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Who's your favorite Venom?

Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

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The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)

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Why do all venoms say they are from Taiwan?

Hello! Thank you for sending us an ask!

Most of the members of the Venom Mob are actually from Taiwan, which is why they would say that they are. Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, and Kuo Chui all grew up in Taipei, and all three were born in Taiwan. Sun Chien was born in Taiwan as well, though he didn't meet the other members of the Venom Mob until they were all in Hong Kong.

Lo Mang grew up in Hong Kong and Wei Pai was born in China, though we are not sure where exactly.

It might seem surprising that the majority of the Venom Mob—a group of actors associated with specifically Chinese films—are from Taiwan. The fact of the matter is, despite China's tight borders and various conflicts with surrounding countries at the time, the directors of Shaw Bros were very willing to source their actors and crewmembers from outside of China. Chang Cheh especially.

And we're glad they did, because otherwise the bulk of the Venoms never would have appeared on screen alongside other Shaw Bros greats, and become kung fu legends in their own rights.

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Wei Pai in The Prodigal Son (1981)

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The Venoms in Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

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Happy Halloween (if you celebrate it)!! Instead of candy, I am handing out pictures of them 😌

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Wei Pai and Wong Ching fight in The Cheeky Chap (1980)

I adored him in this movie. He gave such a great performance. He was very charismatic and expressive, in my opinion. I thought the character was very interesting! Sometimes he was funny, cute, serious, a bit cocky, but Wei Pai portrayed it very well! The fight scenes were very good too.

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Invincible Shaolin (1978)