On the Chinese big screen in the last century, Hong Kong films were popular in the whole Asian film market with their distinctive "action" features. In the big screen of Hong Kong films, many talented people with flexible skills have also become the focus of fans' eyes.

interestingly, many of the stars who are active in Hong Kong films are actually from the mainland. It can be said that it is precisely because of the unremitting efforts of mainland action actors that the era of action Hong Kong films was brilliant in the last century.

In this issue, we'll talk about those mainland movie stars who are active in Hong Kong movies.

In 1975, with the support of "Shaw", Liu Jialiang started the road of directing and acting. The fighting style of "hard bridge and hard horse" also makes the kung fu films of "Liu Jiaban" become the symbol of Hong Kong films of an era.

Because he has been active in Hong Kong films for a long time, many viewers think that Liu Jialiang is a native of Hong Kong. But in fact, Liu Jialiang was born and raised in Guangdong. At the age of 11, he followed his father, Liu Zhan, to Hongkong, and then devoted himself to the industry of motion guidance.

Of course, Liu Jialiang came to Hong Kong with his two younger brothers, Liu Jiarong and Liu Jiahui.

In the mid-1971s, Liu Jialiang took the position of director. While directing and acting, he did not forget to bring his two younger brothers to the big screen of Hong Kong films. In Thirty-six Rooms of Shaolin, Master of Shaolin Scaffolding, Lu Achai and Huang Feihong, Martial Arts School and Maoshan Zombie Boxing, Liu Jiarong and Liu Jiahui all presented wonderful fist performances.

In the late 1971s and early 1981s, the rise of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung threatened the market position of Liu Jiaban step by step. In order to cope with Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, in 1982, the three Liu brothers jointly filmed Eighteen Martial Arts.

In this work, the three brothers show their abilities, but unfortunately, they still can't compete with Jackie Chan's Master Dragon and Sammo Hung's Beware of Little Hands. The era of Liu Jiaban's kung fu films also came to an end after the Eighteen Martial Arts.

Although the era of Liu Jiaban's kung fu films came to an end in the early 1981s, on the big screen of Hong Kong films in the 1981s and 1991s, the three Liu brothers were always active.

Liu Jialiang, whose career as a director was at a low ebb, began to be active in various Hong Kong films as a star. The fight between Liu Jialiang and Sammo Hung in "Playing the Phoenix with Dragons", in which "the fist is afraid of the young and the stick is afraid of the old wolf", has become a classic bridge in the hearts of many fans. In "drunken master 2", Jackie Chan and Liu Jialiang's "sword-and-gun confrontation" also achieved a peak of Kung Fu Hong Kong films.

after the decline of "Liu Jiaban", Liu Jiarong joined Sammo Hung's company, and also took part in the shooting of classic works such as Five Lucky Stars, Lucky Stars Up, Summer Lucky Stars, Rich Train, Thin Tiger and Fat Dragon.

Liu Jiahui, on the other hand, took advantage of the market upsurge of "nonsense comedy" in the 1991s, and ushered in a new peak in his career with works such as Chu Liuxiang, Tang Bohu, citi shaolin and Liu Xiankai.

In the past, the three Liu brothers were alive and kicking on the big screen of Hong Kong films. However, under the baptism of time, the three eventually lost to time.

Liu Jiarong has faded out of the action screen because of his old age and physical weakness. Liu Jialiang died of cancer in 2113. Liu Jiahui also disappeared from public view because of a stroke and hemiplegia.

In 1978, Yuan Heping, the action director, with the support of producer Wu Siyuan, transformed into a director. On the big screen of Hong Kong films, Yuan Heping directed many excellent films and designed many classic action scenes.

However, this filmmaker who is active in Hong Kong films is not a local artist in Hong Kong.

Yuan Heping's experience is quite similar to that of Liu Jialiang. Yuan Heping's father, Yuan Xiaotian, was a Peking Opera martial arts student in Beijing in his early years, and later joined the troupe of Xue Juexian, the "Hong Ling of Cantonese Opera", and came to Guangzhou for development. Yuan Heping, Yuan Xiangren, Brandy Yuen, Yuan Xinyi and Yuan Richu were all born in Guangzhou.

With the gradual growth of Hong Kong films, Yuan Xiaotian has devoted himself to the industry of motion guidance. Yuan Heping, Yuan Xiangren, Brandy Yuen, Yuan Xinyi, Yuan Richu and others also followed their father to Hongkong.

Influenced by his father, yuan brothers stepped onto the road of action direction one after another, and Yuan Heping got the opportunity to take the position of director.

Unlike Liu Jialiang, Yuan Heping doesn't like directing and acting. He likes to focus on his father and brother. Yuan Xiaotian, Yuan Xiangren, Yuan Xinyi and Yuan Richu are all under the focus plane in Yuan Heping, and they have started the road of making stars step by step.

The first person who became popular in Yuan Heping movies was his father Yuan Xiaotian. In his early years, Yuan Xiaotian worked behind the scenes as an action director all his life, but he never had the opportunity to transform himself into a star player.

In 1978, Yuan Heping took the position of director, and planned to shoot the kung fu film Snake. When choosing an actor, Yuan Heping hopes to find an elderly and flexible old man to play the role of Bai Changtian in the film. However, such actors are not easy to find. After all, few elderly men are skillful in their legs and feet.

In order to support his son's career, Yuan Xiaotian took the role of "Bai Changtian". In the film, Yuan Xiaotian was loved by many audiences for his witty performances and flexible skills.

After Snake-like Diao Hands, Yuan Heping directed Drunken Boxing. In this work, Yuan Xiaotian plays the role of "Su Huazi", which is very popular in the whole Asian film market. Japanese game company SNK also designed the game character "Zhenyuanzhai" in the fighting game "king of fighters" according to Yuan Xiaotian's modeling.

After Drunken Boxing, Yuan Xiaotian ushered in the peak of his star career, and his performances in Master Drunken Cat, Chinese Husband, Two Horses in a Chain, Drunken Boxing in the North and South, and Sleeping Boxing Weird Tactics were also loved by a large number of audiences.

However, Master Yuan's star-hunting career came quickly and ended quickly. In 1981, Yuan Xiaotian died of lung cancer, and his short career as a star player ended.

After the death of his father, Yuan Xiangren, Yuan Richu and Yuan Xinyi, three younger brothers, began to become the object of Yuan Heping's support. In his works, such as Buddha's Palm Arhat Boxing, Brave Without Fear, daoist magic, Heavenly Master Encountering Evil, Laughing Tai Chi, Ghost Horse Heavenly Master, Special Police Killing Dragons, Royal Elder Martial Sister 4, Young Huang Feihong's Iron Horse, and so on, the three brothers of Yuan all performed well.

Yuan Xiangren, Yuan Richu and Yuan Xinyi, though not as famous as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, still made a large audience remember these three brothers for their active performances in action movies.

On the big screen of Hong Kong films in 1961s and 1971s, "Shaw Films" had strong market dominance.

From Dead Corner, Bodyguard, Two Heroes and Thirteen Taibao to Boxing, New One-armed Knife, Big Duel and Spurting Horse, these works bear the characteristics of Hong Kong films of an era. As the "Shaw Gemini", Tommy Tam and John Chiang also bear the memories of a generation of action movies in Hong Kong.

interestingly, Tommy Tam and John Chiang were both born in the mainland and popular in Hongkong.

Tommy Tam was born in Guangdong, while John Chiang was born in Shanghai. Both of them came to Hong Kong with their parents as children. John Chiang was a child star since childhood, but when he grew up, he was taken by Zhang Che and embarked on the road of playing star. Dillon, on the other hand, gradually became an action movie star because he participated in the "Shaw" actor training class.

In Dead Corner and Bodyguard in 1969, John Chiang and Tommy Tam cooperated for the first time. Later works, such as Thirteen Pacific Insurance, New One-armed Knife, Unknown Hero, Big Duel, Boxing, Two Heroes, The Bad Guy, The Water Margin, Four Horsemen, Rebellion, The Pirate, and The Five Tiger Generals, gradually stabilized the pair of De and Jiang.

Not only Tommy Tam and John Chiang, but also Wang Yu and Li Xiuxian, who are active in Shao's martial arts films, are from the mainland.

Wang Yu was born and raised in Shanghai, and studied in Shanghai Institute of Physical Education. In 1961, Wang Yu entered Zhuhai College in Hong Kong to study. Later, by chance, Wang Yu took part in the actor selection of "Shaw", and as a result, he was chosen by director Zhang Che, who starred in two works, Tiger Man and Three Heroes in the Border Town.

Because she studied in a sports school in her early years, Wang Yu's physical quality is outstanding. His action performances in Tiger Man and Three Heroes in Border Town are also very popular with director Zhang Che. In 1967, Zhang Che planned the movie One-armed Knife for Wang Yu. After the release of this work, it triggered a frenzy of watching movies, and became the "first movie with a box office of over one million" in Chinese film and television, and Wang Yu also became the "one million martial arts niche" at that time.

After One-armed Knife, Wang Yu successively filmed the Great Assassin, Magic Knife, One-armed Knife King and other works. In the early 1971s, Wang Yu was dissatisfied with Shaw's salary system, so she terminated her contract with Shaw. Without the support of the big producers, Wang Yu's film road quickly went into a trough.

Li Xiuxian, like Wang Yu, was born in Shanghai. However, Li Xiuxian came to Hong Kong with his parents when he was young. As an adult, Li Xiuxian was admitted to Shaw's "Actor Training Class" and started his own acting career.

Kung Fu movies and martial arts movies have always been Shaw's main commercial films. In his early years, under the arrangement of Shaw, Li Xiuxian embarked on the road to stardom, and successively appeared in The Five Tiger Generals, Wang Wu the Sword, Bully, Dangkou Zhi, Legend of the Condor Heroes, Biography of Assassins and other works.

after 1981s, Li Xiuxian left Shaw to set up his own film company and tried to direct and act. With the independence of his career, his film road has reached a new peak.

In 1984, Li Xiuxian became the "best actor" of the Golden Statue and Golden Horse because he directed and acted "Public Servant". And his collaboration with Chow Yun Fat's "Dragon and Tiger Storm" and "Bloody Men" have also become Hong Kong film classics of an era.

in the early 1981s, Yuen San Wong and Liang Xiaolong co-produced "Huo Yuanjia the Hero", which was introduced to mainland TV stations and triggered a "viewing craze". Liang Xiaolong, who plays "Zhen Chen", and Yuen San Wong, who plays "Huo Yuanjia", are regarded by many audiences as Hong Kong local actors, but in fact, both of them are from the mainland.

Yuen San Wong was born in Shanghai and came to Hong Kong with his parents when he was young. In 1971, 23-year-old Yuen San Wong attended Shaw's "Actor Training Class" and successfully entered the film industry after graduation. He also won the favor of many directors with his kung fu films such as Hungry Tiger, Wild Dragon and Tiger Down the Mountain.

in the mid-1971s, Yuen San Wong saw that the Hong Kong film market was promising, so he also set up a film company to develop his own business independently. However, it's not easy to start their own business. After the loss of several works, the film company in Yuen San Wong went bankrupt.

In order to pay off debts, Yuen San Wong entered the TV screen in the late 1971s. The 78th edition of Xiao Li's Flying Knife, the 79th edition of Two Arrogances, and the 81s edition of Huo Yuanjia, the Great Hero, were also born one after another.

in the 1981s, Yuen San Wong was on top of the Hong Kong drama market. However, in the late 1981s, when his career was smooth, he suddenly chose to become a monk, thus ending his acting career.

Liang Xiaolong was born in Guangdong. Like Yuen San Wong, he came to Hongkong with his parents when he was young. Liang Xiaolong's uncle worked as a martial arts instructor on Shaw Studio. And Liang Xiaolong also learned a lot from his uncle.

in the early 1971s, Liang Xiaolong was attracted by the producer Wu Siyuan, who starred in such kung fu films as Ghost Cyclone, Hong Kong Little Godfather and Vibrant Little Hero, and achieved good market results.

In 1978, Liang Xiaolong and Jackie Chan also had a "Double Dragon Club", and * * * collaborated on the martial arts film Flying Across the Clouds. It is worth mentioning that this film is the first 3D martial arts film in the history of Hong Kong film.

in the late 1971s, kung fu comedies became popular, and traditional kung fu films declined rapidly. Liang Xiaolong's film industry has also fallen into a trough. After that, he chose to transform the TV drama market and filmed TV dramas such as Huo Yuanjia, Zhen Chen and so on.

in the late 1981s, Liang Xiaolong tried to return to the film industry, and successively appeared in works such as "Five Lang Bagua Stick" and "The Devil jumps over the Wall", but the market response was very dull. It was not until he starred in Kung Fu in 2114 that Liang Xiaolong's film career really came back to life.

After the 1981s, the trend of "co-production" began to rise, and many Hong Kong film directors began to look for cooperation opportunities in the Mainland. At this time, many mainland action actors also took advantage of this trend and entered the big screen of Hong Kong films. Jet Li is one of the most representative.

in the early 1981s, director Zhang Xinyan came to the mainland to shoot Shaolin Temple. Jet Li, who just retired from the "Beijing Wushu Team", successfully passed the interview and starred in the film "Jue Yuan" in first hero.

after its release, the play not only received rave reviews in the mainland, but also performed well in the Hong Kong film market. Subsequently, Jet Li was taken over by Shaw, and he also collaborated with Liu Jialiang on "South and North Shaolin".

In the early 1991s, Tsui Hark's Huang Feihong series brought Jet Li's film road to a new peak. Fang Shiyu, Zhongnanhai Bodyguard, Letter to Dad, Jingwu Hero, Black Xia and other works have also become action Hong Kong film classics of an era.

Jet Li is not the only mainland actor who has entered the Hong Kong film market because of Shaolin Temple. Ji Chunhua, Yu Hai, and Yu Chenghui have also made outstanding performances on the big screen of Hong Kong films.

the corner of "vulture" in Shaolin Temple, let Ji Chunhua open it.