Runje Shaw
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Runje Shaw was the eldest of the Shaw brothers (Run Run Shaw
, Runde Shaw
and Runme Shaw
). Born in Ningbo
, Zhejiang
, China
, he was one of six sons of Shanghai
textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867-1920), Shaw was originally a lawyer and worked for firms like Hsin Hwa Foreign Firm, the prestigious Chinese-French Chen Ye Bank. His entrepreneurial success included a venture in the Huayou Egg Factory.
Shaw later enter the film business and became a film director, producer and writer. Unlike his younger brothers, he never left China. In 1934 he established Unique studio in Hong Kong and remained studio boss until 1937.
Shaw was married three times, once to Unique’s starlet Chan Yoke-mui.
Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM is a Hong Kong media mogul.-Overview:Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China in 1907. There has been no official or formal announcement on the exact day and month of his birth. According to A&C Black published Who's Who 2007, Shaw Run Run was born on 14...
, Runde Shaw
Runde Shaw
Runde Shaw was the second-oldest of the four brothers, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, who established Unique Film Productions in Shanghai in the early 1920's, setting the stage for what would become the most prolific film production company in Asia...
and Runme Shaw
Runme Shaw
Tan Sri Dr Runme Shaw, K.St.J was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw , together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in...
). Born in Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, he was one of six sons of Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867-1920), Shaw was originally a lawyer and worked for firms like Hsin Hwa Foreign Firm, the prestigious Chinese-French Chen Ye Bank. His entrepreneurial success included a venture in the Huayou Egg Factory.
Shaw later enter the film business and became a film director, producer and writer. Unlike his younger brothers, he never left China. In 1934 he established Unique studio in Hong Kong and remained studio boss until 1937.
Shaw was married three times, once to Unique’s starlet Chan Yoke-mui.
Filmography
His works included:- Reunion
- Flying General
- Incident In The Pacific
- Deadly Rose
- Compassion
- Fisherman's Girl
- Love And Morality
- Monster Of The Secret Chamber
- My Friend, The Ghost
- Patriotic Woman
- Woman Of Guangzhou
- Burning Of The Efang Palace
- Butterfly Lovers, Part One
- Butterfly Lovers, Part Two
- Country Bumpkin Tours The City, Part Three
- Country Bumpkin Tours The City
- Country Bumpkin Tours The City, The Sequel
- Life
- Nocturnal Morning
- Unworthy Of Love
- Mourning Of The Chaste Tree Flower
- Platinum Dragon
- Nightclub Colours
- Humanities
- Lady Mengjiang
- Love Eternal
- Heroine Li Feifei
- New Leaf
- Duel Between Monkey King And Gold-Spotted Leopard
See also
- Brothers, Sir Run Run ShawRun Run ShawSir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM is a Hong Kong media mogul.-Overview:Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China in 1907. There has been no official or formal announcement on the exact day and month of his birth. According to A&C Black published Who's Who 2007, Shaw Run Run was born on 14...
and Runde ShawRunde ShawRunde Shaw was the second-oldest of the four brothers, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, who established Unique Film Productions in Shanghai in the early 1920's, setting the stage for what would become the most prolific film production company in Asia... - Cinema of Hong KongCinema of Hong KongThe cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
- Shaw House and CentreShaw House and Centre-Shaw House:Shaw House is a shopping mall and the home of Lido Cinema . Lido Cinema was constructed in 1958 as a 10-storey office block, and was officially opened by Lim Yew Hock on 22 November, 1958....