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Billy Chan
Chan was born on 6 February 1953, in Hong Kong with his brother Chan Lung. In his teenage years, he was sent to the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School run by Yu Jim-yuen. Despite being an actor, Chan also trained in martial arts. Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial…
Chia Ling
Chia Ling was born in 1951 in Taiwan. She came from a tradition of Peking Opera in her family as both her father and aunt were in this field. She studied for seven years and was a classmate of Angela Mao at their Peking Opera school and in 1972 Yeung Kwan discovered her and cast her in her first film…
Chan Shen
Chan Shen was a Taiwanese actor born in Taichung, Taiwan. He worked exclusively for the Shaw Brothers. He started out in 1971 and, given his look and solid acting chops, quickly established himself in sinister henchman and gangster-type roles. Besides being menacing or repellent, Chan Shen was also…
Shih Szu
Shih Szu is a Taiwanese actress. A ballet student from the age of six, at the age of sixteen, she joined the Shaw Brothers Studio after secondary school and began appearing in films such as "The Crimson Charm" and "The Rescue". However, the film that would rocket her to stardom would be her appearance…
Shu Yan
Shu Yan is a Chinese actress, born in Fenshuizhen, Tonglu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy.
Li Yi Min
Li Yi Min is a Taiwanese actor. He was in the Peking Opera School. He is said that he held the world record for whip-back somersaults. He was a Shaw Brothers actor but then moved on to make other films, such as the hit "Seven Grandmasters:. (Source: Hong Kong Cinemagic)
Stanley Tong
Tang Ji Li (English name: Stanley Tong) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, action choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Encouraged by his brother-in-law in Hong Kong, who was a filmmaker, Tong started his film career there in 1979 by working behind the scenes. (Source:…
