I have to say that in the early years, Hong Kong films were indeed the light of Asian films, and the rapid economic take-off also promoted the development of the entertainment industry. As a result, many film companies were born in this era, and today we will take stock.
1. Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited
As a representative of Hong Kong film companies, Shao must have a name. Shaw was established in Hong Kong on 1958, with Shaw as the president. At that time, the film production was monopolized, and more than 1000 films were released. Bernard Shaw's four directors, Li Hanxiang, Hu Jinquan, Zhang Che and Chu Yuan, all have distinctive styles and far-reaching influences.
Finally, the logo of Shaw Company does look a bit ... In fact, the designer's idea was very simple at first, which is the abbreviation of Shaw Brothers, referring to Warner Brothers in the United States, but the meaning of SB changed a few years later.
Representative works: Stealing Sword, Soul Clock, meteor butterfly sword, Tianya Yueming Dao, Chu Liuxiang, etc.
Second, Jiahe Film Company
When it comes to Shaw, Jiahe can't help but say that in earlier years, Jiahe and Shaw respectively occupied half of the Hong Kong film market. Unfortunately, however, in the late 1990s, the film production decreased year by year, and younger Guangdong friends may not be impressed.
In 2007, Zou Wenhuai, the boss of Golden Harvest, retired after the owner changed hands in orange sky entertainment, and the company was renamed Orange Sky Golden Harvest. This legendary company, which has trained superstars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung, has finally turned over a glorious chapter.
In addition, the logo of Jiahe movie is also amazing. It starts with a black screen, then a long red rectangle, and then four rectangles flash in turn to form a square. It was really scary when I was a child. I don't know why most of the Jiahe movies I watched as a child were horror movies, so they were a shadow on this logo.
Representative works: Big Brother Tangshan, Five Lucky Stars, Rouge Button, Limp Hao, Sweet Honey, etc.
3. New Art City Film Co., Ltd..
The rise of the New Art City comes at the time when the struggle between Jiahe and Shaw became fierce. At first, New Art City was famous for its rapid creation, and the script creation cycle of its films was usually completed within 3-7 days. Such a high output can not be separated from the joint efforts of a "seven-person creative team" composed of Mai Jia, Shi Tian, Huang Baiming, Tsui Hark, Shi Nansheng, Ceng Zhiwei and teddy robin!
However, this multi-person power company is easy to have differences of interest, and the new art city will be dissolved in the later stage.
Representative works: Hero's True Color, Prison Storm, Best Partner, Wrong Yin and Yang, A-lang's Story, etc.
Four. Oriental film
Oriental Film was founded by Huang Baiming on 1992 after the disintegration of New Art City. Most of his films are comedies with mixed quality.
Representative works: Man-Han Banquet, bride with white hair, Happy Birthday to Huatian, etc.
Five, the film producer production company (UFO)
This company was founded by Ceng Zhiwei, Chen Kexin, James Yuen, Zhang Zhiliang and others, and released a large number of excellent films. He should be good at making some romantic films, and like to discuss gender and orientation.
Representative works: rogue doctor, the couple who rob money, the golden branches and jade leaves, etc.
6. Starlight Overseas Limited
Everyone should be familiar with this company. Yes, it is a film company founded by Stephen Chow in 1996, which specializes in shooting high-quality and entertaining films.
Representative Works: Gourmet, king of comedy, shaolin soccer, etc.
Seven: Universal Asian Movies
Founded in 1994, it is a leader in both quantity and quality. The released films have been sent to Berlin Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival many times. Lin Jianyue, the boss, has strong financial resources.
Infernal Affairs, world without thieves and other masterpieces.
Eight, Yongsheng Film Company
Founded in 1987, the founders are Xiang Huaqiang and his younger brother Xiang Watson. With money and resources, the early popularity was low, but after several explosive movies came down, they became famous.
Masterpieces: God of Gambling, Playing truant, Duke of Lushan.
Nine, the Milky Way image
Founded by Du Qifeng and Wei Jiahui, it is a film studio focusing on local films. Thanks to Du Qifeng's genius, there are almost no bad films produced by Galaxy Image.
Representative works: Gunfire, Dark War, Birth of a Prefix, etc.
Emperor's film
The company was founded in 1999 by Yang Shoucheng, with strong strength, great fame and rapid development. In recent years, it has appeared in many movies that can be seen in the mainland. At the same time, it is also one of the few established Hong Kong film companies with super high influence in China.
Representative works: Nobody, One like You, Evil Does Not Suppress Righteousness, Operation Red Sea, etc.
Finally, do you have any favorite Hong Kong movies?