Guest W Hong Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 If it's true that Jimmy Wang Yu started to work on movies in Taiwan back then, then was it because of being banned in HK? When I say "back then" of course, I mean sometime between "The Chinese Boxer" and "Master ofTFG"(1974?). If you're wondering why there's a "?" next to that release year of "MOTFG", then there's a reason. I remember a website which said something interesting. That website might have been called the "HKEntertainment News in Review" or something else. It's hard to remember. anyway, the website said that people have given about three different release years(1974, 1975, 1976) for "MOTFG". The webpage went on to say that that particular Wang Yu movie was first shown in HK theatres back in 1974. So besides somehow directly asking Jimmy, Lau Kar Leung, First Films, or anybody similar, is there a way to get the facts about it? Maybe w/ an official JWY website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 MOTFG was first shown in April 1976. I think it is Taiwanese in origin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chen lung Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Was it not because Shaws threatened him and Raymond Chow bailed him out only on the condition (set by Shaws) that he couldn't work in HK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dager in the cotton Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 he was not banned from HK ,bt he did cut out on his contract with Shwas so he hid in Taiwan to avoid being served by Run Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted April 16, 2007 Member Share Posted April 16, 2007 but his films still played there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stormybman Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 bt he did cut out on his contract with Shaws so he hid in Taiwan to avoid being served by Run Run :lol Partially true. The deal was either that or the river with cement boots. Raymond Chow was really something rescuing certain actors careers, and then chaining them to his company. The one thing that has never been revealed was which Triad group he's a part of. The man has serious clout if even Run Run couldn't get him out of town. Think about it.:rolleyes Jimmy Wang Yu even made a couple of Japanese films, to circumvent his woes. "Whenever you're ready, I'll take on any Japanese here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kungfuhustler Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 what japanese movies was jimmy wang yu in??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kungfuhustler Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Zatoichi meets the One-Armed Swordsman was shot in Japan and released by Toho, but it was a HK/Japanese coproduction and was co-directed by Chui Chang Wang. And generally speaking, "a couple" means "more than one". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stormybman Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 And generally speaking, "a couple" means "more than one". I do understand you, Hustler, however, Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman was Jimmy's return to Japan after a little number called Asia Pol (1966) co-produced by Shaws and Nikkatsu, and it was released on 10/12/1966 in Japan, co-starring, Wang Hsieh, Fang Ying, and Asoaka Ruriko. It's a drama. Wang Yu was popular with Japanese audiences and although his productions were few, (2), he did spend a great deal of time there. "Whenever you're ready, I'll take on any Japanese here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BKarza Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I also heard JWY/Jack Chan, Jack/Raymond Chow triad stories as well. Was said to be one of the reasons Burning Island got made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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