Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (), born in 1960, is a

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and producer. His most notable works include '' Beast Cops'', '' Fist of Legend'', '' Painted Skin'', '' 2000 AD'' and '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen''. In 2011 he announced and launched the productions for ''Mural'', ''Four Detectives/Four Marshals'', and '' Painted Skin 2''. Though for Painted Skin 2 he dropped out as the director and the director's seat was given to Wuershan. His 1996 film '' First Option'' was entered into the

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Filmography

Director

*'' 18 Golden Destroyers'' (1985) *'' The Yuppie Fantasia'' (1988) *'' Diary of a Small Man'' (1989) *'' Brief Encounter in Shinjuku'' (1990) *''

Fight Back to School ''Fight Back To School'' () is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow. This movie is set in Shatin College, Hong Kong. It was Hong Kong's highest-grossing film of 1991. It was followed by sequels ''Fig ...

'' (1991) *'' Inspector Pink Dragon'' (1991) *'' Royal Tramp'' (1992) *'' Royal Tramp 2'' (1992) *'' Fight Back to School II'' (1992) *'' Gameboy Kids'' (1992) *'' King of Beggars'' (1992) *'' The Long and Winding Road'' (1994) *'' The Final Option'' (1994) *'' Fist of Legend'' (1994) *'' Thunderbolt'' (1995) *'' First Option'' (1996) *'' Armageddon'' (1997) *'' Beast Cops'' (1998) *'' 2000 AD'' (2000) *'' Okinawa Rendez-vous'' (2000) *'' Cat and Mouse'' (2003) *''

The Medallion ''The Medallion'' () is a 2003 action comedy film directed by Hong Kong film director Gordon Chan in his first English-language film, who also wrote the screenplay with Bey Logan, Paul Wheeler, Bennett Joshua Davlin and Alfred Cheung Who also ...

'' (2003) *'' A-1 Headline'' (2004) *'' Kung Fu Master'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Mr. 3 Minutes'' (2006) *'' Painted Skin'' (2008) *'' The King of Fighters'' (2010) *''

Mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spanis ...

'' (2011) *'' The Four'' (2012) *'' The Dark Meteors'' (2012) *''

The Four II ''The Four II'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun. It is the sequel to 2012's '' The Four''. Plot Cold Blood chances upon the scent of blood while Department Six and the Divine Constabulary are setting up c ...

'' (2013) *'' The Four III'' (2014) *'' Secret Treasure'' (Unreleased) *''

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'' (2017) *''Tempting Hearts'' (2021) *''Caught in Whirlwind'' (TBA)

Writer

*'' Behind the Yellow Line'' (1984) *''The Yuppie Fantasia'' (1988) *'' Dragons Forever'' (1988) *''

Double Fattiness ''Double Fattiness'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by David Chiang and starring Bill Tung, Lydia Shum, Eric Tsang and Maggie Cheung. Plot The movie revolved around a Chinese flatbread restaurant in Hong Kong, where the Mo family ...

'' (1988) *'' Heart to Hearts'' (1988) *'' The Big Heat'' (1988) *'' Diary of a Small Man'' (1989) *'' Brief Encounter in Shinjuku'' (1990) *''Fight Back to School'' (1991) *'' The Cat'' (1991) *'' Hard Boiled'' (1992) *''Game Boy Kids'' (1992) *'' She Starts the Fire'' (1992) *''King of Beggars'' (1992) *''The Long and Winding Road'' (1994) *''The Final Option'' (1994) *''

The Bodyguard from Beijing ''The Bodyguard from Beijing'' (; released in the United States as ''The Defender'' and United Kingdom as ''Jet Li's The Defender'') is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li, who also produced. The film co-star ...

'' (1994) *''Fist of Legend'' (1994) *''Thunderbolt'' (1995) *''First Option'' (1996) *''Armageddon'' (1997) *''Beast Cops'' (1998) *''Cat and Mouse'' (2003) *''The Medallion'' (2003) *''A-1 Headline'' (2004) *''

Daisy Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to: Plants * ''Bellis perennis'', the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy, a European species Other plants known as daisy * Asteraceae, daisy family ** '' Euryops chrysanthemoides'', African bush daisy ** ' ...

'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) *'' Mr. 3 Minutes'' (2006) *'' Painted Skin'' (2008) *'' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'' (2010) *''Mural'' (2011)

Producer

*'' The Vineyard'' (1989) *'' Neverending Summer'' (1992) *''1001 Nights'' (1995) *''Armageddon'' (1997) *'' Cause We Are So Young'' (1997) *'' Option Zero'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' When I Look Upon the Stars'' (1999) *'' Okinawa Rendez-vous'' (2000) *'' Heroes in Love'' (2001) *'' Funeral March'' (2001) *'' Every Dog Has His Date'' (2001) *'' Time 4 Hope'' (2002) *''A-1 Headline'' (2004) *''Kung Fu Master'' (2005) *'' Curse of Lola'' (2005) *''Mr. 3 Minutes'' (2006) *''Painted Skin'' (2008) *'' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'' (2010) *''Mural'' (2011) *'' Coming Back'' (2011)

References

External links

*
Gordon Chan interviewed
on

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