Simon Yam

Simon Yam
Country: Hong Kong
Total Credits at Criticker: 161 (Actor), 1 (Director)
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Fulltime Killer
For many years professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness, which only becomes worse after the death of his love, Nancy. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin. Chin, hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's life with a mission--to unveil O's identity and usurp his place as the number one sharp-shooting assassin in the game. (imdb)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Demonstrating her physical prowess and revealing her courage as never before, Lara Croft proves that she will stop at nothing in her search for an infamous site know as "The Cradle of Life" -- especially when it means she could save the world from the most unspeakable evil ever known. (Paramount)
Breaking News
In this fast-moving action drama, a highly televised police bust of a Hong Kong bank heist end with the criminals getting away and a lot of cops getting killed. In an effort to save face with the public, the police arrange to broadcast the pursuit and capture of the crooks. However, things get more complicated when the bank robbers contact the media with their own version of events. (Palm Pictures)
Election
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society (imdb)
Bullet in the Head
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Tongs: A Chinatown Story
A Chinese immigrant to America is sucked up into the Chinese underworld when he finds greater acceptance in the arms of a small gang. (imdb)
Full Contact
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist... (imdb)
Wake of Death
After his wife is brutally murdered, an ex-cop wages war against the Chinese triads. (imdb)
Kill Zone
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement. (imdb)
The Mission
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assasination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung orders Curtis to kill Shin in punishment for his affair with Mrs. Lung. (imdb)
PTU: Police Tactical Unit
Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun. (imdb)
Naked Killer
After viewing her violent tendencies toward men, hitwoman Sister Cindy recruits Kitty and begins training her in the ways of a professional killer. Kitty soon becomes proficient in her work, taking out several targets that had proved impervious to lesser, male hitmen. Things begin to take a turn, however, when she finds herself falling for Timan, a policeman investigating one of Kitty's recent jobs. Will she be able to resolve her professional life with her private one? (imdb)
Exiled
Set just around the time of Macau's reversion to the Chinese government, it concerns a group of hit men who come together when their boss orders a hit on one of them... (IMDB Comments)
Expect the Unexpected
A police unit, led nominally by Simon Yam and smokey-eyed Lau Ching-Wan, pursue two gangs, each heavily armed and dangerous, not least of all to themselves... (IMDB Comments)
Triad Election
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China. (imdb)
Dragon Heat
A team of young Interpol agents arrive in Hong Kong to give testimony at the trial of local crime lord 'Puma' Duen. Among them are American agent Andy Hui (Andy On), Taiwanese cop Vanness Chang (Vanness Wu), and local lawman Lok. They are greeted by Hong Kong police commander Hon Sun (Simon Yam). The heavily armed convoy taking Puma to court is attacked by a ruthless team of North Korean agents, led by international terrorist Petros Davinci (Michael Biehn)... (imdb)
Eye in the Sky
A tale of a Hong Kong surveillance unit ensnared by underworld violence. (All Movie Guide)
Hitman
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon, but things complicate when the tycoon is killed and he is forced to ally with a misfortunate hitman to find the "King of the Hitman." (imdb)
Triangle
Told in three 30-minute segments, three friends seek out the buried treasure of a mysterious stranger. (imdb)
Bloodfight
Years after retiring from the world of free fighting martial arts, a man returns to the deadly world of fighting after his best student is killed in the tournament. (imdb)
Young and Dangerous
The rise of a group of school friends through the ranks of the Hong Kong triads leads to deception, death and eventually revenge in this adaptation of Siu Lo's cult comic 'Cow Man'.
Sparrow
A gang of pickpockets roam the streets of Hong Kong. (imdb)
Run and Kill
One day Cheung finds out that his wife's cheating on him. He goes to a bar to drown his sorrows and there he meets a members of a Vietnamese underground gang. He tells his sad story and somehow he enlists that group to kill his wife. Later on his wife actually gets killed and now the gang wants money from Cheung for the hit or he's the next one to go. So Cheung seeks out his old friend Wong to come to his aid. But unfortunately Wong ends up dead and his psychotic brother Fung wants revenge. (KFC Cinema)
Fatal Move
A series of unexpected misfortunes challenge the very existence of gang leader Sammo Hung and his mob, eventually leading to a bloody gangster war. Battle after battle Sammo and his gang are moving closer to destruction. A drug deal turns bad...A kidnap turns into murder......A secret mission turns into a savage massacre of the police - Who is the mastermind behind these evil plots? (AsianMediaWiki)
Exodus
One afternoon, Tsim is on duty in the police station's report room. Kwan Ping Man, a suspect accused of peeping in a women's washroom, is giving a statement. Kwan denies the charge but tells Tsim the big secret he overheard in the washroom. He claims that there's a global women's organisation plotting to kill all the men in the world. And it's such a huge secret that ladies only discuss it in women's washrooms, where no men would go. (AsianMediaWiki)
Yi ban hai shui, yi ban huo yan
A shameless blackmailer meets a stubborn waitress whose refuses to be controlled, thus setting into motion a tragic cycle that will ultimately define both of their lives. When Wong Yiu met Ni Chen, he thought she would bend to his every demand. What Wong Yiu failed to realize, however, was that Ni Chen was a fiery, independent spirit who always lived by her own set of rules. After losing their ways in life, they both lose themselves as well. (allmovie)
Ip Man
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. (imdb)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
After a car accident, a woman can see ghosts.
Fatal Termination
It is about some weapons being smuggled in with the assistance of a currupt Customs officer and being investigated by another cop from another department. This Hong Kong cop targeted by vengeance-seeking criminals with the help of his kung-fu fighting soccer mom wife, instincts kick in big time when their daughter is kidnapped from her ballet recital...
Tactical Unit: The Code
A CCTV camera records three unidentified police officers brutalizing a triad member, and a decorated Police Tactical Unit squad soon comes under suspicion. (yesasia.com)
Raped by an Angel
A sleazy lawyer who likes young women rapes an actress. Her friend, co-worker and roommate (Chingmy Yau) vows revenge. So with the help of her boyfriend (Simon Yam) the two plan an elaborate scheme to get back at the lawyer who was let go on a legal technicality. (imdb)
Tactical Unit: No Way Out
The film takes place largely in the Temple Street district, where the gangs and police co-exist in an uneasy balance. Trouble arises one night when a man is killed and the police decide to step up their efforts and crackdown on the gangs, squeezing their cash flow and making them more desperate. Bearing the brunt of the upheaval is Fai, a small time cigarette seller who not only loses his job but is accused by his gang brothers of being a police snitch. (www.beyondhollywood.com)
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers. (imdb)
Return Engagement
A well-known gangster is released from prison, and decides look for his daughter with the help of a troubled young woman. (imdb)
Young and Dangerous 2
Whilst hiding out in Taiwan following events in the previous film, Hung Hing triad member Jordan Chan worms his way into the rival San Luen group and endears himself to boss Kelly Lai, who is currently running for high office in the country's parliament. (imdb comments)
Vengeance
A French assassin-turned-chef travels to Hong Kong in order to avenge a murder. (imdb)
Tactical Unit: Human Nature
Tactical Unit officers Sam (Simon Yam) and May (Maggie Shiu) encounter four Mainland robbers on duty one day, but the robbers escape in the ensuing shootout. Meanwhile, in order to evade the loan sharks, heavy-gambling police officer Fat Tong (Lam Suet) hides in a rented room, where he meets and befriends other tenants of the flat - who are none other than the quartet of Mainland robbers. (www.yesasia.com)
Tactical Unit: Partners
As rumors circulate that the long-disappeared Indian gang boss known as Black Molly is about to return to the underworld, Tactical Unit officers Sam and May are prepared to tackle the ensuing troubles. Molly's right-hand man Velu decides to quit the gang after serving a prison term. Meanwhile, his brother Sonu is driven down the path of no return when he gets assigned the job of assassinating Chief Inspector Chan, Sam and May's superior... (www.yesasia.com)
Holy Weapon
Simon Yam plays Super Sword, a villain who transmogrifies into a badly animated cleaver whenever good guys threaten his evil plans. (imdb)
Black Cat
Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat". Catherine is now an assassin for the government and is very good at it but she soon finds a boyfriend and is caught between her love for him and her deal with the government. (imdb)
Hap ga foon
Mr Coconut (Michael Hui), a considerate and good natured country bumpkin from China with obnoxious habits, was invited by his sister to live with her family in Hong Kong for a few months. His brother-in-law, a cowardly shoes salesman, is less than enthusiastic to have him live with them in their already crammed apartment. Mr Coconut had many hilarious misadventures trying to adapt to the new and modern environment while his mischievous niece kept misleading him. (anonymous)
Tin shui wai dik ye yu mo
A mainland Chinese woman moves to Hong Kong with her husband and two young daughters to find herself trapped in violence and abuse that the authorities and social welfare system seem completely incompetent at dealing with.
Female Convict Scorpion 701
A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered..Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pending marriage and landing the poor girl in the most brutal women's prison ever seen. Inside the hellblocks, she decides to stop being a victim at all costs..She eventually escapes in a most unusual way, gets valuable fight training from a mysterious mountain man and returns to the streets in order to make the thugs who ruined her life pay. By this time, Nami [goes] by the name of Sasori. (imdb - Mitch Davis (really shortened))
Cinema of Vengeance
This comprehensive English-language chronicle of the Hong Kong action cinema investigates its two primary subgenres, the martial arts film and the gunplay-heavy gangster movie. These types of films are explored through clips of classic and rare films, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with HK luminaries like Samo Hung, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima, Cynthia Rothrock, John Woo, and Yuen Woo-Ping. (rottentomatoes.com)
Bodyguards and Assassins
The plot of Bodyguards and Assassins revolves around Sun Yat Sen's crucial 1905 visit to Hong Kong, where he met with revolutionaries from all regions of China to share his strategy for overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. The Empress Dowager learns of Sun's plans and sends out her assassins, led by the eyebrowless giant, Yan Xiaoguo (Hu Jun), to kill him upon arrival... (shanghaiist.com)
Man Wanted
Undercover cop Lok Hwa takes two years to become the trusted lieutenant of rising Hong Kong drug lord, Feng. The night of the big bust, Feng's flaming car crashes spectacularly into the sea; Feng is presumed dead. Hwa returns to the force and to June, his patient girl friend. Also, to save Feng's lover Yung from a life of crime, Hwa gives her his pager number and promises to be there for her... (imdb)
The Banquet
Film with a weak plot about an businessman trying to clinch a deal for the reconstruction of Kuwait after the Gulf War from a Kuwaiti prince. The climax of the movie is a banquet/dinner at the end featuring cameos by several Hong Kong movie celebrities. (imdb)
Looking for Mister Perfect
A policewoman has always had the worst luck in love. On a trip to Malaysia, she finally meets the man of her dreams. However, her Perfect Man might not be all he appears to be. (imdb)
The True Hero
An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best friend and his best friend's sister... (imdb)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster
Centering on Ip Man\'s migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts. (imdb)
Storm Warriors
Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China. (imdb)
Future Cops
Ryu, Dhalsim and Vega are sent out to stop M. Bison. They befriend a teenage school student and seek out Bison. Bison sends out his own soliders, Ken and Sagat. (imdb)
Moving Targets
Kit comes from a very fortunate family, with an outstanding police officer father When the family starts to break up, Man impulsively shot Kit's mother. After Kit's parents divorced, Kit viewed Man his father as an enemy. As an adult, he vowed to become a police officer, and to join Man's team, hoping that Man will pay for what he has done. Kit's cousin, Chi falls for Kit since childhood, but Fung falls for Chi at first sight... (imdb)
King of Triads
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne. (imdb)
Explosive City
"Explosive City" stars Simon Yam ("Wake of Death") and Alex Fong as Cheung and Ming, respectively, two Hong Kong cops who joins forces when master assassin Sonny Chiba ("Kill Bill") arrives on the island city with an army of kids he had brainwashed to do his killings for him. One of these kids is Jade (Hisako Shirata), who after a failed hit on a visiting diplomat gets whack in the head during an attempted escape and develops temporary amnesia.
Black Ransom
Yam stars as Mann, a former top cop who has fallen on tough times since the death of his wife at the hands of the triads. Everything changes when ex-police star Sam (Michael Miu) starts kidnapping various gang bosses as part of some shady master plan, causing a great furore in the criminal underworld. (Beyond Hollywood)
Tiger Cage
When officer Hsiu successfully cracks into a major drug ring, he is able to arrest everyone except the group's ruthless ringleader, Swatow. The following day, Hsiu ends up full of holes and the police department launching a desperate manhunt to find Swatow. When they eventually track him down, the criminal is set up to be murdered by crooked cop named Feng, who is working for a rival smuggler. (allmovie.com)
Dr. Lamb
An abnormal taxi driver lusts for blood every rainy night, and several young women are killed as a result. The muderer, Laiu, likes to take photos of the victims dismembered bodies as momentos. Inspector Lee is called onto the case in this bizarre thriller. (imdb)
The Black Panther Warriors
Black Cougar is a mercenary who is being paid a huge sum of money by an unknown person to recover a top secret file. Realizing the enormity and complexity of the task, he enlists the help of a dummy-sucking computer hacker, a sex-maniacal weapons specialist, and a charismatic 'God of Gamblers' to help him out. When he gets double-crossed by the unknown person. He sets out to seek and destroy him, with the help of his friends... (imdb)
Drunken Master III
Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne. To do this they want their protege to marry the Princess Sun Yu who possesses an important jade ring. They dispatch Yueng Kwan to fetch her. However, Yueng Kwan is a patriot, working for the revolutionary forces of Sun Yat Sen. He abducts Sun Yu and finds refuge with the father of the future hero Wong Fei Hung. (imdb)
The Suspect
A hitman fears that he may be going back to jail for a crime he didn't commit in this action thriller from Hong Kong. Hired killer Don Lee has just been released from prison after serving 12 years for murder. Two of Don's old friends, Max and Chan offer him a business proposition: they want him to assassinate a prominent politician who is on the campaign trail. (allmovie.com)
Bullet for Hire
Two long time friends must train a rookie in the art of assassination. (lostinlodos)
Sui yuet san tau
The film depicts Hong Kong in the striving 60s, as seen through the eyes of a child. The story revolves around the kid and his family - a working class father, a happy-go-lucky mother, an aspiring, starry-eyed elder brother, and our young protagonist himself. Through the elder brother's first romance, and the family's encounters with love, hope, failure, death and rebirth, we travel back to a place called old Hong Kong, a time we'll always remember, and a place we have always called home. (AsianMediaWiki)
Gun \
Gun 'n Rose is about a Triad family whose leader is implicated in some serious crimes, including murder. He is forced to leave the family and go into hiding. The family "business" is left in the hands of his two brothers: one crazy, and the other spineless. While Simon plots to whack his older brother Bowie, Alan is hiding out in a fishing village, where he befriends a likable rogue and his annoying sister. Simon learns about Alan's whereabouts and decides to make Alan's life very uncomfortable. (rottentomatoes.com)
First Shot
During a period of widespread police corruption, Ti Lung is a stubborn cop who takes on both the mob and the political establishment. (imdb)
A Day Without Policeman
Simon Yam plays a former big city cop who had a very bad experince with an AK-47. So he's been assigned duty on one of the Hong Kong Islands as a police chief of a small village. He spends most of his time drinking beer and smoking hash while daydreaming. But when a group of thugs armed with AK-47's and .45's invade his terrain, he must over come his fear of that weapon to save his ex-wife and his fellow officers only armed with a .38 and a baton. Can Yam save the day? (allrovi.com)
Dragon Killer
After his wife emigrates to the U.S. to prepare a home for the family, a Chinese man is stunned by her sudden and unexplained disappearance. Desperate, he follows her trail to Los Angeles but finds himself ensnared in a crime plot and framed for a murder he didn't commit. Filmed on location. (ebay.com)
Guns and Roses
Phillip Ko's tale of cat and mouse packs a punch through the very heart of the European criminal underworld. Starring Mortal Kombat's Robin Shou. (devoteddvd.com)
Killer\
After learning that his father was killed by the notorious Chinatown Triad, Simon Yam becomes a cold-blooded killer determined to get his revenge. When one of his assassinations is witnessed by Joey Wang, Yam plans on silencing her forever. Instead, Yam finds himself falling for Wang, and they must now run for their lives form both the cops and the Triad assassins! (hkcinemagic.com)
Rose Rose I Love You
A wacky caper comedy romance that finds two hunky Hong Kong buddy cops hot on the trail of a gem thief. Also on his trail are dueling musical kung fu villainesses hoping to snag the loot and the cops. (ebay.com)
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Steven Lo Kit-sing and Joseph Chi Chong Chavez deliver this straight-ahead gangster flick about a lowly parking valet who be rockets to the top of the underworld. While he and his buddies aren't "borrowing" his clients cars for joyrides around Hong Kong island, Chan Yiu-hing (Simon Yam Tat-wah) runs afoul of local crime boss Lam (Ben Lam Kwok-bun). (allrovi.com)
Ballistic
Entertaining yet underwhelming cop thriller loosely based on the 2004 assassination attempt on Taiwan president Chen Shui-Bian. (lovehkfilm.com)
Nightfall
Inspector Lam (Simon Yam) is a veteran cop, haunted by the suicide of his wife and struggling to cope with a heavy caseload and a temperamental teenage daughter. When the horribly disfigured body of a prominent classical singer, Han Tsui (Michael Wong) is found in the ocean, the finger of blame is soon pointed at recently released ex-con Eugene Wang (Nick Cheung). (twitchfilm.com)
All of a Sudden
Simon Yam's wife dies of an apparent suicide so he goes after her former lover, Alfred Cheung. Things go awry and he ends up kidnapping Alfred's wife Irene Wan and their young son. Simon gets persuaded by his nasty friend Bill to ask for a ransom, and he does. Still, Simon is a nice fellow who even takes time out of his busy crime schedule to take Irene and Alfred's son to the local hospital. Alfred pays the ransom and Irene goes home safe. But that's when things get interesting... (lovehkfilm.com)
Awakening
Surrealistic, supernatural mayhem ensues after a renowned feng shui master is targeted for revenge by an unsatisfied customer (an over-the-top Yam), who alleges the master's bogus cures for bad chi caused the death of his wife and baby. No wind chimes or octagonal mirrors can stop this madman's assault. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Thieves
A group of professional thieves plan a heist to steal a $30 million diamond from a Macau casino, but each has a hidden agenda.
The Blood Bond
In a war-torn Asian land, peace lies in the hands of the Bagwun, a revered religious leader. When he is wounded in an assassination attempt, his sworn protector, Deva, sets out on a dangerous journey to find the one man who can provide the rare blood type needed to save her master's life. The potential donor is John Tremayne, an embittered form US Special Forces operative. Together, this unlikely pair must run the gauntlet laid down by rebel leader Lompoc and his aide Guang Di. (imdb)
Bloody Friday
In Hong Kong, someone is murdering call girls every Friday night. Supercop Ko goes into action but engenders the enmity of Ken, another cop, when the murderer kills Ken's girlfriend during a stakeout. Ko also must protect Maddie, a lively prostitute who survives one assault and whom the murderer has promised to kill. The murderer teases Ko with phone calls and letters, announcing victims ahead of time, and threatening Ko's wife and daughter. (imdb)
Burning Ambition
Frankie Chan Fan-kei directs and stars in this tight-scripted gangster thriller yarn. The film opens with the triad clan's patriarch getting whacked by his brother Chau Hsiong (Ko Chuen-hisang). With the leadership of the family up in the air, Chau tries to enlist the help of his vacillating nephew, Wai (Miu Kiu-wai), to help him knock off Tat-hwa (Simon Yam Tat-wah), the patriarch's son and family heir apparent. (allrovi.com)
Casino
The Asian crime drama Casino takes place during the sweltering Macau summer of 1991. Two rival gangs are engaged in a bloody battle over control of the region's gambling business. Winnie Fong, a reporter, gets an interview with Giant, one of the two local crime lords. As Fong grills Giant about his life, Giant surprisingly reveals much more than he intended to -- and the consequences may have a great impact on the gang war. (allrovi.com)
Crystal Fortune Run
Few years ago, Sergeant Kong in a mission to capture the head of the "East Rail Corporation" met with Yip Fung who killed the head of East Rail instead. Kong shot at Yip but missed and only a finger was left in the scene. Kong suspected that Yip might be a robot and thus kept a close watch on her, but later turned that he fell in love with Yip. (hkcinemagic.com)
Design of Death
The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him. (imdb)
The Final Judgement
While investigating a couple of murders in a small town, Sheriff Beck discovers a link to an old murdercase, closed thirty odd years ago. (imdb)
Final Run
To finance his sister's medical bills, a martial arts expert must win a tournament for the prize money. (allrovi.com)
The Incorruptible
Ray Liu plays THE INCORRUPTIBLE Inspector Lee who leads the Royal Hong Kong Police efforts to crack down on the illegal businesses run by the triads. He rejects drug dealer Lee Choi Fat's bribe and charges him with illegal drug promotion. Lee Choi Fat manages to avoid imprisonment, but kidnaps Inspector Lee's wife out of revenge. How will Charles with this confrontation? (hkcinemagic.com)
The Informer
The Informer is pretty much your standard seventies cops-and-robbers flick. Even though it was made in 1980, there is still plenty of '70's cheese all around, from the butterfly collars to a funky-ass soundtrack. In the film, Wang Chung plays the standard level-headed cop in charge of a rag-tag bunch of misfits and stereotypes (the coward, the playboy, etc.) who are after a drug runner. (hkmdb.com)
Interpol Connection
This standard Hong Kong action film brings together a trio of cops from different backgrounds: a Hong Kong detective, a female Interpol agent, and a slapstick cop from the Philippines. The Hong Kong detective (Robin Shou) is out for revenge for the death of his best friend and finds that a Interpol martial arts expert (Yukari Oshima) is on the trail of the same criminal. Director Phillip Ko portrays the arch-villain. (allrovi.com)
Yu huo fen qin
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)
Ghostly Bus
The victims of a bus crash live on as ghosts but some having a pressing need to finish the business of their earthly lives. (imdb)
Man of Tai Chi
A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
King of Robbery
After robbing countless Hong Kong jewelery shops Simon Yam sets out on a murderous rampage killing everything in his path. Police informants, criminals and members of the public - nobody is safe from the Hong Kong Thug. Top Hong Kong box office star Simon Yam stars in this true life crime action thriller. (imdb)
Legendary Couple
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. (imdb)
Love, Guns and Glass
Simon Yam and Cecilia Yip reteam again in this film. Yam plays a benevolent gangster that is set up by his right hand man and is sent to prison for over ten years. Once released, his wife left him, his daughter doesn't love him any more and he's broke. He falls for Cecilia Yip who plays a business woman that owes the triad a lot of money. Yam goes up to the Boss and says that he'll be responsible for her debt. (imdb)
Mission Kill
A beautiful detective is assigned to bring down a gang of drug traffickers. (imdb)
Tales from the Dark 1
The first film is Stolen Goods. It stars Yam, a man in Hong Kong who has recently lost his job and decides to make money by stealing funeral urns and blackmailing the families into buying them back from him. The second story is A Word in the Palm. The film is about a fortune teller who retired from his job to study music, but retains the ability to see ghosts. The final film is Jing Zhe. The film stars Josephine Koo who is asked to beat up an unusual woman. (wikipedia.org)
The Constable
Lam Kwok Kuen, a veteran police vehicle commander who juggles his job with caring for his mentally challenged son, helped by a young woman called Cheui Yan. Though nearing retirement, Lam is still a force to be reckoned with, and all his colleagues look up to him for his skills and strong sense of justice. Amongst other incidents and cases, trouble rears its head in the form of Cheui Yan's shady boyfriend Chow Gong-Tong, who gets involved in a dangerous robbery scheme with gangster Dah Kim. (Beyond Hollywood)
Chu Lai Yip yi Leung San Pak
Jordan is a low-level triad who becomes attracted to a restaurant hostess named Judy. Both have empty lives. Jordan owes a large sum of money to triad boss On, while Judy lives in a state of perpetual isolation.
Control
Wu plays Mark, a hapless insurance salesman coerced into committing criminal acts by a voice barking down orders through his headset. The mysterious man, who somehow has commandeered the city's surveillance cameras, takes control of Mark's life and fashions him as a proxy for his dirty deals. (hollywoodreporter)
Iceman
An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.
The Midnight After
Late at night, 17 passengers board a bus in Hong Kong. As they emerge from a tunnel, they realize that everyone else has vanished. In the post-apocalyptic city, they encounter mysterious ailments, a Morse code communication, and a strange man wearing a gas mask. Panic sets in as the survivors disappear one by one. Based on the 2012 novel Lost on a Red Minibus to Taipo.
Powerful Four
Powerful Four boasts an all-star cast and chronicles the rise of four semi-corrupt Hong Kong police detectives during the late 1960s. (themoviedb.org)
To Be Number One
The story of Ho, a chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the most feared crime bosses in Hong Kong. (imdb)
Women Prison
A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding. Caught up in the crossfire Lynn gets arrested and thrown into a women's prison. (imdb)
Trust Me U Die
In England, Dr. Greg Fong invents a super steroid (SS160) which can cure virtually all illnesses and disorders (including impotence and idiocy) and generally makes someone superhuman. But his obsession with the super drug, begins making him mentally unbalanced. (imdb)
Twist
An armored truck carrying $170 million is held up by a sophisticated ring of bank robbers. The police are at wit's end. Their only chance to crack the case is to bluff their way througha 48-hour interrogation. (hkmdb.com)
As the Light Goes Out
The firefighters of Hong Kong's Pillar Point division battle an out-of-control blaze that threatens to plunge the city into darkness. (imdb)
Sara
Journalist Sara has just spent 4 months completing an in-depth investigation piece. Her editor, afraid of offending powerful politicians and moguls, refuses to run it. Sara's boyfriend, who works for the same magazine, chooses not to warn her. At this low point in her life, Sara exiles herself to Thailand. One night, while at a bar, Sara meets a child prostitute. During her time getting to know and through the process of rescuing the child, Sara is haunted by the memories of her own past. (moviexclusive)
Cash On Delivery
Veronica hires a former gigolo to impregnate her. What starts out as a job for him, turns into an obsession for her, as he takes his job very seriously and does it well. As she is falling deeper for him, he has fallen for lawyer, Sandra Ng, which has Veronica on the brink of insanity. Veronica, not getting what she wants, eventually frames him for murder, with Sandra coming to his aid in court to attempt to clear his name and expose Veronica for the scorned former lover that she has become. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Big Brother
Scriptwriter Zee is a confirmed bachelor. Hero Wain is his devoted butler. Next door is no-good detective Gho and his complaining wife Kit. Kit is beautiful and vain. Zee takes Goh to a macho convention chaired by young and handsome Mau. Without Goh knows, Kit works as a waitress there. She falls heavily for Mau. Zee gets the highest prize-a beautiful slave girl. She immediately turns the Zee household upside down. Zee wants to escape. Goh learns Kit's romance with Mau. (hkcinemagic.com)
The Cyprus Tigers
A hilarious action adventure about an unstoppable trio of undercover cops known as the "Cypress Tigers". (hkmdb.com)
Doctor\
An idealistic hospital intern contends with cost-cutting measures and endemic corruption while lusting after a sweet social worker who just happens to be the lover of the facility's crooked administrator. (hkcinemagic.com)
12 gam ngap
Devastated by a love affair, former in-demand gigolo Future Chang (played by Sandra Ng) retreats to Thailand, leading the life a dissolute. Thanks to the intervention of his high school teacher, Mr. Lo, Future summons the courage to return to Hong Kong.
Wild City
A cop-turned-bar owner befriends a drunken woman at closing hours and finds himself pursued by her former lover and the thugs he employs. The chase turns deadly when the bar owner's deadbeat brother and a suitcase full of cash enter the picture.
Four Loves
The two Cheng sisters leave war-torn Shanghai for Hong Kong. They take on another guest along the way, and move in with their cousin in Hong Kong, now a close unit of four friends. Through highs and lows, they all learn to live with each other. (hkcinemagic.com)
Goodbye Mammie
After her husband's death, Sally takes over. She works and helps educate her 10-year-old son Andy. Andy is rather weak in character. That worries Sally. One day out of the blue comes the thunderbolt. Sally is to be found to have leukemia and has only six months to live. Turning a deaf ear to Andy's cries, she sends him to an orphanage to learn to be independent. Andy is extremely anguished. (hkcinemagic.com)
Kill Zone 2
Undercover cop Kit becomes a junkie in order to catch Mr Hung, the mastermind behind a crime syndicate. When the operation goes sour and Kit blows his cover, his supervisor and uncle Wahdecides to terminate the operation. When Kit disappears without a trace, Wah defies the order from his commanding officer and tracks Kit to a prison in Thailand. Thai Police officer Chai becomes a prison guard in order to raise money for his daughter who has leukemia. (imdb)
Phantom of the Theatre
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
Shou Wang Zhe
A crime thriller starring Simon Yam and Zhang Jingchu, this movie tells the story of a man who is misled by multiple factors and becomes a cold-blooded serial killer. (newchinesemovies.blogspot.com/)
Detective Gui
Gui is a gifted detective, her extraordinary imagination and strong logical mind helps solve many cases in her unique way since young, but she is just not that good at socializing with people, one day, she suspects that a murder case happened in her neighborhood, her curiosity pushes her to investigate but later she finds shocking secrets of the people she knows. (thefilmcatalogue.com)
Iceman: The Time Traveller
The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later pass and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind. (imdb)
Air Strike
During the World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese air force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940. (imdb)
The Tenants Downstairs
A sadisitic landlord manipulates the lives of his tenants through a network of surveillance cameras installed throughout the building. A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker. An incredible story is about to unfold as they start their lives in the same building. (imdb)
Mrs K
"Mrs K" is a story of a woman who gives everything that she has to protect her husband and daughter when enemies from her past come hunting her. (imdb)
Sky On Fire
A security guard becomes embroiled in a battle to protect stem cell research, which can potentially cure cancer, from falling into the wrong hands. (IMDb)
Legend of the Naga Pearls
Once upon a time, in the city of Uranopolis, lived the Winged Tribe, a race capable of flying. But after losing a battle to humans, they gradually lost their ability to fly. Xue Lie, a royal descendant from the Winged Tribe, begins a search for the magical Naga Pearls in order to destroy the Human Tribe and avenge the death of his people... (Wikipedia)
Colour of the Game
Da Hua, Ah Chun and a few others find themselves involved in wild and dangerous adventures when they get caught in a showdown between the China Mainland Police and Hong Kong bandits. (imdb)
Passion Island
The comedy of the year. This wannabe magical romance-drama is one of the most illogical films ever and the actors, if not director Kam Kwok-Leung, may be aware of it. Featuring CGI tears and paintings of corn-eating monkeys. The highlight: Chang Chen pretending to be Korean. (The Movie Database)
Hot Blood
Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook. One of his close friends, Chang Lei (Cheung Lui), decides to take back his resignation letter and track down the crook at any cost. (The Movie Database)
Framed
Simon Yam plays a cop that has just been released from jail after serving several years. He claims he is innocent of all charges, and was in fact "framed". Alex Man, who plays the cop Rambo, had arrested Simon all those years ago. Simon goes on to try and get revenge on those who arrested him, and actually even sets up Rambo of a crime. The plot thickens and will keep you guessing, and towards the end, you are left trying to figure out just exactly who are the good guys, and who are the bad! (Wu Tang Collection)
Twins of Kung Fu
AKA Passage Of The Dragon; Jacky Liu stars in this martial arts action feature, about two kung fu clan masters who are caught in a bitter feud over a secret martial arts document. Enter the twins of kung fu who are taught to unify the clan and end the feud. (Wu Tang Collection)
Eternal Wave
Eternal Wave ?? is a Chinese film set during the anti-Japanese occupation era starring Aaron Kwok, Zhao Li Ying and Zhang Han. It follows the main protagonist Lin Xiang who is a spy working underground to reestablish what was destroyed ruing the Battle of Shanghai. He meets a simple yet patriotic young lady who becomes his partner as they infiltrate the enemy as a couple. Apart from that, they cross paths with Liang Dong, a man whose motives are unclear. (dramapanda.com)
S.M.A.R.T. Chase
A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route. (imdb)
Operation Red Sea
PLA Navy Marine Corps launch a hostage rescue operation in Ihwea and undergo a fierce battle with rebellions and terrorism.
A Beautiful Moment
An ageing bachelor playboy finally meets the girl of his dreams and proposes marriage, only to discover her psychologist stepmom was his first love long ago. The future in-laws initially pretend not to know each other but as the wedding date gets nearer, the rekindling of long-dormant feelings develops into a cross-generational love triangle. (themoviedb)
Bad Guys
In Hong Kong, an elite gang of robbers - regarded as somewhat of a crime dream team - is formed, each member selected for their previous well-planned, swift, and successful operations. They are fearless and lethal, even going so far as to kill an undercover cop to humiliate the police. However, internal strife is brewing among the team. Three of its members plot to get rid of the leader, dissatisfied that his share of the loot seems disproportionate. (imdb)
Don\
Fred Suen is fan of TV news reporter Kitty Wong. It is an obsession that will eventually result in rape and murder. (imdb)
Big Man Little Affair
Joseph is an advertising man whose wife and mother in law want a grandson. He is saddled with a loud-mouthed Taiwanese partner, who takes him to Taiwan for a business trip. There, he becomes involved with an apparently sweet Taiwanese woman. (imdb)
Live Hard
In Hong Kong, terrorists from Libya blow up a bus which kills the son of the American consul. The Hong Kong Police Force sends Lui Yung and his team of special agents to investigate the case and destroy the terrorist group. On the other hand, Senior Inspector Hui Tat Ming (Simon Yam) of the Regional Crime Unit is discontented by the fact that he is no longer in charge of the case since it has been transferred to the Politics Department. ... (letterboxd)
The Wild Ones
Social worker Sandy emgrated to Canada with her father when she was young. With the encouragement of her father, she decided to come back to Hong Kong to develop her career. In Hong Kong, her father also had a mission to find his missing wife. Sandy worked in a girls' home in Hong Kong. During her probation period, she was confronted with four problematic cases. Mildred the daughter of a millionaire, injured her father accidentally and was convicted... (Joy Sales)
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch
Serial billionaire kidnapper Logan has been savaging Hong Kong. Now, his gang is aiming the dart beyond Hong Kong, at an affluent Macau regal.
The Unusual Youth
Following the lives of five teenagers as they try to go through life while trying to avoid their own family backgrounds. (imdb)
The Night Rider
Simon Yam is the greatest and craziest illegal road racer in Hong Kong.
Little Q
A yellow lab with a curious birthmark named Little Q is training to become a guide dog for the blind. When his training is complete, he is sent to help a famous recently blinded chef, Lee Bo Ting.
Gui hua xiang
Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about poverty. Based upon her famous clever hands at embroidery and three-inch lilies, her feet deformed by foot-binding, she is married into a rich family. But fate doesn't change, she becomes a widow at twenty-three, and that year her son is only five. In her thirtieth year, she finally defeats all her elders and becomes the Mistress of a family. (L.H. Wong)
Xue zai shao
A young woman is forced to marry an older man who runs a roadhouse saloon. She is constantly being raped by her husband, a drunken loutish brute. She harbors a young man wanted by the police in a murder case, and soon the fugitive and the young wife have a torrid affair as she continues to hide him from the authorities. (imdb)
Operation Billionaire
This film is based on the real life kidnapping spree of Cheung Tze-Keung who was eventually executed in China December, 1998. Cheung Chi-ho (Simon Yam) makes a living by kidnapping the children of very rich people. However, he's a nice guy outside of 'work', even going so far as to help a little old lady cross the street as the film begins. (imdb)
The Prince of Portland Street
Pow was once a famed pimp dubbed "The Prince of Portland Street" but now he is only known as "Silly Pow" after a street fight left him brain damaged. His best friend Tau and his girl sidekick Yiu help him to regain his life in this dramatic action. (imdb)
He Lives by Night
A killer wears women's clothing and stalks others that wear fish-net stockings. (imdb)
Model from Hell
John and his assistant are always looking for beautiful girls on the beach. John launches a model training company called "Creative Space" to find new girls. While John and Dan are more interested in getting laid, the staff do find their models spots in commercials. One day, an extraordinary model arrives called Anna. Suddenly, Anna is getting all the plum jobs making enemies of the resident models Jean and Janet who secretly take photograph of Anna in compromising positions. (imdb)
Deathnet.com
oliceman Ted Chan, who doesn't have the best record on the force for cracking cases, suffers from flashbacks after witnessing the suicide of pregnant Irene who dramatically leaps from the roof of her apartment after dousing herself in petrol. When there are two similar deaths in their district, Inspector Yip asks Ted to solve the mystery. (mydramalist.com)
Scarred Memory
Veronica has previously been raped by a couple of hoodlums and can no longer stand intimacy and Simon, who was a punk triad member, has been beaten so badly that he has become something of a mental & physical cripple, but is now a nice guy. The two find comfort in each other and develop a warm caring relationship that allows both to overcome to some degree their problems. (brns.com)
Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell
After the death of their newborn baby, Yeung and his wife, once a happy married couple, now alienate from each other. On their marriage anniversary, Jimmy, a friend of them, suddenly commit suicide after claiming that he was conjured. Later on, series of nightmares take place. (hkcinemagic.com)
Man Wanted 3
The boss of a powerful Hong Kong triad struggles to maintain his position while wishing that he could express his love to the widow of another triad member.
Street Angels
Tung Yen goes into jail for her boyfriend, Walkie Pi, after they kill a gang boss together. On the other hand, Walkie Pi escapes to Holland. When Tung Yen gets out, she hooks up with club owner, Playboy Man, and runs the girls at his club. (imdb)
The Devil\
Director Tong orders a box to be moved during a shoot. His only thought was moving a mound of snow to make the scene look a little better. His crew warns him it's a devil's box but move it anyway. The first guy to pick up the box dies shortly after, having accidentally fallen off a roof. Tong's work declines, as does his health. He is diagnosed with a brain tumor and begins to be pursued by… something evil.
The Good, the Bad and the Bandit
An early '90s HK crime film.
Law Don
Hong Kong crime movie from 1979. The family patriarch hands over power to his eldest son. Fighting off challenges from rival gangs, the son runs the family businesses in a fair, yet authoritarian and ruthless manner. Meanwhile, his brothers start to grumble.
The Comeback
Uncle Hua, who has lived in the old street for many years, is highly respected by the neighbors and has been selling antiques for a living. "If you are in trouble, find Uncle Hua" has almost become the life creed of the neighbors in the neighborhood. Because of the real estate business, the old street was forcibly demolished by the local Qinglong Gang. Six corpses, seven passports, and guns were accidentally found inside the wall of Uncle Hua’s antique shop, causing everyone to be horrified. All
The Goldfinger
A criminal conspiracy is uncovered when the stock market crashes.
The Return of the Condor Heroes
In the next chapter of the Condor Heroes trilogy, rebellious Yang Guo rejects the Taoist teachers of his father for the gentler Xiao Lung Niu. He is also shunned by many for having romantic feelings for her. (imdb)
Deliverance
Gradually clinging onto the shattered memory from the night of their mother's passing. The trauma that a fractured family sustained is unexpectedly reawakened when they desire to connect back with the memories. (imdb)