Michael Mak (born 16 August 1958) is a

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film director who is known for directing ''

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Island of Greed ''Island of Greed'' is a 1997 Hong Kong action political crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic o ...

''. Michael was born in Hong Kong and his ancestral hometown is Mowming, Guangdong province.

Background

He is the brother of film producer

Johnny Mak Johnny Mak Ip-sing (; born 1960) is a pro-ROC and pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong. He has been a Yuen Long District Councillor since 1991 and is the current Chairman of the Democratic Alliance. Biography Growing up in a pro-ROC bac ...

. He was born in 1958 in Hong Kong.

Career

1980s

Mak had an acting role in the 1984 film, ''

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''. He directed the 1984 film ''

'' which starred

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and Lau Tak Wah.

1990s to 2000s

The period action film ''Butterfly and Sword'' was released in 2003. It starred Michelle Yeoh as Sister Ko and Tony Leung as Sen who were trying to stop a revolutionary plot to overthrow the government. He directed the 1997 gangster epic, ''

'' which was produced by his brother Johnny. Under his direction, he portrayed Taiwan as a Chinese version of Sicily where the politicians and triads were colluding together in an arrangement beneficial to both. He directed the made-for-television film, ''Asian Charlie's Angels'' which was released in 2001. The film starred Christy Chung, Annie Wu and Kelly Lin. Mak got to act again in the film in Kant Leung's ''Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger'' which was released in 2003.

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References

External links

Imdb: Michael Mak
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