In Memory Of

In Memory Of

This section is dedicated to many of the people in Asia Cinema that have died. Here you will find a brief summary on them, along with a link to a separate bio page on some of them. They have, in many ways, become a part of Asian culture with their association to the art of filmmaking. Though, they are gone, they are not forgotten.

Name : Akira Kurosawa (1910 - 1998)
Claim to Fame : Japanese director
Died : Sept 6, 1998
Cause of Death : Stroke

Name : Alexander Fu-Sheng (1954 - 1983)
Claim to Fame : actor
Died : 7/7/83
Cause of Death : Car Accident

Name : Anita Mui (1963 - 2003)
Claim to Fame : Singer/actress
Died : 12/30/03
Cause of Death : Cervical Cancer

Name : Betty Le-Di (1937 - 1968)
Claim to Fame : Award-winning actress
Died : 12/ 27/68
Cause of Death : Suicide (sleeping pills)

Name : Brandon Lee (1965 - 1993)
Claim to Fame : actor/son of Bruce Lee
Died : 3/31/93
Cause of Death : Accidental gunshot

Name : Bruce Lee (1940 - 1973)
Claim to Fame : Martial-arts Icon
Died : 7/20/73
Cause of Death : Cerebral Edemma

Name : Chang Cheh (1932 - 2002)
Claim to Fame : Martial-arts Film Director
Died : 6/22/02
Cause of Death : Pulmonary Heart Disease

Name : Chen Wo-Fu
Claim to Fame : boxing champion/actor
Died : 1974
Cause of Death : Suicide?/Internal bleeding

Name : Chiang Sheng
Claim to Fame : Member of Venoms' troupe
Died : 1991
Cause of Death : Heart Attack

Name : Ching Maio
Claim to Fame : Veteran actor
Died : 1989
Cause of Death : Stroke

Name : Chow Sze-Lok (1914 - 1964)
Claim to Fame : Famous Director/head of SB Cantonese film division
Died : 9/7/64
Cause of Death : Liver cancer

Name : Feng Fang
Claim to Fame : Veteran actor
Died : 2000
Cause of Death : Heart Failure

Name : Han Ying
Claim to Fame : Celebrated Kicker
Died : 1997
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Han Ying-Chieh
Claim to Fame : Pioneering Choreographer
Died : 1985
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Hsieh Yuan
Claim to Fame : actor
Died : 1976
Cause of Death : Brain Tumor

Name : Huang Chung-Hsin
Claim to Fame : veteran Shaw Bros' actor
Died : 1975
Cause of Death : Brain Tumor

Name : Jim Yuen (1905 - 1997)
Claim to Fame : Peking Opera teacher
Died : 9/8/97
Cause of Death : Parkinson's disease

Name : Kao Kang
Claim to Fame : actor
Died : 8/4/80
Cause of Death : Shot to death

Name : Katsu Shintaro
Claim to Fame : actor/Zatoichi (series)
Died : 6/21/97
Cause of Death : Pharyngeal Cancer

Name : King Hu
Claim to Fame : Celebrated director (Swordplay films)
Died : 1/15/97
Cause of Death : Heart Attack

Name : Kwan Tak-Hing (1906 - 1996)
Claim to Fame : actor/Wong Fei-Hung (series)
Died : 6/27/96
Cause of Death : Heat Attack

Name : Lam Ching-Ying
Claim to Fame : actor/Mr Vampire (series)
Died : 11/8/97
Cause of Death : Throat Cancer

Name : Law Chun (1923 - 2003)
Claim to Fame : famous director
Died : 1/31/03
Cause of Death : Heart failure

Name : Leonard C. Ho
Claim to Fame : Executive Producer (Golden Havest)
Died : 1998
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Li Han-Hsiang (1926 - 1996)
Claim to Fame : Shaw Bros' director
Died : 12/17/96
Cause of Death : Stroke

Name : Li Ting
Claim to Fame : actress
Died : 8/28/66
Cause of Death : Suicide

Name : Lin Dai (1934 - 1964)
Claim to Fame : Award-winning actress
Died : 7/17/64
Cause of Death : Suicide (sleeping pills and gas emission)

Name : Little Unicorn
Claim to Fame : actor/Bruce Lee's childhood friend
Died : 1977
Cause of Death : Car Accident

Name : Lo Lieh (1939 - 2002)
Claim to Fame : actor/star of 5 Fingers of Death
Died : 11/2/02
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Lo Wei (1918 - 1996)
Claim to Fame : discovered Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan
Died : 1996
Cause of Death : Heart Attack

Name : Lucilla You Min (Aug 19, 1936)
Claim to Fame : Award-winning actress
Died : 12/29/96
Cause of Death : Heart failure

Name : Peter Chen-Ho (1931 - 1970)
Claim to Fame : Comic actor
Died : 4/17/70
Cause of Death : Stomach cancer

Name : Roy Chiao (1927 - 1999)
Claim to Fame : famous actor
Died : 4/16/99
Cause of Death : Heart Failure

Name : Runme Shaw (1901 - 1985)
Claim to Fame : Executive Producer at Shaw Bros'
Died : 3/2/85
Cause of Death : Heart attack

Name : Simon Yuen
Claim to Fame : famous actor - (teacher roles)
Died : 12/17/80
Cause of Death : Exahustion/Heart Attack

Name : Tomisaburo Wakayama
Claim to Fame : actor/Shogun Assassin (series)
Died : 1995
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Toshiro Mifune
Claim to Fame : famous Japanese actor
Died : 12/24/97
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Wei Ping-Ao
Claim to Fame : actor/singer/columnist
Died : 1985
Cause of Death : Cancer

Name : Yuan Lung
Claim to Fame : Stuntman/actor
Died : 12/9/2003
Cause of Death : Alcohol-induced Asthma attack

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