When it comes to Lin Qingxia's name, I believe that audiences who like Hong Kong films are no strangers. Lin Qingxia, who used to be the goddess of literature and art on the screen, was once a high-profile goddess of literature and art. However, after Lin Qingxia met Tsui Hark, she began to become a frequent guest in martial arts films. In the Hong Kong film industry in the early 90s, martial arts-themed movies were all the rage, and Brigitte Lin also performed many classics on the screen. Today, we will take stock of Lin Qingxia's seven martial arts masterpieces for you.
1, "The Legend of the Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain" Release time: 1983
In 1983, Lin Qingxia went to Hong Kong to develop her acting career, and in this year she collaborated with Tsui Hark in "The Legend of the Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain", and this movie also became the first martial arts movie starring Lin Qingxia. In the film, Lin Qingxia's cold and glamorous temperament left a deep impression on many audiences, and the role of "Yaochi Xianbao" also became a screen classic under Lin Qingxia's interpretation. There are two versions of "The Legend of the Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain", and the original version of Tsui Hark is 126 minutes long, but in order to take care of the arrangement of the theater during the release, the original film was edited to 94 minutes, and the storyline has become a little chaotic because of the editing. It is recommended that you watch the international version of the film with 126 points, in fact, "The Legend of the Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain" is a story about time-traveling.
2, "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The East Wind is Undefeated" Release time: 1992
Speaking of 1992's "Smiling Proud Jianghu: Undefeated in the East", it can be described as a classic of Hong Kong-made martial arts films. In 1990, six directors, Tsui Hark, Hu Jinquan, Cheng Xiaodong, Li Huimin, Jin Yanghua, and Xu Anhua, joined forces to put Jin Yong's "Smiling Proud Jianghu" on the screen, and achieved good results, and the film has been praised as "the pioneering work of new martial arts films". In 1992, Tsui Hark cooperated with Cheng Xiaodong to create "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The Undefeated East", and Lin Qingxia was also invited to play the role of the Undefeated East in the film.
It is said that Jin Yong was very dissatisfied with Tsui Hark's adaptation, and he also made a special call to oppose Lin Qingxia as the undefeated East. But Tsui Hark was unmoved and insisted on the idea of letting Lin Qingxia play the undefeated East. Lin Qingxia's performance in "Undefeated in the East" did not disappoint Tsui Hark, and the film was well received by fans after its release. Lin Qingxia's undefeated Oriental has also become an unsurpassable character classic.
3, "New Dragon Gate Inn" release time: 1992
1992's "New Dragon Gate Inn" is also a martial arts masterpiece that has been well received by fans. As early as 1989, when he cooperated with Hu Jinquan to prepare "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Tsui Hark had the idea of remaking "Dragon Gate Inn". However, due to some coordination problems, the film was not released until 1992. The joint cooperation of Li Huimin, Tsui Hark, and Cheng Xiaodong has made this "New Dragon Gate Inn" the pinnacle of Hong Kong's new martial arts films, and Qiu Moyan played by Lin Qingxia also left a deep impression on many audiences.
It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of the preparation of "New Dragon Gate Inn", Qiu Moyan's original candidate was Michelle Yeoh, and Zhou Huaian's first choice was Jet Li. But with the change of character personnel, Zhou Huaian was finally played by Leung Jiahui, and Qiu Moyan's role was also given to Lin Qingxia. During the filming of the film, Lin Qingxia withdrew halfway due to injury. In order to complete the shooting, some of the later clips were completed by the stand-in Shi Yi. In the second half of the film, Qiu Moyan wore a veil when he appeared, just to prevent the audience from seeing the flaws.
4, "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" release time: 1993
In the face of the popularity of martial arts themes in the Hong Kong film industry in the early 90s, Yu Rentai also brought Liang Yusheng's "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" to the screen. As a martial arts film, when "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" was filmed, the original candidate for Lian Nishang was Michelle Yeoh, but due to schedule reasons, Michelle Yeoh could not appear in the film. After that, Yu Rentai found Lin Qingxia again. At first, Lin Qingxia was also a little hesitant to star in "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch", but after learning that she was working with Leslie Cheung, Lin Qingxia accepted the film contract. After the film was released, Lin Qingxia's "Lian Ni Dress" and Leslie Cheung's "Zhuo Yihang" have become classics on the screen.
5, "New Tianlong Babu: Tianshan Tong Ma" release time: 1994
With the well-received popularity of "Smiling Proud Jianghu: Undefeated in the East", many filmmakers have begun to make large-scale changes and recreations to some classic martial arts works. In 1994, with the support of Yongsheng Films, director Qian Yongqiang made a bold adaptation of Jin Yong's "Dragon Babu", and directed the filming of "New Tianlong Babu: Tianshan Tong Ma". It is worth mentioning that Zhang Tan, who served as the screenwriter for the film, is the screenwriter of the previous "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Undefeated in the East", and "Huang Feihong 2".
"New Tianlong Babu: Tianshan Tong Ma" is not inferior to "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The East is Undefeated" in terms of adaptation, and the cooperation of Gong Li, Lin Qingxia, and Zhang Min has also attracted the attention of many fans. In "New Tianlong Babu: Tianshan Tong Grandma", Lin Qingxia was invited to play the two roles of Li Qiushui and Li Canghai. The wonderful performance of one person playing two roles also made Lin Qingxia well received by many audiences. It is worth mentioning that the design of the nonsensical bridge in the film is also quite interesting, "From now on, there will be no Shaolin Temple, it is called the Shaolin rudder of the Xingsu faction, and I will have seventy percent of the incense money in the future."
6, "East Evil and West Poison" release time: 1994
In 1994, Wong Kar-wai's "East Evil and West Poison" can be described as an alternative work in Hong Kong martial arts films. Although the film is adapted from Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the story has nothing to do with Jin Yong's novel, but only makes some references to the character settings of the "Five Uniques". In the film, Lin Qingxia played a swordsman with schizophrenia, she was her brother Murong Yan for a while, and her sister Murong Yan for a while, and finally she was trapped by love and returned to the mountains and forests and became a generation of masters. After that, there was no Murong Yan on the rivers and lakes, and there was no Murong Yan, but there was one more person named Dugu to seek defeat.
In "East Evil and West Poison", Lin Qingxia's schizophrenic performance was also borrowed by Liu Zhenwei in "Journey to the West". In "Journey to the West", the Zixia fairy white angel Zixia played by Zhu Yin turned into Qingxia at night, imitating Lin Qingxia's scene in "East Evil and West Poison".
7, "Six Fingers Piano Demon" release time: 1994
In 1994, Ni Kuang's "Six-Fingered Piano Demon" was also put on the movie screen, and Lin Qingxia was invited to play the heroine Huang Xuemei in the film, and the film also became the end of Lin Qingxia's martial arts era. In 1994, after Lin Qingxia finished filming "Chongqing Forest", she chose to bid farewell to the film industry and get married. In the subsequent film industry, Lin Qingxia has no more works, and with the decline of martial arts films, those martial arts classics have also become fans' movie memories of an era.