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2[[caption-width-right:350:The ''old'', nostalgic logo, which is inspired by Creator/WarnerBros.]]
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4Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. (Chinese: 邵氏兄弟(香港)公司) was UsefulNotes/HongKong's largest [[HongKongFilms film]] production company. Based in Clearwater Bay in downtown Hong Kong, it operated between 1925 and 2011, when it was reorganized into the Clear Water Bay Land Company Limited; its film production business was taken over by other companies within the Shaw conglomerate. It was founded by the brothers Shaw Run-jie (邵仁杰), Shaw Run-mei (邵仁枚), and Shaw Run-de (邵仁棣), with the youngest of the brothers [[note]]For the record, their father had a total of six sons.[[/note]], Shaw Run-run (邵仁楞) [[note]]In the Mandarin-speaking world, he's better known by the name "Yat-fu" (逸夫, "Yifu" in Hanyu Pinyin)[[/note]], being appointed executive producer and in charge of cinematic productions.
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6The studio is known for their massive, large-scale {{Wuxia}} martial arts films that dominated Hong Kong cinema in the 1960s and 70s, and making "Shaw Brothers" a name synonymous with kung fu. At its peak of operations the studio had 5,000 extras available at any given time, allowing multiple films of varying genres to be made all at once.
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8Having produced over 1,000 films throughout its existence, and launched the careers of numerous martial arts icons from Gordon Liu to Ti Lung, Shaw Brothers would last until the late 90s when its remake of ''Boxer From Shantung'', titled ''Film/Hero1997'', would be its last major production before it closed down. Nowadays, the former Shaw Brothers studio backlot is more popular as a tourist attraction. It briefly re-opened in 2002, for filming the House of Blue Leaves scene in the first ''Film/KillBill'' movie, directed by Shaw Brothers fanboy Creator/QuentinTarantino.
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11!!Notable Action Legends from Shaw Brothers:
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13* Creator/JimmyWangYu - the ''first'' megastar developed by Shaw Brothers and their penultimate icon in the 1970s, Jimmy would spearhead one project after another until he eventually jumped ship to Golden Harvest, culminating in Run-run Shaw blacklisting Jimmy from finding work at Shaw Brothers and choosing to develop Ti Lung and David Chiang as a backup.
14* Creator/IvyLingPo - one of the studios' earliest starlets, who debuts a decade before Cheng Pei-pei below, Ivy Ling started acting at age 12 before being spotted by Shaw director Richard Li Hanxiang.
15* Creator/ChengPeiPei - the quintessential ActionGirl of martial arts cinema, Cheng had her breakthrough role in ''Come Drink With Me'' at age 18 before becoming the studios' top pick of the 1970s.
16* Creator/YuehHua - Early in the studios' Golden Years, to develop a love story in a martial arts epic, Yueh Hua would be often cast alongside Cheng Pei-pei, Lily Li, Li Ching, Chin Ping and various lethal ladies of Shaw Brothers. There are rumours back then that Yueh Hua and Cheng Pei-pei are in a romantic relationship due to their various collaborations, but those rumours have since been debunked.
17* Creator/GordonLiu - need someone to play a Shaolin monk? Gordon Liu's your man.
18* Creator/LoLieh - One of Shaw Brothers' most prolific actors, having been in over 200 of their movies, Lo Lieh unfortunately remains a B-lister due to being OvershadowedByAwesome alongside the likes of Wang-yu and Yueh Hua. Most of his fans considered his roles as villains, such as ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'', to be his best works.
19* Creator/ChangYi - Jimmy's real-life best friend who co-starred with him in several of his movies. He stayed in the studios for maybe a decade after Jimmy's departure before he leaves as well, although unlike Jimmy, Chang maintains a more stable, mutual understanding without any residual hostilities.
20* Creator/ChenKuanTai - After hanging out in the background for years as an extra, Chen Kuan-tai finally gets a starring role in ''The Boxer From Shantung'', before making it big as a PoorMansSubstitute for Ti Lung.
21* Creator/MichaelChan Wai-man - He used to be a gangster involved in the triads, reportedly as an enforcer of the 14K Triad in Tsim Sha Tsui before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, but he ends up becoming an actor instead.
22* Creator/DavidChiang - One of two mega-stars groomed to be Jimmy's replacement, Chiang would find a life-long best friend with Ti Lung, where they will co-star in more than 50 films during their days in Shaw Brothers.
23* Creator/ChenPing - the studio's leading icon in female fatale and their resident sex symbol, she made as many action films as Cheng Pei-pei, but her films tends to contain more nudity and is higher in the sleaze factor.
24* Creator/PhilipKwok - You either know him as one of the ''Five Deadly Venoms'' (the Lizard, to be precise), or as Mad Dog from ''Film/HardBoiled''. An actor turned stunt choreographer who made his fame with Shaw Brothers.
25* Creator/ShihSzu - Also credited as Rachel Shih, she is a Taiwanese actress developed as a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to Cheng Pei-pei, with her breakthrough role being Cheng's student in ''The Lady Hermit''. Still, she nonetheless remain with the studios until 1980 when she decides to return to Taiwan to make movies over there.
26* Creator/TiLung - The best friend of David Chiang, both Lung and Chiang will collaborate for years until Chiang decide to part way later on. Becoming the solo star of Shaw Brothers, Lung will star in classics like ''The Avenging Eagle'' and ''The Sentimental Swordsman'' films, supporting the studios until well into its twilight years.
27* Creator/AlexanderFuSheng - The studios' closest equivalent to Creator/BruceLee, Alexander Fu has acted for Shaw Brothers since a teen, in multiple martial arts and action films. Fu sadly passed away at age 28 in a car accident, with 23 films for Shaw Brothers in his resume.
28* Creator/TonyLiu - Also credited as Anthony Lau-wing, an award-winning actor known for his portrayal of the eponymous emperor in the ''Emperor Chien Lung'' series and Lu Xiao-feng the playboy swordsman from the novel series of the same name.
29* Creator/LilyHo Li-li - another ActionGirl heroine besides Cheng, most of her action films are set in the present day rather than period pieces.
30* Creator/DannyLee - He wanted to be a cop. He ended up an [[Film/TheSuperInframan Inframan]] and becoming one of the studio's main picks for modern-day crime dramas.
31* Creator/DerekYee - The half-brother of David Chiang, who hit the ground running with his role in ''Death Duel'' at age 20, earning him a Best Actor Award and over 20 films with Shaw Brothers. Although nowadays he is more popular as a director instead of an actor.
32* Creator/KaraWai - A somewhat later addition to the studio's catalogue of ActionGirl actresses, who debuts in the late 70s and didn't gain popularity until the early 80s in the studio's last years.
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35!! A ''Partial'' List of Movies Produced by this Studio:
36[[index]]
37* ''Film/The14Amazons''
38* ''Film/The36thChamberOfShaolin'' - here's a fun DrinkingGame, take a shot every time you see the word "Shaolin" on this list
39* ''Film/AbbotOfShaolin''
40* ''Film/{{Ambush}}''
41* ''Film/AngelWithTheIronFists'' - has a sequel titled ''The Angel Strikes Again''
42* ''Film/TheAnonymousHeroes''
43* ''Film/AsiaPol''
44* ''Film/TheAssassin1967''
45* ''Film/TheAvengingEagle''
46* ''Film/TheBambooHouseOfDolls''
47* ''Film/TheBareFootedKid''
48* ''Film/TheBastard''
49* ''Film/BastardSwordsman'' and its sequel, ''Return of Bastard Swordsman''
50* ''Film/TheBattleWizard''
51* ''Film/BatWithoutWings''
52* ''Film/TheBellsOfDeath''
53* ''Film/Bewitched1981''
54* ''Film/BlackButterfly''
55* ''Film/TheBlackEnforcer''
56* ''Film/TheBlackFalcon''
57* ''Film/BlackLizard1981''
58* ''Film/BlackMagic1975''
59* ''Film/BloodBrothers1973''
60* ''Film/TheBloodyEscape''
61* ''Film/BloodyParrot''
62* ''Film/TheBoxerFromShantung''
63* ''Film/TheBoxersOmen'' - MindScrew: The Movie
64* ''Film/BoxerRebellion''
65* ''Film/TheBrainStealers''
66* ''Film/TheBraveArcher'' trilogy and its spin-offs, ''The Brave Archer and His Mate'' and ''Little Dragon Maiden''
67* ''Film/TheBrothers1979''
68* ''Film/BrothersFive''
69* ''Film/Brotherhood1976''
70* ''Film/BuddhasPalm''
71* ''Film/CallToArms''
72* ''Film/TheCasino''
73* ''Film/ChinatownKid''
74* ''Film/TheChineseBoxer''
75* ''Film/ClanFeuds''
76* ''Film/ClanOfAmazons''
77** Tony Liu reprises his role as Lu Xiao-feng the playboy swordsman in ''Duel of the Century''
78* ''Film/ClansOfIntrigue''
79** ''Clans of Intrigue 2: Legend of the Bat''
80* ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe''
81* ''Film/TheCondemned1976''
82* ''Film/TheCrimsonCharm''
83* ''Film/CrippledAvengers''
84* ''Film/DangerHasTwoFaces''
85* ''Film/TheDeadlyDuo''
86* ''Film/TheDeadlyBreakingSword''
87* ''Film/TheDeadlyKnives''
88* ''Film/ADeadlySecret''
89* ''Film/DeathDuel''
90* ''Film/DeathValley''
91* ''Film/DelightfulForest''
92* ''Film/TheDelinquent''
93* ''Film/DemonOfTheLute''
94* ''Film/DescendantOfTheSun''
95* ''Film/TheDevilsMirror''
96* ''Film/DirtyHo''
97* ''Film/DisciplesOfShaolin''
98* ''Film/DisciplesOfThe36thChamber''
99* ''Film/TheDragonMissile''
100* ''Film/DragonSwamp''
101* ''Film/TheDrugConnection'' - the ForeignRemake of ''Film/{{Coffy}}''. With an even cooler [[TheForeignSubtitle international title]], ''The Sexy Killer''.
102** Has a sequel titled ''Lady Exterminator'' (same page)
103* ''Film/DuelForGold''
104* ''Film/DuelOfFists'' and its sequel, ''The Angry Guest''
105* ''Film/DuelOfTheIronfist''
106* ''Film/TheEightDiagramPoleFighter''
107* ''Film/TheEmperorAndHisBrother''
108* ''Film/EmperorChienLung'' - entire series, consisting of ''Emperor Chien Lung'', ''The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung'', ''The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung'', ''Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty'' and ''The Emperor And The Minister''
109* ''Film/TheEnchantress''
110* ''Film/ExecutionersFromShaolin''
111* ''Film/TheEunuch''
112* ''Film/FingerOfDoom''
113* ''Film/FistsOfTheWhiteLotus'' - also known as ''Clan of the White Lotus''
114* ''Film/FiveDeadlyVenoms''
115* ''Film/FiveElementNinjas''
116* ''Film/FiveFingersOfDeath'' a.k.a ''King Boxer'' - reportedly the first martial arts movie Quentin Tarantino ever saw, which converted him to a Shaw fanboy.
117* ''Film/FiveShaolinMasters''
118* ''Film/FiveSuperfighters''
119* ''Film/FiveToughGuys''
120* ''Film/FlagOfIron''
121* ''Film/FlightMan''
122* ''Film/TheFlyingDagger''
123* ''Film/FlyingGuillotine''
124* ''Film/FourRiders''
125* ''Film/TheFugitive1972''
126* ''Film/FullMoonScimitar''
127* ''Film/GangMaster''
128* ''Film/TheGenerationGap''
129* ''Film/GhostsGalore''
130* ''Film/GodfatherOfCanton''
131* ''Film/TheGoldenLion''
132* ''Film/TheGoldenSeal''
133* ''Film/GoldenSwallow''
134* ''Film/TheGoldenSword''
135* ''Film/GunBrothers''
136* ''Film/HaveSwordWillTravel''
137* ''Film/HeadsForSale''
138* ''Film/HeavenAndHell''
139* ''Film/HeavenSwordAndDragonSabre'' - both part I and II, and the third installment titled ''The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre''
140* ''Film/Hero1997'' - remake of ''The Boxer From Shantung'' and the final movie made by the company. Not to be confused with the Creator/JetLi movie of [[Film/Hero2002 the same name]].
141* ''Film/HeroesOfTheEast''
142* ''Film/HeroesOfTheUnderground''
143* ''Film/HeroesOfSung''
144* ''Film/HeroesTwo''
145* ''Film/TheHeroicOnes''
146* The ''Film/{{Hex}}'' series - ''Hex'', ''Hex Versus Witchcraft'', ''Hex After Hex''
147* ''Film/HolyFlameOfTheMartialWorld''
148* ''Film/HongKongGodfather''
149* ''Film/HouseOfTraps''
150* ''Film/TheHumanGoddess''
151* ''Film/HumanLanterns''
152* ''Film/TheImperialSwordsman''
153* ''Film/ImperialTombRaiders''
154* ''Film/TheImposter''
155* ''Film/IntimateConfessionsOfAChineseCourtesan''
156* ''Film/TheInvincibleFist''
157* ''Film/InvincibleShaolin''
158* ''Film/TheIronBodyguard''
159* ''Film/TheIronBuddha''
160* ''Film/IronChainFighter'' - also known as ''Iron Chain Assassin'' or ''The Convict Killer''
161* ''Film/TheJadeFacedAssassin''
162* ''Film/TheJadeRaksha''
163* ''Film/JadeTiger''
164* ''Film/JudgementOfAnAssassin''
165* ''Film/KidFromKwangtung''
166* ''Film/TheKidWithATattoo'' - also known as ''Claws of the Eagle''
167* ''Film/TheKidWithTheGoldenArm''
168* ''Film/KillerClans''
169* ''Film/KillerConstable''
170* ''Film/KillerDarts''
171* ''Film/KillersFive''
172* ''Film/KillersOnWheels''
173* ''Film/KingCat''
174* ''Film/KingEagle''
175* ''Film/KissAndKill''
176* ''Film/TheKnightOfKnights''
177* ''Film/TheKungFuInstructor''
178* ''Film/TheLadyAssassin''
179* ''Film/TheLadyHermit''
180* ''Film/TheLadyProfessional'' - classic Shaw Brothers GirlsWithGuns movie
181* ''Film/LadyOfSteel''
182* ''Film/LadyWithASword''
183* ''Film/LegendaryWeaponsOfChina''
184* ''Film/LegendOfTheFox'' and its remake, ''New Tales of the Flying Fox''
185* ''Film/TheLegendOfThe7GoldenVampires'' - first (of two) co-production with Hammer films
186* ''Film/LifeGamble''
187* ''Film/LionVsLion''
188* ''Film/TheLongChase''
189* ''Film/LongRoadToGallantry''
190* ''Film/MadMonkeyKungFu'' [[note]] awesome title [[/note]]
191* ''Film/TheMagicBlade'' and its sequel, ''Pursuit of Vengeance'', shares the same page
192* ''Film/MagnificentRuffians''
193* ''Film/TheMagnificentSwordsman''
194* ''Film/TheMagnificentTrio''
195* ''Film/ManOfIron1972'' (NOT to be confused with a [[Film/ManOfIron Polish film with the same name]])
196* ''Film/MarcoPolo'' - known better from its original release title, ''Four Assassins''. Starring Creator/RichardHarrison as Marco Polo.
197* ''Film/MartialArtsOfShaolin''
198* ''Film/MaskedAvengers''
199* ''Film/TheMaster1980''
200* ''Film/TheMasterOfKungFu'' - The Shaws' trilogy based on the life of UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung, with the follow-up movies, ''Rivals of Kung Fu'', ''Challenge of the Masters'' and ''Martial Club'' (Wong is played by three actors, with Gordon Liu starring as Wong in the latter two)
201* ''Film/TheMasterStrikesBack''
202* ''Film/MenFromTheGutter''
203* ''Film/MenFromTheMonastery''
204* ''Film/MercenariesFromHongKong''
205* ''Film/TheMightyOne''
206* ''Film/TheMightyPekingMan''
207* ''Film/TheMonkeyGoesWest'' quadrilogy - consists of ''The Monkey Goes West'', ''Princess Iron Fan'', ''The Cave of the Silken Web'' and ''The Land of Many Perfumes''
208* ''Film/MurderPlot''
209* The ''Film/NaCha'' duology, consisting of ''Na Cha The Great'' and ''Na Cha and the Seven Devils''
210* ''Film/TheNavalCommandos''
211* ''Film/TheNewShaolinBoxers''
212* ''Film/OathOfDeath''
213* ''Film/OdeToGallantry''
214* ''Film/OilyManiac''
215* ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman''
216** ''Film/ReturnOfTheOneArmedSwordsman''
217** ''Film/TheNewOneArmedSwordsman''
218* ''Film/OnTheWrongTrack''
219* ''Film/OpiumAndTheKungFuMaster'' - [[CoolVsAwesome Ti Lung vs. Chen Kuan-tai]], oh my!
220* ''Film/PaymentInBlood''
221* ''Film/ThePirate1973''
222* ''Film/PortraitInCrystal''
223* ''Film/TheProtectors'' -- the ''shortest'' theatrically released ''wuxia'' ever made by the studios, with a runtime of roughly an hour. Yes, really.
224* ''Film/TheProudTwins''
225* ''Film/TheProudYouth''
226* ''Film/{{Pursuit}}''
227* ''Film/RapeOfTheSword''
228* ''Film/RawCourage''
229* ''Film/TheRebelIntruders''
230* ''Film/MyRebelliousSon''
231* ''Film/RendezvousWithDeath''
232* ''Film/TheRescue1971''
233* ''Film/ReturnToThe36thChamber''
234* ''Film/TheRovingSwordsman''
235* ''Film/TheSavageFive''
236* ''Film/TheSecretOfTheDirk''
237* ''Film/SecretServiceOfTheImperialCourt''
238* ''Film/SeedingOfAGhost''
239* ''Film/TheSentimentalSwordsman'' - all 3 movies
240* ''Film/SevenManArmy''
241* ''Film/ShadowWhip''
242* ''Film/TheShaolinAvengers''
243* ''Film/ShaolinAndWuTang''
244* ''Film/ShaolinDaredevils''
245* ''Film/ShaolinHandlock''
246* ''Film/ShaolinIntruders''
247* ''Film/ShaolinMantis''
248* ''Film/ShaolinMartialArts''
249* ''Film/ShaolinPrince''
250* ''Film/ShaolinRescuers''
251* ''Film/TheShaolinTemple1976'' - the ''original'' Shaolin Temple movie, which predates Creator/JetLi's version by six years.
252* ''Film/{{Shatter}}'' - second co-production with Hammer films
253* ''Film/TheSilverFox''
254* ''Film/TheSilentSwordsman''
255* ''Film/TheSingingKiller''
256* ''Film/TheSingingThief''
257* ''Film/SixAssassins''
258* ''Film/TheSnakePrince''
259* ''Film/SonsOfTheGoodEarth''
260* ''Film/SoulOfTheSword''
261* ''Film/TheSpiritOfTheSword''
262* ''Film/TheSuperInframan'' - The Shaw Brother's attempt at [[FollowTheLeader making]] a Series/KamenRider/Series/{{Ultraman}}-esque HenshinHero.
263* ''Film/TheSupremeSwordsman''
264* ''Film/TheSwiftKnight''
265* ''Film/SwiftSword''
266* ''Film/SwordsmanAndEnchantress'' and its prequel, ''Swordsman at Large'', both being based on Gu long's novel, ''The Eleventh Son''
267* ''Film/TheSwordmates''
268* ''Film/TheSwordStainedWithRoyalBlood'' - both the 1981 and 1993 adaptations
269* ''Film/SwordswomenThree''
270* ''Film/TheSwordOfSwords''
271* ''Film/ATasteOfColdSteel''
272* ''Film/TheTeahouse'' – and its sequel, ''Big Brother Cheng'' as well as a spinoff titled ''Big Bad Sis'' starring a DistaffCounterpart of the protagonist
273* ''Film/TempleOfTheRedLotus'' trilogy - followed by ''The Twin Swords'' and ''The Sword And The Lute''
274* ''Film/TemptressOfAThousandFaces''
275* ''Film/TenTigersFromKwangtung''
276* ''Film/ThatFieryGirl''
277* ''Film/TheThunderingSword''
278* ''Film/TheThunderboltFist''
279* ''Film/ToKillAMastermind''
280* ''Film/TrailOfTheBrokenBlade''
281* ''Film/TrilogyOfSwordsmanship''
282* ''Film/TwelveDeadlyCoins''
283* ''Film/TheTwelveGoldMedallions''
284* ''Film/TwinkleTwinkleLittleStar'' - the borderline ridiculous ''Franchise/StarWars'' parody released by Shaw Brothers
285* ''Film/TwinBladesOfDoom''
286* ''Film/TwoChampionsOfShaolin''
287* ''Film/UsurpersOfEmperorsPower''
288* ''Film/ValleyOfTheFangs''
289* ''Film/Vengeance1970'' - Chang Cheh's bloodsoaked revenge masterpiece based in 1930s China, which would inspire Creator/JohnWoo and his HeroicBloodshed movies.
290* ''Film/VengeanceIsAGoldenBlade''
291* ''Film/VengeanceOfASnowGirl''
292* ''Film/VengefulBeauty''
293* ''Film/VillageOfTigers''
294* ''Film/VirginsOfTheSevenSeas'' - a [[GenreMashup kung fu-sexploitation film]] made in collaboration with a German porn studio. Yes, it happened.
295* ''Film/TheWanderingSwordsman''
296* ''Film/TheWaterMargin'' and its sequel, ''All Men Are Brothers''
297* ''Film/WebOfDeath''
298* ''Film/TheWeirdMan''
299* ''Film/WhatPriceHonesty''
300* ''Film/TheWingedTiger''
301* ''Film/WinnerTakesAll''
302* ''Film/MyYoungAuntie''
303* ''Film/TheYoungAvenger''
304* ''Film/TheYoungRebel''
305* ''Film/TheYoungVagabond''
306[[/index]]

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