Wong Tao was one of the more prolific KF stars of the mid-'70s through early '80s. He is also gives possibly the best and most candid/interesting interviews of all the old-school KF actors, as can be heard here and in the audio commentary on the Along Comes A Tiger DVD.
Of course, Hwang In-Shik is the Hapkido master from the films Hapkido, Way of the Dragon, The Young Master, Dragon Lord, A Fistful of Talons, and a number of other films as well.
The interview is voiced over. The voice-over guy (or Phillip Ko) misstated Bob Wall’s weight; Bob Wall was WAY over 100 pounds. He probably meant 200 pounds.
The interview is voiced over. The voice-over guy (or Phillip Ko) misstated Bob Wall’s weight; Bob Wall was WAY over 100 pounds. He probably meant 200 pounds.[/QUOTE]
Wow! That guy does not age. I think he is an immortal.
There 's been a lot of speculation and innuendo about whether Chang Cheh was g@y or not, including in this documentary. Maybe he was, but he always denied it. I personally couldn’t give a **** either way. All I know is he was a great director, who directed some of the best MA films ever made. He also directed some dreck near the end of his career, but that’s beside the point. ANY weapon could be viewed as a “phallic symbol”, if you think about it, except maybe a bomb.
The number of old-school stars and directors who owe a debt to him for their careers are legion. It seems disrespectful to me that some people talk about him like that, some laughingly. I’ve seen people talking about that in another documentary, too.
Most of the interview is in Japanese, but Lydia Shum replies in English. Discussing her role in Drunken Tai Chi (Donnie Yen’s first film). To Lydia’s right is director Yuen Woo-Ping. She passed away a few years ago.
Lu Feng, of Shaw Brothers movie fame, at a rare personal appearance in NYC. He, along with Kuo Chui (Philip Kwok), Chiang Sheng, Lo Meng, Sun Chien, and Wei Pai, was one of the legendary original ‘Venoms’. The ‘Venom Mob’ also included secondary (or later) members, including Wang Li, Chu Ko, Chin Siu-Ho, Lung Tien-Hsiang, Yang Hsiung, Yu Tai-Ping, Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi, Kuan Feng, etc.
Lu Feng remains one of my all-time favorite KF movie actors/performers, especially as one of Shaw’s top villains. In particular, his acrobatic weapons choreography and execution were too-notch. It’s great to see that he is doing well.
This is a sequel to my original ‘Kung Fu Actor Interviews’ thread from a few years back. I tried, and have been completely unable to access it for continuity.
Mars (a.k.a., Huo Hsing; a.k.a., Cheung Wing-Fat) interview:
He is the only actor to have appeared in all four of Bruce Lees completed martial arts films, and also appeared or starred in a number of Shaw Brothers productions afterwards.
I had mixed feelings about posting this, as he is known for having abused two of his wives, and he disfigured the face of his first wife, who had been a Shaw Brothers starlet. But I felt the interview itself had some interesting information.
[QUOTE=Jimbo;1316906]This is a sequel to my original ‘Kung Fu Actor Interviews’ thread from a few years back. I tried, and have been completely unable to access it for continuity.
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Do you mean this thread? I’ll merge it if you like.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1317302]Do you mean this thread? I’ll merge it if you like.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, Gene, would be cool. IIRC, I also had another brief thread called Lu Feng Interview or something, dont know where that one is, but it would fit in there, too.
[QUOTE=Jimbo;1317337]Thanks, Gene, would be cool. IIRC, I also had another brief thread called “Lu Feng Interview” or something, don’t know where that one is, but it would fit in there, too.[/QUOTE]
Found that Lu Feng one too - Lu Feng (a.k.a., Luther Chu) interviews and Q&A. It’s merged in as well.
Max Lee interview. Although recognizable from a number of KF films, I mainly remembered him as the little Japanese guy in the dojo who first approaches, and gets knocked down by, Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury; as well as the sawed-off little kung fu student who bullies Jackie Chan in Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow.
Max Lee is recognizable from a number of KF films, but I mainly remember him from Fist of Fury, as the first Japanese guy who approaches Bruce Lee in the dojo and gets knocked on his butt. Also, as the sawed-off little kung fu student who bullied Jackie Chan in Snake in the Eagles Shadow.
