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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*.
Angela Mao (right) and Carter Wong in a still from The Tournament (1974). Mao learned martial arts at a Peking opera school in Taiwan. Photo: Fortune Star Media
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Angela Mao, aka ‘the new Bruce Lee’, was a better fighter than Michelle Yeoh

Angela Mao, star of hits like Hapkido and Lady Whirlwind, was billed as the ‘new Bruce Lee’ by Golden Harvest after his death.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why these 3 Hong Kong comedies from the 1970s and 80s became local favourites

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MMA fighter with Hong Kong roots wants ‘home’ fight, make film with Jackie Chan

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

With Blades of the Guardians, Yuen Woo-ping revives the wuxia blockbuster

Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and director Yuen Woo-ping returns with an epic wuxia, starring Wu Jing and Nicholas Tse.

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Wu Jing as Dao Ma in a still from Blades of the Guardians, directed by Yuen Woo-ping, who helped define the martial arts genre in cinema.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

A beginner’s guide to watching Hong Kong martial arts movies

Flying, ‘weightless’ leaps, unrealistic injuries and long fight scenes are all part and parcel of Hong Kong martial arts movies. Here’s why.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Back to the Past: Louis Koo, Raymond Lam lead nostalgic film sequel

This big-budget sci-fi fantasy may be an emotional watch for fans of the 2001 Hong Kong show A Step into the Past, even if it falls short.

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Hong Kong society

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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Stanley Fung (right) and Benz Hung (left) Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

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

Hung’s first film as director, The Iron-Fisted Monk, led to the daunting task of wrapping up the film Lee had left unfinished when he died.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Stephen Chow’s The God of Cookery proved he could do so much more

At a time when Stephen Chow was best known for his nonsensical comedies, The God of Cookery saw him transform as a filmmaker.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

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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Hong Kong actor and singer Louis Koo in a still from the action thriller Paradox (2017).
SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong-style curry, the rise of action star Yuen Biao: 7 lifestyle stories

From Black Myth’s new character to history Hong Kong-style curry, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Curried beef brisket is a popular Hong Kong dish that has adapted South Asian-style curry to local palates. Photo: Shutterstock
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Better looking than Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, the rise of Yuen Biao

The youngest but least famous of the ‘Three Dragons’, Hong Kong star Yuen Biao doubled for Bruce Lee and boasted his own martial arts style.

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SCMP Highlights

A yogi in recovery, 500 drawings of toast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a film with some of Jackie Chan’s best action to dried tangerine peel’s uses, here are some Lifestyle stories you may have missed.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

This film featured some of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung’s best action scenes

Wheels on Meals, starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and filmed in Spain, was a mix of incredible fight scenes and a great plot.

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Jackie Chan in a still from Wheels on Meals. Photo: Eureka Entertainment
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