
Birthday:
04-14-1968
(56 years)
Birthplace:
Hong Kong, China
Biography
Yau Nai-Hoi is a Hong Kong screenwriter and director best known for his work with the production company Milkyway Image.
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The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Act like Self
event2016
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From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three.
Boundless
Act like Self
event2013 star_border 7.5
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As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.
Running Out of Time
event1999 star_border 7.3
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Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Throw Down
Writer
event2004 star_border 6.8
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A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.
Triangle
Writer
event2007 star_border 6.5
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Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears before them in a bar with a 'get rich quick' scheme: an ancient treasure is buried under a high-security government building.
Running on Karma
Writer
event2003 star_border 6.4
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A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny.
PTU
Writer
event2003 star_border 6.9
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Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.
The Longest Nite
Screenplay
event1998 star_border 6.8
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Caught in the middle of a fierce gang war in Macau, a corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. He meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business. But when Sam finds out he's a suspect in a nightclub owner's murder, he's sure his stalker has something to do with it.
Love on a Diet
Writer
event2001 star_border 5.9
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A depressed, obese woman tries to lose weight in order to win back her ex-boyfriend with the help of a fellow Hong Konger whom she met in Japan.
Election 2
Writer
event2006 star_border 7.3
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As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Eye in the Sky
Director
event2007 star_border 6.5
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The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice and the other on a notorious criminal he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from filmmaking duo Johnnie To and Nai-Hoi Yau. Of course, the criminal knows all along he's being watched. But that doesn't stop him from trying to pull off the biggest score of his career.
Fat Choi Spirit
Writer
event2002 star_border 6.2
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Follows the adventures of a compulsive Mahjong player named Andy and his aging mother, estranged brother, loyal ex-girlfriend, and a local gang.
Running Out of Time 2
Writer
event2001 star_border 6
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Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.
Love for All Seasons
Writer
event2003 star_border 6.5
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May is a martial artist and Chinese medicine practitioner who resides in a temple in Omei mountain. Under the threat of her lovelorn master, Misery, she decides to seek the help of infamous womanizer, Tiger Hung, who she had helped earlier, in order to experience heartbreak and master the "Heartbroken Sword" technique to defeat her.
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Writer
event2002 star_border 6.1
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A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Wu Yen
Writer
event2001 star_border 6.1
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Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her first.
Help!!!
Writer
event2000 star_border 5.2
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A trio of idealistic young doctors take on a corrupt, ineffective hospital management more interested in saving dollars than lives. Sub-plots crop up in the form of a love triangle, an electrical blackout, and a major car accident.
Lifeline
Screenplay
event1997 star_border 7.1
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A heroic but cocky firefighter pays no regard to the dangers of the job but lacks the courage to face his personal demons. When faced with a giant and volatile inferno, he must put aside personal differences with his boss if they are both to survive.
The Mission
Writer
event1999 star_border 7.4
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Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Writer
event2011 star_border 6.3
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A typical story of the classic romantic triangle, where one person ends up having to choose between two others. This time, it is set against a backdrop of offices in Hong Kong, with a focus on architecture and its designers.
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Writer
event2009 star_border 6.3
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Two tactical unit leaders are forced to put aside their differences to help catch a group of robbers.
Life Without Principle
Writer
event2011 star_border 6.6
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A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.
Expect the Unexpected
Writer
event1998 star_border 6.6
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In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go into action at a moment's notice. Working as a unit, they bring law and order to Hong Kong streets, where they must rely on their courage and skills to survive.
Where a Good Man Goes
Screenplay
event1999 star_border 6.6
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Fresh from a prison term, a former Triad boss resides in a hotel in Macau, where he befriends its owner and her young son.
A Hero Never Dies
Writer
event1998 star_border 6.8
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Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.
Mad Fate
Producer
event2023 star_border 6.6
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A fortune teller fails to help a prostitute who is facing a deadly calamity. When he meets a young boss of a tea restaurant, he predicts that his bloodthirsty tendencies will lead him to a prison sentence for murder.
Loving You
Writer
event1995 star_border 6
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A man re-evaluates his life after being given a second chance. When seedy cop Liu Chen-hai is shot, he is forced to do some soul-searching about his old life.
A Moment of Romance III
Writer
event1996 star_border 5
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Lau Tin Wai is a fighter pilot in the Chinese airforce who is forced to ditch in a field; he is taken in by the remote community of farmers who nurse him back to health, here he meets Ting Siu Wo, a young woman who falls in love with him.
Blind Detective
Writer
event2013 star_border 6.1
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A brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.
Believer
Original Film Writer
event2018 star_border 7.2
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After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.
Believer 2
Original Film Writer
event2023 star_border 6.7
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A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
Three
Producer
event2016 star_border 6.1
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Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.
Cold Eyes
Original Film Writer
event2013 star_border 7.5
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Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.
Trivisa
Producer
event2016 star_border 7.1
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Hong Kong's three notorious thieves who have never met one another before appear in the same restaurant. This leads to a rumour that they are joining forces to pull off something big before the Handover, though this is not something that any of them.
The Bare-Footed Kid
Writer
event1993 star_border 6.2
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A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of his dead father.
Turn Left, Turn Right
Writer
event2003 star_border 7.2
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An aspiring violinist and a professional translator live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. Living in different units of the same apartment building, they never meet, because when they leave, one turns left, and one turns right.
Needing You...
Writer
event2000 star_border 6
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Wah and Kinki both work at a computer company. Despite not getting on too well initially, their friendship develops into romance when they get to know each other after a while.
Romancing in Thin Air
Screenplay
event2012 star_border 5.1
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After his new bride dumps him at their wedding reception, a heartbroken actor winds up in the mountains, where he meets and falls in love with a widowed fan.
The Open Road
Writer
event2005 star_border 7
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An inspirational short film by Johnnie To.
Election
Writer
event2005 star_border 7.1
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After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Writer
event2022 star_border 7
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A seven-part anthology film exploring the history of Hong Kong from the 1940s to present day.
Drug War
Writer
event2012 star_border 6.9
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A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
Blood Brothers
Writer
event1991
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Hong Kong movie
Caught in Time
Thanks
event2020 star_border 6.4
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Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.
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