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Wai Ka-fai

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director | * 09/21/1962 (61) | Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Wai Ka-fai (born 21 September 1962) 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 l... ()
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Wai Ka-fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Help!!!, Love for All Seasons, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right and Running on Karma.Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation. ...

Drug War

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2012 | 3.4/5 | 1h 47min
Action, Drama, Crime
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A monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people's lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change the force of Karma and her destiny. ...

Running on Karma

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2003 | 3.1/5 | 1h 33min
Thriller, Action, Drama
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When Hong Kong is rocked by multiple gruesome murders, the police forms a task force to investigate. Jun, once a brilliant detective who suffered a mental breakdown, begins his own investigation. Even ...

Detective vs. Sleuths

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2022 | 3.2/5 | 1h 41min
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a mu ...

Mad Detective

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2007 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Wai Ka-fai

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
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Movies with Wai Ka-fai as Crew(72)

Directing/Director2022 Detective vs. Sleuths
Production/Producer2022 Detective vs. Sleuths
Writing/Writer2022 Detective vs. Sleuths
Writing/Writer2019 Chasing Dream
Writing/Original Film Writer2018 Believer
Production/Producer2014 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Writing/Screenplay2014 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Production/Producer2013 Blind Detective
Writing/Writer2013 Blind Detective
Writing/Screenplay2012 Romancing in Thin Air
Production/Producer2012 Drug War
Writing/Writer2012 Drug War
Directing/Director2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Production/Producer2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Writing/Writer2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Production/Producer2009 Vengeance
Writing/Screenplay2009 Vengeance
Directing/Director2009 Written By
Production/Producer2009 Written By
Writing/Writer2009 Written By
Directing/Director2007 Mad Detective
Production/Producer2007 Mad Detective
Writing/Screenplay2007 Mad Detective
Directing/Director2006 The Shopaholics
Writing/Writer2006 The Shopaholics
Directing/Director2005 Himalaya Singh
Writing/Writer2005 Himalaya Singh
Directing/Director2004 Fantasia
Production/Producer2004 Fantasia
Writing/Writer2004 Fantasia
Directing/Director2003 Love for All Seasons
Writing/Writer2003 Love for All Seasons
Directing/Director2003 Running on Karma
Production/Producer2003 Running on Karma
Writing/Writer2003 Running on Karma
Directing/Director2003 1:99 Shorts
Directing/Director2003 Turn Left, Turn Right
Writing/Writer2003 Turn Left, Turn Right
Directing/Director2002 My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Production/Producer2002 My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Writing/Writer2002 My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Directing/Director2002 Fat Choi Spirit
Production/Producer2002 Fat Choi Spirit
Writing/Writer2002 Fat Choi Spirit
Directing/Director2001 Wu Yen
Production/Producer2001 Wu Yen
Writing/Writer2001 Wu Yen
Directing/Director2001 Fulltime Killer
Production/Producer2001 Fulltime Killer
Writing/Screenplay2001 Fulltime Killer
Directing/Director2001 Love on a Diet
Writing/Writer2001 Love on a Diet
Directing/Director2000 Needing You...
Writing/Writer2000 Needing You...
Directing/Director2000 Help!!!
Production/Producer2000 Help!!!
Writing/Writer2000 Help!!!
Production/Producer1999 Where a Good Man Goes
Writing/Story1999 Where a Good Man Goes
Production/Producer1998 The Longest Nite
Production/Producer1998 A Hero Never Dies
Production/Producer1998 Expect the Unexpected
Production/Producer1997 The Odd One Dies
Writing/Writer1997 The Odd One Dies
Directing/Director1997 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Writing/Writer1997 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Production/Producer1997 Intruder
Directing/Director1995 Peace Hotel
Writing/Writer1995 Peace Hotel
Writing/Writer1992 Gun n' Rose
Writing/Writer1990 The Story of My Son
Writing/Writer1985 Young Cops

TV Shows/Series with Wai Ka-fai as Crew(6)

Creator/Creator2000 Divine Retribution
Directing/Director1993 Racing Peak
Directing/Director1992 The Greed of Man
Creator/Creator1992 The Greed of Man
Creator/Creator1989 Looking Back in Anger
Writing/Writer1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes

Born: Friday, 09/21 1962 (September) in Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (current age: 61 years + 218 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Other names for Wai Ka-fai (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"韋家輝"
"韦家辉"
"Wai Kar-fai"
Wai Ka-fai frequently works together with these people:
Johnnie To (46x, Crew)
Lam Suet (21x, Actor)
Cheng Siu-keung (21x, Crew)
Chiu Chi-Shing (18x, Cast)
Yau Nai-hoi (17x, Crew)
Lau Ching-wan (16x, Actor)
Law Wing-cheong (12x, Crew)
Andy Lau (11x, Actor)
Sammi Cheng (9x, Actress)
Yuen Bun (8x, Actor)
Au Kin-Yee (8x, Crew)
Kong Ngai (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:507954, Added: 10/05/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024