Ni Kuang (; born Ni Cong [<nowiki/>]; 30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022), courtesy name Yiming, was a Hong Kong novelist and screenwriter. He was known as a highly-prolific author of wuxia and science fiction stories, reportedly penning over 300 Chinese-language novels, and more than 400 film scripts. He was considered one of the three major figures of the wuxia genre, alongside Jin Yong and Gu Long, and has been described as "a giant of Chinese literature." He was the fourth child out of seven, and one of his younger siblings is novelist Yi Shu. His parents, who worked as insurance agents, left Shanghai for British Hong Kong in 1950 with his three younger siblings, although Ni and his three older siblings remained in mainland China. In mid-May 1956, Ni fled Inner Mongolia and first went to Anshan to stay with his older brother Ni Yifang, an engineer and a member of the

Chinese Communist Party. having passed through Guangzhou and Portuguese Macau. Cha had gone through a lot of trouble to revert this event in his novel afterwards.

In 1992, Ni immigrated to the United States and settled in San Francisco, where he continued his writing career and became a naturalized United States citizen. However, he remigrated to Hong Kong in 2006 because his wife could not adjust to the lifestyle in the United States.

Ni had four brothers and two sisters: Ni Yifang (倪亦方), Ni Yixiu (倪亦秀), Ni Yijian (倪亦儉), Ni Yiping (倪亦平), Isabel Nee (倪亦舒) and Ni Yijing (倪亦靖). He was married to Li Guozhen (李果珍) while his younger brother, Ni Yiping, was married to Li's younger sister.

Ni and Li Guozhen had a son and daughter. Their daughter is Ni Sui (倪穗). Their son, (倪震), works in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and is married to actress Vivian Chow.

Political views

Ni was a known anti-communist. In an interview, when asked about his feelings regarding injustice in China, he stated that the people would continue suffering as long as the Chinese Communist Party remains in existence. He mentioned that the most important value in the world was individual freedom, which includes respecting others' personal freedom as well.

Death

Ni died of complications from skin cancer at a cancer rehabilitation center in Hong Kong on 3 July 2022 at the age of 87.

Filmography

Films and Television

This is a partial list of films and television shows.

  • 1967 One-Armed Swordsman – Screenwriter.
  • 1969 The Invincible Fist – Writer
  • 1979 Writing Kung Fu – Writer
  • 1986 The Seventh Curse – Dr Yi. The film is an adaptation of author Ni Kuang's Dr. Yuen series of novels.
  • The Legend of Wisely, a 1987 Hong Kong film starring Samuel Hui as Wisely
  • 1988 Profiles of Pleasure – Yi
  • The Cat (1992 film), a 1992 Hong Kong film starring Waise Lee as Wisely
  • The New Adventures of Wisely, a 1998 Singaporean television series starring Michael Tao as Wisely
  • The Wesley's Mysterious File, a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Andy Lau as Wisely
  • The 'W' Files, a 2003 Hong Kong television series starring Gallen Lo as Wisely

Works

This is a partial list of books:

  • Wisely Series
  • Dr Yuen Series
  • The Asian Eagle Lo Hoi series
  • Magnolia, the Lady in Black series
  • Teenage Wisely Series

References

  • Ni Kuang at allmovie.com