Acting
Lai Suen
Born October 5, 1931 · Hong Kong, China
Died August 28, 2025 · aged 93
Lai Suen began her career in film at the age of 17 before transitioning to television in the 1970s. She became a familiar face after joining TVB in 1990, appearing in many dramas including The Greed of Man in 1992, where she played the mother of the character portrayed by Adam Cheng Siu-Chau. Lai retired after starring in Only You in 2010 and had rarely appeared in public in recent years. In 2023,…
Known For
Lover of the Last Empress · 1995Lover of the Last Empress
★ 5.81995
MovieDramaHistory
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 intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.
The Happy Ghost · 1984The Happy Ghost
★ 6.51984
MovieComedyFantasy
From a camping trip, a college girl took home an ancient rope to use to keep her torn backpack in place, not knowing it was used by a disgraced scholar to hang himself with decades before. The scholar's ghost resurrects at her school and befriended her and her two friends, and teaches them the importance of academic success, love, family and friendship.
Chinese Midnight Express · 1997Chinese Midnight Express
★ 6.61997
MovieCrimeDrama
The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.
Brother of Darkness · 1994Brother of Darkness
★ 4.31994
MovieCrimeDrama
A criminal is terrorizing his family when he is in jail until then his brother gets enough.
The Big Heat · 1988The Big Heat
★ 6.31988
MovieActionThriller
Inspector Waipong Wong has to put his life and resignation from the HKPD on hold to investigate his former partner's mysterious murder. What he and his crack team of three other cops uncover is a plot far more sinister than they originally anticipated.
The Lunatics · 1986The Lunatics
★ 7.31986
MovieDrama
A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.
Full Moon in New York · 1989Full Moon in New York
★ 7.91989
MovieDrama
Three Chinese women with vastly different backgrounds get acquainted and become friends amid the social desolation of New York.
Once in a Lifetime · 1995Once in a Lifetime
★ 10.01995
MovieComedyRomance
Sean Lau has been secretly in love with comely Vivian Chan since childhood, so when she needs a paper marriage to satisfy the wishes of her sick mother, he's a pushover. This doesn't sit too well with her naturalist boyfriend, who seems to like cockroaches more than her. And now the omens are against them: the day they've chosen for marriage is the very same one that Lau's strict aunt demands for his mother's funeral. So, this comedy goes back and forth between the two venues.
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