Action movies have always been a "golden signboard" of Hong Kong movies. And many agile and powerful stars have also been loved by many fans with the craze of action movies. Among those stars who are active on the screen of Hong Kong films, there are also powerful actors from Japan. Today we will talk to you about those Japanese stars who are active in Hong Kong films.
1. The powerful star who strongly nominated the Academy Awards - Kurata Yasuaki
When it comes to Japanese stars who are active in Hong Kong films, Kurata Yasuaki is definitely one that audiences are extremely familiar with. In 1972, Kurata joined "Shaw" and began to become a powerful action actor on the screen of Hong Kong films. In Dillon's "Evil Guest", Liu Jiahui's "Chinese Husband", and Hong Jinbao's "Summer Lucky Star", Kurata Yasuaki has a wonderful performance. In 1994, Kurata Hosaki and Jet Li collaborated on "Jingwu Hero", which became an era classic in action Hong Kong films. On the screen of the action Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s, Kurata Yasuaki won the love of many audiences with his outstanding performance.
Not only was he active in Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 1990s, but we can still see Hosaki Kurata in today's Chinese action film scene. At the 37th Academy Awards in 2018, Kurata Yasuaki also made a strong nomination for the "Best Supporting Actor" competition with two works, "Karate" and "The Wind and Clouds". However, in the final selection, he lost to Jiang Haowen in "Bomb Disposal Expert", which also made many fans regret.
2. The first powerful star nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards - Shinichi Chiba
When it comes to nominating an Award-winning Japanese star, Kurata Isho is not the first. As early as the 1990s, there was a powerful Japanese star who, with his outstanding performance in action Hong Kong films, competed with Zhang Jiahui, Zeng Zhiwei and others for the trophy of "Golden Statue Male Match", he is Chiba Shinichi.
In his early years, Shinichi Chiba was a Japanese gymnast. After retiring from the army, Shinichi Chiba entered the Japanese action film industry with his agile skills and became a star. In 1997, Shinichi Chiba came to Hong Kong at the invitation of director Liu Weiqiang and participated in the movie "The Storm Dominates the World". With the role of "Male Bully" in the film, Shinichi Chiba was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards, becoming the first Japanese actor to be nominated for an Academy Award. Later, in the TV drama version of "Wind and Clouds", Qianye Shinichi once again swept the country with the role of "male hegemony".
3. Japanese star who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Action Design - Kenji Tanigaki
In addition to these several academy award-nominated factions, there is also a star from Japan, who won the honor of "Best Action Design" at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, he is Kenji Tanigaki. In his early years, Kenji Tanigaki was influenced by Jackie Chan's Drunken Fist and became interested in action Hong Kong films. In 1993, 23-year-old Kenji Tanigaki came to Hong Kong to develop and became an action actor.
In Hong Kong, Kenji Tanigi met Donnie Yen and joined Donnie Yen's action coaching team. In works such as "Kill the Wolf", "Fuse", "Jingwu Fengyun: Chen Zhen", "Wuxia" and other works, Kenji Tanigaki not only played a role in the film, but also served as an action director behind the scenes. In 2017, Kenji Tanigaki was invited to serve as an action director for two works, "To Catch a Demon 2" and "Evil Does Not Pressure the Right", and was shortlisted for the "Best Action Design" at the 55th Golden Horse Awards with these two works. In the end, Kenji Tanigaki won the trophy of the Golden Horse Awards for his outstanding performance in "Evil Does Not Pressure the Righteous".
Kenji Tanigaki and Donnie Yen
Kenji Tanigaki and Hong Jinbao
4, the famous Shock Hong Kong film industry's powerful Japanese hit woman - Oshima Yugali
Of course, in addition to these male stars, many female stars have also performed well on the screen of Hong Kong films, and Oshima Yugali is such a person. Oshima learned karate from an early age, came to Hong Kong in 1986, and entered Hong Kong's "Hong Jia Class" at the recommendation of Hosaki Kurata. Works such as "Rich Train", "Angel Action", and "No One in sight" have made Oshima Yugali attract much attention in the Hong Kong film industry, becoming a powerful girl who does not lose hu Huizhong and Yang Ziqiong. In 1991, she cooperated with Fan Shaohuang in "Li Wang", which also became a classic on the screen of action Hong Kong films.
5. Japanese action actress who resembles "Momoe Yamaguchi" - Michiko Nishikyo
In the action Hong Kong films, in addition to Yukiri Oshima, the performance of the Japanese female Nishi-kai Michiko is also very eye-catching. In her early years, Michiko of the Western Association was a professional weightlifter and bodybuilder. In 1985, Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan went to Tokyo to shoot "Fuxing Gaozhao", and Michiko Nishikyo was signed into the "Debao Film" by Hong Jinbao because she looked exactly like Momoe Yamaguchi. And works such as "Royal Sister 3", "Bahai Hongying", "Blood Edge", "Gold Medal Sister" and other works have also impressed many viewers with Michiko Nishikyo.
Michiko Nishikyo and Momoe Yamaguchi
6. The Japanese action superstar who once plunged Jiahe into an "infringement crisis" - Katsu Shintaro
Speaking of Japanese action actor Shintaro Katsumi, I believe that fans who love the "Humpback City" series of movies should be familiar with it. The influence of Shintaro's "Humpback City" series in the Asian film industry is not at all inferior to Jet Li's "Huang Feihong" series and Zhen Zidan's "Ip Man" series. The well-known Japanese action superstar also made his way to the Hong Kong film screen in 1971. Because of the film cooperation with Shintaro Katsu, the Hong Kong film giant "Jiahe" was once in a crisis of infringement.
In 1970, director Kihachi Okamoto of Japan combined the two masters of "Humpback City" and "Intention Stick" to shoot "Humpback City and Heart Stick", and achieved good results. In 1971, Japanese director Yasuda Kyoyoshi also hoped to combine Japan's "humpback city" and Hong Kong's "one-armed knife" into one to create a "Sino-Japanese showdown". At this time in the Hong Kong film industry, Zou Wenhuai had just established "Jiahe Film", in order to make his own name, "Jiahe Film" cooperated with Yasuda Justice to jointly create this film.
In order to take care of the emotions of the audiences in China and Japan, Yasuda Shoto shot two versions, the Japanese version is called "Hutou City Breaks the Tang Sword", and the ending "Humpback City" defeats the "one-armed knife". The Hong Kong version is called "One-Armed Knife vs Blind Man", and the "One-Armed Knife" defeats "Humpback City" at the end. The film achieved good box office results after its release, but it also caused Jiahe to get into a lawsuit.
The "One-Armed Knife" trilogy was originally a classic series created by "Shaw". This time, "Jiahe" and the Japanese film company created "One-Armed Knife vs Blind Man", which was sued by "Shaw" for infringement. Shaw is not in a hurry to get compensation, but intends to drag down its competitors through a lawsuit. Under the consumption of the "court tug-of-war", "Jiahe Film" once fell into the dilemma of "life and death". Later, with the discovery of Bruce Lee by Zou Wenhuai, "Jiahe Film" gradually came out of the trough of survival.
On the screen of Hong Kong films, these powerful Japanese stars have won the love of many fans with their outstanding performances. Among these 6 people, which one has impressed you the most?