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Blackie Ko
Blackie Ko () (February 22, 1953 – December 9, 2003) was a Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman, singer and actor. Blackie was considered to be the greatest automotive stunt choreographer in Asia. Personal life In 1956, his family moved to Taiwan during Battle of Dachen Archipelago. He married Sung Lai Wah and they have a son named Alan Ko, a daughter named Jennifer Ko, and another son named Jacky Ko. In 1997, Ko drove a car over the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Shaanxi Province to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong. Death On December 9, 2003, Ko died of blood poisoning in Shanghai. He was 50 years old. Filmography Actor * ''Brothers'' (2004) * ''PaPa Loves You'' (2004) * '' Life Express'' (2004) * '' Black Mask 2: City of Masks'' (2002) * ''Hero of City'' (2001) * ''City of Desire'' (2001) * ''For Bad Boys Only'' (2000) * ''Born to Be King'' (2000) * ''Her Name Is Cat 2: Journey to Death'' (2000) * ''The Legend of Speed'' (1999) * '' The Masked Pros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yushan Island
Yushan Island () is in Xiangshan County in northeast Zhejiang province, Eastern China. It is the most southeastern island in Xiangshan, located 27 miles from Shipu Town (), near Ningbo City. It is situated in the north and south ocean current intersection belt, and is the line basis points of China’s territorial waters. The island's north section is the largest, with a total land area of 2.3 square kilometers. There are three sub-islands called North Yushan (), South Yushan (), and the Five Tiger Reef (). Yushan Island is known as "the first fishing area in Asia". The island contains unique reefs with crystal-clear seawater, in addition to being rich with fish, shellfish and algae resources — in total more than 300 types. Nature In 2008, Yushan Island was registered as a national marine sanctuary to contain rich local marine ecosystem, and was also designated as agricultural grounds to promote natural resources including by artificial reefs An artificial reef is a hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Bad Boys Only
''For Bad Boys Only'' is a 2000 Hong Kong science fiction action romantic comedy film directed by Raymond Yip and starring Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Shu Qi, Kristy Yang and Daniel Chan. Plot "For Bad Boys Only" is an unconventional detective agency which specializes in helping clients to search for reunite with their first loves. The agency is managed by King Chan (Ekin Cheng), a flirty Casanova, and his partner, Jack Shum (Louis Koo), a perfectionist, with King's younger sister, Queen (Kristy Yang), who has a soft spot for Jack, being the only employee. Recently, Taiwanese tycoon Yung Wing-hing (Ko I-chen) hires the agency to search for his ex-lover, Koon Ching (Shu Qi), whom was Asia's premier female air force pilot. At the same time, a young man named Tin-ngai also hires the agency to search for his missing girlfriend, Shadow (Shu Qi). To King and Jack, Koon Ching and Shadow look strangely identical. Making matters more bizarre, King meets an amnesic girl named Eleven (Shu Qi), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Of Destiny
''Rhythm of Destiny'' is a 1992 Hong Kong drama film directed by Andrew Lau, produced by and starring Danny Lee as a criminal who decides to retire and go straight. However, during an attempt to help his younger brother's (Aaron Kwok) singing career, he gets framed and convicted once again. Plot Lee Ka-yin ( Danny Lee), nicknamed Bee, a diamond smuggler and former triad member and ex-con who have been imprisoned four times in the past, arrives in Taiwan for a business deal with Taiwanese triad leader, Hark (Blackie Ko). During the trade, Hark suggests Bee to smuggle cocaine, which Bee refuses. When Hark takes it as a joke, Bee pulls a gun on Hark, while one of Hark's henchman attempt to attack Bee and his underling, Kwan (Felix Lok), but Bee slices Hark's henchman with a sword. After the trade, Bee tells Kwan he wants to go straight and leave his criminal life while Kwan also longs to return to Hong Kong after hiding in Taiwan for three years due to an assault charge. Bee retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight Back To School II
''Fight Back to School 2'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man-Tat and Cheung Man. It is a sequel to the 1991 film ''Fight Back to School''. As per the original ''Fight Back to School'', this movie is set in 2 schools in Hong Kong; Shatin College and Chinese International School. Plot Star Chow (Stephen Chow) is an officer in the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU). During a meeting with his senior officer, Inspector Yip (Deanie Ip), Star jokingly suggests he wish to be reassigned to the traffic unit. Star immediately finds himself demoted to Constable engaging in traffic duty on the streets of Hong Kong. After being made the scapegoat for a failed high school terrorist investigation, Star hastily resigns from the police. He decides to enrol at the high school to launch his own private investigation. But Star realises the investigation won't be easy when he discovers that the bumbling, incompetent C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible (1992)
Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane * ''Invincible'' (2006 film), a sports film starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Invincible'' (TV series), an animated streaming television series based on the Image Comics comic * "Invincible" (''Eureka''), an episode of ''Eureka'' * "Invincible" (''The Flash''), an episode of ''The Flash'' Publications * ''Invincible'' (comics), an Image Comics series ** Invincible (character), the titular superhero * ''Invincible'' (Star Wars novel), a novel in the ''Legacy of the Force'' series * ''The Invincible'', a novel by Stanisław Lem * ''Invincible: The Games of Shusaku'', a book by John Power about Go master Honinbo Shusaku Music * Invincible (rapper), American rapper Ill Weaver Albums * ''Invincible'' (Five album) or the title song, 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Story (1993 Film)
''Crime Story'' (; also known as ''New Police Story''; released in the Philippines as ''Police Dragon'') is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime thriller film, directed by Kirk Wong, and starring Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Law Kar-ying and Puishan Au-yeung. The film was released in Hong Kong on 24 June 1993. Unlike most Jackie Chan films, which feature a combination of action and comedy, ''Crime Story'' is mostly a serious film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of Chinese businessman Teddy Wang. Plot Inspector Eddie Chan of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau, who suffers from emotional stress after shooting several men in self-defense, is assigned to track down the kidnapped businessman Wong Yat-fei. The search takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan, causing him to cross paths with some powerful mobsters. What complicates matters is that one of the kidnappers is operating within the police force, determined to stop Chan from succeeding. The relentless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Shanghai
''God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai'' (; lit. ''Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Beach's Saint of Gamblers'') is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film, a sequel to ''God of Gamblers II'' (1990). The film is directed by Wong Jing, and stars Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat. ''God of Gamblers III'' continues the story of the Saint of Gamblers (Chow), and does not feature the Knight of Gamblers or the God of Gamblers. The story is about Chow accidentally going back in time to Shanghai in 1937, as he tries to figure out how to return to Hong Kong in 1991. Plot After the events in ''God of Gamblers II'', Tai-kun, who lost his ESP powers, has regained the abilities again and seeks revenge against Sing, the Saint of Gamblers. When Tai-kun, aided by his fellow disciples, exerts ESP powers under full force against Sing who is doing likewise to them, the spacetime becomes distorted and sends Tai-kun and Sing to Shanghai in 1937. Meeting his own grandfather Chow Tai-fook and the benign millionaire Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbolt (1995 Film)
''Thunderbolt'' () (''Piklik Foh'') is a 1995 Hong Kong action sports film, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Gordon Chan. The action directors were Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, and the action scenes were performed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. In early North American releases, the film was known as ''Dead Heat''. ''Thunderbolt'' is set around the world of auto racing. The film is multilingual; characters speak Cantonese, English and Japanese interchangeably. Plot Chan Foh To is a junkyard mechanic and a part-time race car driver who helps the Hong Kong Police Force in their crackdown on illegal street racing in the country. One night, while helping news reporter Amy Yip and Mr. Lam after their Mitsubishi FTO runs out of gasoline, Chan commandeers the car with Amy inside to chase after a speeding black Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 driven by the dangerous criminal driver Warner "Cougar" Kaugman. In the high speed car chase's climax, Chan traps Cougar in a police roadblock and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Father Is A Hero
''My Father Is a Hero'' (, released in the United States and United Kingdom as ''The Enforcer'' and ''Jet Li's The Enforcer'') is a 1995 Hong Kong action film starring Jet Li and the late superstar Anita Mui, directed by Corey Yuen, who also co-stars in the film. The film was released in Hong Kong on 2 March 1995. Plot Kung Wei, a police officer of the People's Republic of China, is assigned to spy on a group of Hong Kong terrorists. Despite his worries about his sick wife, who suffers from severe asthma, and his eight-year-old son Ku Kung, a martial arts student, Wei's duty interferes with his familial relationship. Wei is partnered with Darkie, a gang member who formerly worked for a gang leader named Po. Wei and Darkie escape from prison to meet with Po in Hong Kong. Wei is inducted into the gang and participates in an arms deal with foreign criminals. Utilizing a ruse to steal the bombs and keep the money in Po's hands, Wei volunteers to wear a bomb-laden vest to facilitate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Give A Damn
''Don't Give a Damn'', also known as ''Burger Cop'' in the United States, (Chinese: 冇面俾) is a 1995 Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung, Yuen Biao, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kathy Chow. Plot Police inspector Pierre Lau (Sammo Hung) and his young superior Tang Chuen-shek (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are ordered to cooperate with customs officer Rambo Wong (Yuen Biao) to foil a drug trade. During the operation, they arrest Nakamura, a major drug lord and seize the largest bulk of drugs since the start of Hong Kong. Japanese businessman Yamamoto (Kelvin Siu) is the mastermind of the Nakmura Organization. Due to the large amount of drugs being confiscated and with nothing left, Yamamoto desperately decides to order his underling Siu-lung (Collin Chou) to hire some thugs from America to help him snatch the drugs at the police station to destroy the evidence so Yamamoto would not face any charges and restore the collapse Nakamur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Dangerous 2
''Young and Dangerous 2'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong Triad society, triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the first sequel in the Young and Dangerous (series), ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Plot In a flashback to ''Young and Dangerous'', "Chicken" Chiu (Jordan Chan) heads into exile and decides to go to Taiwan, after a failed contract killing, hit. The first part of the movie details the events leading up to his return to Hong Kong, following the death of his boss "Uncle Bee" (Frankie Ng). In Taiwan, Chicken's cousin introduces him to the "San Luen" triad (underground societies), Triad, headed by an influential Taiwanese people, Taiwanese senator. Although the atmosphere in the city is quite different than Hong Kong, Chicken gains the senator's favor by assassinating his rival. Pleased with the youth's initiative, he promotes Chicken to branch leader and does not even mind Chicken having been smitten with his beautiful mistress (lover), mistress. Upon hearing news of Bee's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Dangerous 3
''Young and Dangerous 3'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second sequel in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Starting from this movie, it is distributed by Golden Harvest Company. Plot Weeks after Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) is elected branch leader of Causeway Bay of the "Hung Hing" Society, "Chicken" Chiu (Jordan Chan), best friends Banana Skin (Jason Chu), Pou-pei ( Jerry Lamb), Dai Tin-yee (Michael Tse) and K.K. (Halina Tam) after joining the Taiwanese "San Luen" triad, is reinstated into Hung Hing by Chairman Chiang Tin Sung (Simon Yam). At the same time, rival triad "Tung Sing", led by "Camel" Lok (Chan Wai Man) begins to make a name for itself, establishing bars and clubs alongside Hung Hing's areas of operations. Things become heated when Tung Sing member "Crow" (Roy Cheung) fuels a deep-seated rivalry between him and Ho Nam, with the threat of open war between the two societies. Meanwhile, Ho Nam's stuttering girlfriend Smartie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
