Jimmy Wang Yu - The Original Bruce Lee | Triads in Hong Kong Cinema
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- Jimmy Wang Yu 王羽 is a Chinese/Taiwanese former actor, producer, director & gangster. He is best known for inspiring the careers of Bruce Lee & Jackie Chan. This video shows his full biography and covers events such as his relationship with Bruce Lee and him saving Jackie Chan's life from the triads.
Disclaimer: This page condemns all forms of crime and every criminal figure in this video. This serves simply as an educational history documentary as part of The True Crime genre.
Clip credit goes to: Pat C. , ITV News At Ten,
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Thank you for all the background on Wang Yu. When I was an African-American youth growing up in the inner city of Baltimore city, Wang Yu, we never knew his first name was Jimmy, was our hero. We would often practice the moves and making mini kungfu movies and Wang Yu was the guy we all emulated. I never knew until now that he was a real gangster. I still remember how cool he was in the One Arm Boxer. Loved that movie. Wang Yu, the epitome of cool.
Master of the Flying Guillotine was my favorite where Jimmy Wang Yu starred.
Never knew his ties to the Triad either but it makes sense now.
Omg. Really hard to believe so many of them are gangsters. So sad to know that.
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Bruce Lee is the original Bruce Lee.
William west, exactly...wang yu does not remotely comes close to what bruce lee means to martial arts and to people. Wang yu fights like a girl to begin with, lmao...
@@sundayaito4366 But Wang Yu was the first Hong Kong superstar long before Bruce Lee, him and Lo Lieh basically invented and popularized the martial arts genre because they acted in martial arts films in the 60s, if it wasn't for Wang Yu's Chinese Boxer and Lo Liehs Five Fingers of Death you guys wouldn't even know who Bruce Lee was, because those were the first 2 Kung Fu movies to be marketed internationally and basically garner an interest in martial arts film and Hong Kong cinema in general, they paved the way for Bruce...sure they weren't as skilled as him because they weren't real life martial artists, they just trained for their films, but of it weren't for them, Kung Fu movies wouldn't be what it is today or would probably only be popular in the east.
Bruce Lee is the One and Only! This is true. Jimmy has his own style of "Tough guy" fighting and acting that had an international appeal as well! Jimmy was very smart and innovative as well when it came to film making. He learned a lot from the Japanese film makers when he went to Japan to learn from them with a select group of Shaw Bros actors, directors, and choreographers in the late 60's. The result was improved productions like GOLDEN SWALLOW aka THE GIRL WITH THE THUNDERBOLT and RETURN OF THE ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN. Jimmy changed the game of Hong Kong cinema back to a "hand-to-hand" one with 1970's THE CHINESE BOXER aka THE HAMMER OF GOD. It was so influential in my neighborhood of South Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y., that we (the male boys and teens alike) began to thrust our hands in buckets of sand and bought ankle weights because of the training sequences!
Jimmy also wrote, directed and starred in the film. This was 2 years before Bruce would do so for the 1st time with WAY OF THE DRAGON aka RETURN OF THE DRAGON. Then came the incomparable BLOOD OF THE DRAGON aka THE GREAT CHASE with Jimmy as The White Dragon with Silver Spear! A gritty take on the Yojimbo antihero type made famous by the likes of Clint Eastwood! His acting and fighting skills were and are loved by more than not. Jimmy, The Genius then went back to Japan to learn more from the best filmmakers, and co-starred in ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN. Then came back to HK and joined Golden Harvest Studios. The result was 1971's Classic ONE ARMED BOXER aka THE CHINESE PROFESSIONALS, in which he also wrote, directed and starred in! In 1972 he made another Classic that was highly influenced by Japanese cinema called BEACH OF THE WAR GODS. Unfortunately for him two other Classics were released that year, one a more refined, better directed and better choreographed take on his iconic THE CHINESE BOXER called 5 FINGERS OF DEATH (in the states) aka KING BOXER (perhaps sweet revenge from the Shaw Bros who may have been a little salty at Jimmy for defecting to their #1 rival company GH!). And Bruce Lee's
THE CHINESE CONNECTION aka FISTS OF FURY was also released that year, need I say more? I can go on but I'll conclude by saying that he made other Classics like 1974's THE MAN FROM HONG KONG
1975's MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE aka ONE ARMED BOXER 2
RETURN OF THE CHINESE BOXER
1976's ONE ARMED SWORDSMEN
It cannot be denied that the man knows how to entertain his audiences worldwide 🌐! And that Bruce Lee is incomparable and 2nd to none. Both are true.
@@cyborgchicken3502 Damn Right said. Brother🐐
your hero worship is massively cringe
No matter how ICONIC someone is(including Bruce Lee)there was always someone before them...
"Except me. Recognize."--The Divine/Universal Intelligence/Prime Force/Grand Designer
how is it wang yu came before bruce lee? wang yu was younger and only starting to be famous years after bruce lee's gone.
Not exactly. Wang Yu was born in '44 and Bruce Lee was born in '40, that is true. But Wang Yu was already famous in the '60-s, the One Armed Swordsman (1967) was a huge hit at the time. And Wang Yu made the first so called "kung fu movie", the Chinese Boxer (1970) one year before Bruce's Big Boss (1971).
So they are two separate people. The comparison the video attempts to make is ridiculous. Bruce lee is bruce lee. Thats it.
yeah before Wesley Snipes there was Jim Kelly.
Before Van Damme, there was Chuck Norris.
I never knew this about Jimmy, i knew he was a pioneer of kung fu cinema, but not all the Triads and violence that came with it. What an amazing story and life he has had.
@J D Yes its true BL was a taking recreational drugs back in the day but Jimy Wang yu also had a very interesting life which is excellent material for a movie.
@@9sunskungfu his love life was just as amazing. His first wife was a top female heartthrob actress(Jeannette Lin Tsui) of the 50s and 60s fame, 7 or 8 years elder then him, they announced their engagement just one day after her husband a famous movie director Chin Jian committed suicide. Their marriage lasted 7 years after having 3 daughters which he brought after their divorce. It's reported that he will do filming in Southern Taiwan and fly home during lunch break to be with his daughters just for a while and flew back to continue shooting. After that he courted several beautiful actresses including the most famous Brigitte Lin but he said he left her because he doesn't want to tarnish her image. After that he married an air stewardess and their marriage lasted more years until he brought police and caught her committed adultery in a hotel room during a Christmas eve, after breaking in and caught them by surprise he wished her "Merry Christmas" before turning to the man and said, "you fooled around with someone's wife, now you pay for it". They divorced and he never married again but during his early 70s he dated a 20 something girl for a few months in China but broke-up after her parents objected.
Man!! They weren't playing around back then!! They were going to kill Jackie Chan just for making a movie with another studio!!! I guess they didn't give a f who were you!!
Who you we're haha
Jimmy Wang Yu saved Jackie Chan's life? That makes him a real life hero in my book.
Jimmy Wang Yu is a genius!, Master of the Flying Guillotine deserves at least two Oscars!!!👏👏👏
Man, Master of the Flying Guillotine was a true classic. I don't know how many times I have watched it. IMO, one of the greatest martial arts movies ever. For Bruce's movies, only Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon can be mentioned in the same breathe as the Flying Guillotine.
Put em in a coffin!
@@jamesbryant3654 let's forget the One Armed Swordsman and The Chinese Boxer as well
He did the iron arm i think something like that too where he lost one arm and trained the other hand in hot sand till it became hard like iron lol
Its actually master of the flying.... lol
Wang Yu is a gangster, big star, but Bruce Le is a true martial artist, pioneer and great thinker.
Like leaves on a tree each one has a different virtue and merit. Otherwise the tree would be just bland.
Bruce was a gangster too
@@oRealAlieNo Not really
@@dvlarry he was a triad member or associate...you dont make movie in hong kong without triad involvement. Ask jackie chan.
@@oRealAlieNo Bruce was never a Triad member. You are talking nonsense. Bruce was an American Chinese. He despised the triads. He refused their extortion.
I remember reading a magazine article on Wang Yu back in the 70's saying his off screen exploits were more exciting than his on screen exploits. Now I get a better picture.
I can't imagine living in such a world. Bruce Lee was the inspiration for my 36 years in martial arts study a teaching. Only with the recent revelation of his letters do I have a more complete picture of his life and death. I struggle to come to terms with Bruce the man, all the while struggling to retire him from the pedestal where I had placed him.
Because you made the mistake that many people make with their idols, we all do in fact, even with religion, we tend to worship them as if they're gods and perfect in every way, meanwhile they were flawed and made mistakes just like the rest of us....which shouldn't be seen as a disappointment but rather as humbling, but even though Bruce was flawed, it shouldn't take away from his legacy and his accomplishments...he was just a regular human like everyone else and he was striving to be better like we all do
I think the same. Lee was a drug and sex addict, he is not an example to follow. Fans will not want to acknowledge the truth.
@@juancarloscabreramenendez7628 : We all have our skeletons. I did not mean that he was an evil man. I just meant that you cannot put your faith in any man. Only God is perfect.
@@juancarloscabreramenendez7628 bro it was the 70s and Bruce was a star, who wasn't messing around
@@dingane0039 They still OPENLY ADMIT to doing the same things nowadays. 🤷🏻♂️ Hollywood is a different place, especially when you're actually famous.
What a story! This guy did some real research! Bruce Lee STILL the greatest ever seen on and off the screen! So sad we did not get more of him!
Imagine him going toe to toe with Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Donnie Yen
Could he be murdered after all? Its possible.
R.i.p jimmy wang yu.
Without you we would never have had the heroes we grew up idolising in our childhoods within hk cinema.
How lucky we all are to have grown up within this great era of Hong Kong/martial arts cinema and it’s superstars. You were the OG of Hk cinema and always will be. Sleep well brother.
In the Philippines, he was known as Wang Yu. Watching his movies (along with Meng Fei and Chen Xing) ignited my love of kung fu movies. And then of course, Bruce Lee came along and blew them all away. And now it's somewhat heartbreaking to see all these kung fu "masters" get beaten to a pulp by mma fighters, tainting the magic of kung fu that the movies fostered in me.
Yeah, I can remember Wang Yu, David Chang, Meng Fei, Chen Xing, Ti Long, Shojie Karada(I think😁). I was watching all Chinese movies at Binondo(Ongpin). Sometimes need to rent betamax film too😁.
Blue them all away
What made Bruce Lee famous -probably was that voice of screaming , speed ,etc ..that's about it
@@Moodboard39 read about how he transformed cinema fight choreography, was not just a movie actor like the rest but a true martial arts master and philosopher (read his book 'the tao of jeet kune do' for further enlightenment), became the origin of the entire mma movement in just one scene, was an absolute innovator in bodybuilding and nutrition, remains the ultimate idol of famous mma fighters, and many more, and you will finally have a better idea of how wrong you are about him. :)
What the hell. I was a child in the Caribbean when these immensely popular movies made this man a household name. Thanks for the back story.
This is a really interesting video man, well done👍 fills in a lot of the gaps I didnt know about his biography- I didnt realise how widespread Triad stuff was- I thought it was just simmering in the background but it was rampant
One armed swordsman?!?!! Ohhh shit!! That was the first martial arts movie I’ve ever seen, loved that movie. I can’t believe this guy was the actor. Don’t know where this video came from but I’m glad I watched it. Crazy
Hong Kong produced some very good shit movies during the 80's and 90's.
Jimmy is the guy that since my childhood, made me appreciate even more kung fu movies, I miss those sundays afternoon when I used to go to watch movies at the cinema theater. Today I watch all the time Jimmy's movies, I am about to watch one right now (Beach of the War Gods)........In my opinion he is the number 1 among all the other actors. My list (when thinking of remembering oriental names): Jimmy Wang Yu... Bruce Lee ... Angela Mao ..... David Chiang ..... Ti Lung ..... Cheng Pei Pei ..... Chia Ling.... Yasuaki Kurata.... Gordon Liu ..... Carter Wong ..... Alexander Fu Sheng.... Lieh Lo..... and many many others I like very much, but is not easy to keep up with their names..... LOL........ Then we have the ones in our days, such as Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Wu Jing...... and the list goes on and on.....
How about Chen Kuan Tai , I love watching him too as well as all the ones that were mentioned
@@khmer1108 Only now I was able to see your comment about Wang Yu, accidentally I openned the link and couldn't answer immediately, and many more arriving, this one jumped to the second page....... but you mentioned one of the greatest martial artists, Chen Kuan Tai, he is an important name I forgot to include in my list. I am thinking about gathering a database from old chinese movies and make a collection of photos, putting together all my childhood heroes, I really loved and still love their movies. Thanks for bringing this great actor's name. ...... Joe, in Brazil
Adding to the above list of old actors, not forgetting, Meng FEI,Chen Xing better known as Mr Big,John Lui better known as the Southern kick,Don Wang, Tommy Lee ,Joon Rhee & many others
Wang Yu had his time in Cinema.. flying Chinese style of Kung Fu which was a hit at that time. When Bruce Lee came , he introduced a style many didn't see in previous Chinese Kung Fu movies.. it was real action and no impossible stunts and cinematic effects. Jackie Chan however started with a comedy type of Kung Fu which was amusing but later on Jackies stunts were really something that made him a superstar while Bruce Lee was already gone .
It doesn't matter who was first to be famous...
Bruce Lee was a great actor, martial arts fighter etc.
R.I.P BRUCE LEE🙏❤️
Jimmy Wang Yu and Bruce Lee were real tough street fighters. They didn't need to pretend and act like tough guys in movies.
If Bruce didn't die at 33..he son brandon will be a superstardom that for sure ..he had the physical nhis father's teaching that's made perfect👍👍👍👍👍
If he didn't die during the filming of "The Crow", that movie would have launched his career into superstardom. He would have been a household name IMO
@@sirlink9611 Yea, up until The Crow he was known in martial arts circles for movies like Rapid Fire but i think in The Crow he showed that he could actually act.
“It can’t rain all the time.” -Eric Draven
Both are great. Jimmy Wang Yu was the first Chinese superstar and he started the barehands fighting action movies. Prior to that he made swordfighting movies and broke box office records. He was the only actor till today that held no. 1 box office movies for 4 consecutive years. Despite all his negative news in his personal life especially on fightings and affairs, his popularity wasn't affected, not even after Brice Lee appeared. Without doubt, Bruce Lee was bigger, especially internationally but he had less movies to remember.
This morning Wang Yu passed away on the morning of April 5th 2022 Chinese Qing Ming festival, an auspicious day to die.
Why are there more Chuck Norris jokes than Bruce Lee jokes?
Because Bruce is no joke. 🤣
9:43 There are three peak eras of Hong Kong martial arts films: the era of Jimmy Wang Yu, the era of Bruce Lee, and the era of Jackie Chan. Wish there is a new era to continue the Hong Kong martial arts legacy.
donnie yen dude
Chinese/HK martial arts is ingrained in all of cinema worldwide in front and behind the camera. It's just that we're so used to it we don't notice anymore.
The era never ended.
What about Bruce Lei?
@@djquinn11 Haha, there was Bruce Lei, Bruce Le, Bruce Lai, etc, as well as other Bruce Lee lookalikes.
@@perfectstudents8361 : Yes, I remember! All of them brilliant actors as well.
So that's why in the Double Dragon brothers names are Billy & Jimmy, i see.
I think you mean _Bimmy._ Not Billy.
@@DoctorWondertainment-sb9ee Either there is a joke I don't get or they revamped it. The original classic is Billy & Jimmy Lee.
@@Ming1975 It’s okay. I don’t know about the arcade versions of DD, but DD3 for the NES had a spelling error, which read as _Bimmy_ & Jimmy. That’s what I was referring to. 🙂
The story is actually that Bruce beat up the son of the chief of police and was given an ultimatum to either spend time in jail or get shipped out to the U.S. Beating up a member of the Triads would've ended up worse for Bruce.
Sun yee on founders son, charles heung, married betty ting pei after ,bruce death. And was after a divource, forced to turn a buddhist nun, few years ago, she opened up first time, about her relationship with bruce. Bruce had pretty major argument with lo wei, where Lo blamed bruce for hitting him with a belt.
What is certain, lo wei and hes sons, production company, was one of, wich was out from bizz, due those protests, and lo wei and hes son, are in common knowledge, alleged to be behind the gunning down, of jet lis agent, (choi zi ming) who saved jet li from los, awful contracts, and suffered a conseuquences.
B Lees HK family and siblings, still today, holds, that Bruce was killed.
That beating of police chiefs kid story, is nothing but a , jason scot lee movie, story part.
@@tenholindberg9862 exactly, I said this before that was all fabrication. I read a book done by Matthew Polly it was very concise with stories of Bruce and his behind the scene stories.
@@gi7685 What happened in real life?
@@tenholindberg9862 I despised Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. It was garbage with the exception of a few nice scenes. The rest was way off.
@@Quantum3691 his widow Linda has done a lot to embellish and exaggerate his real life unfortunately that it takes away from who Bruce really was, a regular human being just like the rest of us but with great accomplishments
I've been watching HK action cinema for decades and yet never knew the extent of Triad involvement until this video, apart from Michael Chan. No idea about Lo Wei or any of the rest.
My husband and I love your content! Can you create a video on the Ping On gang who once ruled the streets in Boston’s Chinatown in the 1990s? 😇
2:10 DAMN! Now the picture becomes a lot clearer! The beef between Bruce Lee and Lo Wei make a lot of sense now......it was a lot deeper then what we where told!!!
What the fuck are you talking about?
@@fighternk13
During the filming of the Big Boss there was constant conflict between Lee and Wei ! For years most of us who know Bruce Lee history thought that the issues where creative differences, but now with new information coming out about Wei’s connection to the mob, we can see that the conflict was a lot deeper.
Thanks for making this video of Jimmy Wang Yu.
Jimmy Wang Yu was cool...He was exciting in his own right...
Jimmy Wang Yu Loved his movie THE MAN FROM HONG KONG shot in Sydney Australia with former Bond George Lazenby, one of my favourite movie from 1976
Very weird title. By the way I believe that there are many good fighters around the world. Bruce Lee is unique. His technique, speed and wisdom is superb. No one is like him. Jet Li is incredible as well, followed by the second best, in my opinion, Jackie Chan. Bruce was highly dedicated human being. People who worked with him said that he was training most of his time. Insane training. He was very focused on being someone different in this world. Being the best. He definitely reached this goal. Congratulations for this video.
I remember a trip to the cinema in the 70s and one of the trailers was for The Man From Hong Kong. We thought it was totally badass and when we got home, we spent the afternoon playacting out the few brief scenes we'd seen.
I was his children's English tutor. I was at his Yangminshan (Taipei, Taiwan) home when I met both Jimmy and Jacky Chan.
Wish Bruce was still here doing martial arts 🥋 💙
He'd be an elderly now.
Yes just wish Bruce still alive n kicking there to Martial art for us Elvis Sings for us , MJ's moves n dance for us
It's interesting to think how Bruce would have aged. Knowing that he was such a fitness nut, I think he would have really been a leader in the mature bodybuilding and fitness industry. He would probably have endorsed fitness products like Chuck Norris has done lately, maybe even put his own name to line of exercise equipment.
There’s Bruce lee on the hk buses at the moment with 80 on it so I think if he was alive he would be 80 years old now
When I was young my mom told me many stories about Wang Yu and Bruce Lee they are about the same level at the time and somehow Bruce”s movies were able to broke records in box office and became more well known.
Genuinely enjoy these. Great work!
Thank you for the reupload
I'll be honest, might be cos I'm younger, but never heard of this man growing up in HK. 10/10 for talking about him
Please never stop with these videos🙏🏼
Jimmy Wang made some of my favorite movies, Bruce will always be the king but Jimmy is a very close second, Bruce Lee just had it all.
I don't remember if it was Jimmy Wang Yu or if it was another triad gangster turned action star, but I once saw footage of an action star who was also a triad who entered a kickboxing match and managed to win. I bring this up because whether it was Jimmy or not, I imagine whoever it was had a similar spirit and a trial by fire way of approaching a fight, onscreen or otherwise, but with a much higher degree of success and flair than other street brawlers you might've seen otherwise.
I'm very thankful that this video was made as I had heard Jimmy Wang Yu's name before and I was surprised to realize I had seen him in movies prior to being able to recognize him and it's just really interesting to discover details about him as a person in various aspects of his life, not solely his film career and his interactions with other martial arts movie stars of that era. Although I'm not as familiar with his films as say Lee or Chan, Jimmy seemed like he had some serious skills!
Had no idea how Jackie Chan struggled with the Triads -it would worth making a video dedicated to tht story
Jimmy Wang Yu is a class of his own, he's one of the greatest action and kung fu actors. I can never forget this actor from my childhood days. Thank you Mr Jimmy Wang Yu for all the great entertainment you brought us. RIP Jimmy.
People should check out The Chinese Boxer. A lot of seventies Kung Fu movies were based on that one.
Wrd ok i will go and check it out
Great video, very informative, thank you. I live in the UK and am embarrassed to say, had not of Jimmy before.
Bruce Lee was NOT inspired by Wang Yu. While Wang Yu had heavy clout in HK films, Bruce thought most of Shaw's Wuxia output was corny, despite Lee eventually doing a screen test/photoshoot for Run Me Shaw. The Chinese Boxer preceded The Big Boss, but Bruce's career flourished.
Now I understand why was Bruce Lee so good because he was watching Jimmy Wang Yu movies.
See Jimmy's movements, dynamic, hitting range distance, upper torso movements while hitting, high jump.
yeah, that fight scene in the warehouse/factory looks just like the big boss
let me tell you, although Mr. Jimmy Wang Yu was famous at that time before Mr. Bruce lee, but today, even though he has passed for nearly half a century, people still talk about him, so who is more famous? and Bruce lee is unique no want can compare...........RIP Master
That was interesting. Is there any interview footage where Wang Yu describes the making of, and aftermath of ZATO ICHI AND THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN? I've always been curious to know what lead up to the movie's creation (were Japanese audiences even familiar with HK's "one armed swordsman" series, for example? Did Wang Yu get along with Shintaro Katsu?
Presentation done with excellence in bringing forth a somewhat unmentioned character, seldom brought up in documentaries. A few obscure books about Bruce Lee vaguely mention Wang.
great job man, really well done!
Jimmy Wang Yu is legendary kung fu movie star of all time 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Jimmy Wang Yu never had a big international hit that Crossed Over with a Large Audience. Not even the Man From Hong Kong, Which was the only movie he made that was entirely in English.
The gods of the algorithm offered me this channel, thank you kindly, awesome job.
Not all info in this documentation is 100% correct, but still it provides a nice overview about Wang Yu and his connection to the triads. Nicely done!
What’s the true story
Very informative and good video. Here in the Caribbean where I am from the first martial artists' movies we saw were starring Wang Yu, a very popular and well-loved actor. And there was Tony Ferrer aka Tony Falcon a Filipino actor, film director and producer. Bruce Lee movies came decades after.
Respectfully, SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW & DRUNKEN MASTER are not Raymond Chow Golden Harvest productions. Jackie was loaned out to Ng See Yuen's Seasonal Films Co. by Lo Wei. This was prior to Jackie's breaking out his contract with Lo Wei, and contracting with Raymond Chow's Golden Harvest Production Co..
Furthermore, Jackie Chan was not under contract with Shaw Bros when Jimmy got him out of it, as mentioned. The contract was with Lo Wei's film Co..
According to italian foremost kungfu cinema expert Lorenzo de Luca, who did a documentario, another triad kung fu star arrested for homicide was the famous tien peng, aka roc tien (the notorius bandit, chiuchow guy, a touch of zen and many others), he killed another triad in a fight using a sword. 1985 in Shanghai or so. Peng also went for wang yu with that sword but didnt find him. Boys, those guys where more dangerous in real life than on screen.
They were bad gangsters, but good actors.
Whetttt...Roc was about that life too
I was a fan of his in the 70s when I saw "The Screaming Tiger". He also starred in "Asiapol" as a Chinese James Bond.
This is fire ! Make more Chinese film industry/mafia videos please.
Surprisingly, your timeline of when Wang Yu joined UB is accurate.
Back then even the police were controlled by the triad.
Bruhhh ... i didn't know most of this shit until today 😳😳😀😀. I never knew lo wai was in the mob or wang yu . Shocked me tbh 🤣🤣😅
Me neither. Seems like hong kong is small
6:55 - Jackie Chan was loaned out to Ng See-Yuen and Seasonal Films in 1978 to make Snake And The Eagle Shadow and Drunken Master.
Jackie was later signed to Raymond Chow and Golden Harvest in 1980.
It seems association the Triads and Chinese gangs played an important part in many Kung Fu actors lives and careers and those who are able to accommodate this fact seems to last much longer ... Bruce may have been someone who defied them and suffered the consequences plus other factors of course ... But we true Kung Fu fans loved all of them...Amen ... ???
One Armed Swordman 1, 2, & 3 also, the Assassin by the Shaw Brothers are the few Jimmy Wang Yu's movies that is a MUST SEE!
in the middle' 70s middle 80s at Dallas Texas seeing a lot of Kung fu movies thank you for those great moves.
Interesting video but it didn't surprise me that the triad gangs were involved . But also didn't know that they were involved that deep in the hong kong movie industry .
Dude, " not well known outside of Asia " ?? Ask any brother around my age that grew up in the 70's, lol. JWY was badass. From the Six Feet Silver Death flick, Guillotine, One Armed swordsman to the prison movie with Jackie Chan, his films were great. I never knew he was Triad, but my man Chan Wei Man ...yes ! He's hardcore gangsta. I like this story, keep it going.
Dry Duck is the hardest nickname I've ever heard.
The opening fight scene, damn see how fast he was!
He's a great actor. I have many of his movies. The One Armed Swordsman is one of my favorite movies.
VHS collection?
this is an amazing story...thanks...a true precious report, jimmy, bruce, jacky....
BS, bruce lee didnt get inspired by wang yu, no way
One-Armed Swordsman, One-Armed Boxer, The Chinese Boxer, Master of the Flying Guillotine...all must watch Wang Yu classics.
Good presentation. I learned a few things. :)
This was very well done!
Come on! Almost everyone knows about Wang Yu he was a worldwide favorite. We all love him and like his movies he will always be remembered, rest in peace brother Wang.
Thank you for the history documentary.
Not surprising Jimmy & a few others I know by their faces was part of the triads! Lo Leigh payed low salaries to his stars
Man damn all that. The Green Hornet made Bruce more popular than any of his movies, because they made him the star in those episodes and that made him even greater to the Chinese people because of the impact he made in America and they loved him even more for that alone. Showing up the white man in his own show. There's only one Bruce Lee, and that's the bottom line...
WOW.....😧👍 ... Really ...????
Wang Yu, Cheang Tawai and Tee Loung are Bruce Lee Admirations.... I never knew that....
Wang Yu and Tee Loung are my favorite Chinese Kung Fu 🤩👍❤️
Thank you!
Amazing, when I was watching HK cinema in the early 90's via VHS, and the internet was not what it is now, I vaguely had heard that Shaw Bros. had some shady dealings but I did not know that Jimmy himself and Lo Wei were outright gangsters, I thought it would've been more like low key financing stuff and money laundering, not the outright talent! Wow, great video, can't wait for more
I remember through the 70's watching Wang Yu films along with others of the time. I collected martial arts magazines also there was a story on Wang Yu stating his real life adventures were more exciting than even his films.
There is no other, there is only one. His name is Bruce Lee.
Many have tried to be him , and wanted to be him . But it will never happen.
That is fact
your hero worship is massively cringe
your hero worship is massively cringe
Awesome video, thanks!
Those triads didn´t disappear in the film industry, they just left Hong Kong for China
Actually most of them left Hong Kong for USA and England
@@crazyhorse3344 Canada was cheaper entry than US.
This video was definitely worth the watch
The 70s, man that's a long time ago, I watched his movies.
hey man, do you only do Asian gangs? would love to see some stuff on some of the smaller latino sets from NYC
Always knew him from Asiapol secret service as like the Asian james bond...when I was watching wuxia(dragon) had no idea he was the bad guy/ father of tong long..i listen to the king fu genius podcast and would hear brief stories on ttriads in the movie business back then ....thank u for this...
It can be nice to see a video talking about movies that are based on chinatown gangs. Thanks for your videos, are very interesting, this chanel is gold
I JUST THOUGHT OF HIS NAME "BEEFY WAGYU"
Great work straight fire 🔥 🔥🔥
Jackie is that you???
Very first Jimmy Wang Yu movie I saw as a kid was A Man Called Tiger 🐅! Thought it was pretty entertaining until I saw Enter the Dragon 🐲... Lol 😁 Funny how one animal led to the other!
Life in the film industry in Hong Kong those days was HARD. This documentary just touched upon male actors. Can't imagine what horrors actresses had to put up with.
Wang Yu was my eskrima teacher's idol.