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Jimmy Wang Yu was born on 28 March 1943 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor and producer, known for Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976), Dragon (2011) and Soul (2013). He was married to Jeanette Lin Tsui. He died on 5 April 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
He was educated in art school in Beijing, left China for Hong Kong in 1949 and entered the film industry in 1951 in the art department. In the 1950s he began acting and in 1958 joined Shaw Brothers as an actor and writer, and later a director. In 1967 he left to start his own studio in Taiwan, returned to Hong Kong in 1970s, working in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China before his death.- Sihung Lung was born on 1 January 1930 in Suqian, China. He was an actor, known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) and The Wedding Banquet (1993). He was married to Pao Chia. He died on 2 May 2002 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Stunts
Born Chiu Kang-sang on April 4, 1951 in Taiwan. Chiang had family problems from a young age. His family was too large and his parents could not look after him properly, so he was sent to the Fu Sheng Opera School in Taipei, Taiwan. During his time here, he had met friends which would become part of the Shaw Brothers studio with him, such as Robert Tai, Lu Feng and Kuo Chui. When studying at the school, Chiang trained in martial arts and acrobatics.
In the mid 70's, Director Chang Cheh started his own company and headed out to Taiwan to find the latest talent for future projects. It was on this trip where he met Chiang Sheng, impressed by his martial art and acrobatic abilities, Chang Chen invited him to go to Hong Kong and do some work for him.
In 1976, Chiang started work over in Hong Kong, having already appeared in a few movies (but nothing major), he got a small part in the Sammo Hung movie, Da tai jian (1976), before heading to Shaw Brothers to make an appearance in the movie Shaolin Temple (1976). From 1976 to 1978, he appeared in movies such as Cai li fa xiao zi (1976), Magnificent Wanderers (1977), The Brave Archer (1977) and The Shaolin Avengers (1976).
1978 was to be a great year, as he starred in the all time classic Five Deadly Venoms (1978), where he would forge a great working relationship with actors Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng.
Chiang would continue to film more classics with Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng and Lu Feng. They starred in_Invincible Shaolin_, The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979), The Magnificent Ruffians (1979), Crippled Avengers (1978), Two Champions of Death (1980), Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) and many others. Chiang could not only enrich the movie with his breathtaking acrobats and agility, but also bring the comic relief to the film.
In 1981, Chiang and the rest of the venoms disbanded with. Chiang, Lu Feng and Kuo Choi starting a new production company in Taiwan. The first movie he and his fellow team made was Shu shi shen chuan (1981), which Chiang acted and choreographed the action scenes, Chiang shortly after wanted to go back to Hong Kong, but his wife convinced him to stay put in Taiwan.
Not long after staying in Taiwan with his wife, Chiang found it very difficult, not being able to find work anywhere which led to him divorcing his wife and became a heavy drinker.
On August 18, 1991 Ricky Cheng Tien Chi, an old friend of Chiang, came to see him, but found him dead. It is said that he was lying dead for three days before being found. He died from a heart attack. But Kuo Chui once said "it was more of a broken heart". He was only 40 years old.- Mary Hsu was born on 25 November 1970 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for The Red Lotus Society (1994), Love Contract (2004) and Meteor Garden (2001). She was married to Tony Tang. She died on 6 December 2011 in Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kun Li was born on 18 February 1930 in Tianjin, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972) and Ye gu niang (1966). He died on 12 March 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
George Wang was born on 12 November 1918 in Dandong, Liaoning, China. He was an actor and producer, known for Huang tian hou tu (1981), The 10th Victim (1965) and Super Fly T.N.T. (1973). He died on 27 March 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Chun-Hsiung Ko was born on 15 January 1945 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for Love in the Shadow (1977), Huang Bu jun hun (1978) and Wu hu si hai (1992). He was married to Ching-Hua Tsai and Mei-Yao Chang. He died on 6 December 2015 in Tri-Service General Hospital, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Hua Tsung was born on 2 April 1944 in Shandong, China. He was an actor and director, known for Shi ye Yun ye Ming ye (1982), Sacred Knives of Vengeance (1972) and Gui tai jian (1971). He died on 26 April 2023 in Taiwan.- Actor
- Director
Sung-Young Chen was born on 1 July 1941 in Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for A City of Sadness (1989), Wu hu si hai (1992) and That Vital Organ (1991). He died on 17 December 2021 in Guishan District, Taiwan.- Music Department
Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa Division, Bengal Presidency, British India. He is known for Adipurush (2023) and Dai Tôa kaigi (1943). He died on 17 August 1945 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Bao-Yun Tang was born in 1944 in Shou-an, Hunan, China. She was an actress, known for Typhoon (1962), Huang pu tan tou (1972) and Ji mo de shi qi sui (1967). She died on 14 May 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Writer
Chu-Ko Liang was born on 5 December 1946 in Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was an actor and writer, known for Hanky Panky (2017), The New Legend of Shaolin (1994) and Hai zi wang (1988). He died on 15 May 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Script and Continuity Department
No stranger to the international spotlight acting in period martial arts films with the likes of King Hu, Li Han Hsiang, Ting Shan Hsi and Joseph Kuo with credits spanning from the 60s through the early 80s, imposing and distinctive veteran Taiwanese character actor Mao Tien remained busy through the New Millennium most notably working with award winning Taiwan New Wave director Tsai Ming Lang in memorable yet devastating interior performances in 'Rebels of the Neon God', 'The River' and 'What Time is it There?' renewing his prominence and stature with international audiences, popular and art-house fare alike.- Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Chun-Liang Chen was born in April 1942 in Beigang township, Yunlin county, Taiwan. He was a director and producer, known for Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991), Child of Peach (1987) and Da xiao jiang jun (1980). He died on 24 December 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Wen-Ying was born in 1936 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Tropical Fish (1995), Hill of No Return (1992) and Strawman (1987). She died on 5 August 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Shao-Hua Lung was born on 25 March 1953 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for The Taste of Dang-Liang's Family (2015), Gatao: The Last Stray (2021) and Shuang cheng gu shi (2018). He died on 14 September 2021 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Writer
- Producer
- Additional Crew
When in Taipei he studied in the English Department of Tamkang English Junior College, but he would not finish his studies because he decided to be a novelist. In 1960 he wrote his first novel, "Cangqiong Shen Jian" ("Divine Sky Sword"). Soon he was considered as one of the best "wuxia" writers of his time, and from 1971 his novels began to be converted into films, beginning with "Xiao Shi Yi Lang" ("Swordsman at Large"), directed by Chui Chang-Wang. In 1976 reputed director Chor Yuen began his series of Lung novels adaptations for Shaw Bros. Film Company, being the first of them "Liu Xing Hu Die Jiang" ("Killer Clans"). The success of these movies (directed also by prominent directors as Lo Wei, Wong Fung or Chan Fan-Kei) impelled the selling of Lung novels before his death from cirrhosis and esophageal hemorrhage through his alcoholism. There are more than 40 films and several TV series based on novels by Lung, who wrote almost 70.- Ping-Yu Chang was born on 20 June 1926 in Tianjin, Republic of China. She was an actress, known for Xiao zhen chun hui (1968), A Touch of Zen (1971) and Jing nu chu zheng (1988). She died on 4 December 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Script and Continuity Department
Chih-Kang Tan was an actor, known for Wild Search (1989), A Brighter Summer Day (1991) and Dust of Angels (1992). He died on 5 September 1993 in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Hsieh Wang was born on 5 May 1930 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, Republic of China. He was an actor and producer, known for Infra-Man (1975), Hong men jue e zhe (1985) and A Better Tomorrow (1986). He was married to Yu Hsu. He died on 21 July 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Stunts
- Director
Robert Tai was born in 1953 in Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for Hong men jue e zhe (1985), Shaolin Dolemite (1999) and BloodFight 2 (1989). He died in August 2017 in Taiwan.- Actress
Chi-Chin Ma was born on 24 February 1942 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. She was an actress, known for Silk (2006), Xin hong lou meng (1978) and Tie shou wu qing zhui hun ling (1978). She died on 1 November 2022 in Taiwan.- Su Wei was born on 30 October 1927 in Beijing, China. He was an actor, known for Da sha xing (1971), Jue dai biao wang (1969) and Qing guan (1968). He died on 7 March 1999 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ti-Men Kan was born on 28 August 1943 in Mongolia, Republic of China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Wu hu si hai (1992), Fantasy Mission Force (1983) and The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983). He was married to Chen Ping and Chen Wei. He died on 5 February 2018 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.- Jui Wang was born on 25 July 1930 in China. He was an actor, known for Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), Zhi xiang bi ni duo huo yi tian (2014) and A Touch of Zen (1971). He died on 1 June 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Writer
- Director
- Music Department
Yi Chang was born on 14 December 1951 in Taiwan. He was a writer and director, known for Kuei-mei, a Woman (1985), Jade Love (1984) and A Dog's Life (2017). He was married to Sa Hsiao and Hui-Shan Yang. He died on 1 November 2020 in Taiwan.- Wei-Lun Hsu was born on 13 November 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Turn Left, Turn Right (2003), Meteor Garden (2001) and Express Boy (2005). She died on 28 January 2007 in Taichung, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Hou-Tao Hsiao was born on 29 December 1947 in Tainan, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Dad's Suit (2018), Wu hu si hai (1992) and Farewell Summer (2010). He died on 2 February 2020 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.- Actor
- Music Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yueh Sun was born on 26 October 1930 in Yuyao, Zhejiang, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for City on Fire (1987), Storm Over the Yangtse River (1969) and Old Mao's Second Spring (1984). He was married to You Jingying. He died on 1 May 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Ming-Lun Ku was born on 4 July 1949 in Taiwan. He was an actor, known for War God (1976), Zhen zhen chun feng (1974) and Taibei liu shi liu (1977). He died on 24 December 1978 in Taiwan.
- Actress
Ru-Yun Tang was born on 1 February 1926 in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. She was an actress, known for Yi Yi (2000), A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) and A Brighter Summer Day (1991). She died on 9 April 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Ho Loa was born on 28 May 1894 in Changhua, Taiwan. He was a writer, known for Survival (2019). He died on 31 January 1943 in Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan.
- Actress
- Producer
- Music Department
Jeanette Lin Tsui was born in 1936 in Shanghai, China. She was an actress and producer, known for Bi shui hong lian (1960), Su xiao mei (1967) and Hu tu nu zhen tan (1965). She was married to Jimmy Wang Yu and Kim Chun. She died on 22 February 1995 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actress
- Music Department
Li-Li Chen was born on 10 October 1951 in Taipei, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Hei mei gui (1983), Qiu shi shuang xiong (1974) and Hu wa er (1974). She died on 14 March 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Cindy Mong was born on 18 April 1965 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for A Good Wife (2013), China Heat (1992) and The Triangle Land (2012). She died on 5 February 2016 in Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Lung Chien was born in 1916 in China. He was a director and writer, known for Pa shan hu (1972), Mang nu jin jian (1970) and Die wang nu jin gang (1967). He died on 28 May 1975 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Make-Up Department
Feng Chang was born on 6 April 1923 in Harbin, China. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Warmth of an Old House (1984), The Return (2019) and Yin gu (1969). He was married to Chang Yao. He died on 6 February 2022 in Taiwan.- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actress
Li-Li Liu was born on 6 May 1938 in Taiwan. She was a director and assistant director, known for Yi gen huo chai (1980), Yun qie liu zhu (1981) and Wen xie yang (1982). She was married to Chin-Hu Tung. She died on 22 April 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Ming-Ming Hsiao was born on 21 December 1941 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for The Darkest Sword (1970), Die wang nu jin gang (1967) and Tou tiao hao han (1971). She died on 7 January 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Soundtrack
Yen-lin Huang was born on 28 February 1975 in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan. She died on 6 April 2009 in Xindian, Taipei, Taiwan.- Pei-Ying Lo was born on 12 August 1960 in Keelung, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Seven Foxes (1985), Yan zhi hu (1981) and Calamity of Snakes (1982). She died on 3 August 2020 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Actor
- Director
- Music Department
Pu-Liao Hsu was born on 20 February 1951 in Keelung, Taiwan. He was an actor and director, known for Ji dan peng shi tou (1981), Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) and Dance of Death (1976). He died on 3 July 1985 in Taipei, Taiwan(undisclosed).- Mei-Yao Chang was born in 1941 in Nantou County, Taiwan. She was an actress, known for Da you xia (1968), The Magic Sword (1969) and Hei sha cun da jue dou (1969). She was married to Chun-Hsiung Ko. She died on 1 April 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Tu Chin was born on 5 October 1932 in Beijing, China. He was an actor, known for Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991), The Green Trees (1988) and Zai huan zuo xin niang (1965). He was married to Chia Chien Li. He died on 30 May 2001 in MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
Hsing Lee was born on 20 May 1930 in Shanghai, China. He was a director and producer, known for Xiao cheng gu shi (1979), Yang ya ren jia (1965) and Zao an Taibei (1979). He was married to Wang Weijun. He died on 19 August 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Yu-Sheng Chang was born on 7 June 1966 in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan. He was an actor, known for Take Me to the Moon (2017), Chang Yu-sheng: Take Me to the Moon (1992) and Winds of September (2008). He died on 12 November 1997 in Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan.- Hsin Tang was born on 26 January 1951 in Taiwan. She was an actress, known for One-Armed Boxer (1972), Ba hang san qian li (1972) and Tie quan (1972). She was married to Pei-Cheng Chang. She died in November 1978 in Taiwan.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
David Tao was born on 28 September 1942 in Shanghai, Republic of China. He was an actor and composer, known for Hu tu fu xing chuang jiang hu (1979), Fantasy Mission Force (1983) and Young Dragons: Kung Fu Kids (1986). He was married to Fu-Yung Wang. He died on 12 September 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan.- Actress
- Production Manager
Ching Liu was born on 3 February 1943 in Tainan, Taiwan, Japan. She was an actress and production manager, known for Di qi hao nu jian die (1964), Qi xian nu wan jie pian (1964) and Tian tian tian lan (1984). She died on 4 November 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan.