Michael Mak (director)

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Michael Mak (born 16 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director who is known for directing Dragon Force , Everlasting Love and Island of Greed . Michael was born in Hong Kong and his ancestral hometown is Mowming, Guangdong province.

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Background

He is the brother of film producer Johnny Mak. [1] He was born in 1958 in Hong Kong. [2]

Career

1980s

Mak had an acting role in the 1984 film, Behind the Yellow Line . [3]

He directed the 1984 film Everlasting Love which starred Irene Wan and Lau Tak Wah. [4]

1990s to 2000s

The period action film Butterfly and Sword was released in 2003. It starred Michelle Yeoh as Sister Ko and Tony Leung as Sen who were trying to stop a revolutionary plot to overthrow the government. [5] [6] [7] He directed the 1997 gangster epic, Island of Greed which was produced by his brother Johnny. [8] [9] Under his direction, he portrayed Taiwan as a Chinese version of Sicily where the politicians and triads were colluding together in an arrangement beneficial to both. [10]

He directed the made-for-television film, Asian Charlie's Angels which was released in 2001. The film starred Christy Chung, Annie Wu and Kelly Lin. [11] [12]

Mak got to act again in the film in Kant Leung's Roaring Dragon, Bluffing Tiger which was released in 2003. [13]

Select filmography

DirectorFilm
TitleProducerYearNotes #
Chiu pei nui hok sang Manfred Wong 1982
Shen tan guang tou mei a.k.a. Dragon Force Jai-Wen Ma1982
Everlasting Love Johnny Mak 1984
Huan Chang1985
Kai xin le yuan1985
Jin su xin zhong qingJohnny Mak1986Co-directed with David Lai
Long Arm of the Law: Part 2Johnny Mak1987
Yue liang, xing xing, tai yang Stephen Siu 1988
Long Arm of the Law: Part 3 Stephen Siu1989
Ren hai gu hongWai-Chung Yip1989As Don Kit Mak
The Truth: Final Episode 1989
Long Arm of the Law: Part 4Johnny Mak1990
Sex and Zen Johnny Mak1991
Wei xian qing ren Jackie Chan 1992
Butterfly and Sword Yen-Ping Chu 1993
Zhong e Lie Che da jie an1995
Island of Greed Johnny Mak1997
Asian Charlie's Angels2004Made for television [14]
ProducerFilm
TitleDirectorYearNotes #
Hai gen Doug Chan, Chan-Bong Cheung, Kwok-Lap Lee
Suen-Ming Mak aka Michel Mak, Steven Siu
Raymond To
1995
I DoChi-Sing Cheung2000
An Autumn DiaryMichael Mak
Love Asia Chun-Chun Wong 2006Exec Prod
Nothing Is Impossible Lam Wah-Chuen 2006 [15]
Misc rolesFilm
TitleRoleDirectorProducerYearNotes #
Shui er wu shiWriter, PlannerChuen-Yee Cha Mona Fong 1985
An Autumn DiaryPresenterKin-Lung LamMichael Mak2002
Twins MissionProduction administrative controllerTo-Hoi KongAmy Li2007 [16] [17]

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