, we have read many articles about the classic villain characters in the movie, and back and forth are Deng Guangrong, Wu Zhenyu, Huang Guangliang, Ren Dahua and the like. In fact, the most qualified villain in Hong Kong movies is Shi Jian, Jianghu Give the nickname "the wicked man Jian" or "the wicked man Jian".
(The treacherous man does not refer to the TV series starring Huang Zihua in 2007. The TV series "the treacherous man" was written and filmed in 2007. The term treacherous man was originally from Shi Jian)
Shi Jian was born on January 1, 1913 , It happened to be one year after the founding of the Republic of China. He was weak and sick since he was a child, so he practiced martial arts, and studied Southern Shaolin Boxing and Mantis Boxing for 9 years. So Shi Jian was really handy in martial arts movies later, and he couldn't do without this kung fu foundation.
Later the Anti-Japanese War broke out. As a student, Shi Jian used his own way to fight, striked classes to fight the Japanese War, and joined classmates to star in anti-Japanese dramas. He ran back and forth between provinces and Hong Kong to perform. In order to perform well in the drama, he also worked behind the scenes and learned makeup , Stage setting, lighting, arrangement, etc. These efforts were not in vain, and he became more and more interested in acting.
In 1940, Shi Jian made his first film "Blood Sea Flower" and starred as a Japanese spy.
In 1949, Shi Jian participated in the movie "The True Story of Huang Feihong: The Whip and the Wind Extinguish the Candle", Guan Dexing played Huang Feihong, and Shi Jian played the big villain. From then on, the title of "True Man Jian" was called.
filmed nearly 80 sets of Huang Feihong films in the 50s, 60s and 70s, of which 76 were Guan Dexing playing Huang Feihong, and Shi Jian almost always played Huang Feihong’s opponent, but the name of the movie has been changing Fu Zhenbiao. , Dai Tianpao, Tieguai Li, etc., because Shi Jian has been playing the traitor, so the name of "the traitor Jian" is getting louder and louder.
In life, people imperceptibly call Guan Dexing as "Master Huang". When describing a person as bad, they will say "raped Shi Jian" (more treacherous than Shi Jian). In this way, "raping Shi Jian" has become a common saying in Cantonese.
In addition to Guan Dexing and Shi Jian, there is also an actor in the Huang Feihong series who is also very famous, who is later Inspector Cao Dahua, who is good friends with Shi Jian.
Shaw Brothers filmed 8 "Fang Shiyu" films in the 1950s. Shi Yanzi played Fang Shiyu. The villains in the play were also played by Shi Jian, such as the Taoist Baimei, Emperor Qianlong, Thunder Tiger...the one who was still beaten.
In the 60s, Shaw Brothers filmed 5 episodes of the "Tathagata Palm" series of films, with Shi Jian as Tiancanjiao. The villain
has been acting for decades. The most classic is the chilling signature evil laughter, which is often imitated by many actors in later movies.
In 1973, 60-year-old Shi Jian was invited to star in the ultimate boss "Mr. Han" in the movie "Dragon Fighting Tiger Fighting". He had a wonderful fight with the protagonist Bruce Lee and created the classic image of "Iron Hand and Blade". Since the previous martial arts movies were all actual combat, Shi Jian once said: "One time I fought with Bruce Lee to learn martial arts, maybe he let me, he accidentally punched me in the jaw and bleeding. I think if you really compete, it will not be enough for him to fight."
In 1975, wireless invited Shi Jian to join and filmed many classic TV shows, such as the profiteer in "Waiting for the Dawn", and the Golden Retriever Lion in the 78 version of "Eternal Sword and Dragon Sword", but The most famous are Qiu Qianzhang and Qiu Qianren in the 83 edition of "Shooting the Condor". Once Mr. Jin Yong saw the golden lion king played by Shi Jian and expressed his love for him. He wrote the inscription "God is as solid as a stone" and presented it to Shi Jian.
The 70s and 80s were the booming period of Hong Kong cinema. For a man of high esteem like Shi Jian, even in his 70s, major directors were very willing to invite him to participate in movies. For example, Jackie Chan's film "The Junior Brother", Mai Jia's "Best Partner", Xu Guanwen's "Half a Catty", Tsui Hark's "Heroes 3", Shi Jian also participated.
, the last movie "A Family of Traitors" in 1993, was released in 1994. This film has gathered many traitors from Hong Kong films. It is a tailor-made movie for him. Shi Jian is the father and his sons are Chen Huimin and Cheng Kui'an. Four traitors, Huang Ziyang and Li Zhaoji, as well as Long Fang and He Jiaju. This play is a comedy, and the laughs in it are still quite full. In the end, the treacherous families are kind. Shi Jian retired from the film scene after filming "A Family of Traitors", and brought a successful conclusion to "A Family of Traitors".
Shijian film and television circle 50In 1999, he appeared in hundreds of films, mostly acting as villains, and contributed a lot to the entertainment industry. In 1996, he was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the "Golden Bauhinia Award Ceremony". In 2003, he and Cao Dahua won the "Hong Kong Film "Golden Image Award" presents "Professional Spirit Award".
In fact, Shi Jian is a very good person in life. Although it has been rumored that he is not compatible with Guan Dexing, they are fighting both in and out of the play. The two are just different in character. In fact, they still recognize each other in their hearts. Guan Dexing once praised Shi Jian: "Shi Jian can be said to be a complete man in film, all talented in civil and military." In 1992, he even gave an inscription to Shi Jian: "I love the audience, love is better than Shi Jian".
Shi Jian has been filming for half his life and has collaborated countlessly with American actresses, but he has never been rumored to be a scandal. He has always been the same to his wife Li Jieying. The two met in a drama club in the 1930s, and they began to fall in love freely and get married. At the time, they were definitely thinking ahead. After marriage, there are four sons and two daughters. His wife died of a heart attack in 1998, and Shi Jian died in 2009, a normal death at the age of 96, and was finally buried with his wife.
At that time, many seniors and big brothers in the Hong Kong film industry attended Shi Jian's funeral, including Deng Guangrong, Zeng Jiang, Liu Jiahui, Wu Mengda, Hu Feng, Kaohsiung and so on.
As Chow Yun-fat said, Shi Jian's death was "happy and mourning." Indeed, he grew up weak and ill. He was optimistic because of martial arts training, and he lived to 96 years old. He dedicated his life to film and television, and history will leave a name for him. Today's artists should follow this old artist as an example.
