Ching Siu-Tung

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Ching Siu-Tung aka Tony Ching ( Chinese  程小東  /  程小东 , Pinyin Chéng Xiǎodōng , Jyutping Cing 4 Siu 2 dung 1 , born as 程 冬兒  /  程 冬儿 , Chéng Dōng'ér , Jyutping Cing 1 Dung 1 ji 4 ; * 1953 in Hong Kong ) a Chinese director , producer and martial arts - choreographer .

Ching is the son of the well-known Shaw Brothers director Cheng Kang ( 程 剛  /  程 刚 ) A whose family and ancestors originally came from Anhui . Ching grew up in the Shaw Brothers' film studios next to his father. At the age of 17 he was already working as a stuntman or extra and lion dance troupe B in the Hong Kong film industry . As a child he learned the northern fighting styles of the Chinese martial art C for seven years and completed his training at the Eastern Drama Academy D in Hong Kong. A school with training of the Beijing opers in acrobatics , singing, dancing and kung fu . At 20, he worked as an action choreographer in various film and series productions for local television stations and studios, such as ATV - formerly RTV - or TVB . In the 1972 Shaw Brothers production “ The Revenge of the Yellow Tigers ” - 十四 女 英豪 , English The 14 Amazons - with Ching's father as director, he was already responsible for the action choreography of the kung fu fight scenes. He made his debut as a director in the early 1980s. His film A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) - in collaboration with Tsui Hark - reached place 50 at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards in the selection of the 100 best Chinese films on the occasion of the centenary of Chinese film .

Ching has a younger brother named Ronny Ching E , who also works in the Hong Kong film industry.

Filmography (selection)

Selected filmography as a director

Source: Hong Kong Movie Database

annotation

A. Cheng, Kang - 程 剛  /  程 刚 , Chéng Gāng , Jyutping Cing 4 Gong 1 , Cantonese  Ching Kong
B. Stuntman with Wusheng and lion dance training - 龍虎 武師  /  龙虎 武师
C. Northern fighting styles of Chinese martial arts - 北 派 功夫
D. Eastern Drama Academy - 香港 東方 戲劇 學院  /  香港 东方 戏剧 学校
E. Ching Siu Lung - 程小龍  /  程小龙 , Chéng Xiǎolóng , Jyutping Cing 4 Siu 2 lung 4 , English Ronny Ching

literature

  • Axel Estein - MAERZ: Splatting Image . August 4th, 1990, The Terra-Cotta Warrior - Mini, Sexy, Flower, Pop-Up Cinema, Everything is in Hong Kong Cinema. ( Splatting Image Online - online magazine once as a print edition).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 程小东 - Siu-Tung Ching - 人物 小 传 - Short biography. In: people.mtime.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 (Chinese).
  2. ↑ 程小東 - Tony Ching Siu-Tung. In: hkmdb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 (Chinese, English).
  3. ↑ Tony Ching Siu-Tung. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved July 9, 2020 (English, French).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Ching is the family name here, Siu-tung is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Ching, Siu-tung
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ching, Tony; Cheng, Xiaodong (Pinyin); Cing, Siudung (Jyutping); 程小東 (Chinese - traditional character); 程小东 (Chinese - symbol); Cheng, Dong'er (pinyin); Cing, Dungji (Jyutping); 程 冬兒 (Chinese - traditional character); 程 冬儿 (Chinese - abbreviation)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese director
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Hong Kong