In the 1970s and 1980s, Hong Kong cinema ushered in a golden period of development. With the prosperity of the film market, many filmmakers who are loved by audiences have also emerged in the Hong Kong film industry. And among these filmmakers, some of them are brothers. Today, we will talk to you about the five pairs of brothers in the Hong Kong film industry. Among the five pairs of brothers, six are kung fu masters, and two of them are still powerful film emperors.
1: Yuan Heping, Yuan Xiangren
For the names of Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren, I believe that the audience who likes action Hong Kong films is no stranger. Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren, who followed their father to learn martial arts since childhood, entered the film industry one after another as adults and became high-profile action directors in the Hong Kong film industry. At the end of the 1970s, Yuan Heping became a "Peace Pictures" with the support of Jiahe and transformed into a director. Yuan Xiangren, Yuan Xinyi, Yuan Richu, Yuan Zhenwei, Yuan Longju and others also gathered under the banner of the eldest brother and formed the "Yuan Family Class" at that time.
On the screen of Hong Kong films in the late 1970s and early 1980s, "Peace Pictures" created many classic works, and the powerful stars such as Jackie Chan, Zhen Zidan, and Wu Jing were also discovered by Yuan Heping. Yuan Xiangren also made a deep impression on the audience because he repeatedly appeared in many classic works. Today's audiences mention the "Yuan Family Class", and the most impressive ones are Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren.
2: Liu Jialiang, Liu Jiarong
In addition to the brothers Yuan Heping and Yuan Xiangren, the two brothers Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong are also outstanding kung fu masters. Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong were born into a martial arts family, and their father, Liu Zhan, was a Master of Southern Sect Hongquan and a disciple of Huang Feihong. Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong have been learning martial arts with their father since childhood, and when they became adults, they also entered the film world and became action directors. Liu Jialiang's experience is very similar to Yuan Heping,And in 1975, with Shaw's support, Liu Jialiang also transformed into a director and established his own "Liu Jia Class".
On the screen of the former Hong Kong films, Liu Jialiang has also directed many classic works. In order to support his brother's film career, Liu Jiarong also starred in many films directed by Liu Jialiang. In 1982's "Eighteen Classes of Martial Arts", Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong co-starred and played a pair of brothers in the film. Speaking of Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong, naturally many viewers will think of Liu Jiahui. Although Liu Jiahui and Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiarong are not biological brothers, in many classic works of "Liu Jiaban", Liu Jiahui also has wonderful performances.
3: Qian Xiaohao, Qian Jiale
Qian Xiaohao and Qian Jiale are also a pair of brothers in the film industry who are familiar to the audience. Qian Xiaohao, whose real name is Qian Jiahua, worshiped with his younger brother Qian Jiale in his childhood and followed the kung fu master Xian Linxu to learn martial arts. Because of his talent, Qian Xiaohao was admitted to the Shaw martial arts actor training class at the age of 15, and was also favored by the big director Zhang Che. Works such as "Huo Dongge", "Guangdong Ten Tigers and The Last Five Tigers", "Flying Fox Story", "Mr. Zombie" and so on have also made Qian Xiaohao extremely popular on the Hong Kong film screen.
As Qian Xiaohao's screen became popular, Qian Jiale also became a martial arts instructor under the recommendation of his brother. After that, he joined Hong Jinbao's "Hong Jia Class" and participated in the behind-the-scenes production of many classic films. Although his early fame was not as good as his brother's, Qian Jiale also achieved good results in the film with his own efforts. Since 2004, Qian Jiale has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Action Design several times, and in 2012, he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Action Director with "The Driver". In 2016's "Equator" and "Cold War 2", the action scenes directed by Qian Jiale also received a lot of praise from the audience.
4: David Jiang, Pei Qin
Jiang David, who was once a "hero professional household", and Qin Pei, a "villain professional household", are also a pair of brothers on the screen of Hong Kong films. Qin Pei (real name is Jiang Changnian) and Jiang David were born into an acting family, and their father Yan Hua and mother Hongwei were both early Chinese film actors. Influenced by their families, both of them have stepped onto the film world when they have reached adulthood. The younger brother, David Jiang, was loved by the great director Zhang Che and once became famous for his Shaw martial arts films. In 1970, Zhang Che's "Revenge" also won David Jiang the best actor at the 16th Asian Film Festival, becoming the first Asian film emperor in the Hong Kong film industry.
Unlike his younger brother David Jiang, Qin Pei chose to go to Taiwan to develop from the beginning of the film, and with many literary and artistic works, he was well received by the audience. In 1966, Qin Pei also collaborated with the American director Robert E. Lee. Wise collaborated on "Gunboat Sandstone" and attracted a lot of attention in the international film world. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, with the rapid rise of Hong Kong films, Qin Pei also chose to return to the Hong Kong film industry.
Speaking of Jiang David and Qin Pei, many senior old film fans will think of Er Dongsheng. In the early years of Qin Pei and Jiang David, his father Yan Hua died of illness, and his mother Hongwei remarried to the producer Er Guang in order to raise the two. Subsequently, Hongwei and Erguang gave birth to Er Dongsheng, and the three became half-brothers. In the former Hong Kong film industry, David Jiang, Qin Pei and Er Dongsheng have all been in the limelight for a while. On today's screen, Er Dongsheng's transformation director lives deep behind the scenes, and Jiang David and Qin Pei also appear occasionally.
5. Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu, Xu Guanying, Xu Guanjie
Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie are also a brother group loved by the audience. In his early years, Xu Guanwen always had a fondness for comedy, but for many years in Shaw's, he never had the opportunity to stand out. So in 1974, Xu Guanwen left Shaw and co-founded the "Hui Brothers Film Company" with his three younger brothers. Since then, Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie have performed in front of the stage, and Xu Guanwu has been responsible for behind-the-scenes work.
"Hui Brothers Film Company" is of great significance to the development of Hong Kong comedy films. Works such as "Ghost Horse Double Star" and "Modern Bodyguard" have broken the box office records of Hong Kong films. Hui Guanwen also won the best actor at the first Hong Kong Film Awards for his wonderful performance in "Modern Bodyguard", becoming the first Golden Film Emperor in Hong Kong.
Not only the eldest brother Xu Guanwen has attracted much attention, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie have also won the love of many audiences with their excellent acting skills. On the screen of Hong Kong films in the 1980s, the "Best Partner" series cooperated by Hui Guanjie and Mai Jia has impressed many fans. And "Mr. Zombie", which Xu Guanying cooperated with Lin Zhengying, has now become a classic of the times.
On the screen, these brothers have worked together to create many classic works, leaving a deep memory for fans. Nowadays, most of them have faded from the screen, and those classic Hong Kong films have also become the film memories of movies for an era.