Yu So-chow
AKA: Yu So-chau
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…
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…
The Heroine Yu So-chau
There’s nothing but love for martial arts movies these days.
If you remember when they were called “chop-sockies,” and were only available as poorly dubbed videotapes,…
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…
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…
An Appreciation of the Screen Fighting of Yu So-chau: Part 1
Wuxia actress Yu So-chau was trained from childhood in Peking opera by her father, Yu Jim-yuen. Later in life, she recalled that “when I was little,…
The Rouge Tigress: Yu So-chau
Yu So-chau (Yu So Chow, Yu Suqui) was born in Beijing on July 9, 1930, the daughter of Peking opera maestro Yu Jim-yuen (Yu Zhanyuan). The…
New! Queens of Wuxia: Hong Kong’s Martial Arts Actresses 1948-1966
One of the joys of classic Hong Kong action cinema has always been its utter indifference to gender conventions. Wuxia (swordplay) movies, rooted in epic-length novels…
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