Runje Shaw

Runje Shaw was the eldest of the Shaw brothers . Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, he was one of six sons of Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen , Shaw was originally a lawyer and worked for firms like Hsin Hwa Foreign Firm, the prestigious Chinese-French Chen Ye Bank. His entrepreneurial success included a venture in the Huayou Egg Factory.

Shaw later enter the film business and became a film director, producer and writer. Unlike his younger brothers, he never left China. In 1934 he established Unique studio in Hong Kong and remained studio boss until 1937.

Shaw was married three times, once to Unique’s starlet Chan Yoke-mui.

Filmography

His works included:

Reunion
Flying General
Incident In The Pacific
Deadly Rose
Compassion
Fisherman's Girl
Love And Morality
Monster Of The Secret Chamber
My Friend, The Ghost
Patriotic Woman
Woman Of Guangzhou
Burning Of The Efang Palace
Butterfly Lovers, Part One
Butterfly Lovers, Part Two
Country Bumpkin Tours The City, Part Three
Country Bumpkin Tours The City
Country Bumpkin Tours The City, The Sequel
Life
Nocturnal Morning
Unworthy Of Love
Mourning Of The Chaste Tree Flower
Platinum Dragon
Nightclub Colours
Humanities
Lady Mengjiang
Love Eternal
Heroine Li Feifei
New Leaf
Duel Between Monkey King And Gold-Spotted Leopard