Pak Yan
Also Known As: 陈惠贤, 白茵, 陳惠賢, Bak Yan, Pah Yun, Bai Yin, Chen Hui-Xian, Chan Wai-Hin
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Birthday: November 30, 1942
Adult: No
Gender: Female
Popularity:
Known For:
The Great Devotion
Overview: Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1960-04-08
Popularity:
Escape from Brothel
Overview: Hung and Ann are down-on-their luck prostitutes trapped in Hong Kong. Pauline's boyfriend, Sam, back in China, who is under the impression that she is away working at a factory, is double-crossed by Billy Chow, and while looking to escape; flees for Hong Kong and winds up at the Brothel where Pauline is employed. He is crushed when he finds out the truth, but by this point, everyone involved on all sides is too deeply involved to turn back. This is the type of movie that could only come from HK. It combines plenty of gory fighting, romance, violent A great scenes and comedy, all into one. A grand finale, where those who haven't already been killed fight it out on a construction site. In summary; heaps of sex and violence-has a few great bits, but not recommended for the weak-hearted.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-02-29
Popularity:
Tears and Triumph
Overview: Sai Ming Jun (Anita Yuen) is a single mother who works as an office administrator. But when the company gets taken over, her road suddenly becomes an uphill one. The controlling family's son (Sean Lau Ching Wan) takes an immediate shine to her, and begins to woo her, but she resists. Things get worse when his half-brother (Frankie Lam) shows up. He happens to have a controlling interest in the company - and is the father of Ming Jun's child! Will Ming Jun be able to make it through this twisted maze of family politics and hidden agendas? And will she be able to find a true, honorable love?
Genres: Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-09-17
Popularity:
Blind Romance
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:
I Will Wait for You!
Overview: A Hong Kong version of the 1978 American film Same Time, Next Year, I Will Wait For You stars the winning screen pair of Anita Yuen and Tony Leung Ka Fai. So Yau Shing (Tony Leung Ka Fai) is a married salesman who meets the spirited and lovely Cheung Wai Sum (Anita Yuen) two weeks before she's due to be married. But love can't be denied, no matter the circumstance. The two fall passionately into bed, but the reality of their lives won't allow for everlasting happiness. They agree to meet at the same place and at the same time every year to consummate their love...but can they - and their initially unaware spouses - handle the long term love affair?
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-03-31
Popularity:
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Overview: A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-06-15
Popularity:
Lover of the Last Empress
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:
The Legend of Drunken Master
Overview: Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-02-03
Popularity:
Boys Are Easy
Overview: A man wants to see his three daughters get married.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-08-12
Popularity:
The Iron Butterfly
Overview: The police feel the case is serious, then send Shan, Hui even hand investigation, two at first did not and, as understanding deepens, emotional surge; and Ling-hui is the subordinate Li Jian fell in love. Hui Shan and strengthen business gang raids, thereby forcing each gang leader to surrender Aberdeen, against being next use, health and more were killed.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-06-25
Popularity:
The Kung Fu Scholar
Overview: Kung Fu Scholar is a comedy action starring Dicky Cheung. He wants to learn kung-fu, but his mother wants him to go to school. After losing a game with his mother, he's forced to attend school. Liu Sin-Hoi (Aaron Kwok) also attends the same school. The school's headmaster (Mau Tat) has a niece Ching Ching (Chow Wai Man) who's also been dropped off at the school by her parents. School has many regulations: One being you cannot court a woman. But guess what, it's love at first sight for Man Chui (Dicky Cheung) when he sees Ching Ching. There's a band of henchmen after prince eight, and Man Chui and Sin-Hoi gets entangled in their affairs.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-01-13
Popularity:
Love and the City
Overview: A young mobster falls in love with the young head gang's girlfriend.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-06-09
Popularity:
Just Married
Overview: When a newly-wed moves in with her new husband's family, she isn't appealed by her mother-in-law Spring because of her childish behavior at the wedding banquet. While having warned her son to be careful with his new bride, Spring concocts a plan to separate the couple and have her son marry her friend, a prim and mature lady.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-04-09
Popularity:
Second to None
Overview: Businessman marries his company's mainland representative. Trouble is, he already has a wife and family back in Hong Kong!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-10-08
Popularity:
Love to Kill
Overview: A woman looks to a cop for help against her abusive husband, who constantly rapes, beats, and belittles her and her son, but the husband catches wind of the cop's plan.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-11-18
Popularity:
Woman Killer's Rampage
Overview: One man's infidelity leads to a wife's scorn and finally a woman's killer.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-12-16
Popularity:
The Story of Hay Bo
Overview: The story of Hay Bo, a young woman whose decision to be in a relationship with an older wealthy man results in her own unhappiness.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-08-11
Popularity:
The Son of Dragon
Overview: Great modern day actioner from Hong Kong
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-01-01
Popularity:
Street Angels
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:
So Siu Siu
Overview: The film opens with a travelogue, showcasing West Lake and the real Mainland Chinese locations used by the film to which only the Left Wing of Hong Kong Cinema had access to at the time. The title character is a young woman raised by her courtesan aunt in the West Lake scenic resort area in Hangzhou. Siu Siu is perused by a local Official, but falls in love with the son of the Prime Minister. They marry, but are separated by the Prime Minister who arranges another marriage for the son. Siu Siu remains at West Lake, where she regretfully uses the desire of the earlier Official to help another of the girls find happiness.
Genres: History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-04-17
Popularity:
The Immigrant Policeman
Overview: An intricate mystery unravels when immigrant policeman (ANTHONY TANG) uncovers a cache of counterfeit watches imported from Hong Kong. The watches are traced to his long lost father and a simple investigation becomes more than he can handle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-01-19
Popularity:
Life is a Moment
Overview: In 2035, 6262 accidentally broke into the time tunnel and returned to the world 50 years ago. When he was awake, he saw Fang Zhongxin's knowledge in 1987. In order to avoid the doubt of the party, she said that her name was Lu Yi and she stayed home temporarily. In the future world, Lu Yi, who has always been in disgust with her husband, was fond of him by the emotional sentiments of Fang Zhongxin. At the same time, in 1987, when Lu Yi’s mother was orphaned, Lu Yi was required to resolve the friendship with CITIC, and to take care of his young mother, but also to find a way to return to his own time and space. Lu Yi told her life experience that Fang agreed to find a scientist for her to help her go back.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-04-03
Popularity:
Chicken and Duck Talk
Overview: A witty and thoroughly engaging send-up of both the fast food business and the cut-throat techniques often employed by conglomerates to crush independent competition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-07-14
Popularity:
Brave Young Girls
Overview: Yukari Oshima stars as a Japanese Interpol officer investigating the triads for drug smuggling and recruits some young girls coerced into prostitution by the gangs to gather incriminating evidence. However, when the girls are caught for selling out their bosses, Yukari Oshima hatches a plan to get them out which culminates in an exhilarating extended fight sequence.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-09-21
Popularity:
The Crazy Companies II
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:
Family Affairs
Overview: Traditional values and modern ideals clash when an old-fashioned father and his playboy son cannot see eye to eye in this honest look at the sometimes fragile father, son relationship
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-11-10
Popularity:
As Tears Go By
Overview: Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-06-09
Popularity:
The Girl in the Bus
Overview: Bus Money dons various disguises on public buses to protect the defenceless from the bullies and receives heroic praise. Money meets Tai Ngau, a righteous journalist, when they bear witness to the callous response of Manager Mo to the death of his servant Ah-kwai. Tai writes to redress grievances of the deceased. When visiting the family of orphans, he chances on his kindred spirit giving the eldest daughter Ah-yin a gift of gold. Money exploits the weakness of Mo and her connection with his son Sze-fu to swindle a fortune out of the lewd man for the benefits of the fatherless children. Her rage grows learning that Mo's friend Fong Hak-sang has pulled off a lucrative fraud on returned overseas Chinese and forces Ah-yin to pledge herself in paying off her father's debts. Money, who has all kinds of tricks up her sleeve, teams up with Tai and gives Mo and Fong their comeuppance before setting off on her next mission.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1965-09-29
Popularity:
The Witty Bus Girl
Overview: Industrialist Tam Kar-cheung knowingly puts the lives of his workers at risk so as to line his pocket with insurance payments. The chivalrous Bus Money gets into fisticuffs with Tam's chauffeur, Tam Biu, who bears a grudge against the assailant. When Money catches wind of Kar-cheung's vicious plot to set fire to a squatter area to clear the path for a property development project, she moves in and watches vigilantly for signs of arson. Soon, she saves Ah-hau, Biu's girlfriend and a young victim of drug rape, from her suicidal attempt by drowning. Money pursues fragments of clues which lead her to the victim's boss, Taipan Cheung who sucks up to his master Kar-cheung by drawing his prey to her trap. Money then organises squatter residences into fire brigade to guard against arson attacks and exposes Kar-cheung's evil. Realising he has been exploited for his blind loyalty, Biu teams up with Money to dispense justice.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1966-02-09
Popularity:
Flying Corpse on a Foggy Night
Overview: Horror movie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1959-01-01
Popularity:
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties
Overview:
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1978-12-22
Popularity: