Shek Kin
AKA: Sek Kin, Shih Chien, Shih Kien
Hong Kong Godfather (1985)
7/10 – Last week I wrote about Shaw Brothers movie villain Johnny Wang Lung-wei. Back when I used to work as a projectionist at the Star and…
Kung Fu Divas: Law Yim-hing and Yam Yin
Hong Kong action cinema really took off in the years following World War II, when the success of THE STORY OF WONG FEI-HUNG (1949), directed by…
In Memoriam: Shek Kin 1913-2009
One of the giants of kung fu cinema has passed away. Shek Kin’s career encompassed nearly 600 films over five decades, and the overwhelming majority of…
Martial arts actor Shek Kin dead at 96
Hong Kong has lost one of its greatest and longest living film treasures. Veteran martial arts actor Shek Kin (aka Shih Kien, Sek Kin), best known…
Magic Taoism: ‘White Bone Yin Yang Sword, Part 1′
WHITE BONE YIN YANG SWORD (alternate title THE INGENIOUS SWORDS), Part 1 (1962). Directed by Ling Wan. starring Yu So-chau, Walter Tso, Connie Chan Po-chu, and…
Vintage Kung Fu Movie Flyers
Flyers and handbills have been used to drum up business for movies in Asia since the 1920s. Theater owners would print them up from templates provided…
The Early Choreography of Lau Kar-leung and Tong Kai: ‘Jade in the Red Dust, Part 1′
JADE IN THE RED DUST, PART 1 (1966). Directed by Ling Wan. Starring Cheung Ying-choi, Connie Chan Po-chu, Josephine Siao, and Shek Kin. Fight choreography by…
An Appreciation of the Screen Fighting of Yu So-chau: Part 2
In the 1963 wuxia movie of the same name, the Goddess’ Sword is a powerful jian bequeathed by a master to his best student, and lusted…
The Awesome Kung Fu of Shek Kin
Shek Kin came to his acting career with a background in martial arts, rather than the usual opera training. His first teacher seems to have been…
Mr. Han, Man: The Awesome Villainy of Shek Kin, Part 2
“That was pretty good acting, old man, I must say.” - Jackie Chan to Shek Kin in THE YOUNG MASTER (1980).
Maybe it was Shek Kin’s background in martial…
Mr. Han, Man: The Awesome Villainy of Shek Kin, Part 1
It can seem as though Hong Kong action film underwent a great leap forward in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The difference between a martial…
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