Daniel Yu

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Daniel Yu

Daniel Yu is a Hong Kong film producer and director. He graduated from the Department of Architectural Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1982 and then devoted himself to the film industry.

Known For

The Movie EmperorThe Movie Emperor · 2024
The Movie Emperor
6.12024
MovieComedyDrama
In an attempt to win back the public's interest, has-been Hong Kong film star Lau Wai-chi makes a comeback film with a major director. To prepare for his role as a peasant farmer in the 1960s, he travels to the mainland China countryside to experience rural life there, but his arrogance triggers a series of farces.
Sworn BrothersSworn Brothers · 1987
Sworn Brothers
7.71987
MovieActionDrama
Cheung and Lau are two men who grew up together as brothers. However, they end up as enemies who hunt each other down after following different paths in life.
Heaven and EarthHeaven and Earth · 1994
Heaven and Earth
6.81994
MovieActionThriller
Cheung Ye Pang (Andy Lau) is a Cantonese detective out to combat opium sellers. Encountering high-level corruption along with close friends being murdered, Pang sets out to stop the dealers.
Made in Hong KongMade in Hong Kong · 1997
Made in Hong Kong
7.61997
MovieCrimeDrama
After his father abandons the family, Autumn Moon drops out of high school and becomes a debt collector for the Triads. On his rounds, he meets and falls in love with Ping, a daughter of one of the Triads' clients. She is suffering from a fatal kidney disease, and to pay for her medical expenses, Autumn Moon takes an assassination contract, but as he slips deeper into the criminal underworld, he's haunted by a figure from his past.
Picture of a NymphPicture of a Nymph · 1988
Picture of a Nymph
6.31988
MovieHorrorAction
Shih Erh, a Taoist monk disciple, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon. Shih Erh and his master Wu Men-Chu house and attempt to protect Tsui from the demons and spirits that lurk nearby; however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu, who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost.
Days of TomorrowDays of Tomorrow · 1993
Days of Tomorrow
8.01993
MovieDramaRomance
A young woman searches for information about her father who starred in the classic movie 'Days of Tomorrow', which she is helping to remake. She finds out about his restless youth, career in the 1970s Hong Kong film industry, and tragic love affair.
After This Our ExileAfter This Our Exile · 2006
After This Our Exile
5.72006
MovieDramaRomance
After his mother flees the family home, a son turns to thieving in order to support his father, an abusive sort who is addicted to gambling.
City Kids 1989City Kids 1989 · 1989
City Kids 1989
8.01989
MovieDramaCrime
The pressures of the gang-ridden Hong Kong streets threaten to tear two teenage friends apart. A provocative look at misunderstood youth and juvenile delinquency on the urban streets of Hong Kong.

Filmography

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Thanks for Your LoveThanks for Your Love · 1996
Thanks for Your Love
6.01996
MovieComedyRomance
Wah (Andy Lau) has an uninhibited romantic nature and is very optimistic. He also loves motorcycles, but he gets into a traffic accident which damages a business of the company he works for and Wah is fired as a result. Lam-lam (Rosamund Kwan) is old-fashioned and conservative. She wants to get married with his boyfriend Michael (Michael Tao), but she overreacts and gets violent when she gets intimate with a man. Because of this, Michael broke up with her. One day, Wah met Lam-lam at a reception of her company. Having lost her love, Lam-lam was determined to make a breakthrough. Using alcohol to boost her courage, Lam-lam uses her tipsiness to seduce Wah. Wah sees his love fortune coming and the two of them hook up creating a seemingly imaginary and real bewildered night.

Director

HappinessHappiness · 2016
Happiness
6.92016
MovieDrama
After his mother's death, Chan Kai-yuk feels so alone that he leaves Guangzhou for Hong Kong to look up the father who abandoned him and his mom. But Yuk's hopes are dashed on finding his dad has a new family and considers him a burden. Alone and homeless, Yuk is taken in by Auntie Fen, a middle-aged recluse who leads a solitary existence. At first, their different habits and personalities lead to numerous squabbles, intensified by Yuk's self-centeredness and Fen's odd temperament. As time goes on, Yuk learns Fen is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. The discovery unexpectedly serves as a catalyst for the young man's growth as a caring friend. For the first time in her life, Fen feels truly blessed. But it is a situation rife with irony due to the nature of her disease and the accelerating elusiveness of feelings and memories.

Producer

Drink Drank DrunkDrink Drank Drunk · 2016
Drink Drank Drunk
2.02016
MovieComedy
Alan is a rich kid looking forward to a busy 24 hours: his birthday celebration tonight and attending court as witness in a criminal trial the next morning. Gal pal Wendy gets things rolling with plans for a night of non-stop partying. Alan's lawyer knows his client's unreliability, so he pressures Alan's dependable chum Chris to tag along. Chris's friend Sam, an entrepreneur eager to do business with Alan's crowd, also joins in for fun and profit. As they make the rounds, Alan gets increasingly plastered while searching for his latest infatuation, Ayaka. By sunrise, he's hardly in condition to testify and even the hangover-curing skills of bartender Cherry prove ineffective. As the deadline looms, another solution is sought. In the process, the guys discover their twilight craziness provided each with a new self-perspective that has intangibly changed their lives.

Producer