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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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姜大卫 John Chang John Chiang Geung Daai Wai David Jiang Da Wei Jiang1 Da4 Wei4 John Keung Keung Tai Wai Gareth Lo
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Birthdate : |
29/6/1947 |
Nationality : |
China |
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Hong Kong |
Activities : |
Director (14), Producer (1), Actor (104), Brief appearance (14), Stuntman (1) |
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David Chiang was born Yim Wai in 1947, the second son of two famed actors Yim Dut and Hong Wei. Later on his widowed mother having remarried with a movie producer she gave birth to another son. All three siblings were destined to a have a great movie career: the first Paul Chun as a renown character actor and the youngest Derek Yee as an actor/director. Young Wai received a college education in Hong Kong but had already started appearing in movies as a child actor. He also appears to have received some Peking Opera training - not enough to make him a top performer the likes of Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung but more than enough to gave him an unusual agility and solid physical skills.
Following graduation, he started working as a stuntman in the movies. Chiang had graduated to fight-instructor by the time he was spotted by Shaw Brothers leading martial art director Chang Cheh, who brought him into the studio in the winter of 1966 where he then groomed him for a couple of years. By the time he emerge he was known as David Chiang Dai-Wai,. The meaning of his stage name and it’s origin appear to be rather obscure: Chiang he may have taken it for no other reason than it was a very recognizable name (because of Taiwan president Chiang Kai Shek) with a star quality feel to it. His original first name being Wai , “Dai” was added to make it mean “True Greatness”, “Dai-wai” being also the direct transliteration of the English name “David”, it may also have been deemed a suitable stage-name for him because his small frame and scholarly looks were evocative of the Biblical David of the David and Goliath famed. Having an English name may also have served to give him a suitable urbane and sophisticated air that played well with his deceptively scholarly, effete look. Vengeance, the first of Chang Cheh’s "Blood Brothers" movies pairing the deadly duo of Chiang and Ti Lung. It was also a watershed movie of Hong Kong martial arts cinema that defined and cemented Chang Cheh’s cinematic approach for years. With the sudden arrival of Bruce Lee in late 1971, the Blood Brothers movies lost some of their steam - their formula began looking tired and Chang Cheh appeared to be losing interest Still, Chiang remained very active by performing in a handful of Chang martial extravaganzas. He was continually paired with Ti Lung but the drama and the chemistry between them wasn't quite the same as in the old Blood Brothers movies.
Chiang starred in his own self-production that he made at a frantic pacing. Chiang found his best work of the period with martial director Lau Kar Leung who had choreographed him in all the Chang Cheh movies of the early seventies. In the second half of the seventies as martial art films evolved towards more and more comedic, Chiang moved with the time, starring in a handful of such films. He also has done some TV work.
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Mother Of A Different Kind |
1995 |
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Will Of Iron |
1991 |
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When East Meets West |
1990 |
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My Dear Son |
1989 |
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Double Fattiness |
1988 |
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Mr Handsome |
1987 |
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Wrong Couples, The |
1987 |
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Silent Love |
1986 |
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Heaven Can Help |
1984 |
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Legend Of The Owl |
1981 |
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Condemned, The |
1976 |
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One Armed Swordsmen |
1976 |
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Drug Addicts, The |
1974 |
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Mad World Of Fools, A |
1974 |
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Lover's Tears |
1996 |
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Man From Macau II, The |
2015 |
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Kung Fu Jungle |
2014 |
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 2013 |
2013 |
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Rooftop, The |
2013 |
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Look For A Star |
2009 |
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Master Of Tai Chi, The |
2008 |
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Threshold Of A Person, The |
2008 |
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Daisy |
2006 |
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Face To Fate |
2006 |
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Lethal Weapons Of Love And Passion |
2006 |
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2 Young |
2005 |
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Election, The |
2005 |
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Revolving Doors Of Vengeance |
2005 |
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Star Runner |
2003 |
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Legend Of Speed, The |
1999 |
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Adventurers, The |
1995 |
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Good Match From Heaven, A |
1995 |
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What Price Survival |
1994 |
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Mystery of the Condor Heroes, The |
1993 |
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Mary From Beijing |
1992 |
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Once Upon A Time In China II |
1992 |
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Twin Dragons, The |
1992 |
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Will Of Iron |
1991 |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
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Mr Sunshine |
1989 |
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Double Fattiness |
1988 |
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Tiger On The Beat |
1988 |
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It's A Mad Mad World |
1987 |
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Wrong Couples, The |
1987 |
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Angel |
1986 |
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From Here To Prosperity |
1986 |
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Where's Officer Tuba ? |
1986 |
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Shanghai 13 |
1985 |
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Yes, Madam |
1985 |
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Heaven Can Help |
1984 |
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Play Catch |
1983 |
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Play Con Game |
1982 |
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Strife For Mastery |
1982 |
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Till Death Do We Scare |
1982 |
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Fight For Glory |
1981 |
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King Of Fists And Dollars |
1981 |
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Legend Of The Owl |
1981 |
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Night Of The Assassins |
1981 |
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Return Of The Deadly Blade |
1981 |
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Loot, The |
1980 |
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Lost Kung Fu Secrets, The |
1980 |
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Shaolin Abbot |
1980 |
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Sun Moon Legend, The |
1980 |
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Bloody Treasury Fight |
1979 |
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Challenger, The |
1979 |
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Heaven And Hell |
1979 |
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Murder Plot |
1979 |
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Red Phoenix |
1979 |
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Sword Shot At The Sun |
1979 |
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Assassinators |
1978 |
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Sensual Pleasures |
1978 |
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Shaolin Hand Lock |
1978 |
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Shaolin Mantis |
1978 |
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Judgement Of An Assassin |
1977 |
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Magnificent Wanderers |
1977 |
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Naval Commandos, The |
1977 |
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Six Directions Of Boxing |
1977 |
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Condemned, The |
1976 |
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One Armed Swordsmen |
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Seven Man Army |
1976 |
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Shaolin Temple |
1976 |
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All Men Are Brothers |
1975 |
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Empress Dowager, The |
1975 |
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Imposter, The |
1975 |
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Taxi Driver, The |
1975 |
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Temperament Of Life |
1975 |
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Young Rebel, The |
1975 |
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Five Shaolin Masters |
1974 |
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Friends |
1974 |
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Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires, The |
1974 |
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Mad World Of Fools, A |
1974 |
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Savage Five, The |
1974 |
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Two Faces Of Love, The |
1974 |
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Blood Brothers, The |
1973 |
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Generation Gap, The |
1973 |
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Pirate, The |
1973 |
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Angry Guest, The |
1972 |
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Boxer From Shantung, The |
1972 |
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Four Riders |
1972 |
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Trilogy Of Swordsmanship |
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Water Margin, The |
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Young People |
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Anonymous Heroes, The |
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Deadly Duo, The |
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Duel Of Fists |
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Duel, The |
1971 |
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New One-Armed Swordsman, The |
1971 |
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Heroic Ones, The |
1970 |
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Singing Killer, The |
1970 |
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Vengeance ! |
1970 |
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Wandering Swordsman, The |
1970 |
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Winged Tiger |
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Dead End |
1969 |
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Have Sword, Will Travel |
1969 |
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Invincible Fist, The |
1969 |
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Blue eagle |
1968 |
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Sword Of Swords, The |
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Street Boys |
1960 |
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Closer The Better, The |
1952 |
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Bruce Lee And Kung Fu Mania |
1992 |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
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Soul |
1986 |
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars |
1985 |
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Death Duel |
1977 |
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King Eagle |
1971 |
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Secret Of The Dirk, The |
1970 |
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Flying Dagger, The |
1969 |
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Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman |
1969 |
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Golden Swallow |
1968 |
Brief appearance |
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Red Lamp Shaded In Blood |
1968 |
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Silver Fox, The |
1968 |
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White Dragon, The |
1968 |
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Black Killer, The |
1967 |
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Enter The Dragon |
1973 |
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