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Hong Kong Cinema - Shaw Brothers History. Shaw Brothers History. Shaw Brothers History / Shaw Brothers Buying Guide / Shaw Brothers DVD Release Schedule. Shaw Brothers Introduction: Ok. So you’ve got a passing interest in martial arts cinema.

You’ve got a couple of Bruce Lee DVDs and you’ve just discovered Jackie Chan’s 1. It’s all going quite well, in a few months you will be tucking into Jet Li’s Fist of Legend and probably some of Sammo’s finest works (Warriors Two, The Victim).

However, one thing keeps nagging away at you. Watch Spirit Of The Game Mediafire. Who or what are the Shaw Brothers? You keep hearing people ramble on about them on various online forums and their logos seem to be all over the place (including Tarantino’s Kill Bill). Well, if this is a question burning inside you, then you have come to the right place.

Here at Hong Kong Cinema, we have tried to pull together an insightful and informative guide into the world of the Shaw Brothers for both the uninitiated disciple and those looking to extend their basic knowledge. Watch The Diary Of A Teenage Girl Online Etonline here. It is fair to say that the Shaw Brothers have been the most significant film production company in the history of Hong Kong Cinema, with an influence extending far into international cinema. Over the last nine decades, the Shaw’s have amassed a collection of over 8. They gave openings to some of Hong Kong’s best loved stars (Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu Sheng and Cheng Pei Pei), but also those behind the camera (Chang Cheh, Lau Kar Leung, John Woo and Chor Yuen). Not only were they breaking box office records both domestically and abroad, but they also defined a number of genres that are now considered the very essence of Hong Kong cinema.  The History of the Shaw Brothers.

Ningbo, 1. 90. 0s, Shaw family portrait (left to right) Runde SHAW, Run. Fun SHAW,Run. Run SHAW, Wang Shun Xiang, Runme SHAW, Runje SHAW,SHAW Vee Ngok (front seated) (Image Property of Shaw Organisation)The Early Years: The Shaw Organisation began in 1.

Singapore screening their own brand of silent movies. Frustrated by local distributors, they set up their own cinema, “The Empire”, to screen their movies. Led by brothers Run Run and Runme Shaw, they began to branch out into Malaysia building new cinemas and operating a mobile cinema for rural areas. However, it was only with the advent of sound that movies began to really launch themselves – by 1. Shaw’s had produced the Cantonese opera film ‘Normal Dragon’ which proved a breakthrough for them in both Singapore and Hong Kong. In the following years, the Great Depression led to a decline in cinema attendance. The Shaw’s began to produce films locally to minimise costs and also diversified into themes parks and other live attractions.

By 1. 93. 9, the Shaw’s had amassed an empire of 1. South East Asia. However, by the time of the War, these Japanese invaded Singapore and seized most Shaw assets. They were then forced to use their cinema to display pro- Japanese propaganda movies throughout the occupation. Following the War, the Shaw’s regrouped and their operations once again expanded into more cinemas and increased film production.

The Years of Dominance: By the early sixties, the Shaw Empire incorporated 3. It was during this period that the Shaw began to dominate the box office and set new standards in film- making. However, it also marked the end of their relationship with Malaysia as their studio, Jalan Ampas, closed in 1. In 1. 95. 7, Sir Run Run Shaw came to Hong Kong from Singapore and founded the new company, Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. It was following the opening of their Hong Kong studio, Clearwater Bay, in 1. Shaw Studios grew to prominence.

With over 8. 50,0. This vast production line boasted a new film starting every nine days. Another defining feature was that all films were completed without sound, which was dubbed into various languages in one of the twelve sound studios on site. This allowed them to rapidly prepare each movie for the international market with consistent levels of production values. Pictures from King Hu's Come Drink with Me and Chang Cheh's One Armed Swordsman. The first real breakthrough was ‘The Kingdom and the Beauty’ (1. Watch Goodbye World Online Mic.

Four years later the ‘Magnificent Concubine’ won Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Li Han Hsiang went onto to have further international success with Empress Wu and Love Eterne in 1.

Other notable entries include King Hu’s ‘Come Drink With Me’ (1. The legendary Chang Cheh was hot on his heels with the 1.

The One Armed Swordsman’. This Jimmy Wang Yu revenge yarn was the first movie to break HK $1m at the box office. Not satisfied with this success, Chang Cheh went onto to deliver hit after hit and forming a crucial role in shaping the kung fu genre. Many believe Cheh’s 1. Vengeance’ marks the first genuine kung fu movie, it also importantly brought him together with Ti Lung and David Chiang (the 'Iron Triangle' as they became known). By the end of the 7. The Five Venoms’.

Among those who worked alongside director Chang Cheh were martial arts choreographer Lau Kar Leung and John Woo. Lau Kar Leung became a hugely successful director in his own right, moving away from Cheh’s blend of macho cinema and bloodshed for more respectful martial arts and also some early attempts at kung fu comedy (such as 1. Spiritual Boxer). There is no doubt that John Woo was heavily influenced by Cheh’s heroic themes as he left the Shaw Studios and made it big with his own brand of action in the 1.

Pictures from Chang Cheh's Boxer from Shantung (Chen Kuan Tai) and Chor Yuen's Death Duel (Derek Yee)Other notable contributions include Cheng Chang Ho’s The Five Fingers of Death (King Boxer), starring Lo Lieh. This action packed yarn actually out grossed Bruce Lee in the US during the height of the kung fu boom. Chor Yuen continued Kung Hu’s focus on wuxia- pian with the likes of Killer Clans and The Magic Blade. Whilst Chang Cheh reveled in blood and guts, Chor Yuen focused on aesthetics and grace, proving equally successful in the early seventies.

The Shaw Brothers continued to diversify in this period with the launch of their own TV station in 1. TVB. They also began co- productions with international houses as well – the best examples being The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires and Blade Runner. By the mid seventies, their empire had now expanded to 2. Each week over 1. Shaw produced movie!

Pictures from Lau Kar Leung's Executioners from Shaolin (Lo Lieh) and 3.