Member J.J. Hayden Posted September 10 Author Member Share Posted September 10 Koreans Update Project - Park Mi-hyang [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=137089&display_set=eng[/url] Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=11808&complete_credits=1&display_set=eng[/url] Oddly, I had misspelt her name as Mi-hang instead of Mi-hyang, I don't know how I managed that. Maybe I mixed it with a Chinese transliteration, which I think I'd have noticed, it's more likely my brain was just overloaded with stuff She only did a handful of other films in Korea, including working again with her young Aloha co-star Jeong Tae-woo. But she said in an interview that she found the Korean film industry to be difficult and that she struggled to get the roles she wanted, so left in the early 90s. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted September 10 Author Member Share Posted September 10 Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] - final update (hopefully ) It took me a bit of time to check which of my Steam games have decided to start working and I've also been very busy with other research the last few days (still ongoing :P), but I got back to it and now I've also uploaded the other Korean data that I said I would (a while ago now :P), i.e. the film's Korean titles, the Korean names of the majority of the Taiwanese cast, also some posters and production stills. I also decided to add the Korean crew too, as when I watched the Korean cut there didn't seem to be any difference (same actors and no differing scenes), it seems like a proper collaboration. Some had pages already so I updated them and others needed brand new pages, including the production company, that I managed to put a bit of info for too. Director + Writer: Kang Koo-yeon [NEW] Producer: Kang Dae-jin Producer + Production manager: Kim Woo-bong [NEW] Planning: Moon Hyeon-wook DOP: Kang Dae-yong [NEW] Lighting: Jo Kil-soo [NEW] Edit: Hyeon Dong-choon Music: Yong Taek-soo [NEW] Sound recording: Son In-ho Sound effects: Lee Jae-hui Assistant director: Jeong Jong-cheol [NEW] Singer: Kim Yoo-hwa [NEW] Production company: Samyeong Film Studio [NEW] There's actually one more Korean cast member to update, but I've got his full Koreans Update Project coming on Friday, so I've left it for now. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted Friday at 04:13 PM Author Member Share Posted Friday at 04:13 PM (edited) Koreans Update Project - Yoo Chang-guk (2) [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=32472&complete_credits=1&display_set=eng[/url] He was already credited on Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] and Love To Kill [1991] under the Chinese name of Lau Cheung-kwok. He'd been ID'd in Aloha, but not yet in Love To Kill, understandable a single pic of a guy in heavy make-up isn't that much to work with I've him listed as Yoo chang-guk (2) as there's another Yoo Chang-guk who actually has a page on the HKMDB already, a sound recordist that's worked on over 320 Korean films, busy man! Yoo Chang-guk (2) was a very talented martial arts performer and action director from Korea, skilled with weapons and acrobatic, but also had incredible kicking skills, which is probably no surprise, considering that he's was a top student of Hapkido legend Hwang In-shik. He was a highly skilled gymnast, one one of the best of his generation, a talent he put to great use when doubling stars such as Wang Ho (aka Casanova Wong) and Shim Hyung-rae. In fact it was considered a bit of a debate among Korean action industry members as to who was the best, him or Won Jin. Perhaps this is what led to them co-starring in the film Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers, the end fight of which has the two of them teaming up against Korea's top action actors of the time, featuring many familiar faces and also newcomers that would continue to push the boundaries of Korean acrobatic action such as Kadet Lee Seung-hoon and Oh Se-yeong. Both Yoo and WJ got a great opportunity to show off their amazing kicking and acrobatic skills here, both of them also being the assistant action directors probably helped with that too. It's a shame that they only had a few chances to work together. I did actually try to contact him, but unbeknownst to me at the time, he had already passed away. I only discovered this unfortunate fact early this year. On another sad note, I have not been able to get a full copy of, Sword Of Evil Power [1985] and the clips I have are very LQ. Unfortunately, I was close (maybe) to trading for a copy of Sword with someone who shared a clip online, but they stopped responding once I listed some films I could trade, so that looks like a dead end. But all is not lost, as I do have a very small production still that shows Wang Ho (aka Casanova Wong) being held by some henchmen, one of whom I believe is Yoo. Even though the production still is tiny I'm certain that it is Yoo (and some others I'm sure I recognise :P), I also managed to find some bts pics which although still not ideal for this matter (as he's in the background), still look like him to me. Also his casting would make sense as he also appeared in South Shaolin Vs North Shaolin which was also directed by Wang Ho (and featured several of the same cast) and The Uninvited Guest Of Star Ferry which featured several of the same cast too. So I'm convinced it's him. So I've added the usual info: Name and aliases; country of origin; DOB and death; and added pics for all the films possible. The Legend Of Peach Blossom [1983] --- 6 roles South Shaolin Vs North Shaolin [1984] --- 7 roles Ninja Terminator [1985] Sword Of Evil Power [1985] Ninja Operation 5: Godfather The Master [1986] Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] Year Of The King Boxer [1990] --- 2 roles Love To Kill [1991] As you can probably tell, he's someone I've done a good amount of research on and there's a lot more I have to say about him. A bio will be coming somewhere down the line and at least one two more films eventually when I add them to the database, so look forward to that. Also, while I was getting pics from Love To Kill, I scoured it for other Koreans as I knew Choe Jeong-il and Jeong Doo-hong were in it, so there was a chance there might be more. But it seems that it was just those three in the end, so I took some new pics of Choe and Jeong to accompany Michael Kistner's pic. Choe Jeong-il [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=8549&display_set=eng[/url] Jeong Doo-hong [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=32471&display_set=eng[/url] PS: Thanks to the mate who helped me track down a rare film. Cheers Edited Friday at 04:19 PM by J.J. Hayden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted Saturday at 10:15 AM Member Share Posted Saturday at 10:15 AM 18 hours ago, J.J. Hayden said: Koreans Update Project - Yoo Chang-guk (2) [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=32472&complete_credits=1&display_set=eng[/url] He was already credited on Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] and Love To Kill [1991] under the Chinese name of Lau Cheung-kwok. He'd been ID'd in Aloha, but not yet in Love To Kill, understandable a single pic of a guy in heavy make-up isn't that much to work with I've him listed as Yoo chang-guk (2) as there's another Yoo Chang-guk who actually has a page on the HKMDB already, a sound recordist that's worked on over 320 Korean films, busy man! Yoo Chang-guk (2) was a very talented martial arts performer and action director from Korea, skilled with weapons and acrobatic, but also had incredible kicking skills, which is probably no surprise, considering that he's was a top student of Hapkido legend Hwang In-shik. He was a highly skilled gymnast, one one of the best of his generation, a talent he put to great use when doubling stars such as Wang Ho (aka Casanova Wong) and Shim Hyung-rae. In fact it was considered a bit of a debate among Korean action industry members as to who was the best, him or Won Jin. Perhaps this is what led to them co-starring in the film Doofus Detective And The Twin Light Brothers, the end fight of which has the two of them teaming up against Korea's top action actors of the time, featuring many familiar faces and also newcomers that would continue to push the boundaries of Korean acrobatic action such as Kadet Lee Seung-hoon and Oh Se-yeong. Both Yoo and WJ got a great opportunity to show off their amazing kicking and acrobatic skills here, both of them also being the assistant action directors probably helped with that too. It's a shame that they only had a few chances to work together. I did actually try to contact him, but unbeknownst to me at the time, he had already passed away. I only discovered this unfortunate fact early this year. On another sad note, I have not been able to get a full copy of, Sword Of Evil Power [1985] and the clips I have are very LQ. Unfortunately, I was close (maybe) to trading for a copy of Sword with someone who shared a clip online, but they stopped responding once I listed some films I could trade, so that looks like a dead end. But all is not lost, as I do have a very small production still that shows Wang Ho (aka Casanova Wong) being held by some henchmen, one of whom I believe is Yoo. Even though the production still is tiny I'm certain that it is Yoo (and some others I'm sure I recognise :P), I also managed to find some bts pics which although still not ideal for this matter (as he's in the background), still look like him to me. Also his casting would make sense as he also appeared in South Shaolin Vs North Shaolin which was also directed by Wang Ho (and featured several of the same cast) and The Uninvited Guest Of Star Ferry which featured several of the same cast too. So I'm convinced it's him. So I've added the usual info: Name and aliases; country of origin; DOB and death; and added pics for all the films possible. The Legend Of Peach Blossom [1983] --- 6 roles South Shaolin Vs North Shaolin [1984] --- 7 roles Ninja Terminator [1985] Sword Of Evil Power [1985] Ninja Operation 5: Godfather The Master [1986] Aloha Little Vampire Story [1988] Year Of The King Boxer [1990] --- 2 roles Love To Kill [1991] As you can probably tell, he's someone I've done a good amount of research on and there's a lot more I have to say about him. A bio will be coming somewhere down the line and at least one two more films eventually when I add them to the database, so look forward to that. Also, while I was getting pics from Love To Kill, I scoured it for other Koreans as I knew Choe Jeong-il and Jeong Doo-hong were in it, so there was a chance there might be more. But it seems that it was just those three in the end, so I took some new pics of Choe and Jeong to accompany Michael Kistner's pic. Choe Jeong-il [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=8549&display_set=eng[/url] Jeong Doo-hong [url]https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=32471&display_set=eng[/url] PS: Thanks to the mate who helped me track down a rare film. Cheers Nice find! I love that bones fight between Yoo Chang-guk's Uncle Black and Li Hai-hsing's Uncle White in Aloha Little Vampire Story. Being Hwang In-shik's top student must have opened many doors in the industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member J.J. Hayden Posted Saturday at 02:17 PM Author Member Share Posted Saturday at 02:17 PM 3 hours ago, Super Ninja said: Being Hwang In-shik's top student must have opened many doors in the industry. You'd think so (given Hwang's talent), but I'm not sure, as by the time Yoo entered the film industry, Hwang was pretty much retired, so obviously he couldn't give him work directly and I'm not sure how much influence he had with the film executives. What did influence them was going out drinking with them on demand. Many martial artists had to put their health and fitness in jeopardy just to get work in the industry. Sadly this practice was far too common, and may have actually contributed to Yoo's early death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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