Karen Mok

How Hong Kong’s Category III adult film industry is laid bare in 2 films that offer a different perspective

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Directed by Derek Yee Tung-sing, one of Hong Kong’s most respected directors, the film is a clever light drama that offers insight into the nature of artistic compromise, the differences of perception between producers, directors and investors, and the daily life of Hong Kong’s low-budget filmmakers in the 1990s. Along with big names like Leslie … Read more

He married Shu Qi, has a bromance with Daniel Wu: how Hong Kong’s Stephen Fung went from singing to acting to finding his true calling as a director

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This is the 19th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. While it is not uncommon for Hollywood actors to become writers, producers and even directors, the phenomenon is relatively rare in Hong Kong cinema. Stephen Fung Tak-lun is an exception. At age 49, he seems to … Read more