Biography: Born May 16, 1968 as Yau Suk-Ching, Chingmy Yau get her start in the entertainment industry by participating in beauty pageants. It was after her appearance at the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant in 1989 (where she took the "Miss Photogenic" trophy) that she began to get film offers. Most of her early work consisted of her playing goody-two-shoes roles in romantic comedies until notorious film-maker Wong Jing took Yau under his wing -- and into his bed, even though he was married at the time. Yau became one of the queens of Category III (Hong Kong's version of the NC-17 rating, given to movies with high doses of sex and/or violence) films, through her roles in movies such as the deliciously sleazy Naked Killer (1992). However, unlike most Cat III actresses, she never appeared fully nude. Rumors abounded that Wong Jing (who either directed or produced almost every film Yau was in at the time) had strict control over what Yau could or could not show. Despite Wong's restrictions, Yau continued to heat up the screen in her roles. She even lent a bit of "real" sensuality to the usually sexually tame Jackie Chan in 1992's City Hunter (where she sports almost the exact same outfit as worn by Lara Croft in the hit video game "Tomb Raider"). Gambling never seemed as sexy as when Yau combined kung-fu with wagering in God of Gamblers Returns (1994). Yau provided excellent comic relief (and got back a bit at the hounding Hong Kong press) as well as providing a nice bit of "eye candy" by portraying an annoying tabloid TV reporter in High Risk (1995). Despite her attempts to diversify her acting portfolio, she is still best known for her roles in ultra-sleazy exploitation flicks such as Raped by an Angel (1993). The Hong Kong tabloid press is well-known for being rabid, especially towards actresses, and Chingmy Yau was no exception. Almost from the beginning of her film career, Yau was hounded by reporters claiming that she had slept her way into the film industry, and critics were always quick to cut her down. By 1997, when she publicly announced her and Wong Jing's breakup, no one was really surprised and most people expected her to retire outright. She has continued to work -- albeit at a much slower pace, now doing about one movie a year. But it seems as if Yau is following the lead of many other Hong Kong actresses who shot to fame and left just as quickly. She recently tied the knot to a fashion designer, and if the marriage goes well, she may never work again.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 16, 1968
Deathday: N/A
Popularity:
1993-12-18
Overview: A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
Genres: Action Fantasy History
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-12-18
Popularity:
1993-01-01
Overview: A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-01-01
Popularity:
1992-12-03
Overview: A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-12-03
Popularity:
1991-02-02
Overview: A trickster-for-hire, known as the Tricky Expert, is hired to ruin the lives of a father and son by making them think that he's a part of the family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-02-02
Popularity:
1993-07-15
Overview: In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent, Thai King, and Toyota travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man, and Ah-Sing hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-07-15
Popularity:
1997-07-31
Overview: Stephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in doing things for his own benefit. Eric Kot playing the servant is misguided by what he thinks is love and leaves Chow vowing that he will never need Chow's help again in life. Shortly afterwards Kot gets into some big trouble (due to be executed) with the British and calls on Chow for help. Chow tries to help his client, but is fish out of water when he has to fight this court room case according to western rules.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-07-31
Popularity:
1995-07-01
Overview: After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-07-01
Popularity:
1994-02-05
Overview: A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-02-05
Popularity:
1994-12-24
Overview: Chow returns to play Ko Chun, a skilled gambler who now lives in retirement in France. Wu Xingguo plays an evil gangster who forces Ko out of retirement by killing his pregnant wife. Ko is forced to team up with a variety of other people to win out in the end. Wu Chien-lien plays Chow's romantic interest, Chingmy Yau plays a Taiwanese femme fatale, and Tony Leung provides much of the laughs.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-12-24
Popularity:
1992-07-30
Overview: The story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-30
Popularity:
1992-09-24
Overview: Following on from the Royal Tramp I, after discovering that the Empress is actually Lone-er, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned the real empress. Lone-er is bent on eliminating the person who disclosed her true identity, Wilson Bond. But more complications ensues when Lone-er is assigned to protect the Prince, whose servant is none other than Wilson Bond.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-24
Popularity:
1996-05-17
Overview: Women born on the 6th June are being killed around Hong Kong. There is a lunatic on the loose. Ching, a police psychologist, looks to be the next victim. She is suffering from terrifying dreams involving the devil himself. All becomes clear when the killer is revealed as Satan's disciple, his body possessed, searching for the reincarnation of Satan's daughter on Earth.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-05-17
Popularity:
1995-06-28
Overview: Lui is the tyrant of gamblers in Macau. He puts forward a masked Saint Of Gamblers to cover for him in the casino. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam has lost his livelihood since the real Saint Of Gamblers retired. So he sets out in search of the new Saint. He discovers God Bless You, who possesses extraordinary powers and takes him under his wing. God meets Ho, the Goddess Of Gamblers from Thailand, and learns that she has planned to kill Yuen and her younger brother, Lung. Lui, knowing that God is in love with Yuen, abducts her so that God will be too depressed to perform well in the competition. But then something unexpected turns up...
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-06-28
Popularity:
1989-02-23
Overview: A bungling gang of criminal mercenaries arrives from the Chinese mainland on a mission for a mysterious evil mastermind, only to discover that their shady new employer has set them all up for a fall.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-02-23
Popularity:
1988-01-01
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1988-01-01
Popularity:
1998-05-14
Overview: Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing everyone on board, and leaving the friends and family of the two women to talk about what was and what could have been.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-05-14
Popularity:
1993-01-01
Overview: A police detective (Aaron Kwok) must pose as the son of a millionaire to catch a kidnapping ring. Trouble starts when the policeman's girlfriend starts working for the businessman.
Genres: Action Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-01-01
Popularity:
1993-11-27
Overview: A gang member is pursued by a ghost who was his lover in a past life.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance Fantasy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-11-27
Popularity:
1991-09-18
Overview: The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-09-18
Popularity:
1993-05-27
Overview: A lawyer is obsessed by a TV advertisement's two models, Yau Yuk-nam and Chu Kit-Man. He schemes an elaborate plot to sexually assault Chu and get away with it. With the help of a philanthropic triad boss, Yau uses her body to lure him into a trap.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-05-27
Popularity:
1989-08-19
Overview: Kenny Bee works for a large Hong Kong corporation who's business practice is not exactly honorable. But he is being promoted to upper management with all its perks. Cherie Chung is a woman reporter working for Hong Kong TV station who is trying to expose the corrupt practice of the company Kenny works at. By chance they get together by being shoved into the same taxi while they're totally drunk. They again meet while grocery shopping, but they get robbed and Kenny can't go back to his home without money for the ferry. This starts a relationship between them, and from conscience, Kenny decides to expose the corruption within his company. Vivian Chow plays a secondary role as semi love triangle between Cherie and Kenny.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-08-19
Popularity:
1995-03-17
Overview: The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-03-17
Popularity:
1994-07-14
Overview: An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-07-14
Popularity:
1996-06-07
Overview: After her gangster boyfriend Walkie Pie skips town to evade a murder rap, beautiful Tung Yen hooks up with a wealthy nightclub owner, Brother Man, only to have her ex return with guns blazing.
Genres: Action Crime Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-06-07
Popularity:
1988-06-09
Overview: Riley (Kenny Bee) is being followed by the ghost of an evil warlock, who was killed in a duel with Riley's father many years ago. Now, he wants to seek revenge by causing misfortune in Riley's life. Therefore, Riley's mother (Pik-Wan Tang) will see to it that the demon is vanquished by using another human being as bait. She sees a ray of hope when she meets Riley's girlfriend (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) - a woman she detests.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-06-09
Popularity:
1995-09-14
Overview: When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks revenge by launching a one-man crime spree, starting with the abduction of his former boss's spoiled daughter. But she soon begins to understand his motives, and becomes his lover and willing accomplice.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-09-14
Popularity:
1992-09-17
Overview: A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-17
Popularity:
1996-03-30
Overview: Chicken is back in exile. Hung Hing, a triad, is trying to ally with Chicken's new group, the Taiwanese triad San Luen. A contest is on in Hong Kong. The winner will head the Causeway Bay branch.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-03-30
Popularity:
1996-10-30
Overview: Made up of four short stories. One, a lonely hooker can't stop crying whenever she has sex with her clients. She approaches a shrink and ends up stalking him. Two, a long suffering wife and the mistress of her husband bonds. Three, a weird tale of a lesbian avenging her comatose twin sister by killing her unfaithful boyfriend. And lastly, a woman one day suddenly decides that she had enough of her failing marriage and desperately seeks a reinvention of her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-10-30
Popularity:
1996-12-21
Overview: Five popular screenidols star in this sequel to the original "Feel 100%." Finding their relationship on the rocks, Marco (Noodle) and Yen(Sammi) take a trip to Japan, hoping to rekindle their love. But things get worse, and they break up. Any chance at reconciliation is shattered when Marco starts hanging out with sexy model Gobby (Chingmy Yau). Meanwhile, Gigi is being chased by a Cheung Tat Ming, who has an inferiority complex. Siu Man(Cheung Tat-Ming), due to his own inferiority complex, leaves his lover (Gigi Leung Wing-Kay), who he has been in love with for a long time. Each couple must now work even harder to regain what they have lost, or move forward and live with their new choices.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-12-21
Popularity:
1992-03-14
Overview: The final part to the Lee Rock trilogy. Lee Rock's rise to power with the corruption of the Hong Kong Police is about to crumble beneath him. With the discovery of him being a father of a uncorruptable cop and his dying first love, can Lee Rock manage to keep from being swallowed by the new Police Officials, save his former flame and become a father to his long forgotten son?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-03-14
Popularity:
1996-01-04
Overview: Chingmy Yau is spunky girl-next-door Tung-Tung, who's hot for rich guy Wing (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), but she can’t say two words to him thanks to one of those afflictions that occurs only in movies. It seems she has this annoying problem of hyperventilating whenever a guy she likes looks at her.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-01-04
Popularity:
1993-08-12
Overview: A man wants to see his three daughters get married.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-08-12
Popularity:
1995-11-18
Overview: A man (Cheng) hires a mousy woman (Yau to help his disabled brother overcome psychological paralysis.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-11-18
Popularity:
1988-07-18
Overview: Three love-challenged men meet a radio host who tutors them in the art of picking up women in a variety of unconventional ways in Wong Jing's gleefully crude and tasteless comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-07-18
Popularity:
1988-03-27
Overview: A rivalry between two brothers causes chaos through out the business world. Can the good brother defeat his greedy elder brother at his own game? Only Wong Jing and his usual cronies can sort out this mess with hysterical results and oddball humor
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-03-27
Popularity:
1991-05-22
Overview: When expert gambler Sandra Ng is killed by a rival, her ghost enlists Wong Jing and Ng Man-Tat, two screw-up disciples of Taoist Lam Ching-Ying, to help her extract her revenge. This premise allows Wong Jing to have fun with the ghost, taoist, and gambling movie genres at the same time, providing the kind of entertainment you would expect from a movie produced, directed, and starring Wong Jing ... be that good or bad
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-05-22
Popularity:
1992-02-20
Overview: Undercover cop, Kin, infiltrates a Hong Kong school to root out an underworld presence. Things get tricky when he falls for a charming teacher, adding a romantic twist to the fight against organized crime within the school's vibrant walls.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-02-20
Popularity:
1988-12-15
Overview: One the day Horny to get married, his two pals Frank and Kai told him to avoid the trap of marriage. However his finacee forced him to sign the certificate. Kwai, Horny's other pal had a firm with his brother Fu. Fu could not manage the office and owed the Fok's family 2M and Fok's manager Robert persuaded to merge Fu's company. The three pals joined Fok's to solve the crisis...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-12-15
Popularity:
1989-12-21
Overview: Four mismatched and contentious Hong Kong couples consider swapping partners but realize they're happier as they are.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-12-21
Popularity:
1989-03-23
Overview: Toy designer Yau (Anthony Chan) is always bullied by boss (Wong Wan Si) and ex-girlfriend (Money Lo). One day, Yau runs into a beautiful but rebellious girl named Ching (Chingmy Yau), who tells him she is the target of triad harassment. Yau is determined to help her, and he resigns from his job at the encouragement of Ching. The two take low-pay jobs at a fast food chain, and gradually fall in love with each other. But their relationship is threatened when Ching's true identity as the daughter of a tycoon (Roy Chiao) is exposed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-03-23
Popularity:
1989-09-11
Overview: Salesmen Bangladesh and Robert once worked in countryside and came across a female ghost and a sissy ghost, but their driver was killed by the ghosts unfortunately. Bangladesh and Robert were rescued by a Taoist Master, Cheung. They were so scared that they had to find a new job. The boss of the new company, Mr. Kan, authorized his daughter to be the manageress. His son, Tin Wai, was jealous and requested various ghosts to make a mess of the company in order to usurp power. So, the staff receive special training on exorcising ghosts.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-09-11
Popularity:
1989-03-17
Overview: In the boardrooms and hallways of the fiercely competitive "Lok's Toy Company", where employees vie for the top management position while trading verbal barbs and romantic overtures. According to the passed director of the Lok's Toy Company, his properties were divided to his niece Lok Ka Kei and nephew Lok Ka Sing. However, Sing's share will be temporarily held by Kei until she marries. Sing then sends his followers to date Kei and hopes she will soon get married. However, all of them fail because Kei falls in love with the company's chief designer Peter Lai. Finally, after solving certain misunderstandings, Sing realizes his fault and decides to run the business on his own.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-03-17
Popularity:
1990-04-26
Overview: Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are evil spirits needing the blood of 49 humans. Cheung Man is one of these spirits - but a kind hearted one who falls in love with Natalis Chan
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-04-26
Popularity:
1991-10-10
Overview: Lee Rock is now the most powerful person in the police force, but he chooses to retreat, because he knows the rules of the power struggle.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-10-10
Popularity:
1992-02-20
Overview: Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by Andy Lau, who flees Hong-Kong during the Japanese invasion and heads for gambling haven Macau. Once in Macau, he impresses a local business man who has ties to organised crime, he slowly builds his way up in the ranks of the Macau underworld which ultimately leads to trouble.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-02-20
Popularity:
1992-08-20
Overview: It is 20 years on and Ho Hsin is now the proud and powerful owner of a chain of casinos in Macau. Unfortunately, he is also the target of many enemies, some of whom are in dangerously close proximity to him. But Ho has faced adversity before and is not about to just roll over and die.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-08-20
Popularity:
1992-09-10
Overview: Nightingale Wong is a super heroine who looses her memory when her triad boss father is murdered. She is taken in by a kindly prostitute, and eventually takes revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-10
Popularity:
1993-06-09
Overview: Female detective is on the trail of a serial killer raping and murdering busty women, whose victims include the policewoman's sidekick. Along the way, she seeks help from another cunning serial killer called Lam, already in jail. In exchange for Lam's psychological insight into the case, she may have to pay the ultimate price.
Genres: Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-06-09
Popularity:
1993-03-11
Overview: The young Chor Lau-heung learns martial arts from Tuk-ku Kau-pai and has attained a high level of skill. His teacher sends him to Shaolin Monastery to attend a contest that is held once every ten years. On the journey, Chor meets Wu Tit-fa and Chung-yuen Yat-dim-hung. When Chor arrives at Shaolin, he fights with a Shaolin student called Mo-fa but neither of them is able to defeat each other. They decide to have a match again on another day. One night, Chor meets Mo-fa and strike up a conversation with her. Both of them decide to enter the palace in search of adventure. They disturb the prince on his wedding night but are accidentally caught in a trap and only manage to escape with the help of Chor's friends.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-03-11
Popularity:
1994-06-30
Overview: Story 1: A superstitious girl who would only marry her 29th boyfriend. The 29th boyfriend is impotent. Story 2: A promisurous girl whose husband is in jail comes home one day. Story 3: A lesbian refusing to become straight Story 4: A beautiful woman who only likes men that belong to others for the challenge. Until she falls in love.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-06-30
Popularity:
1994-12-29
Overview: A family suffers at the hands of the Japanese during the occupation of Hong Kong. On December 25, 1941, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong. The pawnshop owner, Luo Kai has three daughters, the eldest daughter Wangdi, the second daughter Xindi, and the youngest daughter Aidi. When the Japanese army captured Kowloon, Aidi was violently tortured by the Japanese army and suffered a mental disorder. Xindi followed his lover Shen Fang to rescue the wounded in the temporary hospital. In order to curry favor with the Japanese army, Luo Kai did not hesitate to sacrifice his eldest daughter Wangdi. However, not long after he became a traitor, his second daughter Xindi was attracted by a Japanese military officer. Luo Kai finally couldn't bear to fight against Wangdi to stop him. In the chaos...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-12-29
Popularity:
1994-04-21
Overview: Hong Kong in the 90's - the women's movement and attitudes towards love and sex is depicted through experiences of three women.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-04-21
Popularity:
1996-10-19
Overview: A political satire on Hong Kong before the 1997 takeover. Two bodyguards compete to protect the governor while the governor romances the political women.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-10-19
Popularity:
1999-10-10
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-10-10
Popularity: