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.

Fruit Chan

Fruit Chan

Directing Born April 15, 1959 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.

Known For

Golden Horse Awards poster

Golden Horse Awards

Self
My Lucky Stars poster

My Lucky Stars

Card Player
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars poster

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Man Pushing Fruit Cart
Heart of Dragon poster

Heart of Dragon

Opponent at Training (uncredited)
Dragons Forever poster

Dragons Forever

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Yes, Madam! poster

Yes, Madam!

Goh / Frankie
Righting Wrongs poster

Righting Wrongs

(uncredited)
Fight Back to School 2 poster

Fight Back to School 2

The Top Bet poster

The Top Bet

Spectator
Simply Actors poster

Simply Actors

Police Officer
3 Days of a Blind Girl poster

3 Days of a Blind Girl

Burglar
Operation Scorpio poster

Operation Scorpio

Sold Girl's Brother