Portraying a character as legendary as The Water Margin’s Wu Sung meant Chang Cheh and Pao Hsuen-Li cast an agile young actor whose martial arts skills, stamina, and presence would prove as epic as the story itself. Ti Lung was an inspired choice for all the...
We are very sad to announce the passing of Li Li Hua, famed actress and Shaw Brothers star at the age of 92.. Li Li Hua, has starred in many Shaw Brothers films including The Grand Substitution, The Magnificent Concubine, Empress Wu, and more. Today...
Have you ever wondered which role Kung Fu star Kara Hui loved the most? Well you're in luck! In this week’s exclusive Kara Hui Interview Series, Kara talks about her favorite Shaw Brothers role that she’s done. Was it her role in My Young Auntie? Or...
Happy International Women's Day from the Shaw Brothers Universe! Today we celebrate all the strong, phenomenal, kickass women in the world. We'd like to party today off with the start of our exclusive Kara Hui Interview series. We will be sharing clips every Wednesday, so make...
Students! Class is officially in Session! My movie pick of the week is The Challenges of The Masters. I chose this movie because it tells the origin story of Chinese martial artist and folk legend Wong Fei-Hung. Wong Fei-hung was considered by many an expert in...
With hopes to represent their country at an international level, 10 women from Afghanistan are practicing Wushu kung fu on a snowy hilltop in Kabul. Led by 20 year-old Sima Azimi, the Shaolin Wushu Club are honing their skills with intention to compete and “bring...
Alexander Fu Sheng is one of the most beloved treasures that Shaw Brothers Studios shared with us. Fu Sheng’s enduring qualities transcend the twenty plus years that he last graced the Shaw screen. Although Fu Sheng could be funny, he could also be deadly serious. For many fans...
Scarcity. Exclusivity. Desire. All of these urges have been driving demand for a Shaw Brothers Universe online store, and NOW, for a limited time only, it is here! Throughout the month of December, click the store link in the top right of this page, or go directly...
Buy your copy here! The classic stories of Chinese author Gu Long come alive in Death Duel, a powerful Shaw Brother's swordplay epic starring some of the period's biggest stars! Derek Yee is Third Master, a renowned swordsman whose position in the martial arts world is...
Read the original at the New York Times. RZA watched the Shaw Brothers’ martial arts classic “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” for the first time on television when he was 12 years old. Two years later, he saw the 1978 movie on the big screen “in...