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Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry. [2]
Run Run Shaw. Producer: Blade Runner. Run Run Shaw was born in Shanghai, China on October 4, 1907. He went into the filming industry with his brother, Runme Shaw, and established the Shaw Organization in 1926 and the Shaw Studios (formerly South Seas Film studio) in 1930.
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG (AP) — Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday. He was 107.
Jan 7, 2014 · Run Run Shaw, the colorful Hong Kong media mogul whose name was synonymous with low-budget Chinese action and horror films — and especially with the wildly successful kung fu genre, which...
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG – Sir Run Run Shaw, one of the pioneers of the 20th century Chinese film industry, has died. Shaw, who co-founded the Shaw Brothers film studio with his brother Runme, had...
Jan 7, 2014 · Sir Run Run Shaw, the media tycoon who helped bring Chinese martial arts films to an international audience, died in his home in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Jan 7, 2014 · The Hong Kong movie mogul's films included 1972's Five Fingers of Death, which was a kung fu classic. With his brother Ronnie, Shaw produced more than 1,000 films over five decades. He also...
Jan 7, 2014 · HONG KONG - Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw, whose studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors, died Tuesday. He was 107.
Jan 7, 2014 · He was the father, or rather grandfather, or really great-grandfather of Hong Kong cinema. He was Run Run Shaw. The Hong Kong entertainment mogul, one half of Shaw Brothers Studio and the head of Television Broadcast Limited, died this morning at the impressive age of 106.
Jan 7, 2014 · Entertainment mogul Run Run Shaw, a major figure in Asia's film industry, has died at the age of 107. The Hong Kong resident founded Shaw Brothers Studios, which produced almost 1,000 films and...