Herman Yau Director Information

Names
English name – Herman Yau Lai-to
Chinese name – 邱礼涛
Pinyin – Qiu Li Tao

Details
Date of birth – 1961
Place of Birth- Hong Kong

Filmography for Chinese Movies and Films

2013 Ip Man – Final Fight
2012 Nightmare
2012 Love Lifting
2011 Turning Point 2
2011 The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2010 The Legend Is Born – Ip Man
2009 Split Second Murders
2009 Rebellion
2009 Turning Point
2009 The First 7th Night
2008 True Women for Sale
2008 Chaos
2007 Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic
2007 A Mob Story
2007 Whispers and Moans
2006 On the Edge
2006 Lethal Ninja
2006 Cocktail
2005 The Ghost Inside
2004 Astonishing
2004 Dating Death
2004 PaPa Loves You
2004 Herbal Tea
2002 Shark Busters
2002 Happy Family
2002 Give Them a Chance
2001 Killing End
2001 Nightmares in Precinct 7
2001 Old Master Q 2001
2000 From the Queen to the Chief Executive
1999 The Masked Prosecutor
1999 The Untold Story III
1999 Fascination Amour
1999Troublesome Night 6
1999 Troublesome Night 5
1998 Troublesome Night 4
1998 Troublesome Night 3
1997 Troublesome Night 2
1997 Troublesome Night
1997 Walk In
1996 Ebola Syndrome
1996 Adventurous Treasure Island
1996 All of a Sudden
1996 War of the Under World
1995 City Cop
1995 Highway Man
1995 No Justice for All
1994 Cop Image
1994 Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist
1993 Chez 'n Ham
1993 The Untold Story
1993 Fearless Match
1993 Taxi Hunter
1993 No More Love, No More Death
1992 The Best of Best
1991 Don't Fool Me!
1987 No Regret

The Grandmaster (2013) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 一代宗师
Title in Pinyin – Yi Dai Zong Shi

Genre – Kung Fu

Subject/theme – The life of the Kung Fu master Ip Man

Language – Mandarin

Region – China

Release date
China – 8 January 2013
Hong Kong – 10 January 2013
Taiwan – 18 January 2013
Singapore – 31 January 2013

Movie Runtime – 123 minutes

Director – Wong Kar-wai

Cast & Role Played
Tony Leung Chiu-wai – Ip Man
Zhang Ziyi – Gong Er
Song Hye-ko – Cheung Wing-sing
Wang Qingxiang – Gong Yutian
Chang Chen – Yixiantian
Zhang Jin – Ma San

Plot
The movie starts with a background in Ip Man’s childhood, his training in Kung Fu and his marriage and family. With the background complete, the movie switches to the present where Ip Man follows the rules and etiquette of kung fu and formally challenges Gong Yutian who is an aging kung fu master from the north east to a fight. Ip Man wins the fight and Yutian returns to the north east. After he leaves his daughter Gong Er challenges Ip Man in attempt to restore the honor of their clan’s kung fu. The match is a stalemate but Ip Man is clearly superior. After getting physical in the fight, the two of them develop a mutual attraction.

Yutian’s top student Ma San visits him in his home and after exchanging bitter words, a fight breaks out. Yutian defeats Ma San but dies of his injures. Gong Er returns home and vows revenge even though the clan elders tell her to forget revenge and get married.

Editor’s Review of The Grand Master – 6/8
Yes, another IP Man move!!! This time Ip Man is played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai instead of Donnie Yen. The Grandmaster has a good balance between fight scenes, the philosophy of kung fu and the customs and traditions of kung fu schools. Very refreshing to see after so many kung fu movies that are just fight scenes joined together by flimsy plots. The biggest problem with The Grandmaster is the scenes tend to be very dark and gloomy and the atmosphere of the movie is not much better. For a biography of a legendary kung fu master you’d expect a story that was a little less surreal and more realistic. The Grandmaster was more about nostalgia and unrequited love. Typical of Wong Kar-wai’s movies but not typical of the legendary kung fu master the movie is based on. The fighting is well done with very good choreography but they border on fantasy with the combatants jumping through the air, balancing on stair rails and turning rickshaws into kindling with a kick. Definitely worth watching but not as good as the earlier Ip Man 1 and Ip Man 2 with Donnie Yen.

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Lost In Thailand

Jan 222013

Lost In Thailand (2012) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese –人再囧途之泰囧
Title in Pinyin – Ren Zai Jiong Tu Zhi Tai Jiong

Genre – Comedy

Subject/theme – A scientist teams up with a bumbling tourist in a mission to Thailand

Language – Mandarin

Region – China

Release date
China – 12 December 2012

Movie Runtime – 105 minutes

Director – Xu Zheng

Cast & Role Played
Xu Zheng – Xu Lang
Wang Baoqiang – Wang Bao
Huang Bo – Gao Bo
Tao Hong – An An, Xu Lang's wife
Fan Bing Bing – Guest appearance

Plot
Xu Lang is a Chinese scientist who has discovered a compound which will expand the volume of liquids, a discovery that will revolutionaries the fuel industry. To patent his invention how ever he needs authority from the mysterious Lao Zhou who is in a monastery in Thailand. Lang sets of for Thailand with is colleague and bitter rival Gao Bo hot on his heels. On the flight to Thailand, Lang bumps into a slightly crazy and naïve Chinese tourist Wang Bao who causes trouble for him the minute they meet.

Once in Thailand a string of disasters befalls Lang so he teams up with Bao and tricks him in to helping him. The pair then set off across Thailand in a series of adventures with Bo always just a few steps behind.

Editor’s Review of Lost In Thailand – 7/10
Both Xu Zheng and Wang Boaqiang are excellent actors and together they manage to generate enough chemistry to make Lost In Thailand fun to watch. Wang Baoqiang is in his natural element playing the role of a kind hearted simpleton and steals the show from Xu Zheng who’s acting a little flat. The gags and jokes are sometimes a little lame but the movie does not take it self seriously and the end result is a fluffy enjoyable movie.

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Love In Disguise

Jan 222013

Love In Disguise (2010) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 恋爱通告
Title in Pinyin – Lian Ai Tong Gao

Genre – Romantic Comedy

Subject/theme – A famous pop star goes dons a disguise to chase his dream girl

Language – Mandarin

Region – China

Release date
China – 2 August 2010
Singapore – 12 August 2010
Hong Kong 16 September 2010
UK – 28 May 2011

Movie Runtime – 98 minutes

Director – Leehom Wang

Cast & Role Played
Liu Yifei – Song Xiaoqing
Leehom Wang – Du Minghan
Joan Chen – Joan
Yike Zeng – Xiaotao
QIao ZHenyu – Mu Fan
Chen Han-tien – Wei Zhibo

Plot
Du Minghan is a world famous Chinese singer and song writer who sees imaginary butterflies every time a music Song Xiaoqing plays on the Guzheng. Infatuated with Xiaoqing, Minghan together with is friend Zhibo pretend to be poor students, assume fake names and enrol in XIaoqing’s school. As luck would have it, Minghan and Zhibo are assigned to a quartet with Xiaoqing and her friend Xiaotao. Minghan then starts to gain Xiaoqing’s confidence and court her with predictable results.

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