Wong Yu

Wong Yu

Nascimento : 1955-10-26, Hong Kong, China

Morte : 2008-05-16

História

Wong Yue (汪禹, 1955–2008) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor. He starred in many Shaw Brothers Studio films and is known for his comic roles in films with Gordon Liu, such as Dirty Ho, Spiritual Boxer II, 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and Eight Diagram Pole Fighter. He is sometimes credited as Wong Yu and as Wang Yu, but is a different person than an older Shaw Brothers star, Jimmy Wang Yu. He was renamed after him as a revenge of producer Shaw against the original Wang Yu. Wong Yue/Wang Yue died on May 16, 2008 from acute pneumonia.

Perfil

Wong Yu

Filmes

Easy Money
Four people form an unlikely alliance to sting a three-man credit-card scam operation. Behind the front of an electronic appliance store, Mr. Chiang and his bumbling nephew Wuchi, aided by a technical wizard called Blond Chiang, operate a high-tech credit-card scam. Sisi, one of their victims who works for the bank whose cards are being forged, joins forces with Do Do, a spirited collection officer for a finance company, with Wu, a good-looking petty thief who owes Do Do's company money, and with Lulu, Sisi's friend who lives in Wu's apartment. Wu pretends to work with Chiang, Lulu pretends to like Wuchi, Do Do dons peasant dress, and the trap is set.
Indecent Beast
Wei Zeng Jing, the president of a company, maintains an extramarital relationship with a beautiful girl, Yi Ling. His wife, however, will hire a private investigator and soon discover the infidelity.
Handsome Siblings
Greets rude heroes [cameo]
One hundred seventy years ago, a wise monk made a section of land known as the Villians Valley, a sanctuary. Anyone who came to the valley was considered protected and safe from the law. The proclamation also stated that they should have a chance at repentance. The Master of Eva Palace, who is now master of the martial arts world, holds no regard for the ancient laws and enters the valley in search of the 10 Untouchable Villians because she has a warrant of justice to destroy them. The remaining 8 villians were actually the 10 Untouchable Heroes until they were framed by two of their own members, The Twin Villians, and used as scapegoats.
Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues
Mr. Hsiong
Lung comes from China to Hong Kong in search of a new life and fortune. He is employed as a security officer by Lee at a night club that he runs. When Lee’s partner dies, his business is endangered by his partner’s son, Soufu. As retribution, Lee’s daughter May, hurts Soufu. Soufu’s anger gets the best of him, and he murders Lee. May must now make the next move in this deadly game of chess, and asks Lung to help her avenge Lee’s death. Lung hesitantly agrees, and the hunt is on to give Soufu exactly what he deserves!
Framed
Simon Yam plays a cop that has just been released from jail after serving some years there. He claims he is innocent of all charges, and was in fact "framed".
Dragões Para Sempre
Thug on Ship
Uma tranquila fazendeira começa a perceber que suas terras estão sendo poluídas. Os detritos vêm de uma industria instalada nas proximidades e por isso ela decide procurar o dono para reclamar e pedir que alguma providência seja tomada. Porém o que acontece é que o industrial chama seu bando de capangas para resolver a questão… O que eles não sabiam é que a jovem fazendeira conquistou dois aliados para sua causa e para defendê-la também.
Rouge
Ho Hsi
The ghost of a courtesan who died in 1934 returns to Hong Kong fifty-three years later, seeking to reunite with the man she loved.
Girl with the Diamond Slipper
Peter
Two hopeless housebreaker brothers, Ah Chi and Fatty, steal a diamond that had already been earmarked by a criminal gang. Through a series of unfortunate and - frankly - unlikely events, the diamond ends up in the shoe of a rising star TV actress Cheung Man Ju. They pursue her all over Hong Kong until finally tracking her down at a charity ball where she must leave by midnight, and accidentally loses a shoe in the process.
Crazy Shaolin Disciples
Fong Sai Yuk
Following a raid led by a deadly Manchu enforcer (Lo Lieh), rebels Hong Si Kuan (Lo Meng), Fong Sai Yuk (Wong Yu) and Hu Huei Chian (Chin Siu Ho) seek refuge at the Shaolin Temple. However, the strict rules of the temple don’t suit rascals Fong and Hu, and their mischievous antics lead to scuffles with the young monk Wu Qing (Gordon Liu Chia Hui). Things get worse when Fong frees a mad monk (Chun Wong) from his hidden cell, and Hui falls for a pretty local lass. Meanwhile, the fierce Manchu rebel-hunter is still lurking nearby, determined to find his prey whatever the cost!
The Flying Mr. B
Man at restaurant
A professor accidentally creates a pill that essentially makes him Superman. Soon everybody, from a soccer team to a gang boss, wants those pills and the clever complications compound until it's up to a fast-thinking "Super Girl" to save the day.
A Vingança do Mestre
He Liu
Tung Tieh-Cheng, o maior mestre de armas da China, é convidado para treinar os soldados do exército Ching. Em uma de suas primeiras medidas, ele impede seus homens de frequentarem um famoso bordel da cidade, atraindo o chefe de polícia local, dono do estabelecimento secretamente. Em represália, o policial incrimina o filho de Tung por roubo e o entrega para o eunuco do conselho real, que manda o garoto para a castração. Para salvar seu filho, Tung não poupará esforços, o que poderá custar muitas vidas.
The Young Vagabond
Jiabao
O pai deles decide mandar um para uma escola jesuíta para aprender inglês.
How to Choose a Royal Bride
Wei Xiao Bao
shaw production
Dress Off for Life
Chen Yuen, a professional boxer, goes into hiding when his career takes a nose dive. His loneliness has bred impotency and, ultimately insanity. Now he stalks the city streets, attacking and slaughtering unsuspecting females.
Wits of the Brats
3 Hands
Tou Kuan, a spoiled affluent kid, travels with pal Mai Song to Beijing to challenge 3 Masters to improve Kuan's status. Along the way, they contend with inept assassins hired by Kuan's uncle, who wants the family business and fortune.
O Lutador Invencível
Yang 1st brother
Guerreiro sobrevivente de uma emboscada onde quase todos os seus irmãos foram mortos foge para um monastério, onde fica treinando durante anos. Quando sua irmã mais velha é capturada pelos assassinos de seus irmãos, ele retorna para se vingar.
The Comedy
Little Mouth
A Mo Lai Tau (Nonsense Comedy) directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Dennis Yu.
The Big Sting
Tony
If the Three Stooges had been Chinese, with one a woman, this could very well have been one of their movies. Veteran director Lu Chun-ku leads handsome Liu Yung, pretty Liang Yun-hsin, and “Thundering Mantis,” Liang Chia-jen on a madcap mixup filled with cons, double crosses, and triple plots. Add “Dirty Ho” himself, Wang Yu, to the proceedings, and you’ve got a winner for any fans of action or comedy.
Take Care, Your Majesty
Majesty
shaw production
The Lady Is the Boss
Ah Yung/Ah Wing
Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who's so behind the times that he'd rather his school be destroyed than change its ways. He may get his wish, thanks to the young, beautiful, intelligent Chan Mei Ling, who arrives from the states to open a new branch of the school. Armed with an unfamiliar, modern way of thinking, Mei Ling goes about recruiting new students in strange, and sometimes questionably legal ways. Yuan is furious, but when the local triads enter the picture, the two put their differences aside to take back the neighborhood.
Tales of a Eunuch
Siu Bao / Siu Guei Tzu
The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie revolves around a quest for all the copies of a special Buddhist text.
Mercenaries from Hong Kong
Curry
Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task which consists of who's who of the Shaw Brother's action stars (Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Wong Yue, Chan Wei Man and comedy relief Nat Chan). However once they arrived for the mission nothing is what it seems with the standard plot-twists and turns as we find out who's the traitor among the group.
Winner Takes All
Kwan Yuan Cheung
Patrick Tse is the thief of thieves whose family is long retired from the robin hood lifestyle for 10 years. Recent robberies have occured who use the families calling card and the police forcefully want this mystery solved. They suspect smeone from there past but feel this cant not be him, then who is it?
Kid from Kwangtung
He Jiayu
Novice director Hsu Hsia and three other kung-fu designers created this fight-filled tale of young rascal Wang Yu, caught between master martial arts actor Jen Shih-kuan and the incredible Huang Cheng-li.
The Battle for the Republic of China
Siu Chat
Patriotic extravanganza concerning early 20th century political events in Taiwan (i.e. the Republic of China), told in an ensemble format
Kung Fu Zombie
A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty, he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly awry, and the bad guy ends up getting killed in his own trap. This pisses off the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him - only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile, an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other past dispute. This is where all of Billy's kung fu training comes in handy, and he manages to kill the attacker. With this, the other bad guy finally has a body to use, but the reincarnation goes wrong and the corpse is reborn as a vampire.
Notorious Eight
Rumor General
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the public now after having been involved with Japanese war criminals.
Challenge of the Gamesters
Lei Li
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing's first hits--before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes' skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play--proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.
Lion vs. Lion
Ah Cun
A teacher comes across a secret list of anti-Ching rebel names and quickly becomes a target for Ching loyalists. The Five Venom's actor Lo Meng teams up with kung-fu comedic actor Wang Yu to bring some of the best lion dancing action footage ever seen on film. The amazing lion dance sequences alone gives this film major historic significance where it's the first time Northern and Southern lion dancing skills are compared.
Rendezvous with Death
Xinshuan (Miserable) / Gu Jian
Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain even greater acclaim for his soulful, powerful, intelligent, and beautifully-made martial arts epics. This stands alongside The Deadly Breaking Sword and The Kung-fu Instructor as one of his very best. It’s not so much the plot – a master swordsman protects a treasure chest on a dangerous journey – that makes this great, but what Sun does with it, inspiring the cast and crew to some of their finest work.
The Kid with a Tattoo
Li Bao-Tong
Wong Yu interpreta Li Bao-Tong, filho de um dono de uma fábrica de algodão. Ele é um garoto ingênuo e indiferente ao desejo de seu pai de que ele aprenda os negócios da família, mas é um excelente artista marcial, graças principalmente às lições que ele recebe de um mendigo que vive secretamente em sua cidade. O que ele não sabe é que esse mendigo (Yuen Bun) é na verdade um policial disfarçado tentando impedir uma empresa local de importação de distribuir um carregamento de heroína. Quando o policial é morto pelos capangas do dono corrupto da empresa (Johnny Wang), Li Bao-Tong tem que usar suas habilidades para levá-los à justiça.
Swift Sword
Xiahou Xiaotong
Para vingar a morte de sua família, o espadachim Bai Yipeng, mata muitos membros da família Leng e promete acabar com todos os outros. Ele sequestra a filha de um líder da família Leng e toma Qiuxia como refém, mas acaba ferido gravemente em combate. Qiuxia por gratidão resolve cuidar do famoso espadachim e o romance floresce. O pai de Qiuxia descobre que Bay Yipeng possui um mapa de tesouro e oferece a mão da filha a Mestre Bay, mas antes do casamento ele prende Mestre Bay e o mutila, para obter o mapa. Seu objetivo apresenta grande dificuldade e ele resolve matar Mestre Bay jogando-o de um precipício, mas ele sobrevive e ensina sua técnica da "Espada Veloz" ao Jovem Xiahou Xiaotong para que ele possa achar o tesouro.
The Young Avenger
A young man ekes out a living by robbing graves and peeing in jars.
Ho, O Sujo
Dirty Ho Ching
Ho (Wong Yu) é um impetuoso ladrão de jóias que acredita ser muito esperto. Wang (Gordon Liu) é um príncipe disfarçado, mestre nas artes marciais, que passa seu tempo admirando arte, colecionando antiguidades e degustando vinhos. Quando os dois se encontram, Wang percebe o grande potencial de Ho e arma um plano para que ele tenha que servi-lo sem revelar sua verdadeira identidade. As coisas se complicam quando o irmão mais velho de Wang, temendo ser preterido como novo imperador, manda o impiedoso general Liang (Lo Lieh) assassiná-lo. Liang envia vários assassinos que são derrotados por Wang que acaba sendo ferido. Para escapar de Liang, Wang necessita voltar para o palácio do imperador e para isso vai precisar revelar sua verdadeira identidade para Ho e contar com sua ajuda. Juntos eles terão que enfrentar muitos perigos em sua jornada. Dirty Ho é mais um filme onde o consagrado diretor Lau Kar-leung mostra todo seu talento na criação de incríveis coreografias de lutas
O Instrutor da Morte
Zhou Ping
Em uma pequena cideda dominada e literalmente dividida por dois clãs rivais surge Wong Yang (Ti Lung), o melhor Instrutor de Kung Fu da região, contratado pelo chefe da criminosa familia Mong (Guk Fung)para treinar seus guerreiros e ajudar a eliminar seus terriveis Chows. Wong, como um homem de fortes princípios, logo se recusa a prosseguir com o treinamento dos bandidos, mas acaba cedendo depois que Mong o incrimina por assassinato. Desiludido, Wong passa a ensinar Kung Fu aos membros do clã de Mong e logo conhece o jovem Chow Ping (Wong Yue), membro da familia rival, que passa a treinar secretamente até que é descoberto e capturado pelos Mongs, o que força Wong Yang a finalmente reagir com força total.
The Shadow Boxing
Fan Zheng Yuan
Liu Chia-Liang returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer", which also stars the original film's bumbling ghost controller, Wang Yu. Hoping to make the lightning of success strike in the same place, Liu had his two brothers Lau Kar Wing and Gordon Liu not only act but also help with the fights. The end result is a martial arts film masterpiece filled with breathtaking action and set pieces.
Dirty Kung Fu
Gao Jai (Puppy)
Dirty Kung Fu is about a young bounty hunter who uses his kung fu skills or lack thereof to capture criminals.
The Proud Youth
Nangong Song
Sun Chung had made a name for himself directing satirical comedies and modern day crime thrillers when he started exploring the kung-fu genre with this fascinating tale which mixes music and martial arts. Revered choreographer Tang Chia leads a great action cast in a tale of conflicting clans and a mysterious song called "The Proud One" which leads to slowly blossoming love as well as sudden death.
A Câmara 36 de Shaolin
Miller Six
Depois que sua família é morta por soldados Manchus, jovem decide se tornar um monge no Templo de Shaolin para aprender artes marciais e se vingar. No entanto ele consegue algo ainda maior, abrindo uma sala de treinamento, a chamada 36ª câmara, para ensinar a população como se defender de ataques.
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
Hsiao Shan
He's lost his memory, but not his skill: After a fierce battle with a local tong, Hoi is thrown over an embankment and left for dead. He survives the ordeal but has lost all of his memory, but not his kung-fu. His fateful meeting with a beggar leads to their teaming up for cleaning up that tong.
The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
Zhou Ri-Qing
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
Carrascos de Shaolin
Hung Wen Ting
O filme se passa durante a dinastia Qing, em que os Manchus liderados pelo traidor guerreiro taoísta Pai Mei, invadem e destroem o Templo de Shaolin. Durante o ataque, Pai Mei derrota e mata o líder dos Monges, Chi San, mas o seu principal discípulo, Hong Hei-Kwun consegue escapar juntamente com outro poucos discípulos. Após a fuga, eles se juntam ao movimento anti-Qing como membros de uma companhia de ópera itinerante. Durante uma de suas viagens, Hong conhece a jovem Fang Yun-Chun, com quem se casa e tem um filho, passando a treinar intensivamente para conseguir finalmente enfrentar o poderoso Pai Mei.
The Snake Prince
Snake General Huang
Snake Prince (Ti Lung) is wandering with his snake buddies when he happens upon a beautiful maiden (Lin Chen-Chi) singing a prayer for rain. The song soon turns into a funky dance with the whole drought-blighted village, so the prince and his pals assume human form and join the party. The prince is so smitten with the maiden that he offers to share the snakes' river with the village if he can marry her. The villagers aren't too fond on the idea of marrying off their No. 1 babe to a snake, prince or no, but they really do need that water. (MrBooth/HKMDB)
Emperor Chien Lung
Chau Yi Qing
Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life.
Desafio de Mestres
Master Lin Tao Cheung
Um jovem lutador participa de um torneio de Kung-Fu ao lado dos discípulos de seu pai. Por causa de sua inexperiência e pouco treino, seu amigo Lin Tu-chiang, é ferido e a escola de seu pai perde a competição. Mas, o oficial Yuen Ching, percebe seu potencial e convence o mestre Luk Ah-choy, a treinar o rapaz. Logo após a partida dos dois, para treinarem durante dois anos em reclusão, Yuen Ching, é morto quando tenta prender um perigoso criminoso chamado Yan Er-fu. Durante dois anos o jovem treina o estilo Hung Fist, e suas várias técnicas. Ao retornar para casa está pronto para enfrentar o assassino de Yuen Ching, e liderar sua escola no próximo torneio.
Spirit of the Raped
Chen Ling
A Shaw Brothers production featuring a supernatural tale of revenge. Liu Miao-Li suffers a string of terrible events. Once pushed to her limit, she decides to take back control of her existence, but chooses an unlikely path to vengeance.
The Last Tempest
Eunuch Zhang Jin Xi
Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress. When his attempts to reform the Imperial system are thwarted by the Dowager Empress, he attempts to curb her power. His efforts are not successful, and this failure leads directly to his own death and the end of Imperial rule in China. The Dowager Empress, though, ends her days comfortably and in peace.
The Criminals
Kid Liu
An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover
Cuties Parade
A romantic Shaw Brothers musical.
O Lutador Espiritual
Hsiao Chien
Um artista mal-intencionado versado em Kung Fu e truques mágicos finge estar possuído por deuses zangados para extorquir dinheiro dos habitantes de uma vila, mas quando essa é invadida por bandidos, ele será obrigado a usar suas habilidades para o bem.
Big Brother Cheng
Darkie Wen
Shaw Brothers' number one action hit of 1975, and deservedly so. The character of one-man kung-fu dynamo Big Brother Cheng and kung-fu superstar Chen Kuan-tai were made for each other. A Robin Hood-like restaurant manager who socks it to the thugs in order to make the mean streets of Hong Kong a little less mean, Big Brother Cheng made his first appearance in the extremely popular The Tea House, the success of which spawned this even more successful sequel.
It's All in the Family
Fai
Danny Lee is Hsu Chih-yuan, the youngest son of strict patriarch Hsu Hui-tang (Cheng Miu). A sailor, Chih-yuan incurs his father's wrath when he tells the latter of his girlfriend Susan's (Ai Ti) pregnancy. Pressured to leave her by his father, Chih-yuan finally agrees to continue his studies overseas. Eldest brother Chih-wen (Ling Yun) volunteers to raise money but ends up losing the family fortune in the stock market. It starts a roller coaster of tragedies for the family that ends with bitter disillusionment for Chih-yuan. It's a battle between tradition and youthful rebellion that leaves everyone a little poorer off.
A Guilhotina Voadora
Xie Tianfu
O exército do imperador desenvolve uma nova arma de guerra que permite eliminar os inimigos com eficiência a uma incrível distância. Ma Teng discorda dos métodos do exército e deserta para viver tranquilamente no campo, porém começa a ser perseguido pelo exército do imperador e precisa desenvolver um método para vencer a “guilhotina voadora”.
The Tea House
Darkie Wen / Blackie
Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!
Young Passion
A romantic melodrama about an affair between a 16-year-old boy and a neglected wife.
Thirteen
Hung Sen
Shih Hsin-chiao (Ling Yun) is a journalist who trained under mentor Lu Tao-jan (Chin Han). Lu's daughter, Chih-pai (Tien Niu) is infatuated with the good-looking and intelligent Shih, but Shih sees her only as a child. When he returns from a long stay abroad, he finds that things have changed. Chih-pai is now an attractive young woman in a relationship with rich boy (Wang Yu). A miscarriage and Lu's death throw Shih and Chih-pai back together again.
The Golden Lotus
Qintong
Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
Kung Fu Killers
(archive footage)
Australian stuntman Grant Page travels to Hong Kong to find Bruce Lee's successor and looks at the cultural phenomenon that Asian martial arts has become in the West. He talks to actors such as Angela Mao, Stuart Whitman and George Lazenby - who were all making movies in Hong Kong at the time - and fights Carter Wong twice.
Facets of Love
This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence. A shaw production