Chu Yuan

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Chu Yuan ( Chinese  楚 原 , Pinyin Chǔ Yuán , Jyutping Co 2 Jyun 4 , Cantonese  Choir Yuen ; born September 16, 1934 in Guangzhou , Republic of China ) is a Chinese film director , screenwriter and actor .

Chu Yuan's native name is Cheung Po Kin ( 張寶堅  /  张宝坚 , Zhāng Bǎojiān ). As the only son of the actor Cheung Wood Yau ( 張 活 游  /  张 活 游 , Zhāng Huóyóu ), Chu first studied chemistry at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou (Canton). Under the pseudonym Qín Yǔ ( 秦 雨 ) or Zhāng Bǎozǎi ( 張寶 仔  /  张宝 仔 ) he wrote his first screenplay for the film industry in 1956; the following year he began working as a director. When the number of productions in the genre of the then popular “Yueyu films” ( 粵語 長 片  /  粤语 长 片  - “literally Cantonese feature films”) in the Hong Kong film industry gradually declined in the late 1960s , Chu was already over 70 as a director Film productions behind. After marrying the famous actress Nam Hung ( 南 紅  /  南 红 , Nán Hóng ) in 1962, he helped found the production company Rose Motion Picture Co. When he worked for the Cathay Studio ( 國泰 電影 公司  /  国泰 电影 公司 ) directed the film Cold Blade , an early wuxia film , he received an offer to join the Shaw Brothers in 1971 . There he established himself not only as a director who produced well-known martial arts films through the studio , but also erotic material such as Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan ( 愛奴  /  爱奴 , Àinú ), which was named one of the ten best films in 1973 World was chosen. In his Martial Art films, he established the genre-typical sword fighting films with Ti Lung in the lead role, which were often supported by a number of beautiful colleagues. In addition to more than 120 films as a director, Chu also established himself as an actor from the mid-1980s.

Filmography (selection)

Chu Yuan's star and imprint on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong
Director
  • 1972: The Gang of the Yellow Dragon (Da sha shou)
  • 1976: Killer Clans - The Rule of the Sword (Liu xing hu die jian)
  • 1976: The death web of the yellow spider (Wu du tian luo)
  • 1976: The Death Strike of the Steel Fingers (Tien ya ming yue dao)
  • 1977: The Brotherhood of the Yellow Hell Dogs (Chu liu xiang)
  • 1977: The tiger's claw death duel (San shao ye de jian)
  • 1977: The invincible sword of the Shaolin (Suo qing jian ke wu qing jian)
  • 1978: The return of the yellow hellhounds (Bian fu chuan qi)
  • 1979: Alexander Fu Sheng - Die Eisenfaust (Jue dai shuang jiao)
  • 1980: The Man with the Steel Chain (Cha chi nan fei)
  • 1980: The Revenge of Karateka (Ying xiong wu lei)
  • 1981: Death duel in the Imperial Palace (Shu jian en chou lu)
actor

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hong Kong Chinemagic - Chu Yuan. In: www.hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016 (English, French).
  2. ↑ Hong Kong Movie Database - Chor Yuen. In: hkmdb.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019 (Chinese, English).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chu is the family name here, Yuan is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Chu, Yuan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chorus, yuen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese film director, screenwriter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Guangzhou , Republic of China