Chow Yun-Fat
Popularity:1.835
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1955-05-18
Place of Birth:Hong Kong, China
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Also Known As:주윤발, 发哥, 小马哥, Fat Tsai, Châu Nhuận Phát, Yun-fat Chow, چو یون فا, Donald Chow, Aman Chow, Chow Yun-Fatt, Chow Yuen-Fat, Zhou Runfa, چو یون فات

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate...

Anna and the King (1999)
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches...

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his...

The Killer (1989)
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So,...

The Replacement Killers (1998)
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights,...

Hard Boiled (1992)
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he...

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

Bulletproof Monk (2003)
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...

The Corruptor (1999)
Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on...

Full Contact (1992)
In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays...

Confucius (2010)
In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of...

The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the...

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely...

City on Fire (1987)
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves;...

Dragonball Evolution (2009)
On his 18th birthday, Goku receives a mystical Dragonball as a gift from his grandfather. There are only six others like it in the whole world, and...

Shanghai (2010)
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he...

God of Gamblers (1989)
Ko Chun is an extremely talented and well known gambler. On the eve of a big confrontation with a famous Singaporean gambler, Ko walks into a trap...

Treasure Hunt (1994)
A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the...

An Autumn's Tale (1987)
Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

The Occupant (1984)
When a college student returns to her native Hong Kong to do academic work on Chinese superstitions, a goofy, lecherous realtor sets her up with a...

City War (1988)
Two cops--both partners and best friends--find their friendship and their lives at stake when they try to take down a ruthless drug dealer.

Once a Thief (1991)
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

Tiger on the Beat (1988)
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of Lethal Weapon. The wacky...

A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.

Peace Hotel (1995)
After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who...

Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
When circumstances force an outlaw to impersonate a county governor and clean up a corrupt town, the Robin Hood figure finds himself in a showdown...

God of Gamblers' Return (1994)
Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.

Fractured Follies (1988)
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her...

Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

Prison on Fire (1987)
Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates...

The Lunatics (1986)
A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his...

Waiting Alone (2005)
An award-winning audience favorite in China since it debuted, Waiting Alone tells the first-person-narrative of Wen (Xia Yu), a shop owner and...

Prison on Fire II (1991)
Ching is a prisoner in a Hong Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has...

The Eighth Happiness (1988)
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!

All About Ah-Long (1989)
Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance...

Tragic Hero (1987)
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.

The Postman Strikes Back (1982)
Four heroes embark on a secret mission for Dr Sun Yat Sen's Nationalist Guard. Relentlessly pursued by the warriors of notorious Warlord Yue Sai...

Hong Kong 1941 (1984)
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy...

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007)
Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai.

The Romancing Star II (1988)
Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken...

The Head Hunter (1982)
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets...

Bloody Money (1983)
A family of stuntmen in 1980’s Hong Kong suffer the waning of the kung-fu movie industry, relatives from the mainland in HK without papers and...

Love Unto Wastes (1986)
Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny...

Triads: The Inside Story (1989)
Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business...

The Last Tycoon (2012)
Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping...

100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
Two men, Fat and Roberto, are both married and unhappy. Together they make diverse plans to murder their wives.

The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering...

The Romancing Star (1987)
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy....

The Monkey King (2014)
Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a...

The Assassins (2012)
In the year 198, Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China's greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every...

Wild Search (1989)
While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder....

A Hearty Response (1986)
During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Ho Ting-Bon and Long Man accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman....

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
Lam Bo Sun, the richest man in Hong Kong, is expected to marry the ditziest of socialites in a matter of weeks. On a whim, he leaves everything...

Love in a Fallen City (1984)
Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A...

Code of Honor (1987)
In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged...

Dream Lovers (1986)
Musician Song Yu and jewellery designer Yuet-heung, who barely know each other, meet in their dreams before finally uniting in person.

Last Affair (1983)
A lonely Chinese woman in Paris starts an affair with an womanizer musician.

Witch from Nepal (1986)
A Hong Kong man goes on vacation to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers which he must use to fight a growing evil.

From Vegas to Macau (2014)
Retired gambling legend Ken returns to Macau, only to be drawn back into action when his daughter becomes entangled in a global mafia scheme. Using...

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung (1976)
The first episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976)

Rich and Famous (1987)
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.

Story of Rose (1986)
Rose and her big brother Charles live a fairy-tale existence in their seaside villa. Rose is young, beautiful, and spoiled - in a word, irresistible....

The Story of Woo Viet (1981)
Wu Viet is a Vietnamese refugee who wants to leave his country behind and start over in the United States. First, he must make his way to Hong Kong,...

Women (1985)
Liang Pao-erh joins the carefree Spinsters' Club when she discovers her husband is having an affair. Despite the seemingly happy front that her...

Spiritual Love (1987)
This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by...

The Seventh Curse (1986)
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven...

Scared Stiff (1987)
Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in...

God Father (1980)
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a...

From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
Following his confrontation with the nefarious DOA organization, Ken (Chow Yun Fat) is looking forward to going back to enjoying his retirement. His...

Learned Bride Thrice Fools the Bridegroom (1976)

Office (2015)
Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world...

Katanyu Prakasit (1983)
After hearing his father's death related to the Green Claw Gang, a young banker leaves for Thailand in order to revenge.

Now You See Love... Now You Don't (1992)
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around...

My Will, I Will (1986)
After almost dying in a freakish accident, wealthy widow Wang Kam decides she needs a will. But unfortunately she does not have any hiers.

From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.

Why Me? (1985)
The tragic story of Fat Cat, a mentally retarded man who endures the mistreatment of the local villagers, and Koko, the idealistic social worker who...

The Executor (1981)
Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow...

Cold War II (2016)
A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police...

Duckweed (2017)
When a son attempts to reconcile with his father, a series of fateful events allow him to experience the father's life in the past.

Soul Ash (1981)
No overview available though this involves ghosts.

Hot Blood (1977)
Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook. One of his close friends, Chang Lei...

Their Private Lives (1978)
Ko Ming Chung, a wildly popular movie actor is having an illicit affair with similarly popular thespian Ai Ling. Though Ming Chung's wife quietly...

Miss "O" (1978)
A young woman suffering amnesia is separated from her husband and abducted by the owner of a brothel.

Modern Heroes (1980)
A young still relatively unknown Chow Yun Fat stars in this low-budget critically panned police action-comedy. Fresh out of the academy,...

Goodbye My Friend (1988)
Goodbye My Friend is a Hong Kong Crime-Drama starring Chow Yun-Fat.

The Missed Date (1986)
Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he...

The Greatest Lover (1988)
A delightful comedy about three illegal immigrants from China, one of whom (Chow) gets roped into a gentleman-training course - taught by Mui - in...

Massage Girls (1976)
The film deals with the struggles of the workers and clients of a Hong Kong massage parlor.

The Hunter, the Butterfly and the Crocodile (1976)
A Hong Kong cop finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he encounters a tricky bunch of crooks and triads.

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
In their second film compilation following their 'Boogeymen:The Killer Compilation' series, FlixMix takes you into the history of action movies from...

Cold War III (1970)
The follow-up to the movies "Cold War" (2012) - and "Cold War II" (2016)

The Bund (1983)
After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.

Flaming Brothers (1987)
Two blood brothers (Chow Yun Fat and Alan Tang), who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However,...

Project Gutenberg (2018)
The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills...

When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)
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...

One More Chance (2023)
Water Ng, a typical loser who likes to gamble and takes no responsibility is asked to take care of his ex-girlfriend Jik’s son, Yeung. With Jik...

Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
In 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown in San Francisco, and the suspect was a Chinese man. The murder caused social shock, and people...

The Good The Bad The Ugly (1979)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979. Theme song "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" composition and...

The Brothers (1980)
The Brothers is a TVB television series which premiered on 21 April 1980. The show's theme song "The Brothers", was composed and arranged by Joseph...

Vanity Fair (1978)
Vanity Fair is a TVB television series, premiered on January 2, 1978. Theme song "Vanity Fair" composition by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim,...

Chinese Folklore (1974)
《民間傳奇》adapted dozens of famous Chinese folk tales, dramas, and myth legends, such as "The Butterfly Lovers" and "Chang'e Flying to the...

The Shell Game (1980)
Set in 1930s Guangdong, when the gambling industry was in full bloom. One of the greatest gamblers in all of Southern China is Law Sei Hoi, who is...

The Landlord (1979)
In this TV show, two young men with vastly different personalities, educational and cultural backgrounds, and ideologies, live in the same old...

13 (1977)
In "13," visionary Hong Kong New Wave director Patrick Tam delivers his final TV work, an 11-episode anthology series that dives into surreal and...

The Bund (1980)
The Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is praised as the Godfather of the east and spawned several...

The Yang's Saga (1985)
The Yang's Saga is a 1985 Hong Kong miniseries based on a series of novels and plays titled Generals of the Yang Clan. The series is a grand...

Police Cadet (1984)
Police Cadet '84 was a TV series which included such stars in TVB as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and notably, Carina Lau. The story centered on a...

Golden Horse Awards (1962)
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:...

The Shell Game (II) (1981)
This series about gambler-rivalries in China. It was 1935 in Shanghai, a young country lad, Ah Long, who just arrived the city then to challenge Tu...

The Super Power (1983)
The Super Power is a TVB television series, premiered in Hong Kong in 1983.

The Giants (1978)
The Giants is a TVB television series, premiered on 15 May 1978. Theme song "The Giants" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong...

A House is Not a Home (1977)
A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza...

The Legend of Master So (1982)
SO TSAN, better known as Beggar So, is one of the ten best Kung-Fu maters known in Canton, the ‘Canton Ten Tigers‘, in the 1920's. His...

Conflict (1978)
Conflict is a TVB television series, premiered on October 2, 1978. Theme song "Conflict" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong...

Hotel (1976)
Hotel is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 November 1976. Theme song "Hotel" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim,...

The Radio Tycoon (1983)
The Radio Tycoon is a TVB television series, premiered in Hong Kong in 1983.

The Battle Among the Clans (1985)
The story begins with the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong coming to an end in 1945 and the remaining Japanese dying or leaving the territory. The...