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Sammo Hung Kam-bo

Sammo Hung Kam-bo
The latest news and updates on Sammo Hung Kam-bo, a highly influential Hong Kong filmmaker with a career spanning over six decades, renowned for his multifaceted contributions to martial arts cinema. As an actor, director, producer, and action choreographer, he has shaped the genre, often blending kung fu with comedy. Hung was a pivotal figure in the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, reinventing martial arts films and popularising the "jiangshi" (hopping vampire) genre with works like *Encounters of the Spooky Kind*.
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Hong Kong comedian Stanley Fung dies days after friend Benz Hui

The actor and filmmaker, aged around 80, died after hinting he might follow his late friend Benz Hui.

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Sammo Hung’s directorial debut was a hit. Then came Bruce Lee’s Game of Death

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How Hong Kong movie star Louis Koo fared in his action roles

Despite not having a martial arts background, Louis Koo has shone in several action films. We look at Drug War, The White Storm and Paradox.

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