Movies by Yun-Fat Chow
As part of the cast:
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Shanghai (2010)
Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, David Morse …
Directed by: Mikael Håfström
Four months before the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, an American operative is investigating the murder of a close friend in Japanese-occupied Shanghai -- and uncovers a web of conspiracy…
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Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Wen Jiang, Xiaogang Feng …
Directed by: Wen Jiang
In this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the…
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Dragonball: Evolution (2009)
Cast: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum …
Directed by: James Wong
After training with the great Master Roshi (Yun-Fat Chow), powerful warrior Goku (Justin Chatwin) fights to protect the planet from the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters), who is determined…
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The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
In this historical drama, British correspondent George Hogg attempts to save 60 war orphans during Japan's occupation of China in the 1930s. With help from a guerilla fighter and a…
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley …
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
In the third installment of the swashbuckler series, Capt. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with brave Will…
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Curse of the Golden Flower (2007)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Jay Chou …
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
This lavish epic from director Yimou Zhang follows the romantic intrigue and political machinations in the house of the Emperor Ping and his ailing wife -- a couple whose secret passions and…
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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Seann William Scott, James King …
Directed by: Paul Hunter
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the…
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang …
Directed by: Ang Lee
Ang Lee's articulate direction and Woo-Ping Yuen's balletic martial arts choreography elevate this story about a young woman in ancient China who longs for an adventurous life…
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The Corruptor (1999)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Mark Wahlberg, Richard Young …
Directed by: James Foley
As partners in New York City's Asian Gang Unit, neophyte cop Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) and tainted veteran Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) attempt to quell the impending all-out gang war…
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Anna and the King (1999)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Yun-Fat Chow, Bai Ling …
Directed by: Andy Tennant
In this fact-based 19th-century tale, English widow Anna Leonowens travels to Asia to tutor the king of Siam's 58 children. Brimming with prejudice, Anna at first believes the king is a…
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The Replacement Killers (1998)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker …
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Hit man John Lee refuses an assignment to kill a police officer's 7-year-old son. His defiance doesn't sit well with his Chinatown drug lord boss, Mr. Wei, and Wei hires…
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Peace Hotel (1995)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Cecilia Yip, Ho Chin …
Directed by: Ka-Fai Wai
Tormented by his wife's murder and guilt-ridden over his murderous career, a man known only as "The Killer" (Chow Yun-Fat) strives for repentance by founding a hotel that will provide…
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Treasure Hunt (1994)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Wu Chien-lin, Han Chin …
Directed by: Jeff Lau
This dizzying blend of action, adventure, comedy and romance stars international martial arts sensation Chow Yun-Fat as a CIA agent assigned to steal a Chinese national treasure. Awaiting…
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God of Gamblers Return (1994)
Cast: Charles Heung, Yun-Fat Chow, Leung Siu Hung …
Directed by: Jing Wong
Picking up several years after the action in Wong Jing's popular God of Gamblers, this gritty sequel tracks down the now-retired Ko Chun (Chow Yun Fat), who's relocated to France…
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Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts in the Movies (1994)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sophia Crawford, Gary Daniels …
Directed by: Toby Russell
This engaging martial arts retrospective -- packed with footage from movies featuring superstars of the genre such as the legendary Bruce Lee, the irrepressible Jackie Chan, the…
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Full Contact (1992)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Simon Yam, Ann Bridgewater …
Directed by: Ringo Lam
Hong Kong action superstar Yun-Fat Chow teams up with director Ringo Lam for this old-fashioned good-versus-evil story about Jeff, a bouncer who decides to help his friend Sam repay his debts…
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Hard Boiled (1992)
Cast: Hoi-Shan Kwan, Ng Shui Ting, Philip Kwok …
Directed by: John Woo
In a ruthless world of gun smugglers and mobsters, Tequila is a die-hard cop who'll stop at nothing to see justice done. Determined to avenge his partner's murder, Tequila joins…
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Once a Thief (1991)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Leslie Cheung, Chu Kong …
Directed by: John Woo
John Woo directs this action-packed comedy that stars Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung as a trio of art thieves who grew up together as orphans under the tutelage of a cruel crime…
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All About Ah-Long (1990)
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Man Tat Ng, Yun-Fat Chow …
Directed by: Johnnie To
Former motorcycle racing champion Ah-Long Yeung (Chow Yun-Fat) is a single dad struggling to raise his smart-mouthed 9-year-old son amidst crushing working-class poverty in 1980s Hong Kong.…
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A Better Tomorrow III (1990)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Leung Siu Hung …
Directed by: Hark Tsui
This prequel to the popular film franchise finds Yun-Fat Chow reprising his role as Mark Gor, who travels to war-torn Vietnam to get his uncle and just-out-of-jail cousin Cheung Chi-Mun (Tony…
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All for the Winner (1990)
Cast: Sheila Chan, Man Cheung, Stephen Chow …
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau, Corey Yuen
A poor country boy comes to Hong Kong in hopes of hooking up with a beautiful rich girl. His dream is to meet this girl by chance, save her from distress and live happily ever after. (Fat…
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City War (1989)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Lung Ti, Tien Niu …
Directed by: Chung Sun
In true Hong Kong style, action stars Chow Yun-Fat and Ti Lung play a couple of cops on the run from Tsui Siu-Keung (Norman Chu), the crazed, drug-dealing crime lord they sent to prison a…
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God of Gamblers (1989)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Fui-On Shing …
Directed by: Jing Wong
After a head injury, mysterious cardsharp Ko Chun (Chow Yun Fat) loses everything, including his memory, and is nursed back to health by the low-level gambler (Andy Lau) responsible for…
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Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Roy Cheung, Fui-On Shing …
Directed by: Taylor Wong
Man-ho (Chow Yun-Fat) tries to lead a straight-and-narrow life, but when his father, the Hung Hing crime family boss, is murdered, he must return to lead the family. Rival gangs try to take…
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The Killer (1989)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh …
Directed by: John Woo
Nobody can play a killer with a conscience with quite the complex shadings that Chow Yun Fat imbues in this character. In this Hong Kong action thriller, he's stalked by a cynical cop…
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Fractured Follies (1988)
Cast: Wong Ching, Yun-Fat Chow, Nina Li …
Directed by: Wong Chung
A taxi driver (Chow Yun-Fat) hits the beguiling May (Joey Wong) with his cab and thinks he's the cause of her preexisting permanent limp in this comedy of errors. Unaware that the…
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Diary of a Big Man (1988)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Sally Yeh, Waise Lee …
Directed by: Yuen Chor
Kung fu action star Chow Yun-Fat stars as Chow Ting-Fat, a hot-to-trot stockbroker who gets around -- and has a way with the ladies. Chow is in love with two women simultaneously and wants to…
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The Greatest Lover (1988)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Anita Mui, Nina Li …
Directed by: Clarence Fok
Chow Yun-Fat puts in one of his best comedic performances in this My Fair Lady update. When three young men escape to Hong Kong from mainland China, one of them (Yun-Fat) gets separated from…
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A Better Tomorrow II (1988)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Dean Shek, Lung Ti …
Directed by: John Woo
Director John Woo and star Yun-Fat Chow return in this sequel that blasts its way from New York City to Hong Kong as renegade gangsters and hot-shot cops battle in a showdown of honor,…
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Cherry Blossoms: When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Sachiko Nakamura, Fok Tak-Wah …
Directed by: Eddie Ling-Ching Fong
In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoil. Dafu takes his demanding courses and…
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An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung
Directed by: Mabel Cheung
Lee Kay (Cherie Chung) leaves her native Hong Kong to live in New York's Chinatown while studying at New York University. When she discovers that her boyfriend is having an affair, her…
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Rich and Famous (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man …
Directed by: Taylor Wong
A Godfather-esque epic (continued in the film Tragic Hero) follows Kwok (Andy Lau) and his adopted brother, Yung (Alex Man), who owes money to a gambling king. To help his brother, Kwok turns…
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Tragic Hero (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man …
Directed by: Taylor Wong
In the explosive conclusion to the gangster saga Rich and Famous, Yung conspires to eliminate his former boss, but his plan backfires when triad leader Lee Ah-Chai retires and becomes a…
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The Flaming Brothers (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Alan Tang, Pat Ha …
Directed by: Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Growing up side by side on the streets, brothers Chang (Chow-Yun Fat) and Alan (Alan Tang) were inseparable. But now that they're adults, their lives have gone in different directions.…
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City on Fire (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sun Yueh …
Directed by: Ringo Lam
Often cited as the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's first film, Reservoir Dogs, this Hong Kong kung fu action thriller features Chow Yun-Fat at his best. Ko Chow (Yun-Fat) is a police…
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Code of Honor (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Dick Wei, Lam Wai …
Directed by: Billy Chan
Chow Yun Fat heads an excellent ensemble cast in this raw, unflinching actioner of an aging Hong Kong mob boss, Ho Chen-Tung, who lives by a code of honor and keeps peace among rival…
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The Romancing Star (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Maggie Cheung, Eric Tsang …
Directed by: Jing Wong
Love is the answer, or so it seems in this romantic comedy about Fred (Chow Yun-Fat), a heartbroken man who falls in love again while vacationing in Penang, a beach resort in Thailand. The…
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The Seventh Curse (1986)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Maggie Cheung, Siu-hou Chin …
Directed by: Nam Nai Choi
When Dr. Yuan (Siu-hou Chin) stops a Thai sorcerer from sacrificing a lovely woman, a wicked priest curses Yuan, causing the veins in his legs to periodically burst and spew blood -- a…
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A Hearty Response (1986)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Joey Wang, Lui Fong …
Directed by: Norman Law
In this Norman Law Man-directed Hong Kong action thriller, Chow Yun-Fat stars as Ho Ting-Bon, a bumbling cop who accidentally injures an attractive girl (Joey Wong) during a botched police…
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100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
Cast: Kenny Bee, Yun-Fat Chow, Joey Wong …
Directed by: Kenny Bee
Two men have stunningly beautiful wives, but unhappy marriages that they're seeking to get out of. After a night of drinking, two men devise incredibly elaborate plots to murder their…
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A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung …
Directed by: John Woo
Before John Woo achieved stardom stateside, he directed this defining Hong Kong classic that influenced countless action filmmakers. The story concerns two brothers (Lung Ti and Leslie…
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Dream Lovers (1986)
Cast: Li Ching, Yun-Fat Chow, Brigitte Lin …
Directed by: Tony Au, Yuen Chor
A 1986 Hong Kong variation on Somewhere in Time, with Adrian Lyne-style snazzy visuals contributed by director Tony Au, and music that sounds like Tangerine Dream outtakes. Chow Yun-fat and…
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Witch from Nepal (1985)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Lam Kat Ying
Directed by: Ching Siu Tung
Joe Wong (Chow Yun-Fat) is traveling in Nepal when he's thrown from an elephant and hurts his leg in this otherworldly romantic adventure. During his recovery, he has two dreamlike…
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Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Alex Man, Cecilia Yip …
Directed by: Leung Po Chi
Three young friends -- Yip Fai (Chow Yun-Fat), Kong (Alex Man) and Kong's girlfriend, Anna (Cecilia Yip) -- struggle to stick together during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in…
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The Occupant (1984)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Sally Yeh, Raymond Wong …
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Angie (Salley Yeh), a Ph.D. student working on a thesis about Chinese superstition, is thrilled when she moves into a gorgeous --and cheap -- apartment. But it turns out there are a couple of…
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Wild Search (1983)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung
Directed by: Ringo Lam
In this character-driven drama based loosely on the 1985 classic Witness, Inspector Lau (Chow Yun-Fat) and his partner (Wong Kwong-Leung) get caught in a shootout while investigating a gang…
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Long Goodbye (1983)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Rosamund Kwan, Philip Chan …
Directed by: Shing Hon Lau
Chow Yun Fat stars as a hit man who falls in love in this crime thriller. After immigrating to Hong Kong from Vietnam, Nguyen (Yun Fat) finds work at a film studio and moonlights as a hired…
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The Postman Fights Back (1982)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Ruthless warlords divide China as they battle for power during the Republic era. Determined to become emperor, President Yuan conspires with a band of merciless bandits to take down dissident…