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Wu Pang
Wu Pang
Chinese: 胡鵬
Born	1909; Shanghai, Republic of China
Died	2000 (aged 90–91); Hong Kong
Other names	Hu Peng, Woo Paang
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, production manager, actor, planner, writer
Known for	Co-founder of the Yong Yao Film Company.

Wu Pang (Chinese: 胡鵬) (1909–2000) was a Hong Kong Chinese director, producer, production manager, actor, movie planner, writer and the co-founder of the Yong Yao Film Company.

Early life

On December 21, 1909, Wu was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. ^[1]

Career

Wu and producer Zhenjiang Yongyao started making films in 1938. At the age of 30, Wu began making films of folk hero Wong Fei Hung^[2] which starred actor and martial artist Kwan Tak-hing,^[3] also known as Kwan Te-hsing by film producer Raymond Chow Man Wai. Over the course of his life, Wu directed nearly 200 movies and received the Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Hong Kong Film Critics' Association in 1999.^[1]

Books

Wu also published a book, Wong Fei Hung and I, about his extensive work on the subject.^[4]

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

1938 A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret
1948 Fishing Village in the War
1949 The Story of Wong Fei-Hung (Part 1)
1950 How Shaolin Monastery Was Reduced to Ashes
1955 Story of Iron Monkey (Grand Finale)
1956 Iron-Palm Versus Eagle-Claw
1956 How Wong Fei-hung Subdued the Two Tigers
1957 How Wong Fei-Hung Fought a Bloody Battle in the Spinster's Home
1959 Wong Fei-Hung on Rainbow Bridge
1960 Two Orphans Conquered the Dragon at Tianshan
1961 Decisive Battle at Nan Ling Temple
1961 How Wong Fei-Hung Smashed the Five Tigers
1964 Sword of the Buddha's Warrior
1969 The Flying Swordgirl
1980 Luckiest Trio

Awards

1999 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by Hong Kong Film Critics’ Association.^[5]
Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.^[1]

Personal life

In 1936, at age 27, Wu moved to Hong Kong. In 2000, Wu died in the Hong Kong Health Centre at the age of 91.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mr Wu Pang, 1909-2000". avenueofstars.com.hk. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "HOW WONG FEI-HUNG SUBDUED THE TWO TIGERS (1956)". Electric Shadows. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
^ Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007-02-05). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864580.
^ Teo, Stephen (2009-03-28). Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748632510.
^ "Wu Pang". iffr.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

External links

[avenueofstars_wu-1] "Mr Wu Pang, 1909-2000". avenueofstars.com.hk. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[2] "HOW WONG FEI-HUNG SUBDUED THE TWO TIGERS (1956)". Electric Shadows. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

[3] Stokes, Lisa Odham (2007-02-05). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864580.

[4] Teo, Stephen (2009-03-28). Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748632510.

[5] "Wu Pang". iffr.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.

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