For the post-80s generation, as long as the theme song of "Heroes Who Belongs" was played, they would sit in front of the TV and watch "Tai Chi Master".
At that time, the lead actor Wu Jing was not as popular as today, but the ratings boom set off by "Tai Chi Grandmaster" at that time was indeed an indisputable fact, and today, a proper popular drama, a super big IP. According to relevant information, the ratings in Jiangxi at that time reached 44.79%, and the ratings in Tianjin reached 52.03%. Even if Jiangxi Satellite TV rebroadcast in 2007, the rating is still as high as 19.5%.
Classics are classics for many reasons. We can see this by looking at the cast list of "Tai Chi Master". Whether inside or outside the play, these actors are actually first-class "martial arts" masters.
Yang Yuqian plays Wu Jing
Wu Jing was born in a martial arts family, played as a child to learn martial arts, entered the Beijing Wushu team in 1989, won the national martial arts competition boxing and gun championship at the age of 8, and it was "Tai Chi Master" that made the audience familiar with this kung fu boy. After that, Wu Jing showed extraordinary martial arts skills in film works such as "Wolf Warrior", "Kill the Wolf", and "Duo Shuai". And now Wu Jing is not only a good actor, but also an excellent director.
Chen Zhengying is played by Yu Hai
Yu Hai is a famous Chinese martial artist and actor, and in 1954, he studied authentic mantis boxing under the guidance of Mr. Lin Jingshan, the master of the Seven Stars Mantis Fist. After that, he won many swordplay, stick, mantis boxing championships and all-around championships, and in 1960, he visited Myanmar with Premier Zhou Enlai and Foreign Minister Chen Yi. He has played roles in film and television dramas such as "Shaolin Temple", "New Shaolin Temple", "Shaolin Martial King", "Taiji Grandmaster" and so on, and the audience is also impressed by it.
Duan Wang ye plays Billy Chow
Many people must have a very deep image of Billy Chow, because his screen image is dominated by villains, but many times he can't be named. Born in Canada, Billy Zhou won the Canadian Lightweight Free Fighting Championship in 1982, the World Light and MiddleWeight Free Fighting Championship in 1985, and entered the show business circle in the same year, where he has his presence in film and television dramas such as "Oriental Condor", "Flying Dragon Fierce", "Jingwu Hero" and so on, and is also a recognized kung fu master in the circle. Although Billy Chou is a fierce-looking image in film and television dramas, he is a gentle husband and father outside the drama.
Chen Zhengzhou plays Wang Qun
Wang Qun is one of China's first generation of kung fu stars and Jet Li's master brother. At the age of 9, he entered the Beijing Shichahai Sports School and practiced a good martial art. Eighteen kinds of weapons, southern fists and northern legs, excellent skills. He has played roles in film and television dramas such as "Young Zhang Sanfeng" and "New Shaolin Temple". The only regret is that Wang Qun died of a sudden myocardial infarction in 2008 at the age of 48.
Aunt Hong plays Hui Yinghong
Hui Yinghong is the only beaten girl in "Tai Chi Grandmaster" who can really do kung fu, her ancestors are from a large family in Zhucheng, Shandong, in the 50s, Hui Yinghong's father moved to Hong Kong, the family fell in the middle of the road, eight brothers and sisters, most of them were sold to learn Beijing opera. After Hui Yinghong's debut, she was promoted by the famous director and martial arts instructor Liu Jialiang, so she also became an action actress and won many awards.
Chen Shaozhao plays Chen Kai
Chen Kai is a martial arts actor with very low attention, but his kung fu strength should not be underestimated. In 1983, he entered the Zhejiang Wushu Team for training, and in 1993, he won the highest level of martial arts: Wuying Grade, and from 1993 to 1995, he won the National Wushu Championship for three consecutive years. After retiring from the martial arts team in 1997, he entered the film and television circle and successively played roles in "Zhongyong Xiaozhuangyuan", "Xiao Li Flying Knife" and "Green Blood Sword".
Dong Hancheng is played by Xu Xiangdong
Xu Xiangdong is one of the most highly educated in the martial arts world, with a bachelor's degree in the Martial Arts Department of beijing physical education institute, a doctoral candidate at the University of Paris No. 7 in France, and an international coach of Chinese kung fu specially invited by the French Ministry of Electricity. Proficient in english and French foreign languages, he was a personal martial arts master of the King and Prince of Brunei Darussalam. His eagle claw fist is unique, and his fists and feet are all exquisite. In "Water Margin", he also played the role of Shi Wengong.
Kunama plays Kou Zhanwen
Kou Zhanwen joined the Beijing Wushu team in 1983. He is not only an action actor, but also a martial arts instructor, and has played roles in film and television dramas such as "The Eight Precepts of the Brilliant Pig in Spring", "The Legend of sui and Tang Heroes", and "Ping Trace Hero Shadow". He now serves as a behind-the-scenes director in several film and television dramas and directs several TV series.
In addition to the actors themselves, the directors of "Tai Chi Grandmaster" Yuan Heping and Zhang Xinyan are also famous action directors, and now, it is difficult to gather such a strong lineup of martial arts masters, and innocent martial arts dramas are getting farther and farther away from us. However, I still hope that the film and television circle will blossom, return to its authenticity, and produce some real martial arts dramas.