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Henry Chan

Born December 25, 1946 · Hong Kong (age 79)

Henry Chan is a cinematographer born in Hong Kong in 1946. He is a graduate from the London Film School in England in 1973. Chan worked as a cinematographer in Hong Kong for 13 years and immigrated to Canada in 1988. He is now based in Las Vegas, USA.

Known For

Crazy SafariCrazy Safari · 1991
Crazy Safari
★ 5.41991
MovieComedyFantasy
Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be controlled by a series of yellow tapes, and is the ancestor of the other guy. On the way, while flying over Africa, their plane stalls. And of all places, where do they land? That's right, in the village of the tribe of "The Gods Must Be Crazy".
The MasterThe Master · 1992
The Master
★ 6.61992
MovieAction
When old martial arts master Master Tak disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find him. However, when he learns that Tak's life is in danger, he decides to protect him at all costs.
Casino RaidersCasino Raiders · 1989
Casino Raiders
★ 6.51989
MovieActionDrama
Law and Chan are gamblers and friends. Forced into a battle with the Yakuza, How far will friendship go? A high stakes card game will settle it all.
Legend of the MountainLegend of the Mountain · 1979
Legend of the Mountain
★ 7.41979
MovieHorrorFantasy
A traveling scholar is intent on translating a Buddhist sutra that is said to have power over the creatures of the afterlife. He slowly finds himself entangled in a mysterious plot involving witchcraft, demons, and a battle to preserve his own soul from the attacks of the supernatural underworld.
Royal TrampRoyal Tramp · 1992
Royal Tramp
★ 7.11992
MovieActionComedy
The story of Wai Siu Bo, a pimp who after saving Chan Kan Nam, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.
She Starts the FireShe Starts the Fire · 1992
She Starts the Fire
★ 6.91992
MovieComedyRomance
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 Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond StreetAces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street · 1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
★ 5.71984
MovieActionComedy
While vacationing in Paris, King Kong is kidnapped by a British agent called James, who seeks to recover one of the stolen crown jewels, the Star of Fortune, supposedly at the request of the Queen of England. The jewel is hidden at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters and Kong will have to steal the jewel without his partner-in-crime, Detective Albert 'Baldy' Au, finding out. When James' devious intentions are revealed and Baldy and his wife, Supt. Nancy Ho, discover Kong's heist, Kong finds himself at a crossroad.
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in StarlightBabylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight · 2002
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight
★ 6.02002
MovieScience FictionAdventure
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race.

Filmography

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Flash Future Kung FuFlash Future Kung Fu · 1983
Flash Future Kung Fu
★ 6.01983
MovieScience FictionAction
Imagine an old-school martial arts melodrama about competing fighting schools dropped into the grungy sci-fi world of Blade Runner, and you have an idea of the curious mix of styles in Flash Future Kung Fu. Eddy Ko is the maverick star pupil of an honorable school who secretly engages in underground "Black Boxing" bouts, a black market sport off limits to the school. The ambitious X-Gang, a bloodthirsty neo-Nazi-like organization, plots to take care of Ko and his friends and take over the city with their army of mind-controlled zombie soldiers. In true Hong Kong fashion, it boils down to a showdown of champions, and this one takes place in a boxing ring in an eerily empty warehouse with video coverage broadcasting the event all over.

Director of Photography

Golden SwallowGolden Swallow · 1987
Golden Swallow
★ 5.01987
MovieAdventureFantasy
A poor scholar named Lo Chih-Chiu, played by Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming, rescues a swallow from three mischievous boys, and frees the bird afterward. The bird then magically takes the form of a beautiful lady named Hsiao-Hseuh, played by Cherie Chung, who falls in love with the scholar because he had saved her life. She returns the deed by rescuing him from a ruthless band of warlords. She and her sister, Hsiao-Shang, are both originally swallows, but can change into human forms due to witchcraft and wizardry. Hsiao-Hseuh later confronts Chih-Chiu, and later reveals she is a servant of an evil witch queen, who feeds on human blood. When the witch discovers their friendship and bond, she was on the verge of destroying him, but Hsiao-Hseuh pleads for his life in exchange for their separation. After being back in the custody of the witch queen, Hsiao-Hseuh sneaks out and reunites with Chih-Chiu, but posing as a different person to hide her identity.

Director of Photography