In addition to action choreography, Tung has also taken on acting and directing roles. He directed the horror film Magic Cop (1990) and the action film Hitman (1998), and is best known for his leading roles as Fong Sai-yuk and Lam Ping-chi in 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 with his grandmother at the age of four.[3][4] Due to their family's financial situation, his grandfather sent him to learn wing chun and practice Cantonese opera with actress Fen Juhua, instead of going to school.[1][4] Tung was only enrolled in primary school at the age of eleven, upon his aunt's request, but his grandfather withdrew him after the third year to support their livelihood.[5] Tung starred in the war film Squadron 77 as a child actor in 1965 and began working as a stunt double when he was sixteen.[4]
Career
Early ventures (1970-1992)
Tung followed actor and action choreographer Han Ying-chieh to Taiwan to pursue a career in action choreography in the 1970s.[1][6] He dedicated several years to researching action choreography, drawing inspirations from Hong Kong and Japanese action films.[6] He became a stunt coordinator in 1974, making his debut with the action film Golden Mask Killer.[6] Tung returned to Hong Kong in 1981 and joined TVB as a contracted actor.[4][6] He starred as Ding Siu-bak, alongside Adam Cheng and Angie Chiu, in the drama series The Hawk, and as martial artist Fong Sai-yuk in the martial arts series The Young Heroes of Shaolin [zh], in the same year.[6][7] His performance impressed producers Yau Ka Hung [zh] and Lee Ting-leun [zh],[5] and was offered a lead role in the drama series The Restless Trio and portrayed Lam Ping-chi [zh] in the martial arts series The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.[5][6]
In 1986, Tung served as the action choreographer for John Woo's A Better Tomorrow and Tsui Hark's Peking Opera Blues.[1] Tung maintained good relations with Woo, and the duo collaborated closely in the future, but Tung and Tsui had a falling out and dropped out of the project midway.[1] Tung continued to work as a choreographer in the horror comedy film Mr. Vampire III and action film Magnificent Warriors the following year.[8][9] In 1988, Tung participated in Wong Kar-wai's crime drama film As Tears Go By.[10] Tung acknowledged Wong's creativity and boldness in producing action scenes, and the duo continued a close collaboration as well.[1][10] In 1989, Tung choreographed Lam Ching-ying's horror film Vampire vs. Vampire and the horror comedy film Vampire Buster.[8] In return for Tung's involvement, Lam starred in Tung's directorial debut, the horror comedy film Magic Cop later in 1990.[11][8] Tung admitted that he did not enjoy directing as he struggled with interpersonal relationships and chose to remain focused on action choreography.[6] Tung also returned to collaborate with Wong Kar-wai in the drama film Days of Being Wild in 1990 and with John Woo in the action thriller film Hard Boiled in 1992.[10][12]
Rise and critical recognition (1994-2002)
In 1994, Tung choreographed and executive produced the drama film The True Hero [zh], for which he received a nomination for Best Action Choreography in the 31st Golden Horse Awards.[13] In 1995, Tung served as the action choreographer for Tsui Hark's martial arts film The Blade.[14] Despite their falling out while filming Peking Opera Blues, the two reunited through the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild and developed a better understanding of each other after communicating.[15] Tung joined The Blade only in the last two weeks of filming, when Tsui thought of asking Tung to help out in the final stages.[1] The film earned Tung a nomination for Best Action Choreography in the 15th Hong Kong Film Awards.[16] In the same year, Tung directed the action film Fox Hunter and choreographed the crime drama film Shanghai Grand, for which the latter received a nomination in the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards.[17][18]
Tung served as the head of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Association.[49] He invited Japanese action choreographer Kenji Tanigaki, who was working as a cast extra, to join the Association and enter the stunt industry in 1994.[50][51] He also discovered British actor Scott Adkins and cast him in the 2001 action film Extreme Challenge, which marked the beginning of his acting career.[49][52]
^In an interview with Jet Magazine, Tung confirmed that his actual birth year is 1958, though official records listed it as 1954. This discrepancy arose because he moved to Hong Kong at the age of four and only learnt his true birth date when he returned to his homeland in his thirties after the Chinese economic reform.[1]
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