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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

RIP: RUN RUN SHAW 1907-2014

Sir Run Run Shaw, the man often cited as the creator of the Kung Fu genre has passed away at the age of 106.

Shaw was the man responsible for shaping the media culture of Hong Kong. Shaw made hundreds of low budget action and horror film in China and his company released close to 800 films...a simply astounding number.

His company brought to the screen such gems as "Five Fingers of Death", "Man Of Iron", "Shaolin Avenger", "Cleopatra Jones & The Casino Of Gold", "Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires", and the unforgettable "Mighty Peking Man".

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