Liu Xun: Diamond-level supporting role in Hong Kong films, from "professional eunuch" to "grand master"

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The 1980s was the most glorious era of Hong Kong films. In terms of film output, box office, quality and artistry, they achieved amazing miracles. In the era of Hong Kong movie blowout, many well-known stars appeared with superb acting skills. In addition to Stephen Chow, Leslie Cheung, etc., a large number of diamond-level supporting actors whose acting skills did not lose to the protagonist emerged.

Today, the editor will talk to you about a diamond-level supporting actor who is familiar to you, but is also called the real name of the diamond-level supporting actor, known as "Liu Xun" of the Thousand Faces Tathagata.

Liu Xun: Diamond-level supporting role in Hong Kong films, from 'professional eunuch' to 'grand master' - Lujuba

Why is Mr. Liu Xun a diamond-level supporting role? This has a lot to do with his learning of opera since he was a child. He studied Peking Opera at the age of six and taught at the Peking Opera Academy at the age of 19. This shows his accomplishments in opera. In the 1980s, Mr. Liu Xun went to Hong Kong and worked as a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Teacher Liu Xun has been engaged in the research and teaching of Chinese opera before. Why did he become associated with movies? This starts with the famous Hong Kong director Tsui Hark.

In 1986, Tsui Hark made the movie "Sword Horse Dan". There was a drama part in the movie. Tsui Hark asked Liu Xun as the drama director at that time. The acquaintance with Tsui Hark is like opening the door to teacher Liu Xun's movie world, and from then on, he has been able to call his fine acting career.

First of all, let's talk about the villain role of Teacher Liu Xun, which is the eunuch role we are familiar with.

Liu Xun: Diamond-level supporting role in Hong Kong films, from 'professional eunuch' to 'grand master' - Lujuba

In 1992, in the "New Dragon Inn" produced by Tsui Hark, Mr. Liu Xun played the role of Jia Ting, one of the four masters of the Dongchang factory, who played the insidious and unfathomable eunuchs of the ancient times. Among them, the most impressive thing is that he and Leung Ka-fai fought each other, but did not lose the wind, which shows the exquisite acting skills of Mr. Liu Xun.

Speaking of this kind of role, the most unforgettable thing for a long time is "Nine Grade Sesame Officials" filmed by director Wang Jing in 1994. This is the funniest eunuch image created by Mr. Liu Xun. In this play, Mr. Liu Xun plays Li Lianying and Li Duke, yes, it is the Li Duke who was scolded bloody by Bao Longxing, played by Star Master. Every expression and every action has the urge to make people want to squat.

Liu Xun: Diamond-level supporting role in Hong Kong films, from 'professional eunuch' to 'grand master' - Lujuba

In Tsui Hark’s movie, the eunuch role played by Mr. Liu Xun makes people shudder. In Xing Ye's movie, it is a hilarious nonsense joke, and even Wu Mengda's funny character may not be comparable to him.

If Liu Xun is to be classified as a "professional eunuch," then the following positive characters will express dissatisfaction.

In "A Chinese Ghost Story 3", Teacher Liu Xun plays the role of Zen Master Baiyun. In the movie, Teacher Liu Xun is dressed in a white robe, white eyebrows and white beard, kind eyebrows and good eyes, and he looks like an eminent monk. In addition to the image of a monk in "A Chinese Ghost Story 3", in "The Legend of Shushan", Mr. Liu Xun plays the role of Master Zunsheng and a monk. Apart from the different costumes, his appearance is the same as "A Chinese Ghost Story 3" with white eyebrows and white beard. .

The villain role played by Mr. Liu Xun has a funny side, and the positive role is naturally indispensable. In "The Master of Tai Chi", Teacher Liu Xun plays the naughty and lovely Prince Rong. In addition, in "Huang Feihong: The Lion King", Huang Feihong's father is played by Liu Xun. Stereotyped and enlightened, in the whole movie, it can be described as the first comedy in charge. I don’t know if you still remember the picture of "love tiger oil" that Huang Feihong said, and Huang Feihong was going to take the thirteenth aunt, and father Huang sorted out the relationship between relatives.

Teacher Liu Xun has played many roles, and it is easy to distinguish between good and bad roles. When Mr. Liu Xun does not have a beard, then his role is highly likely to be a villain, but in "The Great Master", Mr. Liu Xun does not have a beard, but he is not a bad person, and it can be used in limited fighting scenes. Seeing that there is a deep martial arts foundation. When Mr. Liu Xun has a beard and a white and long beard, there is a high probability that the character he plays is a decent character, but when he is playing Gao Yu, although he has white eyebrows and white beards, he is a big beard. evil.

Teacher Liu Xun has been influenced by Chinese traditional culture since he was a child, which makes him more comfortable in the role of costume. Not only can the virtual costume characters be flesh-and-blood, but also the costume characters played in the hearts of the people.

Entering the 21st century, Chinese opera has gradually faded out of people’s sight. Teacher Liu Xun, like Chinese opera, has slowly disappeared from the audience. He has only appeared in a few films in recent years. Although we rarely see him in film and television works, we can still see Mr. Liu Xun’s emoticon from time to time.

The current teacher Liu Xun is as low-key as a hermit, and rarely appears inMedia shots, I think, this is probably the last point of "purity" he hopes to maintain as an actor! Although people are not in the arena, there are his legends everywhere.

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