Month: January 2014

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Dojo Tribute # 6: Golden Harvest Studios

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Many kung fu film fans long for the days of the Shaw Brothers Studios and Golden Harvest Studios going at it in the Hong Kong (and ultimately international) marketplace. Like anything, the movie industry need balance and the Golden Harvest-Shaw Brothers rivalry was a great yin-yang combo for Hong Kong kung fu cinema fans ( whether during the actual time periods or later on home video). Golden Harvest was the brain child of Raymond Chow, a former Shaw Brothers employee, who was a visionary and had the foresight to see a new landscape in kung fu cinema.He is credited with … Continue reading Dojo Tribute # 6: Golden Harvest Studios

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Dojo Review #9: Boxer From Shantung

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Director: Chang Cheh Starring Chen Kuan Tai, David Chiang, Ku Feng, Cheng Kang Yeh, Fung Ngai, Tin Ching, Wong Ching Plot: A young arrival from Shantung, Ma Yung Chen( Chen Kuan Tai) makes a name for himself in 1930’s era Shanghai with his considerable boxing skill which impresses a local gangster ( David Chiang) whom Ma admires and strives to be like. At the same time he runs afoul of another gang who force Ma to unleash the power of his boxing in order to get revenge and redemption. Kung Fu content: The action choreography is handled by the great … Continue reading Dojo Review #9: Boxer From Shantung

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Dojo Review # 8: Two Champions of Shaolin

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  Two Champions of Shaolin Starring Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Candy Wen Hsueh  Erh, Yueng Jing Jing, Sun Chien, Chin Siu Ho, Wang Li, Yu Tai Ping Directed by Chang Cheh “You’re the Shaolin Hercules Tung Chin Chin, I’ve heard of you, you’re famous.”- Li De Dong Two Champions of Shaolin presents the story of Tung Chin-Chin (Lo Meng) and Hu Wei-Chin’s(Chiang Sheng) fight against the corrupt Wu-Tang school and the Manchurian (Ching Dynasty) government. Shaolin Abbot Chee Shin has given strict orders to Tung Chin Chin to go and find Hu Wei-Chin so they can form a … Continue reading Dojo Review # 8: Two Champions of Shaolin

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Dojo Kumite #1: Best of The Shaw Brothers

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Welcome to a new feature of the Film Fan Dojo: Dojo Kumite. We will post fight clips from various movies and ask you to vote on which is the best one. In honor of the passing of Sir Run Run Shaw the first Dojo Kumite* will feature three classic  Shaw Brothers fight scenes and you will vote for which one you think is the best. Most of all enjoy seeing your favorite stars mixing it up in classic kung fu manner. *Kumite (組手) literally translated means “grappling hands” and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along … Continue reading Dojo Kumite #1: Best of The Shaw Brothers

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Legendary movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw dead at the age of 106

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The South China Morning Post is reporting that legendary Shaw Brothers entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw has died! Sir Shaw was 106 years old. Enough cannot be written about Sir Run Run Shaw’s contribution to Asian Cinema and the elevation of Hong Kong Cinema as one of the elite cinematic treasures of the world. Shaw Brothers studios wu xia pian and kung fu pian have influenced pop culture throughout the world. Under the direction of Sir Run Run, Shaw Brothers studios gave us such stars as Alexander Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Chen Kuan Tai, Lo Meng, Phillip … Continue reading Legendary movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw dead at the age of 106