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The 1970s and 1980s were the heyday of Hong Kong kung fu cinema, and there were many action stars emerging here. The most representative stars in China are Bruce Lee, Hong Jinbao, Liu Jialiang, Liu Jiahui, Zhen Zidan, etc., who have "beaten" a brilliant film era with their fists and contributed one action masterpiece after another to their fans and friends.
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In addition to domestic kung fu stars, the times create heroes, and there are not a few overseas stars who have come to Hong Kong to develop here. Such as the "Four-Legged King" in the Korean stars Huang Zhengli and Kasasa Va, Japan's karate master Kurata Hosaki, Oshima Yugali and so on.
Although they are foreign artists, it has to be said that the reason why Hong Kong action movies can achieve such a shocking achievement is inseparable from their dedication and dedication.
Photogenic Yuan Zhen
In this issue, let's talk about the story of "Korea's first leg king" - Won Jin, in its acting history, although he has starred in a few works, but the friends who have appreciated it must have been directly addicted.
Speaking of Yuan Zhen, perhaps everyone will think of Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, etc. in the Seven Little Blessings for the first time, and even some people will think that he is in the same door as them. In fact, It is not true, Won Jin was born in 1964, formerly known as Kim Won, is a native Korean.
Yuan Zhen's childhood coincided with the popularity of Hong Kong action movies. At the age of 7 and 8, he listed kung fu superstar Bruce Lee as an idol, dreaming of one day becoming the king of kung fu like him.
Yuan Zhen
After having a kung fu dream, Yuan Zhen began to learn taekwondo, Aikido and other kung fu with the support of his family, and even Chinese martial arts were involved.
In 1970, Hong Kong kung fu movies were in their heyday, and Southeast Asian countries and other countries also rushed to follow suit. At the age of 16, Yuan Zhen started in South Korea as a "Dragon tiger martial artist", and then played supporting roles in the action movies starring Huang Zhengli in "Killing with a Knife" and "Flying Fist", although it was a little famous, it has not been reused.
The flying fist movie poster
In the showbiz circle where appearance is king, Yuan Zhen's appearance and appearance cannot take advantage of the slightest. The thin figure, coupled with the ordinary face of a passerby who walks in the crowd, has very little chance of becoming the protagonist.
In the early 1990s, Hong Kong action movies began to decline, but there are still some martial arts teams and film companies that are still relentless and surviving. Liu Jialiang, the "Grandmaster of a Generation", is one of them.
In 1991, he was working on an action movie called Scorpion Warrior (also known as "Manga Divine Fist"), but he struggled to find a star who was good at leg skills.
Movie posters
At that time, the 27-year-old Yuan Zhen had been awarded the "First Leg King of Korea" and was extremely influential in the show business circle, but it had not been reused because of the appearance problem.
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Stepping on the iron shoes will eventually find it, but it takes a lot of effort to get it!
After all, it is a foreign artist, Liu Jialiang can only hold the mentality of trying it out and send a warm invitation to Yuan Zhen, who is far away in a foreign country.
After receiving Liu Jialiang's call, Yuan Zhen felt very surprised, but his heart was very excited. In South Korea, although there is a strong kung fu, but has been suffering from uselessness, Hong Kong is a famous "star-making factory", but also known as "Oriental Hollywood", can go to that treasure land to develop, hope not to be much bigger?
As a result, Yuan Zhen happily agreed to Liu Jialiang, and since then he has embarked on an acting journey in Hong Kong.
Recently revisited "Scorpion Warrior" and secretly thought it was a seriously underrated kung fu movie. In the film, Yuan Zhen's fierce scorpion skill and scissor foot are naturally the biggest highlights, plus Qian Jiale's dishwashing, loach gong, and southern shadowless feet, all kinds of kung fu are amazing and exciting.
Photo of "Scorpion Warrior"
From the plot point of view, it seems to be a little funny: Qian Jiale himself is a student of comics, usually fried pho to make a living, and then when the master was shot, he confronted Shang Yuanzhen's scorpion skills and scissor feet, and when he broke the boat, he used the "dishwashing skills" he practiced when he fried pho under the guidance of the master, and beat the villain Yuanzhen to a complete defeat...
It is no exaggeration to say that Yuan Zhen completely overshadowed the limelight of Liu Jialiang and Qian Jiale in the film. After many years, action fans still can't forget the "Scorpion King" with sharp legs.
The reason why the film has a dismal box office is that it is only blamed for not being timely, and it falls in the era of flooding of kung fu films.
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Since "Scorpion Warrior", Yuan Zhen has been silent again, but as long as it is not difficult for friends who like him to find that in many subsequent movies, he has had wonderful performances.
For example, in films such as "Naked Running", "Thunder X-Men", "No Problem", and "Zhengpai Wei Xiaobao's Fengzhigou Girl", which are defined as third-level kung fu movies, Yuan Zhen has had a short-lived performance.
The reason why he has not been able to "fight" his own piece of the world in the Hong Kong action film industry is that Yuan Zhen himself is still the old saying, he does not have a handsome face, and he does not have a particularly prominent appearance condition.
Compared with Zhou Billy's tall and fierce, he looks much smaller; compared with Lu Huiguang, there is also no comparison. Compared with Jet Li, Zhen Zidan, Wu Jing, etc., there is a world of difference.
Because of this, Yuan Zhen, who came to Hong Kong from South Korea with dreams, has no work to come up with except for "Scorpion Warrior". It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that external conditions don't allow it.
But all the friends who have watched "Thunder X-Men" are not difficult to find: Aaron Kwok is a good-looking student, "dance skills" is not bad, but if you want to say "martial arts", then you can only hehe. In the movie, he beat the kung fu Yuan Zhen to no end, although he appeared domineeringly, the action was gorgeous and stunning, and finally he was easily ended by a bullet.
As a kung fu movie fan, I really don't have the courage to look back at "Thunder X-Men" anymore.
Another example is the action film "No Problem 2" released in 2002, the cast includes the well-known star Ni Xing, and even the Japanese actor Takashi Okamura, in this film with high expectations, the role arrangement is surprising, "South Korea's first leg king" Won Zhen actually played a dumb killer, he is 56 years old, he is still flowing, the legs are good, but I have to say that shi also fate, he really has no connection with the protagonist in this life.
The plot needs to be good, the role positioning is good, however, such a powerful star has been abused again and again.
As Hong Kong action movies fell off the altar, coupled with severe hepatitis and were not suitable for re-shooting scenes, Yuan Zhen had no choice but to return to South Korea and has since moved to the background, mainly as a martial arts instructor.
In the few years after returning to South Korea, in action films such as "My Wife is a Gangster I., II.", "Qingfeng Mingyue", etc., the wonderful action designs in the film are from the hands of Yuan Zhen, which shows that his skills are still quite solid. In addition, he also produced some of his own film and television works in Korea, such as "Master", "VindictiveVenom", etc., and the 2005 blockbuster "Hancheng Raiders" Korean production staff martial arts instructor has his name.
epilogue:
Today, rough calculations down Yuan Zhen has passed the age of rarity, a generation of stars finally can not resist the age of carving knife, although it has not been able to move, but the works he left behind are still worth remembering, our lost youth, or may be found from old movies.
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