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Hong Kong cinema

Hong Kong cinema
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong cinema. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
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Diplomacy

China vows to retaliate after ‘bullying’ US imposes 34% reciprocal tariffs

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Trump had vowed for months to impose reciprocal tariffs to match other countries’ higher tariff rates. Photo: EPA-EFE

Global Economy

China contends ‘key pillar’ agriculture is off-limits in US trade war

Farmers harvest soybeans in the US state of Illinois. Photo: EPA-EFE

Science

US cyber expert Wang Xiaofeng took Singapore job before raids: university letter

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Wang Xiaofeng, whose homes in Indiana were raided on Friday, has focused his recent research on data protection to support AI and using AI technologies to protect computing systems and 5G networks. Photo: Handout

Science

Exclusive | US cyber expert Wang Xiaofeng ‘is safe’ after FBI raids, source says

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Wang Xiaofeng was a tenured professor at Indiana University Bloomington. Photo: Handout

Science

On way to nuclear fusion, Chinese HL-3 reactor hits ‘dual 100 million degrees’

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HL-3 chief designer Zhong Wulu told Chinese state media the HL-3 tokamak reactor in Chengdu had achieved a plasma state with ion temperatures of 117 million degrees Celsius and electron temperatures of 160 million degrees, bringing it closer to the extreme conditions required to ignite fusion. Photo: CCTV
Dayo Wong as Dominic and Catherine Chau as Jade in a still from The Last Dance (extended version). The film (category III, Cantonese) is directed by Anselm Chan. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Last Dance (extended version): what the deleted scenes entail

The highest grossing Hong Kong film ever returns with 12 minutes of extra scenes that add some comedy, but do they warrant a re-release?

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Hong Kong society

On This Day | Pop star Leslie Cheung dies in fall from Hong Kong hotel in 2003 – SCMP archive

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

‘Could have been 3 movies’: Chang Cheh’s The Brave Archer crams in a lot

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Art

The best inspiration is found at home, this artist finds

Chow Chun-fai has chosen veteran journalist-turned-gallery owner Sharon Cheung as his muse for his latest series of paintings to be displayed at Art Basel Hong Kong.

Hong Kong artist Chow Chun-fai’s Interview the Interviewer II series of paintings will be on display at Art Basel Hong Kong’s Insights sector. Photo: SC Gallery
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Peg O’ My Heart: great visuals, awful story in Nick Cheung horror thriller

Andy Lau cameo can’t save Cheung’s film starring himself, Fala Chen and Terrance Lau that is heavy on style but lacks convincing backstories.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What other films did A Chinese Ghost Story’s Tony Ching Siu-tung direct?

From a film starring Kelly Chen and Donnie Yen to an Indiana Jones rip-off with Jet Li, 4 of Tony Ching’s lesser-known productions.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Riley Ip’s 3 best Hong Kong films, with stars such as Shu Qi and Eric Tsang

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Riley Ip made films featuring stars such as Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anthony Wong. Here are the 3 best.

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Eric Tsang (centre) and Nicholas Tse in a still from Riley Ip’s 1999 film Metade Fumaca, one of five he made around the turn of the century.
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Fala Chen started out as a beauty queen. Now she’s a Hollywood star

From a chance pageant win to starring in international blockbusters, Fala Chen’s journey is a testament to her talent and determination.

TV shows and streaming video

How Superstar Specials sparked a Hong Kong TV revolution in the 1970s

With movie stars in their first TV roles and cinematic camerawork, the show marked a new era for Hong Kong TV when it premiered 50 years ago.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From worst to best, 4 fantasy wuxia films with weird monsters

We recall a lurid mix of wuxia and witchcraft, Cheng Pei-pei in Dragon Swamp, and two films featuring a risible lizard and non-giant spider.

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Cheng Pei-pei (left) and Yueh Hua in a still from Dragon Swamp (1969).
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | True Love, for Once in My Life: self-indulgent Hong Kong romance

A self-financed autobiographical story, this film about a wife’s devotion to a love-cheat ex-husband is melodramatic and ill-judged.

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Tse Kwan-ho as unfaithful husband Andrew and Cecilia Yip Tung as his devoted ex-wife, Sabrina, in a still from True Love, for Once in My Life.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Broken Oath, starring Angela Mao, is a hidden gem of kung fu film

Angela Mao, all glammed up, plays an assassin in Broken Oath, a 1977 remake of a Japanese classic. It is one of her greatest performances.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Sam Hui, the ‘father of Cantopop’ whose music and film roles struck a chord

He popularised Cantopop and helped revive Hong Kong cinema after Bruce Lee died. We look at the enduring legacy of the ‘Elvis of The Orient’.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Little Red Sweet: Stephy Tang, Simon Yam in Hong Kong family drama

A family and their dessert shop are turned upside down by illness in a film that chooses nostalgia over substance.

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(From left) Jeffrey Ngai, Simon Yam, Mimi Kung and Tang in a still from Little Red Sweet.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

10 of the best movies from the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival

Sex, love, spies, fame, family, trauma and plenty of politics were on the menu at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Marion Cotillard in a still from The Ice Tower, screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong cinema had a terrible time in the early 2000s. Here’s why

Hong Kong’s film industry suffered a huge slump from 2000-2009, but did the mainland Chinese market and China co-productions save it?

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Hong Kong society

Mainland China’s Ne Zha 2 earns HK$5.6 million on first day in Hong Kong

Animated feature draws more than 64,000 viewers as families and patriotic groups help sell out showings.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 21-23

Celebrate noodles and a restaurant’s anniversary, and see the latest in vegetarian and vegan food – or a film that dives into deaf culture.

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A dish from VEA’s 10th anniversary noodles celebration. Photo: Instagram/vea_hk
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Johnnie To’s action thriller Vengeance hit all the right targets

Starring Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-tung and Lam Suet, the 2009 Hong Kong-France co-production brought the best out of both sides.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Way We Talk: Chung Suet-ying shines as a deaf woman finding herself

Chung Suet-ying delivers a powerful performance in Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk, which explores identity and deaf culture with great humanity.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

In Queerpanorama, Hong Kong’s Jun Li has made his boldest film yet

Director drew from his own experiences for Queerpanorama, about a man meeting foreign men for sex in Hong Kong. It’s got Berlin buzzing.

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Jayden Cheung in a still from Queerpanorama. Photo: Good Sin Production
Hong Kong society

Gaming icon Hideo Kojima hails Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City film as ‘phenomenal’

Metal Gear video game series creator says ‘no end’ to the things he loved about action film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.

Hideo Kojima has said one of his favourite aspects of the film is that Louis Koo’s (pictured) character runs a barbershop. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How 3 Hong Kong directors in turn-of-the-century Hollywood survived

John Woo teamed with Tom Cruise for a ‘boring’ hit. Peter Chan turned to romance. Ringo Lam and Jean Claude van Damme made stomachs churn.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The Last Dance is front-runner for 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards

Drama about funeral rites nominated in nearly every category; Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, set in Kowloon Walled City, has 14 nods.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Faye Wong, actress, Cantopop diva and twice divorced mum

A ‘natural-born actress’, Wong Kar-wai said. The bestselling female Cantopop artist. Yet Faye Wong left it all behind to be a wife and mum.

Hong Kong singer-actress Faye Wong, wearing a high heel hat, performs in Hong Kong in 2003. Twice married and twice divorced, Wong walked away from her career in 2005, and has appeared only sporadically on stage since then. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Mainland China’s record-breaking Ne Zha 2 to hit cinemas in Hong Kong, Macau

Animated tale from Chinese mythology has broken box office records on mainland, earning 9.7 billion yuan.

Ne Zha 2 has become the mainland’s biggest box office success. Photo: AFP
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From Initial D to Sausalito, 5 films that show director Andrew Lau’s range

Known for the Infernal Affairs trilogy and Young and Dangerous films, Andrew Lau’s output is wide-ranging. We recall some lesser known films.

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Architecture and design

How a Hong Kong film inspired the revival of 9 post-war buildings

The revitalised tenements blend heritage with modern use, thanks to community efforts and a nostalgic film’s influence.

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