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In the 1970s and 1980s, the era of Hong Kong action movies was the heyday, in addition to the star-studded protagonists, there were naturally many big villains, without them, it would not be possible to highlight the protagonist's "chivalrous style" and the aura of justice.
Speaking of golden villains, I believe that everyone present can say a lot, such as the old artist Shi Jian, who is known as "traitor Jian", Hong Jinbao's brother-in-law Han Yingjie, Huang Zhengli and so on.
Photo by Wang Longwei
The one we want to talk about today, he is also an indispensable villain in Hong Kong films, he has participated in more than 80 movies from his artistic career, and he has never played a positive character, he is a shandong fierce man - Wang Longwei.
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In 1949, Wang Longwei was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, an ordinary family with many children and 6 siblings, in order to find better development, in the year of his birth, his parents took their family to move to the Pearl of the Orient Hong Kong.
In his childhood, Wang Longwei regarded the heroes in martial arts movies as his idol, and in order to watch movies, he often skipped school to watch movies. Some of the martial arts moves he learned in the movie were used by his classmates. In school, he is the "thorn head" in the eyes of the teachers, and at home, he is the "bear child" in the eyes of his parents.
Ping Su, Wang Longwei is very fond of practicing, in some corners of the home, often hung sandbags for practicing boxing, if he went to the nearby grove, those poor trees suffered, often beaten all over the body.
In middle school, Wang Longwei, who was fierce and brave, was expelled from the school for fighting with his classmates, and even he did not get his junior high school diploma. At that time, his favorite was the traditional Chinese martial art, and the southern fist and northern legs were quite studied.
In 1962, the British spy film 007 was popular around the world as soon as it was released. In this "James Bond" has become Wang Longwei's idol, especially the superb "judo" kung fu in the film, which makes him yearn for it.
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At the age of 15, Wang Longwei began to learn judo, which was learned for many years, and at the age of 20, the dan position had reached the gang soft stream karate black belt.
With the actual combat with like-minded martial arts enthusiasts, Wang Longwei slowly fell in love with Muay Thai, because he felt that this kind of boxing was very fierce and fierce, and there was basically no phenomenon of dragging mud and water when fighting. So he began to study Muay Thai again.
With years of love for martial arts, Wang Longwei was already a fierce man in his twenties, and he also became a karate instructor of a gang.
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When it comes to getting involved with movies, it is really a coincidence for Wang Longwei.
At that time, the Hong Kong action film market will be excellent, although the major film and television companies are rushing to shoot day and night, and they will not be able to supply the market demand. The most influential film and television company at that time was Shaw's "Shaw Pictures". Friends who like old movies believe that they all know that the beginning of Shaw's movie will always flash out a line first: Shaw's production must be a fine product!
It is true that under the painstaking management of the Shaw family and the efforts of the director Zhang Che, many classic action films have been filmed for fans and friends, and it seems that many works are still difficult to overcome.
By chance, Wang Longwei saw a news from the newspaper that Shaw's "Longbow Pictures" was recruiting actors, so he signed up with the mentality of trying it out. Fortunately, he met Zhang Che, the "Bole" from his artistic career.
Wang Longwei
Friends who have seen Wang Longwei's film works should be able to see that from the appearance point of view, his figure is tough, coupled with a fierce face, a look is the best candidate for the villain. Zhang Che, on the other hand, took a fancy to him, and when he heard that he was pregnant with various martial arts, it was like a treasure.
However, it is precisely because of the limitations of appearance conditions that Wang Longwei has been playing a villain in his artistic career, and he has not succeeded in his transformation after many years.
Poster of "The Five Ancestors of Shaolin"
The first answer sheet that Wang Longwei handed over after entering Shao's was to play a murderous thug in "Five Ancestors of Shaolin", and his performance also allowed him to lay the foundation for the shadow in Zhang Che's heart, and his role positioning was naturally fixed on the "villain".
Wang Longwei's most impressive thing is his almost expressionless face, coupled with that thick figure-eight beard, which is even more daunting.
In all the movies he starred in, he looked very fierce, and most of the time he would worry the audience for the protagonist, lest he not be able to beat him.
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In 1976, with the dissolution of "Longbow Pictures", Wang Longwei was no longer Zhang Che's "royal villain", and Liu Jialiang became his second "Bole" at this time. In his 1979 film "Rotten Head Ho", Wang Longwei's villain status has been upgraded, and the most classic scene in the film is the fight between him and Liu Jialiang's younger brother Liu Jiahui, which is a model of kung fu films.
After "winning the first battle" with a generation of grandmaster Liu Jialiang, the two went on to cooperate in classic action films such as "The Elder", "Shaolin Tent Master", and "Martial Arts".
In the film "Wuguan", Wang Longwei finally got his wish to be a "good man", in which he played a northern martial artist, and the two launched a thrilling fight in the narrow alleyway, which still seems to be a classic. Unfortunately, liu jiahui has been ill and bedridden for many years, and it is said that he was also conspired by his female assistant and son to plot his property, and he saw through the cold and warm people, and the evening scene can be described as desolate.
At the beginning of the 1980s, Hong Kong action movies reached their peak, and Wang Longwei failed to complete the transformation from supporting roles to protagonists, and still appeared in the audience's sight as a villain.
However, at this time, his villain image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his acting skills are becoming more and more mature, and he is a rare "bad guy" in the circle, and in each film, if he joins, the film will often add a lot. Films such as "Fight in the Ring", "Kill Out of Hong Kong", "The Dock", "The Hot Prodigal Son" and other films are all cool martial arts masterpieces.
"Kill Out of Hong Kong" poster
In addition to movies, Wang Longwei has also had wonderful performances in many martial arts TV series.
Such as "practicing to ward off evil spirits" in "Drunken Fist King No Scruples", "Nie Yun" in "Magic Knife Hero Love", "North Leg Miao Feng" in "South Fist and North Leg", "Shen Huayu" in "Dao Ma Dan", etc., in each drama, his acting skills can be called "old drama bones". Especially in terms of kung fu, he is a master.
Poster of the TV series "Drunken Boxer"
In 1985, Wang Longwei, who had been a supporting role all his life, had a kind mind and directed and acted in an action movie called "Shandong Madman", during which he held several positions, not only as a director, but also as an action designer, screenwriter, etc., which were personally completed by him. Although the film did not stir up much waves at the time, he also completed the transformation from actor to director.
Poster of "Shandong Madman"
Immediately after, Wang Longwei directed "Tsim Sha Tsui Dong Gangster", and all friends who have seen it should know that this movie is very bloody, although it can't catch up with the "Li Wang" known as an "alternative third-level film", but the fight scene in this is still fresh in people's minds. If you are interested in friends, you can revisit it.
In Jackie Chan's movies "Rich Train" and "Double Dragon Society", Wang Longwei has also participated. In the Gu Confused Boy series of movies "The Man of The Ancient Puzzle Boy in the Jianghu", his performance makes people deeply feel what is called the real "violence and cruelty".
No one has a thousand days, and no flowers have a hundred days of red!
In the late 1980s, as Hong Kong cinema became saturated, many actors suffered from the situation of "no drama to shoot". Wang Longwei, who was stereotyped as a "villain", naturally could not escape the trough of his career that was deteriorating. In the meantime, he could only go with the flow and survive in the "three-level film" that was short-lived.
During this time, as an action actor born by martial arts, he even participated in bad films such as "Jade Futon", and his former fame has long disappeared.
One Punch Youth poster
In 2016, Wang Longwei, who was almost out of the film, took advantage of the boom in online movies to direct a traffic movie called "One Punch youth", in which he, although he was nearly old, still looked undiminished. But as far as the film itself is concerned, the quality is worrying. As for the box office, it is even more rewarding.
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Throughout Wang Longwei's lifelong career in the arts, although he has almost always played villains, it has to be said that he has created many classic roles and is one of the actors who has promoted and witnessed the Hong Kong action movies from the peak to the fall of the altar.
The years are merciless, the heroes are late, and the old predecessors in action movies such as Wang Longwei have now been slowly overwhelmed by the tide of the times, and the future belongs to young people. But what worries people is that action movie fans such as me, in an era when small fresh meat is the rule and traffic is king, they are afraid that it will be difficult to see the high-quality works of the past.
But well, no matter what, the times are moving forward step by step, nothing can stop it from moving forward, the lost youth, but also from the old movies slowly rummaging...