Chiang Sheng
- Name: Chiang Sheng
- Native name: 邵康生
- Given name: Chiu Kang Sang
- Also Known as: Kong Sang, Chiu Gong Sang, Jiang Sheng, Chao Kang Sheng, 江生
- Nationality: Taiwanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: April 27, 1951
- Died: August 18, 1991
In the mid-70s, the renowned Shaw Brothers Studio's director, Chang Cheh, went to Taiwan looking for new talents. He met Chiang Sheng, Kuo Chui and Lu Feng there. In 1976, those three, together with Lo Mang, took part in their pre-starting movie "Shaolin Temple" (not to be confused with the movie with the same title released in 1982 starring Jet Li).
Two years later, in 1978, Chang Cheh presented the film "Five Venoms", starring Chiang Sheng, Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Lo Mang, Sun Chien and Wei Pai. All of them were still newcomers to the HK movie industry. Chang Cheh didn't include any great stars of the time in the cast, introducing new faces to the audience and the new formula of martial arts movies - in this and subsequent movies, not only one hero fights well, but any person of the main cast has his own style and great ability to fight.
The movie had great success in Hong Kong and also in the West. Since then, the first five actors are known as "Venoms". (Wei Pai played The Snake, but he is referred to as "Sixth Venom" because he took part only in a few subsequent "Venom" movies, while Chiang Sheng became an integral part of the troupe. He played a disciple learning all five styles and referred to as the "hybrid venom").
The team continued with the formula. Chiang Sheng, Kuo Chui and Lu Feng, all with Chinese opera backgrounds, became action directors for Chang Cheh's movies. Soon, Chiang Sheng also started working as an assistant director. The cast, including the Five Venoms, and also Wong Lik, Yu Tai Ping, Johnny Wang, Ku Feng, sometimes together with Alexander Fu Sheng, Ti Lung and others, appeared in more than a dozen films. Among them, there are "Kung Fu classics" like "Crippled Avengers", "Shaolin Rescuers", "Legend of the Fox", "Rebel Intruders", filled with great martial art performance and wuxia entourage. Chiang Sheng could not only enrich the movie with breathtaking acrobatic exercises but also bring comic relief to it.
The Venom mob disbanded in 1981. Three of them - Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng - founded a new production company in Taiwan. Chiang Sheng acted and choreographed the action scenes in their debut film "Ninja in the Deadly Trap" (aka "Ruthless Tactics"). Soon, Kuo Chui went back to Hong Kong and wanted Chiang Sheng to go with him, but Chiang Sheng's wife insisted on him staying in Tawan. Chiang Sheng could not get a worthwhile job in Taiwan; later on, he divorced his wife, felt depressed, and became a hard drinker.
One day in August 1991, an old friend of Chiang Sheng, Ricky Cheng Tien Chi, came to see him but found him dead. It is said that he was lying dead for three days before being found. He died from a heart attack. But Kuo Chui once said, "it was more of a broken heart".
(Source: IMDb, lsmoove89) Edit Biography
Stunt Coordinator
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Nine Demons | 6.2 |
Shanghai 13 | 6.6 |
Assistant Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Masked Avengers | 7.4 |
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood | 6.9 |
Legend of the Fox | 6.3 |
Two Champions of Shaolin | 6.6 |
The Magnificent Ruffians | 8.5 |
The Daredevils | 7.0 |
Shaolin Rescuers | 6.3 |
Life Gamble | 6.8 |
Martial Arts Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Imperial Sword Killing the Devil | 0.0 |
The Thrilling Sword | 8.7 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Taiwanese Drama, 1988, 36 eps
Hong Qi Gong
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Master Hui Neng, Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism
Taiwanese Movie, 1987,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Exciting Dragon
Taiwanese Movie, 1985,
"Granny"
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Shanghai 13
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
Fon Jin Bang
(Support Role)
|
6.6
|
Five Fighters from Shaolin
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
[3rd Brother]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Nine Demons
Hong Kong Movie, 1984,
Fu Hui
(Support Role)
|
6.2
|
Fight Among the Supers
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
"Chopsticks Fairy"
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Attack of the Joyful Goddess
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
Yu Choi Won / "Pretty Boy"
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Sword with the Wind Bell
Taiwanese Movie, 1983,
[Swordsman]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Ode to Gallantry
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
"White Tiger Angel"
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Masked Avengers
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
Chi San Yuen
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Ninja in the Deadly Trap
Taiwanese Movie, 1982,
Chau
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Brave Archer and His Mate
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
[Prince of Huo Du]
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
House of Traps
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
Jiang Ping
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
Raiders
Taiwanese Movie, 1982,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Brave Archer 3
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
Dian Cang Yu Yin
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
Wen Cheng
(Support Role)
|
6.9
|
The Imperial Sword Killing the Devil
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Thrilling Sword
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
[Dwarf]
(Support Role)
|
8.7
|
Legend of the Fox
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Tien Kuei Nung
(Support Role)
|
6.3
|
The Rebel Intruders
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Yu
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Flag of Iron
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
"Iron Monkey"
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
Heaven and Hell
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Na Cha
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
War of the Shaolin Temple
Taiwanese Movie, 1980,
(Guest Role)
|
6.0
|
Ten Tigers from Kwangtung
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Chou Yu Sheng
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Two Champions of Shaolin
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Hu Wei-Chen
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
The Kid with the Golden Arm
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
Fang Shih / "Short Axe"
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
The Magnificent Ruffians
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
He Fei
(Main Role)
|
8.5
|
The Daredevils
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
Chen Feng
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
Fist of Fury 2
Taiwanese Movie, 1979,
[Japanese knight]
(Guest Role)
|
7.6
|
Shaolin Rescuers
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
Han Chi
(Support Role)
|
6.3
|
Life Gamble
Hong Kong Movie, 1979,
"The Deadly Whip"
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Crippled Avengers
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Wang Yi
(Main Role)
|
7.9
|
Invincible Shaolin
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Yang Chung Fei
(Main Role)
|
7.1
|
Five Deadly Venoms
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Yang Tieh
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
The Brave Archer 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Beggar clan elder]
(Guest Role)
|
7.1
|
Fighting of Shaolin Monks
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Taoist thug]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Chinatown Kid
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
[Green Dragon thug]
(Guest Role)
|
6.5
|
The Brave Archer
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
[Eastern Devil's servant]
(Guest Role)
|
7.3
|
Magnificent Wanderers
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
[Mongol fighter]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Naval Commandos
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
Jiang Ping Guang [Sergeant]
(Support Role)
|
6.0
|
Shaolin Temple
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
Man Yue [Monk]
(Guest Role)
|
7.4
|
New Shaolin Boxers
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Gang member]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Traitorous
Taiwanese Movie, 1976,
[Extra]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Hand of Death
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Shaolin student]
(Guest Role)
|
6.3
|
The Shaolin Avengers
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Fang student]
(Guest Role)
|
8.2
|
The Condemned
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Extra]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
18 Shaolin Disciples
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
[Soldier]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Fist of Shaolin
Taiwanese Movie, 1974,
[Extra]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Crazy Nuts of Kung Fu
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
[Japanese] | [Thug]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Guy!! The Guy!!
Taiwanese Movie, 1974,
[Thug]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Escaper
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Champion
Hong Kong Movie, 1973,
[Te Piao's hitman]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
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