”One-armed Sword King" Wang Yu died of illness this morning at the age of 80.
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Release / April 5, 2022, 9:35 AM
Wang Yu passed away peacefully in the hospital on the morning of the 5th. (Internet)
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(Taipei News) Wang Yu, a generation of martial arts superstar “one-armed sword King”, died of illness at Taipei Zhenxing Hospital this morning (5th), at the age of 80.
Wang Yu had a stroke in 2011. At the end of 2015, he fainted at an airport in Thailand and was taken to the hospital. He suffered two strokes and underwent two brain operations. He survived life and death. Wang Jinping announced the sad news in his diary this morning: “I am very sad to tell you that our beloved father, Mr. Wang Yu, passed away peacefully at Taipei Zhenxing Hospital on the morning of April 5th, at the age of 80, after six years of battling illness. My father is loyal and values his friends. Inside and outside the screen, his life has been a chivalrous style of iron discipline, and his life has been brilliant. With great reluctance, we will always miss our father. I also believe that his one-armed sword, the handsome hero image, will live forever in the history of the film and in the hearts of fans. ”
Wang Yu was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" of the 56th Golden Horse Awards. Her daughter Wang Jinping accompanied her father on the red carpet. (Internet)
Wang Yu has been in the movies for more than 40 years and has been a legend in his life. He entered the industry in 1963 and became popular in 1967 when he was cast in the movie "One-armed Sword" by director Zhang Che Xiangzhong. He then made 60 martial arts films such as "One-armed Sword King". He can be called the chief martial arts student in the 1960s and 1970s. He used only his left hand to play with knives in movies, which is still a classic in the hearts of fans; however, he retired from show business after 1997 and turned to business. It was not until 2011 that he returned to the film industry with Chen Kexin's "Martial Arts", accumulating nearly 100 works.
Wang Yu became popular with "One-armed Sword" and has the title of ”One-armed Sword King". (Internet)
Has been involved in underworld disputes
Wang Yu has a forthright personality outside of acting. When he was young, he was a popular prodigal son. He had a deep relationship with the Zhulian Gang. He was involved in underworld disputes and had bloody conflicts with the Sihai Gang (Tianchu Restaurant Incident). Although the controversy is not small, his love for movies has not lost to anyone. During his lifetime, he and Ke Junxiong established the “Taipei Martial Arts Guidance Skills Practitioners Professional Union” to speak out for martial arts and stunt doubles in the industry.
He is a respected senior in the film industry. He finally made a comeback in the film industry, but in June of the same year, he suffered a mild stroke due to publicity fatigue and fighting alcohol, and his left half was limp. At that time, he had amazing willpower, and he recovered twice a day. Chinese and Western medicine went hand in hand and he recovered quickly. He was shortlisted for the best supporting actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards that year and did not win the award. He still laughed at himself on stage: “I knew that if you have a stroke, you must have no points if you win! ”
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Wang Yu once fell in love with Lin Qingxia, afraid of ruining the jade girl's love, and was cheated on by her young wife, heartbroken, and raped.
Wang Yu took over filming "Lost Souls" after suffering a stroke. He finally became the emperor at the Taipei Film Awards in 2013. He won his first acting award at the age of 70. He smiled happily and said that he would make another film when he was in better health, but he has not picked up the film since then. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Horse Award for Lifetime Achievement, which is the highest award he has won in 55 years of filmmaking. He turned his focus to energy development. He once revealed that he would publish the global patent when it was available. He hoped to win another “lifetime achievement award”, but unfortunately, he passed away without seeing his career succeed.
In recent years, Wang Yu's physical strength has not been as good as in the past. He has taken a multi-pronged rehabilitation, including taking medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion, practicing visceral qigong, and even went to Ukraine to get sheep placenta under the hospitality of friends, but his physical strength still hasn't improved, and he often sighs that he is easily tired.
Because of his career, he often flies around by himself. His daughter Wang Jinping sighed bitterly and refused to listen. He fainted at the airport in Thailand in December 2015 and suffered two strokes. He was rushed to the hospital for two brain operations. Although his condition was stable afterwards, he was severely injured. In March 2016, after Wang Yu's condition stabilized, he took a special flight back to Taiwan and recuperated in the hospital. At that time, his daughter Wang Jinping explained that her father did not want to be disturbed by the outside world.
Wang Yu had two marriages during his lifetime. With a rich net worth, he spent NT4400 million (about S新19 million) in 1994 to build a mansion in Xindian “Huacheng, Greater Taipei”. He only lives with foreign helpers and his daughter will only live together when she has time to return to Taiwan. In fact, what Wang Yu was most worried about during his lifetime was his elderly mother who lived in Hong Kong. In 2009, his mother's health turned on a red light. He went to Thailand to worship the Four-sided Buddha and make a wish. As a result, his condition improved. He welcomed back a four-sided Buddha from Thailand to worship, and he would also come to Thailand every month to make a wish.
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