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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] |
Jiang (surname)
Jiang / Chiang can be a Mandarin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: #Jiǎng (surname), Jiǎng (surname 蔣) (#蔣, 蔣), commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang, Cheung, Jang (Korean name), Jang, Chioh #Jiāng (surname 江) (#江, 江), commonly spelled as Jiāng, Chiang, Gong, Kong (surname), Kong, Kang (Chinese name), Kang, Kiang #Jiāng (surname 姜) (#姜, 姜), commonly spelled as Jiāng, Kang (Chinese name), Kang, Gang, Geung, Gung, Chiang, Keung, Keong, Kiang #強, commonly spelled as Jiàng, Gang (other), Gang, Geong, Geung, Khiang, Qiang (other), Qiang, Chiang Meanings of ''Du'' (杜) * A type of wild rice, believed to be Zizania latifolia, also known as Manchurian wild rice * An interchangeable term for "Jiang(奖)". To reward sb. * A surname.汉典：蒋的解释https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E8%92%8B 彊 Jiang, Qiang, Chiang, (彊/强) is a Chinese surname. It originated during the 26th century BC. It derived from the deity Yujiang (deity), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Nite In Mongkok
''One Nite in Mongkok'' () is a 2004 Hong Kong crime thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung and Alex Fong. The film is a sequel to the Yee produced 2000 film, ''Double Tap'', with Fong reprising his role from the previous installment. A sequel to the film, ''Triple Tap'', was released in 2010, which was once again directed by Yee and featured Fong reprising his role, while also starring Wu in a different role. The Mainland Chinese release adds an inter-title notice stating that the film took place in 1996, the final year of British Hong Kong, to promote the idea that vice and immorality characterised earlier eras before the People's Republic of China established sovereignty. Cast * Daniel Wu as Lin Lai-fu * Cecilia Cheung as Dandan * Alex Fong as Milo / Miu Chi-sun * Anson Leung as Beel * Chin Ka-lok as Brandon * Cha Chuen-yee as Head of Anti-vice Unit * Alexander Chan as Wah * Monica Chan as Milo's wife * Paul Che as Shitty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph In The Skies (film)
''Triumph in the Skies'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic drama film directed by Wilson Yip and Matt Chow and starring Louis Koo, Sammi Cheng, Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Charmaine Sheh, Amber Kuo, Océane Zhu and Dean Liu. The film is an adaptation of the ''Triumph in the Skies'' television series. Production started on 6 August 2014. The film was released on February 19, 2015. Synopsis Young pilot Branson (Louis Koo) takes over Skylette Airlines, his father's aviation empire, only to realize that his old flame Cassie (Charmaine Sheh) is a flight attendant there. Several years previously, he was forced to break up with her and move to New York to take care of his father's business. To this day, the two continue to harbour feelings for each other but decide to keep them bottled up. In an effort to rebrand the airline, Branson invites rock idol TM (Sammi Cheng) to star in an upcoming commercial and appoints Sam (Francis Ng) as her flying consultant. Incongruent in both tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
The Gigolo (2015 Film)
''The Gigolo'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong erotic drama film directed and written by Au Cheuk-man and starring Dominic Ho, Candy Yuen, Jeana Ho, Hazel Tong and Winnie Leung. A sequel titled ''The Gigolo 2'' was released on 14 January 2016 with Dominic Ho reprising his role as Fung. Plot The film opens with Fung exercising on the vertical bar at the balcony of his house. Then it follows on through to how he started his life as a gigolo to him becoming an actor and a lover of his director, a rich man's daughter. Cast * Dominic Ho as Fung, a gigolo turned actor * Candy Yuen as Michelle, a client of Fung * Jeana Ho as Chloe, film director and Fung's girlfriend * Hazel Tong as Yoyo, frequent client of Chris * Winnie Leung as Belle, hair stylist for Abson * Pal Sinn as Abson, nicknamed King of Gigolos * Angelina Lo as Jane, Fung's mother * Wong Chun-tong as Shing, nicknamed Big Dick Shing and Fung's father * Jolie Fan as Jolie, Fung's first love * Elena Kong Elena Kong May Yee (born 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Chicken 3
''Golden Chicken 3'' also known as ''Golden Chickensss'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Matt Chow and starring Sandra Ng. Cast * Sandra Ng as Kam, a prostitute * Andy Lau as Himself (billed as "Suddenly Starring") * Donnie Yen as Master Yip * Louis Koo as Jiangmen Louis Koo * Tony Leung Ka-fai as Professor Chan * Nick Cheung as Gordon * Dayo Wong as Master Thirteen * Shawn Yue as a brothel frequenter and Hikikomori * Eason Chan as Jackie * Ronald Cheng as Stone Age caveman / Mak Kei, the king of gigolos * Chapman To as Tin Chung, the plastic surgeon and brothel frequenter * Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Anthony Wong as the Tang Dynasty brothel frequenter * Wyman Wong as Takuya, a Japanese gigolo * Edison Chen as Nemoto Kishihisashii, a Japanese brothel owner * Alex To as Joey Ma, a pimp * Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Au Yeung * Chin Kar-lok as Mr. Chan, the company owner and brothel frequenter * Hins Cheung as King Hin, a gigolo * Cheung Siu-fai as Brother Siu Fai * Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bends (film)
''Bends'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Flora Lau in her directorial debut. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Anna, a wealthy Hong Kong housewife, suddenly finds herself deep in financial trouble as her only source of income, her husband, disappears. Her driver, Fai, who lives in Shenzhen with his wife, are expecting the couple's second child. But under China's One Child Policy, they need to find the money to pay the penalty or the couple must find a way for Fai's wife to give birth in Hong Kong. Cast * Carina Lau as Anna * Chen Kun as Fai * Tian Yuan as Tingting * Lawrence Cheng as Leo * Stephanie Che * Elena Kong * Tony Ho Critical reception Maggie Lee of ''Variety'' wrote, "Flora Lau's debut is beautifully assembled by a top-pedigree production crew, but it remains a modest accomplishment in scope and impact." Andrea Lo of ''HK Magazine'' gave the film 4 stars out of 5. She wrote, "The film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Simple Life
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Beautiful Life (2011 Film)
''A Beautiful Life'' () is a 2011 Chinese romance film directed by Andrew Lau. Its cast includes Shu Qi, Liu Ye, Tian Liang, Feng Danying, Sa Rina, Zhang Songwen Gao Tian, and Anthony Wong. Plot A real-estate agent Li Peiru (Shu Qi use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , death_place = , death_cause = , body_discovered = , resting_place = , resting_place_coordinate ...) gets drunk at a karaoke bar and throws up on a lonely cop Fang Zhendong ( Liu Ye). Zhendong quickly feels a connection to the flirtatious Peiru despite the fact that she is having an affair with her married boss. The affair ends with Peiru finding out that her boss has been cheating on her. Peiru works hard to get funding for her business idea, and when she repeatedly fails, Fang sells his house and puts up the money to fund her business. The business fails before it can even get started, and she f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punished
''Punished'', also known as ''Bou ying'', is a 2011 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Law Wing-cheung. The film stars Anthony Wong, Richie Jen, and Janice Man. Plot The story starts with a real estate tycoon, Wong Ho-chiu (Anthony Wong), who is celebrating his wife (Maggie Cheung Ho-yee) and adult daughter Daisy's (Janice Man) birthday. Daisy wants to travel overseas, but Wong Ho-chiu gets into an argument with her and she runs out of the house. The next day, Wong Ho-chiu receives a cellphone video message of Daisy, who has been kidnapped, with her captors demanding ten million for her release. Wong Ho-chiu does not report this to the police, as he thinks it is his own daughter who has abducted herself and is requesting money for it. He warns the kidnappers that if anything happens to Daisy, he will stop at nothing to avenge her. Because of this threat, the kidnappers become agitated and decide to kill Daisy by leaving her bound, gagged and blindfolded, with a plastic bag ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance (2009 Film)
''Vengeance'' () is a 2009 action thriller film co-produced and directed by Johnnie To, and written by Wai Ka-Fai. It stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Michelle Ye and Sylvie Testud. The film tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former assassin whose daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads. Costello travels to Macau to embark on a quest for revenge, enlisting the aid of three hitmen. The film explores the themes of assassination, violence and the influence of Triads in modern society.Johnnie To (Director). (2009). ''Vengeance'' otion picture Hong Kong, France: Milkyway Image. Produced by Milkyway Image, the film was released by ARP Sélection in France, and Media Asia Films in Hong Kong. The idea of To directing an English-language film originated with ARP co-founders Michèle and Laurent Pétin, who had Alain Delon in mind for the lead role. In 2006, after Delon turned down the role, the Pét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confession Of Pain
''Confession of Pain'' is a 2006 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi and Xu Jinglei. Plot summary Police inspectors Lau Ching-hei and Yau Kin-bong arrest a rapist in 2003. When Yau returns home later, he sees that his pregnant girlfriend has committed suicide by slitting her wrists. Yau is so depressed with her death that he indulges in alcohol and turns in his police badge to work as a private investigator. He becomes obsessed with finding out the reason for his girlfriend's suicide. Three years later, Yau discovers that his girlfriend had actually cheated on him and she was waiting at a bar for her secret lover on the night she died. Her secret lover did not show up that night because he was involved in a car accident. Yau initially thought that he will be angry with his girlfriend's lover, but he ends up taking care of the comatose man in the hospital. Yau gets over the unhappy incident and falls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
