
Person
Raymond Chow
Production
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- Oct 8, 1927
- Died
- Nov 2, 2018
- From
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Raymond Chow Man-Wai (鄒文懷) was a Hong Kong film producer. He began his professional life as a newspaper reporter. He then broadened his media experience by working for several years as a radio and television producer. In 1959, Chow joined the Shaw Brothers organization in Hong Kong. Chow established Golden Harvest in 1970 producing eight features in the first year of operation. The company grew quickly and through a highly successful association with the late Bruce Lee, introduced a new film genre to audiences all over the world. In 1980, the company celebrated ten years of operation and Chow was named International Showman of the Year by the National Association of Theater Owners in recognition of his contribution to the American motion picture industry. Golden Harvest continues to set new landmarks in the film industry throughout the Asian region. In-roads into the Japanese market and a successful collaboration with Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan have ensured tremendous box office success. In 1987, Chow was honored with the award of O.B.E. and more recently received the "Tokyo Creative Award" for his contribution to Asian cinema. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at Cineasia and was honored by the Emperor of Japan when he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure with Golden Rays and Rosette for his contribution to cultural and commercial relations between Hong Kong and Japan.
Images
Credits

Kung Fu Jungle

A Simple Life

Bruce Lee, the Legend

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

I Love Hong Kong 2011

Sleepwalker

Ah Fai, the Dumb

The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee
The World of Kung Fu
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Police Story 2

Lassiter

Wheels on Meals

Once Upon a Time in China II

Gorgeous