Member inframan Posted July 7, 2010 Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 One of my favorites, but I can't find much info on the guy. He usually plays the heavy, and some pretty badass ones as well. Does anyone know his background? Martial arts or Chinese Opera? Both? Seems like he worked equally well with the Lau's and Sammo's team. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=623 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted July 7, 2010 Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 A great place to start is his interview on Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) BCI. Here are some notes I took on that interview: Lee Hoi-San (17m Cantonese w/English subs): [i'm a fan of his so this is a treat] Started Kung Fu in teens; was taught Wing Chun Taught for more than 30 years. Chiu Wan was sifu; Chen Kuan was student also. Said Bruce Lee's father sent Bruce to states because of fight at LaSalle School. Does not have favorite Kung Fu style. Did not learn Peking or Cantonese Opera. Ti Lung brought him into the industry; he founded Chang Gong Production Company [i believe Ti Lung cofounded this with Chang Cheh and David Chiang] Appeared in The Drug Addict (1974) and Motorcycle [this is known as Young Lovers on Flying Wheels] [interviewer not too knowledgeable about him] Great praise for Jackie Chan "He's a role model for all actors, new and old." Was fighting Gordon Liu with real weapons in 36th Chamber of Shaolin. Talks about directors being wary of hiring "masters" because they are too opinated. He likes 36th Chamber of Shaolin but does not have a favorite. He still prefers action movies, then comedies does not care for love stories [we wouldn't have it any other way] Been working more for TV TV helped his acting skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member inframan Posted July 7, 2010 Author Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 Cool thanks! Was fighting Gordon Liu with real weapons in 36th Chamber of Shaolin. I just watched this last night and I was thinking that 3 section staff looked real, unlike a few scenes in Avenging Eagle where you can tell its a lighter one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Athena Posted July 7, 2010 Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 A great place to start is his interview on Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) BCI. Here are some notes I took on that interview: Lee Hoi-San (17m Cantonese w/English subs): [i'm a fan of his so this is a treat] Started Kung Fu in teens; was taught Wing Chun Taught for more than 30 years. Chiu Wan was sifu; Chen Kuan was student also. Said Bruce Lee's father sent Bruce to states because of fight at LaSalle School. Does not have favorite Kung Fu style. Did not learn Peking or Cantonese Opera. Ti Lung brought him into the industry; he founded Chang Gong Production Company [i believe Ti Lung cofounded this with Chang Cheh and David Chiang] Appeared in The Drug Addict (1974) and Motorcycle [this is known as Young Lovers on Flying Wheels] [interviewer not too knowledgeable about him] Great praise for Jackie Chan "He's a role model for all actors, new and old." Was fighting Gordon Liu with real weapons in 36th Chamber of Shaolin. Talks about directors being wary of hiring "masters" because they are too opinated. He likes 36th Chamber of Shaolin but does not have a favorite. He still prefers action movies, then comedies does not care for love stories [we wouldn't have it any other way] Been working more for TV TV helped his acting skills. Hello masterofoneinchpunch ! Very nice run down ! That is mostly what I know about him too, but according to Sammo Hung he is a VERY KIND man & the 2 have grown closer friends in resent years . They get together to practice ENGLISH but ends up SINGING (Sammo ) & playing Chinese chess instead ( & drinking too I gather hehe.. !! ) I read this in a Sammo interview on the TVB web page a few years back , it was in Chinese so forgive any inaccuracies in translation . I can look for the link if any one is interested ? But TVB is a giant web site with tons of info /interviews /gossip ! You can even by a share ( stock )there ,Sir Shaw owns 6 % of TVB stock personally !! They used to sell Shaw ( can you believe it, Imagine owning just one Shaw stock !!) stock when he wanted to dump all .But when it failed he pulled it & started to reverse & buy all back so I don't know now... Sorry off topic I know, but I have a fondness for Shaw & TVB !! But back to great Lee Hoi San !! Thank You, Athena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member odioustrident Posted July 7, 2010 Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_Opera_School#The_Spring_and_Autumn_Drama_School This article shows who studied where as far as opera training. Pretty interesting stuff. I'd like to think Fung Hak On and our man were always an A team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 7, 2010 Member Share Posted July 7, 2010 lee hoi wing chun expert but does no wing chun in warriors 2 or prodigal son, could never work that one out lee hoi san doing wing chun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKQEsJKs6k lee hoi fighting beardy at 1.50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UgjkYlABBI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted July 8, 2010 Member Share Posted July 8, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWgzhPGgKKo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 8, 2010 Member Share Posted July 8, 2010 He didn't do Wing Chun because he was playing the "bad guy". In Prodigal Son he played a "non descript" kung fu teacher. Remember he was teaching Leung Chan kung fu before Leung Chan learned Wing Chun. i have seen both movies, thanks for the reminder :bigsmile:i was just making the point of him not doing any wing chun in both of the movies he might of gave some input into the action who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member presicion25 Posted July 8, 2010 Member Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lee Hoi San plays a black guy in Enter the Fat Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jstn Posted July 9, 2010 Member Share Posted July 9, 2010 The first movie I ever saw with Lee Hoi San was 'Gooseboxer'...I enjoyed this movie and loved him in it. This was the beginning of my days as a kung fu movie junkie so I thought it was top notch at the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member inframan Posted July 9, 2010 Author Member Share Posted July 9, 2010 I almost forgot about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J-L Posted August 15, 2010 Member Share Posted August 15, 2010 One of my favorites, but I can't find much info on the guy. He usually plays the heavy, and some pretty badass ones as well. Does anyone know his background? Martial arts or Chinese Opera? Both? Seems like he worked equally well with the Lau's and Sammo's team. http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=623 Don't forget to see the french section (there are a lot of biographies.. not translated in english alas...) here : http://www.hkcinemagic.com/fr/people.asp?id=623 (change "en" into "fr" in the URL) with google translate (or anything else) you could have more infos in english about people you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Battousai Posted August 15, 2010 Member Share Posted August 15, 2010 Lee Hoi San plays a black guy in Enter the Fat Dragon They dident know how offensive they were in those days lol, great fight though and I loved him in Incredible Kung Fu Master with Sammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted August 15, 2010 Member Share Posted August 15, 2010 Who finds that offensive....??? People need to chill the F out. Boohoo, Lee Hoi San pulled an Al Jolson.... please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted August 15, 2010 Member Share Posted August 15, 2010 I almost forgot about that one. Doesn't he look like the character from Tekken was modeled after him there?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted August 17, 2010 Member Share Posted August 17, 2010 He does have an Eddy Gordo vibe.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted August 17, 2010 Member Share Posted August 17, 2010 Doesn't he look like the character from Tekken was modeled after him there?! He does have an Eddy Gordo vibe.....! Yeah Eddy Gordo but as 'Tiger' in Tekken Tag Tournament jZC1MkKZhsU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member inframan Posted September 3, 2010 Author Member Share Posted September 3, 2010 There is an interview with him on the extras dics for HKL's Project A. Great stuff, the interview has a lot of scenes from the movies he's been in. He said he's heard people on the street tell their friend that he's a bad guy; he likes it though it makes him think he's done a good job acting as the bad guy. He also said he does a short form of Wing Chun that doesn't look good on screen. He talks a little about working in the HK film industry, using different kinds of weapons and finally he hopes we enjoy his movies and asks fans to write him if they don't like his movies and tell him why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member crazedjustice888 Posted December 29, 2011 Member Share Posted December 29, 2011 I always thought very highly of this guy in how well he could portray so many styles. I'm surprised he didn't actually star in a lot of things. I recently watched the Lama Avenger and I was super impressed with the lama he was portraying. He had the most attractive fight scenes in the whole movie. The most impressive thing is that he trains in wing chun but portrayed a long bridged style so well that I was often just smiling while watching the fights. If anyone hasn't seen this movie I would HIGHLY suggest checking it out. The movie itself was okay, but the whole final fight scene was a pleasure to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted December 29, 2011 Member Share Posted December 29, 2011 lee hoi san takes on bolo mGdAEaUBu4E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted December 31, 2011 Member Share Posted December 31, 2011 yeah i got that one. i didn't know whether to laugh or chain punch the tv screen for that bullshit Lol... Yeah, i've always felt the same way about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted January 2, 2012 Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Who can't help but admire Lee Hoi San. The man had it all comic, good guy bad guy, with some of the best kung fu of the era. It's interesting to note he is a Wing Chung specialist, I would have thought some harder style because as was noted he rarely used Wing Chung in his movies. Here he is with Sammo Hung. GD Y-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted January 2, 2012 Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 He's the Disciplinary Monk in Shaolin Intruders isn't he? Sure looks like him. Great actor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted January 2, 2012 Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 He's the Disciplinary Monk in Shaolin Intruders isn't he? Sure looks like him. Great actor. Yes sir re bob as I recall. Here is in Shaloin Intruders trailer GD Y-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted January 2, 2012 Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Lee Hoi Son interview part 1 & 2. GD Y-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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