Washing Silver Gun", "Fateful Little Fang", "Jade Sword Fragrance", "The Sound of Knives in wind chimes" and so on. Some of these films are changed from the original work of Gu Long, some are written by Gu Long himself, and some are written by Gu Long at the behest of others, in short, they all have something to do with Gu Long. During this period, Tian Peng's most common partners were Zhang Pengyi, Bao Xueli, Zhang Ling, and so on.
"Cold Mountain Flying Fox"
"The Three Famous Catchers"
"Ghost Soldier"
In addition to interpreting Gu Long's works, Tian Peng also shot some other films, such as "Butterfly No Shadow", "Cold Mountain Flying Fox", "Three Famous Catchers", etc., all of which are the image of the heroes. Although these films have nothing to do with cologne, they all carry a little bit of cologne style. In addition, Tian Peng has also starred in a small number of fashion action films and comedies, but both in quality and word of mouth, it is far inferior to his martial arts films. It can be seen that the image of the "great hero" has made him a success and also limited him; on the other hand, in addition to martial arts films and literary films, other types of films in the Taiwan film industry are indeed a bit unhandled.
"Water Margin"
In 1984, Tian Peng wrote and directed his own "Water Margin", which was his last film.
Furious Sword Wild Flower
After that, Tian Peng returned to the TV circle and starred in the TV series "Furious Sword Crazy Flower". It is worth mentioning that in this drama, there is also Wang Yu, whose appearance has completely collapsed. Probably tired of being a hero, in 1986, Tian Peng directed and wrote the "History of Wulin", he handed over the male protagonist to Meng Fei, and he retreated behind the scenes. These two TV series are both gulong works.
"A Generation of Famous Ministers Fan Zhongyun"
In 1989, Tian Peng starred in the TV series "A Generation of Famous Ministers Fan Zhongyun". The drama was filmed to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Fan Zhongyan's birth. Tian Peng no longer fights and kills, but interprets Fan Wenzheng's life of high wind and bright festivals and bowing with calm acting skills. After that, Tian Peng withdrew from the film and television circle. A generation of heroes, thus retreated.
Meng Fei, Tian He, Zong Hua, Tian Peng
Tian Peng, Tian He
Shi Zhongtian, Yi Yuan, Chen Xing, Qin Pei
Having said all that, I still need to briefly introduce the movie "Blue Blood Wash Silver Gun". As a martial arts masterpiece directed and performed by Tian Peng, this film can be described as the essence of Gu Long. Everyone was holding their breath and talking, taking tones, yin and yang, and there was no normal person. A big conspiracy is shrouded from beginning to end, but the ending is sloppy and unreasonable. The atmosphere in the first half is very good, and the final fight is too much, diluting the dramatic effect. Although the two brothers Tian Peng and Tian He are agile, they use too many substitutes.
Wang Ping, Fan Ling, Hao Manli, Qin Meng, Jin Bo, Lin Yiwa, Long Jun'er
The biggest advantage of this film is that the actresses are beautiful. Fan Ling, Wang Ping, Long Jun'er, Hao Manli, Lin Yiwa, Jin Bo, Qin Meng, these well-known actresses in Taiwan are all prosperous and have their own styles. In addition, this film is quite literary and artistic, whether it is a character image or a prop set, it seems to be very careful. Plum blossoms, sunsets, small bridges, flowing water, the set of each scene is closely integrated with the plot; the costumes of the characters are not as complicated and exaggerated as some martial arts dramas at present, but are simple and fit and in line with the characteristics of the characters.
In the end, I still can't help but complain: the most wronged person in this film is not Ma Rulong, nor Is it Tie Zhentian, but the daughter of Lady Jasper, who was killed by her father! Later, I checked the information and learned that this was not the case in the original work.
All in all, this film is still worth watching, and friends who like Gu Long and Tian Peng should not miss it.
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