Tong Kai

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.

Known For

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

as Spinning Wheels King Song Wen

The One-Armed Swordsman

as Ding Peng

The Chinese Feast

as Hau How Tin

Golden Swallow

as Golden Dragon Thug

The Avenging Eagle

as Golden Spear Tao De Biu

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

as Master Yi Zheng

The Flying Dagger

as Wang Ping (uncredited)

The Magnificent Trio

as Brother Zhu

The Assassin

as Wang Yue (uncredited)

Shaolin Prince

as Chief of Lohan with two swords