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Milkyway Image (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Chinese: 銀河映像(香港) 有限公司) is a production company based in Hong Kong. The company was established in 1996 by prolific director Johnnie To in joint partnership with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai. The company is known best for producing dark crime films inspired by the work of French director Jean-Pierre Melville and the genre of Film noir. Milkyway Image's productions have been repeatedly praised as a bold move against the slapdash commercialism found in post-handover Hong Kong cinema, and have also attracted a significant international fan base.
Filmography of Milkyway Image (51 films)
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Mad Detective (2007)
, 1h29Directed by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Sean Lau, Andy On, Gordon Lam, Jo Kuk, Lam Suet, Cheung Siu-fai
Chan Kwai-Bun (Sean Lau) is a brilliant detective with a supernatural gift seeing a person's "inner personalities," or hidden ghosts. However, he is forced into retirement after severing his ear and presenting it to his retiring boss.
Eye in the Sky (2007)
, 1h30Directed by Yau Nai-hoi
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kate Tsui, Lam Suet, Maggie Shiu, Cheung Siu-fai
Eye in the Sky takes place around the darker side of Hong Kong society. The story begins with a group of organised burglars successfully robbing a jewelry store. Wet-behind-the-ears new recruit Piggy (Kate Tsui) is plunged at the deep end in her first surveillance assignment working alongside her mentor, Sergeant Wong (Simon Yam). They work for the Hong Kong Police Force's Criminal Intelligence Bureau. After reviewing the jewelry store surveillance videos recordings, the force attempts to track down one of the robbers by staking out the neighborhood they think he lives in.
Hooked on You (2007)
, 1h37Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Eason Chan, Stanley Fung, Jo Kuk, Wong You-nam, Gordon Lam
Miu, a fishmonger at the Prosperity Market. Because of her father’s debt she gives herself three years to work at the Wet market. She promises herself that she’s going to leave the wet market and find a man worthy of her. At the market she always quarrel with her neighbor stall Mr. Fish (Eason Chan). But when a new supermarket threatens their business at the Prosperity Market they work together to fight against it.
Triangle (2007)
, 1h40Directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Sun Honglei, Gordon Lam, Lam Suet
Small-timer Fei (Louis Koo), his married buddy Sam (Simon Yam), and antique store owner Mok (Sun Hong Lei) are all in desperate need of money. Fei wants his friend to drive a robbery getaway car but Sam backs out, throwing Fei in trouble with the triads. As the three are arguing, a mysterious man leaves them a map, leading them to an unlikely treasure under the Legislative Council building. All their financial woes seem to be solved after a late-night heist, but they are being tracked by shady cop Wen (Lam Ka-Tung), who is carrying on an affair with Sam's emotionally unstable wife, Ling (Kelly Lin), and has connections with Fei. When the twisted relationship tangles come to light, the brotherhood dangerously breaks down and the treasure ends up in the wrong hands.
2 Become 1 (2006)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Miriam Yeung (杨千嬅), Richie Ren, Maggie Shiu, Guo Tao, Hui Shiu-hung, Lam Suet
Bingo Leung, an advertising executive, lives a carefree life with her friends until she bumps into a doctor, V, who becomes infatuated with her after she rejects him. His interference leads to her discovery of a malignant lump on her breast and a medical scam targeting her orchestrated by her long-lost boyfriend. Everything begins to fall apart as she tries to cope with the loss of femininity in a series of bittersweet events. With the help of V and a shy but talented teenage singer Sing, Bingo is able to cope with her cancer, revive her career and strengthen her bonds with her family. The epilogue shows Bingo years later at a shop buying a bra for her daughter.
Election 2 (2006)
, 1h32Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Cheung Siu-fai, Lam Suet, Gordon Lam
Lok is now holding his position as triad chairman of the Wo Shing society unthreatened in Hong Kong. As his two-year term expires, a new chairman election nears, but Lok contemplates breaking tradition, attempting to seek re-election. At the same time, Jimmy is trying to escape Wo Shing by building a legitimate business empire in mainland China. When he is arrested in an illegal financial trade with a government official for the building of a new logisitics center and highway, the section chief of the Public Security Bureau forbids him to re-enter the mainland to do business, unless he becomes Wo Shing's next chairman. Reluctant, but forced to accept the reality he can never truly exit the triad, Jimmy enters into the election nomination, with Jet and Kun also seeking the chairman position.
Exiled (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Francis Ng, Nick Cheung, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet
In 1998 Macau, former mobster Wo (Nick Cheung) lives quietly with his wife, Jin (Josie Ho), and his newborn child in a nondescript apartment, having turned over a new leaf. But vengeful mob boss Fay (Simon Yam)—whom Wo once tried to assassinate—has dispatched a pair of ageing hitmen to cut that peaceful existence short. Once arrived, killers Blaze (Anthony Wong) and Fat (Lam Suet) find a second pair of hitmen, Tai (Francis Ng) and Cat (Roy Cheung), who are determined to protect Wo. After a brief showdown, the whole group comes to an uneasy truce, lay their weapons down and bond over dinner— after all, these men grew up together in the same gang. Reunited and hungry for another score, they visit a fixer called Jeff . Jeff gives the gang the job of killing a rival boss, Boss Keung, as well as telling them about the location of a large quantity of gold being transported for a corrupt official. Wo makes the gang promise that if anything happens to him, his wife and son will be looked after.
Election (2005)
, 1h41Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Cherrie Ying, Cheung Siu-fai
The movie begins as the two-year term expires, and all the elders of the Wo Shing society are in the process of electing a new chairman, with some last-minute "campaigning" from both Lok, and Big D a few days prior to the election. Lok is shown to be calm, patient and even-tempered, while Big D, who attempts to buy the election, is boisterous, impatient and quick tempered. After bitter arguments from supporters of both candidates in the likes of Uncle Cocky and Uncle Monk, Lok is elected as the new chairman. However, Big D is dismayed by the result and proceeds to punish two men responsible for his loss by kidnapping them and rolling them down a hill in boxes, prompting ex-chairman Whistle to ask his lieutenant Four-Eye to hide the dragon head baton, which is a symbol of power for the leader.
Throw Down (2004)
, 1h35Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Cheung Siu-fai, Lo Hoi-pang
Bo Sze-to est un ancien champion de judo qui est maintenant alcoolique. Tony et Mona essaie de lui redonner le goût du combat, alors qu'un affrontement contre Lee Kong se profile.
Yesterday Once More (2004)
, 1h38Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Jenny Hu, Carl Ng, Gordon Lam, Hui Shiu-hung
M. et M To forment un couple divorcé. Leur dernière dispute avant le divorce concernait le partage d'un butin… car M. et M To sont des voleurs professionnels ! Maintenant que M To se remarie, un collier de grande valeur va être dérobé. Est-ce la marié, par avidité, ou est-ce son ex-mari, par jalousie ?
Breaking News (2004)
, 1h30Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Richie Ren, Kelly Chen, Cheung Siu-fai, Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu
The Hong Kong Police finds itself in a public relations crisis after a disastrous shootout and the scene of a police officer surrendering in apparent fear to the mobsters was captured and telecast by the local media. Inspector Cheung and his crew are assigned to the task of catching these mobsters, led by the intelligent and resourceful Yuen.
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
, 1h36Directed by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung, Hui Shiu-hung, Lam Suet, James Hiroyuki Liao, Angela Tong
The story tells of two people who live in buildings right next to each other, separated only by a wall, and are always near each other but can't seem to find one another.
Love Under the Sun (2003)
, 13minutesDirected by Andy Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, George Lam Chi Cheung, Sally Yeh, Anthony Wong, Sammi Cheng
Durant un bal de soirée, une rumeur se répand parmi les invités selon laquelle l'un d'entre eux aurait contracté le sida.
PTU (2003)
, 1h27Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu, Lam Suet, Eddy Ko, Lo Hoi-pang, Wong Tin-Lam
The films follows a series of encounters of a patrolling Police Tactical Unit of one single night, where the team tries to help an Organised Crime and Triad Bureau Sergeant Lo Sa to retrieve his lost revolver after he was assaulted by a group of triad members. The films portrays police officers' use of extralegal means to achieve investigative result and reveal the complex relationships between criminals and police officers, hostility among criminals themselves, and even rivalry among different bureaux within the Police Force.
Running on Karma (2003)
, 1h33Directed by Sammo Hung, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about Buddhism, Kung fu films
Actors Andy Lau, Cecilia Cheung, Cheung Siu-fai
Big (Andy Lau) was a Buddhist Monk, but he gave up this occupation when he realized he could see a person's past life, which would mean he would be able to predict what would happen to that person because of Karma. Big then became a bodybuilder and worked in a strip bar when he ran into Lee Fung-yee (Cecilia Cheung). Lee was working as an undercover cop in the CID which busted Big in his strip show, but Big became entangled in another police case to catch a murderer when he tried to escape.