From November 1 to 2, Hong Kong actor Lin Junxian forwarded the news of the death of actor Shi Tian on Weibo for two consecutive days, saying that Shi Tian had made great contributions to Hong Kong films and was known as the "godfather of the film industry".
According to Hong Kong media reports, Shi Tian, one of the "Seven Monsters of New Art City", passed away in September this year, and he played the role of "Dragon Four" in the movie "Hero 2". According to the report, Shi Tian died of cancer, and his last wish was to deal with the aftermath in a low-key manner, so the family did not disclose the news in time.
Born in 1949, Shi Tian, whose original name is Liu Weicheng, has made great contributions to the Hong Kong film industry and has multiple identities as an actor, director and producer. Shi Tiansheng was formerly one of the founders of New Art City Pictures, which has created countless classic Hong Kong films. Founded in the 1980s, the core members of the company are Huang Baiming, Shi Tian, and Mai Jia, who started by making kung fu comedies. In the later period, the new art city increased to 7 people, Xu Ke, Zeng Zhiwei, Teddy Robin and Shi Nansheng joined in, creating countless classic Hong Kong films, which became popular with Maggie Cheung, Zhang Aijia, Wang Zuxian, Lin Qingxia, Zhang Guorong, Zhou Runfa and others.
Shi Tian joined Shaw's Southern Experimental Theater Troupe as a student in the 1960s, until he officially joined Shaw as an actor, and has performed in films such as "Youth Love" and "Little Fire Star". After leaving Shaw, he co-starred with Xu Guanjie in "Ghost Horse Double Star" and "Genius and Idiot", and also participated in "Drunken Fist". In 1987, Shi Tian participated in "The True Colors of Heroes 2", and the scene of playing on the same stage with Dillon, Chow Yun Fat and Zhang Guorong impressed many fans.
Stills from "The True Colors of Heroes 2"
Huang Baiming, a well-known filmmaker, said that the last time he and Shi Tian had a conversation through social software was on September 7. At that time, Shi Tian revealed that he was in the hospital and would make an appointment to drink coffee after the treatment was completed. Knowing that his friend was hospitalized, Huang Baiming did not bother, and he did not expect that now he was eternally separated.
Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao comprehensive report
Edited by Li Xueli
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