Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted January 7, 2016 Member Share Posted January 7, 2016 According to a couple of internet sources, today is Master Chia/Gai's birthday. So I figured I'd start a tribute thread. Please list your favorite choreography / fights, appearances etc. Here are some of my favorite choreographed by the good man: The Deadly Breaking Sword - opening fight between Lian and Tuan, Lian against Doctor Gao's sycophants and the final fight Judgment of An Assassin - fights between Hei Mo Li and Bloody Devil, Bloody Devil against Golden Whip Avenging Eagle - Black Eagle vs Golden Spear (Ti Lung vs. Tong Gai), Double Sword in Sleeve vs. Red and Gold Eagles, Black Eagle vs. Other Eagles The Kung Fu Instructor - any scene with Master Wang practicing / teaching or fighting Opium and the Kung Fu Master - The Master relearning how to fight from his blind Sifu (Master Gai) Shaolin Prince - all fights. What appeals to me about Master Gai's choroegraphy is how he creates specific styles for a character and their traits often come through. What I love about Bloody Devil in Judgment of An Assassin is that you know Bloody Devil has decades of experience and his annoyance with the younger set comes through in his fighting too. Little things like that really made me appreciate the very hard work that Master Chia does. Anyway... please discuss! And thank you Tong Chia for all of the imaginative fights, performances and all the three films you directed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted January 11, 2016 Member Share Posted January 11, 2016 What's not to love with this great director and actor. GD Y-Y Tong Gai ♂ Aliases: Tang Chia, Tang Ji, Tang Xia, Wong Tong, Tong Kai Born: January 7th, 1937 Filmography (1954-1997) Action Director (189 films) The Heroines' Queen (1960) Love Is What I Steal (Part 2) (1962) The Blazing Volcano (1962) Love Is What I Steal (Part 1) (1962) Heng Poh Chuan (1963) South Dragon, North Phoenix (1963) Head for Sale (1963) The Strange Hero 'Flying Swallow' (1963) The Willow Knife (1964) Five Swordsmen (1964) Sword of Justice (1964) Romantic Musketeer (1964) Noxious Palm (1964) The Furnace of Heavenly Fire (1965) Treasure Hunt (1965) The Invincible Book from Heaven (Part 1) (1965) In Pursuit of the Murderer (1965) Two Swordswomen (1965) The Furious Buddha's Palm (1965) The Secret Agent and the Mysterious Gang (1966) Magnificent Trio (1966) The Infernal Gate (Part 1) (1966) The Big Chase (1966) The Jade Bow (1966) The Dark Heroine Mu Lanhua Shattered the Black Dragon Gang (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Part 2) (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Grand Finale) (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Part 1) (1966) The Infernal Gate (Part 2) (1966) Return of the Golden Bat (1966) The Golden Bat (1966) Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 2) (1966) Sacred Fire, Heroic Wind (Part 1) (1966) Lady Bond (1966) The Dark Heroine Mu Lanhua (1966) Romance of the Sword (1966) One Duel Too Many (Part 2) (1966) One Duel Too Many (Part 1) (1966) The Aftermath of a Fire (Part 2) (1966) The Aftermath of a Fire (Part 1) (1966) Lady with a Cat's Eyes (1967) One-Armed Swordsman (1967) The Flying Killer (1967) How the Sacred Fire Heroic Winds Defeat the Fire Lotus Array (1967) The Black Killer (1967) Seven Princesses (Part 1) (1967) Seven Princesses (Part 2) (1967) The Brave Girl (1967) The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) The Assassin (1967) Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell (1967) The Black and the White Cats (1967) The Iron Lady Against the One-eyed Dragon (1967) Girl in Red (1967) The Professionals (1967) She's So Brave! (1967) The Golden Cat (1967) Lady in Distress: The Invincible Fighter (1967) Lady Black Cat Strikes Again (1967) Golden Swallow (1968) The Unicorn Fortress (1968) Three Heroines (Part 1) (1968) The White Dragon (1968) Three Heroines (Part 2) (1968) The Sword of Swords (1968) Fight for the Agreement (1968) The Assasinator (1968) The Silver Fox (1968) Blue Falcon (1968) Iron Fiddle (1968) The Grand Duel (1968) The Deadly Dragon Sword (1968) Nu Zha's Adventure in the Eastern Sea (1968) How Huang Feihong Vanquished the Monster and Conquered the 9 Fractions (1968) The Dragon Fortress (1968) The Avenging Sword (1968) Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) The Flying Dagger (1969) Rattling Whip (1969) Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) Flying Thief, White Flower (1969) Dead End (1969) The Invincible Fist (1969) Redress (1969) Mysterious Weapon (1969) Red Rose, the Beautiful Avenger (1969) Supreme Sword (1969) The Singing Thief (1969) Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) The Little Warrior (1969) Swordswomen Three (1970) The Secret of the Dirk (1970) The Chinese Boxer (1970) The Singing Killer (1970) The Filial Girl at the Icy Valley (1970) The Heroic Ones (1970) Vengeance! (1970) The Winged Tiger (1970) The Deadly Duo (1971) The Anonymous Heroes (1971) The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971) King Eagle (1971) The Duel (1971) Duel of Fists (1971) The Rescue (1971) Young People (1972) The Water Margin (1972) Angry Guest (1972) Four Riders (1972) Boxer from Shantung (1972) Delightful Forest (1972) Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972) The Pirate (1973) The Delinquent (1973) The Iron Bodyguard (1973) Police Force (1973) The Blood Brothers (1973) The Generation Gap (1973) Men from the Monastery (1974) Friends (1974) Heroes Two (1974) Na Cha the Great (1974) Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974) The Savage 5 (1974) Big Brother Cheng (1975) Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975) The Super Inframan (1975) All Men Are Brothers (1975) The Web of Death (1976) The Dragon Missile (1976) The Condemned (1976) The Magic Blade (1976) Killer Clans (1976) Big Bad Sis (1976) Bruce Lee and I (1976) Pursuit of Vengeance (1977) Lady Exterminator (1977) Whirlwind Kick (1977) Jade Tiger (1977) Deadly Angels (1977) The Battle Wizard (1977) Death Duel (1977) Clans of Intrigue (1977) The Sentimental Swordsman (1977) The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung (1977) Judgement of an Assassin (1977) Soul of the Sword (1978) The Avenging Eagle (1978) Sensual Pleasures (1978) Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, Part II (1978) The Vengeful Beauty (1978) Swordsman and Enchantress (1978) Shaolin Hand Lock (1978) Legend of the Bat (1978) The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (1978) The Proud Youth (1978) Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (1978) Clan of Amazons (1978) Flying Guillotine, Part II (1978) The Proud Twins (1979) Full Moon Scimitar (1979) The Ghost Story (1979) Murder Plot (1979) To Kill a Mastermind (1979) The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979) The Kung-Fu Instructor (1979) Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty (1980) Rendezvous with Death (1980) The Convict Killer (1980) The Kid with a Tattoo (1980) Heroes Shed No Tears (1980) Swift Sword (1980) Bat Without Wings (1980) Notorious Eight (1981) Return of the Sentimental Swordsman (1981) Revenge of the Corpse (1981) Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) Human Lanterns (1982) My Rebellious Son (1982) Tiger Killer (1982) Shaolin Prince (1983) Shaolin Intruders (1983) Descendant of the Sun (1983) Tales of a Eunuch (1983) The Roving Swordsman (1983) Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) Green Snake (1993) Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (1997) Director (3 films) Shaolin Intruders (1983) Shaolin Prince (1983) Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) Actor (119 films) Romance of Fuji Mountain (1954) ... (debut film, extra) Driver No. 7 (1958) ... Gang member Story of the Vulture Conqueror (1958) How Wong Fei-Hung Pitted an Iron Cock Against the Eagle (1958) Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 1) (1959) Story of the White-Haired Demon Girl (Part 2) (1959) How Wong Fei-Hung Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage (1959) Wong Fei-Hung's Combat in the Boxing Ring (1960) ... Two-headed snake The Snow Peak Nymph (1960) Twin Swords (Part 2) (1961) Showdown at Ching-seng Hill (1961) The Chilly River Pass (1961) Combat Between Seven Swords and Five Dragons (1961) Twin Swords (Part 1) (1961) White Hair Girl of Miu Shan (Part 1) (1961) Venture of the Lady Musketeer (1961) Twin Swords (Part 1) (1961) China at Dawn (1961) Nocturnal Mission of Three Kunlun Swordswomen (1961) Lodging of a Complaint Before the Imperial Court by the Young Amazons (1961) Magic Mirror, Mythical Pearl (Part 2) (1962) Scarlet Boy (1962) Love Is What I Steal (Part 1) (1962) Love Is What I Steal (Part 2) (1962) Magic Mirror, Mythical Pearl (Part 1) (1962) Young Sparrow in Fright (1962) Duel on the Black Tiger Mountain (1962) The White-Bone Sword (Part 2) (1962) The Blazing Volcano (1962) A Goddess' Sword (1963) ... Beggar The Killing Flag (Part 1) (1963) ... Ruffian The King of Swords (1963) The Swordsman and the Swordswoman (1963) Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery (Part 2) (1963) Golden Scissors (Part 1) (1963) Coffee Girl (1963) South Dragon, North Phoenix (1963) Sword and Pen (1963) Good Fortune of a Fool (1963) Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 2) (1963) ... [Extra] Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 1) (1963) Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery (Part 1) (1963) The Strange Hero 'Flying Swallow' (1963) Magic Sword (Part 1) (1963) The Amorous Lotus Pan (1964) ... Qing's man [extra] The Silver Arrow and the Golden Blade (1964) The Golden Hairpin (Part 3) (1964) Noxious Palm (1964) Secret Codes (1964) Five Swordsmen (1964) Lady General Hua Mulan (1964) ... Soldier The Flying Fox (1964) Romantic Musketeer (1964) Seven Tigers (1964) She's a Musketeer (Part 1) (1964) The Hero and the Beauty (Part 2) (1965) Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) ... Red Lotus member Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 4) (1965) Whatever You Say, My Darling Wife (1965) The Lotus Lamp (1965) ... [Extra] The Butterfly Chalice (1965) ... Bandit [extra] A Drop of Chivalrous Blood (Part 1) (1965) Three Lady Musketeers (1965) The Black Rose (1965) ... Rascal Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 3) (1965) The Pursuit (1965) Eighteen Powerful Swords (1965) Pursuit of the Murderer in the Dog-racing Court (1965) Dial 999 for the Three Murderers (1965) The Hero and the Beauty (Part 1) (1965) The Skeleton Tower Under the Sea (Part 1) (1965) Powerful Sword, Magical Flute (Part 1) (1965) Story of the Sword and the Sabre (Part 2) (1965) Powerful Sword, Magical Flute (Part 2) (1965) Standard Husband (1965) ... Bui The Furnace of Heavenly Fire (1965) The Secret Agent and the Mysterious Gang (1966) The Perfumed Arrow (1966) ... Bandit The Aftermath of a Fire (Part 1) (1966) ... [Extra] Magnificent Trio (1966) ... Brother Zhu The Dark Heroine Mu Lanhua Shattered the Black Dragon Gang (1966) Fire Dragon and the Mythical Pearl (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Part 2) (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Grand Finale) (1966) The Big Chase (1966) One Duel Too Many (Part 2) (1966) One Duel Too Many (Part 1) (1966) Jade in the Red Dust (Part 1) (1966) The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) ... Qiu's fighter with spear The Assassin (1967) ... Wang Yue The Sword and the Lute (1967) ... Bandit [extra] The King with My Face (1967) ... Spy for Lord Wan How the Sacred Fire Heroic Winds Defeat the Fire Lotus Array (1967) Lady with a Cat's Eyes (1967) ... Gang member She's So Brave! (1967) The Brave Girl (1967) One-Armed Swordsman (1967) ... Ding Peng King Cat (1967) ... One of Hsiang brothers Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell (1967) ... Thug The Silent Swordsman (1967) ... General Huangying/villain The Professionals (1967) ... Henchman The Charming Little Bird (1967) ... Gang member The Thundering Sword (1967) ... Yue's security escort member [extra] Golden Swallow (1968) ... Golden Dragon thug [extra] The Silver Fox (1968) ... Hsia Wu's servant The Sword of Swords (1968) ... Wu Ma Decree of the Fire Dragon (1968) Wong Fei-Hung: The Eight Bandits (1968) The Flying Dagger (1969) ... Wang Ping Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) ... Long Arm Bear Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) ... Spinning Wheels King Song Wen The Secret of the Dirk (1970) ... Black Tiger Clan Chief King Eagle (1971) ... Older Tai Shan brother The Avenging Eagle (1978) ... Golden Spear Tao De Biu Shaolin Prince (1983) ... Chief of Lohan with two swords Opium and the Kung-Fu Master (1984) ... Master Yi Zheng Just Heroes (1989) The Chinese Feast (1995) ... Hau How Tin Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (1997) ... Tattoo artist Biography Tang Chia was born in Hong Kong in 1937. Later he became a kung-fu student of Yuen Woo-Ping's father, Yuen Hsiao-Tieng. Eventually he also became a martial arts instructor. In the 1960's, Tang became a martial arts instructor of "South Dragon, North Phoenix", a Cantonese film; and "The Jade Bow"--a Mandarin production along with Liu Chia-Liang. Later he joined Shaw Brothers with Liu, and became Chang's long-term partner for martial arts instructors. In 1982, Tang directed his first film "Shaolin Prince", co-starring Ti Lung. He directed some films before turning to television in the late 1980s with a focus on martial arts drama series. (From the Celestial DVD edition of "Shaolin Intruders"). Born in Macau, according to A Tribute to Action Choreographers, HKIFF also in HEISSER HAFEN HONG KONG/Hong Kong Hot Harbor (1962) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted January 11, 2016 Author Member Share Posted January 11, 2016 Very nice, Golden Dragon. Teako reposted the Tong Gai interview from the Hong Kong Choreographers book so here is the link to that thread. Here are some screen shots I took from magazines posted in the Linn Hayes Memorial collection here at SC36. I know the lower of two double pictures is from Full Moon Scimitar, the top I can't place. And Shaolin Prince choreography... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted January 25, 2016 Author Member Share Posted January 25, 2016 Tong Gai and Ti on the set of Opium and the Kung Fu Master... I love Sifu Gai's blind Master here. He so reminds me of Katsu-san, but is still unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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