Wai Ka-Fai
🎂 Sep 21, 1962 (63)
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Working since the 1980s, Wai Ka-fai is a screenwriter from Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]. They wrote Drug War. Other titles of theirs include Mad Detective and Vengeance. They have written 33 films and 7 TV productions, working mainly across genres like action, crime, thriller.
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33
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8
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Movies
Mad Detective
2007
Wu Yen
2001
Running on Karma
2003
Detective vs. Sleuths
2022
Fulltime Killer
2001
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003
1:99 Shorts
2003
Fantasia
2004
Fat Choi Spirit
2002
Himalaya Singh
2005
Peace Hotel
1995
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
The Shopaholics
2006
Love on a Diet
2001
Love for All Seasons
2003
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
1997
Help!!!
2000
Needing You...
2000
Written By
2009
TV Shows
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Detective vs. Sleuths
Director
2022
Film
Chasing Dream
Writer
2019
Film
Office
Writer
2015
Film
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Screenplay
2014
Film
Blind Detective
Writer
2013
Film
Drug War
Writer
2012
Film
Romancing in Thin Air
Screenplay
2012
Film
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Writer
2011
Film
Written By
Director
2009
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Wai Ka-Fai?
Wai Ka-Fai is 63 years old, born on September 21, 1962 in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China].
Where is Wai Ka-Fai from?
Wai Ka-Fai was born in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China].
What are the most famous roles of Wai Ka-Fai?
Wai Ka-Fai is best known as a director/writer for Drug War, Mad Detective, Vengeance.
How many movies has Wai Ka-Fai directed?
Wai Ka-Fai has directed/written 34 films and worked on 8 TV shows.
What was Wai Ka-Fai's first movie?
Wai Ka-Fai's first credited film was Young Cops (1985).
What is Wai Ka-Fai's most recent movie?
Wai Ka-Fai's most recent movie is Detective vs. Sleuths (2022).
What are Wai Ka-Fai's best movies?
Wai Ka-Fai's most acclaimed films include: Drug War (2012), Mad Detective (2007), Vengeance (2009), Fulltime Killer (2001), Blind Detective (2013).
What TV shows has Wai Ka-Fai created or directed?
Wai Ka-Fai is known for TV work including: The Greed of Man, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Police Cadet, Looking Back in Anger.
How long has Wai Ka-Fai been working in film?
Wai Ka-Fai has been active since 1985 — a career spanning 41 years.
Wai Ka-Fai
1962-09-21 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Wai Ka-fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.
Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Help!!!, Love for All Seasons, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right and Running on Karma.
Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.