"Shaolin Temple" actress: the life legend behind the kung fu classic
Hey entertainment fans! Today, let's travel back to 1982, the era that was lit up by the kung fu masterpiece "Shaolin Temple". On the stage of this entertainment carnival, there are a group of young actors whose fates are ups and downs, who have made a name for themselves in the film, but have experienced various twists and turns in their lives.
The first to bear the brunt is Ji Chunhua, who is known as the gold medal villain. Don't look at the sinister and cunning "vulture" he played in "Shaolin Temple", in fact, he is a simple and gentle martial arts athlete. once suffered from drug poisoning, and all his hair and eyebrows fell out, but this became an opportunity for him to make a name for himself in the film industry. Director Zhang Xinyan was attracted by his mature and gloomy appearance, coupled with his hairless and eyebrowless characteristics, and successfully created the villain role of "Vulture". As soon as the film was released, Ji Chunhua became famous in one fell swoop and was promoted to a gold medal villain with his thrilling fighting scenes and superb literary drama.
However, good people always go first, and Ji Chunhua died of illness in 2018 at the age of 57. This artist, who was once praised as a gold medal villain by the director, used his life to interpret the gorgeous transformation from a bad guy to a good guy.
Next, let's talk about Jet Li, who was only 19 years old at the time. In the film "Shaolin Temple", he successfully portrayed a young and promising warrior monk and became an international superstar in one fell swoop. However, his life was not all that was a soldier. He lost his father at a young age and his family was poor, but he was selected to enter a sports school at the age of seven, and gradually reduced the burden on his family with his extraordinary martial arts talent. However, there is always a hardship behind the success, years of filming action scenes caused him to suffer from hyperthyroidism, and his daughter Jada also had signs of depression, making his life full of ups and downs and pain. In his later years, Jet Li turned to Buddhism in search of inner peace.
At the same time, the story of the heroine Ding Lan is also embarrassing. In "Shaolin Temple", she played the role of "Bai Wufang" with a beautiful and pure temperament, but after her career was successful, she gave up her fiery acting career in China and went to Singapore to get married in order to pursue love. However, the marriage soon broke down, and Ding Lan returned to China with her son and switched to business. Behind the success is the ups and downs of her personal life, she is still unmarried, and she faces the ups and downs of life alone.
Zheng Xulan, one of the "Five Golden Flowers" of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe in the 80s, became a singer because of the movie "Shepherd's Song", but made an unexpected choice at the peak of his career - to go to the United States to get married and have children. After the divorce, she became a single mother and suffered physical problems and medical malpractice at a low point in her career, but she bravely persevered. In the end, she reappeared on the CCTV stage in 2020 and sang the song "Shepherd Song".
In the end, the big brother "empty" is played by Shandong actor Liu Huailiang. After the film, he did not choose to blindly immerse himself in the glory of the entertainment industry, but devoted himself to the cause of martial arts education, became the coach of the martial arts team, and served as the chairman of the Hainan Wushu Association. He may not be as famous as other leading actors, but his contribution to society cannot be ignored.
These former kung fu heroes are now performing different dramas on the stage of life. They may not have had smooth sailing, but it is these ups and downs and twists and turns that make their lives more colorful. The stories outside the film are the most moving, just like their lives, full of legends and touching. And "Shaolin Temple", a martial arts classic, is not only a movie, but also a masterpiece that carries the sincere life of this group of actors. Time flies, but their stories will forever shine in film history. Don't go away, there are more legends in the entertainment industry waiting for us to reveal!