![]() ![]() The legal tussle that ended in the studio's favour led to Wang being banned from making films in Hong Kong. He broke his contract with the Shaw Brothers Studio, and was promptly slapped with a lawsuit. Chinese youths, in their bid to emulate Wang, took to punching sandbags, and reading up on the history of Shaolin Kung Fu.Ĭontroversy dogged Wang after the fame that exploded with The Chinese Boxer. ![]() It also triggered a phenomenon that filled the ranks of many Chinese martial arts associations across Southeast Asia. The latter has been credited as being the first Hong Kong martial arts film that kickstarted the unarmed combat genre, mainly kung fu. If One-Armed Swordsman was the movie that launched Wang's acting career, The Chinese Boxer was the film that sealed his fame in Hong Kong cinema. Following that, Wang starred in many other wuxia films, including One Armed Boxer (1971), Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976) and Return of the Chinese Boxer (1977). In 1968, he acted with Cheng Pei-pei in the wuxia film Golden Swallow, directed by Chang Cheh. Wang joined Shaw Brothers Studio in 1963 as a stunt performer, and had his first acting role in the 1965 film Temple of the Red Lotus. ![]() For a time he served in the National Revolutionary Army, and was also a competitive swimmer and a car racing enthusiast. From a young age, he trained in karate, tai chi, Wudang quan and taijijian.
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