5 Movies Directed by Herman Yau

The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story

The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-05-13

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(2214 Reviews)

Fullplot:

In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later, on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of coarse, happy-go-lucky cops investigate, and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bao. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant's former owner; he and his family have disappeared; staff at the restaurant continue to go missing; and, Wong can't produce a signed bill of sale: but there's no evidence. The police arrest Wong and try to torture him into a confession. Can they make him talk? And what was in those pork bao?

On the Edge

On the Edge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-08-31

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (375 Reviews)

Director:

Herman Yau

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Herman Yau

Jacky Wong (scriptwriter)

Yin-Yee Tin (scriptwriter)

Fullplot:

(Cantonese with English subtitles) After 8 years of working undercover among Hong Kong's notorious triads, Harry Sin busts a crime lord and returns to regular police work. But old habits die hard, and Harry's immersion in the underworld is tough to shake. When his new partner decides to snub him, the only way out for Harry may be the dangerous life that has consumed him for nearly a decade.

Turning Point

Turning Point

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-08-13

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (325 Reviews)

Director:

Herman Yau

Cast:

Writer:

Man-hung Poon (screenplay)

Yeung-tat Wong (screenplay)

Tin-Shing Yip (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-06-24

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (23187 Reviews)

Director:

Herman Yau

Cast:

Writer:

Erica Lee (screenplay)

Sean Whitley (dubbed version)

Fullplot:

Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters.

Ip Man: The Final Fight

Ip Man: The Final Fight

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-03-28

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (5607 Reviews)

Director:

Herman Yau

Fullplot:

In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he has no choice but to fight one last time ...

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