{"id":447,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:43","slug":"the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 Best Hong Kong Films Since The 1997 Handover (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>There are special effects movies, and then there is Stephen Chow Sing-chi\u2019s bombastic martial arts spectacle. As cartoonish as a live-action film could ever aspire to be, the comedy legend\u2019s homage to 1960s and \u201970s Hong Kong cinema is a surreal showcase<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Kung_Fu_Hustle_%E5%8A%9F%E5%A4%AB_2004\" title=\"Kung Fu Hustle \u529f\u592b (2004)\">Kung Fu Hustle \u529f\u592b (2004)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#24\" title=\"24\">24<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Chinese_Odyssey_%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E5%8F%8C_2002\" title=\"Chinese Odyssey \u5929\u4e0b\u65e0\u53cc (2002)\">Chinese Odyssey \u5929\u4e0b\u65e0\u53cc (2002)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" 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\u673a\u52a8\u90e8\u961f (2003)\">&nbsp;PTU \u673a\u52a8\u90e8\u961f (2003)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#21\" title=\"21\">21<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Detective_Dee_and_the_Mystery_of_the_Phantom_Flame_%E9%80%9A%E5%A4%A9%E7%A5%9E%E6%8E%A2%E7%8B%84%E4%BB%81%E6%9D%B0_2010\" title=\"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame \u901a\u5929\u795e\u63a2\u72c4\u4ec1\u6770 (2010)\">Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame \u901a\u5929\u795e\u63a2\u72c4\u4ec1\u6770 (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" 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Exile \u7236\u5b50 (2006)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#18\" title=\"18\">18<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Love_in_a_Puff_%E5%BF%97%E6%98%8E%E4%B8%8E%E6%98%A5%E5%A8%87_2010\" title=\"Love in a Puff \u5fd7\u660e\u4e0e\u6625\u5a07&nbsp;(2010)\">Love in a Puff \u5fd7\u660e\u4e0e\u6625\u5a07&nbsp;(2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#17\" title=\"17\">17<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#%E9%BA%A6%E5%85%9C%E8%8F%A0%E8%90%9D%E6%B2%B9%E7%8E%8B%E5%AD%90_2004\" title=\"\u9ea6\u515c\u83e0\u841d\u6cb9\u738b\u5b50 (2004)\">\u9ea6\u515c\u83e0\u841d\u6cb9\u738b\u5b50 (2004)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#15\" title=\"15\">15<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Ip_Man_%E5%8F%B6%E9%97%AE_2008\" title=\"Ip Man \u53f6\u95ee (2008)\">Ip Man \u53f6\u95ee (2008)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#4\" title=\"4\">4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Infernal_Affairs_%E6%97%A0%E9%97%B4%E9%81%93_2002\" title=\"Infernal Affairs \u65e0\u95f4\u9053 (2002)\">Infernal Affairs \u65e0\u95f4\u9053 (2002)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#3\" title=\"3\">3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Election_2_%E9%BB%91%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A2_%E4%BB%A5%E5%92%8C%E4%B8%BA%E8%B4%B5_2009\" title=\"Election 2&nbsp;\u9ed1\u793e\u4f1a2:\u4ee5\u548c\u4e3a\u8d35&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009)\">Election 2&nbsp;\u9ed1\u793e\u4f1a2:\u4ee5\u548c\u4e3a\u8d35&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#2\" title=\"2\">2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#Crouching_Tiger_Hidden_Dragon\" title=\"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&nbsp;\">Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#%E5%8D%A7%E8%99%8E%E8%97%8F%E9%BE%99_2000\" title=\"\u5367\u864e\u85cf\u9f99 (2000)\">\u5367\u864e\u85cf\u9f99 (2000)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#1\" title=\"1\">1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-50-best-hong-kong-films-since-the-1997-handover-part-2\/#In_the_Mood_for_Love_%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E_2000\" title=\"In the Mood for Love \u82b1\u6837\u5e74\u534e (2000)\">In the Mood for Love \u82b1\u6837\u5e74\u534e (2000)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25\"><\/span>25<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kung_Fu_Hustle_%E5%8A%9F%E5%A4%AB_2004\"><\/span>Kung Fu Hustle \u529f\u592b (2004)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ad0034c0c57d3ff624838b089723ada4-sz_200133.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuoRxPturwmHDCKXuFNBQ3jXnxJg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>There are special effects movies, and then there is Stephen Chow Sing-chi\u2019s bombastic martial arts spectacle. As cartoonish as a live-action film could ever aspire to be, the comedy legend\u2019s homage to 1960s and \u201970s Hong Kong cinema is a surreal showcase of slapstick action at its most exhilarating.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24\"><\/span>24<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Odyssey_%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A0%E5%8F%8C_2002\"><\/span>Chinese Odyssey \u5929\u4e0b\u65e0\u53cc (2002)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"af7aab61883f26db996d344e9501d133-sz_32387.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpFXOEyiquG0ntqU2WZyY6UopOn1?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"303\" height=\"438\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Twelfth Night&nbsp;meets&nbsp;Roman Holiday&nbsp;in this Lunar New Year movie, produced by Wong Kar-wai and directed by Jeff Lau Chun-wai. A zany and even slightly touching rehash of 1959&nbsp;huangmei&nbsp;opera classic&nbsp;The Kingdom and the Beauty,&nbsp;it is both a first-rate Wong parody and a wuxia-flavoured romantic comedy of the highest order.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"23\"><\/span>23<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beast_Cops_%E9%87%8E%E5%85%BD%E5%88%91%E8%AD%A6_1998\"><\/span>Beast Cops \u91ce\u517d\u5211\u8b66 (1998)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"61af462eba87ee6f962dd3db6cec3423-sz_114398.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnjCbeSHpTZZU_bubfZigcgEPizR?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Wong Chau-sang dazzles as a morally conflicted cop opposite Michael Wong Man-tak\u2019s uptight superior in this character-driven drama, co-directed with great verve and humour by Gordon Chan Ka-seung and Dante Lam Chiu-yin. A smart and offbeat addition to the sometimes jaded crime thriller tradition.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22\"><\/span>22<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_PTU_%E6%9C%BA%E5%8A%A8%E9%83%A8%E9%98%9F_2003\"><\/span>&nbsp;PTU \u673a\u52a8\u90e8\u961f (2003)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"f11b92add3e1de213c2eef95fbdcf0ae-sz_25923.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FiJ4kydsARHqwaRZfOZnw4f8uAnh?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/><\/h4>\n<p>A missing gun belonging to Lam Suet\u2019s bumbling cop sets off a farcical night of investigation for his fellow officers in this bitingly ironic thriller by master stylist Johnnie To Kei-fung. Everyman actor Simon Yam Tat-wah stands out with his truly formidable turn as a psychotic cop all too ready to assert his ways.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"21\"><\/span>21<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detective_Dee_and_the_Mystery_of_the_Phantom_Flame_%E9%80%9A%E5%A4%A9%E7%A5%9E%E6%8E%A2%E7%8B%84%E4%BB%81%E6%9D%B0_2010\"><\/span>Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame \u901a\u5929\u795e\u63a2\u72c4\u4ec1\u6770 (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"af52319ad9d3903f4d51528be34b31db-sz_69972.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjhXFVKXkFLGlYUmh9Y_A5zv84WF?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"368\" height=\"463\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Tsui Hark spoiled us with so many highly stylised martial arts gems in the 1980s and \u201990s that it\u2019s easy to overlook his return to form in this delirious fantasy adventure thriller. No true cinephile should miss out on this hugely enjoyable blend of historical pulp, detective mystery and inventive visual effects.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20\"><\/span>20<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accident_%E6%84%8F%E5%A4%96_2009\"><\/span>Accident \u610f\u5916 (2009)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7b6bec77229f43374e4cb87fd74e2097-sz_63875.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnamSaUcjnvjiRMPiDieT9k9YbjX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Between his early fame as a cult director and his present-day gig directing one of the top-grossing franchises in China (The Monkey King), Soi Cheang Pou-soi made arguably his best film under producer Johnnie To. This is a slow-burning tale involving assassination, paranoia, as well as zen-like meditation on fate and coincidence.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19\"><\/span>19<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_This_Our_Exile_%E7%88%B6%E5%AD%90_2006\"><\/span>After This Our Exile \u7236\u5b50 (2006)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8e5ea44ad3e8cf9c7533aa34a57d7f8e-sz_40869.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuBT2fB9bZFdsR9xBk9-drsft9v_?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Having finally learned to put aside his pop idol image for the 2005 film&nbsp;Divergence, Aaron Kwok Fu-shing cemented his reputation as a serious actor with this sorrowful, Malaysia-set drama by Patrick Tam Ka-ming, in which he plays a gambling addict who recklessly ruins his own marriage and scars his young son for life.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18\"><\/span>18<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Love_in_a_Puff_%E5%BF%97%E6%98%8E%E4%B8%8E%E6%98%A5%E5%A8%87_2010\"><\/span>Love in a Puff \u5fd7\u660e\u4e0e\u6625\u5a07&nbsp;(2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cf0e9da8b4e0cd74e10ead0df3b4c686-sz_40728.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fs0ntMELKifYm4oX2aLumv9y-bDr?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>In Hong Kong\u2019s ban on indoor smoking, bad-boy director Pang Ho-cheung finds an unlikely starting point for this romantic comedy with a distinctly local flavour, which spawned two lucrative sequels. Miriam Yeung Chin-wah and Shawn Yue Man-lok deserve full credit for bringing the mean, bickering central couple alive.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17\"><\/span>17<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_The_Mission_%E6%9E%AA%E7%81%AB_1999\"><\/span>&nbsp;The Mission \u67aa\u706b (1999)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"b6801c2c7002786e674213f53b67ec78-sz_27725.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsvFxBUm65QqKXaLMH6XHELqd1Mk?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Best known for its shoot-out sequences involving hitmen firing in stationary poses, Johnnie To\u2019s scrupulously scripted crime thriller is the sort of film casual viewers may need to see a few times to identify all its subtle twists and turns. An unbearably cool action showcase \u2013 and an uninhibited celebration of male bonding.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16\"><\/span>16<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McDull_Prince_de_la_Bun\"><\/span>McDull, Prince de la Bun&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%BA%A6%E5%85%9C%E8%8F%A0%E8%90%9D%E6%B2%B9%E7%8E%8B%E5%AD%90_2004\"><\/span>\u9ea6\u515c\u83e0\u841d\u6cb9\u738b\u5b50 (2004)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6d7bdc08c42f225e2896dbe38ce6ba78-sz_228427.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fqhm1Okb5VFVOWzuF-ifdO516bNv?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>There was a time when this animated series was so quintessentially Hong Kong as to be comprehensible only to Cantonese-speaking locals. This second feature, directed by Toe Yuen Kin-to, is the best of the films about the cartoon pig, peppering its stream-of-consciousness story with cute but also very poignant gags on the city\u2019s social ills.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15\"><\/span>15<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ip_Man_%E5%8F%B6%E9%97%AE_2008\"><\/span>Ip Man \u53f6\u95ee (2008)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a358ef47d48361e42970da04151957d5-sz_27167.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fq2yQnpo3iDvxi0JGSShq8kpsyD7?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Donnie Yen Ji-dan\u2019s career-defining role in this exhilarating martial arts biopic directed by frequent collaborator Wilson Yip Wai-shun made him a bona fide superstar. So successful was the pair\u2019s vision of the patriotic wing chun master that the film spawned a series whose fourth instalment is due in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14\"><\/span>14<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Port_of_Call_%E8%B8%8F%E8%A1%80%E5%AF%BB%E6%A2%85_2015\"><\/span>Port of Call \u8e0f\u8840\u5bfb\u6885 (2015)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"e1c3464c940e8c4aa1ac44c32dcae6b1-sz_91904.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fr81rS9SszpzzToSj4kgB2oPisHc?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"400\" height=\"238\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Philip Yung Tsz-kwong\u2019s feature film debut, 2009\u2019s&nbsp;Glamorous Youth, was little seen and gravely underrated. The former critic fulfilled his promise with this awards-laden third feature, a mesmerising true-crime drama that juxtaposes the grisly with the humanistic \u2013 and establishes Yung as an auteur in the making.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13\"><\/span>13<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shaolin_Soccer_%E5%B0%91%E6%9E%97%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83_2001\"><\/span>Shaolin Soccer \u5c11\u6797\u8db3\u7403 (2001)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9905db92a594ad5ca2f5bab8487b9e3f-sz_40027.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fk3EXCcUkqXfkHfXmYgZbcb-o7jv?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"551\" height=\"400\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best directing effort yet by the multitalented Stephen Chow, and certainly the most loved sports comedy ever in Hong Kong, this playfully demented pop-culture pastiche mixes two popular subjects \u2013 kung fu and soccer \u2013 in a ridiculously funny David-and-Goliath story.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12\"><\/span>12<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mad_Detective_%E7%A5%9E%E6%8E%A2_2007\"><\/span>Mad Detective \u795e\u63a2 (2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4bd337edb5d59deb7d9fdb7af5b56682-sz_89948.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoXNcPDQgPVeE4eyNiPICvLMUwNQ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"535\" height=\"727\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong cinema has never been blessed with high-quality psychodramas. This relentlessly strange outlier from co-directors Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Lau Ching-wan as a schizophrenic detective, marries crime mystery tropes with the supernatural to produce a fantastic cinematic experience.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11\"><\/span>11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Grandmaster_%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%A3%E5%AE%97%E5%B8%88_2013\"><\/span>The Grandmaster \u4e00\u4ee3\u5b97\u5e08 (2013)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6956057d7cf6bb616cc1950683e2bebf-sz_399679.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fu4KOnL_zWyy8rTVPo8ZYokR7U7_?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Far too elliptical to qualify as a biopic, and with barely enough action scenes in its second half to be labelled a martial arts epic, Wong Kar-wai\u2019s take on Ip Man\u2019s life exemplifies all that he does best. It\u2019s a decades-spanning tale of yearning and regrets, featuring&nbsp;2046\u2019s Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Zhang Ziyi at their heart-wrenching best.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10\"><\/span>10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trivisa_%E6%A0%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%8B%9B%E9%A3%8E_2016\"><\/span>Trivisa \u6811\u5927\u62db\u98ce (2016)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"b55c201a1b9d0340ab6e3978eee828de-sz_54596.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fu1u3OvSCzcF_Tt4E0P1l1na7WIZ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>A gloomy political fable masterfully disguised as a portrait of three larger-than-life felons from the city\u2019s pre-handover past, this astonishingly assured crime drama by new directors Frank Hui Hok-man, Jevons Au Man-kit and Vicky Wong Wai-kit is all the proof you need that the film industry\u2019s future is in good hands.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9\"><\/span>9<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ordinary_Heroes_%E5%8D%83%E8%A8%80%E4%B8%87%E8%AF%AD_1999\"><\/span>Ordinary Heroes \u5343\u8a00\u4e07\u8bed (1999)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"254759347bcc554dc491742408138154-sz_954566.png\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fu2wpIn4Mgp_nHpiphlr5rZ4zr5V?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>A rare look back at the history of social activism in 1980s Hong Kong, Ann Hui On-wah\u2019s multi-stranded drama is extraordinarily ambitious in scope. Not only does it pay homage to the forgotten heroes who contributed to the city\u2019s progress, but it does so through a thematically complex story of trauma and resilience.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8\"><\/span>8<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Ten_Years_%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4_2015\"><\/span>&nbsp;Ten Years \u5341\u5e74 (2015)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"621782be2ea3b0f771974152bed1f381-sz_244780.png\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgCz8eKBS9Q9f5nwIdVOHWTkQTXW?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"466\" height=\"273\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>A brave and intelligent political critique which \u2013 with the help of ample, if ill-advised publicity in Chinese state media \u2013 galvanised audiences already dreading the loss of their local identity and way of life. Were its fearful scenarios pure fantasy? The hugely popular film went missing from cinemas at a time when every screening was still sold out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7\"><\/span>7<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_A_Simple_Life_%E6%A1%83%E5%A7%90_2011\"><\/span>&nbsp;A Simple Life \u6843\u59d0 (2011)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"68d136d7dcdbeda1ba0d5dccc3449088-sz_91800.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkMFaWqNTVq-aowXTr1k1HPgaGF_?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"580\" height=\"371\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The simplest story Ann Hui has told in her decorated career is also one of her best. Based on producer Roger Lee Yan-lam\u2019s own experiences, this slice-of-life drama about a middle-aged bachelor (Andy Lau) and his ageing servant (Venice Film Festival winner Deanie Ip Tak-han) is understated yet immensely touching.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6\"><\/span>6<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Warlords_%E6%8A%95%E5%90%8D%E7%8A%B6_2007\"><\/span>The Warlords \u6295\u540d\u72b6&nbsp;(2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8602ae88d132c572877e8875547900e9-sz_86168.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrSMsfgZn4_NG24laI9AYHtnZDuS?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"470\" height=\"270\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Jet Li Lianjie, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro go through every shade of loyalty in director Peter Chan Ho-sun\u2019s engrossing remake of a Shaw Brothers classic,&nbsp;The Blood Brothers&nbsp;(1973). A gritty period war epic, it is memorable for showing consciences at work in the harshest of circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5\"><\/span>5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Made_in_Hong_Kong_%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%88%B6%E9%80%A0_1997\"><\/span>Made in Hong Kong \u9999\u6e2f\u5236\u9020 (1997)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"36537960a1d237132c455bfaa6bfabf8-sz_11537.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtdXO_PtxT6g_SAgJhj1GYlsDZN0?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>By far the most acclaimed independent film Hong Kong cinema has produced, Fruit Chan Gor\u2019s pessimistic tale of disillusioned teenagers transcends its limited resources to serve up a perfect blend of style and substance. Here\u2019s a rare political fable which manages to be at once comical and thoroughly enthralling.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4\"><\/span>4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Infernal_Affairs_%E6%97%A0%E9%97%B4%E9%81%93_2002\"><\/span>Infernal Affairs \u65e0\u95f4\u9053 (2002)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"b78d01f2eeaaf925fe256a2e54270943-sz_58342.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fmdi5tMUaCOEPn-OJ0rpdkL2Sm3_?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"588\" height=\"390\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The undercover police thriller that revitalised a genre and spawned an Oscar-winning remake (Martin Scorsese\u2019s&nbsp;The Departed), Andrew Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak Siu-fai\u2019s magnum opus takes its star-studded cast \u2013 led by Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai \u2013 on a meticulously crafted chase after destiny and rapidly fading identities.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3\"><\/span>3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Election_2_%E9%BB%91%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A2_%E4%BB%A5%E5%92%8C%E4%B8%BA%E8%B4%B5_2009\"><\/span>Election 2&nbsp;\u9ed1\u793e\u4f1a2:\u4ee5\u548c\u4e3a\u8d35&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8eab70828740bf8a388edb8aa44108e9-sz_34539.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgdY_OulpsZhEpC7gM0DYalxlkKn?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>While 2005\u2019s&nbsp;Election&nbsp;impressed with its candid look at the realities of Hong Kong triad societies, few expected Johnnie To to follow it up with the greatest Hong Kong gangster film ever made. The sadistic violence doesn\u2019t overshadow the political messages that To succinctly weaves into this power drama \u2013 as cynical about democratic elections as it is China\u2019s increasing control over Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2\"><\/span>2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crouching_Tiger_Hidden_Dragon\"><\/span>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%8D%A7%E8%99%8E%E8%97%8F%E9%BE%99_2000\"><\/span>\u5367\u864e\u85cf\u9f99 (2000)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"17cf837f4438570ca44643259d580829-sz_249464.png\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnRfvuQkaYy-oUENUTo6P1sfFJRC?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"466\" height=\"270\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The first wuxia film to earn both critical and commercial acclaim on a global scale, Ang Lee\u2019s multiple-Oscar winner conquered the West with its graceful display of gravity-defying heroics, while winning hearts back home with its star-crossed lovers bound by Chinese tradition. Chow Yun-fat was smart not to return for&nbsp;the sequel&nbsp;\u2013 this is a singular achievement that couldn\u2019t be matched.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1\"><\/span>1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_Mood_for_Love_%E8%8A%B1%E6%A0%B7%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%8E_2000\"><\/span>In the Mood for Love \u82b1\u6837\u5e74\u534e (2000)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"39a4cd6fd18d02055d0f5f2a27db9585-sz_27631.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjCmHLXf5ZhAZCidpLMzSvCM8lEh?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"580\" height=\"276\" style=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Words cannot describe the sublime beauty of Wong Kar-wai\u2019s 1960s-set romance \u2013 even if the auteur borrowed more than a few ideas from Liu Yichang\u2019s novella&nbsp;Intersection. 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