Leung Siu-Lung
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Leung Siu-lung, born in 1948 in Hong Kong
, is an actor who has appeared in many Hong Kong martial arts
movies. He often appeared billed as "Bruce Leung," "Bruce Liang," "Bruce Leong," or "Bruce Leung Siu-lung," and is thus generally grouped among the Bruce Lee
clones that sprang up after Lee's death in the sub-genre known as Bruceploitation
. Leung learned martial arts from his father at the Cantonese Opera. His major style is Goju Ryu
Karate, he also is a Wing Chun
practitioner.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a large number of martial arts films. Most familiar to Western audiences may be Jim Kelly
's The Tattoo Connection (in which he only appeared briefly, but choreographed the action sequences) and Jackie Chan
's Magnificent Bodyguards
, which was the first Hong Kong film shot in 3D. He is also known for playing Bruce Lee
in the notorious Bruceploitation
classic, The Dragon Lives Again
.
In addition, Leung appeared in his own star vehicles, including My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks, Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist, and Black Belt Karate.
Leung retired from acting after 1988's Ghost Hospital. However, in 2004, he made a return to the screen as The Beast in Stephen Chow
's Kung Fu Hustle
(which, incidentally, was his first villainous role).
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, is an actor who has appeared in many Hong Kong martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
movies. He often appeared billed as "Bruce Leung," "Bruce Liang," "Bruce Leong," or "Bruce Leung Siu-lung," and is thus generally grouped among the Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
clones that sprang up after Lee's death in the sub-genre known as Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation is a cultural phenomenon mostly seen in the 1970s after the 1973 death of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Movie makers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan hired a great number of Bruce Lee look-alike actors to star in many cheap knock-off martial arts movies to cash in on...
. Leung learned martial arts from his father at the Cantonese Opera. His major style is Goju Ryu
Goju Ryu
, is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book Bubishi , used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries...
Karate, he also is a Wing Chun
Wing Chun
Wing Chun , also romanised as Ving Tsun or Wing Tsun, ; ; is a concept-based Chinese martial art and form of self-defense utilizing both striking and grappling while specializing in close-range combat.The alternative characters 永春 "eternal spring" are also...
practitioner.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a large number of martial arts films. Most familiar to Western audiences may be Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly (martial artist)
James M. "Jim" "the Dragon" Kelly is an American athlete, actor, and martial artist who came to prominence in the early 1970s. He is best known from his performance as Williams in the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon.-Early life:...
's The Tattoo Connection (in which he only appeared briefly, but choreographed the action sequences) and Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
's Magnificent Bodyguards
Magnificent Bodyguards
Magnificent Bodyguards is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts-action film, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Lo Wei. Chan, along with Luk Chuen also worked as stunt co-ordinators. This film was well received in Hong Kong, but Chan himself doesn't like it. He puts it down to Lo Wei not giving him any...
, which was the first Hong Kong film shot in 3D. He is also known for playing Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
in the notorious Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation is a cultural phenomenon mostly seen in the 1970s after the 1973 death of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Movie makers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan hired a great number of Bruce Lee look-alike actors to star in many cheap knock-off martial arts movies to cash in on...
classic, The Dragon Lives Again
The Dragon Lives Again
The Dragon Lives Again goes to the Underworld. The deceased Lee meets a number of pop-culture icons, including Dracula, James Bond, Zatoichi, Clint Eastwood, The Godfather, Laurel and Hardy, The Exorcist, and even 1970s soft-porn character Emmanuelle...
.
In addition, Leung appeared in his own star vehicles, including My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks, Kung Fu: The Invisible Fist, and Black Belt Karate.
Leung retired from acting after 1988's Ghost Hospital. However, in 2004, he made a return to the screen as The Beast in Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...
's Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung...
(which, incidentally, was his first villainous role).
Filmography
- The GrandmastersThe GrandmastersThe Grandmasters is an upcoming Hong Kong action drama film based on the life story of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man. The film is directed and written by Wong Kar-wai and stars Tony Leung as Yip Man.-Cast:* Tony Leung as Yip Man* Zhang Ziyi...
(2011) - Jeet Kune DoJeet Kune DoJeet Kune Do is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by martial artist Bruce Lee with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. Due to the way his style works they believe in minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed. The system works on the use of...
(2010) - Adventure of the King (2010)
- GallantsGallants (film)Gallants is a 2010 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng and stars Leung Siu-lung, Chen Kuan-tai and Teddy Robin. The film is set in modern times but is in the style of Hong Kong action comedy films from the 1960s and 1970s. The film premiered at the Hong Kong Film...
(2010) - Just Another Pandora's BoxJust Another Pandora's BoxJust Another Pandora's Box, also known as Once Upon a Chinese Classic, is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1994 film...
(2010) - Kung Fu ChefsKung Fu ChefsKung Fu Chefs is a 2009 Hong Kong action film starring Hong Kong martial arts superstar Sammo Hung. Co-starring Taiwanese actor Vanness Wu and Hung's son Timmy Hung...
(2009) - Sasori (2008)
- ShamoShamo (film)Shamo is a 2008 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Soi Cheang, based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The film stars Shawn Yue as a student who murders his parents, and, while in prison, is trained to become a violent, professional fighter by a fellow inmate played by Francis...
(2007) - Kung Fu HustleKung Fu HustleKung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung...
(2004) - Ghost Hospital (1988)
- Rich and Famous 2 (1987)
- Vampires Live Again (1987)
- Eight-Diagram Cudgel (1985)
- Showdown at the Equator (1984)
- Gang Master (1982)
- Legend of a FighterLegend of a FighterLegend of a Fighter is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film based on the story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia...
(1982) - Ruthless Revenge (1982)
- The Legendary FokThe Legendary FokThe Legendary Fok is a Hong Kong television series based on the life story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia . It includes a subplot based on the biography of Chen Zhen , a fictional student of Huo and protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury...
(1981) - Return of the Deadly Blade (1981)
- The Fighter Dragon vs. Deadly Tiger (1980)
- Shaolin Kid (1980)
- Be the First (1980)
- The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
- Enter Three Dragons (1979)
- Ten Tigers of Shaolin (1979)
- The Fists, the Kicks and the Evil (1979)
- Black Belt Karate (1979)
- My Kung-Fu 12 Kicks (1979)
- Magnificent BodyguardsMagnificent BodyguardsMagnificent Bodyguards is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts-action film, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Lo Wei. Chan, along with Luk Chuen also worked as stunt co-ordinators. This film was well received in Hong Kong, but Chan himself doesn't like it. He puts it down to Lo Wei not giving him any...
(1978) - The Tattoo Connection (1978)
- The Dragon Lives AgainThe Dragon Lives AgainThe Dragon Lives Again goes to the Underworld. The deceased Lee meets a number of pop-culture icons, including Dracula, James Bond, Zatoichi, Clint Eastwood, The Godfather, Laurel and Hardy, The Exorcist, and even 1970s soft-porn character Emmanuelle...
(1977) - The Four Shaolin Challengers (1977)
- Broken OathBroken OathBroken Oath is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film from South Korean director Jeong Chang-hwa, with action choreography by Tyrone Hsu Hsia and Yuen Woo-ping...
(1977) - The Return of the Condor HeroesThe Return of the Condor Heroes (1976 TV series)The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on CTV in 1976 in Hong Kong.-Cast:*Law Lok-lam as Yeung Kuo**Tsui Ka-lam as young Yeung Kuo...
(1976) - The Legend of the Condor HeroesThe Legend of the Condor Heroes (1976 TV series)The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Hong Kong in 1976.-Cast:*Jason Pai as Kwok Ching*Michelle Yim as Wong Yung...
(1976) - Million Dollar Snatch (1976)
- Bruce Against Iron Hand (1976)
- Bruce Lee, D-Day at Macao (1975)
- The Fighting Dragon (1975)
- Hong Kong Superman (1975)
- Call Me Dragon (1974)
- Hong Kong GodfatherHong Kong GodfatherHong Kong Godfather is a 1991 Hong Kong film directed by Lieh Lo starring Andy Lau and Roy Cheung-Summary:When the leader of the Hung Hing syndicate is framed for the murder of a high ranking cop, he goes into hiding and leaves the syndicate in the hands of his sons...
(1974) - Rage of Wind (1973)
- Kung Fu Powerhouse (1973)
- Blade of Fury (1973)
- The Yellow Killer (1972)
- Lady Kung Fu (1972)
- Kung Fu, the Invincible Fist (1972)
- Deep Thrust (1972)
- The Invincible Eight (1971)
External links
- Clones of Bruce Lee - The Ultimate Guide To Bruce Lee Exploitation Cinema