Fruit Chan
Known for
Fruit Chan is a Hong Kong director born in Guangdong, China, celebrated for gritty, low-budget films examining Hong Kong's working class and the anxieties surrounding the 1997 handover to China. Made in Hong Kong, shot largely with unknown actors and leftover film stock, became a landmark of Hong Kong independent cinema for its raw depiction of disaffected youth on the eve of the handover. Durian Durian continued his interest in marginalized characters navigating the city's economic underside, while Dumplings, a segment of the horror anthology Three... Extremes, used grotesque body horror to critique obsession with youth and beauty. Chan's consistently unglamorous, socially attuned portrait of Hong Kong's underclass, made independently of the territory's larger commercial film industry, has made him one of its most distinctive independent voices.
Fruit Chan
23 Directed
Fruit Chan is a Hong Kong director born in Guangdong, China, celebrated for gritty, low-budget films examining Hong Kong's working class and the anxieties surrounding the 1997 handover to China. Made in Hong Kong, shot largely with unknown actors and leftover film stock, became a landmark of Hong Kong independent cinema for its raw depiction of disaffected youth on the eve of the handover. Durian Durian continued his interest in marginalized characters navigating the city's economic underside, while Dumplings, a segment of the horror anthology Three... Extremes, used grotesque body horror to critique obsession with youth and beauty. Chan's consistently unglamorous, socially attuned portrait of Hong Kong's underclass, made independently of the territory's larger commercial film industry, has made him one of its most distinctive independent voices.
Movies
Director
Don't Look Up
2009
Director
Three Husbands
2018
Director
Three... Extremes
2004
Director
Tales from the Dark 1
2013
Director
The Invincible Dragon
2019
Director
Dumplings
2004
Director
Coffin Homes
2021
Director
Made in Hong Kong
1997
Director
Hollywood Hong Kong
2002
Director
The Midnight After
2014
Director
Tales from the Occult
2022
Director
Public Toilet
2002
Director
Kill Time
2016
Director
Finale in Blood
1993
Director
Little Cheung
1999
Director
Durian Durian
2000
Director
The Longest Summer
1998
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Full Filmography
Tales from the Occult
Director
2022
Film
Coffin Homes
Director
2021
Film
The Abortionist
Director
2019
Film
The Invincible Dragon
Director
2019
Film
Three Husbands
Director
2018
Film
Shining Moment
Director
2017
Film
Kill Time
Director
2016
Film
The Midnight After
Director
2014
Film
Tales from the Dark 1
Director
2013
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Fruit Chan and where are they from?
Fruit Chan is 67 years old, born on April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China.
What are the most famous roles of Fruit Chan?
Fruit Chan is best known for directing Three... Extremes, Dumplings, Made in Hong Kong.
How many movies has Fruit Chan directed?
Over a 34-year career (since 1992), Fruit Chan has directed or written 23 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Fruit Chan's first movie?
The career of Fruit Chan began with Handover Trilogy ().
What is Fruit Chan's most recent movie or series?
Fruit Chan's most recent release is Tales from the Occult, which premiered on September 15, 2022.
Fruit Chan
1959-04-15 · Guangdong, China
Fruit Chan (born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China) is an independent Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films. His name became familiar to many Hong Kongers only after the success of the 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which earned many local and international awards.