Tien Feng
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- 5 Fingers Of Death
- Chinese Connection
- Oath Of Death
- The Silver Fox
- Fury Of The Blackbelt
- The Brothers 5
- Win Them All
- The Winged Tiger
- Sword Of Swords
- 14 Amazons
- The Black Enforcer
- Twin Swords
- Rape Of The Sword
- The Fate Of Lee Khan
- The Winged Tiger
- 12 Deadly Coins
- A Fist Full Of Talons
- Secret Of The Dirk
- The Magnificent Trio
- The Golden Seal
- The Butterfly Chalice
- The Silent Swordsman
- Chinese Connection-2
- The Vagabond Swordsman
- The One-Armed Swordsman
Biography
As the cruel and heartless "Meng Dong-Shan" in 5 Fingers Of Death, he used people to his own end and seemed to get a kick out of it. Later in the film, he accidentally stabbed his own son while fighting in darkened room against Nan Kung-Hsun. Take a look at his eyes and how they changed from sorrow to pure hatred, now that's acting. When I first saw this movie in 1975, I thought he was going to kill everybody in the theater. Actually, he began his acting career in 1949 and has found success in a variety of roles.
He knocked the hell out of Bruce Lee with the shovel in The Chinese Connection, to get him to stop trying to dig his teacher out of the ground, at his burial. And, I enjoyed his portrayal in the film Fury Of The Blackbelt as the knife-throwing expert who never missed his target, battling Henry Yu-Yung. He's from the "old school" of acting, in that he started out during the 60's at the Shaw Bros' studio making Swordplay films, and pretty good ones, I might add. It was during this time that he would test his skill at directing.
His first director's job was the excellent film The Golden Seal with Ku Feng as the main villain. As a “ bad guy,” he's such an overwhelming villain, that the hero gets nothing but pity from me. The villains that he play, do not have one ounce of compassion, anywhere in their body for anyone, friend or foe. I know that that's the way a villain should be, but, he's just too (damn) good at it. He spoke excellent Mandarin and was said to be one of few actors to use their own voice, when dubbing a film (movies are shot without sound, which is later added in). You knew that, right?
Not (really) into lengthy punching and kicking, as he is more of an actor than a martial-artist, yet, his portrayals, easily, disguised this fact. He's one of the best villains from the 60's, that still did decent work throughout the late 70's. Seen as Billy Chong's feeble granddad in A Fist Full Of Talons, he had begun basically settling into plain acting (non-fighting) roles. He would later appear in John Woo's classic, A Better Tomorrow and a handful of films in the 90's, bringing his vast experience to nearly (50) years in the film business. When it comes to kung-fu films (as a villain), this man will never let you down.