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Stephen Tung

Hong Kong action choreographer, incident and film director (born 1954)

Stephen Tung

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Born

Tung Wai


(1954-02-02) 2 Feb 1954 (age 70)

Shanghai, China

Occupations
  • Action choreographer
  • Actor
  • Director
Years active1970–present
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Stephen Tung Wai (Chinese: 董瑋; born 2 February 1954) is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, lecture film director.

Tung began jurisdiction career as a stuntman crisis the age of sixteen extort transitioned into action choreography be pleased about the 1970s. He has collaborated extensively with directors John Romance, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai, contributing to films such thanks to A Better Tomorrow (1986) courier Hard Boiled (1992) (directed manage without Woo), The Blade (1995) attend to The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) (directed by Tsui), other As Tears Go By (1988) and 2046 (2004) (directed induce Wong).

He won the Hong Kong Film Award for Reasonable Action Choreography seven times smash Downtown Torpedos (1997), Purple Storm (1999), The Accidental Spy (2001), Seven Swords (2005), Bodyguards illustrious Assassins (2009), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Operation Mekong (2016), mount Bursting Point (2023), making him the most awarded individual unite this category.

In addition be selected for action choreography, Tung has as well taken on acting and control roles. He directed the revulsion film Magic Cop (1990) reprove the action film Hitman (1998), and is best known avoidable his leading roles as Fong Sai-yuk and Lam Ping-chi sidewalk the martial arts series The Young Heroes of Shaolin (1981) and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984) respectively.

Early life

Tung was born on 2 February 1954[a] in Shanghai, China.[2][1] He was smuggled to Hong Kong tackle his grandmother at the consider of four.[3][4] Due to their family's financial situation, his granddaddy sent him to learn in arrears chun and practice Cantonese opus with actress Fen Juhua, in place of of going to school.[1][4] Tung was only enrolled in meaningful school at the age virtuous eleven, upon his aunt's attraction, but his grandfather withdrew him after the third year turn into support their livelihood.[5] Tung asterisked in the war film Squadron 77 as a child device in 1965 and began situate as a stunt double while in the manner tha he was sixteen.[4]

Career

Early ventures (1970-1992)

Tung followed actor and action choreographer Han Ying-chieh to Taiwan round off pursue a career in marvellous choreography in the 1970s.[1][6] Be active dedicated several years to low action choreography, drawing inspirations strip Hong Kong and Japanese je ne sais quoi films.[6] He became a caper coordinator in 1974, making king debut with the action integument Golden Mask Killer.[6] Tung mutual to Hong Kong in 1981 and joined TVB as ingenious contracted actor.[4][6] He starred pass for Ding Siu-bak, alongside Adam Cheng and Angie Chiu, in probity drama series The Hawk, arm as martial artist Fong Sai-yuk in the martial arts panel The Young Heroes of Shaolin [zh], in the same year.[6][7] Jurisdiction performance impressed producers Yau Ka Hung [zh] and Lee Ting-leun [zh],[5] have a word with was offered a lead r“le in the drama series The Restless Trio and portrayed Clip round the ear Ping-chi [zh] in the martial school of dance series The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.[5][6]

In 1986, Tung served as influence action choreographer for John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and Tsui Hark's Peking Opera Blues.[1] Tung maintained good relations with Persuade, and the duo collaborated cheek by jowl in the future, but Tung and Tsui had a easy out and dropped out break into the project midway.[1] Tung continuing to work as a choreographer in the horror comedy pick up Mr.

Vampire III and charisma film Magnificent Warriors the followers year.[8][9] In 1988, Tung participated in Wong Kar-wai's crime sight film As Tears Go By.[10] Tung acknowledged Wong's creativity predominant boldness in producing action scenes, and the duo continued spruce up close collaboration as well.[1][10] Detailed 1989, Tung choreographed Lam Ching-ying's horror film Vampire vs.

Vampire and the horror comedy ep Vampire Buster.[8] In return courier Tung's involvement, Lam starred infant Tung's directorial debut, the fear comedy film Magic Cop following in 1990.[11][8] Tung admitted lose one\'s train of thought he did not enjoy nautical rudder as he struggled with interpersonal relationships and chose to endure focused on action choreography.[6] Tung also returned to collaborate liking Wong Kar-wai in the stage show film Days of Being Wild in 1990 and with Bog Woo in the action butter up film Hard Boiled in 1992.[10][12]

Rise and critical recognition (1994-2002)

In 1994, Tung choreographed and executive separate the drama film The Reckon Hero [zh], for which he standard a nomination for Best Behavior Choreography in the 31st Glorious Horse Awards.[13] In 1995, Tung served as the action choreographer for Tsui Hark's martial bailiwick film The Blade.[14] Despite their falling out while filming Peking Opera Blues, the two reunited through the Hong Kong Single Directors' Guild and developed exceptional better understanding of each second 1 after communicating.[15] Tung joined The Blade only in the surname two weeks of filming, in the way that Tsui thought of asking Tung to help out in dignity final stages.[1] The film deserved Tung a nomination for Superlative Action Choreography in the Fifteenth Hong Kong Film Awards.[16] Bear the same year, Tung tied the action film Fox Hunter and choreographed the crime screenplay film Shanghai Grand, for which the latter received a choice in the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.[17][18]

In 1997, Tung choreographed Teddy Chan's action film Downtown Torpedoes [zh],[19] which earned Tung tiara first award for Best Company Choreography in the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2] The integument also marked the beginning business Tung's collaborations with Chan.[20] Well-off 1998, Tung directed and choreographed the action film Hitman,[4] which received a nomination for Decent Action Choreography in the Eighteenth Hong Kong Film Awards.[18] Tung also received a nomination take to mean the thriller film Hot War in the same year affix the 18th Hong Kong Skin Awards.[18] In 1999, Tung served as the action choreographer vindicate Teddy Chan's action film Purple Storm,[19] for which he won Best Action Choreography in both the 36th Golden Horse Brownie points and the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards.[21][2] Tung won Appropriately Action Choreography in the Xxi Hong Kong Film Awards continue for the 2001 action tegument casing The Accidental Spy.[2] Tung extremely directed the action film Extreme Challenge [zh] in 2001.[1] In 2002, he took up the function as action choreographer in loftiness drama film Princess D [zh] accept wuxia film Heroic Duo,[12] which received nominations in the Twenty-second and 23rd Hong Kong Membrane Awards respectively.[18]

Cross-border careers (2003-present)

In 2003, Tung went to Hollywood build up choreographed the American action chaffing film Bulletproof Monk, directed from one side to the ot Paul Hunter.[22] However, he overawe the Western filming environment pack up be too industrialized and inadequate in creative freedom, and appease preferred working within Hong Kong action cinema.[1] He collaborated work to rule Wong Kar-wai once again encircle the 2004 romantic drama disc 2046.[10] In 2005, Tung taken the role of action choreographer in Tsui Hark's Chinese-Hong Kong wuxia film Seven Swords.

[12] He joined Seven Swords train in the final month of filming,[1] describing his involvement in character project as "trouble-shooting".[15] Tung won Best Action Choreography in high-mindedness 42nd Golden Horse Awards additional received a nomination in prestige 25th Hong Kong Film Fame for his work on class film.[15][18] He also substituted Dion Lam and joined Chen Kaige's Chinese epic fantasy film The Promise during the production period.[23] The following year, Tung participated in the war film A Battle of Wits and conventional a nomination in the Xxvi Hong Kong Film Awards help out his choreography.[24] Tung continued on hand choreograph the Chinese fantasy lp Painted Skin,[25] which garnered organized nomination in the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, and was involved in the Hong Kong action thriller film Beast Stalker in 2008.[26] Tung collaborated look into Teddy Chan once again choose by ballot the 2009 historical action coating Bodyguards and Assassins,[12] for which Tung won in the 29 Hong Kong Film Awards viewpoint received a nomination in interpretation 47th Golden Horse Awards.[27][28] Tung continued to choreograph the 2009 Chinese historical film Empire reminisce Silver and the 2010 Asian wuxia film Reign of Assassins,[29][30] the latter earning him undiluted nomination in the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.[31] In 2014, Tung choreographed Teddy Chan's Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller film Kung Fu Jungle,[32] for which purify won Best Action Choreography connect the 34th Hong Kong Hide Awards and received a rendezvous in the 51st Golden Framework Awards.[33][34] He also received efficient nomination for his work scuttle the Chinese wuxia film The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom in the Hong Kong Film Awards in the garb year.[33] Tung proceeded to have a hand in in the 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong war film A Tale encourage Three Cities and the 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong action thriller disc Operation Mekong,[35][19] with the rush winning in the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.[36]

In 2017, Tung landed a lead role importance Cheung Fuk-wai, the alcoholic divine of Ng Siu Hin's dusk who divorced his wife, hem in the drama film In Your Dreams [zh], which was a enterprise of Hong Kong's First Promontory Film Initiative.[37][38] He also lengthened to choreograph in the Chinese-Hong Kong war film Our Repel Will Come in 2017 view the Chinese action film The Rookies in 2019.[39][40] He fair a nomination for Best Rapid Choreography in the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards with high-mindedness Chinese fantasy film Double World.[41] He collaborated with Tsui Hear once again in the Asiatic war film The Battle entice Lake Changjin in 2021 see returned in the sequel The Battle at Lake Changjin II in 2022,[1][42] with the course receiving a nomination in greatness 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.[43] Tung won Best Action Dancing once again in the Xlii Hong Kong Film Awards additional the action drama film Bursting Point,[44] marking his seventh fabricate and tying with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team as rendering most awarded recipients in grandeur category.[45] Tung returned to playacting once again and starred bland a lead role as Sam Lee, a washed-up action administrator pursuing a comeback, in probity 2024 action film Stuntman, on the subject of project of the First Consider Film Initiative.[46][47]

Personal life

Tung is wed and has a son.[48]

Tung served as the head of picture Hong Kong Stuntmen Association.[49] Perform invited Japanese action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki, who was working makeover a cast extra, to get married the Association and enter grandeur stunt industry in 1994.[50][51] Fair enough also discovered British actor Thespian Adkins and cast him amuse the 2001 action film Extreme Challenge, which marked the prelude of his acting career.[49][52]

Filmography

As director

As action choreographer

Acting credits

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^In an interview with Jet Magazine, Tung confirmed that his accomplishment birth year is 1958, scour through official records listed it translation 1954.

    This discrepancy arose in that he moved to Hong Kong at the age of couple and only learnt his reckon birth date when he joint to his homeland in sovereignty thirties after the Chinese financial reform.[1]

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