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An Inspector Calls (2015 Hong Kong Film)
''An Inspector Calls'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong black comedy film directed by Raymond Wong and Herman Yau. Based on the 1945 British play by J. B. Priestley, ''An Inspector Calls'', the film stars Louis Koo as Inspector Goole (renamed "Inspector Karl") (Pronounced ''Gaa2'' 賈 in Cantonese, which is a homophone for 假, which means fake, or false), Eric Tsang as Arthur Birling (renamed "Kau Ming"), Teresa Mo as Sybil Birling (renamed "Anson Kau"), Hans Zhang as Gerald Croft (renamed "Johnnie Kei"), Gordon Lam as Eric Birling (renamed "Tim Kau"), Chrissie Chau as Eva Smith (though the character goes by various names), Karena Ng as Sheila Birling (renamed "Sherry Kau") and Law Lan as Edna (though unnamed in the film). In adapting the play for a Chinese audience, the film incorporates wacky, slapstick elements while retaining the original's criticism of social elites. Cast * Louis Koo as Inspector Karl (賈探員) * Eric Tsang as Kau Ming (裘明), a bankrupt businessman * Teresa M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Raymond Wong Pak-ming (Chinese: 黃百鳴, born 8 April 1946; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, having been one of the comedians to establish Cinema City Studios in 1980. Career Cinema City In 1980, Wong formed the renowned Cinema City Co., Ltd. with Karl Maka and Dean Shek. The production company became an industry phenomenon, producing films such as ''A Better Tomorrow'', ''Aces Go Places'', '' Prison on Fire'' and ''All About Ah-Long''. Actors such as Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung along with filmmakers John Woo, Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark were some of the people who rose to fame under the Cinema City label. He played the actor in the comedy ghost series ''Happy Ghost'' ( 開心鬼). In 1991, the trio broke up, with both Maka and Shek ending their interests in the film industry. Mandarin films Wong eventually formed Mandar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuerdai
Fuerdai (; ) is a Chinese term for the children of the ''nouveau riche'' in China. This term, generally considered pejorative, is often invoked in the Chinese media and everyday discussions in mainland China as it incorporates some of the social and moral problems associated with modern Chinese society. Fuerdai are the sons and daughters of the Chinese ''nouveau riche''. In the former socialist society, the Chinese economic reform in the late 1970s has enabled some to accumulate great amounts of wealth. While the Fuyidai, the parents of the Fuerdai, may have reached their new socioeconomic position either through their success in business or through political connections, their children often enjoy a comfortable lifestyle with an obstacle-free life path. Many wealthy Chinese send their children abroad for their education. In the United States, Europe, and parts of Canada, well-off Chinese international students ostentatiously consume products that are too expensive for almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Lee (actress)
Amanda Lee Wai-man (born 4 October 1970) is a Hong Kong pop singer and actress. Personal life Amanda Lee (), born in Hong Kong, her ancestral hometown is Sanshui (三水) district, Foshan, China. In October 2013, Lee married her British boyfriend of three years, Serge Micallef, a jewellery businessman. Lyricist Wyman Wong stood in place of her father to walk her down the aisle. Career Amanda Lee once revealed on a TV show in her ancestral home in Sanshui District. When she was 15 years old, Lee participated in the SING Star Voice Singing Competition on a TVB Jade's program named Enjoy Yourself Tonight. She sang Anita Mui's songs in this competition and was then discovered by a famous singer-songwriter Anthony Lun Wing Leung. Lee started her singing career at the age of 17, which coincided with the Hong Kong music scene in the late 1980s. Filmography * ''An Inspector Calls'' (2015) * '' The Haunted School'' (2007) - Miss Fong * ''House of Mahjong'' (2007) * ''Cocktail'' (2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Yuen
Kingdom Yuen King-dan (苑瓊丹; born 11 September 1963) is a Hong Kong actress with a long history working with TVB. Life and career Kingdom was born in Hong Kong, her father was an ivory carver. She started her acting career with HK ATV during the mid 80s and left around 1995 to join rival station TVB. In between her TV career, Kingdom has been featured in many HK movies, including several with Stephen Chow's earlier films ("Forbidden City Cop", "God of Cookery", and "Hail the Judge ''Hail the Judge'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, and Ng Man Tat. Synopsis In 1874, an idle young man, Pao Lung Sing (Stephen Chow), is appointed as county magistrate-in-waiting, ..."). Kingdom has a long history with comedy and she has heavily played comedic roles in most of her career. However, she doesn't wish to be typecast into comedic roles and strives to diversify herself in other roles. On July 11, 2004, she married her bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Kong
Elena Kong May Yee (born 20 September 1971) is a Hong Kong actress, radio DJ, and television host. Career Elena Kong started off her career in the entertainment industry as a model after being scouted and appeared in many television commercials during the 1990s. She also starred in some of Andy Lau's music videos. After joining Asia Television (ATV) in 1997, she landed her first lead role in television drama ''Forrest Cat''. She left ATV in 2008. In 2009, Elena joined Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). Her performance as Angela Auntie in ''Beauty Knows No Pain'' (2010) was well-received, which helped her earn a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2010 TVB Anniversary Awards, where she placed among the top 5 nominations. Her performance as Yvonne Yik in ''Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles'' (2012) gained her more popularity and recognition, garnering her third nomination Best Supporting Actress award at the 2012 TVB Anniversary Awards. At the 2013 TVB Annive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Lok
Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in ''Looking Back in Anger'', ''The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''. Filmography Television series Films *''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976) *''The Happenings'' (1979) *''Sexy Career Girls'' (1981) *'' Lady Cop and Papa Crook'' (2008) *''Connected'' (2008) *''Claustrophobia'' (2008) *'' Overheard'' (2009) *'' Overheard 2'' (2011) *'' Nightfall'' (2012) *''Tales from the Dark 1'' (2013) *''Young and Dangerous: Reloaded'' (2013) *''Overheard 3'' (2014) *''Z Storm'' (2014) *''From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) *'' Cold War 2'' (2016) *''Shock Wave'' (2017) *''Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg (PG) is a Virtual volunteering, volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the ...'' (2018) *''Integrity'' (2019) *''The Love of Immortal'' (2019) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong You-nam
Wong You Nam (黄又南) is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography *'' Just One Look'' (2002) *''The Mummy, Aged 19'' (2002) *''Anna in Kungfuland'' (2003) *''Star Runner'' (2003) *'' A.V.'' (2005) *'' Hooked on You'' (2007) *'' Linger'' (2008) *''La Lingerie'' (2008) *''Ip Man'' (2008) *''Poker King'' (2009) *''The Jade and the Pearl'' (2010) *'' Gallants'' (2010) *''Mysterious Island'' (2011) *''The Midnight After'' (2014) *''Gangster Payday'' (2014) *''An Inspector Calls'' (2015) *''Guia in Love'' (2015) *''Wong Ka Yan'' (2015) *'' Blue Veins'' (2016) *''Transcendent'' (2018) *''Goodbye UFO'' (2019) Accolades He was nominated for Best New Performer at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his work on '' Just One Look'' and ''Hollywood Hong Kong ''Hollywood Hong Kong'' (香港有個荷里活, Heung gong yau gok hor lei wood) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan, with screenplay written by Kei To Lam. It is the second instalment of his "prostitution trilogy" which Chan d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin-wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Background Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for five years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風火海 (Wind Fire Sea) with Jordan Chan and Jason Chu. Two CDs were then released in 1994 and 1995 accordingly by the boy band group. In 1996's ''Young and Dangerous''(古惑仔), Tse acted as a character called "Tai Tin Yee" in the triad genre. The film was a huge success, which led to nine sequels and spinoffs before the series concluded in 2000. The boy band group was dismissed later then. Tse participated Hong Kong's first modern musical ''Snow.Wolf.Lake'' ''(雪狼湖)'' in 1997. In 1998, Tse participated in the TV series '' A Kindred Spirit'' and officially becoming a TVB artist/ television actor. He was featured as the important supporting actor in many TV dramas like ''Detective Investigation Files'' (1999), ''Virtues of Harmony' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung Tat-ming
Cheung Tat-ming () (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer. Personal life Cheung married Ho Nim-chi, a psychiatrist, in September 2001, subsequently announcing their divorce in 2016. They had one son and one daughter. Filmography *'' My Heart Is That Eternal Rose'' (1989) *''Lee Rock II'' (1991) *'' A Moment of Romance II'' (1993) *''Big Bullet'' (1996) *''Troublesome Night 2'' (1997) *''Troublesome Night 4'' (1998) *'' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1999) *'' A Wicked Ghost III: The Possession'' (2002) *'' My Lucky Star'' (2003) *''The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng (2006) *''The Luckiest Man'' (2008) *'' Love in a Puff'' (2010) *''Beauty on Duty'' (2010) *''Flirting Scholar 2'' (2010) *'' Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (2010) *''The Aroma City'' (2011) *''Love Shock'' (2011) *''Scary Market'' (2011) *'' The Sorcerer and the White Snake'' (2011) *''Summer Love Love'' (2011) *''Fatal Invitation'' (2011) *''Good-for-Nothing Heros'' (2012) *''Everything Is Nothin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Liu
Annie Liu Sum-yau ( zh, 劉心悠; born 1 April 1981) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actress. Background Liu was born in Taiwan but was sent to Vancouver, Canada to study at a young age by her parents. In 2004, Liu was selected to feature in a TV commercial of China Airlines, the largest airline and flag carrier of Taiwan. Before starting her acting career in 2005, Liu studied industrial design at Vancouver's Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Liu debuted as the female lead in the 2005 star-studded film, '' Mob Sister'', and earned a Best New Performer nomination at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards for her performance. Since her acting debut, Liu has moved to Hong Kong to pursue her acting career and has been leading several films and TV series. Although she focuses her career in the film acting, occasionally she would take on TV series acting and variety show hosting projects. She is currently running her own management company. Filmography Awards & Nominations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dada Chan
Dada Chan (born 22 March 1989) is a Hong Kong actress and model under Jacso Entertainment based in Hong Kong. Entertainment career In 2007, as a model, she was with Hong Kong singer Jason Chan shooting Tao-Ti green tea (道地百果园饮品) advertising. In 2010, she was together with Liz and Ayu shooting a Photo Album First Impression. Followed by her increasing popularity, Dada began her acting career. In April 2011, she was in cooperation with her ex-boyfriend Gregory Wong starred in movie Lan Kwai Fong, In this film they played as a couple. She participated in the first domestic adult comedy movie ''Chase Our Love''. In 2012, she was in collaboration with Chapman To and Ronald Cheng performance Pang Ho Cheung movie Vulgaria and she won “Best Supporting Actress”; in 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards with the 30 million box office hit Vulgaria, which was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards. In July, she participated in micro f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephy Tang
Stephy Tang Lai-yan (; born 15 October 1983) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She was formerly the leader of the Cantopop group Cookies. She won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in 2017 for her performance in ''The Empty Hands'', and was nominated twice for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Early life Tang is a Hakka of Dongguan ancestry, and is able to speak Hakka, Cantonese and Mandarin. She graduated from Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College and the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education's Department of Fashion Design. She represented Hong Kong in volleyball since Form 1 mainly as a left wing spiker or libero, but gave up to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. In March 2015, Tang, who became a fashion label founder/owner (Loey), got sponsorship from the shop to reassemble a women's volleyball team, with herself being a left wing spiker as well as the captain and founder of the team (she cannot become a captain as a libero) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
