Ni Kuang facts for kids
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Ni Kuang
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Ni at Hong Kong Shue Yan University in 2007
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Ni Cong
30 May 1935 |
| Died | 3 July 2022 (aged 87) The HKACS Jockey Club Cancer Rehabilitation Centre, Nam Long Shan, Southern District, Hong Kong
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| Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, actor |
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| Period | 1956–2005 |
| Genre | Wuxia, science fiction |
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| Traditional Chinese | 倪聰 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 倪聪 | ||||||||||
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Ni Kuang (born Ni Cong, 30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022) was a very famous writer and screenwriter from Hong Kong. He wrote over 300 Chinese novels, including exciting wuxia (martial arts fantasy) and science fiction stories. He also wrote more than 400 movie scripts!
Contents
Life Story
Early Years and Journey to Hong Kong
Ni Kuang was born on 30 May 1935, in Shanghai, China. He came from a family of smart people and was the fourth of seven children. His younger sister, Yi Shu, also became a well-known novelist.
In 1950, his parents and three younger siblings moved to Hong Kong. Ni Kuang and his older siblings stayed in mainland China. When he was 16, he joined the People's Liberation Army. Later, he worked as a security officer.
In 1955, he volunteered to work in Inner Mongolia. However, he faced difficulties there and decided to leave. He wanted to find a place where he could have more freedom. In May 1956, he left Inner Mongolia and traveled to Anshan and then Shanghai. From Shanghai, he found a way to travel to Hong Kong. He arrived in Kowloon, Hong Kong, on 5 July 1957. After that, he never went back to mainland China.
Writing Adventures
Ni Kuang's science fiction novels are often like detective stories. They feature extraterrestrial life (aliens!) that help explain strange or impossible events. His most famous books are the Wisely Series and Dr Yuen series. These stories have been made into many movies and TV shows.
Ni Kuang also wrote scripts for movies. He worked with director Chang Cheh for the Shaw Brothers Studio. Some of the films he wrote include One-Armed Swordsman and Crippled Avengers. He also wrote the script for the 1972 film Fist of Fury. In this movie, he created the hero Chen Zhen, who was played by the legendary Bruce Lee. Chen Zhen became a very popular character in Chinese culture. Other famous actors like Jet Li and Donnie Yen have played Chen Zhen in later movies. Ni Kuang even wrote the script for China's first superhero film, Inframan.
Ni Kuang was good friends with another famous wuxia writer, Louis Cha. Ni Kuang even helped write a part of Cha's novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils when Cha was on vacation. In that part, Ni Kuang made a character named A'zi blind. Jin Yong later changed this in his own edits of the novel.
In 1992, Ni Kuang moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco. He kept writing there. But in 2006, he moved back to Hong Kong because his wife preferred living there.
Personal Life
Ni Kuang became a Protestant Christian in 1986. Before that, he followed Buddhism.
He had four brothers and two sisters. His sister, Isabel Nee, is also a well-known writer. Ni Kuang was married to Li Guozhen. They had a son and a daughter. Their son, Joe Nieh, works in the Hong Kong entertainment world. He is married to the actress Vivian Chow. Ni Kuang passed away in Hong Kong on 3 July 2022, at the age of 87.
Views on Freedom
Ni Kuang was known for believing strongly in individual freedom. He often spoke about how important it was for people to be free and to respect each other's freedom. He believed that individual freedom was the most important value in the world.
Filmography
Films
Here is a list of some films Ni Kuang worked on:
- 1967 One-Armed Swordsman – Screenwriter.
- 1969 The Invincible Fist – Writer
- 1986 The Seventh Curse – Dr Yi. This film is based on Ni Kuang's Dr. Yuen series of novels.
- 1988 Profiles of Pleasure – Yi
- 1992 The Cat – Mr Chen
Works
Science Fiction Series
- Wisely Series
- Dr Yuen Series 原振侠系列
- 天人 Tian Ren
- 迷路 mi lu
- 血咒 xue zhou
- 海異 hai yi
- 寶狐
- 靈椅
- 奇緣
- 精怪
- 鬼界
- 魔女
- 失魂
- 降頭
- 巫艷
- 愛神
- 尋找愛神
- 大犯罪者
- 幽靈星座
- 黑暗天使
- 迷失樂園
- 劫數
- 快活秘方
- 變幻雙星
- 血的誘惑
- 催命情聖
- 黑白無常
- 自殺陰謀
- 假太陽
- 無間地獄
- 人鬼疑雲
- 魂飛魄散
- 宇宙殺手
- 天皇巨星
- The Asian Eagle Lo Hoi series 亞洲之鷹羅開系列
- 鬼鐘
- 妖偶
- 魔像
- 怪頭
- 巨龍
- 蛇神
- 蜂后
- 火鳳
- 飛焰
- 夜光
- 異人
- 死結
- 解開死結
- 困獸
- 遊魂
- 非人協會系列
- 魚人，三千年死人，兩生，主宰，泥沼火人，大鷹
- 年輕人與公主系列
- 神機，暗算，天敵，夜歸，四條金龍，消失女神，離魂奇遇，神話世界，足球，寶刀，手套，大寶藏，尺蠖
- Magnolia, the Lady in Black series 女黑俠木蘭花系列
- 巧奪死光錶，血戰黑龍黨，火海生死鬥，海底火龍，地獄門，勇破火箭場，神祕高原，雷庫驚魂，死亡織錦，電眼怪客，冰川亡魂，奪命紅燭，智擒電子盜，死亡爆炸網，殺人獎金，隱形奇人，高空喋血，怒殲赤魔團，連環毒計，秘密黨，旋風神偷，天外恩仇，大破暗殺黨，魔掌餘生，血濺黃金柱，神祕血影掌，鑽石雷射，北極氫彈戰，潛艇迷宮，玻璃偽鈔模，黑暗歷險，人形飛彈，軍械大盜，斷頭美人魚，蜘蛛陷阱，無敵兇手，沉船明珠，無價奇石，失蹤新娘，怪新郎，金庫奇案，龍宮寶貝，珊瑚古城，獵頭禁地，魔畫，死神宮殿，復活金像，遙控謀殺案，地道奇人，蜜月奇遇，冷血人，生死碧玉，電網火花，古屋奇影，金廟奇佛，天才白癡，生命合同，三屍同行，無風自動，無名怪屍
- Teenage Wisely Series 少年衛斯理系列
- 少年衛斯理、天外桃源
- 浪子高達系列
- 珍珠蕩婦、盜屍豔遇、紅粉貓、血美人、水晶豔女、金球紅唇、微晶之秘、超腦終極戰
- 俠盜影子系列
- 麗人劫、寶石眼
- 神探高斯系列
- 晚禮服,鬼照片,水中寶盒,怪房子,預告,出術,飛艇,魔鬼的舞蹈,未卜先知,迷途橫禍,怪人奇騙,妖女煞星,擒兇記,金髮女,及時趕到,弄假成真,霧夜煞星,催眠之術,奇蹟,粉紅鑽石,太陽神,金酋長,奇輪,風向,亞洲皇后,黑美人,閃電天,古墨,三與四
Wuxia Novels and Others
- 六指琴魔
- 六指琴魔续集
- 龙虎双剑侠
- 八俊杰
- 宝剑千金
- 冰天侠女
- 长虹贯日
- 飞针
- 故剑
- 红镖
- 火凤凰
- 黄土
- 金腰带
- 杀气严霜
- 铁蝙蝠
- 铁手无情
- 小白凤
- 新独臂刀
- 银剑恨
- 哑侠
- 不了仇
- 铁拳
- 紫青双剑录
- 通神
- 異軍
- 蛇王石
- 創造
- 血美人
- 心變
- 一劍情深
- 情天劍痕
- 俠血红翎
- 江湖浪子
- 紅塵白刃
- 飄花劍雨
- 慧劍情絲
- 劍谷幽魂
- 劍亂情迷
- 玲瓏雙劍
- 血掌魅影
- 玉女金戈
- 一劍動四方
- 一劍振八方
- 南明潛龍傳
- 斷腸刃
- 虎魄冰魂
- 飛燕情刀
- 俠女英魂
- 倩女情俠
- 十三太保
- 太虛幻境
- 騙徒
- 香港怪故事
- 香港鬼故事
- 香港鬼故事·第2集
- 香港鬼故事·第3集
- 倪匡談金庸
- 倪匡鬼話系列
- 寶寶不要哭、麻將遇鬼記、搖搖搖，搖到外婆橋、倪匡說鬼、自來鬼、見聞傳奇、廁所裡有鬼、城市怪故事
- 倪匡短篇（全1冊）：
常見的男人與女人故事、陰謀殺人故事、監獄故事、想當年故事、舊貨巷故事、武俠小說人物關係、《聊齋誌異》全盤現代化
- 倪匡看金庸小說「系列」（全5冊）：我看金庸小說、再看金庸小說、三看金庸小說、四看金庸小說、五看金庸小說。
See also
In Spanish: I Kuang para niños
