Sun Chien
Date of birth: 1955-01-01
Place of birth: Taiwan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 孫建, Sun Jian, Sun Kin, Suen Jian-Yuan, Suen Gin, Chien Sun, Kin Suen, 孙建
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Five Venoms
1978-08-12
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special sty
Kid with the Golden Arm
1979-11-02
Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local
Crippled Avengers
1978-12-21
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, an
Two Champions of Shaolin
1980-04-12
Shaolin warrior Tung Chien-chen is injured in battle against the hated Wu Tang clan, and nursed back
Shaolin Rescuers
1979-03-24
Two friends who long to be heroes join the fight against a Ching warlord and his students. They get
House of Traps
1982-01-09
It all started with The Five Venoms, the internationally loved kung-fu thriller. It continued throug
Clan Feuds
1982-02-19
Two young lovers, Yun Keng and Ching Shuang belong to opposing clans. Their relationship is a secret
Black Lizard
1981-11-26
Young swordsman Lung Fei encounters strange omens portending the death of his fiancee Ting Tzu-chu.
Human Lanterns
1982-07-14
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lant
The Daredevils
1979-06-09
The General's son Yang escapes a massacre at his home that subsequently sees a corrupt, criminal syn
Ninja Death Squad
1987-01-01
An organized gang specializing in high ranking military assassinations bewilders the police. However
The Vampire Raiders
1988-01-01
The fate of the entire hotel industry is at stake. A group of evil black ninjas have threatened to i
The Rebel Intruders
1980-09-10
China is ripped apart by a civil war, and thousands of displaced refugees swarm into towns not yet r
Invincible Shaolin
1978-11-19
Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to c
Empire of Spiritual Ninja
1987-01-01
Criminal activities of the spiritual ninja are headed by a ruthless ninja warlord and follows the CI
The Brave Archer 3
1981-11-12
Guo Jing and Huang Rong pursue Yang Kang to Iron Palm Peak, where Qiu Qianren and the Iron Palm Sect
The Duel of the Century
1981-10-22
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's la
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
1979-12-25
Ming partisan Chu who is on the run from Manchu forces. Local merchant and kung fu enthusiast Li Che
The Magnificent Ruffians
1979-09-20
Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists
What Price Honesty?
1981-12-31
Police corruption is the theme of this brutal harbinger of the bleak "new wave" crime thriller. Pai
Ode to Gallantry
1982-12-16
A lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between seve
Ninja in the Killing Field
1984-01-01
The government seems powerless against the brutal activities of the ninjas and requests the help of
Chinatown Kid
1977-12-02
Struggling to survive the murderous gang wars of Hong Kong, Tan Tung, a young martial arts street fi
The Spirit of the Sword
1982-05-18
In this film, there are 5 main clans ruling the martial world, each representing one of the 5 elemen
Little Dragon Maiden
1983-12-02
Seeking to improve his combat skills, a young man falls in love with a woman with mystical powers bu
Mission War Flames
1987-01-09
War film set in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Paul, a young Vietnamese doctor, enlists in the ARVN ove
The Brave Archer 2
1978-05-13
Our hero Kuo Tsing is winning the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. However, almost immediately, clan
The Emperor and His Brother
1981-07-19
A young boy betrays his family who hides a refugee and tells the pursuer where the hiding-place is -
Pursuit of a Killer
1985-09-20
This is one of those -"who did it" -murder movies put out by Shaw Brothers. In this one, a bunch of
The Vampire Is Alive
1987-01-01
A screenwriter working on a film script in an old haunted house unleashes an army of the undead incl
The Lady Assassin
1983-01-15
Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigu
The Lady Is the Boss
1983-03-31
Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who's so behind the times that he'd rather hi
Ninja, Demon's Massacre
1988-10-04
Police are hot on the heels of ninjas involved in international espionage and that's got ninja gang
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
1985-05-17
Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt
Heaven and Hell
1980-01-18
Actors David Chaing and Alexander Fu Sheng join director Chang Cheh and the rest of the Five Deadly
Devil's Dynamite
1987-09-14
After spending ten years in prison Steven Cox has recently been released and his former colleagues w
Angry Ranger
1991-09-14
A man returning to his old neighbourhood after a prison term finds that the friends he used to hang
Crocodile Fury
1988-01-30
Witch Monica has the power to resurrect vampire that can destroy everything that exists on earth. Th
Satanic Crystals
1989-01-01
Two gangs of gangsters fight over a unique crystal in the jungles of Thailand!
Treasure Hunter
1988-01-01
Another Filmark cut-and-paste movie. This one adds new scenes to a Thai film originally titled "Blac
Fatal Command
1988-01-07
The Russian operations in Asia are ruined by the American agents. Ivan, a KGB, is sent to Kampuchea
Ninja: American Warrior
1987-08-01
In his attempt to be the most powerful man in the world, Justin Taylor, leader of a sinister Ninja a
Ninja Fantasy
1986-01-01
Thomas [sic] Tang unleashes yet another assault on human sanity with this Z-grade, cut and splice ni
The Spy Inferno
1988-06-22
A rare Filmark production. This uses over an hour of new footage from the 1983 Thai action film เสือ
Operation Foxhunt
1988-01-01
Undercover cops are on the trail of a Caucasian drug baron.
Bastard Swordsman
1983-09-14
Yun Fei Yang is the viciously bullied orphan who takes on the unpleasant tasks at a formidable kung-
The Plot
1991-05-11
A triad boss runs a family business, who deals in arms. He has a good relationship with his sister A
Terminal Angels
1987-01-01
Paula is a reporter that has in her possession a set of photographs that would expose a known busine
Secret Service of the Imperial Court
1984-10-19
The sergeant of the Brocade Guards, the government's secret police, fights back against a traitorous
Ninja and the Warriors of Fire
1987-01-01
The Black Ninja Empire want a "confidential blueprint" in the possession of Vietnam vet Robin and wi
Instant Rage
1989-07-18
The heirs to a major corporation are being brutally killed off one by one, and John Lee, the company
Return of Bastard Swordsman
1984-05-08
Just when audiences thought the director couldn't get more spectacular and outrageous, he unleashed