Speaking of the most classic "DaoChang" in zombie movies, we will first think of Lin Zhengying's "Nine Uncles", followed by "Yan Chixia" of NoonMa and "Mr. Four Eyes" played by Chen You. Today Xiao Xiang wants to take everyone to know this, he and the three old drama bones are collectively known as the "Four Great Avenues", an indispensable and important actor in the glorious era of Hong Kong spiritual films.
Although the acquaintance is shallow, it seems that after years, I am Xiao Xiang. In this issue, we walked into the "Senzuru Road Chief" Bell Hair together.
When it comes to Zhong Fa, you may not necessarily know who he is, but when it comes to the mage who helped "Zhang Bold" in the horror movie "Ghost Fights Ghosts", the martial arts master "Strange Cat" in the kung fu film "Lin Shirong", and the neurotic villain "Thug" in the police film "Royal Master Sister", I believe you will not be unfamiliar.
In 1953, Zhong Fa was born in Hong Kong, formerly known as Zhong Nanfa, when he was a child, he had learned mantis fist, and then he studied under the famous "Pink Chrysanthemum" of Beijing Opera, and became the same brother with Lin Zhengying, Hui Tianci, Dong Wei and others.
In 1973, in the kung fu film "Dragon Fight Tiger Fight" starring Bruce Lee, on the recommendation of his brother Lin Zhengying, the 20-year-old Zhong Fa first appeared as a group actor, playing an island security guard in the film, although it was only a glimpse, but he finally officially got acquainted with the showbiz.
In the glory days of "Oriental Hollywood", the competition between actors was also very fierce, and it was not easy to mix a bite of food.
Due to his mediocre appearance, Zhong Fa has just entered the show business circle for several years, and can only run dragon sets in many action movies such as "Iron Man Tender feelings", "Shaolin Gate", "Four Gate Sect" and so on.
Although there are not many opportunities to appear on camera, Zhong Fa will carefully interpret each role every time. It is this lofty professionalism that not only learned the professional knowledge of martial arts, but also greatly improved his acting skills.
What Zhong Fa really began to remember was after joining the "HongJia Class". Therefore, in a sense, Hong Jinbao is a noble person in his acting career.
In 1979, after making a cameo appearance in the kung fu film "Miscellaneous Family Boys", Zhong Fa finally ushered in a shining moment in his acting career.
In the same year, in the kung fu film "Lin Shirong", co-starring Guan Dexing and Hong Jinbao, with his profound martial arts skills, Zhong Fa played the role of "strange cat", and the fierce and fierce unique skill "Spirit Cat Catching Mouse" was accompanied by a crazy cat call, and the battle with Hong Jinbao became a classic in action movies.
The following year, Zhong Fa participated in a total of 5 movies such as "Throwing Teeth tiger" and "Salted Fish Turning Over", but the most impressive thing was the role of "Xu Zhenren" in "Ghost Fighting Ghost".
Until now, everyone will think that Uncle Ying is the originator of Hong Kong spiritual fantasy films, in fact, strictly speaking, hong Jinbao's "Ghost Fighting Ghosts" in the black cat channeling, chicken blood corpse, egg crushing corpse, please God Dafa and other kinds of supernatural common sense, not only followed by Lin Zhengying's peak period, but also reflected in other supernatural films.
In the film, "Xu Zhenren" played by Zhong Fa has a righteous heart, not only teaches Hong Jinbao how to descend corpses, but finally has a wonderful altar fighting method with the bad Taoist played by Chen Long, which can be called a model work in spiritual films.
It can be seen that whether from the time node or the originality, Zhong Fa is the spokesperson of the "Zombie Dao Chief" earlier than Lin Zhengying.
During the time of Hongjiaban, because of the innate "evil face", Zhong Fa could still only play some villain roles such as thugs and gang bosses, during which he participated in many movies such as "Tantric Sacred Hand", "Fat Dragon Crossing the River", "Tiger Field Chicken" and so on, and his acting skills were impeccable, but it was difficult to make great achievements.
In addition to playing the "Dao Chief" with strong spells, Zhong Fa has performed brilliantly in movies such as the Wufuxing series, "The Heart of the Dragon", and "Time comes to run", and his comedy performance ability is quite good.
In the heyday of supernatural horror films, Zhong Fa created countless classic characters.
There are such as Qian Zhenren, who is highly skilled in the Dao Law in "Zombie Rebirth"; the mage who sends souls back to his hometown in "Man Ghost God"; the ghost king Daoist who sacrifices his life for righteousness in "The Fierce Ghost Messenger"; and the mynah who opposes Chen Long all day in "Shame Ghost".
Friends who have watched "Uncle Zombie" believe that they all remember the "Thousand Cranes Road Chief" played by Zhong Fa.
In this film that can be compared with Lin Zhengying's "Zombie Road Chief", Wu Ma and Chen You are like a pair of living treasures, and then Qian Jiale and Li Lizhen join, which makes the audience feel the horror and can't help but laugh.
In the film, when the "Thousand Crane Road Chief" played by Zhong Fa was bitten by a zombie and poisoned by the corpse, he immediately drew his sword and cut his abdomen, and his professional quality of martyrdom was admirable.
In the 1990s, as various new genres of films gradually occupied the mainstream market, Hong Kong supernatural films began to decline.
At this time, Zhong Fa participated in the planning of many films such as "Stepping Over the Boundary", "The Yin and Yang King of the Painted Skin", and "The Crazy Flower of the End", but the results received were mediocre.
After the millennium, with the advent of the traffic era and the rapid rise of the mainland film and television industry, Oriental Hollywood officially fell off the altar, and these old artists such as Zhong Fa have withdrawn from the film and television industry.
In 2013, in order to pay tribute to the late "zombie Road Chief" Lin Zhengying, director Mai Junlong invited Zhong Fa, Chen You, Qian Xiaohao and other old drama bones to come out of the mountain and launch the supernatural horror film "Zombie: Seven Days Reborn", which immediately caused a wave of memory killing.
In the film, Zhong Fa plays the role of "Warlock Nine Brothers", although he has been away from the show business circle for a long time, he still relies on superb acting skills to portray the selfish Taoist who raises a little ghost in order to continue his life.
Fans who have seen the film commented: "After "Zombie", there are no more zombies"!
As the older generation of drama bones gradually grow older, coupled with the fact that the entertainment industry is already in the 'fast food' era, it is difficult to see a film that can be called a classic.
In 2017, in order to have a lively addiction, Zhong Fa had a cameo appearance in the "Fairy Ball War" directed by Liu Zhenwei, and he looked like he was undiminished in his old age, but I have to say that the "Xu Zhenren" and "Thousand Crane Road Chiefs" of that year were old, but as "the living fossils of the spiritual film", Zhong Fa should not be forgotten...