Li Yi-Min
Acting
Biography
Li Yi-Min (Chinese: 李藝民) is a Taiwanese actor who attended the Lu Kwan Peking Opera school. He was classmates with actors like Jack Long and Robert Tai. There he learned the skills that he'd need to become an actor. He joined Shaw Brothers in the 70s. He appeared in the film Seven Man Army (1976) and is considered to be one of Chang Cheh's fourth generation disciples. Later, he eventually returned to Taiwan to make more films there.
Born: December 30, 1951
Place of Birth: Taiwan
Known For
Life Gamble
Legendary director Chang Cheh teamed his latest big star, Alexander Fu Sheng, with future Venoms Lo Meng and Kuo Chue to create another winner in his vaunted filmography. Joining them were the top supporting actors and the prettiest starlets, for an entertaining, exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
The Secret Shaolin Kung-Fu
Beggars are being killed left and right to get their old leader to come out of hiding and face an old enemy. Meanwhile, young Wu Han Wei is being instructed by his blind grandfather to learn all six styles of the Butterfly technique. But when an old crazy beggar befriends the young student, his fate turns out to be intertwined with that of the fearsome Lu Din, a man with no arms or legs.
Mission Kiss and Kill
Set in the early days of the Chinese Republic, this tale of kung fu kingpins and masters features beautiful women in gorgeous costumes, exotic backgrounds and a tricky plot filled with martial arts magic.
The Brave Archer
Guo Jing and Yang Kang are the sons of two rebels. The rebels are killed by imperial soldiers and the boys are rescued by six pugilists later. The pugilists agree to separate the two boys, tutor them separately in martial arts, and let them meet again when they have grown up, to determine whose abilities are better. Guo becomes the student of the "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan" while Yang Kang becomes the foster son of a Jurchen prince inadvertently.
The Brave Archer 2
Our hero Kuo Tsing is winning the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. However, almost immediately, clan rivalries in the "Martial Art World" lead to Kuo being wounded by Ouyang Feng and Huang being named the new leader of the Beggar Clan. All this is mounted with sparkling energy by three kung-fu choreographers and a star-packed cast.
The 7 Grandmasters
An aged Kung Fu practitioner travels across China, challenging the best Grandmaster from each province to prove his mastery of martial arts. Meanwhile is a plot developing behind his back.
Shaolin Temple
There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Qing troops - complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.
The Mystery of Chess Boxing
Evil Chun Shan uses chess boxing and a five-element ninja style to terrorize the martial arts world until he is challenged in a series of battles, then destroyed.
Shaolin Iron Claws
A corrupt Shaolin assassin, a master in Iron Claws, is hired to threaten members of the Ching Dynasty into resigning a secret letter for the restoration of the monarchy. The plot is unravelled when a police chief captures one of the assailants. The Shaolin Iron Master must be destroyed...
7-Man Army
In 1933, 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks invaded the Pa Tou Lou Tzu, a strategic key point of the Great Wall. With only seven men stationing, these heroes took on the entire army for five days before succumbing. Director Chang Cheh recreated this epic battle with his favorite cast including Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen Kuan-tai, as a celluloid tribute to these nameless souls.
Filmography
as Wai Kwong
as Heaven Chief Guard Xin Ling / Taxi Driver
as Young Beggar Su
as Ah Pao
as Hsiao Hu
as General Lau
as Ping Lung
as Yang Kang
as Master Nan
as Yang Kang
as Guan Fei
as Hsia Hsiao-Ying
as Huang Song Han
as Tang Zhi-Wei (S.R. #2)
as Private Pan Bing Lin
as Tang Zhi-Wei (S.R. #2)
as Fang Li