Wu Lizhu

essential information

brief introduction

Wu Lizhu

(Wu Lai Chu, 1907-june 23, 1978) Yishuo was born in 1910 in Dinghai County, Zhejiang Province. She is the first female martial arts star in China's film industry, nicknamed "nvtaishan". She has a deep foundation in martial arts, and has always been well trained. Her movements are extremely vigorous and excellent. She lived in Shanghai and Hong Kong movies from 1930s to 1950s, and has been filmed in "female tiger in Beijing" (Part 1) and "female tiger in Beijing" (Part 2) (Part II) (1963), about 20 films in Mandarin and Cantonese were performed in Hong Kong.

experience

Wu Lizhu loved martial arts when she was a child, and she had received strict training in the "Jingwu Sports Association" with Hercules Zha Ruilong. Later, they went on the same screen and became old partners. In 1925, Wu Lizhu went to the commercial press to perform in the film department. During this period, he starred in his first film "love disaster" (directed by Ren Pengnian). After the film department was changed to Guoguang film company, she starred in "mother's heart" and then starred in "Tongtianhe" in Fudan company.

In 1928, Ren Pengnian set up Yueming film company to make martial arts films, and Lizhu became the pillar of the company. At that time, martial arts films were very popular in China. Wu Lizhu, with her strong martial arts skills, showed her great power on the screen, dancing swords and galloping troops, which made the audience marvel. Among the films she starred in, the ones starring with Cha Ruilong, such as "great Xia of Kanto" and "flying general", were the most influential. From 1928 to 1931, the great swordsman of Kanto continued to shoot 13 episodes, with a high box office rate. As a result, Ren Pengnian made a lot of money, and Wu Lizhu became one of the most influential female stars in the early stage of China's film industry, known as "Oriental heroine".

Become famous

The films starring Wu Lizhu have a great influence in Nanyang. At that time, the Chinese in Nanyang didn't like to watch literature and art films, but showed a strong interest in martial arts films with colorful, dangerous and lively fighting. As a result, Nanyang became the main dumping place for Yueming company, which made a fortune by martial arts movies. As a result, with Yueming's growing popularity in Nanyang, Wu Lizhu has become the movie queen in the eyes of Nanyang Chinese.

After Wu Lizhu married Ren Pengnian, she became the boss of Yueming company. Since then, she has starred in 4, 5 and 6 episodes of "fat girl". In 1933, she and Zhang Yi starred in "bad neighbor", and in 1935, she and Jinshan starred in "Crazy". Because of its obvious Anti Japanese tendency, the film was banned by the authorities when it was shown in the concession. After the film was released in Nanyang, it was warmly welcomed by the majority of patriotic overseas Chinese. At the same time, "bad neighbor" is also one of the first two films to enter the American market, which shows its great influence.

With the gradual decline of Wukuai film in China's film market, Yueming company also fell apart after making "Crazy". Since then, Wu Lizhu has starred in two other films, secret girl and one mind.

Around 1939, Wu Lizhu and Ren Pengnian led the original crew of "great Xia of Guandong" on a tour to Nanyang. Wherever they went, they were welcomed. In the form of stage play, they performed the well-known "killing one's family with great righteousness", "Wu Song" and "female drifter". Ren Pengnian was also ingenious: when the performance was fierce, the lights went out and the stage turned into a screen. Then Wu Lizhu's martial arts scenes were shown. As a result, they received unexpected good results, making their performances full and cheering.

After 1939, Wu Lizhu was invited to take part in shooting the chivalrous film "Adventures of the South" in Thailand, which had a great influence. Since then, she has shot many films for Nanyang, Dazhong and other film companies in Hong Kong, such as "a plum blossom in a strange man", "sword light and blood shadow" and "matchless woman". Until 1946, when Wu Lizhu was over 40 years old, she was still the director of Peng Nian. She cooperated with Wang Hao to star in martial arts films such as female Robin Hood, female warrior, and the whip of the third battle God of the female Su division for Hong Kong Greater China company. However, due to Wu Lizhu's old age and poor skills, the audience's interest has declined, and the performance effect is not as good as it used to be. Wu Lizhu has been a filmmaker for more than 20 years. She has been playing her favorite martial arts movies, regardless of the ups and downs of the film industry. Only on this point, we can have a glimpse of the heroism of her "Oriental heroine".

Death

Wu Lizhu, who emigrated to Thailand after she died of illness in Thailand on June 23, 1978 (Friday). She was 71 years old and died in Bangkok on June 28, 1978 (Wednesday).

Wu Lizhu's marriage

Wu Lizhu was the sister-in-law of Ren Pengnian, an early Chinese film director. Ren's wife and Lizhu's sister Wu Aizhu (also known as Ren Aizhu) is also one of the early movie actors in China. She has starred in such films as tears of stepmother and wife of workers. After Aizhu died in 1931, Lizhu married Ren Pengnian. Wu Lizhu had a daughter. Her stepdaughter was the famous director Ren Zhi (birth mother Ren Aizhu) (1925-january 30, 1978). Before her daughter died of cancer in Guangzhou, Wu Lizhu visited Hong Kong.

works

As an actor, I have made films:

Three female chivalrous men in Guandong (1961)... Miao Niang

Kunlun three female Xia night robber soul handkerchief (1961)

Feixia Huang Ying breaks diamond Party (1960)... Wu ya

Secret three women detective (1960)... Wu ya

The three dead cases of Huang Ying (1959)

The capture of Huang Ying (1959)... Wu ya

Huang Feihong and his wife get rid of three evils (1958)

Yongchun Sanniang and Hong Xiguan (1956)

The great Xia of new Kanto (1949)... Zhao Miao Niang

Female Escort: three plays of the whip (1949)... Female escort

Mysterious woman (1949)... Mrs. he

Female escort three war god whip (1949)

Woman Warrior (1948)... Roger

Blood stained lonely city / unite as one (1948)... Sister Hu

Female escort (sequel) (1947)... Female escort

Spy 76 (1947)... Spy 76

Female Robin Hood (1947)... Female Robin Hood

Female escort (1941)

Yongchun Sanniang (1941)

Delirium (1935)

Big man (1933)

Bad neighbor (1933)... Zhong guofen

Her heart (1933)

Secret in the picture (1933)

Seven Star Sword (1932)

Female escort (1931)

Black Peony (1931)

Breaking the evil tiger town (1931)

Flying general (1931)

Great Xia of Kanto - Episode 4 (1930)... Zhao yaoniang

Shi Gongan - Episode 3 (1930)

Cheng Abao

Great Xia of Kanto - Episode 3 (1930)... Zhao yaoniang

Female Hercules (1929)

Tongtianhe (1929)

Journey to the West (1929)

Great Xia of Kanto - Episode 2 (1928)... Zhao yaoniang

Great Xia of Kanto - Episode 1 (1928)... Zhao yaoniang

Zhu Ziguo (1928)

Mother's heart (1926)

Love disaster (1925)... Shi Xiangyun

Films you have participated in:

Guandong three heroines (1961)... Producer

Secret three female detectives (1960)... Producer

Kunlun three female Xia night robber soul handkerchief (1961)... Producer

Feixia Huang Ying breaks diamond Party (1960)... Producer

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