Runje Shaw

Runje Shaw

Birth : 1896-01-01,

Death : 1975-02-17

History

Runje Shaw (1896–1975), also known as Shao Zuiweng (C.W. Shaw) and Shao Renjie, was a Chinese film entrepreneur, producer and director. The eldest of the Shaw brothers, in 1925 he founded Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique Film Productions) in Shanghai, which became one of the top three film production companies in pre-WWII Republic of China, and the beginning of the Shaw Brothers media empire. Under Runje's leadership, his younger brothers Runde, Runme, and Run Run established branches of Tianyi in Hong Kong and Singapore. Runje retired from filmmaking after Tianyi's Shanghai base was destroyed in 1937 during the Japanese invasion, but his younger brothers, particularly Sir Run Run, rebuilt Tianyi's offshoots in Hong Kong and Singapore, of which Shaw Brothers Studio came to dominate filmmaking in Hong Kong. (Wikipedia)

Profile

Runje Shaw

Movies

The Flying General
Writer
Hong Kong war film.
The Flying General
Director
Hong Kong war film.
The Deadly Rose
Writer
Originally scheduled to release on February 4, 1935; a lawsuit resulted in its delayed release in 1937.
The Deadly Rose
Director
Originally scheduled to release on February 4, 1935; a lawsuit resulted in its delayed release in 1937.
A Woman of Guangzhou
Director
Hong Kong drama.
Burning of the Efang Palace
Director
Historical drama.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 2)
Director
Based on the Chinese legend.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 1)
Director
Based on the Chinese legend.
The Country Bumpkin Tours the City (Part 3)
Director
This is the third sequel of the original film
The Country Bumpkin Tours the City (Part 2)
Director
This is the second part with Runje Shaw directing.
Life
Screenplay
A Drama film made by the Tianyi Movie Company
Life
Director
A Drama film made by the Tianyi Movie Company
The Country Bumpkin Tours the City
Director
An early comedic film by the Tianyi Movie Company
Unworthy of Love
Director
This was the inaugural film by Tianyi Movie Company aka Unique (HK).
Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower
Director
An early film by Tianyi Movie Company, founded by Runme and Runde Shaw, which will later be known as the Shaw Brothers studio
White Gold Dragon
Producer
The first Cantonese talkie. It was produced in Shanghai (Tianyi Studio) and was based on a Cantonese opera play.