Wu Ma
(Feng Wu-Ma)
- Rape Of The Sword
- Dumb Ox
- Young Tiger
- The Pirate
- Wits To Wits
- The Handcuff
- Water Margin
- Kickboxer
- 2 Toothless Tigers
- Snake Crane Secret
- Naval Commandos
- Circus Kids
- Manchu Boxer
- Along Comes A Tiger
- 7 Man Army
- Knight Of Knights
- 12 Deadly Coins
- Wrath Of The Sword
- Prodigal Son
- A Taste Of Cold Steel
- Picture Of A Nymph
- Murder Of Murders
- All Men Are Brothers
- Shaolin Deadly Kicks
- Deaf And Mute Heroine
- New Shaolin Boxers
- Shaolin Heroes
- Flying Sword Lee
- Stage Door Johnny
- Golden Swallow
- Wandering Swordsman
- Temple Of The Red Lotus
- Dead And The Deadly
- Kung-Fu Of 8 Drunkards
- Showdown At The Cotton Mill
- Eunuch Of The Western Palace
- Lady General Hua Mulan
- Trail Of The Broken Blade
- Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman
Biography
He has made quite an impression on the kung fu world playing everything from countless Villain-roles to everything in between (Cripples, Ghosts, Tyrants, Care-takers, etc...).I got my first glimpse of what he could do, when I saw him acting a fool, in the action/comedy hit - From China With Death (Wits To Wits), battling Henry Yu Yung. One of Shaw Bros' most intriguing members (a graduate from their first actor's class), he has worked with some of the best in the business.
Initially, he would work with Chang Cheh (and along side Pao Hsueh-Li), co-directing such Shaw films as - The Pirate, The Water Margin, All Men Are Brothers, before finding his own voice. It wasn't uncommon to find him in a slew of off-beat roles (a quality later shared by Tommy Lee), before finally settling in the director's chair himself. A number of "Sleeper-hits", usually, have his name written all over them. His stories are always full of intrigue, fights, and far from average.
He has given the genre a number of very good films - Wits To Wits, Snake Crane Secret, Along Comes A Tiger, Showdown At The Cottonmill, and Manchu Boxer. He is one of the few who can Do-it-all, in one setting and get the job done right. By learning from Chang, he could do almost anything - (direct, act, write, produce, etc...) and the quality in that work always came through on film. He is, also, a very good friend of Samo Hung, with whom I'm sure, he's taught Shaw Bros-type film-making, during his stint at Golden Harvest (and before Hung's directorial debut).
My Favorite Films
- Wits To Wits
- Along Comes A Tiger
- Manchu Boxer
- Shaolin Deadly Kicks
- Murder Of Murderers
- Snake & Crane Secret
- Showdown At The Cotton Mill