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Cheng Siu-Keung

Born July 21, 1952 · British Hong Kong (age 74)

Cheng Siu-Keung is an award-winning Hong Kong cinematographer best known for his prolific collaboration with the director Johnnie To.

Known For

David is sitting in a bar, musing over why he has bedded and left five or six of Asia's loveliest women in such a short time.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In · 2024

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

★ 7.02024

MovieActionCrime

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.

Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.

A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Running Out of Time · 1999

Running Out of Time

★ 7.31999

MovieDramaAction

Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.

A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.

A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.

Filmography

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David is sitting in a bar, musing over why he has bedded and left five or six of Asia's loveliest women in such a short time.

Cinematography

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In · 2024

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

★ 7.02024

MovieActionCrime

Director of Photography

Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.

Director of Photography

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.

Director of Photography

A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Director of Photography

Running Out of Time · 1999

Running Out of Time

★ 7.31999

MovieDramaAction

Director of Photography

A friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

Director of Photography

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

Director of Photography

Fight Back to School 2 · 1992

Fight Back to School 2

★ 6.81992

MovieActionComedy

Star Chow, an officer in the elite police unit, resigns when he is made a scapegoat for a botched investigation. He goes undercover at a school to complete the case and realizes a bumbling detective is also undercover as a student.

Director of Photography

Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.

Director of Photography

Fight Back to School · 1991

Fight Back to School

★ 7.01991

MovieActionComedy

Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.

Director of Photography

Ip Man 4: The Finale · 2019

Ip Man 4: The Finale

★ 7.32019

MovieActionHistory

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

Director of Photography

Running Out of Time 2 · 2001

Running Out of Time 2

★ 6.12001

MovieActionCrime

Ho Sheung Sang finds himself wrapped up in another cat-and-mouse game, this time against a tricky magician.

Director of Photography

After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.

Director of Photography

A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.

Director of Photography

The Invincible Dragon · 2019

The Invincible Dragon

★ 4.72019

MovieActionCrime

The undercover agent with dragon tattoo Kowloon continually helped the police to solve mysterious cases, which made him known as a rising star. However, his impulsive personality dragged him into endless troubles. He got himself into fights with the Macau detective, as well as an American Army veteran Alexander who has a secret linkage to Kowloon’s background…

Director of Photography

Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.

Director of Photography

Return to a Better Tomorrow · 1994

Return to a Better Tomorrow

★ 6.21994

MovieActionThriller

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 clutch of their gang leader.

Director of Photography

A True Mob Story · 1998

A True Mob Story

★ 7.01998

MovieActionCrime

A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss's life in a gang fight. Despite his wife's death in this attack, he appears to be moving up in the Triad family until he discovers the other bosses are not looking out for him when he is double crossed and the gangster he previously hospitalized in the gang fight comes back for revenge.

Director of Photography

Lucky Coffee Shop is well-known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have love problems. At the same time, the coffee shop may collapse since the landlord is increasing the rent tremendously. Let's see how the lucky guys of the shop can revert this situation.

Director of Photography

A Hero Never Dies · 1998

A Hero Never Dies

★ 6.91998

MovieActionCrime

Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.

Director of Photography

Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to buy time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.

Director of Photography

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 couple of young "cadets" in the Police Cadet School. Tragedy, romance, conflicts, and intrigues were featured. The series was immediately followed by a sequels titled "New Police Cadet '85" and "New Police Cadet '88". Both sequels stars Tony Leung.

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Director