Wilson Yip
Directing
Biography
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (Chinese: 葉偉信) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and screenwriter.
Born: October 23, 1963
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Known For
Mr. Smart
Smart (Kent Cheng), a sailor, returns from sea to his family to help with the family business and raise money for repairs, also teach people about love
Little Cop
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the fact that he comes from a family of criminals. As an adult, he joins the police force, where he is first placed with the Narcotics Bureau. During a drug raid operation, he catches a drug dealer. He is later transferred, first to the Anti-Porno Bureau where he falls in love with a call girl, then to the Regional Crime Unit where he works under Inspector Chu. During a drug raid operation, Lee kills drug lord Ng Cheung. Ng's father hires a killer, Thousand Faces Man to take revenge on Lee. After several confrontations, Lee finally brings Thousand Faces Man to justice. The corrupt director of a mental hospital places Lee in the mental hospital for a year, during which time he develops mental disorders. After being discharged from the hospital, he becomes a restaurant waiter.
Against All
A love triangle between a singer and two men; one good, the other evil.
The Beloved Son of God
A poignant look at mental retardation and society's ignorance and indifference towards people that are different.
Forbidden City Cop
An imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy inventions come in handy.
You Shoot, I Shoot
A hired killer pairs up with an amateur filmmaker to provide clients with satisfying footage of enemies getting whacked.
Love Undercover
A young policewoman is picked for an undercover job--getting close enough to a gangster's son so that she can plant a microphone at a table where the gangsters make their deals. Complications arise when she finds herself falling for him.
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
Fatty and Baldy, a pair of undercover detectives, infiltrate a Triad drug syndicate but are put on a leave of absence after apprehending the kingpin, Tak, in the middle of the police commander's wedding. They return to find that Tak has been bailed out and has hired a team of assassins to exact revenge.
Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King
When a very successful CEO is fired for refusing to take bribes from his recently appointed corrupt boss, he finds himself homeless, as well as jobless, and finds himself reduced to begging on the streets in order to survive. But upon meeting a beautiful, young woman, his lust for life returns, inspiring him to go out and regain all that was once his, with revenge on his former employer at the top of his list
Filmography
as Self
as Wedding Minister
as Police Officer
as Ming
as Ambulance Staff
as Police Negotiator
as Mavis' Lawyer
as Bart's MTV Victim
as Mrs. Law's Worker
as Shun
as Cameraman
as Brothel Customer
as Jane's ex-boyfriend
as Party Guest
as Man on the Street (uncredited)