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Wai Man Yip
''Raymond Yip Wai-man'' (葉偉民) is a film director from Hong Kong. Filmography Films * 1993 The Kung Fu Cult Master - Assistant director. * 1995 ''Sixty Million Dollar Man'' - Screenwriter, Director. * 1998 ''Portland Street Blues'' - Director. * 2000 ''For Bad Boys Only'' * 2000 '' Those Were the Days...'' * 2002 ''Beauty and the Breast'' * 2003 ''Anna in Kungfuland'' * 2010 ''Bruce Lee, My Brother'' * 2010 ''Lost on Journey'' * 2012 ''Blood Stained Shoes'' * 2014 ''The House That Never Dies'' * 2015 ''Tales of Mystery'' * 2016 ''Phantom of the Theatre'' * 2017 ''Cook Up a Storm ''Cook Up a Storm'' () is a 2017 Hong KongChinese culinary drama film directed by Raymond Yip and starring Nicholas Tse, Jung Yong-hwa, Ge You, Tiffany Tang, Michelle Bai and Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Anthony Wong. It was released in China o ...'' References External links * Raymond Yip at hkmdb.comRaymond Yip Wai-man at bfi.org.ukRaymond Yip Wai Man at hkcinemagic.com Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost On Journey
''Lost on Journey'' is a 2010 Chinese comedy film directed by Raymond Yip and starring Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang. This film depicts an amusing yet realistic portrayal of the issues prevalent in the Chinese society, especially during the chaotic '' Chunyun'' when everyone wants to reunite with their family for the Chinese New Year celebrations. The film is superficially similar to John Hughes's 1987 film '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' in depicting the journey of two mismatched companions. Plot Li Chenggong ( Xu Zheng) is a wealthy and arrogant businessman who treats his employees poorly and has a secret mistress, Manni ( Li Man). Although his mistress wants him to spend Chinese New Year with her in Shijiazhuang, Li feels obligated to return to his hometown Changsha to celebrate Chinese New Year with his wife Meili ( Zuo Xiaoqing), daughter, and mother. Arriving at the crowded airport, Li finds he has been mistakenly booked in the economy class and sits next to the first- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Cook Up A Storm
''Cook Up a Storm'' () is a 2017 Hong KongChinese culinary drama film directed by Raymond Yip and starring Nicholas Tse, Jung Yong-hwa, Ge You, Tiffany Tang, Michelle Bai and Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Anthony Wong. It was released in China on 10 February 2017. Plot The story focuses on two young talented chefs, Sky Ko (Nicholas Tse), a southern-style Chinese chef, and Paul Ahn (Jung Yong-hwa), a Michelin-starred Korean chef trained in France. Both have reasons to climb the culinary ladder—When Sky was ten years old, his father, Mountain Ko (Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor), Anthony Wong), left him behind with his friend, Uncle Seven (Ge You), master chef of Seven Restaurant. When asked why, Mountain told Sky that he has no talent as a cook and he would only take him back if he can prove to be a great cook. In reality, Mountain chose to pursue his culinary career over being a father and made the excuse that Sky can't even make a decent bowl of noodles. Because of that, Sky s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Of The Theatre
''Phantom of the Theatre'' ( zh, c=魔宫魅影, p=Mó Gōng Mèi Yǐng) is a 2016 Chinese thriller film directed by Raymond Yip, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Simon Yam, and Huang Lei. The film depicts a story set in Shanghai during the 1930s, representing the prosperity and charm of Shanghai in its peak time, with distinctive characteristics of that time and irreproachably interpreting the humanity. It was released in China on 29 April 2016. Premise A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show and bring in new victims. The Phantom of the Theatre depicts a tragic love story between rising film star Meng Sifan and young director Gu Weibang, the son of the warlord Gu Mingshan. Cast * Ruby Lin as Meng Si Fan / Kong-jin / Kong Lan * Tony Yang as Gu Wei Bang * Simon Yam as Gu Ming Shan * Jing Gangshan as Kong Shen * Huang Hung as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of Mystery (film)
''Tales of Mystery'' () is a 2015 Chinese suspense thriller film directed by Raymond Yip, Tian Meng and Xian Xuchu. It was released on January 23, 2015. Cast *Aarif Rahman Aarif Rahman (, born 26 February 1987), also known as Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter. Early life Born in Hong Kong, Aarif Rahman is of mixed Arab, Malay and Chinese descent. He grew up in Hong Kong and attended ... as Zi Liang * Janice Man as Pei Wen * Zhu Zhu as Xiao Xiao * Law Lan * Oscar Leung *Shi Yanfei as Yue Sisi *Feng Wenjuan as Zhang Xiaoyun *Yolanda Yang *Huang Ming *Michelle Hu *Lu Yulai *Lin Jiangguo Reception By January 23, the film had earned at the Chinese box office. References 2015 thriller films Chinese thriller films Chinese suspense films {{China-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House That Never Dies
''The House That Never Dies'' () is a 2014 Chinese 3D thriller film directed by Raymond Yip. The story is based on that of a purportedly haunted mansion, Chaonei No. 81, which is located on No.81 Chaoyangmen Inner Street in Beijing, China. The Chaonei No. 81 was a three-story French Baroque-style house which was built in the 1800s by Qing officials. Legend says that the house became haunted after the end of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, when the wife of a Kuomintang official who once lived there committed suicide. It is believed that her spirit still haunts the house. Plot The 3D thriller is based on the legendary mansion at No. 81 on Chaoyangmennei Street in Beijing, follows Xu Ruoqing (Ruby Lin), a woman whose presence in the notorious mansion draws up the spirits that have taken residence there. She has recently moved in with their daughter to the mansion with Zhao Yitang (Francis Ng), the boss of a publication company publishing Xu Ruoqing's novels. The film star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Stained Shoes
''Blood Stained Shoes'' () is a 2012 Chinese horror film directed by Raymond Yip. Set in the 1930s, it tells the tale of a series of strange murders revolving around a pair of embroidered shoes. Cast * Ruby Lin as Su Er * Kara Hui as Madame Zhen * Monica Mok as Xu Shi * Anna Kay as He ChuJun * Michael Tong as Shen Xuanbai * Xing Minshan as Wang Zhiyuan * Jing Gangshan as Cheng Nan, Xu Shi's lover * Daniel Chan Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Career Singer In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leu ... as Shen Xuanqing, Su Er's husband * Han Zhi as Ding Dashan * Harashima Daichi as Shen Ling * Xiao Yuzhen Shen Yi * Huang Yiyang as Shen He * Cai Jifang as village elder Yuan * Dong Jilai as village elder Huang * Chen Jinhui as village elder Zhang Storyline This film is set in the 1930s, and starts with a strange murder in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lee, My Brother
''Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (, also known in the United Kingdom as ''Young Bruce Lee'') is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts drama film directed by Raymond Yip, and also written, produced and directed by Manfred Wong, and also storied, produced and narrated by Bruce Lee's real life younger brother Robert Lee. Starring Aarif Rahman as Lee, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Chung as Lee's parents, the film is based on the life of Bruce Lee in his teenage years to part of his adult years. Plot ''Bruce Lee, My Brother'' is a dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Based directly from the book "Memories of Lee Siu-loong", which is authored by Lee's siblings (Phoebe, Robert, Agnes and Peter), it revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$102 in his pocket. As a young man, Bruce grew up in an affluent family. En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna In Kungfuland
''Anna in Kungfuland'' is a 2003 Hong Kong romantic comedy martial arts film directed by Raymond Yip, and starring Miriam Yeung and Ekin Cheng. Plot Anna (Miriam Yeung) is an aspiring actress, and her father was a monk of the Shaolin temple who defected to Japan after representing the temple during a martial arts tournament. There he met a Japanese woman and later bore Anna. He starts a martial school in Japan, although he dreams of being reconciled with his former mates. Anna enters a martial arts tournament, which she hopes will lead to her getting her acting career started. She falls in love with the marketing executive (Ekin Cheng) who organized the tournament. Cast * Miriam Yeung as Anna Shek * Ekin Cheng as Ken Kei * Wong You-nam as Sam Kei * Denise Ho as Zoe Pak * Cheung Tat-ming as Tournament MC * Maggie Lau as Big twin * Mandy Chiang as Small twin * Benz Hui as Boss Pak * Lee Lik-chi as Hung Fung * Lau Kar-wing as Master Wisdom * Chiu Suet-fei as Nicky * Charles Ingram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty And The Breast
''Beauty and the Breast'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Raymond Yip, and starring Francis Ng, Michelle Reis and Daniel Wu. Synopsis The story is about Mario (Ng), who is an office loafer who specializes in praising and pleasing his boss, the good-for-nothing eldest son of a business tycoon. Mario considers Harper (Wu) his apprentice, and together the two go about town picking up women. Mario has a theory that links the characteristics of a woman's breasts to her character. Without knowing that Yuki (Reis) is going to be his new colleague, he predicts her to be of his type from the shape of her breasts while she is standing outside a glass window of a restaurant. Despite his deserving reputation of being a womanizer, Mario is really kind at heart, but he is soon lured into a bet with his boss and has to get Yuki into bed to win it. He comes up with the brilliant plan of telling her that he has a malignant brain tumor in its terminal stage. Thanks to his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
