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Jimmy Wang Yu portrait

Jimmy Wang Yu

6 films

Wang Zhengquan, better known as Jimmy Wang Yu and Wong Yu-lung, (born March 8, 1944 - died April 5, 2022) was a Chinese actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in The One-Armed Swordsman, a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The Chinese Boxer (1969), another film he acted in, is credited as the first Hong Kong action film that kickstarted the unarmed combat genre that took Asia by storm in the 1970s.

Where to Start with Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu appears in 6 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Master of the Flying Guillotine, The One-Armed Swordsman, Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, a strong place to start exploring Jimmy Wang Yu's drama work.

Master of the Flying Guillotine 6.7

Master of the Flying Guillotine

1976
The One-Armed Swordsman 6.9

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 6.8

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Jimmy Wang Yu: Drama Films 6

One-Armed Boxer 7.0

One-Armed Boxer

1972
Dragon 6.9

Dragon

2011
The One-Armed Swordsman 6.9

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 6.8

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971
Master of the Flying Guillotine 6.7

Master of the Flying Guillotine

1976
The Chinese Boxer 6.2

The Chinese Boxer

1970

Frequent Collaborators

Lung Fei Lung Fei 2 films together Hsueh Han Hsueh Han 2 films together Peter Chan Ho-Sun Peter Chan Ho-Sun 1 film together Donnie Yen Donnie Yen 1 film together Takeshi Kaneshiro Takeshi Kaneshiro 1 film together Tang Wei Tang Wei 1 film together