Shitian

Shitian

Born in Tianjin, Shi Tian came to Hong Kong to settle down with his parents at the age of three and was educated in Hong Kong. When he was young, he joined the development of film culture and became a famous Hong Kong action and comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and businessman.

In 1968, he joined the southern experimental troupe of the Shao brothers for training. After graduation, he starred in many films such as "love in youth", "peach and plum spring breeze" and "Beidi Rouge" in 1973. At the age of 23, he directed the action film "monk" for the first time, which was the youngest director in Hong Kong at that time. Since then, he has made unremitting efforts to study drama and acting skills. He has also been involved in behind the scenes dubbing and directing.

In the late 1970s, he made his mark by performing funny kung fu films. In the 1980s, Shi Tian, Maijia and Huang Baiming founded New Art City Film Co., Ltd., which is famous in Asia. In addition, famous filmmakers such as Zeng Zhiwei, Tsui Hark, Shi Nanshan and Teddy Robin also joined the film production team of new art city one after another.

As a result, the whole 1980s has become the era of new art city leading the cultural trend of Xianyi film for the old and young, shooting a large number of outstanding classic films that have influenced so far, such as "funny times", "chasing girls", "best partner series", "taking the wrong bus", "ghost of a beautiful girl", "Hero series" and so on.

In addition, he also set foot in real estate, financial investment and other business planning projects, and has made considerable achievements.

In 2016, he has been away from the screen for more than 20 years, guest starring in the film "My Secret Service grandfather" and acting as the general consultant of the creative team of the domestic 60 episode documentary "marriage in China".

Personal experience

Acting experience

Youth: establish dream, succeed in business

When Shi Tiannian was young, he liked watching TV and reading novels. He had many ideas in his mind, so he joined the school drama company during the semester. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he actively looked for ways to enter the film circle, and finally successfully grasped the rare opportunity to enter the southern experimental theater company of Shaw company, specializing in film technology and acting skills.

one hundred and ninety-six

eight

year

–1971

Join Shao's film and try your best

In 1968, Shi Tian successfully joined Shaw pictures. At the beginning, he could only play a supporting role. One year later, he won the company's attention and took up the second leading role in the comedy film "youth love". The team went to Japan to shoot. Since then, they have been given more opportunities to participate in films, most of which are Kung Fu and martial arts films.

I realize that to be famous in the film industry, I need a solid foundation. Although I'm just an actor, I try to learn the skills required by different film positions, such as field record, production, makeup, Mandarin dubbing, etc. at the same time, I also study martial arts and dance, and study acting skills and theatrical skills to improve my ability.

one thousand nine hundred and seventy-two

year

–1977

Director for the first time, both on stage and behind the scenes

In 1972, stone starred in eight films. At that time, Liu Liang was invited to write and play martial arts for himself. At the same time, he was invited to study martial arts for himself. As the first and youngest director of that year, the film laid the foundation for his later works.

From 1973 to 1977, he starred in 52 films, including 15 in 1975. During these years, he became an independent actor and was invited by different film companies such as Jiahe, Xu's and Taiwan's Changgong.

Behind the scenes, in recent years, he has been given more opportunities to play. He has successively served as the screenwriter of "unexpected", the producer of "crocodile pool heroes club", the vice director of many films, such as "blind girl's fate", "monk Sande and Chung Mi Liu".

one thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight

year

–1979

Year: coming to the fore

In 1978, he played the role of Master Li in snake shaped crafty hands, which started the trend of Kung Fu comedies produced in Hong Kong. As a result, he was very popular. He got more film contracts from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and constantly shuttled between Taiwan and Hong Kong. In the same year, 12 films were released, most of which were Kung Fu and martial arts films. In 1979, he was given more opportunities to play important roles, including the second leading role in the action comedy "no move, no move", with good reaction and box office performance.

It is worth mentioning that in 1978, he appeared in the work "tiger frog" directed by McGregor. Although he only acted as a supporting role, he was very close to McGregor. He often got together and began to plan future cooperation.

one thousand nine hundred and eighty

New art city was founded

In 1980, Shitian, Maijia and Huang Baiming formed struggle company. Starring Shitian, directed by Maijia and written by Huang Baiming, "crazy old man" and "salted fish turn over life" have been released successively. With good box office and public praise, they have gradually attracted the attention of the publisher Princess golden cinema, and invited three people to cooperate to form an independent production company. As a result, Xinyi City Film Co., Ltd. was founded. As Shitian's leading actor, he started his own business in the Huiji comedy "funny age" Charlie Chaplin was very popular with the public. At that time, the box office of Charlie Chaplin made the new art city more and more popular.

In addition to performing in films, he also manages the dubbing of copied Mandarin, which is an important contribution to the success of new art city's entry into the Taiwan market in the future.

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-one

year

–

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two

Establishing the status of comedian

In 1981, the happy family comedy "happy fairy's nest" starring Shi Tian was released, in which he played the role of thief, and the box office was excellent. In the same year's "chasing girls", which was released in the summer vacation, he broke through the ragged image of the past, dressed in a suit and the explosive head of electricity, and played the Playboy robidu. At the beginning of the film, no director was willing to take over the film. As a result, the box office rose abruptly and became the second place in the total box office. Shi Tian's acting skills led the audience to laugh from beginning to end until he left the scene. Playboy was deeply popular. In Taiwan, it also sold well, helping Xinyi City to enter the Taiwan market at one stroke. The film has even brought about the upsurge of chasing after girls comedy. Up to now, "chasing after girls" is still talked about by fans, and it has also established the status of the originator of the comedy of Shi Tian's comedies.

In 1982, he supervised and starred in the action comedy best partner, which was released at the beginning of the year. In the play, he played a part of Shuiquan, in which he was hanged in the air by a crane. He didn't use a stand in at all. His hard-working performance was recognized by the audience. The film defeated the new year's films of Shao and Jiahe in the same period with a strong posture, and became the box office champion of Hong Kong at that time, and is still the champion of Hong Kong Hong Kong produced films with the highest number of entrants make new art city a leading film industry brother in an instant.

In the summer of the same year, he played the role of shigougong in "brother in need", which also became the box office runner up of that year.

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three

year

–1986

Become a director again

In 1983, Shi Tian directed and starred in "the foot of the wall". After absorbing the experience of the last time, the box office of the film was not bad. In 1984, he directed and starred in "family photo". The film combines comedy and literary drama elements, laughter mixed with tears. As a new attempt, it has become the most popular work since he directed it, and also helps Xu Guanjie transform. In the following two years, he directed and starred "congratulations on getting rich" and "the family of Wulong", which also had a good box office and public praise.

In addition, in 1983, his talent was recognized by the Taiwan film company, and he was invited to Taiwan to work as a producer for a day on the beach. This is also his first time as a producer of a Taiwan film. In the same year, the box office of "best partner" also became the new year's season champion. In 1985, he played the serious but humorous special police instructor Li Sir in "Flying Tiger", which changed his play and was also recognized by the audience.

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven

year

The true colors of a hero

two

》The storm swept the world

In 1987, Shi Tian starred in hero 2. In the play, he changed his way and played long Si, who had retired for many years, but was framed by his partner, making him insane. His performance was well received and became one of his popular roles. The film is not only a box office success in Hong Kong, but also a box office success in many countries around the world. The film is very popular, and it is still a work that many fans will read.

one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight

year

–1990

Start to reduce production

In the past three years, Shi Tian has only starred in two films, including the action comedy "eight treasures" and the action suspense film "Red Square flying dragon".

one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one

year

–2015

Year:

Switch to real estate

In 1991, in the action Anti Japanese film "Uncle Cai's sweeping the army", Shi Tian played the majestic Anti Japanese hero uncle Cai, breaking through the previous stage again. In the same year, due to various objective factors and the impact of pirated DVD on the market, Hong Kong films fell into a temporary downturn. Xinyi City film company, which is proud of Xiangjiang film industry for more than ten years, stopped making films, so he moved to develop finance and real estate.

two thousand and sixteen

Guest star《

My secret service grandfather

》

In 2016, Shi Tian, who has not been seen in the film for a long time, was invited by his good friend Hong Jinbao to make a cameo role with Maggie and Tsui Hark in his film my secret service grandfather, which made him regain his passion for acting. The audience also expected him to start filming and performing again.

Investment experience

In the late 1980s, Shitian began to contact with real estate and development, and also made many different investments, including finance, stocks, gold and luxury real estate. Since the outbreak of the immigration tide, a large number of houses have been sold off. At this time, Shi Tian pays more attention to the real estate in Hong Kong, and he has become a filmmaker

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