Tong Kai
Actor
Biography
Tong Kai (Chinese: 唐佳) was born in Hong Kong in 1937. Later he became a kung-fu student of Yuen Woo-Ping's father, Yuen Hsiao-Tieng. Eventually he also became a martial arts instructor. In the 1960's, Tong became a martial arts instructor of "South Dragon, North Phoenix", a Cantonese film; and "The Jade Bow"--a Mandarin production along with Liu Chia-Liang. Later he joined Shaw Brothers with Liu, and became Chang's long-term partner for martial arts instructors. In 1982, Tong directed his first film "Shaolin Prince", co-starring Ti Lung. He directed some films before turning to television in the late 1980s with a focus on martial arts drama series.
As Director
Filmography
The One-Armed Swordsman
as Ding Peng 1967
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
as Spinning Wheels King Song Wen 1969
The Chinese Feast
as Hau How Tin 1995
Golden Swallow
as Golden Dragon Thug 1968
The Avenging Eagle
as Golden Spear Tao De Biu 1978
Opium and the Kung Fu Master
as Master Yi Zheng 1984
The Flying Dagger
as Wang Ping (uncredited) 1969
The Magnificent Trio
as Brother Zhu 1966
The Assassin
as Wang Yue (uncredited) 1967
Shaolin Prince
as Chief of Lohan with two swords 1982
Temple of the Red Lotus
as Red Lotus member 1965
The Sword of Swords
as Wu Ma 1968
The Thundering Sword
as Yue's security escort member (uncredited) 1967
Twelve Deadly Coins
as Long Arm Bear 1969
The Trail of the Broken Blade
as Qiu's Fighter with Spear (uncredited) 1967
Lady General Hua Mulan
as Soldier 1964
The Silent Swordsman
as General Huangying/villain 1967