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Chan Hing-Kai

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Chan Hing-Kai

51 films

Chan Hing-Kai is a writer-director and producer from Hong Kong. His screenwriting works include Heart to Hearts (1988), A Better Tomorrow (1986), Beast Cops (1998); and he directed and wrote La Brasserie (2001). In recent years, he has also served as a producer for First Feature Film Initiative projects such as Weeds on Fire (2016) and My Prince Edward (2019).

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He is also a part-time lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Baptist University, teaching courses on screenwriting and production.

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A Better Tomorrow posterFirst watchA Better Tomorrow19867.4A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.View film

Essential films

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A Better Tomorrow II poster7.1A Better Tomorrow II1987The Mermaid poster6.6The Mermaid2016Contract Killer poster7.1Contract Killer1998Thunderbolt poster6.5Thunderbolt1995Breaking News poster6.9Breaking News2004The Twins Effect poster6.1The Twins Effect2003A Better Tomorrow poster6.0A Better Tomorrow2010Naked Ambition 3D poster5.1Naked Ambition 3D2014

Filmography

51 films
  1. TBABetter TomorrowOriginal Film Writer
  2. 2026Night King Director’s CutScript Consultant
  3. 2026Night KingScript Consultant
  4. 2024Love LiesWriter
  5. 2017MeowScreenplay
  6. 2016The MermaidCo-Writer
  7. 2014Naked Ambition 3DWriter
  8. 2013The Midas TouchWriter
  9. 2012All's Well, Ends WellWriter
  10. 2011All's Well, End's Well 2011Writer
  11. 2010A Better TomorrowScreenplay
  12. 2010The Jade and the PearlWriter
  13. 2010La comédie humaineWriter
  14. 2009Poker KingWriter
  15. 2009NewsmakersWriter
  16. 2008La LingerieScreenplay
  17. 2004Heat TeamWriter
  18. 2004Breaking NewsWriter
  19. 2004Love on the RocksWriter
  20. 2003Anna in Kungfu-landWriter
  21. 2003Love Under the SunWriter
  22. 2003Naked AmbitionWriter
  23. 2003Good Times, Bed TimesWriter
  24. 2003My Dream GirlWriter
  25. 2003The Twins EffectWriter
  26. 2002My Wife Is 18Writer
  27. 2002Mighty BabyWriter
  28. 2001La BrassiereScreenplay
  29. 2001Born WildWriter
  30. 2000Jiang Hu: The Triad ZoneScreenplay
  31. 2000Okinawa Rendez-vousWriter
  32. 1999When I Look Upon the StarsWriter
  33. 1998Beast CopsWriter
  34. 1998Contract KillerWriter
  35. 1997Option ZeroWriter
  36. 1997Task ForceWriter
  37. 1996First OptionWriter
  38. 1996Somebody Up There Likes MeWriter
  39. 1995ThunderboltWriter
  40. 19941941 Hong Kong on FireWriter
  41. 1994Long and Winding RoadWriter
  42. 1993Finale in BloodWriter
  43. 1993Tom, Dick and HairyWriter
  44. 1992The CatScreenplay
  45. 1992Never Ending SummerWriter
  46. 1991Pretty GhostWriter
  47. 1988Heart to HeartsWriter
  48. 1987A Better Tomorrow IICo-Writer
  49. 1987Vampire's BreakfastWriter
  50. 1986A Better TomorrowWriters' Assistant
  51. 1984Behind the Yellow LineCo-Writer