Wai Ka-Fai (born 21 September 1962) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, producer, film director, and former TV screenwriter and producer. Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with

Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in ...

, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed

Milkyway Image Milkyway Image (Hong Kong) Ltd. () is a production company based in Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The company was established in 1996 by prolific director Johnnie To in joint partnership with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai. The company is ...

, which is now one of the most successful

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studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include '' Needing You...'', ''

Fat Choi Spirit ''Fat Choi Spirit'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, and starring Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, Gigi Leung and Cherrie In. The film is a comedy, falling into the peculiar Hong Kong ge ...

'', ''

Love on a Diet ''Love on a Diet'' () is a 2001 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng. The film reunites Lau and Cheng, who last paired up in 2000's '' Needing You...''. For the ...

'', ''

Fulltime Killer ''Fulltime Killer'' () is a 2001 Hong Kong action cinema, Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and also written, produced and directed by Wai Ka-Fai, Wai Ka-fai, and also produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film was rele ...

'', ''

Turn Left, Turn Right ''Turn Left, Turn Right'' () is a 2003 romance film, filmed in Taipei, Taiwan. Produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story is based on the illustrated book ''A Chance of Sunshi ...

'', ''

Running on Karma ''Running on Karma'' (), also known as ''An Intelligent Muscle Man'', is a 2003 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. The film is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were ...

'', and ''

Mad Detective ''Mad Detective'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. ''Mad Detective'' was first screened at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, and later premiered at the 2007 Toronto International ...

''. His solo directorial efforts include films such as '' Too Many Ways to Be No. 1'' and ''

Written By ''Written By'' ( zh, t=再生號, s=再生号, first=t) is a 2009 Hong Kong fantasy drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Lau Ching-Wan and Kelly Lin. Lau plays a lawyer who is killed in an accident, leaving ...

''. Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: ''Fulltime Killer'' and ''Mad Detective''.

Filmography

Filmography as director

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Peace Hotel The Peace Hotel () is a hotel on The Bund in Shanghai, China, which overlooks the surrounding areas. The hotel has two different buildings. The Sassoon House, originally housed the Cathay Hotel and is today the Fairmont Peace Hotel run by Fairmon ...

'' 和平飯店 (1995) *'' Too Many Ways to Be No. 1'' 一個字頭的誕生 (1997) *''Help!!!'' 辣手回春 (2000) (co-directed with

) *'' Needing You...'' 孤男寡女 (2000) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *'' Wu yen'' 鍾無艷 (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 瘦身男女 (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 全職殺手 (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 嚦咕嚦咕新年財 (2002) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts ''My Left Eye Sees Ghosts'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Sammi Cheng, Lau Ching-Wan, Lee San-San, and Cherrie Ying. The film includes elements of tongue-in-cheek horror, comedy ...

'' 我左眼見到鬼(2002) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''Love for All Seasons'' 百年好合 (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 向左走向右走 (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 大隻佬 (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

'' 鬼馬狂想曲 (2004) *''

Himalaya Singh ''Himalaya Singh'' ( ''hindi'': हिमालय सिंह) is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film co-written and directed by Wai Ka-fai and starring Lau Ching-wan, Ronald Cheng, Francis Ng, Cherrie Ying and Gauri Karnik, with a special appeara ...

'' 喜馬拉亞星 (2005) *''

The Shopaholics ''The Shopaholics'' () is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching-Wan, Jordan Chan, Ella Koon, and Paula Tsui. Cast * Cecilia Cheung * Lau Ching-Wan * Jordan Chan * Ella Koon * ...

'' 最愛女人購物狂 (2006) *''

'' 神探 (2007) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *''

'' 再生號 (2009) *''

Don't Go Breaking My Heart "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a 1976 duet by English musician Elton John and English singer Kiki Dee. It was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche", respectively, and intended as an affection ...

'' 單身男女 (2011) (co-directed with Johnnie To) *'' Detective vs Sleuths'' 神探大戰 (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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The Limits of Control
interview with Wai Ka-fai, MUBI 1962 births Chinese television writers Living people Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong film producers Hong Kong screenwriters Hong Kong television producers Asian film producers {{HongKong-film-director-stub