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James Wang Yu (28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers , he rose to fame for his starring role in One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema.
Apr 21, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, who in the 1960s, in movies like “The One-Armed Swordsman,” became the biggest star of Asian martial arts cinema until the emergence of Bruce Lee, died on April 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Jimmy Wang Yu was born on 28 March 1943 in Shanghai, China. He was an actor and producer, known for Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976), Dragon (2011) and Soul (2013). He was married to Jeanette Lin Tsui. He died on 5 April 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Apr 8, 2022 · Jimmy Wang Yu, the trailblazing martial artist who starred in classic Hong Kong movies Golden Swallow, One-Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer and paved the way for the likes of Jackie Chan and...
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- One-Armed Swordsman (1967) Wang found fame as the eponymous star of Chang Cheh’s 1967 action spectacular, the first local film to top HK$1 million at the Hong Kong box office.
- Golden Swallow (1968) Praised and condemned in equal measure for its graphic violence, Chang Cheh’s loose sequel to King Hu’s 1966 hit Come Drink With Me was another early box office hit for Wang.
- The Chinese Boxer (1970) The movie that paved the way for modern Hong Kong martial arts films as we know them, and inadvertently the superstars of the genre who would go on to eclipse Wang as an action star, The Chinese Boxer dispensed with the traditional tropes of wuxia to focus on hand-to-hand combat techniques.
- Zatoichi meets the One Armed Swordsman (1971) Japanese studio Daiei Film’s Zatoichi franchise had been one of the most prolific of the 1960s, with Shintaro Katsu appearing as the blind samurai more than 20 times.
Apr 7, 2022 · The Taiwanese actor was one of the biggest stars of martial arts cinema in Hong Kong and Asia. He starred in One-Armed Swordsman, One-Armed Boxer and The Man From Hong Kong, among others.
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Apr 8, 2022 · Wang was a Hong Kong and Taiwan film legend who appeared in more than 60 martial arts films, including "The One-Armed Swordsman" and "Dragon". He also wrote, directed and produced films, and received several awards and nominations.
