Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai simplified Chinese: 刘家辉; traditional
Chinese: åŠ‰å®¶è¼ ; pinyin: Liú JiÄ huÄ«; Wadeâ€"Giles: Liu Chia-hui;
Jyutping: Lau4 Gaa1 fai1); born Sin Kam-hei (simplified Chinese:
冼é"¦ç†™; traditional Chinese: 冼錦熙; pinyin: XiÇŽn JÇ nxÄ«)
August 22, 1951) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial
artist. He became famous for playing the lead role of San Te in The
36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and its sequels. He later became known
for his two roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films: Johnny Mo,
the leader of the Crazy 88 Yakuza gang in Volume 1 (2003); and kung fu
master Pai Mei in Volume 2 (2004).He was born Sin Kam-hei in Guangdong
Province, China in August 22, 1951, prior to his adoption into another
family. Liu is often wrongly cited as being the adopted son of Lau
Cham, and adoptive brother of famed directors / actors Lau Kar-leung
(Liu Chia-liang) and Lau Kar-wing (Liu Chia-Yung). In fact, he was not
adopted by the Lau brothers' family, he is actually just Lau Cham's
godson.In his youth, he skipped school to train in Chinese martial
arts without his parents' knowledge. He trained at Lau Cham's martial
arts school of Hung Gar discipline, which descended from Wong
Fei-hung's grand student (father to Lau Kar Leung). Lau Cham's wife
assisted in his training and due to the friendship and respect he felt
for his sifu (master/teacher) and his wife, he took on the name Lau
Ka-fai. As he grew up, he found a job as a shipping clerk to make ends
meet. His interests had always been towards martial arts and he was
eventually offered a role by Lau Kar-leung.Liu’s first break was
with Chang's Film Company (a Shaw Brothers subsidiary operating in
Taiwan) acting small parts for such films as 5 Shaolin Masters,
Shaolin Martial Arts, and 4 Assassins. He starred in Challenge of the
Masters (1976), as the folk hero Wong Fei Hung, and was featured in
Executioners From Shaolin (1977) before starring in his signature role
as Shaolin hero San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
Chinese: åŠ‰å®¶è¼ ; pinyin: Liú JiÄ huÄ«; Wadeâ€"Giles: Liu Chia-hui;
Jyutping: Lau4 Gaa1 fai1); born Sin Kam-hei (simplified Chinese:
冼é"¦ç†™; traditional Chinese: 冼錦熙; pinyin: XiÇŽn JÇ nxÄ«)
August 22, 1951) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial
artist. He became famous for playing the lead role of San Te in The
36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and its sequels. He later became known
for his two roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films: Johnny Mo,
the leader of the Crazy 88 Yakuza gang in Volume 1 (2003); and kung fu
master Pai Mei in Volume 2 (2004).He was born Sin Kam-hei in Guangdong
Province, China in August 22, 1951, prior to his adoption into another
family. Liu is often wrongly cited as being the adopted son of Lau
Cham, and adoptive brother of famed directors / actors Lau Kar-leung
(Liu Chia-liang) and Lau Kar-wing (Liu Chia-Yung). In fact, he was not
adopted by the Lau brothers' family, he is actually just Lau Cham's
godson.In his youth, he skipped school to train in Chinese martial
arts without his parents' knowledge. He trained at Lau Cham's martial
arts school of Hung Gar discipline, which descended from Wong
Fei-hung's grand student (father to Lau Kar Leung). Lau Cham's wife
assisted in his training and due to the friendship and respect he felt
for his sifu (master/teacher) and his wife, he took on the name Lau
Ka-fai. As he grew up, he found a job as a shipping clerk to make ends
meet. His interests had always been towards martial arts and he was
eventually offered a role by Lau Kar-leung.Liu’s first break was
with Chang's Film Company (a Shaw Brothers subsidiary operating in
Taiwan) acting small parts for such films as 5 Shaolin Masters,
Shaolin Martial Arts, and 4 Assassins. He starred in Challenge of the
Masters (1976), as the folk hero Wong Fei Hung, and was featured in
Executioners From Shaolin (1977) before starring in his signature role
as Shaolin hero San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.
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