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Chow Yun-fat. Chow Yun-fat SBS (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, [ 1] is a Hong Kong actor. He was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1979) and The Bund (1980). He gained international fame for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in five Hong Kong action films: A Better Tomorrow ...
Kathy Chow, a leading Hong Kong acting star of the 1990s, has died. She was 57. The news was carried by Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK and in a Weibo social media posting by Chow mother.
Kathy Chow Hoi-mei (Chinese: 周海媚; pinyin: Zhōu Hǎimèi; Jyutping: Zaau1 Hoi2 Mei6; 6 December 1966 – 11 December 2023), or Kathy Chau Hoi-mei [note 1], was a Hong Kong actress and singer who was widely known for her leading roles in Hong Kong TVB series during the late 1980s to 1990s such as The Breaking Point and Time Before Time.
It won Best Original Film Song at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards: A P R 1: Ready or Knot: Anselm Chan Mou Yin: Carlos Chan, Michelle Wai, Chu Pak Hong, Hedwig Tam Sin-Yin, Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung [6] My Voice, My Life Revisited: Ruby Yang: Documentary 15: I Still Remember: Ho Lik Hang: Patrick Tam, Tony Wu, Johnny Hui, Isabel Chan, Sofiee Ng: 22 ...
James Wang Yu (28 March 1943 – 5 April 2022) [ 1] was a Hong Kong-Taiwanese martial artist, actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Initially a contract player for Shaw Brothers, he rose to fame for his starring role in The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) and its sequels, and was one of the first major stars of martial arts and wuxia cinema.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai ( Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: Liáng Cháowěi, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the ...
Daniel Wu Neh-Tsu ( Chinese: 吳彥祖; born September 30, 1974) is an American-born Chinese [ 2] actor and filmmaker based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. [ 3] Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. [ 4]
Unlike many film industries, Hong Kong has enjoyed little or no direct government support, through either subsidies or import quotas. It is a thoroughly commercial cinema: highly corporate, concentrating on crowd-pleasing genres like comedy and action, and relying heavily on formulas, sequels and remakes.