The best Kwan Hoi-San’s movies

Kwan Hoi-San

Kwan Hoi-San

24/10/1925- 11/09/2006
We present our ranking of the best Kwan Hoi-San’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Kwan Hoi-San.
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Project A

Project A
7.2/10
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

Project A: Part II

Project A: Part II
7/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 19/08/1987
  • Character: Navy Captain Chi
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

Yu Pui Tsuen

Yu Pui Tsuen
5.8/10
  • Release: 12/12/1986

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled
7.7/10
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
6.9/10
The triangular relationship between Lap. Rick and Cheung is the backbone of this film. Lap's father was once a triad; he retired and opened a bar near seashore. Rick worked there and was a couple with Lap. Force by an old partner, Lap's father assisted in trafficking of his father, Lap became the mistress of Godfather Shen. Cheung was her driver and loved her deeply. Six years later, Rick became a professional assassin and returned to Hong Kong for a job. He met Lap, and Lap decided to leave Godfather Shen. Of course Godfather Shen wouldn't let his woman get away from him. Cheung helped them to exile. Lap, Rick and Cheung united to confront Godfather Shen and his followers. A bloody gun battle begin. Could every one survive at the end?

The Unmatchable Match

The Unmatchable Match
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 11/05/1990
  • Character: Uncle Kin
Chow is an undercover cop who must befriend former triad kingpin Chan Wai-Man to investigate a brutal diamond heist. It turns out that Chan is innocent of the theft, but not of the fencing of the stolen goods

All's Well, Ends Well

All's Well, Ends Well
7.2/10
A romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Eldest brother Shang Moon is a philandering businessman who treats his hideous yet hard-working wife like dirt. Middle brother Shang Foon is a disc jockey/playboy who tries to score with as many girls as possible. Youngest brother Shang So is an obviously gay dance instructor. Moon soon gets the tables turned on him as his wife leaves to become a glamorous karaoke hostess, and Foon gets into a bizarre relationship with a fan so obsessed with movies that she constantly acts out characters on dates, until he suddenly becomes temporarily mentally ill. And So is continually at odds with obvious butch lesbian family cousin. Hilarity ensues.

A Moment of Romance II

A Moment of Romance II
6.1/10
A street racer encounters a mainland courtesan under an extraordinary circumstances. A moment of Romance between them follows after.

The Banquet

The Banquet
5.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/11/1991
  • Character: Chicken Roll
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi (Eric Tsang) and his agent (Jacky Cheung) have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung (Sammo Hung) has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.

The Young Vagabond

The Young Vagabond
5.4/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 01/01/1985
  • Character: So's father
A martial artist must train incessantly to defeat the brutally powerful thief called Centipede.

Man of the Times

Man of the Times
5.5/10
A look at the life and times of Chan Chi Chiu--an ambitious cop's journey to become the highest ranking officer in Hong Kong.

Lee Rock

Lee Rock
7/10
The film chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of.

Casino Tycoon

Casino Tycoon
5.9/10
Set in World War II, Casino Tycoon chronicles the story of Benny, a young graduate played by Andy Lau, who flees Hong-Kong during the Japanese invasion and heads for gambling haven Macau. Once in Macau, he impresses a local business man who has ties to organised crime, he slowly builds his way up in the ranks of the Macau underworld which ultimately leads to trouble.

Perfect Exchange

Perfect Exchange
6/10
Mindy Chan (Andy Lau) is a top-notched gambler/swindler. His girlfriend Lily (Christy Chung) and friend Ah Chi are card dealers at the casino where bad guy Lau and his mistress Mona (Anita Lee) frequent. Chor Hung (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), a play on the Chinese name for famed retired actress Cherie Chung, is a senior security guard at the local prison. During a card game, Ah Chi and Mindy swindle millions of dollars from Lau, but they are caught. Lau makes a deal with Mindy - in exchange for Ah Chi (who had been kidnapped), Mindy needs to go to prison and find out where a guy named Robinson (Kwan Hoi-San) has hidden $3 billion dollars worth of bonds.

Kid from Kwangtung

Kid from Kwangtung
5.8/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 07/02/1982
  • Character: Master Wu Changjiu
Respected actor and action choreographer Hsu Hsia didn’t waste his chance to direct — inviting three other kung-fu designers to help on this fight-filled thriller. Wang Yu, co-star of such classics as Dirty Ho and The Kid With A Tattoo, here takes center stage as a young rascal caught between master martial arts actor Jen Shih-kuan (Once Upon A Time In China) and violent Huang Cheng-li (Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow). From there on, it’s one masterful kung-fu bout after another.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/07/1983
  • Character: Uncle Kwai
Hong Kong Hong Kong (or "Man and Woman" as it literally translates) is the story of a young woman, Man Si Sun, who has arrived illegally in Hong Kong from mainland China, and Kong Yuen Sang, a young man who is a gambler and wannabe boxing champion.

Queen of Temple Street

Queen of Temple Street
7.1/10
  • Release: 21/04/1990
Queen of Temple Street is a 1990 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon. It has a Category III rating in Hong Kong.

Fist of the Red Dragon

Fist of the Red Dragon
6.1/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 11/11/1993
  • Character: Chan's foster dad (Beggar Chie)
Expert fighters must band together in an ultimate martial arts showdown when Southern China’s High Officers begin smuggling opium over the border and endangering the lives of the local villagers. With no one to protect them and an Emperor that does not honor them, the people turn to the Master Fighters Lin Shih Tsui and Hwang Fei Hung to battle the evil officers and bring justice to the land.

Queen of Kowloon

Queen of Kowloon
7.6/10
  • Release: 17/11/2000
Ah Sei is the second wife of poverty-stricken apothecary, and deals quietly with the hand that fate has dealt her. She is a virtual "house slave" to the first wife, and looks closely after the first wive's daughter, Irene, although Irene treats her with complete contempt. When the couple is killed in a car crash, Ah Sei is thrust into the position of caring for Irene first-hand, as she begins to prepare for her wedding, and must persevere through one turmoil after another

Coolie Killer

Coolie Killer
7/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 30/06/1982
  • Character: Choi
Ko leads a team of Hong Kong assassins that are taken out one by one. Ko manages to flee to the countryside, where he aims to find out who's behind this and to gain the strength to fight back. Helping him is local girl Tong, whilst chasing Ko is the long arm of the law, represented by cop Chung.

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