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Marco Mak
Marco Mak Chi-Sin () is a Hong Kong film director, film editor, production manager, actor, screenwriter, film producer, music composer and assistant director. Filmography Production manager * '' Crazy Romance'' (1985) * ''Why Why Tell Me Why'' (1986) Director * ''The Blood Rules'' (2000) * ''Love Correction'' (2000) * ''A Gambler's Story'' (2001) * ''The Replacement Suspects'' (2001) * ''Cop on a Mission'' (2001) * ''The Wall'' (2002) * ''The Peeping'' (2002) * ''Haunted Office'' (2002) * ''XanDa'' (2003) * ''Colour of the Truth'' (2003) * ''Set to Kill'' (2005) * ''Slim Till Dead'' (2005) * ''Wo hu'' (2006) * ''House of Mahjong'' (2007) * ''Dancing Lion'' (2007) Editor * ''The Discharged'' (1977) * ''Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu 2'' (1978) * ''Edge of Fury'' (1978) * ''The Tattoo Connection'' (1978) * ''The Wickedness in Poverty'' (1979) * ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * ''The Killer in White'' (1980) * ''Absolute Monarch'' (1980) * ''The Legal Illegal'' (1981) * ''Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Dragons
''Twin Dragons'' (also known as ''Shuang long hui'' and ''Brother vs. Brother'') is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark, and starring Jackie Chan in a double role as identical twin brothers separated at birth. Plot In 1965, a Hong Kong couple ( Sylvia Chang and James Wong) are doting on their newborn identical twin boys. Meanwhile, a dangerous gang leader named Crazy Kung (Kirk Wong) is being transported as a captive in the same hospital. Crazy Kung escapes and attempts to take one of the twins hostage, and in the ensuing chaos the twins are permanently separated. One of the twins, named Ma Yau, is taken to America by his parents and grows up to be a concert pianist and conductor. The other twin, Ma Wan, is found and raised by an alcoholic woman named Tsui (Mabel Cheung), and becomes a street racer and martial artist named Bok Min. For years, neither of them is aware that he has an identical twin brother. 26 years later, the twins' (Jackie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Dangerous 5
''Young and Dangerous 5'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong triad film. It is the fourth sequel in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Plot Szeto Ho Nam from the Tung Sing Society attempts to take control of Causeway Bay by causing trouble at Chan Ho Nam's bars in Causeway Bay. Meanwhile, Big Head, a friend of Chan Ho Nam has been released from jail and works on the street as a vendor, attempting to have a peaceful life after being released without getting involved in gangster affairs. The Tung Sing members kept ruining Big Head's peaceful life by forcing him to give them money for protection racket. Chian Tin Yeung, Sister 13, Chan Ho Nam, and many other branch leaders are invited to Malaysia by Chinese-Malaysian governor Chan Ka Nam. Chan Ka Nam fakes a business alliance with Chan Ho Nam, secretly helping Szeto Ho Nam to eliminate Chan Ho Nam. In Malaysia, Chan Ho Nam gets into a romantic relationship with Meiling, who's been forced to work for Chan Ka Nam. After she knows that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Place Or Mine!
''Your Place or Mine!'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic sex-comedy film written and directed by James Yuen and produced by Wong Jing. Plot Cheung is an advertising executive who has had many relationships, often with the talent that he employed. However, they all invariably leave him, the act referred to as "flying away". One day, he becomes captivated with Ah-yu, an unknown talent, at a photoshoot. After she signs with Cheung's agency, they begin seeing each other. Concurrently, Cheung begins to get closer to his stern new boss Vivian, whom he finds out is actually dating a married man. As Ah-yu's career takes off, Cheung agrees to sign her off to a different management agency so that she can expand her career in Japan. Cheung asks his father on whether he has been involved with two women at once, to which he replies that the secret is that "according to regulation football rules, you can not allow two footballs on the field at the same time." Later, Vivian ends her affair a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prequel
Theodore Arrington III (born February 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Vast Aire, is an American rapper from New York City. He is one half of the New York hip hop duo Cannibal Ox, which consists of him and fellow rapper Vordul Mega. He is also a member of the rap group Atoms Family. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, then lived in Jamaica, Queens before moving to Harlem, and became acquainted with the underground rap scene, performing in many clubs while still a teenager. He was once a part of the underground hip hop group The Weathermen. Career Vast Aire's fame increased significantly as part of Cannibal Ox with Vordul Mega. Their debut album, '' The Cold Vein'', recorded with producer El-P, was released in 2001 to critical acclaim. Since then, Vast Aire has pursued solo interests. His first solo album '' Look Mom... No Hands'' was released in April 2004. This was followed by ''The Best Damn Rap Show'', a collaborative effort with DJ Mighty Mi from The High & M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock Off (film)
''Knock Off'' is a 1998 action film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider. The film was released in the United States on September 4, 1998. The title is a double entendre, as the term colloquially refers to both counterfeit goods as well as targeted killing. The film is one of the last in the world to feature Kai Tak Airport still in use; the airport closed in 1998. It was Hark's second and last American film; he returned to Hong Kong after ''Knock Off'', feeling unsatisfied with his work in the United States. The film is also the second collaboration between Van Damme and de Souza, the first film being ''Street Fighter'', released in 1994. Plot Russian agents searching for something underwater find a crate as Hong Kong police close in. They accidentally open the crate and baby dolls float to the surface before being detonated. Some Russian agents and a Hong Kong detective pursuing them survive. Downtown, Tommy Hendricks is arranging a fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storm Riders
''The Storm Riders'' is a 1998 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' fantasy film based on the manhua series ''Fung Wan'' by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord Conqueror's tutelage. The sequel to the film, titled ''The Storm Warriors'' and directed by the Pang brothers, was released in 2009. Plot The evil Lord Conqueror, head of Conqueror's Clan, is given a prophecy by Mud Buddha when quizzed about his delayed duel with Sword Saint. The prophecy translates that if Conqueror finds two young children by the name of Wind and Cloud he will have good fortune. Mud Buddha provides the birth charts of these two and gives him a puzzle box stating that finding Wind and Cloud is but one half of his destiny, the box will provide him with the latter half once he unlocks it. Conqueror issues an order that every boy with a birth char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In China And America
''Once Upon a Time in China and America'', also known as ''Once Upon a Time in China VI'', (Chinese: 黃飛鴻之西域雄獅) is a 1997 Hong Kong martial arts western film directed by Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until 2016, who also worked on the film's fight choreography. The film is the sixth and final installment in the ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series. It also saw the return of Jet Li as Cantonese martial arts master and folk hero Wong Fei-hung, who had been replaced by Vincent Zhao in the fourth and fifth films. The film was released in Hong Kong on 1 February 1997 and garnered positive reviews. Plot The film is set in the early 20th century. Wong Fei-hung, along with his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Clubfoot, travels from China to America to visit another of his apprentices, "Bucktooth" So, who has recently opened a branch of Po-chi-lam, Wong's traditional Chinese medicine clinic, in San Francisco. While travelling by carriage acro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Alert (film)
''Full Alert'' is a 1997 Hong Kong action film directed and co-written by Ringo Lam. The film's plot is set in eponymous 1997 when cops find a corpse and bomb chemicals, Inspector Pao (Lau Ching-wan) arrests suspect Mak Kwan (Francis Ng) hoping that his girlfriend will lead them to his Taiwanese gang, but Mak makes an escape and the girlfriend makes off for Macao. Pao then figures that the gang will go for the $230 million at the Hong Kong Jockey club while Mak plans his escape from prison. ''Full Alert'' was shown at both the Rotterdam Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival in 1997. It was nominated for five awards at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot Mak Kwan (Francis Ng) is an expert in bombs and a highly wanted criminal. After killing off his partner, he is arrested by police officer Pao Wai Hung (Sean Lau), who is in deep guilt due to an accidental killing. Kwan's girlfriend/conspirator, Chung Lai-hung ( Amanda Lee) informs the head of the gang that Mak is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Grand
''Shanghai Grand'', also known as ''Shanghai Grand 1996'' to differentiate this film from the more illustrious 1980 television series of the same Chinese title, is a 1996 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by Poon Man-kit and starring Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, and Ning Jing. This film was directed by Poon Man-kit and produced by Tsui Hark and his production company Film Workshop. It is a loose adaptation of the 1980 television series ''The Bund'' in many respects, even though it was done by narrating the action in three segments, each featuring the main characters of the film. Leslie Cheung was cast as Hui Man-keung, the original protagonist of ''The Bund'', while Andy Lau was cast as the film's protagonist - Hui's close friend Ting Lik, a well-meaning but somewhat naive triad leader who was not amused when Hui fell in love with the same girl as the one of his affections. Ning Jing played their love interest Fung Ching-ching. The story was set in Shanghai during the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In China V
''Once Upon a Time in China V'' is a 1994 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts action film written and directed by Tsui Hark. The film is the fifth installment in the ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series, with Vincent Zhao reprising his role as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity Wong Fei-hung after taking over the character from Jet Li in ''Once Upon a Time in China IV''. The film also saw the return of Hark as director (he only co-wrote and produced the fourth film) and of Rosamund Kwan as " 13th Aunt", who was absent in the fourth film. Plot After the armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance occupy Beijing, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty is imminent. Wong Fei-hung and his companions return to Foshan in southern China and prepare to move to Hong Kong (then a British colony) in the meantime, Wong Fei-hung develops a love triangle with his romantic interests " 13th Aunt" and "14th Aunt". When they arrive at the port town, they see that the town is in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In China III
''Once Upon a Time in China III'' is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. It is the third installment in the ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series. Plot In the late 19th century China during the Qing dynasty Chinese sovereignty is being eroded by foreign imperialism. Empress Dowager Cixi and Li Hongzhang decide to stage a lion dance competition to showcase Chinese martial arts and restore national pride. Interested parties from all over China are invited to participate and compete for the title of "Lion Dance King". Wong Fei-hung travels by train from Foshan to Beijing with his romantic interest Thirteenth Aunt, 13th Aunt and apprentice Leung Foon to meet his father, Wong Kei-ying, at the Ten Tigers of Canton, Cantonese Ten Tigers Association. At the train station, 13th Aunt meets Tomanovsky, a Russian diplomat, who was her classmate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |