Tong Kai

Tong Kai

Actor · Director

Macau, China
January 7, 1937

Biography

Tong Kai (Chinese: 唐佳) was born in Hong Kong in 1937. Later he became a kung-fu student of Yuen Woo-Ping's father, Yuen Hsiao-Tieng. Eventually he also became a martial arts instructor. In the 1960's, Tong became a martial arts instructor of "South Dragon, North Phoenix", a Cantonese film; and "The Jade Bow"--a Mandarin production along with Liu Chia-Liang. Later he joined Shaw Brothers with Liu, and became Chang's long-term partner for martial arts instructors. In 1982, Tong directed his first film "Shaolin Prince", co-starring Ti Lung. He directed some films before turning to television in the late 1980s with a focus on martial arts drama series.

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Tong Kai 1

Representative Works

Green Snake
Green Snake
7.3
/ CN
The Amorous Lotus Pan
The Amorous Lotus Pan
6.7
/ Chinese Simplified
The One-Armed Swordsman
The One-Armed Swordsman
6.9
/ Chinese Simplified
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
6.6
/ Chinese Simplified
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
6.4
/ Chinese Simplified
The New One-Armed Swordsman
The New One-Armed Swordsman
6.9
/ Chinese Simplified
The Avenging Eagle
The Avenging Eagle
7.5
/ Chinese Simplified
Human Lanterns
Human Lanterns
6.1
/ Chinese Simplified
Killer Clans
Killer Clans
6.4
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Green Snake
1993Nominee

Best Performance

Green Snake

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974Nominee

Best Performance

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Chinese Feast
1995Nominee

Best Performance

The Chinese Feast

Career Highlights

The Amorous Lotus Pan
1964Highlight

Best Performance

The Amorous Lotus Pan

The One-Armed Swordsman
1967Highlight

Best Performance

The One-Armed Swordsman

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