Jack Kao (, born 23 April 1958) is a

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actor.

Career

He began his career in the late 1980s films of

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice ...

. Kao credits his success to the many real-life gangsters he knew when he was young. He appeared in '' City of Sadness'', a film about Taiwan's White Terror, which received the 1989

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award the

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. Another of his films about that same period, 2009's ''

Prince of Tears ''Prince of Tears'' () is a 2009 Taiwanese historical drama film by Yonfan. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It tells the story of a family embroiled in the tragic " White Terror" suppression ...

'', was also included in the festival. His 2001 film ''

Millennium Mambo ''Millennium Mambo'' () is a 2001 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Plot The main character, Vicky, portrayed by actress Shu Qi, narrates from 2011 about her life 10 years earlier. She describes her youth and story of h ...

'' was featured in the

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's 2016 retrospective "Going Steadi: 40 Years of Steadicam".

Selected filmography

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Daughter of the Nile ''Daughter of the Nile'' () is a 1987 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. Background The film's title is a reference to a character in a manga called '' Crest of the Royal Family'' who is hailed as Daughter of the Nile. The film is a s ...

'' (1987) - Lin Hsiao-fang, the brother *'' Rouge of The North'' (1988) *''

A City of Sadness ''A City of Sadness'' () is a 1989 Taiwanese historical drama directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It tells the story of a family embroiled in the " White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government (KMT) after their ...

'' (1989) - Wen Leung *''Mudan niao'' (1990) *''

Island of Fire ''Island of Fire'' () is a 1990 Taiwanese- Hong Kong action film directed by Kevin Chu, and starring Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Tou Chung-hua. The film was shot in Taiwan and the Philippines in 42 days from 5 Apr ...

'' (1990) - Ho *''Wawa'' (1991) *''

Dust of Angels ''Dust of Angels'' () is a 1992 Taiwanese crime film directed by Hsu Hsiao-ming, executive produced by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. It was entered into Directors' Fortnight at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. "''An lah''" () is a Taiwanes ...

'' (1992) *''Wu hu si hai'' (1992) - Fan Yat Wai *''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...

'' (1993) *''Sheng nu de yu wang'' (1993) *''What Price Survival'' (1994) - Jie *'' In The Heat of Summer'' (1994) *''Dian zhi bing bing: Qing nian gan tan'' (1994) - Chan Wei-Cheng *''Hao nan hao nu'' (1995) - Ah Wei *''Yi qian ling yi ye zhi meng zhong ren'' (1995) - Kwok Ping-Tak *''Te jing ji xian feng'' (1995) - Jiang Tian *'' Modern Republic'' (1995) *''

Goodbye South, Goodbye ''Goodbye South, Goodbye'' is a 1996 crime drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The film had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 1996. Plot Gao ( Jack Kao) rides the train to Pinghsi to set up a 10-day gambling den with his frie ...

'' (1996) - Kao *''Go do gaai bei'' (1997) - Zang *''

Flowers of Shanghai ''Flowers of Shanghai'' is a 1998 Taiwanese drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien starring Tony Leung as a wealthy patron and Hada Michiko, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Shuan Fang, Jack Kao, Carina Lau, Rebecca Pan, Michelle Reis, and Vicky Wei ...

'' (1998) - Luo *''Du xia 1999'' (1998) - Ma Kau Wan *''

The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and foll ...

'' (1998, TV Series) - Golden Wheel Monk (1998) *''Sing yuet tung wa'' (1999) - Gene *''Xiang si chen xianzai'' (2000) - Jie *''Time and Tide'' (2000) - Police Officer *''

'' (2001) - Jack *''Tai Bei wan 9 zao 5'' (2002) - Brother Jack *'' Moon Child'' (2003) *''Yau doh lung fu bong'' (2004) - Mona's Dad *''Gu lian hua'' (2005) *''Lian ren'' (2005) *''Ai li si de jing zi'' (2005) *''Liu lang shen gou ren'' (2007) - Yellow Bull *''

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'' (2008) *'' Shinjuku Incident'' (2009) *''

Crazy Racer ''Crazy Racer'', also known in some countries as ''Silver Medalist'', is a 2009 Chinese black comedy film directed and written by Ning Hao and stars Huang Bo. It was filmed mostly in the southern coastal city of Xiamen. Plot The plot follows fou ...

'' (2009) *'' The Sniper'' (2009) - Barber *''Feng kuang de sai che'' (2009) *''Ghosted'' (2009) - Chen Fu *''Xin Su shi jian'' (2009) - Gao Jie *''Sun cheung sau'' (2009) - Tao *''Ba... ni hao ma'' (2009) - Father (segment "Wish") *''Lei wangzi'' (2009) - Ah-Chang *''Yi xi zhi di'' (2009) - Master Lin *''

Au Revoir Taipei ''Au Revoir Taipei'' () is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy film set in Taipei and is Arvin Chen's feature directorial debut. It won the NETPAC Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival and was considered a box office success in Taiwan ...

'' (2010) - Kai's father *''Lie yan'' (2010) - Editor *''

Red Nights ''Red Nights'' (''Les Nuits rouges du Bourreau de Jade'') is a 2010 French-Hong Kong film by Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud. It is a thriller and a tale of erotic horror. The filmmakers call it a Hong Kong ''giallo'' with mystery, (sadist ...

'' (2010) - Mister Ko *''Wo, 19 sui'' (2010) *' (2011) - Chou Wei-te's father (segment "Reverberation") *''Dian Na Chà'' (2011) *''

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate ''Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'' is a 2011 '' wuxia'' film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Li Yuchun, Gwei Lun-mei, Louis Fan and Mavis Fan. The film is a remake of ''Dragon Gate Inn'' (1966) and '' New Dragon ...

'' (2011) - Tartar *''Coming Back'' (2011) *'' Bad Girls'' (2012) - Matthew *''Zombie-108'' (2012) - Swat Commander *''Good-for-Nothing Heros'' (2012) *''Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere'' (2012) *''Witness'' (2012) - Lao Song *''Black & White'' (2012) *''Taipei Factory'' (2013) - (segment "Mr. Chang's New Address") *''Scandals'' (2013) *'' Unbeatable'' (2013) - Lin Yuan Xiang *'' My Lucky Star'' (2013) - Mr. Gao *''The Break-Up Artist'' (2014) - Hsieh Chun-Tang *'' But Always'' (2014) - Anran's Father *''Zombie Fight Club'' (2014) - Wu Ming (Teacher / Prison Warden) *'' The Crossing'' (2014) *''One Night in Taipei'' (2015) *'' Two Thumbs Up'' (2015) - Warden *'' Massagist'' (2015) - Chia-Ching *''

The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan ''The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan'' (), also known as ''Shanghai Noir'', is a 2015 comedy action romance suspense film directed by Clara Law. The film is a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production. The film was lensed by noted director of photog ...

'' (2015) *''Lion Dancing 2'' (2015) *''

Wild City ''Wild City'' (迷城) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Louis Koo, Shawn Yue, Tong Liya and Joseph Chang. It was released on 30 July 2015 in China and on 20 August 2015 in Hong Kong. It is Lam's first f ...

'' (2015) - King *'' The Crossing'' (2015) *'' The Assassin'' (2015) *'' Inside or Outside'' (2016) *''

Spicy Hot in Love ''Spicy Hot in Love'' () is a 2016 Chinese romance film directed by Xiao Fei and Zhang Changzheng. It was released in China on March 8, 2016. Plot Cast *Peter Ho *Qin Hao *Zhang Zilin Zhou Yiwei *Zhou Yiwei * Tian Yuan *Huang Acan *Zhang Xinyi * ...

'' (2016) - Song Ming *''Meng xiang he huo ren'' (2016) *'' One Night Only'' (2016) - Barth *''Jing xin po'' (2016) - Ben Lam *''Tian ma'' (2016) - Mai Zhongren *''Shaowu the Bad'' (2017) - Keiko *'' Missing Johnny'' (2017) - Uncle Jiao *''Jing Cheng 81 hao 2'' (2017) - Ji Chunlong *''

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'' (2017) - Qin Rui's father *''Tian sheng bu dui'' (2017) - Qin Kwai *''Jiao tou 2: Wang zhe zai qi'' (2018) - President Gui *'' Cities of Last Things'' (2018) *''

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'' (2018) - Thai General *''Song of the Assassins'' (2018) *''Kuang tu'' (2018) - Chen Mu *''Pegasus: On the Brink'' (2018) *''The Big Shot'' (2019) *''Han Dan'' (2019) - Hsieh Chun-Hao *''Gang of Bra'' (2019) *''The Longest Shot'' (2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kao, Jack 1958 births Living people Taiwanese Buddhists 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Taiwanese male film actors