Sun Chien
Born January 26, 1955 in Taiwan under the name Suen Jian-yuan, Sun Chien (Chinese: 孫建) lost both parents while young and was brought up by his two sisters. In 1976, director Chang Cheh was recruiting new stars in Taiwan for the movie Chinatown Kid. Tae kwon do veteran Sun was selected among many competitors and was given the supporting role in the movie. Sun since developed his career in Hong Kong (notably as one of the 5 Venoms) and signed as a contract actor with Shaw Brothers for eight years. Being one of "Chang's Cohorts," he often starred in the director's action and martial arts movies. After Shaw Brothers ceased film production in 1986 to focus on TV projects, Sun lent his talents to subpar "cut-and-paste" productions for producer Tomas Tang's Filmark International. In the early 90s he served as an action director and assistant director on several films before retiring in 1992.
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Movies (59)
Angry Ranger
1991 · Big Circle Han, Assistant Director
The Plot
1991 · Chan Nam, Action Director
Widow Warriors
1990 · Martial Arts Choreographer
Instant Rage
1989
The Vampire Is Alive
1989 · Three Killed Warriors, Action Director
Satanic Crystals
1989
Robo Vampire
1988 · Action Director
Mad Move
1988
Ninja, Demon's Massacre
1988
The Spy Inferno
1988
Crocodile Fury
1988
Fatal Command
1988
The Vampire Raiders
1988
Treasure Hunter
1988
Operation Foxhunt
1988
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Woodcutter
Devil's Dynamite
1987 · Action Director
Ninja: American Warrior
1987
Project G-7
1987
Mission War Flames
1987
Ninja Death Squad
1987
Empire of Spiritual Ninja
1987
Ninja in the Killing Field
1987
Terminal Angels
1987
Ninja and the Warriors of Fire
1987
Ninja's Extreme Weapons
1987
Super Platoon
1987 · Director
Ninja Fantasy
1986
Pursuit of a Killer
1985 · Lei Kung
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985 · Governor's Man
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
1984 · Li Yi
Return of Bastard Swordsman
1984 · Xie Ping
Little Dragon Maiden
1983 · Chief Qiu
Bastard Swordsman
1983 · Xie Ping
The Lady Is the Boss
1983 · Ah Chang
The Lady Assassin
1983 · Kam Fung Chi
Ode to Gallantry
1982 · Bei Haishi
Human Lanterns
1982 · Sgt. Poon
The Spirit of the Sword
1982 · Bai Zhong
Clan Feuds
1982 · Little Prince
House of Traps
1982 · Yan Chun Min
What Price Honesty?
1981 · Luo Zhang
Black Lizard
1981 · Constable Tieh Fu
The Brave Archer 3
1981 · Scholar
The Duel of the Century
1981 · Hua Manlou
The Emperor and His Brother
1981 · No. 7, Hu Tin Wang
The Rebel Intruders
1980 · Tang Yu-Tung
Two Champions of Shaolin
1980 · Chin Ta Lei (Jin Tailai)
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Lin Wei Gang
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
1979 · Wang Yin Lin
Kid with the Golden Arm
1979 · Yang Hu Yun / Iron Feet Lad
The Magnificent Ruffians
1979 · Feng Jia Ji
The Daredevils
1979 · Xinzheng
Shaolin Rescuers
1979 · Zhu Cai
Crippled Avengers
1978 · Hu Ah-Kue
Invincible Shaolin
1978 · Hsu Fong
The Five Venoms
1978 · Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma
The Brave Archer 2
1978 · Luk Koon Ying
Chinatown Kid
1977 · Yang Jian Wen
