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For Your Heart Only
For Your Heart Only () is a 1985 Hong Kong Romantic film directed by Raymond Fung, it stars Leslie Cheung, Loletta Lee, Bonnie Law, Ann Bridgewater, Mang Hoi and Jimmy Wong. The film ran in theaters from 7 September 1985 until 19 September 1985. Plot The film centers around DJ Piggy Chan (Leslie Cheung), who falls in love at first sight with Jane Yu (Loletta Lee), he wins her heart on their first date. Soon after that, Jane goes to the club Piggy works at to visit him, she sees Piggy flirting with other woman, she becomes angry and they broke up on the spot. On the other hand, Piggy's best friend, Sapi (Mang Hoi) falls in love with Piggy's sister, Mable Chan (Ann Bridgewater). Piggy wants Mable to focus on school, so forces her to break up Sapi. Piggy and Sapi quarreled and started fighting, Sapi fainted and was rushed to the hospital. Because of this fight, Sapi's kidneys suffered damage, the doctors told Piggy that Sapi was going to die soon. Piggy and his friends decide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Raymond Wong Pak-ming (; born 8 April 1948; sometimes transliterated as Raymond Wong Bak-ming) is a Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor. He is one of the most successful producers in Hong Kong cinema, having been one of the comedians to establish Cinema City Studios in 1980. Career Cinema City In 1980, Wong formed the renowned Cinema City Enterprises, Ltd. with Karl Maka and Dean Shek. The production company became an industry phenomenon, producing films such as ''A Better Tomorrow'', '' Aces Go Places'', '' Prison on Fire'' and ''All About Ah-Long''. Actors such as Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Ti Lung along with filmmakers John Woo, Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark were some of the people who rose to fame under the Cinema City label. He played the actor in the comedy ghost series ''Happy Ghost'' ( 開心鬼). In 1991, the trio broke up, with both Maka and Shek ending their interests in the film industry. Mandarin films Wong eventually formed Mandarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton Ko
Clifton Ko (; born 6 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer, and scriptwriter. Background Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In this period he wrote Choi's ''No U-Turn'' (1981) and ''Teenage Dreamers'' (), and John Woo's comedy ''Once a Thief''. In 1982, Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film ''The Happy Ghost'' in 1984. The film series, like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism. Ko, together with the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family comedy series ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (beginning in 1987); '' Chicken and Duck Talk'', a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and ensemble comedy series ''All's Well, Ends Well'' (beginning in 1992); and '' It's a Wonderful Life'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (born Cheung Fat-chung; 12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the Sinophone, Sinophone world, Cheung was known for his debonair demeanor, flamboyant screen characters, and avant-garde, androgynous stage presence. Throughout his 26-year career, he released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. Born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong, Cheung studied in England from the age of 12 until he returned home in 1976. He garnered attention in 1977 when entering Rediffusion Television, RTV's ''Asian Singing Contest'' and achieved popularity in 1984 with a hit single "Monica." Cheung is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Cantopop for defining the music genre in the 1980s. He announced his "retirement" from music in 1989 and emigrated to Canada the following year, but he returned to Hong Kong in 1994. His reemergence from the musical retirement in the late 1990s, particularly in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loletta Lee
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun (; born 8 January 1966), temporarily known as Rachel Lee Lai-Chun, is a Hong Kong actress. Lee started playing small roles in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Her first role as a lead actress was in ''Devoted to You''. After secondary school, she continued to play young teenagers in the 1980s until 1990. In the early 90s she participated in erotic comedy films such as '' Sex and Zen 2'' and '' Crazy Love''. She continues to work in Hong Kong cinema. Her performance in '' Ordinary Heroes'' earned her a Golden Horse Award in 1999 for Best Actress. In an interview with '' FHM'', Lee revealed that her parents were Indonesian Hakka of Meixian ancestry. Biography Lee lived in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island in her early years，小學時移居 大坑 勵德邨德全樓. She originally attended a primary school in Happy Valley, but because she suffered from motion sickness when riding the Hong Kong Tram, she transferred to a primary school near her home to complete h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Law
Bonnie Law (September 11, 1968 – May 27, 2016) was a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was best known for her role in the 1984 Hong Kong comedic film, '' Happy Ghost'', opposite Raymond Wong. ''Happy Ghost'' marked her film debut at the age of 15. Law and several of her co-stars, including Rachel Lee, May Lo and Fennie Yuen became known as the "Happy Girls" because of their roles in the comedy. Law's other 1980s films during the next four years included ''For Your Heart Only'', opposite Leslie Cheung in 1985, and ''Fractured Follies'' in 1988, which starred Chow Yun-fat. Her television roles included the dramatic series, '' My Father's Son'', starring Stephen Chow and Ha Yu. Law left acting after just four years in order to study abroad. In 1993, Law returned to Hong Kong to work in the finance and business sectors. However, she made small cameos in film and television, including ''The Conman'' in 1998. Law was planning a return to acting at the time of her death in 2016. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mang Hoi
Mang Hoi ( zh, 孟海; 1 May 1958 – 9 October 2023) was a Hong Kong actor and action director. He won the Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards for ''Yes, Madam''. Personal life and death Mang dated American actress and martial artist Cynthia Rothrock. He was married to another woman with a daughter at the time. On 9 October 2023, Mang died of oesophageal cancer at the age of 65. Selected filmography *''The Price of Love'' (1970) *'' Pursuit'' (1972) – Little Helper *''The Young Avenger'' (1972) *'' The Human Goddess'' (1972) *'' Fist of Unicorn'' (1973) – Hsiao-Hu (Guest star) *''Enter the Dragon'' (1973, cameo) – Ship's mate (uncredited) *''Death Blow'' (1973) – Theater Kid *''Honor and Love'' (1973) *''Iron Bull'' (1973) *''Call me Dragon'' (1974) – Siu Gam's Sidekick *''Godfather Squad'' (1974) – Wang's little brother *'' Bruce Lee, D-Day at Macao'' (1974) – Little Monkey *''The Silent Guest of Pecking'' (1975) *'' Challenge of the Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema City & Films Co
Cinema may refer to: Film * Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of moving image ** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking ** Filmmaking, the process of making a film * Movie theater (US), called a cinema elsewhere, a building in which films are shown Music Bands * Cinema (band), a band formed in 1982 by ex-Yes members Alan White & Chris Squire * The Cinema, an American indie pop band Albums * ''Cinema'' (Andrea Bocelli album), released 2015 * ''Cinema'' (The Cat Empire album), released 2010 * ''Cinema'' (Elaine Paige album), released 1984 * ''Cinema'' (Nazareth album), or the title song, released 1986 * ''Cinema'', a 2009 album by Brazilian band Cachorro Grande * ''Cinema'', a 1990 album by English musician Ice MC (Ian Campbell), or the title song * ''Cinema'', a 2004 album by Portuguese musician Rodrigo Leão * ''Cinema'', a 2010 album by Karsh Kale * ''Cinema'', a 2021 album by The Marías Songs * "Cinema" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While the term ''Cantonese'' specifically refers to the prestige variety, in linguistics it has often been used to refer to the entire Yue subgroup of Chinese, including related but partially mutually intelligible varieties like Taishanese. Cantonese is viewed as a vital and inseparable part of the cultural identity for its native speakers across large swaths of southeastern China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in overseas communities. In mainland China, it is the ''lingua franca'' of the province of Guangdong (being the majority language of the Pearl River Delta) and neighbouring areas such as Guangxi. It is also the dominant and co-official language of Hong Kong and Macau. Furthermore, Cantonese is widely spoken among overseas Chinese in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films focus on the search for romantic love as the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints, or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep, and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. , IMDb was the 51st most visited website on the Internet, as ranked by Semrush. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes), million person records, and 83 million registered users. Features User profile pages show a user's registration date and, optionally, their personal ratings of titles. Since 2015, "badges" can be added showing a count of contributions. These badges rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douban
Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese cities. Douban is named after a hutong in Chaoyang District, Beijing where the founder lived while he began work on the website. Douban was formerly open to both registered and unregistered users. For registered users, the website recommends potentially interesting books, movies, and music to them in addition to serving as a social network website such as WeChat, Weibo and record keeper. For unregistered users, the website is a place to find ratings and reviews of media. Douban has about 200 million registered users as of 2013 and some Chinese authors as well as critics register their official personal pages on the site. The platform has been compared to other review sites such as IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Goodreads. Founder Douban (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
