Wai Wang
Acting
Biography
Wai Wang (Chinese: 韋弘, 3 November 1936 - 2010) was a Taiwanese actor. Started acting in his home country of Taiwan under the stage name "Xiao Lin" (Little Lam) before adopting the new name "Wu Bin" later in 1968. After his leading turn in The One-Legged Dragon, he started his career with the Shaw Brothers under the name Frankie Wei. He stayed with the Shaw Brothers for 7 years and was well known for his portrayal of villans and for starring in many of Lu Chi's erotic thillers. He made his first attempt at directing with 1979's Lewd Lizard before retiring in 1984
Born: November 3, 1936
Place of Birth: Republic of China (Taiwan)
Known For
Shadow Girl
A young woman whose kung fu has reached the point where she can turn invisible runs afoul of a powerful family when she disrupts a wedding. She must fight off kung fu masters and even a poisonous centipede ring!
Pursuit of a Killer
This is one of those -"who did it" -murder movies put out by Shaw Brothers. In this one, a bunch of Mainlanders come to Hong Kong for a better life. Instead, these Mainlanders are jobless and wind up killing, robbing, and selling drugs for a Dai Lo. Tired of getting chicken scratch from their Dai Lo for all the work they've done, the Mainlanders (about 4 or 5) decide to do a big job for themselves by trying to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry with all the Mainlanders being apprehended by the HKRP. They all to go to jail and do their time and get discharged. Once out, the Mainlanders are getting "rubbed off" one by one and the HKRP do not have a clue. Luckily, one member, Yeh Hung (Lo Meng), of the Mainlander gang is still in jail who still has time. So, Inspector Wong (Jason Pai Piao) decides to cut Yeh Hung loose and let him walk the streets as bait to bring the killer out.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Dirty Ho
A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
Young Passion
A romantic melodrama about an affair between a 16-year-old boy and a neglected wife.
Pursuit of Vengeance
Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers.
Back to Anping Harbor
This romantic family melodrama reworks the Madame Butterfly story in Anping, the port attached to Tainan city in southern Taiwan. Xiuqin falls for a Dutch ship’s doctor called Daley, and becomes pregnant. When he has to leave, he promises to return, but never does. Xiuqin brings up her red-haired daughter, Kimby herself. Kim falls for a medical student from Taipei, Zhiqiang, who is about to go to the USA for his studies. Is destiny about to repeat itself?
The Perfect Match
The Flying Guillotine
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
The Vengeful Beauty
Despite its stand-alone title, this mixture of martial arts and exploitation is a semi-sequel to Shaw Brothers's Flying Guillotine series. This time, the focus is Rong Qui-yan, a kung fu student turned dutiful wife whose life falls apart when her husband is murdered by a squad of government operatives led by the duplicitous Jin Gang-Feng. Qui-yan is forced to go into hiding as she plots her revenge and finds allies in fellow fugitive Ma Seng and ex-lover Wang-jun.
Filmography
as Sun Fu Cheng
as Yu Ya-Dang
as Mr. Tai
as Fence
as Prof. Chan Tai-Kat
as Priest Yao
as Yin Yuen Ping
as Leng family/Cold-Blooded Five
as Boss Au
as Michael Huang
as Celina's boss
as President
as 4th Prince
as Fang Pan Yang
as Right Guardian Fan Yiu / Monk Fu
as Right Guardian Fan Yiu
as Emperor Ping Xi
as Emperor
as Teacher Ho
as Lord Gang Jing Feng
as Ding Sheng-Feng
as Shijie
as Emperor Tuan Zheng Ming
as Tuan Cheng-Ming
as Chief Jau Loong
as Mr. Kam
as Hu Lin
as Inspector Wei
as Hong Xi Guan
as Chang Da Nian
as Yu Nian's Lover
as Chiang Ta-Chung
as Commander Nakajima
as Richard
as Commissioner Zhang Qin
as Boogie Jie
as Chen Bingliang
as Johnny
as Ah Kun / Xu Shuangkun
as Shen Shi-Xian
as Wu Yaozu
as Ma Wei-Hong
as Security Guard
as Jin Dai Sing
as Brother Li
as Dr. Daley
as Xiang Du Bu
as Hsiao The Rambler
as Bridegroom Chen Wei
as Tenn Kong-Hui