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Jacqueline Wu
Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (born 3 July 1968) is a Taiwanese actress and singer who began her career in Hong Kong. She graduated from Taipei National University of Arts. Career In 1990, Wu's acting career began. For her first acting role, Johnnie To cast her opposite Andy Lau in '' A Moment of Romance'' (1990). Wu achieved international recognition for her role in award-winning director Ang Lee's 1994 feature film ''Eat Drink Man Woman'', in which she played the second of three sisters. Her most acclaimed role to date is in Ann Hui's '' Eighteen Springs'' (1997), for which she received a Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress nomination and won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Best Actress Award. Wu has also acted in television series produced in Taiwan, mainland China, and Singapore. Since the turn of the millennium, her output has dwindled. Her last film appearance was in the 2004 Hong Kong film ''Jiang Hu ''Jianghu'' () is a term that generally refers to the milieu, environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu (surname)
''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname wikt:吳, 吳 (Simplified Chinese wikt:吴, 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty Chinese classics, classic ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found that it was the eighth most common surname, shared by 26,800,000 people or 2.000% of the population, with the province having the most being Guangdong. The Cantonese and Hakka language, Hakka transliteration of 吳 is Ng (surname), Ng, a syllable made entirely of a nasal consonant while the Min Nan transliteration of 吳 is Ngo, Ngoh, Ngov, Goh, Go, Gouw, depending on the regional variations in Min Nan pronunciation. Shanghainese transliteration of 吳 is Woo. 吳 is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled O (surname), 오 in Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best New Performer
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist. History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for her role in the film ''Boat People''. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, or Goum Ian Iskandar, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in ''After This Our Exile''. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All's Well, Ends Well 1997
''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' (97家有囍事) is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Alfred Cheung, starring Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong and Francis Ng. Plot Kung (Stephen Chow) is the spoiled youngest brother of three: no job, no education, plenty of money, plenty of girlfriends, and a good home, whom he shares with the two brothers Lo Leung and Fei, his sister-in-law Yinsu (Lo Leung's unattractive wife), and his wise father, Mr. Lo. On his upcoming birthday, as a cruel but well-executed prank, Leung and Fei will feign a lottery win worth $30 million using a useless ticket and a recorded tape bearing the lottery pick from a previous night, all as Kung's birthday present. Excessive greed causes Kung to fall for it, and he immediately (after trying to fool his family so he himself can have all the money) goes out with a selected girlfriend, Gigi, and hits it off at a night club. Instead he runs afoul of Triad member Brother Smartie, who wants a game of dice. Kung easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards () are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society. The transcript of such discussion can be found in the annual journal of Hong Kong film reviews which is published by the society every year. The society presented the awards in a casual but star-studded ceremony. Over the years, several venues have been used for the award presentation, including Planet Hollywood Restaurant (closed), Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and Hong Kong Film Archive. Awards ceremonies Notes External links Official siteHong Kong Film Critics Society Awardsat Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Hypothermia (film)
''Beyond Hypothermia'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed by Patrick Leung, co-produced by Johnnie To, and starring Jacklyn Wu and Sean Lau. Plot Woo Chin Lin plays a brilliantly skilled hitwoman, Shu Li Fan, who for most of the movie has no name. She also has no family or friends, and for reasons not entirely clear, has a lower than average body temperature. She was rescued as a child from war-ravaged Cambodia, and raised by Mei (Shirley Wong), who is the widow of an assassin. Mei teaches the child the only thing she knows that connects her to the world: contract killing. Shu Li Fan's victims are as mysterious to her as she is to herself. However, during one of her hits she makes a sworn enemy of a Korean killer (Han Sang Woo.) There is one small ray of hope in her grim life, and that is the beginnings of a love affair with a simple and sweet-natured noodle vendor Long Shek (Hong Kong actor Lau Ching Wan.) Cast * Jacklyn Wu – Shu Li Han * Sean Lau – Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Hotel (1995 Film)
''Peace Hotel'' is a 1995 Hong Kong action western directed by Wai Ka-fai in his directorial debut. It starrs Chow Yun-fat and Cecilia Yip. Produced by John Woo, Wai wrote the film's screenplay and co-wrote the story with Chow. Plot Ten years before the film's era, Wong A-ping slaughters an entire troop of bandits himself, earning him the nickname Killer. His wife was killed during the chaos, but Wong ultimately spared a teenage member of the bandits. Afterwards, he set up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary. The hotel has a rule that nobody can harm someone who has sought refuge in the hotel, but the hotel will not fight nor protect them once they leave. One day, a penniless woman named Shau Shiu-man arrives at the hotel and claims to be an old lover of the hotel owner. The staff and guests give her food and let her stay in Wong's room. When Wong returns, Shau, who is bathing behind a curtain, lies to him, claiming to be one of the Soong sisters and at the same time, the daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventurers (1995 Film)
''The Adventurers'' is a 1995 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan and Jacklyn Wu. It was Ringo Lam's last Hong Kong film before going to Hollywood in 1996. ''The Adventurers'' film was filmed on location in Hong Kong, United States and Philippines, which shows Lam's ambition of going to the international routine. Plot In Cambodia in 1975, during the Khmer Rouge Era, the eight-year-old Wai Lok-yan witnessed the tragedy of his parents being killed by Ray Lui (Paul Chun) while hiding in the closet with his younger sister. Back then, Yan's father Wah (Philip Ko), Seung (David Chiang) and Ray were war comrades working for the CIA in Cambodia. Ray went rogue and worked for the Khmer Rouge and in order to take the information gathered by Wah, he killed Yan's parents, while Yan's younger sister also died in a fire. After this incident, Seung took the orphaned Yan to Thailand, where he became a Thai Air Force Pilot. In 1995, Yan (Andy Lau) le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live And Die In Tsimshatsui
''To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui'' is a 1994 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Jacklyn Wu and Power Chan. Plot Crazy Lik and his friend Pong are two undercover cops who are sent to infiltrate triad leader Coffin Sing. Later as Sing is killed, the gang is split into two. Lik follows Hung Tai's side and Pong goes to the other. Lik becomes down as he is separated from his best friend and feeling responsible for Sing's death. This leads to a time where Lik gets drunk at his girlfriend Moon's mother's birthday party and making a fool of himself and Moon feels disgusted and leaves him. One time in a bar, Lik meets triad member Milky Fai, who helps Lik out to get good with Hung Tai and his sister Po. Milky Fai is actually a former undercover cop who has his own problems. Later on, Lik must decide whether or not to betray the triad brothers he has grown very close to completing the case for his superior whom he really hates and who is hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Between (1994 Film)
''In Between'' (), also known as ''Conjugal Affairs'' and ''The New Age of Living Together'', is a 1994 romantic anthology film. It consists of three stories, by three directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The three segments are, in the following order: * ''Star Hunter'' (), written and directed by Samson Chiu. * ''Lonely Hearts Club'' (), written and directed by Yonfan. * ''Unwed Mother'' (), written and directed by Sylvia Chang. Plot The film follows three roommates as they go through trials and tribulations in their respective love lives. *''Star Hunter'' - A womanizing hairstylist develops a romantic friendship with a mysterious woman. *''Lonely Hearts Club'' - A young stockbroker who's feeling more and more distant from his long-term girlfriend begins an affair with an older woman about to get divorced. *''Unwed Mother'' - A woman who discovers she's pregnant is unsure whether the father is her long-term on-and-off boyfriend or the Russian man she had a one-night stand with. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! My Three Guys
''Oh! My Three Guys'' is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy drama film directed by Derek Chiu and starring Eric Kot, Lau Ching-wan and Dayo Wong. The film tells the story of three gay young men portrayed by Kot, Lau and Wong. Plot Good friends Kau, Hoi and Fa are homosexual men. Hoi works in an advertising firm while Kau and Fa have not found a suitable job yet. Hoi's new female colleague Mei became interested in him. When Mei found out that Hoi was gay, she did not discriminate him and was determined to help him return to normal. At that time, Kau was infected with AIDS and one time during a TV interview, he suddenly fell unconscious. Hoi and Fa was eager to make the last days of Kau happy, they organized a masquerade for him. After the masquerade, Kau committed suicide and Hoi quit his job after his homosexual identity was exposed. Cast *Eric Kot as Kau Ku-neung *Lau Ching-wan as Ching Yu-hoi * Dayo Wong as Fa *Jacklyn Wu as Fok Mei *Charine Chan as Bitchy Air Hostess *Noel Chik as Nan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Hunt (1994 Film)
''Treasure Hunt'' is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu. Plot Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he became friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance. Cast *Chow Yun-fat as Jeffrey Cheung Ching *Jacklyn Wu as Mui Siu-ching * Chin Han as Tong Ling / Captain Chiu *Gordon Liu as Abbot Hung Chi * Michael Wong as Michael *Philip Kwok as Kung Ching *Roy Chiao a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of Gamblers Returns
''God of Gamblers Returns'' (), also known as ''God of Gamblers' Return'' and ''The Return of the God of Gamblers '', is a 1994 Hong Kong action-drama-comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing. It starred Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Sharla Cheung, Charles Heung, Jacklyn Wu, and Chingmy Yau. Not to be confused with the 1991 ''God of Gamblers II'', also directed by Wong Jing. Plot Five years have passed since the events of the first God of Gamblers film. Ko Chun (Chow Yun-fat) is now living a peaceful retirement on his French estate with his pregnant wife Wan Yau (Sharla Cheung), while his disciples Knife and Sing (from the All For The Winner series) have become world-renowned in their own right. Chun declines repeated challenges from other top-ranked gamblers, having given up gambling in favor of the quiet life. Chun's friend and former bodyguard, Dragon (Charles Heung), the "God Of Guns", comes to pay him a visit. While the two are away from the house for a friendly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |