Chingmy Yau

Chingmy Yau

​Born May 16, 1968 as Yau Suk Ching, Chingmy Yau get her start in the entertainment industry by participating in beauty pageants. It was after her appearance at the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant in 1989 (where she took the "Miss Photogenic" trophy) that she began to get film offers. Most of her early work consisted of her playing goody-two-shoes roles in romantic comedies until notorious film-maker Wong Jing took Yau under his wing -- and into his bed, even though he was married at the time. Yau became one of the queens of Category III (Hong Kong's version of the NC-17 rating, given to movies with high doses of sex and/or violence) films, through her roles in movies such as the deliciously sleazy Naked Killer (1992). However, unlike most Cat III actresses, she never appeared fully nude. Rumors abounded that Wong Jing (who either directed or produced almost every film Yau was in at the time) had strict control over what Yau could or could not show. Despite Wong's restrictions, Yau continued to heat up the screen in her roles. She even lent a bit of "real" sensuality to the usually sexually tame Jackie Chan in 1992's City Hunter (where she sports almost the exact same outfit as worn by Lara Croft in the hit video game "Tomb Raider"). Gambling never seemed as sexy as when Yau combined kung-fu with wagering in God of Gamblers Returns (1994). Yau provided excellent comic relief (and got back a bit at the hounding Hong Kong press) as well as providing a nice bit of "eye candy" by portraying an annoying tabloid TV reporter in High Risk (1995). Despite her attempts to diversify her acting portfolio, she is still best known for her roles in ultra-sleazy exploitation flicks such as Raped by an Angel (1993). The Hong Kong tabloid press is well-known for being rabid, especially towards actresses, and Chingmy Yau was no exception. Almost from the beginning of her film career, Yau was hounded by reporters claiming that she had slept her way into the film industry, and critics were always quick to cut her down. By 1997, when she publicly announced her and Wong Jing's breakup, no one was really surprised and most people expected her to retire outright. She has continued to work -- albeit at a much slower pace, now doing about one movie a year. But it seems as if Yau is following the lead of many other Hong Kong actresses who shot to fame and left just as quickly. She recently tied the knot to a fashion designer, and if the marriage goes well, she may never work again.

  • Popularity : 16.409
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1968-05-16
  • Place of Birth : Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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Chingmy Yau Movies

  • 1993
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    The Kung Fu Cult Master

    The Kung Fu Cult Master

    6.7 1993 HD

    A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder,...

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  • 1993
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    City Hunter

    City Hunter

    6.6 1993 HD

    A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

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  • 1992
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    Naked Killer

    Naked Killer

    6 1992 HD

    A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.

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  • 1991
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    Tricky Brains

    Tricky Brains

    7 1991 HD

    A trickster-for-hire, known as the Tricky Expert, is hired to ruin the lives of a father and son by making them think that he's a part of the family.

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  • 1993
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    Future Cops

    Future Cops

    6 1993 HD

    In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to...

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  • 1997
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    Lawyer Lawyer

    Lawyer Lawyer

    6.4 1997 HD

    Stephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in doing things for his own benefit. Eric Kot playing...

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  • 1995
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    High Risk

    High Risk

    6.6 1995 HD

    After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star...

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  • 1994
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    Legend of the Red Dragon

    Legend of the Red Dragon

    7 1994 HD

    A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the...

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  • 1994
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    God of Gamblers' Return

    God of Gamblers' Return

    6.8 1994 HD

    Chow returns to play Ko Chun, a skilled gambler who now lives in retirement in France. Wu Xingguo plays an evil gangster who forces Ko out of...

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  • 1992
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    Royal Tramp

    Royal Tramp

    7 1992 HD

    The story of Wilson Bond, a pimp who after saving Chan, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a...

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  • 1992
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    Royal Tramp 2

    Royal Tramp 2

    7 1992 HD

    Following on from the Royal Tramp I, after discovering that the Empress is actually Lone-er, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned...

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  • 1996
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    Satan Returns

    Satan Returns

    4.7 1996 HD

    Women born on the 6th June are being killed around Hong Kong. There is a lunatic on the loose. Ching, a police psychologist, looks to be the next...

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  • 1995
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    The Saint of Gamblers

    The Saint of Gamblers

    5.1 1995 HD

    Lui is the tyrant of gamblers in Macau. He puts forward a masked Saint Of Gamblers to cover for him in the casino. Meanwhile, Uncle Sam has lost his...

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  • 1989
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    They Came to Rob Hong Kong

    They Came to Rob Hong Kong

    6.6 1989 HD

    A bungling gang of criminal mercenaries arrives from the Chinese mainland on a mission for a mysterious evil mastermind, only to discover that their...

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  • 1988
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    灵幻天师

    灵幻天师

    6 1988 HD

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  • 1998
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    Hold You Tight

    Hold You Tight

    5.2 1998 HD

    Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

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  • 1993
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    Millionaire Cop

    Millionaire Cop

    2 1993 HD

    A police detective (Aaron Kwok) must pose as the son of a millionaire to catch a kidnapping ring. Trouble starts when the policeman's girlfriend...

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  • 1993
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    Ghost Lantern

    Ghost Lantern

    6.6 1993 HD

    A gang member is pursued by a ghost who was his lover in a past life.

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  • 1991
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    Lee Rock

    Lee Rock

    6.2 1991 HD

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

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  • 1993
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    Raped by an Angel

    Raped by an Angel

    5.2 1993 HD

    A lawyer is obsessed by a TV advertisement's two models, Yau Yuk-nam and Chu Kit-Man. He schemes an elaborate plot to sexually assault Chu and get...

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  • 1989
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    Happy Together

    Happy Together

    7 1989 HD

    Kenny Bee works for a large Hong Kong corporation who's business practice is not exactly honorable. But he is being promoted to upper management with...

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  • 1995
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    Lover of the Last Empress

    Lover of the Last Empress

    5.8 1995 HD

    The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the...

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  • 1994
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    Return to a Better Tomorrow

    Return to a Better Tomorrow

    6.3 1994 HD

    An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful...

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  • 1996
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    Street Angels

    Street Angels

    6 1996 HD

    After her gangster boyfriend Walkie Pie skips town to evade a murder rap, beautiful Tung Yen hooks up with a wealthy nightclub owner, Brother Man,...

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  • 1988
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    Mr. Possessed

    Mr. Possessed

    1 1988 HD

    Riley (Kenny Bee) is being followed by the ghost of an evil warlock, who was killed in a duel with Riley's father many years ago. Now, he wants to...

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  • 1995
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    Legendary Couple

    Legendary Couple

    6.3 1995 HD

    When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks...

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  • 1992
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    She Starts the Fire

    She Starts the Fire

    5.9 1992 HD

    A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie...

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  • 1996
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    4 Faces of Eve

    4 Faces of Eve

    7.8 1996 HD

    Made up of four short stories. One, a lonely hooker can't stop crying whenever she has sex with her clients. She approaches a shrink and ends up...

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  • 1996
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    Young and Dangerous 2

    Young and Dangerous 2

    6.4 1996 HD

    Chicken is back in exile. Hung Hing, a triad, is trying to ally with Chicken's new group, the Taiwanese triad San Luen. A contest is on in Hong Kong....

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  • 1996
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    Feel 100%... Once More

    Feel 100%... Once More

    4.5 1996 HD

    Five popular screenidols star in this sequel to the original "Feel 100%." Finding their relationship on the rocks, Marco (Noodle) and Yen(Sammi) take...

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  • 1992
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    Lee Rock III

    Lee Rock III

    3.9 1992 HD

    The final part to the Lee Rock trilogy. Lee Rock's rise to power with the corruption of the Hong Kong Police is about to crumble beneath him. With...

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  • 1996
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    Blind Romance

    Blind Romance

    6.7 1996 HD

    Chingmy Yau is spunky girl-next-door Tung-Tung, who's hot for rich guy Wing (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), but she can’t say two words to him thanks to...

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  • 1993
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    Boys Are Easy

    Boys Are Easy

    6.7 1993 HD

    A man wants to see his three daughters get married.

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  • 1995
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    I'm Your Birthday Cake

    I'm Your Birthday Cake

    4.2 1995 HD

    A man (Cheng) hires a mousy woman (Yau to help his disabled brother overcome psychological paralysis.

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  • 1988
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    How to Pick Girls Up!

    How to Pick Girls Up!

    4.3 1988 HD

    Three love-challenged men meet a radio host who tutors them in the art of picking up women in a variety of unconventional ways in Wong Jing's...

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  • 1988
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    The Crazy Companies

    The Crazy Companies

    5.7 1988 HD

    A rivalry between two brothers causes chaos through out the business world. Can the good brother defeat his greedy elder brother at his own game?...

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  • 1991
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    Money Maker

    Money Maker

    5.7 1991 HD

    When expert gambler Sandra Ng is killed by a rival, her ghost enlists Wong Jing and Ng Man-Tat, two screw-up disciples of Taoist Lam Ching-Ying, to...

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  • 1992
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    Truant Heroes

    Truant Heroes

    6.2 1992 HD

    Undercover cop, Kin, infiltrates a Hong Kong school to root out an underworld presence. Things get tricky when he falls for a charming teacher,...

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  • 1988
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    The Crazy Companies II

    The Crazy Companies II

    6 1988 HD

    One the day Horny to get married, his two pals Frank and Kai told him to avoid the trap of marriage. However his finacee forced him to sign the...

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  • 1990
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    My Neighbours Are Phantoms

    My Neighbours Are Phantoms

    5 1990 HD

    Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are evil spirits needing the blood of 49 humans. Cheung...

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  • 1989
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    The Romancing Star III

    The Romancing Star III

    2 1989 HD

    Four mismatched and contentious Hong Kong couples consider swapping partners but realize they're happier as they are.

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  • 1989
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    Perfect Match

    Perfect Match

    4.5 1989 HD

    In the boardrooms and hallways of the fiercely competitive "Lok's Toy Company", where employees vie for the top management position while trading...

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  • 1989
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    Ghost Busting

    Ghost Busting

    4 1989 HD

    Salesmen Bangladesh and Robert once worked in countryside and came across a female ghost and a sissy ghost, but their driver was killed by the ghosts...

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  • 1989
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    Mr. Fortune

    Mr. Fortune

    1 1989 HD

    Toy designer Yau (Anthony Chan) is always bullied by boss (Wong Wan Si) and ex-girlfriend (Money Lo). One day, Yau runs into a beautiful but...

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  • 1991
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    Lee Rock II

    Lee Rock II

    6.4 1991 HD

    The second part of the trilogy chronicling the rise and fall of Hong Kong's top corrupt official. During this time period, Lee Rock enjoys his sucess...

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  • 1992
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    Casino Tycoon

    Casino Tycoon

    6.3 1992 HD

    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...

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  • 1992
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    Casino Tycoon II

    Casino Tycoon II

    6.1 1992 HD

    It is 20 years on and Ho Hsin is now the proud and powerful owner of a chain of casinos in Macau. Unfortunately, he is also the target of many...

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  • 1994
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    Modern Romance

    Modern Romance

    5 1994 HD

    Story 1: A superstitious girl who would only marry her 29th boyfriend. The 29th boyfriend is impotent. Story 2: A promisurous girl whose husband is...

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  • 1993
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    Legend Of The Liquid Sword

    Legend Of The Liquid Sword

    4.5 1993 HD

    The young Chor Lau-heung learns martial arts from Tuk-ku Kau-pai and has attained a high level of skill. His teacher sends him to Shaolin Monastery...

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  • 1993
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    Psycho Killer

    Psycho Killer

    4 1993 HD

    Female detective is on the trail of a serial killer raping and murdering busty women, whose victims include the policewoman's sidekick. Along the...

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  • 1992
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    Deadly Dream Woman

    Deadly Dream Woman

    4.2 1992 HD

    Nightingale Wong is a super heroine who looses her memory when her triad boss father is murdered. She is taken in by a kindly prostitute, and...

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  • 1999
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    Raped by an Angel 4: The Rapist's Union

    Raped by an Angel 4: The Rapist's Union

    6.5 1999 HD

    CIA agent turned sexual predator Daniel (Ben Ng) uses his wealth and collection of high-tech gadgets to prey on unsuspecting women. After arranging...

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  • 1994
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    1941 Hong Kong on Fire

    1941 Hong Kong on Fire

    1 1994 HD

    A family suffers at the hands of the Japanese during the occupation of Hong Kong. On December 25, 1941, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong. The...

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  • 1996
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    Bodyguards of Last Governor

    Bodyguards of Last Governor

    5 1996 HD

    A political satire on Hong Kong before the 1997 takeover. Two bodyguards compete to protect the governor while the governor romances the political...

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  • 1994
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    The Modern Love

    The Modern Love

    5 1994 HD

    Hong Kong in the 90's - the women's movement and attitudes towards love and sex is depicted through experiences of three women.

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  • 1999
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    Left Right Love Destiny

    Left Right Love Destiny

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1984
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    Police Cadet

    Police Cadet

    1 1984 HD

    Police Cadet '84 was a TV series which included such stars in TVB as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and notably, Carina Lau. The story centered on a...

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  • 1988
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    Behind Silk Curtains

    Behind Silk Curtains

    10 1988 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Modern Love Story

    The Modern Love Story

    10 1992 HD

    A collection of different love stories starring the most famous singers and stars from Hong Kong of the 90's.

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  • 1987
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    新扎师兄1988

    新扎师兄1988

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Under-Cover Story

    The Under-Cover Story

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1989
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    Celebrity Talk Show

    Celebrity Talk Show

    9 1989 HD

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