Chan Ming-Wai
Acting
Biography
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Known For
The Three Avengers
When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house. The developer's nasty son, Lee Fu, decides to muscle the sale and soon he's at war with the acrobats.
A Touch of Zen
Gu Sheng-zhai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Gu into her circle of protectors, including a nameless monk whose spiritual guidance transforms him into a valiant fighter.
Police Story
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
A Better Tomorrow
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Long Arm of the Law IV Underground Express
The final entry in Michael and Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law series, Underground Express once again tells a story of gangsters versus police, focusing on the difference between how both factions act depending if they're coming from Hong Kong or Mainland China.
Heroes of the East
When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife is forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful martial arts masters, each an expert in a different discipline, ranging from karate to samurai to ninjitsu.
Dirty Ho
A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
When Taekwondo Strikes
The story is about the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. A Korean patriot played by Carter Wong gets into a fight with some Japanese people and is chased into a church. The priest there is captured and tortured. Trying to secure his release, the leader of the resistance, Jhoon Rhee is himself captured and tortured by the Japanese. Carter Wong, Angela Mao and Anne Winton have to now try and rescue him. This leads to an explosive climax with the heroes having to fight the likes of Wong In Sik (Hwang In-Shik), Sammo Hung and Kenji Kazama.
Filmography
as Tung's Thug
as Policeman
as (extra) (uncredited)
as Johnny's Thug (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Alan's Man
as Shing's Gangster
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Henry's Thug (uncredited)
as Hopping Corpse
as Boss Han's Thug
as (extra) (uncredited)
as Lalanto's Henchman
as Temple Monk / Yang Servant (uncredited)
as Chiu's Servant (uncredited)
as CID
as Shaolin Lohan Monk
as Angry Kungfu Master's Disciple
as Student (uncredited)
as Rascal (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Thug (uncredited)
as Duan's Thug (uncredited)
as (extra) (uncredited)
as Soldier / (extra)
as Street Thug
as Challenger
as Yan Thug
as Zombie / Casino Gambler / Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
as Student
as Martial Art Student
as (extra) (uncredited)
as Soldier
as Extra
as Thug
as Shaolin Student (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Martial Artist (uncredited)
as Pirate
as Student
as Extra
as Japanese (uncredited)
as Black Bear Student (uncredited)
as Crimson Charm Thug
as Extra
as Monk