Wai Ka-fai
Appearance
Wai Ka-fai | ||
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韋家輝 | ||
Hanyu Pinyin wei2 jiā1 huī4 | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | wai4 ga1 fai1 |
Wai Ka-fai (born 21 September 1962)[1][a] is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, he co-formed Milkyway Image in 1996, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong.
The films that Wai and To have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right, Running on Karma, and Mad Detective. His solo directorial efforts include Too Many Ways to Be No. 1, Written By and Detective vs Sleuths, which the latter helped him won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.
Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role |
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1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Writer |
1982 | Soldier of Fortune | Writer |
1983 | The Old Miao Myth | Writer |
1983 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Writer |
1984 | The Duke of Mount Deer | Writer |
1984 | Police Cadet '84 | Writer |
1985 | Police Cadet '85 | Writer |
1985 | The Young Wanderer | Writer |
1986 | The Feud of Two Brothers | Writer |
1988 | The Final Verdict | Writer |
1989 | Looking Back in Anger | Producer |
1989 | War of the Dragon | Producer |
1990 | Heaven's Retribution | Producer |
1992 | The Greed of Man | Producer |
1993 | Racing Peak | Producer |
1997 | Intruder | Producer |
2000 | Divine Retribution | Producer |
Feature film
Year | Film | Credit(s) | Notes | ||
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Director | Screenwriter | Producer | |||
1985 | Young Cops | No | Yes | No | — |
1987 | Easy Money | No | Yes | No | — |
1988 | It's No Heaven | No | Yes | No | — |
1990 | The Story of My Son | No | Yes | No | — |
1992 | Gun n' Rose | No | Yes | No | — |
1995 | Peace Hotel
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Yes | Yes | No | Feature directorial debut Also co-wrote the story with Donald Chow |
1997 | Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
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The Odd One Dies | No | Yes | Yes | — | |
Intruder | No | No | Yes | — | |
1998 | The Longest Nite | No | No | Yes | — |
Expect the Unexpected | No | No | Yes | — | |
A Hero Never Dies | No | No | Yes | — | |
1999 | Where a Good Man Goes | No | No | Yes | Also as the story writer |
2000 | Needing You... | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
Help!!! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | |
2001 | Wu yen | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Love on a Diet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film | |
Fulltime Killer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | |
2002 | Fat Choi Spirit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
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My Left Eye Sees Ghosts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | |
2003 | Love for All Seasons | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Turn Left, Turn Right | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Running on Karma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film Nominated – Chinese Film Media Award for Best Director (Hong Kong/Taiwan region) Nominated – Chinese Film Media Award for Best Film (Hong Kong/Taiwan region) | |
2004 | Fantasia | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2005 | Himalaya Singh | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2006 | The Shopaholics | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2007 | Mad Detective | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-directed and produced with Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Nominated – Golden Lion |
2009 | Vengeance | No | Yes | Yes | Nominated – Palme d'Or |
Written By | Yes | Yes | Yes | Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay | |
2011 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
2012 | Romancing in Thin Air | No | Yes | Yes | Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
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Drug War | No | Yes | Yes | Won – Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film
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2013 | Blind Detective | No | Yes | Yes | — |
2019 | Chasing Dream | No | Yes | Yes | — |
2022 | Detective vs Sleuths | Yes | Yes | Yes | Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2001 | 20th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Needing You... | Nominated |
Best Film | Nominated | |||
2002 | 21st Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Love on a Diet | Nominated |
Best Film | Nominated | |||
2004 | 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Running on Karma | Nominated |
Best Film | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2008 | 27th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Mad Detective | Nominated |
Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2010 | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Written By | Nominated |
2023 | 41st Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Detective vs Sleuths | Won |
Best Film | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won |
Notes
- ^ a b According to Wai in a March 8, 2011 interview, his birthday on the lunar calendar is Wong Tai Sin's birthday. Because Wong's birthday is celebrated on the 23rd of the eighth lunar month, while Wai was born in 1962, and after comparing with the perpetual calendar, it was found that his full New Calendar birth date is September 21, 1962.
References
- ^ a b 香港電影資料館 (6 August 2022). "香港影人小傳檢索:韋家輝" (PDF). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
- Wai Ka-fai at IMDb
- The Limits of Control, interview with Wai Ka-fai, MUBI