YUN-FAT CHOW
- Date of Birth: 18 May, 1955
- Place of Birth: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
- Biography: Chow Yun-Fat SBS (traditional Chinese: 周潤發; simplified Chinese: 周润发; pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā; Cantonese Yale: Jàu Yeuhn Faat; born May 18, 1955) is a Hong Kong Film Award-winning actor. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard-Boiled;... Read more
Filmography
- Jian guo da ye (2009)
- Dragonball Evolution (2009)
- Shanghai (2009)
- The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo (The Postmodern Life of My Aunt) (2007)
- Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower) (2007)
- Du zi deng dai (Waiting Alone) (2005)
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) (2000)
- Anna and the King (1999)
- The Corruptor (1999)
News
Chow Yun-Fat Lets Bullets Fly
atomicpopcorn.net –
2009-10-21
At 54 years old, the Hong Kong action star of John Woo's The Killer and Hard-Boiled is still ready to kick some tail. Chow Yun-Fat is following his starring role in Mei Hu's Confucius with a turn in Jiang Wen's... ... Full Article
Chow in Chinese western
news24.com –
2009-10-21
Hong Kong - After taking on the ancient sage Confucius, Chow Yun-fat has signed on to play an early 20th century gangster in a $19m Chinese western. ... Full Article
When you've got a film starring Chow Yun-Fat you expect to see an awesome display of martial arts. On the other hand, when that film is called Confucius , you've got to accept the fact that you're not getting any... ... Full Article
Film on Confucius Resurfacing
nytimes.com –
2009-08-28
HONG KONG - For years, Barbara Fei heard rumors about a lost masterpiece by her father, the late Chinese film director Fei Mu. Produced in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation, the film, a historical drama about the Chinese philosopher Confucius,... ... Full Article
News Shorts: May 18th 2009
darkhorizons.com –
2009-05-18
The first photo of Chow Yun-Fat in Confucius is up. The official site for Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is online, as are some new photos . ... Full Article
Fortune Star revamps site
indiantelevision.com –
2009-04-25
MUMBAI: Pan Asian broadcaster Star has announced that Fortune Star, which offers Chinese content, has had an online facelift with a relaunch of its Fortune Star Entertainment website. ... Full Article