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Tong Kai

Crew Born Jan 7, 1937 Macau, China 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Chinese Feast

as Hau How Tin
Film

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

as Master Yi Zheng

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

as Golden Dragon Thug

Full filmography

  • The SIB Files (1987)
  • The Master Strategist (1987)
  • The Chinese Feast (1995) as Hau How Tin
  • Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984) as Master Yi Zheng
  • The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) as Ding Peng
  • Golden Swallow (1968) as Golden Dragon Thug
  • Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) as Spinning Wheels King Song Wen
  • Shaolin Prince (1982) as Chief of Lohan with two swords
  • The Amorous Lotus Pan (1964) as Qing's man
  • The Flying Dagger (1969) as Wang Ping (uncredited)
  • The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) as Qiu's Fighter with Spear (uncredited)
  • The Avenging Eagle (1978) as Golden Spear Tao De Biu
  • The Sword of Swords (1968) as Wu Ma
  • The Assassin (1967) as Wang Yue (uncredited)
  • The Thundering Sword (1967) as Yue's security escort member (uncredited)
  • Temple of the Red Lotus (1965) as Red Lotus member
  • The Lotus Lamp (1965)
  • Twelve Deadly Coins (1969) as Long Arm Bear
  • Lady General Hua Mulan (1964) as Soldier
  • The Magnificent Trio (1966) as Brother Zhu
  • The Woman in Black and the Black Dragon (1966) as BDG Killer 'Sea Dragon'
  • The Silent Swordsman (1967) as General Huangying/villain
  • Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (1997) as Tattoo artist
  • The Perfumed Arrow (1966) as Bandit