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Kung Fu Jungle
''Kung Fu Jungle'', also known as ''Kung Fu Killer'' and ''Last of the Best'', is a 2014 action thriller film directed by Teddy Chan and starring Donnie Yen, Wang Baoqiang, Charlie Yeung and Michelle Bai. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film premiered at the 58th BFI London Film Festival on 12 October 2014 and was later released theatrically on 30 October 2014 in Hong Kong and 31 October 2014 in China. It is being released as ''Kung Fu Killer'' in the United Kingdom and United States. Being a critical success, it was nominated for numerous Hong Kong Film awards. On 19 April 2015, Kung Fu Jungle won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography, representing the 4th time Donnie Yen has won this coveted award. Plot Hahou Mo is a martial arts expert and police self-defense instructor, who is incarcerated for involuntary manslaughter during a fight with an opponent. Three years later, Fung Yu-Sau is a martial artist who challenges retired martial arts master Mak Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Chan
Teddy Chan Tak-sum (, born 26 April 1958) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Filmography Filmography as director, art director and other positions: HK CineMagic. Retrieved 2012-08-28. * ''Man on the Brink'' 邊緣人 (1981), assistant director * ''Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'' 星際鈍胎 (1983), assistant director * ''The Red Panther'' 害時出世 (1983), assistant director * ''The Family Strikes Back'' 烏龍大家庭 (1986), actor * ''The Legend of Wisely'' 衛斯理傳奇 (1987), assistant director * ''Gunmen (1988 film), Gunmen'' 天羅地網 (1988), assistant director * ''Pretty Ghost'' 我老婆不是人 (1991), director * ''Fight Back to School'' 逃學威龍 (1991), actor * ''The Magic Touch (film)'' 神算 (1992), actor * ''Lover's Tear'' 誓不忘情 (1992), actor * ''Gameboy Kids'' 機Boy小子之真假威龍 (1992) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fong (actor)
Alexander Fong Chung-sun (; born 17 March 1963) is a Macau-Hong Kong actor. He married actress Hoyan Mok in 2008; they have one daughter. Incidents Fong has been a brand representative of DOXA, a brand of watches since 2008. In the opening ceremony of DOXA's flagship store in Guangzhou, Fong was sexually harassed by another female guest at the event. DOXA issued an open declaration stating Fong's under-performing had harmed the image of the brand, and therefore they terminated the arrangement. Mani Fok, the representative of the artist management that Fong belonged to, explicitly said that the issues involved some requirements which were outside the signed contract as a brand representative. Filmography Film *19?? '' Sea Killer'' *1986 '' Escape From Coral Cove'' *1987 '' Iron Angels'' *1987 '' Life Is A Moment aka Life Is A Moment Story'' *1988 '' The Story of Haybo'' *1988 '' Iron Angels 2'' *1989 '' What A Small World'' *1989 '' Iron Angels 3'' *1990 '' Sleazy Dizzy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Lam
Dion Lam (; Lam Dik-On; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong action choreographer and actor. Filmography * 1980 ''The Hangman'' * 1982 ''Energetic 21'' * 1983 ''Crazy Blood'' * 1988 ''Mistaken Identity'' * 1989 '' The Killer'' * 1989 ''Ghost Ballroom'' * 1989 '' Angel Enforcers'' * 1989 ''Blood Ritual'' * 1990 '' Return to Action'' * 1990 ''The Sniping'' * 1990 '' She Shoots Straight'' * 1990 ''Shanghai Shanghai'' * 1990 ''The Revenge of Angel'' * 1991 '' The Top Bet'' * 1991 '' To Be Number One'' * 1991 '' Inspector Pink Dragon'' * 1991 '' Fist of Fury 1991'' * 1992 '' American Samurai'' * 1992 ''Hero of the Beggars'' * 1993 '' Flying Dagger'' * 1993 ''Swordsman III: The East Is Red'' * 1993 ''Last Hero in China'' * 1993 ''Executioners'' * 1993 ''Ghost Lantern'' * 1993 ''Her Fatal Ways 3'' * 1993 ''Freedom Run Q'' * 1994 '' The Private Eye Blues'' * 1994 ''Return to a Better Tomorrow'' * 1994 ''Her Fatal Ways 4'' * 1994 ''Wonder Seven'' * 1994 ''Love on Delivery'' * 1995 ''No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cheung
Joe Cheung Tung-cho (, born 24 July 1944) is a Hong Kong director, producer, scriptwriter and actor. Filmography As director * ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * ''Killer Wears White'' (1980) * ''Dan bo dan'' (1981) * ''Pom Pom (film), Pom Pom'' (1984) * ''Feng liu zhong'' (1984) * ''Xiao sheng you liao'' (1984) * ''Kai xin shuang xiang pao'' (1985) * ''Rosa (1986 film), Rosa'' (1986) * ''Flaming Brothers'' (1987) * ''Huo wu feng yun'' (1988) * ''Hao nu shi ba jia'' (1988) * ''Hong Kong Corruptor'' (1990) * ''The Banquet (1991 film), The Banquet'' (1991) * ''Pom Pom and Hot Hot'' (1992) * ''The True Hero'' (1994) * ''My Dad Is a Jerk!'' (1997) * ''Kung Fu Wing Chun'' (2010) As actor * ''Once a Cop'' (1993) * ''Poker King'' (2009) - Fernado * ''ICAC Investigators 2009'' (2009) (TV series) * ''Merry-Go-Round (2010 Hong Kong film), Merry-Go-Round'' (2010) * ''ICAC Investigators 2011'' (2011) * ''Z Storm'' (2014) * ''Gangster Payday'' (2014) * ''Kung Fu Jungle'' (2014) * ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow Man-wai ( zh, t=鄒文懷; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of Golden Harvest, he produced some of the biggest stars of the martial arts film genre, including Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. In 2020, he was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame. Early life Of Hakka Han ethnicity, with ancestral roots in Taipu, Guangdong, Chow studied martial arts under the Hung Ga master Lam Sai-wing. He attended Saint John's University, Shanghai,Chu, Yingchi. 003(2003). Hong Kong Cinema: Coloniser, Motherland and Self. Routledge. and graduated with a B.A in journalism in 1949. He started working on the '' Hongkong Standard''. In 1951, he joined the Voice of America office in Hong Kong. Career Chow's film career began in 1958. He started as a publicity manager at Shaw Brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheang Pou-soi
Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi, is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker. Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works ''Motorway (film), Motorway'' (2012), ''Limbo (2021 film), Limbo'' (2021) and ''Mad Fate'' (2023) earned him three Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter. Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; ''Accident (2009 film), Accident'' (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival, ''Limbo (2021 film), Limbo'' (2021) and ''Mad Fate'' (2023) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival, and ''Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In'' (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed ''The Monkey Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Yeung
Sharon Yeung (born 5 February 1958) is a Taiwanese actress and film producer. Filmography * ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Re ...'' (1978) * '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (1983) * '' Angel Enforcers'' (1989) * '' Angel Terminators'' (1992) * '' Beach Spike'' (2011) * '' Kung Fu Jungle'' (2014) * '' Amazing Spring'' (2019) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeung, Sharon 1958 births Living people Hong Kong television actresses Hong Kong film actresses TVB actors 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Wong
Kirk Wong (黃志強; born March 28, 1949) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. Wong is best known for action films '' Crime Story'' and '' The Big Hit''. Wong's other films like ''Health Warning'', '' Organized Crime & Triad Bureau'', and '' Rock N'Roll Cop'' have gained admiration from fans of action films. Career Acting Wong's roles in the 1980s included Sergeant Sam Liang in ''Danger Has Two Faces'' (1985), Inspector Lau in '' Legacy of Rage'', and Inspector Philip Chan in ''Forever Young'' (1989) (not to be confused with the Steve Miner directed, Mel Gibson starring 1992 film of the same name). His roles in the 1990s included Dai Anfen in '' God of Gamblers II'' (1990), Crazy Bull in ''Twin Dragons'' (1992), and Yuan Pa Tien in ''The Mad Monk'' (1993), as well as a cameo appearance in ''Police Confidential'' (1995). Filmmaking Wong made his directing debut with the 1981 film '' The Club'', alongside Michael Chan and Kent Cheng. In 1983, Wong directed the film ''Health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee. ''Yau'' (wikt:油, 油) literally means "oil", ''Ma'' (wikt:麻, 麻 or wikt:蔴, 蔴) can either refer to "sesame" or "jute", and ''Tei'' (地) means "field" or "open ground". Hence, ''Yau Ma Tei'' can be interpreted to mean either "oil-sesame field" or "oil and jute ground". This dual-interpretation is perhaps the reason for there being two explanations for the origin of the place name.Architectural Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his action and crime films which include the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series, the '' Infernal Affairs'' trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak), and '' Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (executive produced by Martin Scorsese). Early life Andrew Lau was born 4 April 1960, and is one of six siblings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road. Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a cape (geography), cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central, Hong Kong, Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon Convention of Peking, was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. The name ''Tsim Sha Tsui'' in Cantonese language, Cantonese means ''sharp spit (landform), sandspit''. It was also known as Heung Po Tau (), i.e. a port for exporting Aquilaria sinensis, incense tree. Tsim Sha Tsui is a Tourism in Hong Kong, major tourist hub in Hong Kong, with many high-end shops, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Ng
Deep Ng is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. He is the winner of the 21st annual New Talent Singing Awards Hong Kong Regional Finals. Deep was well received by the viewers since the New Talent Singing Awards in 2002. His first EP ''Deep'' was released in 2003 with the hit debut single "先入為主". His second album, ''Nowhere'' (pronounced as Now-here) was released in September 2005. In May 2007 he released his ''New and Best Selection'' album which contains 3 new songs accompanied with a selection of songs from his previous EP and albums. In 2008 he released his follow up album titled ''Reality Co. Ltd''. This album was a commentary and reflection on the rise of reality stars and television shows. In 2009 he released ''Break It''. The album contained ten brand new tracks and an additional 7 live tracks. The lead single "火" (fire) is a Cantonese remake of Terri Walker's "Whoopsie Daisy". Thai Boxing bout Deep participated in a Thai boxing bout on 11 December 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
