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
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers
6.4
/ Chinese Simplified
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
6.6
/ Chinese Simplified
The New One-Armed Swordsman
The New One-Armed Swordsman
6.9
/ Chinese Simplified
The One-Armed Swordsman
The 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
The Boxer from Shantung
The Boxer from Shantung
7.0
/ Chinese Simplified

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
1974Nominee

Best Performance

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Green Snake
1993Nominee

Best Performance

Green Snake

The Chinese Feast
1995Nominee

Best Performance

The Chinese Feast

Career Highlights

The Amorous Lotus Pan
1964Highlight

Best Performance

The Amorous Lotus Pan

Blood Brothers
1973Highlight

Best Performance

Blood Brothers

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