Title of "Mirage"
In 1987, the well-known Hong Kong director Xu Xiaoming led the brothers deep into the hinterland of Xinjiang to shoot the kung fu film "Mirage" adapted from Ni Kuang's novel. Due to the unsatisfactory water and soil, coupled with Xu Xiaoming's harsh creative attitude, the filming process of the film was very arduous. At that time, Xu Xiaoming had accumulated a certain popularity in the mainland through dramas such as "Huo Yuanjia" and "Chen Zhen", and with the support of many units, he finally won the victory. Because it was a co-production, the film was released on both sides of the strait, and won a good box office with its beautiful exotic scenery, ups and downs, exciting action scenes, and charming snake and scorpion beauty image. The male protagonist, Yu Rongguang, under the promotion of Xu Xiaoming, has steadily fought steadily from a Peking Opera martial artist to an excellent kung fu star and successfully entered the Hong Kong film industry.
The super-long poster of Mirage
The long credits at the end of the film
The biggest highlight of the film is probably the female bandit played by Pasha Umer. In the mirage, she had bright eyes and bright teeth and gu pan lingered, and became the dream lover of many young people at that time.
Stills from Mirage
Pasha Umar was photographed by Xu Xiaoming for a song and dance film, and became famous after starring in "Mirage". However, she did not stay in the flashy film and television circle, and she retreated after the 1990s. She currently lives in Hong Kong, runs a Xinjiang-inspired restaurant, and is also a part-time lecturer in the Dance Department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Pasha Umar life photo
The film's wonderful action scenes are equally impressive. In addition to the personal efforts and fights of the two protagonists, Yu Rongguang and Xu Xiaoming, it is indispensable to the silent efforts of many martial arts. While coveting Pa Xia's beauty, have you noticed the little minions behind her?
Who are they?
They are Hong Kong martial arts that dare to think and fight, and they are full of courage. Let's remember their names:
Ending credits for Mirage
If it still doesn't match the number, take a look at the following figure:
First, Lindian
Stills from Mirage – LinDian
Lin Dian, when he was 9 years old, learned martial arts with Xu Xiaoming. In 1982, he played the young and vigorous Fang Zhiwei in the TV series "Chen Zhen" directed by Xu Xiaoming and starring Liang Xiaolong, and came to prominence. In the early 1990s, he followed Cheng Xiaodong again, starting with "Wind and Cloud" and "Hua Hero", he established his own style, and later made him famous internationally by serving as a martial artist for "The Matrix" and "Spider-Man 2".
Stills from the TV series "Chen Zhen"
Masterpieces: The Thirty-Six Schemes of the Supreme One (1993), Super School Overlord (1993), Oriental Undefeated - The Comeback (1993), The Seven Princesses of Wuxia (1993), Heaven and Earth II (1993), Nerve Knife and Flying Cat (1993), New Hero True Colors (1994), King of Destruction (1994), Mutant Star King (1995), Black Man (1996), Ancient Puzzle Boy 2 Raptor Across the River (1996), Ancient Puzzle Boy 3's Hand Covering the Sky ( 1996), Fengyun - Domination of the World (1998), Full-time Thief (1998), Chinese Hero (1999), Infernal Affairs (2002), Wuji (2005), Daisy (2006), Chibi (2008), The Sword of the Three Young Masters (2016), Legend of the Fengshen (2016), Bomb Disposal Expert (2017).
Lindian
2. Yin Yuanhui
Stills from "Mirage" - Yin Yuanhui
Yin Yuanhui, stage name Yuanhui, was born in the Yuanjia class and was one of the members of the Seven Little Blessings. In the 1970s, he entered Shaw Film Company as a martial artist and stand-in, shaw joined wireless after reducing production, and faded out of the film and television circle after the 1990s, engaged in martial arts performance teaching and organization.
Representative works: Liang Shangjunzi (1983), Mantian God Buddha (1983), Wangzi Adult (1984).
Yin Yuanhui
3. Ling Zhihua
Stills from "Mirage" - Ling Zhihua
Ling Zhihua, born in the Yuan family class. On the night of May 27, 2019, he died suddenly, and many artists posted tributes.
Notable works: King of Killers (1998), Boxer (2001), Su Qi'er (2010), Guild Wars (2013), Generation Grandmaster (2013), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Green Underworld (2016), Operation Red Sea (2018).
Ling Zhihua
Fourth, Yi Tianxiong
Stills of "Mirage" - Yi Tianxiong
Yi Tianxiong, nicknamed "Fa Plague", joined the Chengjia class in the mid-1980s and is one of Jackie Chan's usual stand-ins. In recent years, he has developed in Hollywood, and has participated in the production of "Spider-Man", "Night Devil", "Thunderbolt Baby" and so on.
Masterpieces: Young Detective of the Point Commanding Soldiers (1994), New Frontier Man (1994), King of Thieves (1995), Servant II (1995), Paparazzi Ambition of Super Invincible Chasing Girl 2 (1997), Best Beat of Drunken Street Pats (1997), No Problem 2 (2002), Blind Detective (2013), Destiny (2013), Drug War (2013), Stormtrooper (2015), Tree Trick (2016), Lucky Me (2016), Poison. The Commandments (2017).
Yi Tianxiong
5. Cao Rong
Cao Rong, Xu Xiaoming's disciple. In 1984, he played Toshio Akino in the TV series "Huo Dongge" directed by Master, which was his first role on the screen. In 1997, he won the Best Action Direction Award at the 34th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for his New Year film "A Good Man". In 1998, he played Prince Mo Ang in the sequel to Journey to the West. In 2000, he played the role of Sun Wukong in the mythological drama "Journey to the West" and received attention.
Stills from the TV series "Huo Dongge"
Stills from the TV series "Journey to the West"
Representative works: Royal Master Sister IV Direct Witness (1989), Wesley's Overlord Unloading Armor (1991), Wu Zhuangyuan Iron Bridge Three (1993), Strange Hero YizhiMei (1994), Mian Mian (1995), A Good Man (1997), Reinvigorating Jingwumen (1998), Ya Li, Dad's Two Thieves (1998), Hidden Dragon (2007).
Cao Rong
6. Gu Xuanzhao
Stills from "Mirage" - Gu Xuanzhao
Gu Xuanzhao, also known as Gu Xuanchao, is known as "younger brother". Xu Xiaoming's disciple, who later joined yuan jiaban, also has his own piece of land in Hollywood, and has played an important martial arts role in movies such as "Hacker Empire" and "Kill Bill".
Representative works: Gambler II On the Beach Gambling Saint (1991), Young Huang Feihong's Iron Horse (1993), Taiji Zhang Sanfeng (1993), Jingwu Hero (1994), Black Man (1996), Full-time Thief (1998), King of Killers (1998), Shushan Biography (2001), Jingwu Family (2005), Night Feast (2006), Yangtze River No. 7 (2008), Zhao Orphan (2010), JinyiWei (2010), Painting Wall (2011), Four Famous Arrests ( 2012), Catch the Demon (2015), Taoist Descending (2015), Mermaid (2016), Shadow (2018).
Gu Xuanzhao
In addition to the above-mentioned films designed by them, they also participated in a large number of film and television productions as assistant directors, actors, and stand-ins.
They have been obscure, they have been lost; they have shed tears, sweat, and blood, and they have been scarred, but they will never back down; some of them have achieved fame, some have retired to the rivers and lakes, and some have passed away. But through years of rigorous training, sacrifice, pain and self-breakthrough, they have created an unparalleled cinematic jianghu!
Hats off to these great martial artists!
(The foolish opinions I have published about the film are all sorted out in my spare time, and it is inevitable that there will be omissions and deficiencies, so please correct them.) ）