Stephen Chow Sing-Chi
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, professionally known as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor, and producer. Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong on 22 June 1962 to Ling Po Yee, an alumna of Guangzhou Normal University, and Chow Yik Sheung, an immigrant from Ningbo, Zhejiang. Chow has an elder sister named Chow Man Kei and a younger sister named Chow Sing Ha. Chow's given name "Sing-chi" derives from Tang dynasty Chinese poet Wang Bo's essay Preface to the Prince of Teng's Pavilion.After his parents divorced when he was seven, Chow was raised by his mother. Chow attended Heep Woh Primary School, a missionary school attached to the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Peninsula. When he was nine, he saw Bruce Lee's film The Big Boss, which inspired him to become a martial arts star. Chow entered San Marino Secondary School, where he studied alongside Lee Kin-yan. After graduation, he was accepted to TVB's acting classes. Chow began his career as an extra for Rediffusion Television. He later joined TVB in 1981. He was drawn to attention hosting the TVB Jade children's program 430 Space Shuttle. Chow made his film Final Justice in 1988, which won him the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Golden Globe Awards. Chow shot to stardom in The Final Combat. The following decade, he appeared in more than 40 films. Fight Back to School became Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. In 1994, he began directing films, starting with From Beijing with Love. In the latter half of the 1990s, Chow becomes very famous in China, he became a legend and the Stephen Chow Phenomenon. In 2001, his film Shaolin Soccer grossed over US$50 million worldwide. Chow won Best Director and Best Actor at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, and the film went on to garner additional awards including a Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Picture and Best Director. It was the highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing $46 million in the Asia region. In 2004, his film Kung Fu Hustle grossed over US$106 million worldwide. Chow also won Best Director at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and Best Picture of Imagine Film Festival as well as over twenty international awards. Critics as well as film stars such as comedian Bill Murray said that the film was the supreme achievement of modern comedy that had outshone any preexisting form of American comedy, including Murray's directorial work. His film CJ7 began filming in July 2006 in the eastern Chinese port of Ningbo. In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. CJ7 became the highest-grossing film of all time in Malaysia. For his work in comedy, he has received praise from notable institutions such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, who called him the King of Comedy. Stephen Chow has directed multiple classic films since the 1990s. In 2013, his film Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time. In 2016, his film The Mermaid broke numerous box office records, and became the highest-grossing film of all time in China.
Shaolin Soccer
as SingA young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using...
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Kung Fu Hustle
as SingIt's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and...
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CJ7
as Ti ChowA poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he...
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A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
as Sun Wukong / JokerThis sequel to "Pandora's Box" continues director Jeffrey Lau's adaptation of the Buddhism saga...
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From Beijing with Love
as 凌凌漆After a giant dinosaur skull is stolen, the head of the Chinese secret police decides to assign...
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Justice, My Foot!
as Sung Sai-KitAn unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to...
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The God of Cookery
as Stephen ChowThe most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his...
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Sixty Million Dollar Man
as Lee Chak-SingA rich playboy gets blown up by a gangster when he flirts with the gangster's wife. Through a...
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Royal Tramp
as Wei Siu Bo / Wilson BondThe story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth...
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Royal Tramp 2
as Wei Siu Bo / Wilson BondFollowing on from the Royal Tramp I, after discovering that the Empress is actually Lone-er, a...
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Tricky Brains
as Koo Jing / Chi Man-Jing / Maggie KooA trickster-for-hire, known as the Tricky Expert, is hired to ruin the lives of a father and son...
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Hail the Judge
as Pao Lung SingPao Lung-Sing, a descendant of the famous Judge Pao Ching Tient, is a 9th degree corrupt judge...
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A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
as Sun Wukong / JokerWhen the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because...
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Crazy Safari
as uncreditedTwo guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be...
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The Unmatchable Match
as Cheung LonChow is an undercover cop who must befriend former triad kingpin Chan Wai-Man to investigate a...
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Flirting Scholar
as Tang Pak Fu / Wah OnA scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a...
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Forbidden City Cop
as Ling Ling FatAn imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife...
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Gorgeous
as Policeman with DogWhen Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic...
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All's Well, Ends Well
as Shang FoonThree brothers living with their father fib and play pranks to win parental approval for...
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God of Gamblers II
as Chow Sing ChoWong Jing's sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers finds Chow Sing Cho...
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Out of the Dark
as LeonAfter being haunted by his late mother for days, a landlord seeks help from a mysterious...
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Fist of Fury 1991
as Lau ChingLau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his...
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God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai
as Chow Sing ChoWhile battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come...
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The Lucky Guy
as Ho Kam SuiLucky Coffee Shop is well-known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart,...
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All for the Winner
as SingSing, a dumb, lovable mainlander with supernatural powers comes to China to visit his uncle Tat....
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Look Out, Officer!
as HsingAfter police officer Piao is murdered, his soul cannot be at rest for his murder has been...
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Love on Delivery
as Ho Kam AnHo Kam-An is a lovestruck dim sum delivery boy who falls for a beautiful judo student. After...
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Fight Back to School 2
as Chow Sing SingStar Chow, an officer in the elite police unit, resigns when he is made a scapegoat for a...
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King of Beggars
as So Chan Ha Yee ChanThe heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept...
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Lawyer Lawyer
as Chan Mon GutStephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in...
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The Mad Monk
as Dragon Fighter Lo HanThe gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on...
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Fight Back to School 3
as Star Chow, Million WongChow Sing-Sing returns, only this time he doesn’t go back to school. Instead, Chow goes...
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King of Comedy
as Wan Tin-SauWan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are...
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Legend of the Dragon
as Chow Siu-LungChow plays a naive young kung fu student who leaves his rural home on a small island to find his...
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Love Is Love
as Sam Shek Kam-ShuiShui and Ti elope off, against the wishes of Ti's father. They live the life of a struggling...
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Fight Back to School
as Star ChowStar Chow is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit....
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Dragon Fight
as Andy YauJimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to...
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The Magnificent Scoundrels
as Romeo / ShunRomeo is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Betsy Kwan, a fellow con artist. Together...
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All's Well, Ends Well '97
as Lo KungOld Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does...
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The Banquet
as Chow Sing-CheeDeveloper Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival...
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The Tricky Master
as Master WongUndercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by...
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The Top Bet
as uncreditedAnita Mui plays the sister of the Saint of Gamblers, and also possesses supernatural gambling...
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Final Justice
as BoyA cop relies on a young car thief to take down four gangsters, who plan to rob a rich merchant...
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Curry & Pepper
as PepperTwo best friends and cop partners become the subject of a beautiful news reporter's documentary....
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Fist of Fury 1991 II
as Lau ChingAfter the total defeat of his love rival, Ching must now deal with the love rival's brother, Wan...
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He Who Chases After the Wind
as Ah SingBasically a love story with a prerequisite sub-plot about a crazed killer trying to avenge his...
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CJ7: The Cartoon
as uncreditedAs the animated version of Stephen Chow's 2008 hit comedy CJ7, CJ7: The Cartoon loosely adopts...
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Lung Fung Restaurant
as Rubbish PoolDragon, an ex-triad member, gets out jail and decides to go straight. However, his old friend...
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When Fortune Smiles
as Vincent HingThe story revolves around a massive inheritance from a rich man, whose nephew is plotting to...
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Just Heroes
as JackyA respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are...
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My Hero
as SingSing loves to read cartoons and often daydreams of becoming a tycoon and celebrity. By accident,...
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Faithfully Yours
as Puddin LaiA playboy and his two friends get drunk and wake up next to a girl who claims to be pregnant by...
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The Thief of Time
as Dyun Siu FeiA dimwitted thief, mistakes for a spy, in order to free himself he holds the honest driver, as a...
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Thunder Cops II
as Sui YienA clumsy policewoman trains hard to avenge her father's death.
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Triad Story
as Sing (as Sing Chi Chow)An aging crime boss discovers his rebellious daughter is dating a punk. His former gang members...
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Sleazy Dizzy
as XingA common thief and an employee of a Hong Kong stock company try to help an amnesia-plagued...
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The Last Conflict
as Lau Ting KinInterpol officer Dickson Kwan is sent to Hong Kong to investigate in a fake passport forgery...
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Back To The Beyond
as Lau ChingA healer, Lau Ching, falls in love with opera performer Fa Ying Hung, but their romance is...
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On the Brink
as uncreditedWang Wenjie (Stephen Chow) entered an advertising agency after graduating from university. The...
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Golden Horse Awards
as SelfThe Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ...
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes
as 宋兵甲The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel...
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The Justice of Life
as uncreditedAfter the death of his fiancee (Pauline Yeung), triad legend Ming Tin (Alex Man) washes his...
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The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
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Beyond the Rose Garden
as uncreditedOrphan Ma Tianyou was raised by nuns in a Macau monastery, and grew up with Sister Connie, who...
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I.Q. 100
as 学生会会长St. Lawrence College, an all-girls school, breaks tradition by admitting three male students,...
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TV Total
as SelfTV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show. The set of TV total includes a...
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