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Clifton Ko is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Assistant Director, Editor and Presenter American born on 6 august 1958
Clifton Ko (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: Gāo Zhìsēn; born 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. He graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In this period he wrote Choi's No U-Turn (1981) and Teenage Dreamers (Chinese: 檸檬可樂; pinyin: Ningmeng Kele; Jyutping: Ling mung hoh lok; literally: "Lemon Cola"), and John Woo's comedy Once a Thief. In 1982 Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film The Happy Ghost in 1984. The film series, like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism. Ko, together the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family comedy series It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (beginning in 1987); Chicken and Duck Talk, a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and ensemble comedy series All's Well, Ends Well (beginning in 1992); and It's a Wonderful Life (1994) (Stokes).
Il émigre à Hawaï aux États-Unis en 1995 en raison de l'inquiétude suscitée par la rétrocession de Hong Kong à la Chine dans l'industrie cinématographique à Hong Kong.
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Scolarisé au collège Maryknoll de Kwun Tong , Ko entre dans l'industrie cinématographique à la fin des années 1970 en travaillant d'abord avec le réalisateur Clifford Choi. Durant cette période, il écrit les films No U-Turn (1981) et Teenage Dreamers de ce-dernier, ainsi que la comédie Les Associés de John Woo. En 1982, il entre à la Cinema City, nouvellement fondée par Raymond Wong, Karl Maka et Dean Shek, et réalise son premier film, Happy Ghost , en 1984. Celui-ci donne lieu à des suites qui sont, comme tous ses principaux films, des comédies slapstick avec un contexte valorisant la morale, les valeurs familiales et l'optimisme. Ko est un réalisateur prolifique de « films du Nouvel An chinois ». Ses autres comédies importantes comprennent la série des It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (commencée en 1987), Prise de bec à Hong Kong, en collaboration avec Michael Hui, ainsi que la série des All's Well, Ends Well (commencée en 1992) et It's a Wonderful Life .Il émigre à Hawaï aux États-Unis en 1995 en raison de l'inquiétude suscitée par la rétrocession de Hong Kong à la Chine dans l'industrie cinématographique à Hong Kong.
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Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Romance
Actors Simon Yam, Sandra Ng, Paul Chun, Ann Hui, Lawrence Ah Mon, Joe Cheung
Roles Shoe Customer with Kids
Rating73%
Eight-year-old Law Chun-yi (who goes by the nickname Big Ears) lives with his parents and his sixteen-year-old brother Desmond in a shoe shop on Wing Lee Street in late 1960s Hong Kong. Chun-yi looks up to his brother, who is a champion runner at the local high school, earns top grades, is a talented musician, and is very popular; Chun-yi's parents and teachers often scold him for not being as good as his big brother. Desmond has a girlfriend, Flora, who comes from a wealthy family, and whose family moves away to the United States to escape the "lawless" situation in Hong Kong. Desmond gradually becomes aware of the inequalities in Hong Kong society of that time, both through interactions with a cocky British policeman who extorts money from his father in exchange for letting them keep their shop (and who insists that Desmond will never "make it big" because his English isn't good enough) and through his first time seeing the inside of Flora's family's mansion. Most of this is told through Chun-yi, the film's narrator.
All's Well, Ends Well 2009 (2009)
, 1h40Directed by Vincent Kok
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Sandra Ng, Louis Koo, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Lee Heung-kam, Donnie Yen, Clifton Ko
Roles Butler
Rating49%
Kei's (Ronald Cheng) eldest sister Yu Chu (Sandra Ng) is a hot-tempered magazine editor and her temperament has left her single all this while. They have a traditional family and one of the rules is that none of the siblings could get married before their eldest sister. In view of this, Kei sort help from the famous "Casanova", Koo Chai (Louis Koo), who is the new journalist in Sandra’s firm to pretend to court his eldest sister and lure her into the mood of love.
La Lingerie (2008)
, 1h58Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Stephy Tang, Kathy Yuen, Andy On, Clifton Ko, Wong You-nam, Gigi Leung
Roles Lara's First Love
Rating53%
Aspiring designer Miu Ho is hired as a "Lingerie Researcher", and is given the task of finding out how lingerie makes the woman, or in some cases, the other way around. After her aunt Lara unexpectedly passes away, Miu and her cousin Donut inherit a spacious, fully furnished apartment filled with designer lingerie. The two girls live upstairs from Celine, a gold digging flight attendant who has had items of underwear stolen by a mysterious thief, and after reporting the incident to the authorities becomes involved with part-time police officer James Shum. Donut works in a lingerie shop, and is involved with a much older married man, Henry, who buys her a pink bra as his first gift. Bargirl CC is a customer at Donut's shop, and after meeting Harvard student Eugene believes that she may have found true love.
The Way We Are (2008)
, 1h30Directed by Ann Hui
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama
Actors Paw Hee-ching, Idy Chan, Clifton Ko
Roles Uncle Chuen
Rating74%
Paw Hee-Ching and Leung Chun-lung play a mother and son who live in Tin Shui Wai New Town. Paw works in the local supermarket while Leung is a Form 5 student who is waiting for his HKCEE results during summer holiday.
, 1h47Directed by Peter Ho-sun Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Eric Tsang, Anita Yuen, Ann Hui, Carina Lau
Roles Sam's Friend
Rating64%
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
, 1h54Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Aaron Kwok, Sammo Hung, Michael Tong, Lawrence Ah Mon, Jun Kunimura, Vincent Kok
Roles Pau
Rating61%
With encouragement from his girlfriend, Gloria (Carmen Lee), Ken Wong (Aaron Kwok), a rebellious and stubborn youth, decides to focus on the sport of boxing. During a match, Ken accidentally kills Gloria's older brother, Rocky (Michael Tong), and the two break up. Ken is unwilling to give up his boxing career and seeks tuition from boxing master, Black Jack Hung (Sammo Hung). He also manages to reconcile with Gloria, who supports Ken returning to the ring to complete her brother's wish to challenge Yamada Motokazu (Sawada Kenya), the boxing champion of Asia. Due to constantly suffering blows to his head, Ken's is physically traumatized and once able to defeat Yamada, he also collapses.
It's a Wonderful Life (1994)
, 1h34Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Leslie Cheung, Teresa Mo, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Anita Yuen, Sean Lau
Roles Minibus Passenger
Rating62%
All's Well End's Well, Too (1993)
, 1h25Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Leslie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Sandra Ng, Teresa Mo, Ricky Hui, Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Roles Pimp
Rating61%
This comedy follows in tune with the series of films of the same name. Chow Tung (Samuel Hui) is a licentious man who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister Gut (Sandra Ng) to partners not of their choice. Chow, being a filial son, agrees to go along with his mother's (Ricky Hui) plans. The plot thickens when Chow meets the beautiful Snow White (Rosamund Kwan) and decides to marry her of which Matriarch Chow agrees whole-heartedly. Unknown to them, Snow White's magician lover, David Cooper Feel (Leslie Cheung) schemes a plan and Chow Tung was married instead to Jinx (Teresa Mo).
All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
, 1h40Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Sandra Ng, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Sheila Chan
Roles Sings Karaoke with Ching
Rating71%
Trois frères infortunés finissent par comprendre, grâce à leurs exploits et mésaventures amoureuses, que l'amour ne s’acquiert que par un effort de longue haleine et qu'il peut se perdre rapidement.
Twin Dragons (1992)
, 1h40Directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Films about families, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Teddy Robin, Philip Chan, Philip Chan
Roles Department Store Clerk
Rating64%
In 1965, a couple (Sylvia Chang and James Wong) are doting on their newborn twin boys. Meanwhile, a dangerous gang leader named Crazy Kung (Kirk Wong) is being transported as a captive in the same hospital. Crazy Kung escapes and attempts to take one of the twins hostage. In the ensuing chaos, the twins are permanently separated. One of them, named Ma Yau, is raised by his parents and grows up to be a concert pianist and conductor. The other, named Wan Ma, is raised by a woman named Tsui (Mabel Cheung), and grows up to be a street racer and martial artist. Neither of them has ever thought that he has a twin brother.
The Gambling Ghost (1991)
, 1h30Directed by Clifton Ko
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Ghost films
Actors Sammo Hung, Nina Li Chi, Wu Ma, Corey Yuen, Chung Fat, Stanley Fung
Roles TV Crew
Rating57%
Fat Bao vit avec son père et exerce un petit job de bagagiste dans un hôtel avec son ami Siu Hon. Rêvant de devenir riche, Fat Bao passe son temps à parier de l’argent et à jouer. Déjà pas très chanceux de nature, une de leur farce finit par mal tourner, et Siu Hon se fait enlever par des malfrats, et sera libéré contre la somme de 1 million de dollars. Alors qu’il rentre chez lui, Fat Bao se fait sévèrement passer un savon par son père qui lui reproche d’être malhonnête, lorsque soudain apparaît le fantôme de son grand-père. Ce dernier leur explique qu’il a été tué par son partenaire et réclame vengeance…
Slickers vs. Killers (1991)
, 1h39Directed by Sammo Hung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Serial killer films, Kung fu films
Actors Sammo Hung, Carol Cheng, Lam Ching Ying, Jacky Cheung, Collin Chou, Clifton Ko
Roles Robert
Rating62%
Although a hapless telephone salesman, Success Hung finds himself engaged in a selling war with a new saleswoman, Miss Cheng, that soon proves to be the least of his problems. After witnessing a feud between two hitmen and a local gang of triads, Hung finds himself the target of the more neurotic and violent of the two hitmen, Bat. Having survived various attempts on his life by the hitmen, Bat and Owl, Hung also discovers that his wife Lisa's policeman colleague Ai has more than a professional interest in her. Taking a leaf out of Bat and Owl's book, the jealous policeman also decides that Hung would be better off dead. In one madcap night, all of these problems are solved with poor old Hung naturally in the middle of it all.
Happy Ghost IV (1990)
, 1h24Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Animation
Themes Ghost films
Actors Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Wong Ka-kui, Charlie Cho, May Lo, Loletta Lee, Mariane Chan Miu Ying
Roles Man in Restroom
Rating60%
Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)
, 1h35Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael Hui, Ricky Hui, Sylvia Chang, Lawrence Ng, Ku Feng, Gloria Yip
Roles Trainee Staff
Rating71%
Hui Kei (Michael Hui) is the struggling proprietor of a BBQ duck restaurant in Hong Kong. At the beginning of the film, Hui is visited by a health inspector, who found a cockroach in his soup and other unsanitary conditions, and threatens to sue the restaurant. Unfortunately, Hui's staff stops him from leaving with the soup sample after a slipup from the inspector. While the restaurant is typically operated on ground floor, Hui lives upstairs and awaits a visit from his aristocratic mother-in-law (Pak Yan), who is convinced that her daughter, Ah Kuen (Sylvia Chang), has married a good-for-nothing husband who cares for no one.
Pom Pom Strikes Back (1986)
, 1h25Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors John Shum, Deannie Yip, May Lo, Wu Ma, Philip Chan, Stanley Fung
Rating58%
Les agents de police Chow (Richard Ng) et Beethoven (John Shum) doivent protéger May (May Lo ) qui a été témoin d'un meurtre commis par un gang. Pendant ce temps, Beethoven croit à tort que Chow est en train de mourir de cancer et entreprend de rendre ses derniers mois mémorables.