Basic Pictures

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Basic Pictures Ltd.
Company type Production company
Industry Film production
Founded2002
Headquarters,
Key people
Andrew Lau
Products Film

Basic Pictures Ltd. (Chinese :基本映画) is a Hong Kong production company that was established in 2002 by filmmaker Andrew Lau. Since its establishment, the company has gone to produce film that include the Infernal Affairs trilogy and other films in which Lau serves as either the director or the producer.

Filmography

YearFilmChinese titleDirectorOther notes
2002 Infernal Affairs 無間道 Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
2003 Cat and Mouse 老鼠爱上猫 Gordon Chan
Infernal Affairs II 無間道II Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Infernal Affairs III 無間道III: 終極無間 Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
2005 Initial D 頭文字D Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Moonlight in Tokyo情義我心知 Alan Mak, Felix Chong
2006 Daisy 데이지 Andrew Lau Korean film
Confession of Pain 傷城 Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
2007A Mob Story人在江湖 Herman Yau
Undercover危險人物Billy Chung
The Haunted School 校墓處Cash Chin
2009 Look for a Star 游龍戲鳳 Andrew Lau
2010 Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 精武風雲-陳真 Andrew Lau
2011 A Beautiful Life 不再讓你孤單 Andrew Lau

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