Released in 1999, Andrew Lau’s martial arts film A Man Called Hero followed hot on the heels of his 1998 Hong Kong hit The Storm Riders, but the Infernal Affairs director couldn’t recreate its success.
The Hong Kong triad film Young and Dangerous, directed by Andrew Lau Wai Keung, who would later go on to make Infernal Affairs, was a smash hit at the box office when it was released in 1996. The film’s success resulted in five popular sequels – two of which were released in the same year as the original – plus.
3.5/5 stars If there is one positive that the Hong Kong film industry could take from the pandemic, it is probably this: with borders shut, investors fixated on lucrative co-productions with China were suddenly willing to entertain pitches on smaller, Hong Kong-oriented genre films that otherwise have no place in today’s filmmaking ecosystem. This has included a brief renaissance of.
Tales from the Occult is an anthology film, split into three parts written and directed by Fruit Chan, Fung Chih-chiang and Wesley Hoi. Spooky and fun, it is a welcome change from the usual Hong Kong horror cinema.
They were big in Hong Kong cinema in the 1990s and 2000s – and now these male actors are finding a new audience and fans in China. Stars like Jordan Chan Siu-chun and Michael Tse Tin-wah (both 54), made famous in the Hong Kong triad film series Young and Dangerous (1996-2000), have become overnight sensations in China after they won.