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Ching Siu-tung is a Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Action Director and Choreographer Chinois born on 30 october 1953 at Hong Kong (Chine)
Ching Siu-tung (born 1953), also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He produced the spectacular clip L'Âme-Stram-Gram the French star singer Mylène Farmer at a cost of € 1 million.
En 1982, il fait ses débuts dans la réalisation avec Duel to the Death, un film qui renouvelle le Wu Xia Pian. Avec Tsui Hark comme producteur au sein de la Film Workshop, il réinvente le film de fantômes avec la trilogie Histoire de fantômes chinois (remake du film de Li Han-hsiang L'Ombre enchanteresse), puis le wu xia pian avec la trilogie Swordsman.
En 1990, il réunit Gong Li et Zhang Yimou dans Terracotta Warrior, une histoire d'amour intemporelle ayant pour cadre le Mausolée de l'empereur Qin.
Au cours des années 2000, il participe en tant que chorégraphe au succès mondial de films tels que Shaolin Soccer de Stephen Chow, Hero, Le secret des poignards volants et La Cité interdite de Zhang Yimou.
Pour son travail de chorégraphe, il remporte d'ailleurs deux Hong Kong Film Award de la meilleure chorégraphie d'action : en 1991 pour Swordsman et en 2003 pour Hero.
(2002)
(Stunt Coordinator)
(2004)
(Fight Choreographer)
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Ching Siu-tung (born 1953), also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He produced the spectacular clip L'Âme-Stram-Gram the French star singer Mylène Farmer at a cost of € 1 million.
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Ching Siu-tung est le fils de Chen Kang, réalisateur pour la Shaw Brothers du film Les 14 Amazones. Il apprend les arts martiaux à Hong Kong dans une école d'Opéra de Pékin puis devient acteur et chorégraphe pour la télévision de Hong Kong.En 1982, il fait ses débuts dans la réalisation avec Duel to the Death, un film qui renouvelle le Wu Xia Pian. Avec Tsui Hark comme producteur au sein de la Film Workshop, il réinvente le film de fantômes avec la trilogie Histoire de fantômes chinois (remake du film de Li Han-hsiang L'Ombre enchanteresse), puis le wu xia pian avec la trilogie Swordsman.
En 1990, il réunit Gong Li et Zhang Yimou dans Terracotta Warrior, une histoire d'amour intemporelle ayant pour cadre le Mausolée de l'empereur Qin.
Au cours des années 2000, il participe en tant que chorégraphe au succès mondial de films tels que Shaolin Soccer de Stephen Chow, Hero, Le secret des poignards volants et La Cité interdite de Zhang Yimou.
Pour son travail de chorégraphe, il remporte d'ailleurs deux Hong Kong Film Award de la meilleure chorégraphie d'action : en 1991 pour Swordsman et en 2003 pour Hero.
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Belly of the Beast (2003)
, 1h28Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Monica Lo, Sara Malakul Lane, Patrick Robinson, Vincent Riotta
Roles Kong
Rating47%
Jake Hopper (Steven Seagal) is a successful businessman and retired CIA agent who runs a successful private security business. Ten years ago, as a CIA agent stationed in Thailand, things were going the right way until a fight with thugs results his partner, Sunti (Byron Mann) escaping with his life after accidentally killing a woman. However, Jake called it quits and returned to the United States when his wife died, and Sunti became a Buddhist monk to atone for his sins. Jake has since been a devoted father to his daughter Jessica (Sara Malakul Lane) while running a successful private security business, who is now an adult.
Twin Dragons (1992)
, 1h40Directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about families, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Teddy Robin, Philip Chan, Philip Chan
Roles Violinist
Rating64%
In 1965, a couple (Sylvia Chang and James Wong) are doting on their newborn twin boys. Meanwhile, a dangerous gang leader named Crazy Kung (Kirk Wong) is being transported as a captive in the same hospital. Crazy Kung escapes and attempts to take one of the twins hostage. In the ensuing chaos, the twins are permanently separated. One of them, named Ma Yau, is raised by his parents and grows up to be a concert pianist and conductor. The other, named Wan Ma, is raised by a woman named Tsui (Mabel Cheung), and grows up to be a street racer and martial artist. Neither of them has ever thought that he has a twin brother.
The Banquet (1991)
, 1h37Directed by Tsui Hark, Clifton Ko, Joe Cheung, Alfred Cheung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Sammo Hung, John Shum, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tony Leung Ka-fai
Rating57%
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi (Eric Tsang) and his agent (Jacky Cheung) have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung (Sammo Hung) has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
The Raid (1991)
, 1h40Directed by Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jacky Cheung, Ching Siu-tung, Paul Chun, Corey Yuen, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Dean Shek
Rating58%
During the early years of the Republic of China, Qing emperor Puyi was controlled by the Japanese and he established the Manchurian government in the north, with Japanese Commander Mesa and Yoshiko Kawashima.
The Master Strikes (1980)
, 1h25Genres Action
Actors Casanova Wong, Ching Siu-tung
Roles Lung
Rating65%
Chen, a bodyguard, is entrusted by Lung Tung Chien to protect a rare treasure. After having a hard time to protecting the treasure (sleeping on the top to make sure the treasure is safe), he finds out it has been stolen. As a result, he becomes violently insane. The two con men Lung and Li find out about Chen and the treasure's connection, and they decide to help Chen to find the treasure in an attempt to get rich.
The Last Message (1975)
, 1h38Directed by Michael Hui
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael Hui, Roy Chiao, Ricky Hui, James Tien, Dean Shek, Joseph Koo
Roles l'étudiant plongeur
Rating63%
Tim (Michael Hui) and Lee (Samuel Hui) are emloyees of a mental hospital working as an orderly and nurse respectively. One day a crazy man named Cheng Ming (Roy Chiao) is institutionalized who carries a bag of trash. Tim and Lee discover that the bag is full of artifacts from the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately they are all broken pieces and cannot be traded for money. Then Chiang talks about a Princess and Tim and Lee figure that Cheng knows where are the artifacts from. Later on, Cheng dies from heart attack and Tim and Lee find Princess (Eileen Humphreys) and find out that she is Cheng's daughter. Princess tells them that her father discovered a sunk boat at the coast of Hong Kong. Tim and Lee starts to plan for their luxurious life, including quitting their jobs, and set out to find the artifacts. They do discover tons of it and brings it to trade for money. However, the ones Tim and Lee find are revealed to be fakes. With their dreams of luxury over, Lee gets his job back and Tim got insane and became a mental patient.
, 1h26Directed by Chu Yuan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Erotic, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Betty Ting Pei, Betty Pei Ti, Lily Ho, Yueh Hua, Fan Mei-sheng, Corey Yuen
Roles Wu's Thug
Rating70%
In one of the most outrageous and taboo-smashing Shaw Brothers classics, sweet young Ai Nu (Lily Ho) is abducted and sold to the popular Four Seasons brothel run by lusty madam Chun Yi (Betty Pei Ti), who falls for her nubile charge and entrusts her with a number of martial arts secrets like "Ghost Hands," which allows a fighter to plunge into an opponent’s chest.
Hapkido (1972)
, 1h37Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Sammo Hung, Nancy Sit M.H., Paul Wei Ping-Ao, Lam Ching Ying
Roles Black Bear Student (uncredited)
Rating67%
It is 1934, in Japanese occupied Korea. Angela, Carter and Sammo are sitting and talking in a park when they are approached by a group of Japanese toughs. The leader of the Japanese begins to make unwelcome advances, and Angela tries her best to ignore him. Sammo loses his temper and a melee ensues. These three have just graduated, learning the art of Hapkido and they return to China in the hopes of setting up their own school, which they do. The Japanese, who consider it an inferior martial art, try to run them out of town with some traitorous Chinese, including Pai Ying. Angela, Carter and Sammo don’t want any trouble as it goes against the wishes of their master and his teachings. It’s Sammo who finally loses it after being insulted by some Japanese. This doesn’t go down well and Sammo becomes a wanted man, having to hide out while Angela and Carter try to reason with The Black Bear Gang without much luck. Finally the Japanese go too far and Angela, Carter and Sammo are forced to fight back with devastating results for the Japanese.
Come Drink with Me (1966)
, 1h35Directed by Sammo Hung, King Hu
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Cheng Pei-pei, Yueh Hua, Chen Hung-lieh, Mars, Jackie Chan, Ching Siu-tung
Roles Boy Monk Who Gets Dart in Eye
Rating68%
A general’s son is taken hostage and used as leverage to free a bandit leader. The general’s other offspring, a girl named Golden Swallow, is sent to rescue the son. When the bandit gang encounter the Golden Swallow in a local inn, the prisoner negotiation escalates to bloodshed and the goons are swiftly defeated.
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Jade Dynasty (2019)
, 1h41Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Li Qin, Bryan Leung, David Chiang, Xiong Xin-xin, Cecilia Yip
Rating57%
Zhang Xiaofan (Xiao Zhan ), un villageois au cœur pur, est plongé dans un monde de chaos après le massacre de son village, puis devient disciple de la secte Qingyun. Il apprend les arts martiaux auprès de trois maîtres et devient un maître du royaume mythique tout en faisant l'expérience d'une relation compliquée avec deux belles filles, Lu Xueqi (Li Qin ) et Bi Yao (Meng Meiqi ).
, 1h30Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jet Li, Charlene Choi, Raymond Lam, Wen Zhang, Vivian Hsu, Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅)
Rating58%
The film starts with Abbott Fahai and his assistant Neng Ren heading towards a snow blizzard through a magical door. An ice harpy appears at the top of the mountains and turns the impetuous Neng Ren into an ice statue. She then reveals her past and reasons to kill all men. Unable to persuade the ice harpy to turn over a new leaf, Fahai is forced to fight the ice harpy. The battle ends with Fahai capturing the ice harpy using a demon trapper, which releases Neng Ren from ice. Neng Ren is then tasked to confine the ice harpy at Lei Feng Pagoda, and the master and assistant head back to the door which disappears after closing behind them. At Lei Feng Pagoda, Neng Ren transfers the ice harpy from the demon trapper into the magic circle, which holds other trapped demons in it.
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
, 1h39Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Kelly Chen
Rating58%
The film is set in ancient China, probably during the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, when China was divided into a number of rival kingdoms. The state of Yan, founded by the Murong tribe of the Xianbei nation, has long been a target of attacks by the Zhao. Princess Fei'er of Yan becomes the new ruler after her father is killed in battle, with general Murong Xuehu assisting her in defending their kingdom from invasion.
Belly of the Beast (2003)
, 1h28Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Monica Lo, Sara Malakul Lane, Patrick Robinson, Vincent Riotta
Rating47%
Jake Hopper (Steven Seagal) is a successful businessman and retired CIA agent who runs a successful private security business. Ten years ago, as a CIA agent stationed in Thailand, things were going the right way until a fight with thugs results his partner, Sunti (Byron Mann) escaping with his life after accidentally killing a woman. However, Jake called it quits and returned to the United States when his wife died, and Sunti became a Buddhist monk to atone for his sins. Jake has since been a devoted father to his daughter Jessica (Sara Malakul Lane) while running a successful private security business, who is now an adult.
Naked Weapon (2002)
, 1h32Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, Rape in fiction, Martial arts films
Actors Maggie Q, Anya Wu, Daniel Wu, Cheng Pei-pei, Andrew Lin Hoi, Monica Lo
Rating55%
The movie opens with the assassination of a man of unknown identity. A team of three CIA officers, including Jack Chen (played by Daniel Wu), a rookie, watch through surveillance as a sexy female assassin named Fiona Birch (Marit Thoresen) enters the man's heavily guarded apartment suite and, after having sex with him, kills him by breaking his spine with her bare hands. As she makes her escape in her white Porsche 911 GT3, her car is hit by a rocket. As the officers rush over to extricate her from the wreckage, a woman in a limousine shoots her to death.
Conman in Tokyo (2000)
, 1h43Directed by Ching Siu-tung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Christy Chung, Athena Chu, Bryan Leung, Joe Cheng
Rating55%
Hong Kong's gambling champion Cool (Louis Koo) was once boundlessly glorious, specializing in a card-flying stunt that reputed the gambling world. In Asia, only Japan's Tetsuo (Yasuaki Kurata) is considered a worthy opponent to Cool. Cool is bent on defeating Tetsuo to become Asia's number one. To gain this title, Cool works hard to improve his gambling skills, but was framed by his god-brother Yeung Kwong (Ben Lam), who tricks Cool's girlfriend, Karen (Athena Chu), and marries her. Cool rushes into the wedding hall and falls into Yeung's trap. Karen sees through Yeung's scheme and while protecting Cool, she gets shot and becomes a vegetable as a result. However, since Karen was leaglly married to Yeung, Cool was unable take her away back to Hong Kong and Cool retires from the gambling world and opens a Chinese restaurant in Japan and everyday, Cool would secretly take a look at the unconscious Karen.