Hoi-San Kwan

Country: Hong Kong
Total Credits at Criticker: 48 (Actor), 1 (Director)
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A tough as nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Fighting against pirates in "old Hong Kong". Chinese costume drama with plenty of over-the-top tongue in cheek action and music. (imdb)
A romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Eldest brother Shang Moon (Raymond Wong) is a philandering businessman who treats his hideous yet hard-working wife (Sandra Ng) like dirt (imdb)
Two students from the Wu-Tang and Shaolin schools are forced into a rivalry that culminates in their training for a competition between the two schools.
The last in a line of famous martial artists turns to robbery and kidnapping to acquire a manual for building guns in this wuxia/spy hybrid.
The fallout from a botched Triad gang job forces a young couple to separate – she becomes a kingpin’s unwilling moll and he goes to the Philippines to work as a contract killer. Six years later the two are reunited, but their rekindled emotions and people from the past lead them into extreme danger. (mubi.com)
It's a jungle adventure! It's a horror flick! It's a kung fu sex movie! The Magic Curse is all this and more, all tossed together in one oddball Hong Kong package. See blue faced cannibalistic lepers, a snake cult, virgin sacrifices, Amazon women, a sex curse, a vampire-toothed blow job castration and much, much more...
A young man who is possessed by a witch in this tale of black magic, ghosts, and witchcraft.
Narcotics officer Shaolun (Leung Ka-fai), in order to bring down the local drug kingpin King (Wong), forces a female street thug with an equally sketchy past, Coco (Kwan) to infiltrate King's organization and provide information. What no one expected was for both men to fall for Coco, and Coco for King.
A street racer encounters a mainland courtesan under an extraordinary circumstances. A moment of Romance between them follows after. (imdb)
Action-packed as usual with Donnie Yen kicking his adversaries in the role of "Beggar Su". Basic plot revolves around a young Beggar Su getting addicted to opium and manipulated by a scheming imperial prince to fight against WFH and assassinate a righteous general. (imdb)
8 Diagram Pole Fighter without the unneeded humour and comedy. (lostinlodos)
The first installment of a two-part crime epic from Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Jing, the meandering and complicated Casino Tycoon chronicles the life of Benny Ho Hsin (Andy Lau from Casino Raiders), a poor boy who has risen to the top of his college class and won prizes for his academic diligence. He has also made an enemy, the nasty Fu Chia-chin (Wilson Lam) who is jealous of Benny and wants his girlfriend Vivian (Joey Wang). (allrovi.com)
Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow Yun-Fat. This is one of those unique combination Hong Kong movies with action, comedy, and violence. (amazon.com)
A madcap Hong Kong "gambler" feature, with a smart-mouthed young casino upstart sentenced to the pen after a frame-up. Once inside the walls of the big house, typical Wong Jing comedy ensues--bumbling guards, mistaken identities, and comical escape attempts. (ebay.com)
A gangster tries to find out who is responsible for killing his boss. Also, there are ninja.
The old-fashioned aristocrat in this story has just married a beautiful, sensual young bride when he falls prey to paralysis. They had little in common to begin with, because the aristocrat's life was chiefly occupied with refinements like ancient art and even older traditional forms of music. The bride begins an affair with the couple's houseboy, and together they murder the old man. (Clarke Fountain, Rovi)
A young woman who believes her new husband to be a notorious masked bandit flees before her marriage can be consummated in this classic Wuxia adventure from director Sang Siu. Yu Chiao has been forced into a marriage with a swordsman she fears. Desperate to escape her dreaded new spouse, the terrified bride seeks protection in the company of the heirs of the Five Knights. But her jilted lover Meng is determined to locate the heirs of the Five Knights as well. (Rotten Tomatoes)
A beautiful detective is assigned to bring down a gang of drug traffickers. (imdb)
This surprisingly effective comedy wack-fest follows the exploits of three low-income fellows as they struggle to muddle through their dissatisfying lives. Hui is a bachelor who lives with mom and vows never to marry rich. Unfortunately, his new girlfriend Joey Wong is secretly the daughter of a rich instant-noodle magnate. Worse still, Hui finds himself working at her factory with two of his chief rivals. (lovehkfilm.com)
Chicanery erupts when when gambling champion Yau Bun-Lap (Kwan Hoi-San) decides to retire from the field. He decides to leave his businesses (gambling parlors, natch) to his wife May (Betty Ting Pei) and godson Johnson (Chin Siu-Ho). However, May objects to Yau's nepotism, and wants all the businesses to herself. (lovehkfilm)
In Canton, the master of a kung fu school dies and his seemingly lazy and undeserving son, Fei-hong, inherits. In the British commercial sector, an opium den opens with the bribed approval ... (imdb)
In the 18th century, the Manchurian Ch'ings are intent on closing the Shaolin temple, where Hong Zhi-Guan is a leader. (imdb)
One of the most spine-tingling horror films of the 1980s, and one of the very few new wave thrillers to be directed by a woman, this haunting tale warns of what might happen when the wrong Siamese twins are separated. Famed television starlet Chan Yuk-Lin (AKA Chen Yu-Lien) makes a striking impression as the surviving twin who must confront her macabre past to solve a dangerous present when too many people around her start dying in terrible ways. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Walled City was one of a place out of official control. Cheng Yuan Lung was a Walled City gambling house boss. He left his sons Chia Chin and Chia Kang to his friend, Chiptooth, when he was killed. Chia Chin grew up and avoided himself from the sins. However Chia Kang mixed with a gang of hooligans and made his classmate Mei Ling pregnant, eventually leading to Mei Ling's death by falling off a rooftop, accidentally. (hkcinemagic.com)
Saved from an ambush by a mythical condor, Lung Kim-Fei is flown to the bird's blind Master Ku, who teaches Lung the skills of the Buddha's Palm. In gratitude, Lung restores his mentor's sight, destroyed by Master Ku's nemesis Suen. In the process, he falls in love with Suen's granddaughter Kau Yuk-Wah. The Buddha's Palm films, based on the newspaper serial Thousand Buddha's Palm by Shangguan Hong, feature hand-drawn, animated special effects by art director Lo Ki-Ping. (qagoma.qld.gov.au)
When his connection to Master Ku is revealed, Lung Kim-fei is injured by a furious Suen but escapes with the help of her granddaughters, Kau Yuk-wah and Kau Yuk-kuen. Pursued by Suen, Master Ku must defeat his bitter rival and lay their feud to rest. (qagoma.qld.gov.au)
On the wedding day of Lung Kim-Fei and Kau Yuk-Wah, Suen is murdered. Granddaughter Kau Yuk-Kuen seeks revenge with the help of Master Ku. (qagoma.qld.gov.au)
Hong Kong stars Connie Chan Po-Chu and Josephine Siao Fong-Fong join the regular cast for the grand conclusion of the series, which sees Lung Kim-fei and Kau Yuk-wah battle another dastardly tyrant. (qagoma.qld.gov.au)
Chan Chuen directed this story about the many problems besetting Hong Kong youth when they reach that "energetic" age of 21. (nytimes.com)
Tony Leung plays Wai, an apple polisher working in a finance company co-managed by Ma and Kang, both being brothers. Kang is the good brother, Ma, the bad one. Wai tries to set Kang up with Mina to prevent Ma from getting her, but Kang likes Jackie, especially after saving her from prostitution. Wai later reveals to Kang that he likes Mina, but is afraid Kang will be angry with him, besides the feelings between Mina and him are mutual. (imdb)
Following Sister Thirteen, from her teenage years, her bisexual love life, to her eventual rise to power as a Triad kingpin within the Hung Hing Society, in this spin-off to the Young & Dangerous series.
Ah Sei is the second wife of poverty-stricken apothecary, and deals quietly with the hand that fate has dealt her. She is a virtual "house slave" to the first wife, and looks closely after the first wive's daughter, Irene, although Irene treats her with complete contempt. When the couple is killed in a car crash, Ah Sei is thrust into the position of caring for Irene first-hand, as she begins to prepare for her wedding, and must persevere through one turmoil after another (imdb)
Mr. Kong is not a typical Hong Kong teacher. He isn't happy just teaching his students in his class, but he would rather go to rave parties and play along with them, as well as follow his female students and sit with them in their revision classes. However, by the time Mr. Kong wins the hearts of his students, the school revealed that he is not qualified to be a teacher. (imdb)
Gritty Hong Kong Action Crime film: from director and star Andy Sung. Things go from bad to worse for Andy after he smuggles some guns to HK from the Philippines and starts a war with both the HK police and a rival triad group. (Wu Tang Collection)
He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him. (Wu Tang Collection)
The Battle Among the Clans (1985) - TV Series
The story begins with the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong coming to an end in 1945 and the remaining Japanese dying or leaving the territory. The British colonial government have yet to fully resume its duties. Citizens themselves are flushing out the remaining traitors one by one. Soon, multiple societies of different legions were formed within the HK underground. Each one tries to control the city in a time of very weak and corrupt governance.
Twilight of a Nation (1988) - TV Series
Twilight of a Nation is a Hong Kong television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the late Qing Dynasty. The 45 episodes long series was produced by Siu Sang and was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in November 1988. It was broadcast again on TVB in 1996. The theme songs and insert songs in the series were performed by Roman Tam. (themoviedb)
A counselor and a police inspector seek female convicts who escaped when their prison van overturned. (hkcinemagic)
Hung is disappointed when her man, Yuk Lung, becomes engaged to pretty Pai Lin. Hung and her scheming mother engage a sorcerer, Ko Yin Yau, to place a spell on him. So Yuk Lung becomes possessed by the Adultery Ghost, and he leaves Pai Lin in the middle of having sex with her, going to Hung. Pai Lin and her friend Nancy rush to Thailand, seeking the help of another sorcerer, Simol. (imdb)
A story of the illegal immigrant experience of people from the mainland of China who have made it to Hong Kong for a better life.
Back To The Beyond (1987) - TV Movie
Liu Qing and Mr. Xiu De are the two masters and apprentices of the hanging pot, and by chance met Hua Yinghong, the pillar of the opera class, and her father Hua Yinghong, Liu Qing and Hua Yinghong gradually fell in love. Aoki and Yansheng are brothers of the Taoist master, Aoki is expelled from the division for practicing evil martial arts, and Yansheng is injured by Aoki and saved by Liu Qing.
Cha Dick violated the doctrine of his denomination and was punished by his master with the evil spirit of the crocodile. Cha Dick killed his master when he failed to snatch a jade bracelet from him, which could relieve the crocodile's evil. Wo Tin travels from Hong Kong to Thailand for business, having been invited by his brother. A young Thai woman, Lala, accompanies him and they pick up a wounded young woman before being embroiled in crocodile evil.
Inspector Ma raids a ceremony of the worshipers of Carla, as they are about to sacrifice a young girl. Ma shoots the witch, but she places a blood curse on his family. July 1985. Ma is now wheelchair-bound, and his family begins to suffer. Younger sister and photojournalist Mimi begins to see the witch, and even photographs her. Mimi's fiancee and cop Tse Ah Chiu doesn't believe in ghosts ... at first. Then two child ghosts come for Ma's young daughter Siu Yuk. She calls them "brother and sister
Gold Tortoise is troubled that fairies are having such fun in heaven while people on earth are dying from drought.
An employee witnesses the murder of a manager in a Hong Kong bank and hides the evidence the manager left. Then he runs away to Shenzhen and becomes a chasing target of both police and gangsters.
A newlywed couple dies in a car accident. He is resurrected into another man's body and begins a love affair with someone else while she remains a wandering spirit. Meanwhile, an evil sorceress sets out to capture them.