Li Kun

Acting

Li Kun

Born February 18, 1930 · Tianjin, China

Died March 12, 2008 · aged 78

Lee Kwan or Li Kun (Chinese: 李昆, 18 February 1930 – 12 March 2008) was a Taiwanese actor. He joined Shaw Brothers in 1957 and acted in Mandarin films. He later played supporting roles in Bruce Lee's The Big Boss and Fist of Fury. Later he became a film and television actor in Taiwan. He won the 2001 Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role in For…

Known For

Fist of FuryFist of Fury · 1972
Fist of Fury
★ 7.21972
MovieDramaAction
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
The Big BossThe Big Boss · 1971
The Big Boss
★ 7.11971
MovieAction
Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
The Adventures of Emperor Chien LungThe Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung · 1977
The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
★ 7.51977
MovieComedy
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
Fearless HyenaFearless Hyena · 1979
Fearless Hyena
★ 6.71979
MovieActionComedy
Lung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights, despite orders from his grandfather not to fight. Unknown to him, a brutal general has been slaughtering all the people from his grandfather’s clan. When the general recognizes Lung’s style of kung fu during one of his street fights, he hunts down Lung’s grandfather and kills him.
The Dancing MillionairessThe Dancing Millionairess · 1964
The Dancing Millionairess
★ 7.51964
MovieMusicRomance
Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job as her chauffeur, but a proposed musical show is far more attractive to the aspiring dancer. When a rumor gets out that the two are involved in an affair, she's angry and confronts him, but his charms overwhelm her, and it's revealed that she too desires to dance. Soon she's bankrolling the affair, the sets are being built, and the singing and dancing begin!
Spiritual Kung FuSpiritual Kung Fu · 1978
Spiritual Kung Fu
★ 6.01978
MovieAction
Jackie Chan plays the part of the class clown in a shaolin temple whose deadliest secret is stolen. All is lost until Jackie's character discovers dancing blue ghosts with bright red hair who haunt the library.
Fantasy Mission ForceFantasy Mission Force · 1983
Fantasy Mission Force
★ 4.81983
MovieActionAdventure
A force of loners and fighters is put together to try and rescue the generals and save the war effort with the promise of gold and pardons of past crimes.
The Ghost StoryThe Ghost Story · 1979
The Ghost Story
★ 8.11979
MovieHorror
An old man of the village tells kinky ghost stories to a few of it's inhabitants after all the kids have gone to bed. What follows are stories that have horror elements and some soft-core nudity thrown in.

Filmography

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The Magnificent ConcubineThe Magnificent Concubine · 1962
The Magnificent Concubine
★ 6.01962
MovieDramaHistory
Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).

Soldier

End of the RoadEnd of the Road · 1993
End of the Road
★ 7.01993
MovieDramaHistory
Fan Long (played by Liang Chaowei), the staff officer of the National Army, escaped from the captive camp and returned to the National Army camp through all the difficulties. The soldier Ading (played by Lin Zhiying) also returned to the army, and the veteran Lao Xie (played by Wu Mengda) gave him the care of the Ading brother who lost his comrades-in-arms. Commander He of the National Army (played by Ke Junxiong) negotiated with the Myanmar side and tried to put down his weapons and return to it. Fan Long planned to save some of the weapons, but the Myanmar side killed the National Army. It all relied on Fan Long, and the National Army was able to break through. However, the team soon differentiated. Fan Long and others defected to the bandits, and Commander He led the rest to submit to the Thai government. The soldiers of the National Army who were exiled to the Golden Triangle launched an outstanding struggle for survival

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