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Michael Lam
Michael Lam Wai-Leung () is a former Hong Kong film actor. He has appeared in numerous films, in several of which he has played the lead role. He first appeared in the film ''The Night Rider''. Lam took his first lead role in the Hong Kong-Singapore co-produced film ''Bugis Street (film), Bugis Street'', made in 1995 and directed by award-winning director Yonfan, where he played the role of Meng. Filmography * The Night Rider (1992) * From Zero to Hero (1994) * He & She (1994) ... Michael, one of Kai's boyfriends * In the Heat of Summer (1994) ... gangster * Crystal Fortune Run (1994) ... Hot Dog * Organized Crime & Triad Bureau (1994) ... OCTB member * Let's Go Slam Dunk (1994) ... King Kong * The Final Option (1994) ... Ching * Fait Accompli (1994) ... Chun Ming * Touches of Love (1994) * Ten Brothers (1995) ... Rubber Four / Snake Skinned Four * Bugis Street (film), Bugis Street (1995) * Highway Man (1995) * Thanks for Your Love (1996) ... [c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin (surname)
Lin (; ) is the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written 林. It is also used in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Among Taiwanese and Chinese families from abroad, it is sometimes pronounced and spelled as Lim because many Chinese descendants are part of the Southern Min diaspora that speak Min Nan, Hokkien or Teochew. In Cantonese-speaking regions such as Hong Kong and Macau it is spelled as Lam or Lum. It is listed 147th on the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Within mainland China, it is currently the 18th most common surname. In Japan, the character 林 is also used but goes by the pronunciation Hayashi, which is the 19th most common surname in Japan. Name origin King Zhou of Shang (reigned 1154 to 1122 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty, had three uncles advising him and his administration. The king's uncles were Prince Bi Gan, Prince Jizi, and Prince Weizi. Together the three princes were known as "The Three Kind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugis Street (film)
''Bugis Street'' (妖街皇后) is a 1995 Hong Kong-Singapore co-production directed by Yonfan, about the lives of Singaporean transvestites in a bygone era. It was a minor hit at the box office with a sexually-explicit R(A) (Restricted (Artistic) rating, male full-frontal nudity and its nostalgic evocation of a seedy but colourful aspect of Singaporean culture, prior to the redevelopment of Bugis Street into a modern shopping district and the eradication of transvestite activities in the area. In 2015, the restored version of the film was presented at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival as ''Bugis Street Redux''. Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Lien, portrayed by Vietnamese actress Hiep Thi Le, is the main protagonist. Despite having worked for a time as a servant in a household whose "young master" adored her in her hometown of Malacca in West Malaysia, the young girl comes across as having led a surprisingly sheltered life. She journeys to Singapore to seek employment as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonfan
Yonfan (born 14 October 1947) is a Hong Kong film director and photographer. Biography He was born in Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China. As the Yang family emigrated from mainland China, they lived first in Hong Kong for 3 years, and then moved to Taiwan when Yonfan was 5 years old. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Taichung, Taiwan, and returned to Hong Kong in 1964 as a 17-year-old man to work as a photographer, but left for the United States in 1968 to study film. After a couple of years travelling through the United States, France and Britain, he returned to Hong Kong in 1973, and became a photographer noted for his celebrity portraits. In 1984, he made his box office debut as a director with ''A Certain Romance (film), A Certain Romance''. Two years later, Yonfan adapted the much-loved romantic novel ''The Story of Rose'' by Yi Shu. Starring an up-and-coming Maggie Cheung, the passionate ''Lost Romance'' was a huge commercial succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanks For Your Love
''Thanks for Your Love'' is a 1996 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced and directed by David Yu and Norman Law and starring Andy Lau and Rosamund Kwan. Plot Wah (Andy Lau) has an uninhibited romantic nature and is very optimistic. He also loves motorcycles, but he gets into a traffic accident which damages a business of the company he works for and Wah is fired as a result. Lam-lam (Rosamund Kwan) is old-fashioned and conservative. She wants to get married with his boyfriend Michael (Michael Tao), but she overreacts and gets violent when she gets intimate with a man. Because of this, Michael broke up with her. One day, Wah met Lam-lam at a reception of her company. Having lost her love, Lam-lam was determined to make a breakthrough. Using alcohol to boost her courage, Lam-lam uses her tipsiness to seduce Wah. Wah sees his love fortune coming and the two of them hook up creating a seemingly imaginary and real bewildered night. Cast *Andy Lau as Wah *Rosamund Kwan as Lam-lam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Were The Days (1996 Film)
''Those Were the Days'' (4 個 32A 和一個香蕉少年) is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Eric Tsang. It is a coming-of-age story about four friends who went to an all-girls secondary school together. Cast * Jordan Chan - Super * Julian Cheung - Chan Yan Kin (teacher) * Josie Ho - Liu Man Sze (Minnie's oldest sister) * Annie Man - young Patricia * Kong Lai Na (Leila Tong) - young Minnie Liu * Amanda Lee - Informant * Loletta Lee - adult Minnie Liu * Karen Mok - adult Patricia * Rick Tan - Stripper Roommate * Lillian Ho - Bamboo (student) * Eric Tsang - Mr. Liu (Minnie's Father) * Hilary Tsui - Liu Heung (Minnie's older sister) * Linda Wong - Bamboo * Chin Kar Lok Chin Ka-lok, sometimes credited as Chin Kar-lok ( Chinese: 錢嘉樂, Pinyin: Qián Jiālè, born 6 August 1965), is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, and television presenter. Chin was born in Hong Kong, the younger brother of actor an ... External links * HK cinemagic entry 1996 films Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young And Dangerous 4
''Young and Dangerous 4'' (; Literal Title ''97 Wise Guys: No War Cannot Be Won'') is a 1997 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the third sequel to the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Synopsis The film opens in 1996. It begins with the wedding of Dai Tin Yee and his girlfriend. At the wedding, Chan Ho Nam agrees to travel to Thailand with the other branch leaders of Hung Hing in order to try and recruit Chiang Tin Yeung to lead the Hung Hing triad. While 6 of the 12 branch leaders are in Thailand, Dinosaur, back in Hong Kong, who leads the Tuen Mun area for Hung Hing is assassinated by being thrown over a building by Tiger of rival gang Tung Sing society. The following day, Chan Ho Nam and his fellow leaders in Thailand learn of Dinosaur's demise and agree to elect a new branch leader for the Tuen Mun area. The two nominees are Barbarian (Dinosaur's right-hand man) and Chicken San Gai (Chan Ho Nam's right-hand man). Chan Ho Nam warns Chicken of the dangers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hero Never Dies
''A Hero Never Dies'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong action crime drama, and the first Milkyway Image film to be directed by Johnnie To. Starring Leon Lai and Lau Ching-wan, ''A Hero Never Dies'' is a heroic bloodshed tale centering on the friendship and rivalry of two Triads in the midst of a gang war. The film has often been compared to the 1986 Hong Kong film ''A Better Tomorrow'' as both men wind up being betrayed by their bosses. Cast and roles * Leon Lai as Jack * Lau Ching-wan as Martin * Fiona Leung as Fiona, Martin's girlfriend * Yoyo Mung as Yoyo, Jack's girlfriend * Henry Fong as Mr. Fong * Yen Shi-Kwan as Boss Yam * Keiji Sato as Killer * Michael Lam as Bodyguard * Yuen Bun * Cheung Chi-ping * Lam Suet * Chiu Chi-shing * Law Ching-ting * Wong Tin-lam Wong Tin-Lam (1927–2010) was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films in Cantonese, Mandarin and Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishonen (film)
''Bishonen...'' (; literally: ''Passion Between Beautiful Youths'') is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic drama film about an ill-fated gay romance. Written and directed by Yonfan, the film stars Stephen Fung, Daniel Wu and Shu Qi. In 2011, the film was screened at the 16th Busan International Film Festival as part of a retrospective of Yonfan's work, which featured seven of his restored and re-mastered films from the 1980s through the 2000s. Synopsis Jet (Stephen Fung) is a handsome gay hustler whose sex appeal seems to know no bounds. Everyone wants to make love to him, but he is in love with no one but himself and he is very picky about his clients. Things change drastically when he notices what seems like a young couple in a shop, Sam (Daniel Wu) and Kana (Shu Qi). At first sight, he falls in love with Sam and begins following the two around trying to get noticed by him. Jet's friend Ching, who is also a hustler, runs a personal ad in a gay magazine for Jet, imploring Sam to contac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Male Film Actors
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Hong Kong Male Actors
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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