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CJ7
''CJ7'' () is a 2008 science fiction comedy-drama film co-written, co-produced, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow in his final film acting performance, before he became a fulltime filmmaker. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on January 31, 2008. In August 2007, the film was given the title ''CJ7'', a play on China's successful Shenzhou crewed space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. It was previously known by a series of working titles including and most notably ''A Hope''. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, ''CJ7'' was filmed in Ningbo, in the Zhejiang province of China. Plot Chow Ti is a poor construction worker. He lives in a partially demolished house with his nine-year-old son, Dicky. Ti is eager to save money so he can continue sending his son to private school. Dicky is often bullied by other children, particularly by a boy named Johnny. He is also chided by his teachers at school for his shabby clothes. One day, while at a department store, Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-chi (; born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor, known for his mo lei tau comedy. His career began in television, where he gained recognition through variety shows and TV dramas. Chow's breakthrough came in 1989 with the comedy dramas '' The Final Combat'' and ''The Justice of Life'', the latter marking the beginning of his on-screen collaboration with Ng Man-tat. He consecutively broke Hong Kong’s box office records in the next two years with films '' All for the Winner'' (1990) and '' Fight Back to School'' (1991), cementing his status as one of the region's most popular comedic actors. Since the early 1990s, Chow began working as a screenwriter and director, serving as a de facto director for '' Flirting Scholar'' (1993) before receiving his first directorial credit with '' From Beijing with Love'' (1994). His first two attempts at Hong Kong–mainland co-productions, ''Flirting Scholar'' and the two-part tragicomedy '' A Chinese Odyssey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Yuqi
Zhang Yuqi (; born 8 August 1987), also known as Kitty Zhang, is a Chinese actress best known for her roles in Stephen Chow's films ''CJ7'' (2008) and '' The Mermaid'' (2016). Early life and career Zhang was born in Dezhou, Shandong province. She left Shandong at the age of 15 to attend the Affiliated Chinese Opera School of Shanghai Theatre Academy, a vocational school for Chinese opera talents. Zhang appeared in a minor, uncredited role in the 2007 film '' The Longest Night in Shanghai''. Stephen Chow first noticed her in an advertisement for Kentucky Fried Chicken, and recruited her into his agency. She soon had her breakout role in the science fiction film ''CJ7'', playing a young teacher opposite Chow. The film brought her major media attention as a " Sing girl". After ''CJ7'', Zhang appeared in the Japanese film '' Shaolin Girl'' (which was also produced by Chow). Chow considered casting her in '' Dragonball Evolution'', but the role was ultimately given to another ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiro Lee
Jiro Lee Sheung-ching (; born 20 February 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and television host. Lee rose to fame for portraying minor comical roles in Stephen Chow's comedy films, including ''CJ7'' (2008), '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' (2013) and '' The Mermaid'' (2016). He co-wrote the screenplay of ''Journey to the West'' and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 50th Golden Horse Awards. Lee later joined Hong Kong Cable Television and began to host TV programs, most notably the ''Casa Series'' and ''Undercover Tour''. Lee also starred in the black comedy film '' Over My Dead Body'' (2023) and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Early life and education Lee was born on 20 February 1981, in Hong Kong. He attended Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College and became interested in comedy when he was at school. After getting three As, one B and one C in Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination, he entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Jiao
Xu Jiao (; born 5 August 1997) is a Chinese actress. She made her film debut in the 2008 sci-fi film ''CJ7'' where she played a boy, and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. She is also known for the films ''Starry Starry Night (film), Starry Starry Night'' (2011) and ''Mr. Go (film), Mr. Go'' (2013). Filmography Film Television series References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Jiao 1997 births Living people Actresses from Zhejiang Chinese child actresses Actors from Ningbo Chinese film actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poon Hang-Sang
Hang-Sang Poon is a Hong Kong-Canadian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor. Poon is best known for his cinematography in collaboration with directors such as Yim Ho, Ronny Yu, Stephen Chow, Stephen Fung, John Woo, Po-Chih Leong, Johnnie To, Tsiu Hark, as well as his contribution to the Hong Kong film industry since the 1980s. Poon is the two-time recipient of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films ''The Island'' (1985) and '' Center Stage'' (1992). Poon has been selected by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Hong Kong representative for Oscar’s board of judges in 2016. He has also had nine nominations for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography, including ''Home Coming'' (1984), '' Peking Opera Blues'' (1986), ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' (1987), ''Shanghai Grand'' (1996), and ''Kung Fu Hustle'' (2004). In 1990 and 1991, the films Red Dust and Center Stage won him the Best Cinematography Award in the 27th and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Films Of 2008
This article lists feature-length Hong Kong films released in 2008. Box office The highest-grossing Hong Kong films released in 2008 by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: Releases References External links IMDB list of Hong Kong films* Hong Kong films of 2008 aHKcinemamagic.com {{Cinema of Hong Kong 2008 Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ... 2008 in Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
Raymond Wong Ying-wah (, born 6 April 1968) is a Hong Kong film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ... composer. Among his works is the score for the 2004 martial arts film directed by Stephen Chow, ''Kung Fu Hustle'', which was nominated for the Best Original Film Score in the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. He also received nominations in the Hong Kong Film Awards for his score to Chow's 2001 film ''Shaolin Soccer'', and for the 1995 Tsui Hark film ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' (). Movies (original soundtrack) *1994 "A Taste of Killing and Romance" *1994 "The Lovers (1994 film), The Lovers" *1994 "Wan choi tung ji" *1995 "Hong Kong graffiti" *1995 "Love in the Time of Twilight" *1995 "新房客" *1995 "刀" *1996 "A Moment of Romance III" *1996 "Shanghai Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Kok
Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing with him the films '' Forbidden City Cop'', '' From Beijing with Love'' and '' The God of Cookery'' in addition to producing and co-writing Chow's 2007 film '' CJ7''. He also made a cameo appearance in Chow's '' Shaolin Soccer'' as a hapless soccer player. Kok also wrote, directed and starred alongside Jackie Chan in '' Gorgeous'', a romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ... by the martial arts actor. Filmography Films *'' Flirting Scholar'' (1993) *'' Love on Delivery'' (1994) *'' The God of Cookery'' (1996) *'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po-Chu Chui
Po-Chu Chui or Bo-Chu Chui (– 8 September 2019) was a Hong Kong film producer, known for collaborating with Stephen Chow and Jet Li. Filmography * And The Love Lingers, (executive, 1977) * The Story of Woo Viet, (1981) * Fong Sai-yuk II, (1993) * Tai Chi Master, (1993) * God.com, (1998) * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, (associate, 2000) * So Close, (2002) * Kung Fu Hustle, (2004) * Fearless, (2006) * CJ7, (2008) * Murderer, (executive, 2009) * Jump, (2009) * Confucius, (2010) * The Sorcerer and the White Snake ''The Sorcerer and the White Snake'', previously known as ''It's Love'' and ''Madame White Snake'', is a 2011 action film, action fantasy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based on the Chinese legend, ''Legend of the White ..., (2011) * Badges of Fury, (2013) * Top Funny Comedian: The Movie, (2017) References Hong Kong film producers {{Film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lam Chi-chung
Lam Chi-chung (; born 16 August 1976) is a Hongkongers, Hong Kong actor. Partial filmography * ''The Sexy Guys'' (2019) * ''The Incredible Monk 3'' (2019) * ''Monkey King - The Volcano'' (2019) * ''Flirting Scholar from the Future'' (2019) * ''A Home with a View'' (2019) * ''She's a Man. He's a Woman'' (2019) * ''Crazy Hammer'' (2018) * ''A Bird Frightened of a Bow'' (2018) * ''Kung Fu League'' (2018) * ''Fake Partner'' (2018) * ''Million Demons City'' (2018) * ''The Incredible Monk'' (2018) * ''Hello Miss Bai'' (2017) * ''Graduation Journey'' (2017) * ''Winning Buddha'' (2017) * ''Kick Ball (film), Kick Ball'' (2017) * ''Funny Soccer'' (2016) * ''The Mermaid'' (2016) * ''The Eight Immortals in School'' (2016) * ''iGirl'' (2016) * ''House of Wolves (film), House of Wolves'' (2016) * ''Dot 2 Dot'' (2014) * ''Flirting in the Air'' (2014) * ''The Apostles (film), The Apostles'' (2014) * ''Mortician'' (2013) * ''A Style of Men in Beijing'' (2013) * ''The Adventures of Jinbao'' (2012) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazebo (musician)
Paul Mazzolini (born 18 February 1960), known by his stage name Gazebo, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and record producer best known for his Italo disco music style during the 1980s. His song " I Like Chopin" reached No. 1 in more than 15 countries, and his debut single "Masterpiece" was also an international success. Early life Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, where his father was working as a diplomat in the Italian embassy. Through his father's work as a diplomat, he later lived in Jordan, Denmark and France. He also worked as a guitarist in London for some time. He finished his university study of French literature with a degree in 1983. He chose his stage name 'Gazebo' after the pavilion structure of the same name, because it sounded catchy, and this was important for radio DJs at the time. While living for four years in Denmark he learned to speak Danish, which he demonstrated in an interview with the Danish television show ''Eldorado'' on 4 April 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-dressing
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothes traditionally or stereotypically associated with a different gender. From as early as pre-modern history, cross-dressing has been practiced in order to disguise, comfort, entertain, and express oneself. Socialization establishes social norms among the people of a particular society. With regard to the social aspects of clothing, such standards may reflect guidelines relating to the style, color, or type of clothing that individuals are expected to wear. Such expectations may be delineated according to gender roles. Cross-dressing involves dressing contrary to the prevailing standards (or in some cases, laws) for a person of their gender in their own society. The term "cross-dressing" refers to an action or a behavior, without attributing or implying any specific causes or motives for that behavior. Cross-dressing is not synonymous with being transgender. Terminology The phenomenon of cross-dressing is seen throughout recorded histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
