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Waise Lee
Waise Lee Chi-hung (born 19 December 1959) is a Hong Kong film and television actor best known for playing the roles of villains and antagonists in various films. Biography Lee graduated from TVB's Artist Training Academy in 1982 and was from the same batch as Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Francis Ng. He started acting in Hong Kong films in the 1980s and became famous for his role as the antagonist Tam Shing in John Woo's 1986 film ''A Better Tomorrow''. Since then Lee has made appearances in several films, including '' A Chinese Ghost Story II'' (1990), '' To Be Number One'' (1991), ''Powerful Four'' (1992). He also played the leading roles in '' The Big Heat'' (1988), ''Bullet in the Head'' (1990) and ''The Cat''. Lee is best known on television for his roles in television series produced by TVB, such as ''Mind Our Own Business'' (1993), '' Cold Blood Warm Heart'' (1996), ''Burning Flame'' (1998) and '' A Step into the Past'' (2001). Starting around 2001, Lee made less appearances in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was under British Empire, British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1981, and a British Dependent Territory, dependent territory from 1981 to 1997. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era, and ended with the handover of Hong Kong to the China, People's Republic of China in July 1997. In accordance with Art. III of the Treaty of Nanking of 1842, signed in the aftermath of the First Opium War, the island of Hong Kong was ceded in perpetuity to Great Britain. It was established as a Crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British expanded the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula and was further extended in 1898 when the British obtained Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, a 99-year lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swordsman II
''Swordsman II'', also known as ''The Legend of the Swordsman'', is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia-martial arts film very loosely adapted from Louis Cha's novel '' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was the second part of a trilogy: preceded by '' The Swordsman'' (1990) and followed by '' The East Is Red'' (1993). Directed by Ching Siu-tung, ''Swordsman II'' starred Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis in the leading roles. None of the original cast from the previous film return except Fennie Yuen. Set in the Ming dynasty, the plot follows Ling Wu-chung (Li), a swordsman from the Wah Mountain school, who travels the Chinese countryside with his female sidekick Kiddo (Reid) who secretly loves him. Caught in the war between the invading Japanese and the Sun Moon Sect, they discover that Master Asia (Lin), the evil Sun Moon leader, has located the Sacred Scroll, which has transformed him into a woman while allowing him a near invincible array of magical powers. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai Man-Wai
Lai Man-wai (; September 25, 1893 – October 26, 1953), also romanised as Lay Min-wei or M.W. Ray, considered the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", was the director of the first Hong Kong film '' Zhuangzi Tests His Wife'' in 1913. In the film, Lai played the role of the wife, partly due to the reluctance of women to participate in show business at the time. Born in Yokohama, Japan, of Xinhui, Guangdong origin and raised in Hong Kong, he joined Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang party in 1911 and helped make anti-warlord movies. Biography Lai was born in 1893 in Yokohama, Japan to Chinese parents. He grew up in Hong Kong. Liu's earliest exposure to cinema was watching a newsreel from the Russo-Japanese War. In 1913, Lai founded a drama troupe in Hong Kong. He collaborated with Ukrainian-American filmmaker Benjamin Brodsky in the production of two short fiction films. Lai was a member of Sun Yat-sen's Revolutionary Alliance. In 1921, Lai founded a film exhibition company. In 1922, he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Stage (1991 Film)
''Center Stage'' ( zh, c=阮玲玉, p=Ruǎn Língyù, cy=yun5 ling4 yuk6, j=jyun5 ling4 juk6), also known as ''Actress'' and ''Yuen Ling-yuk'', is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Stanley Kwan. It follows the life and career of silent film actress Ruan Lingyu (1910–1935), portrayed by Maggie Cheung. Cheung won Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1992 for her performance. Plot summary The film is based on a true story: the tragic life of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu. This movie chronicles her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s. Nicknamed the "Chinese Garbo," Ruan Lingyu began her acting career when she was 16 and committed suicide at 24. The film alternates between present scenes (production talks between director Kwan, Cheung, and co-star Carina Lau, interviews of witnesses who knew Ruan), re-creation scenes with Cheung (as Ruan, acting inside this movie), and extracts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Chinese Ghost Story III
''A Chinese Ghost Story III'' ( zh, t=倩女幽魂 III：道道道, j=Sinneoi Jauwan III: Dou Dou Dou) is a 1991 Hong Kong romantic comedy horror film directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. It is the sequel to ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' and '' A Chinese Ghost Story II''. Though technically a distant sequel, the plot is more of a retelling of the original ''A Chinese Ghost Story''. Joey Wong reprises her role as a ghostly beauty bound in servitude to the Tree Demon. The Tree Demon's seal, as cast by the monk Yin (Wu Ma) in the original film, only lasts for 100 years. Now 100 years later, the Tree Demon awakens. Plot The film starts with a flashback to the first film, with Taoist Yin sealing away the tree demon. He tells the scholar Ning Tsai Shen that it will reawaken in 100 years. 100 years later, two Buddhist monks, master Bai Yun and his inept disciple Shi Fang, are transporting a golden statue of Buddha. On their travels, they meet the relatively honorable me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Pink Dragon
''Inspector Pink Dragon'' is a 1991 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, written by John Chan, and starring Lawrence Cheng, who produced with Chua Lam. The film is also one of the earliest Hong Kong productions shot in sync sound. Plot Inspector Ma Yue-lung ( Lawrence Cheng) bumps into his ex-classmate and longtime lover, Julia (Rosamund Kwan), while catching a thief. They both later go to an alumni reunion and see another ex-classmate, Ma Yau-yau (Tony Leung Ka-fai), who is now Julia's superior. When Yau returns home, he is murdered by Peter (Peter Lai). Heavy Crime Bureau chief Pau Yu Chat (Kenneth Tsang) sends Lung to go undercover to take Yau's job. After Lung goes undercover, he rises in rank and his paychecks increase. Julia also begins to develop feelings for Lung. Lung's girlfriend, Ching ( Nina Li Chi), suspects that something is wrong with Lung. Later, Julia brings Lung to meet a land developer, Tang Kwok-kiu (Damian Lau). During that time, another m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricky Brains
''Tricky Brains'' (), also known as ''The Ultimate Trickster'', is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Rosamund Kwan, Chingmy Yau, Ng Man-tat and Waise Lee. Plot Jing Koo or Koo Jing is a self-proclaimed Trick Expert who has a wide range of tricks at his disposal, including many practical jokes and some more serious tricks which are capable of driving a person insane. He uses such tricks to accomplish whatever requests his clients give him. When he is hired by Macky Kam to ruin the relationship between Che Man-kit, an honest employee who works at the same company as Kam , and Lucy Ching, the company president's daughter whom Kam is romantically interested in, Jing sets up an act to get in the Che household as Kit's long lost younger brother Che Man-jing. Kit is suspicious of Jing at first, but is later convinced that Jing really is his brother and decides to treat him better. He gets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Scoundrel
''The Royal Scoundrel'' (沙灘仔與周師奶) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and Jonathan Chik. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Ng Man-tat. The film was released in January 10, 1991. Plot A fiery-tempered cop, "beach boy", and his deeply bonded yet timid and cowardly partner, Chow, investigate a case together. During the process, beach boy encounters Yuk, an orphaned young girl. However, their relationship is soon disrupted by their newly appointed superior, Lee Nam, who wins Yuk's affection. Lee Nam further plots an illegal gold trade and attempts to frame beach boy while reaping the benefits for himself. In the end, with Yuk's help, beach boy orchestrates a plan that leads the gangsters to eliminate Lee Nam. Cast * Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Beach Boy * Ng Man-tat Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021), commonly called Uncle Tat (), was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran with dozens of awards in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Stained Tradewinds
''Blood Stained Tradewinds'' is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Chor Yuen and starring Waise Lee, Idy Chan, Alex Fong and Carrie Ng. Plot Sing ( Alex Fong) and Hung (Waise Lee) grew up in a triad gang where they developed a great relationship with Uncle Lung's (Pau Fong) daughter Sophia (Idy Chan). Due to his old age and sickness, Lung decides to choose Sing as his successor. However, Sing refuses the offer and is kicked out of the gang. In his place, Lung chooses Hung as his successor and also arranges his marriage to Sophia. Although Hung is now gang leader, he is unable to convince others to follow him due to his aggressiveness. At the same time, the Japanese yakuza attacks him. Meanwhile, Sing, who is now employed by a firecracker factory, has married Fong (Carrie Ng) and settled down to a peaceful life with her. However, a rival gang forces Sing to return to the underworld. The gang kills Lung and kidnaps Sophia triggering a massive gang war. Cast * Waise Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Exile
''Song of the Exile'' (客途秋恨, translit. Kè tú qiū hèn) is a 1990 film, a semi-fictionalised autobiography directed by Ann Hui. A Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Taiwan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot In 1973, 26-year-old Cheung Hueyin is abroad in London studying media. Upon her graduation, she learns that she, unlike her white roommates, has been rejected the chance for a job interview by the BBC. Receiving a letter from her mother, she returns to Hong Kong to attend her younger sister's wedding. The relationship between Hueyin and mother Aiko, who is Japanese, has been strained since childhood, partly a result of Aiko's nationality and the cultural problems she encountered living in Hong Kong. From many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Of Kennedy Town
''Story of Kennedy Town'' (西環的故事) is a 1990 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Wu Ma and starring Waise Lee, Mark Cheng and Aaron Kwok as three close friends living in poverty whom decide to join the police force. However, one of them becomes consumed by greed and their friendship becomes tested. Cast and roles * Waise Lee as Chong Pang * Mark Cheng as Ko Tim-keung * Aaron Kwok as Lee Siu-wai * Sharla Cheung as Lai * May Lo as Wai-sum * Bill Tung as Uncle Chiu * Tai Po as Chuen * Wu Ma as Detective Sergeant Wong * Chu Tau as thug * Billy Ching as Mak Ying * Chun Kwai-bo as Ying's thug * Jameson Lam as Ying's thug See also * Kennedy Town * Aaron Kwok filmography * Jackie Chan filmography Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 film ''Big and Little Wong Tin Bar''. Ten years later, he was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee in 1972's ''Fist of Fury'' and 1973's ''Enter the Dragon''. He then had starring ro ... External links * HK Cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
