Runme Shaw

Biography

Tan Sri Dr. Runme Shaw, K.St.J (Chinese: 邵仁枚; pinyin: Shào Rénméi; 1 January 1901 – 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian region. Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw Foundation, a charitable organisation. In addition, Runme was the chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of many organisations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie industry in Southeast Asia.

Most Famous Work

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The One-Armed Swordsman

(1967) Producer

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Crippled Avengers

(1978) Producer

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Shaolin Temple

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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

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Kid with the Golden Arm

(1979) Producer

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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

(1972) Producer

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Sensual Pleasures

(1978) Producer

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The Five Venoms

(1978) Producer

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Acting

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Production Supervisor	The Ugly Tycoon 1984-01-13 Movie
1982	Production Supervisor	Man Crazy 1982-11-12 Movie
	Executive Producer	Human Lanterns 1982-07-14 Movie
	Production Supervisor	36 Secrets of Courtship 1982-03-12 Movie
1981	Executive Producer	Bewitched 1981-09-11 Movie
	Production Supervisor	Story of Taxi Dancers 1981-08-12 Movie
	Producer	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood 1981-03-06 Movie
	Production Supervisor	Sexy Career Girls 1981-01-15 Movie
1980	Producer	Lost Souls 1980-11-26 Movie
	Producer	The Rebel Intruders 1980-09-10 Movie
	Producer	Hex 1980-07-09 Movie
	Producer	Coward Bastard 1980-05-02 Movie
	Producer	Haunted Tales 1980-04-19 Movie
	Producer	The Stud and the Nympho 1980-04-04 Movie
1979	Producer	Kid with the Golden Arm 1979-11-02 Movie
	Producer	The Ghost Story 1979-05-25 Movie
	Producer	He Who Never Dies 1979-05-12 Movie
	Producer	The Brothers 1979-04-27 Movie
	Producer	The Last Judgement 1979-04-05 Movie
	Producer	Full Moon Scimitar 1979-01-25 Movie
1978	Producer	Crippled Avengers 1978-12-21 Movie
	Producer	Mr. Funnybone Strikes Again 1978-11-18 Movie
	Producer	Swordsman and Enchantress 1978-11-08 Movie
	Producer	Sensual Pleasures 1978-08-25 Movie
	Producer	The Five Venoms 1978-08-12 Movie
	Producer	The Cunning Hustler 1978-07-30 Movie
	Producer	Shaolin Mantis 1978-06-28 Movie
	Producer	The Brave Archer 2 1978-05-13 Movie
	Producer	The Proud Youth 1978-03-30 Movie
	Producer	The Mad Monk Strikes Again 1978-03-23 Movie
1977	Producer	Pursuit of Vengeance 1977-12-22 Movie
	Producer	The Mighty Peking Man 1977-08-11 Movie
	Producer	The Brave Archer 1977-07-30 Movie
	Producer	To Kill a Jaguar 1977-07-23 Movie
	Producer	Death Duel 1977-07-06 Movie
	Producer	The Criminals, Part 4: Assault 1977-06-19 Movie
	Producer	Deadly Angels 1977-03-30 Movie
	Producer	Clans of Intrigue 1977-03-05 Movie
	Producer	Executioners from Shaolin 1977-02-16 Movie
1976	Producer	Shaolin Temple 1976-12-22 Movie
	Producer	Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore 1976-12-17 Movie
	Producer	The Forbidden Past 1976-12-16 Movie
	Producer	The Escort Girls 1976-10-16 Movie
	Producer	The Snake Prince 1976-07-31 Movie
	Producer	The Magic Blade 1976-07-10 Movie
	Producer	Crazy Sex 1976-06-26 Movie
	Producer	Emperor Chien Lung 1976-06-02 Movie
	Producer	The Dragon Missile 1976-04-24 Movie
	Producer	Wedding Nights 1976-04-03 Movie
	Producer	Killer Clans 1976-03-20 Movie
1975	Producer	Girl with the Long Hair 1975-12-11 Movie
	Producer	The Spiritual Boxer 1975-11-28 Movie
	Producer	Black Magic 1975-10-02 Movie
	Producer	Love Lock 1975-08-30 Movie
	Producer	The Taxi Driver 1975-08-28 Movie
	Producer	The Super Inframan 1975-08-01 Movie
	Producer	The Empress Dowager 1975-07-23 Movie
	Producer	Big Brother Cheng 1975-07-16 Movie
	Producer	All Men Are Brothers 1975-05-10 Movie
	Producer	The Gambling Syndicate 1975-04-19 Movie
	Producer	Night of the Devil Bride 1975-03-15 Movie
	Producer	The Flying Guillotine 1975-02-18 Movie
	Producer	Semalam di Malaysia 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Producer	Five Shaolin Masters 1974-12-25 Movie
	Producer	Kidnap 1974-11-28 Movie
	Producer	Sinful Confession 1974-08-16 Movie
	Producer	The Bod Squad 1974-06-21 Movie
	Producer	Thirteen 1974-03-19 Movie
	Producer	Sinful Adulteress 1974-02-28 Movie
	Producer	The Killer Snakes 1974-02-05 Movie
1973	Producer	The Happiest Moment 1973-11-08 Movie
	Producer	The Master of Kung Fu 1973-09-12 Movie
	Producer	Na Cha and the Seven Devils 1973-08-31 Movie
	Producer	Illicit Desire 1973-08-04 Movie
	Producer	The Pirate 1973-07-27 Movie
	Producer	Police Force 1973-06-16 Movie
	Producer	The Kiss of Death 1973-05-11 Movie
	Producer	The Generation Gap 1973-04-20 Movie
	Producer	The Delinquent 1973-02-15 Movie
	Producer	Call to Arms 1973-01-18 Movie
	Producer	Ambush 1973-01-05 Movie
	Producer	Imperial Tomb Raiders 1973-01-01 Movie
1972	Producer	The Thunderbolt Fist 1972-12-30 Movie
	Producer	Four Riders 1972-12-22 Movie
	Producer	The Fugitive 1972-12-06 Movie
	Producer	Intrigue in Nylons 1972-11-11 Movie
	Producer	Trilogy of Swordsmanship 1972-11-05 Movie
	Producer	The Lizard 1972-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Stranger in Hong Kong 1972-10-27 Movie
	Producer	The Imperial Swordsman 1972-10-05 Movie
	Producer	The Delightful Forest 1972-09-20 Movie
	Producer	The Warlord 1972-08-17 Movie
	Producer	Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan 1972-07-09 Movie
	Producer	The Deadly Knives 1972-06-29 Movie
	Producer	The Devil's Mirror 1972-06-15 Movie
	Producer	The Merry Wife 1972-06-08 Movie
	Producer	Finger of Doom 1972-04-14 Movie
	Producer	The Bride from Hell 1972-03-24 Movie
	Producer	The Boxer from Shantung 1972-02-11 Movie
	Producer	Pursuit 1972-01-06 Movie
1971	Producer	Come Haunt with Me 1971-11-27 Movie
	Producer	Sunset 1971-11-19 Movie
	Producer	Vengeance of a Snowgirl 1971-10-29 Movie
	Producer	Lady with a Sword 1971-10-14 Movie
	Producer	Duel of Fists 1971-10-01 Movie
	Producer	The Rescue 1971-09-24 Movie
	Producer	Shadow Girl 1971-09-10 Movie
	Producer	The Swift Knight 1971-08-25 Movie
	Producer	We Love Millionaires 1971-08-18 Movie
	Producer	The Crimson Charm 1971-07-01 Movie
	Producer	The Golden Seal 1971-06-23 Movie
	Producer	Duel for Gold 1971-06-11 Movie
	Producer	The Long Years 1971-05-28 Movie
	Producer	The Eunuch 1971-05-12 Movie
	Producer	The Duel 1971-04-21 Movie
	Producer	The Silent Love 1971-04-02 Movie
	Producer	The New One-Armed Swordsman 1971-02-07 Movie
	Producer	The Lady Hermit 1971-01-22 Movie
	Producer	The Lady Professional 1971-01-06 Movie
	Producer	The Protectors 1971-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The Night Is Young 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Producer	The Chinese Boxer 1970-11-27 Movie
	Producer	A Time for Love 1970-10-16 Movie
	Producer	Swordswomen Three 1970-08-05 Movie
	Producer	My Son 1970-06-26 Movie
	Producer	Vengeance! 1970-05-14 Movie
	Producer	Heads for Sale 1970-05-06 Movie
	Producer	A Place to Call Home 1970-04-11 Movie
	Producer	Brothers Five 1970-03-26 Movie
	Producer	The Five Billion Dollar Legacy 1970-03-19 Movie
	Producer	The Enchanting Ghost 1970-03-18 Movie
	Producer	Lady of Steel 1970-02-27 Movie
	Producer	Double Bliss 1970-02-04 Movie
	Producer	A Cause to Kill 1970-01-15 Movie
	Producer	The Love Auction 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Producer	Have Sword, Will Travel 1969-12-25 Movie
	Producer	Dark Rendezvous 1969-12-11 Movie
	Producer	Farewell, My Love 1969-11-14 Movie
	Producer	Torrent of Desire 1969-11-06 Movie
	Producer	The Swordmates 1969-10-08 Movie
	Producer	The Three Smiles 1969-09-23 Movie
	Producer	The Singing Escort 1969-08-27 Movie
	Producer	Dead End 1969-07-12 Movie
	Producer	The Millionaire Chase 1969-05-20 Movie
	Producer	Diary of a Lady-Killer 1969-05-10 Movie
	Producer	Dear Murderer 1969-04-17 Movie
	Producer	裸尸痕 1969-04-17 Movie
	Producer	Temptress of a Thousand Faces 1969-04-10 Movie
	Producer	Dragon Swamp 1969-03-27 Movie
	Producer	Twelve Deadly Coins 1969-03-13 Movie
	Producer	Return of the One-Armed Swordsman 1969-02-28 Movie
	Producer	Killers Five 1969-02-14 Movie
	Producer	Tomorrow Is Another Day 1969-01-18 Movie
	Producer	Twin Blades of Doom 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Producer	Divorce, Hong Kong Style 1968-12-28 Movie
	Producer	The Enchanted Chamber 1968-11-28 Movie
	Producer	The Jade Raksha 1968-11-14 Movie
	Producer	The Sword of Swords 1968-08-23 Movie
	Producer	That Fiery Girl 1968-07-17 Movie
	Producer	The Rainbow 1968-07-11 Movie
	Producer	Fallen Petals 1968-05-24 Movie
	Producer	Golden Swallow 1968-04-03 Movie
	Producer	The Silver Fox 1968-03-13 Movie
	Producer	Black Butterfly 1968-03-06 Movie
	Producer	The Land of Many Perfumes 1968-01-26 Movie
	Producer	Mist over Dream Lake 1968-01-05 Movie
1967	Producer	Lady Jade Locket 1967-12-09 Movie
	Producer	Summons to Death 1967-11-23 Movie
	Producer	Rape of the Sword 1967-11-08 Movie
	Producer	Trapeze Girl 1967-10-25 Movie
	Producer	Song of Tomorrow 1967-10-12 Movie
	Producer	My Dream Boat 1967-09-27 Movie
	Producer	The Midnight Murder 1967-09-05 Movie
	Producer	Kiss and Kill 1967-08-19 Movie
	Producer	The Mirror 1967-08-11 Movie
	Producer	The One-Armed Swordsman 1967-07-26 Movie
	Producer	The King with My Face 1967-07-04 Movie
	Producer	Sing High, Sing Low 1967-06-27 Movie
	Producer	The Thundering Sword 1967-05-08 Movie
	Producer	Four Sisters 1967-05-05 Movie
	Producer	Black Falcon 1967-05-03 Movie
	Producer	Operation Lipstick 1967-04-27 Movie
	Producer	Moonlight Serenade 1967-04-11 Movie
	Producer	The Goddess of Mercy 1967-03-21 Movie
	Producer	Auntie Lan 1967-03-02 Movie
	Producer	The Pearl Phoenix 1967-02-04 Movie
	Producer	A-Go-Go '67 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Producer	The Perfumed Arrow 1966-11-23 Movie
	Producer	The Magnificent Trio 1966-11-08 Movie
	Producer	The Mating Season 1966-09-14 Movie
	Producer	Princess Iron Fan 1966-08-09 Movie
	Producer	The Knight of Knights 1966-05-17 Movie
	Producer	Till the End of Time 1966-03-15 Movie
1965	Producer	The Twin Swords 1965-12-22 Movie
	Producer	Squadron 77 1965-12-02 Movie
	Producer	The West Chamber 1965-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Call of the Sea 1965-10-30 Movie
	Producer	Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore 1965-09-15 Movie
	Producer	Vermilion Door 1965-08-26 Movie
	Producer	Crocodile River 1965-06-22 Movie
	Producer	Song of Orchid Island 1965-05-05 Movie
	Producer	Songfest 1965-02-19 Movie
	Producer	The Mermaid 1965-01-29 Movie
1964	Producer	The Warlord and the Actress 1964-12-22 Movie
	Producer	The Crimson Palm 1964-10-28 Movie
	Producer	The Shepherd Girl 1964-07-15 Movie
1963	Producer	Three Sinners 1963-11-23 Movie
	Producer	The Lady and the Thief 1963-09-25 Movie
	Producer	Stepmother 1963-09-06 Movie
	Producer	The Adulteress 1963-08-08 Movie
	Producer	Return of the Phoenix 1963-07-24 Movie
	Producer	Empress Wu 1963-06-23 Movie
	Producer	Stranger Than Fiction 1963-02-14 Movie
1962	Producer	Madam White Snake 1962-10-02 Movie
	Producer	The Dream of the Red Chamber 1962-08-02 Movie
	Producer	The Magnificent Concubine 1962-05-31 Movie
	Producer	The Bride Napping 1962-03-13 Movie
1961	Producer	The Husband's Secret 1961-09-15 Movie
	Producer	The Golden Trumpet 1961-08-30 Movie
	Producer	The Lost Love 1961-07-06 Movie
	Producer	Kiss for Sale 1961-05-18 Movie
	Producer	Les Belles 1961-02-25 Movie
1960	Producer	When the Peach Blossoms Bloom 1960-10-13 Movie
	Producer	East Flows the River 1960-07-07 Movie
1937	Producer	Country Bumpkin Visits His In-Laws 1937-01-01 Movie
1936	Producer	Madam Lai 1936-06-13 Movie
1934	Producer	Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower 1934-12-12 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Presenter	Ambitious Kung Fu Girl 1981-12-10 Movie
1974	Presenter	The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974-07-11 Movie
1962	Presenter	The Tryst 1962-11-08 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Writer	Black Mask 1937-01-01 Movie
1926	Writer	唐伯虎点秋香 1926-01-01 Movie
	Writer	The White Snake 1926-01-01 Movie
	Writer	The Movie Actress 1926-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1937	Director	Black Mask 1937-01-01 Movie
1936	Director	Madam Lai 1936-06-13 Movie
	Director	My Friend, the Ghost 1936-04-24 Movie
1934	Director	Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower 1934-12-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv