Tong Kai

Tong Kai

Known For

The One-Armed Swordsman

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.

Movies Featuring Tong Kai

Shaolin Prince

Shaolin Prince (1982)

as Chief of Lohan with two swords
The Avenging Eagle

The Avenging Eagle (1978)

as Golden Spear Tao De Biu
The Flying Dagger

The Flying Dagger (1969)

as Wang Ping (uncredited)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)

as Spinning Wheels King Song Wen
Golden Swallow

Golden Swallow (1968)

as Golden Dragon Thug
The Assassin

The Assassin (1967)

as Wang Yue (uncredited)
The Silent Swordsman

The Silent Swordsman (1967)

as General Huangying/villain
The Thundering Sword

The Thundering Sword (1967)

as Yue's security escort member (uncredited)
The Trail of the Broken Blade

The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)

as Qiu's Fighter with Spear (uncredited)
Scarlet Boy

Scarlet Boy (1962)

as Yellow Wolf Demon/Huang Long Jing