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Simon Yam Tat-Wah (Chinese: 任達華) was born 19 March, 1955, is a veteran Hong Kong-based actor and film producer. He started off as a supermodel before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television series prior to "apply his trades" in the film industry in 1987. His elder brother is Yam Tak-wing, a retired former Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of Fainaru Faito - Saigo no Ichigeki (1989). This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1992, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in the crime film Hap do Ko Fei (1992), where he faced off in a bloody battle against Chow Yun-Fat's character. In 1993, he starred as "Dhalsim" in the action-comedy film Chiu Kap Hok Hau Ba Wong (1993), a parody of Street Fighter directed by Jing Wong. In 1996, Yam began his role as Chiang Tin-Sung, the leader of the Hung Hing triads in the first three installments of the Goo Wak Chai: Yan Joi Gong Woo (1996) film series. In 2000, Yam starred as Cheung-sun, the progenitor of all vampires, in the television series Ngo Wo Geun See Yau Gor Yue Wui II (2000), produced by ATV. In 2003, Yam made his Hollywood film debut in Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003) as Shaolin crime lord. Yam received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival hits and box offices such as Chik Loh Goh Yeung (1992), Saat Po Long (2005), Hak Se Wooi (2005), Hak Se Wui: Yi Woo Wai Kwai (2006), Fong Juk (2006), Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life (2003), Dodookdeul (2012). In 2019 in the city of Zhongshan, during a China promotional event, Simon Yam was assaulted by an attacker who stabbed him in the chest and slashed his arms. The security guards arrested the attacker and Simon Yam was taken to the hospital until he made a full recovery.

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The Tenants Downstairs Trailer (2016)

23 June 2016

A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker.

Young and Dangerous 2 Trailer (1996)

30 March 1996

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

S.M.A.R.T. Chase Trailer (2017)

30 September 2017

A washed-up private security agent has to escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai but is ambushed en route.

Friday Gigolo Trailer (1992)

26 November 1992

Donald (Simon Yam) is a photographer who on Fridays is gigolo. On one particular friday entertaining his client is Sophia (Yau Yuet Ching), a ravenous rich man's wife he witnesses a murder in the street.

Beginning of the Great Revival Trailer (2011)

23 June 2011

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

As the Light Goes Out Trailer (2014)

02 January 2014

Firefighters in Hong Kong's Pillar Point uncover dangerous truths as they battle an out-of-control inferno on Christmas Eve.

Mission to Kill Trailer (1983)

02 June 1983

Mission to Kill (1983)

Iceman Trailer (2014)

17 April 2014

An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time.

Fulltime Killer Trailer (2001)

03 August 2001

Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment.

Mission of Condor Trailer (1991)

07 June 1991

A beautiful detective is assigned to bring down a gang of drug traffickers.

Eye in the Sky Trailer (2007)

21 June 2007

The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice and the other on a notorious criminal he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from filmmaking duo Johnnie To and Nai-Hoi Yau.

Iceman: The Time Traveler Trailer (2018)

02 November 2018

The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time.

Police Confidential Trailer (1995)

10 October 1995

A Hong Kong policeman (Simon Yam) seeks honesty and loyalty amid corruption, crime and violence.

The Banquet Trailer (1991)

30 November 1991

Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties.

Bad Blood Trailer (2010)

21 January 2010

When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.

Naked Killer Trailer (1992)

03 December 1992

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

Young and Dangerous 3 Trailer (1996)

29 June 1996

This time taking on the rival Tung Sing triad, who is attempting to usurp Hung Hing influence in Hong Kong by having Tung Sing member Crow frame Ho Nam for the murder of Hung Hing Chairman Chiang Tin Sang.

Full Contact Trailer (1992)

23 July 1992

In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist.

Legendary Couple Trailer (1995)

14 September 1995

When an honest company employee is falsely accused of being an accomplice to a robbery, and his wife dies through police incompetence, he seeks revenge by launching a one-man crime spree, starting with the abduction of his former boss's spoiled daughter.

Wild City Trailer (2015)

25 July 2015

Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs.

Triangle Trailer (2007)

01 October 2007

Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening a mysterious old man appears before them in a bar with a 'get rich quick' scheme: an ancient treasure is buried under a high-security government building.

Ocean Flame Trailer (2008)

23 May 2008

A turbulent love affair between a punk and a youthful waitress.

Operation Red Sea Trailer (2018)

16 February 2018

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

Love Among the Triad Trailer (1993)

21 March 1993

Simon Yam Tat-wah and Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam star in this gauzy melodrama about the life and loves of the gangster elite, directed by Andy Chin Wing-keung.

Bloodfight Trailer (1989)

24 June 1989

Master martial artist Masahiro Kai is a shadow of the champion fighter and trainer he once was. After his protégé was slain in a no-holds-barred, underground fight by the incomparable Chang Lee, Kai slips into a numbing alcohol-induced stupor to try to forget the past.

Osmanthus Alley Trailer (1987)

01 April 1987

Ti Hung's parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to rise from her poverty.

Young and Dangerous Trailer (1996)

25 January 1996

Five young hoodlums sing karaoke, murder, joke around, get beaten up, win and lose women, and learn the value of blind loyalty.

Street Angels Trailer (1996)

07 June 1996

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, only to have her ex return with guns blazing.

Gigolo and Whore Trailer (1991)

23 May 1991

The popular Pygmalion formula popularized in the Hollywood musical My Fair Lady gets a decidedly Hong Kong cinema twist in this bawdy comedy.

A Chilling Cosplay Trailer (2013)

29 October 2013

The police investigate the murder of a young woman whose corpse was frozen and dressed up like a doll.

Dragon Squad Trailer (2005)

10 November 2005

A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.

He Lives by Night Trailer (1982)

08 May 1982

A killer wears women's clothing and stalks women that wear white fish-net stockings

Expect the Unexpected Trailer (1998)

28 May 1998

In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out.

Night and Fog Trailer (2009)

14 May 2009

A troubled marriage fueled by the husband's jealousy, abuse, and financial struggles takes a dark turn as he becomes increasingly controlling, and subjects his wife to unbearable torment.

All of a Sudden Trailer (1996)

14 June 1996

An erotic mystery about widower seeks revenge to the man whose wife had an affair before her apparent suicide, however things soon turns complicated when the widower having a relationship with the man's wife and the whole truth would reveals.

The Black Panther Warriors Trailer (1993)

18 November 1993

A group of specialists are recruited to steal from a police station.

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts Trailer (2002)

13 July 2002

A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.

The Great Pretenders Trailer (1991)

16 May 1991

The Great Pretenders is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You Trailer (1993)

28 April 1993

Fred Suen is fan of TV news reporter Kitty Wong. It is an obsession that will eventually result in rape and murder.

Little Red Sweet Trailer (2025)

27 February 2025

The story follows Simon and Mimi, a married couple whose daughter Stephy dreams of becoming a flight attendant.

Ip Man Trailer (2008)

12 December 2008

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.

A Beautiful Moment Trailer (2018)

15 February 2018

An ageing bachelor playboy finally meets the girl of his dreams and proposes marriage, only to discover her psychologist stepmom was his first love long ago.

Women's Prison Trailer (1988)

11 August 1988

A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding.

Vengeance Trailer (2009)

20 May 2009

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.

Death Notice Trailer (2023)

18 August 2023

In Hong Kong, a vigilante serial killer leaves death notices, stating when and how he will murder a victim.

My Grand Father Trailer (2024)

20 September 2024

In order to better support the blind mother of his fallen comrade, Kong Wanshan voluntarily gives up the preferential treatment policy granted by the state and settled at the foot of Mount Tai.

Green Killer Trailer (1982)

26 February 1982

Hong Kong movie

Love, Guns and Glass Trailer (1995)

02 September 1995

Simon Yam, gang boss, turns himself in to the cops in order to spare his buddies. He spends ten long years in jail during which his no good wife gambles away all his money and raises his little daughter into an ungrateful slutty teen with an attitude.

In the Line of Duty 7: Sea Wolves Trailer (1991)

28 September 1991

Madam Yeung is assigned to investigate a serial murder in a Philippine cargo ship anchored in Hong Kong.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life Trailer (2003)

21 July 2003

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box.

Midnight Beating Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

In the Haibei People's Hospital, Qinghai province, China, the present-day on the night of a full moon, a patient is murdered by a syringe through her chest.

Bloody Friday Trailer (1996)

14 September 1996

In Hong Kong, someone is murdering call girls every Friday night. Supercop Ko goes into action but engenders the enmity of Ken, another cop, when the murderer kills Ken's girlfriend during a stakeout.

Mr. Coconut Trailer (1989)

21 January 1989

Lovable Mr. Coconut arrives in town from Hainan China where he lived with his coconuts. Here in the sophisticated urban jungles of Hong Kong.

Dr. Lamb Trailer (1992)

22 October 1992

An abnormal taxi driver lusts for blood every rainy night, and several young women are killed as a result.

Sasori Trailer (2009)

08 August 2009

A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pending marriage and landing the poor girl in the most brutal women's prison ever seen.

12 Golden Ducks Trailer (2015)

19 February 2015

Devastated by a love affair, former in-demand gigolo Future Chang (played by Sandra Ng) retreats to Thailand, leading the life a dissolute.

King of Robbery Trailer (1996)

05 October 1996

After robbing countless Hong Kong jewelery shops, Ye Kuan (Simon Yam) sets out on a murderous rampage killing everything in his path.

Hot Blood Trailer (1977)

23 September 1977

Chow Yun Fat plays a police inspector named Cheng who is killed in the line of duty while trying to nab a crook.

Cold Eyes Trailer (2013)

03 July 2013

Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals.

Big Man Little Affair Trailer (1989)

20 October 1989

Joseph is an advertising man whose wife and mother in law want a grandson. He is saddled with a loud-mouthed Taiwanese partner, who takes him to Taiwan for a business trip.