Hong Kong Kung Fu film superstars once included the "Four Little Dragons", namely Bruce Lee, the master of martial arts, Jackie Chan, the "Jing Wu hero" Liang Xiaolong, and Ti Lung who enjoyed the reputation of "standard hero". Today we will tell the story of Ti Lung. Ti Lung was originally named Tan Furong and was born in Xinhui, Guangdong. He was born in Hong Kong in 1946. Due to his poor family background, Ti Lung worked as an apprentice in a clothing store at the age of 11. At that time, Ti Lung admired the martial arts masters in martial arts novels very much, and did not want to be bullied by others, so he used to learn Wing Chun as a teacher.
In 1968, the 22-year-old Ti Lung was admitted to the Shaw Brothers Nanguo Artist Training Class and started his acting career. In the second year, Ti Lung played the leading role in the film "Dead Spot" by the famous director Zhang Che. "Dead Spot" is a work deeply influenced by European New Wave films. In the play, Ti Lung played the young Zhang Chun, a young man with a strong sense of rebellion. He fell in love with a rich girl but was prevented and destroyed by his brother, which led to a violent solution. Zhang Chun finally stepped into a dead end.
Entering the 70s, Hong Kong has set off a wave of new martial arts films. There have been several "iron triangles" in the mainland film and television circles, and Hong Kong is no exception. At that time, the "iron triangle" composed of Chu Yuan, Gu Long and Ti Lung shot a series of martial arts movies. Gu Long is a martial arts novelist who is as famous as Jin Yong, and Chu Yuan is responsible for bringing Gu Long's martial arts novels to the screen, and Ti Long is responsible for the protagonist. For example, Gulong's masterpiece "New Meteor Butterfly Sword", "End of the World Bright Moon Sword", "Chu Liuxiang", "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword", etc. belong to this. In addition, Ti Lung has also served as the protagonist in other martial arts films that Shaw Brothers is planning to make.
When Dillon was shooting martial arts movies, he was handsome and tough, with a cool demeanor, and his martial arts moves were rich and varied. The films he starred in were all the rage in the Chinese area, and there were often his fans wherever he went. His reputation sometimes brings him convenience. Once, Dillon was watching a boxing match with a friend in Thailand. On the way back to the hotel, he encountered a sudden inspection. His friend's car was a new car and he did not yet have a driving permit. The friend was worried that he would cause trouble, so he asked Ti Lung to intercede with the superintendent. Seeing the pitiful friend, Dillon went out to greet the superintendent. When the superintendent saw him, he was pleasantly surprised and said: "Aren't you the Hong Kong star Ti Lung?" It turns out that the superintendent is also a fan of Ti Lung. He has watched a lot of his films, and the matter will not stop.
Dillon’s outstanding acting skills have made a series of honors follow. In 1973 and 1975, for his outstanding performance in "Sting Horse" and "Thirteen Eagles in Cold Blood", he won twice the "Most Outstanding Acting Actor Award" at the Asian Film Festival. "Sting Horse" also won the Taiwan No. Special Award for Outstanding Acting at the 11th Golden Horse Film Awards. Ti Lung also won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award winner for his outstanding performance in "The True Colors of a Hero". These are all recognitions of Ti Lung’s acting skills.
Ti Lung’s excellent acting skills are for him The broadening of the opera road laid the foundation. At the same time, it attracted the attention of Li Hanxiang, a famous director who is good at discovering talents. In Li Hanxiang's "Overwhelming Country", Ti Lung played Guangxu. The Shaw Company was full of talents, and Li Hanxiang chose to act mainly in martial arts. Di Long, really has a unique eye. The Emperor Guangxu in "All Over the Country" is worried, advocates reform, and is in a high position but is subject to the Empress Dowager Cixi everywhere. This contradictory and depressed character is very similar to Di Long's expression .
Ti Lung cherishes this good opportunity to change the course of the play. He grasps the inner world of Guangxu, shoots every shot, and puts into the emotions most suitable for the character. As the saying goes: a hero has tears and never flicks, and Ti Lung never sheds a hero as a hero After tears, I cried for two scenes in the 6-day play when playing Guangxu, and there was no need for eye drops prepared by a makeup artist. Di Long’s performance was praised by Li Hanxiang. He said that Di Long’s movements were different, and he bowed down when he saw Cixi. Not only was it clean, neat and crisp, it was also very personable and generous.
In June 1985, Dillon left Shaw Brothers. Starting from "Dead Spot" and 18 years thereafter, a total of more than 80 movies were filmed until the last movie During the "Container Boy", he also directed two movies: "Afterlife" and "Motorcycle." After leaving Shaw Brothers, Ti Lung joined the New Art City Company. The following year, Ti Lung and Chow Yun-fat jointly launched “The True Colors of Heroes”. Acting as Song Zihao, the little leader of the underworld. This film promotes loyalty, family and friendship, and changes the evil to the good. It became the best-selling film in Hong Kong in 1986. Ti Lung also won the best actor award in the 23rd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award and became the Golden Horse. Award Winner.
The red dust is rolling, the tide is ebb and flow, the movie wave is one after another, a period of martial arts films are beautiful, a period of wind and moon films are popular, a period of uterine film is popular, a period of romance movies are popular, and a little carelessness will cause discomfort. Ti Lung was once the most watched hero on the Hong Kong screen and once swept the movie world. The martial arts style gradually receded, especially after Bruce Lee's sudden death, Hong Kong movies fell into a low ebb. Ti Lung was also frustrated for a while. After filming "Tiger Out of Prison" and "Years and Clouds", Ti Lung became tired of acting life, so he retired from the film industry on the grounds of Gu Quan's family. Ti Lung, who had been in the shadows for a while, was still active on the screen since then, only because of his age, mainly playing supporting roles.
Ti Lung is known as a gentleman in the entertainment circle. He doesn't prostitute or gamble, he doesn't play or shoot, he is measured, loyal, and moral. In 1975, Ti Lung married actress Tao Mingmin. Tao gave birth to children after his marriage, and later abandoned the film business to become a boss. The relationship between the husband and wife has always been good and happy. In leisure time, the family will travel abroad and enjoy themselves. Now Ti Lung is over 70 years old, we can only see him occasionally in some film and television dramas, vaguely recalling his handsome and handsome when he was young, I don’t know when such a "standard hero" will we see him Similar figure.
