Wu Pang
WU Pang (1909-2000, China) worked in the pre-war film industry in Shanghai, until he moved to Hong Kong in 1936. There he directed several melodramas. His major breakthrough came when he concentrated on the wuxia genre with The Story of Wong Fei-hung 1 and 2. He has made a total of 59 films about Wong Fei-hung. In 1999, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hong Kong Film Critics’ Association.
Filmography
(Selection) A Night of Romance, A Lifetime of Regret (1938), Fishing Village in the War (1948), The Story of Wong Fei-Hung (Part 1) (1949), How Shaolin Monastery Was Reduced to Ashes (1950), Story of Iron Monkey (Grand Finale) (1955), Iron-Palm Versus Eagle-Claw (1956), How Wong Fei-hung Subdued the Two Tigers (1956), How Wong Fei-Hung Fought a Bloody Battle in the Spinster's Home (1957), Wong Fei-Hung on Rainbow Bridge (1959), Two Orphans Conquered the Dragon at Tianshan (1960), Decisive Battle at Nan Ling Temple (1961), How Wong Fei-Hung Smashed the Five Tigers (1961), Sword of the Buddha's Warrior (1964), The Flying Swordgirl (1969), Luckiest Trio (1980)