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Bowie Wu is a Actor Chinois born on 18 january 1932
Bowie Wu, de son vrai nom Wu Fung (胡楓, né le 18 janvier 1932 sous le nom de Wu Gai-sau), est un acteur et réalisateur hongkongais, idole de jeunesse dans les années 1950 et 1960.
Il est l'un des acteurs les plus aimés et respectés dans l'industrie du divertissement de Hong Kong et est considéré comme le « parrain » de Jacky Cheung et Nick Cheung.
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Il est l'un des acteurs les plus aimés et respectés dans l'industrie du divertissement de Hong Kong et est considéré comme le « parrain » de Jacky Cheung et Nick Cheung.
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Commençant sa carrière d'acteur en 1953, il connaît le succès du jour au lendemain avec son premier film, Men's Hearts. Au cours de sa longue carrière, il joue aux côtés de nombreuses grandes actrices du cinéma hongkongais, et est connu pour ses nombreuses collaborations avec Josephine Siao dans des comédies musicales durant les années 1960. Il reçoit pour ces rôles le surnom de « Roi de la danse ». Dans les années 1970, Wu Fung commence à travailler à la télévision et signe un contrat avec TVB pour apparaître occasionnellement dans des films.Usually with
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Overheard 2 (2011)
, 2h1Directed by Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Louis Koo, Sean Lau, Daniel Wu, Michelle Ye, Bowie Wu, Kenneth Tsang Wing Kong
Roles Sze-ma Cheung, le père de Joe Sze-ma
Rating66%
Manson Lo, the head broker of Man Sang Securities is shown giving his prediction of the Hong Kong stock market on television. Through the viewpoint of an eavesdropper, it is revealed that Lo works for five of the richest in Hong Kong to manipulate the prices of shares in the stock market. When leaving his office, he realizes that he is being tailed (by Joe Sze-ma) and though successful in shaking off the tail, is involved in a traffic accident.
The Tricky Master (1999)
, 1h35Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Stephen Chow, Nick Cheung, Sandra Ng, Wong Jing, Cheung Tat-ming, Lee Siu-kei
Roles Frère Tone
Rating59%
Leung Foon is a happy-go-lucky man with a girlfriend named Pizza and he is a police detective in the Happy Valley Police Station tasked of being a small-time undercover with his superior nicknamed "Thousand Faced Man" but after their undercover case of protecting a millionaire's daughter nearly failed, Leung was tired of taking undercover work and even protested to quit the police force if he's not given a big-time case. Eventually "Thousand Faced" gave Leung the biggest task of bringing a big-time swindler named Ferrari to justice with a promotion being the reward despite Leung failing his "preparedness test".
Operation Scorpio (1992)
, 1h36Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Carlo Chin, Liu Chia-liang, Frankie Chan, May Lo, Bowie Wu, Fruit Chan (陳果)
Roles Oncle Chai, le père de Yuk Shu
Rating68%
Budding comic book artist Yuk Su (Chin Kar-Lok) finds himself living out the fantasies of his alternate world when he saves a young girl from an illegal prostitution racket. After he was expelled from medical school his father took Yuk Su to one of his father's friends to help him keep up with his education. Soon he found a teacher (Lau Kar Leung) who can help him live on his dreams and be a legendary hero. With the aid of his fecund imagination and the help of an aging kung fu expert Yuk Su becomes something even he had never dared dream, a hero in real life.
What a Hero! (1992)
, 1h36Directed by Benny Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Nick Cheung, Hsiao Ho
Roles l'officier Wu
Rating51%
Yuen Tak-wah (Andy Lau) has been practicing Taekwondo since he was a kid and becomes an expert at it with his best trick being the 720 Degree Whirlwind Kick. Wah later becomes a cop and uses his good skills to contribute in cracking cases which leads to the jealousy of Officer Cheung Yeung (Roy Cheung), the leader of the rival team. Cheung is also a Taekwondo expert who has a won a championship at the Hong Kong Police Force's Taekwondo tournament. Finally, conflicts launched the two into the Taekwondo finals where compete against each other. At the earlier rounds, Wah was at a disadvantage until he uses his Super Whirlwind Kick and wins the championship, while Cheung loses and is convinced. Afterwards, Wah opens a martial arts school which specializes in training the Whirlwind Kick to students, attracting many youths to register in order to learn from him.
Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
, 1h36Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Corey Yuen, Wan Yeung-ming, Shing Fui On, Bowie Wu
Roles l'un des quatre frères
Rating64%
Chow stars as Lau Ching, a mainland country boy hoping to earn a living in Hong Kong. Upon reaching Hong Kong, he finds his luggage stolen, but soon becomes fast friends with the thief, Smart. Together, they try to improve their financial situation through various odd jobs, until Smart discovers Ching's special ability, his extremely strong right arm, and then convinces him to enter a martial arts tournament in the hopes of winning the prize money. The two soon learn that they need to be registered with a school in order to compete. Some scenes do bear some resemblance to Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury including the dojo fight where the Japanese man is forced to eat the sign.
The Top Bet (1991)
, 1h51Directed by Corey Yuen, Jeffrey Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Anita Mui, Carol Cheng, Ng Man-tat, Sandra Ng, Paul Chun, Jeffrey Lau
Roles l'arbitre à la compétition du tournoi
Rating57%
After Sing (Stephen Chow) used ESP to beat Hung Kwong in the Gambling King Competition, Mui, Sing's sister, was ordered by the ESP Clan to capture him back as he was not supposed to use ESP for gambling. Meanwhile, Sing was on a world tour and Mui cannot find him in Third Uncle's (Ng Man Tat) home.
Love Is Love (1990)
, 1h35Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Stephen Chow, Sandra Ng, Shing Fui On, Bowie Wu, Michael Wong, Pal Sinn
Rating61%
Shi Jinshui and Wu Daidi were raised in the countryside, they are childhood sweethearts, but Wu Daidi's father against their marriage. They have eloped from their hometown, living in urban areas. Shi Jinshui fall in love with his superior and break up with his wife Wu Daidi. Two years later, Shi Jinshui find himself still love Wu Daidi and he decide to find his beloved wife.
Faithfully Yours (1988)
, 1h30Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Jacky Cheung, Max Mok, Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Lydia Shum, Bowie Wu
Roles Birdy
Rating54%
Happy, Big Eye and Puddin Lai are good friends, Happy is a hairstylist who opens his "Great Grass Hair Salon" next to the "Great Shanghai Hair Salon", which dissatisfies Greater Shanghai's owner Chuk Tai Chung. While the two are at loggerheads on the occasion, Chung's daughter Ying goes to Great Grass Hair Salon and the three friends do their best to pursue her. One time during a drunk accident, Ying becomes pregnant but does not know who the father is and can only wait the birth of her child to confirm the identity. Happy, Big Eye and Puddin begin to fawn Ying and her family in every possible way, resulting in a series of big jokes.
Where's Officer Tuba? (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Philip Chan, Philip Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Ghost films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Jacky Cheung, Joey Wong, David Chiang, Stanley Fung, Paul Chun
Roles Sau
Rating59%
Police Officer Tuba is a timid man who would rather play in the police band than get involved in any real police work. The precincts' most decorated officer, Sergeant Rambo Chow, decides to use Tuba in an undercover operation that goes disastrously wrong when Chow is killed. He makes Tuba promise to get the criminals to avenge him before he dies, and Tuba reluctantly agrees but does not really intend to keep his promise. Later, teamed with an enthusiastic rookie cop Cheung, Tuba has conveniently forgotten his promise, until the ghost of Chow comes back to haunt him. Interfering in his work and his private life, especially his budding romance with the pretty Joanne so that everyone starts to think that Tuba is going crazy. With Tuba the only person who can see or hear the ghost, he finds he has to listen and for once in his life, be brave, otherwise, he could be tormented by his unwanted spiritual visitor for the rest of his life.