Chi Kuan-Chun and Ching Kuo-Chung (Interview about Showdown at the Cotton Mill. Also includes an old Tan Tao-Liang demo, and a recent Chi Kuan-Chun forms demo)
NSY was a director/producer and head of Seasonal Films, and helped jump-start or accelerate the careers/widen the popularity of countless performers and directors, including Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-Lee, John Liu, Wong Tao, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ho Chung-Tao (Bruce Li), Conan Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuen Woo-Ping, Corey Yuen, etc.
Here he discusses some of the people above and the Hong Kong/Taiwan martial arts film industry in general.
Roy Horan worked with Ng See-Yuen and was also a student of Hwang Jang-Lee. Here he discusses some of Hwang’s training methods. Roy also appeared in some movies, including Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow, The Snuff Bottle Connection, and Game of Death II, a.k.a., Tower of Death.
21 - Hong Kong Movies parts 4 & 5. I could not find any other parts of this on youtube. Featuring movie clips and interviews/commentary with:
Lau Kar-Leung
David Chiang
Gordon Liu
Sammo Hung
Leung Ting
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Shek Kin
Kara Hui
Of all the Bruce Lee imitators of the '70s, Ho Chung-Tao was the best…not because he looked or moved like BL (he didn’t really), but because he was a good all-around performer who could not only screen fight, but could act. He didn’t like the ‘Bruce Li’ gimmick, though, and to his credit, he was able to make some movies without the BL imitation stigma. The interview was conducted at the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall/Park in Taipei, Taiwan.
Yasuaki Kurata was the most prolific Japanese actor to appear in Chinese films; an excellent actor who was also one of the best screen fighters of all. He’s still active in the business and can still move with the best of them.
The late Lo Lieh was one of the most prolific actors in HK cinema, usually cast as villains, but played heroic characters as well. His roles have been too numerous, but some of his most famous films include: King Boxer (Five Fingers of Death), 36th Chamber of Shaolin, Executioner of Shaolin, and Clan of the White Lotus (Fist of the White Lotus). In both Executioner and Clan, Lo’s portrayal of the Priest Pai Mei (Bak Mei) inspired Quentin Tarantino to include the character in Kill Bill 2.
This vid is from an early-1970s British documentary on Shaw Brothers studios. Some interesting behind-the-scenes footage. The pic and sound are not great quality.