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Wai Ka-fai
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, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include '' Needing You...'', '' Fat Choi Spirit'', ''Love on a Diet'', '' Fulltime Killer'', '' Turn Left, Turn Right'', ''Running on Karma'', and '' Mad Detective''. His solo directorial efforts include films such as '' Too Many Ways to Be No. 1'' and '' Written By''. Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: ''Fulltime Killer'' and ''Mad Detective''. Filmography Filmography as director *'' Peace Hotel'' 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 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wéi (surname 韋)
Wéi () is a Chinese surname. It means ‘leather’ in Classical Chinese. It was the 62nd most common name in China as of 2018. It is Wai in Cantonese. It is the 50th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. The Wei (韋) family name is derived from the surnames Peng (彭) and Xiong (熊) from the ancient state of Chu. During the Han dynasty, Han Xin's son escaped to Wei Country (韋) because of the purge of Empress Lü Zhi, and later took the surname Wei (韋) from the region's name. A 2013 study by the Fuxi Cultural Association found it to be the 66th most common name, shared by 4.3 million people or 0.320% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangxi. Possible origins * from Shi Wei (豕韋), the name of a state in modern Henan province, originally granted to Yuan Zhe by the Emperor Shao Kang in the Xia dynastyThe Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland * from Wei (韋) as a title of an official in charge of the manufacture of lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi-Gods And Semi-Devils (1982 TV Series)
''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is a 1982 Hong Kong's TVB television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel '' Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils''. The 50-episode-long series is divided into two parts, with their Chinese titles as 天龍八部之六脈神劍 (''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Divine Sword of Six Meridians'') for 30 episodes and 天龍八部之虛竹傳奇 (''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Legend of Hui-juk'') for 20 episodes respectively. Rating The series averaged a rating of 30 points Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Bryan Leung as Kiu Fung / Siu Fung * Kent Tong as Duen Yu * Felix Wong as Hui-juk * Idy Chan as Wong Yu-yin * Wong Hang-sau as Ah-chu / Chung Ling * Chan Fuk-sang as Ah-tsi * Sharon Yeung as Muk Yuen-ching * Shek Sau as Muk-yung Fuk * Patrick Tse as Duen Ching-sun * Leung Shan as Dou Bak-fung * Maggie Li as Mrs Wong * Lui Yau-wai as Kam Bo-bo * Bak Yan as Yuen Sing-chuk * Bonnie Wong as Chun Hung-min * Lam Kin-min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Hotel (1995 Film)
''Peace Hotel'' is a 1995 Hong Kong action western directed by Wai Ka-fai in his directorial debut. It starrs Chow Yun-fat and Cecilia Yip. Produced by John Woo, Wai wrote the film's screenplay and co-wrote the story with Chow. Plot Ten years before the film's era, Wong A-ping slaughters an entire troop of bandits himself, earning him the nickname Killer. His wife was killed during the chaos, but Wong ultimately spared a teenage member of the bandits. Afterwards, he set up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary. The hotel has a rule that nobody can harm someone who has sought refuge in the hotel, but the hotel will not fight nor protect them once they leave. One day, a penniless woman named Shau Shiu-man arrives at the hotel and claims to be an old lover of the hotel owner. The staff and guests give her food and let her stay in Wong's room. When Wong returns, Shau, who is bathing behind a curtain, lies to him, claiming to be one of the Soong sisters and at the same time, the da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug War (film)
''Drug War'' () is a 2012 action thriller film directed and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Sun Honglei as Police Captain Zhang, who partners with a drug lord named Timmy Choi ( Louis Koo) after Choi is arrested. To avoid the death penalty, Choi agrees to reveal information about his partners' methamphetamine ring. Zhang starts to harbor doubts about Choi's honesty as the police begin to take on the drug ring. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival on November 15, 2012. It has received positive reviews. Plot Fleeing from an explosion at his drug manufacturing facility, Timmy Choi crashes his car into a restaurant and as he revives he is captured by Captain Zhang Lei. Realizing that he will receive the death penalty for his crimes, he bargains information on his colleagues to survive and introduces Captain Zhang Lei as "Uncle Bill", to become a supplier to Haha, who owns a port and can distribute drugs to other countries. Captain Zhang Lei poses as Haha to the real " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance (2009 Film)
''Vengeance'' () is a 2009 action thriller film co-produced and directed by Johnnie To, and written by Wai Ka-Fai. It stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, Michelle Ye and Sylvie Testud. The film tells the story of Francis Costello, a French chef and former assassin whose daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are attacked by a gang of Triads. Costello travels to Macau to embark on a quest for revenge, enlisting the aid of three hitmen. The film explores the themes of assassination, violence and the influence of Triads in modern society.Johnnie To (Director). (2009). ''Vengeance'' otion picture Hong Kong, France: Milkyway Image. Produced by Milkyway Image, the film was released by ARP Sélection in France, and Media Asia Films in Hong Kong. The idea of To directing an English-language film originated with ARP co-founders Michèle and Laurent Pétin, who had Alain Delon in mind for the lead role. In 2006, after Delon turned down the role, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divine Retribution (TV Series)
''Divine Retribution'' (世紀之戰) is a TV drama series broadcast by ATV in Hong Kong on 11 September 2000. The series is supposed to be a sequel to TVB's 1992 series ''The Greed of Man'', and was initially called (大時代2000), literally "Greed of Man 2000". Part of the reason for the name change (Chinese + English) was said to be due to legal rights disputes. Douban reviews have suggested that the sequel to a TVB series being adopted by a rival channel ATV was actually not a major controversy. Synopsis The series takes place in the future year of 2003, where the stock market has created financial crisis that caused complete chaos in the Asia pacific regions. Ting Yeh (Adam Cheng Adam Cheng Siu-chow (born 24 February 1947) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer. Career Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB ''Wuxia'' drama series based on the works ...) and Fong San-hap ( Sean Lau) now renew t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intruder (1997 Film)
''Intruder'' is a 1997 Hong Kong horror thriller film written and directed by Tsang Kan-cheung and starring Jacklyn Wu, Wayne Lai and Moses Chan. The film was rated Category III by the Hong Kong motion picture rating system. Plot On a rainy night in Shenzhen, a female prostitute named Sze-kam Oi-yee was strangled to death by female wanted criminal Yip Siu-ngan in order to assume her identity. Ngan poses as Yee and passes the customs and successfully arrives in Hong Kong. After reporting the loss of her ID card, she successfully obtains Yee's identity. Yee has a Hong Kong ID because her husband is a Hong Kong resident, who at the time was waiting for his wife's arrival. Siu-ngan meets a brothel frequenter Chan Kai-ming, a taxi driver who is divorced and left his daughter Yin-yin to be cared by his mother, whom he also rarely interferes with. Ngan chooses Ming as her victim and first runs him over with a car, crippling him, and later sneaks into his house and holds him hostage an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greed Of Man
''The Greed of Man'' is a Hong Kong television series first broadcast on TVB Jade in 1992.Dianying.com.Dianying.com" ''The Greed of Man.'' Retrieved on 2009-08-11. The story, spanning three decades from the 1970s to the 1990s in Hong Kong and Taiwan, addresses various social and financial phenomena of the times, from triad violence to corruption in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It featured a top roster cast, including veteran TVB actors Adam Cheng and Damian Lau and award-winning actor Sean Lau. The series is also well remembered for a Hong Kong stock market cultural phenomenon called the "Ting Hai effect".Sina.com.Sina.com" ''丁蟹效應累恒指瀉663點.'' Retrieved on 2009-08-11. In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new Youku and TVB programme. Plot This is the first modern-age TV drama in Hong Kong history, where the story is told in reverse chronological order ''In medias res''. The story starts at present time (in realit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking Back In Anger
''Looking Back in Anger'' () was a 1989 Hong Kong TV series and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and around the world. Many factors contributed to the success of this series. As well as its tragic but memorable storyline, the series featured a strong cast, with Felix Wong, Deric Wan (who rose to fame with his role as the main antagonist), Carina Lau, Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei and Maggie Shiu. The popular theme song of the series "Yat sang ho kau" (一生何求) was sung by Danny Chan and later by Deric Wan himself. In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new joint Youku and TVB programme. Cast * Felix Wong as Alex Ting Yau Kin and Ting Wing Cheung, Kin and Hong’s father * Deric Wan as Ben Ting Yau Hong, Kin's brother and the series’ main antagonist * Yammie Lam as Mui Fan Fong, Kin and Hong’s mother *Soh Hang-suen as Aunt Wan (Yip Sau Wan), Cheun’s wife and the adoptive mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Cadet '85
Police Cadet '85 () is a 1985 TVB police drama TV series starring Tony Leung as male lead and Margie Tsang as female lead with Carina Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Jaime Chik, and Simon Yam in supporting roles. This is the 1st sequel and 2nd series in the Police Cadet trilogy. Maggie Cheung, Sean Lau, Eddie Kwan, Lau Dan and Andy Tai characters from the 1st series "Police Cadet '84" are only briefly shown or mentioned. Richard Ng's character who played a minor role in the 1st series plays a more significant role in the 2nd series. Synopsis The continuing story of Cheung Wai Kit rise through the ranks of the Hong Kong Police department. Cheung Wai Kit is now a CID officer of Sgt. rank. His mom no longer has to sew doll clothes from home and they live in a nice apartment now. He finally has a friendly relationship with his father and step mother. The only thing missing in his life is love, his ex-girlfriend Tse Wing Chi has emigrated to Canada and doesn't plan on ever coming back to Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Cadet '84
Police Cadet '84 () is a 1984 TVB police drama TV series which starred then up and coming stars such as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, and Sean Lau. The story centers on young police cadets struggles and life at the Police Cadet Academy (based on Royal Hong Kong Police Cadet School). Tragedy, romance, conflicts, and intrigues were featured. The series was followed by two sequels, Police Cadet '85 and Police Cadet '88. Synopsis Cheung Wai Kit joins the Police Cadet Academy school after graduating high school. At the Police Cadet Academy he meets four good friends that he goes through thick and thin with. He joins the Hong Kong Police force after graduating from cadet school. His older half brother Cheung Ga Ming also joins the Hong Kong police force after graduating from university. Due to the stress and hecticness from work he begins to neglect his girlfriend Tse Wing Chi; she then finds comfort in his good friend and former cadet schoolmate Kiu Chi Ho. Whom will she c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
