The Lost Tomb
2015
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Cheng is perhaps best known for starring in the 1966 Hong Kong wuxia film "Come Drink with Me", directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng as Golden Swallow, a skilled swordswoman on a mission to rescue her brother.
Biography. Cheng Pei-pei is an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. In 2000, she returned to international attention with her role as Jade Fox in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Oct 24, 2020 · Movies. Cheng Pei-pei, known by many as the Queen of Kung Fu, is the first-ever female action hero. The Chinese actress appeared in a number of martial arts movies while working in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s, ultimately starring in two of the most influential kung fu films ever made: Come Drink with Me and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon .
Considered one of the greatest wuxia films of all time, Come Drink with Me was both a critical and commercial success, and launched the career of Cheng Pei-pei as a star of the wuxia genre. [2] It was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Dec 13, 2020 · Cheng Pei-pei: how martial arts actress of Crouching Tiger fame first saw stardom in wuxia classic Come Drink with Me. She played the malicious guardian in Ang Lee’s groundbreaking global...
Jun 7, 2021 · 3.43K subscribers. 64. 4.5K views 2 years ago. ...more. Interview with the famous actress Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and many other wuxia) about Come drink with me 大醉俠...
Cheng Pei-pei (鄭佩佩) on Ang Lee and her iconic roles with Shaw Studios. "I’m very proud, and competitive to a fault. I thought, ‘if a man can do it, so can I’" Written by. Arthur Tam. Tuesday...
