According to Sina Movies, the famous martial arts actor Wang Yu died on the morning of April 5 at the age of 80. He has shot more than 60 martial arts films since he started filming, and participated in the production and supervision of more than 80 films, making him the first martial arts movie star in the new martial arts century. In 1964, Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers started the filming of “Tiger Heroes and Enemies”, openly recruiting the male lead, and Wang Yu was elected with favorable conditions. Then he starred in “The One-Armed Swordsman” (1967), which set a new box office record for Hong Kong films, and Shaw Brothers also gained a place in the Hong Kong martial arts film market. In the 1960s, he also starred in “The Swordsman of the Mandarin Duck”, “Three Heroes in Border Town”, “The Sword” and “Golden Swallow”. In 1969, he first tasted the taste of being a director. He wrote, directed and acted in “Dragon Tiger Fight”, which set off the trend of boxing kung fu films. After the 1970s, due to the issue of his film contract with Shaw Brothers, he decided to move to Taiwan to make films and settle down. At this time, he directed or starred in films such as “Dragon Tiger King Kong” and “Four Heavenly Kings”. He has also become one of the famous martial arts film directors in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He has directed eleven martial arts/kung fu films. Later, he joined Luo Wei as an independent producer, and co-starred with Jackie Chan in films such as “Wind and Rain”, “Ink Terrace Road”, “Straight to the Yellow Dragon” and “The One-Armed King vs. Blood Drops”. .
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