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Siu-Fong Lai
Siu-Fong Lai () is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lai has over 25 film credits. Career In 1965, Lai began her acting career. Lai appeared in ''My Darling Wife'', a 1965 drama film directed by Chan Wan. Lai is known for a role in ''Old Master Q'', a 1975 comedy film directed by Lee Tit, Chu Yat-Hung, King Weng. Lai is Mrs. Mok in '' The Private Eyes'', a 1976 comedy film directed by Michael Hui. Lai appeared as Cheung Dai Ma in The Secret, a 1979 thriller drama and first feature film directed by Ann Hui. Lai's last films were ''Something Incredible - Dead Deadlock'', a 1992 film and ''Stuntmen'', a 1992 drama film directed by Yuen Shu-Wai. Lai has over 25 film credits. Filmography Films * 1965 Love of A Pedicab Man (aka The Love of a Rickshaw Coolie) * 1965 My Darling Wife * 1965 Gong zi duo qing - Siu Nai * 1965 A Secluded Orchid by the Sea - Mother Lee * 1966 The Lonely Woman * 1966 Love Burst - Third Aunt * 1966 The Story Between Hong Kong and Macau - Mrs Luk/Hung Mui' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Eyes (1976 Film)
''The Private Eyes'' is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film written, directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui as well as Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role. John Woo was the production designer and also co-director, though he was uncredited. Sammo Hung served as the film's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman. This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers' comedies internationally. It became the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. Overview The film's Chinese title is ''半斤八兩''. The film is also known as Mr. Boo in Japan. Plot The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk-sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok-kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hui
Michael Hui Koon-man (born ; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who were prominent figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry during the 1970s and the 1980s. Michael Hui is considered by many critics to be one of the foremost comedians in the Hong Kong film industry. Education Hui studied in La Salle College, and then earned a degree in sociology from the United College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Career After a spell hosting quiz shows on TVB, Hui gained popularity in the Hong Kong entertainment industry with his variety show stints in the '' Hui Brothers Show''. He then moved from television to film. Hui's first work was in a film by Taiwanese director Li Han-hsiang called '' The Warlord'' (大軍閥 or "The Great Regime", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord in post-revolutionary China. In 1974, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006. Hui has won numerous awards. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times (1999, 2011, 2014); Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival; and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018). Only two films have won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are '' Summer Snow'' and ''A Simple Life'', both directed by Ann Hui. She was honored for her lifetime accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Girls From Hong Kong
''Four Girls From Hong Kong'' is a 1972 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lee Sun-fung. Overview The film's Chinese title is ''群芳譜''. The film's alternative title is Kwan Fong Biu. Cast * Chow Chung - Chang * Miu Kam-Fung * Tang Wen * Che Yue - Tang Pei-Hua * Cheng Chee-Liang * Willy Kong Tou * Yuet-ching Lee Yuet-ching Lee () (1918 – 1997) was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Lee is credited with over 300 films. Career In 1937, Lee began acting in Hong Kong. Lee's early films include ''Producing Citizens'', a 1937 film directed by Lee Fa, and ' ... - Pei-Hua's mother * Leung Ming - Pei-Hua's father * Wang De-Jin - Blind father * Siu-Fong Lai References 1972 films Hong Kong drama films 1972 drama films 1970s Mandarin-language films 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Master Q
''Old Master Q'' (; Wong's romanization: ''Lo Fu Gee''"Q&A with Mr. Alfonso Wong" i"OMQ remembers Alfonso Wong" ''老夫子 - Old Master Q Comics'') is a Hong Kong manhua created by Alfonso Wong. The cartoon first appeared in the newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong on February 3, 1962, and later serialised in 1964.Wong, Wendy Siuyi. 002(2001) '' Hong Kong Comics: A History of Manhua''. Princeton Architectural Press, New York. The comic is still in publication today, and is the oldest Asian comic series in publication. The comic is copyrighted by WangZ Inc, a company established by Joseph Wong Chak (Alfonso Wong's eldest son) in Taipei, Taiwan. Joseph Wong still continues to create new volumes. Name Alfonso Wong explained that ("Lo") means "old", is "a rather ordinary, but respectable title" over two-thousand-year old which denotes a "learned one" "who can become a teacher ('Fu Gee') or, or one who has studied a lot"; the English title "Old Master Q" "sort of" translate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Hero (film)
''People's Hero'' is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well. Plot The film is about a bank robbery that goes wrong. Cast * Ti Lung as Sunny Koo, ex-con gangster * Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Sai * Tony Leung Ka-fai as Captain Chan, hostage negotiator * Elaine Jin as Lotus * Siu-Fong Lai * Paul Chun as Captain Cheung * Bowie Lam Bowie Lam (, Lam Bo-yee; born 4 September 1965) is an Hong Kong actor with the TVB network. He has starred in several popular dramas including ''File of Justice'' and '' Healing Hands''. Before working in entertainment, Lam held other occupations ... as K.W. Poon * Ronald Wong as William Wong (Boney) * Sabrina Ho as Bank customer * Benz Kong as Bank customer * Jessie Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Actresses
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