Chang Gan-Wing
Also Known As: Tsang Kan-Wing, Kan-Wing Tsang, Ken Tsang
Biography: Ken Tsang or Chang Gan-Wing was a Chinese-born actor raised in Hong Kong.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Birthday: March 30, 1927
Deathday: September 17, 2011
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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New Tenant
Overview: Alan Tam is a writer who has spent the last decade in a mental hospital. Upon leaving, he rents an apartment in an abandoned building which contains a clock that sends him back to 1984. The only person that can hear Alan during this time is one of the previous tenants, a young girl named Dolphin. A strange romance soon develops between the two, and so when her sister Whale begins dating a suspicious professor, Alan helps Dolphin to find out the shocking truth about her sister's beau.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-05-11
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Hong Kong Adam's Family
Overview: Mad mix of comedy and action as a family of thugs and Triads can't see eye to eye and so end up going fist to fist.
Genres: Crime Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-03-26
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Justice, My Foot!
Overview: An unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to the court.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-02
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Bullet in the Head
Overview: Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-08-17
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Overview: Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuen comes to understand and admire his dad, and reflect on his own moral defects.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-12-11
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Fight Back to School
Overview: Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-07-18
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Fight Back to School 3
Overview: Chow Sing Sing returns, only this time he doesn’t go back to school. Instead, Chow goes undercover as the husband of a wealthy socialite, which doesn’t sit well with his fiancée, who tries to convince Chow to quit working as undercover.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-01-14
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Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Overview: In 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatized, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system, found "guilty" of the manslaughter of an infamous crime boss.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-10-05
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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
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The Tricky Master
Overview: Undercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by crime boss Ferrari. So to accomplish his mission, he asks for help from the renowned Master Wong, an expert in gambling tricks.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-08-05
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Against All
Overview: A love triangle between a singer and two men; one good, the other evil.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-12-28
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Truant Heroes
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
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She Starts the Fire
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
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Ten Brothers
Overview: A silly fantasy/adventure film about a man and wife who inherit a magical bracelet that bestows ten sons unto them. It soon becomes apparent that there are ill-intentioned others who want to use the ten brothers to their own advantage.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-12-23
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Brief Encounter In Shinjuku
Overview: The hilarious sequel to the 1989 hit The Yuppie Fantasia, Brief Encounter in Shinjuku brings back Lawrence Cheng as a thirty-something Hong Kong yuppie finding misadventures in love and marriage. Leung Foon and Ann reunite after the events of The Yuppie Fantasia, but issues still exist. Ann works overtime to be a better wife, and Leung Foon attempts mightily to be a model, upright husband.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-02-16
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Frugal Game
Overview: Diana and Wai have become overburdened with debt, and in a scheme to make some quick cash, they put together a fake "family" to go on a reality TV show. Their family is pitted against another one, and they must compete to see who can live off the smallest amount of money. But as the game approaches the end, the show's producer forces the director to make a few changes to boost ratings, which may inadvertently expose Diana and Wai for the frauds they are.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2002-06-06
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Brother of Darkness
Overview: A criminal is terrorizing his family when he is in jail until then his brother gets enough.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Our Neighbour Detective
Overview: When Cheng Kam-Fu (Lawrence Ng) reports his wife missing to the police, Detective Lau (Anthony Wong) suspects there’s more to the disappearance than meets the eye. While his colleagues remain uninterested, Lau begins round the clock observation on Fu’s shop/flat, paying particular attention to his mistress, Lo (Li Yu).
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-05-18
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The Mad Monk
Overview: The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on them by Dragon Fighter Lohan.
Genres: Action Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-07-29
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Front Page
Overview: Hui, an owner of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee to help him get a good headliner for a magazine story to, hopefully, save his failing business.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-08-24
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Hero - Beyond the Boundary of Time
Overview: Wai Siu-Bo travels to the future on a mission to cure the emperor's illness.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-06-12
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Heart to Hearts
Overview: The first of the three titles in the screwball Hong Kong "Hearts" series. Alex, a creative director, temporarily fills in as conductor for a choir. Two playful kids give him a big headache. One of them is Wei Man. Her mother is a neurotic single parent. She believes that Alex has an illicit desire towards Man and nearly takes him to task for it. She eventually discovers that Alex is a gentleman and mutual attraction blossoms into a love affair. Soon after, Alex's ex-girlfriend comes back to him, wanting to patch up their relationship. He is torn and must decide between the two.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-08-25
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Don't Fool Me
Overview: A gangster and a broker change jobs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-03-02
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Tricky King
Overview: Oh My God, a doofus nice guy who’s down on his luck after being pranked repeatedly by an evil trickster, asks help from The Tricky King to save his life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-08-02
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Heaven Can't Wait
Overview: Foreign - Tony is a wily, pessimistic scam artist who uses an ancient superstition to build a hilariously enterprising business. Lam is his sometime business cohort and Chan is the kind-hearted boy next door who falls victim to Tony's tricks.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-07-28
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The Lucky Guy
Overview: Lucky Coffee Shop is well-known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have love problems. At the same time, the coffee shop may collapse since the landlord is increasing the rent tremendously. Let's see how the lucky guys of the shop can revert this situation.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-01-16
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