Joe Cheung

Joe Cheung

1944-07-24 Guangxi, China 119 Credits

Biography

Joe Cheung Tung-Cho (Chinese: 張同祖) is an actor and director, known for In the Mood for Love (2000), Infernal Affairs II (2003) and Double Dragon (1992).

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The Sunny Side of the Street

The Sunny Side of the Street

2023

as Taxi King

7.1
Acting

A confrontation between two Hong Kong immigrants – one a cab driver from Mainland China, the other a lawyer and refugee from Pakistan – spells disaste...

The Sparring Partner

The Sparring Partner

2022

as Judge

7.1
Acting

Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his pa...

Coffin Homes

Coffin Homes

2021

4.0
Acting

Soaring property prices drive dwellers to take every insane effort necessary to secure a cramped space, even if it means sharing the same roof with th...

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong ...

A Family Tour

A Family Tour

2018

as Brother Joe

6.3
Acting

A mainland Chinese filmmaker, exiled to Hong Kong for her politically-charged work, reunites with her mother on a trip to Taiwan.

No. 1 Chung Ying Street

No. 1 Chung Ying Street

2018

6.7
Acting

Four young lives were changed forever when they become involved in the 1967 Hong Kong Leftist Riot; half a century later, another four face similar ch...

S Storm

S Storm

2016

as Chinese company board member

5.6
Acting

A suspect is killed while the ICAC team is investigating illegal soccer gambling in Hong Kong.

The Posterist

The Posterist

2016

as Self

7.5
Acting

Mr Yuen Tai-Yung (b. 1941) is a Chinese artist known for his creation of over 200 iconic Hong Kong movie posters - which include many films from the B...

A Sunny Day

A Sunny Day

2016

Acting

Hong Kong, at the height of the protests. A young woman visits her father, whom she has not seen for a while. Her plan is to have lunch with him befor...

Kung Fu Jungle

Kung Fu Jungle

2014

as Film Director

6.8
Acting

A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting mart...

Gangster Payday

Gangster Payday

2014

6.0
Acting

Wong Kam-Kwei, a gang boss on the decline, overseeing bathhouses and karaoke bars, falls for a small restaurant owner, Mei. He begins to help her busi...

Z Storm

Z Storm

2014

as Chan Chi-Choi

5.9
Acting

ICAC principal investigator William Luk takes his job seriously, and he needs every last scintilla of support from his team to take on the powerful an...

Badges of Fury

Badges of Fury

2013

as Chef

5.3
Acting

When a series of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, grizzled veteran Huang and his reckless younger partner Wang, are assigned to track down the k...

Christmas Rose

Christmas Rose

2013

as Tim's father

5.8
Acting

Paralyzed at a young age, Jing is a kind piano teacher who leads a quiet life. One day, she accuses her doctor Zhou of molesting her during a typical ...

Together

Together

2013

as Doctor

2.5
Acting

Comprised by two love stories: The first story features Donnie Yen as a traffic cop, “Mr. Cool” who never smiles due to a rare disease. He meets and f...

Love Lifting

Love Lifting

2012

Acting

The story of a love affair between a female weight lifter and a former bar owner.

Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

2010

as Uncle Radix

6.2
Acting

The story of two women, two generations apart, who coincidentally return to Hong Kong from San Francisco where they had their first, fleeting encounte...

Kung Fu Wing Chun

Kung Fu Wing Chun

2010

Director, Writer

7.1
Directing Writing

Losing her mother at a tender age, Yim Wing Chun (Bai Jing) grew up under the wing of Master Ng Mui (Kara Hui), a fugitive in the end of the Qing dyna...

Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

2010

as Doctor

7.4
Acting

Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s ...

Poker King

Poker King

2009

as Frenado

6.1
Acting

Although Randy's family is involved in the casino business, he has never shared an interest in gaming until he played Texas Hold 'Em on the Internet. ...

Lady Cop & Papa Crook

Lady Cop & Papa Crook

2008

6.1
Acting

A corrupt red oil kingpin enlists the aid of a female police officer to help find his son.

Beast Stalker

Beast Stalker

2008

as Judge Lee

6.7
Acting

Sergeant Tong is wracked with guilt after he unwittingly kills a young girl whilst capuring a criminal named Cheung. When the girl's sister is later k...

Who's Next

Who's Next

2007

Acting
Superkid

Superkid

2006

Acting

Daichi Harashima plays a kid fed on genetically engineered food produced by a company called "Superkid", thus having far higher IQ than kids of his ag...

Wo Hu

Wo Hu

2006

as Chief Superintendent Kong

5.2
Acting

The Hong Kong Police placed 1000 undercover officers in the various Triad groups in their efforts to bring down the criminal organization in Hong Kong...

Nothing Is Impossible

Nothing Is Impossible

2006

4.5
Acting

It may be played with the hands but the fist game is a game of the heart. It's a lot like falling in love. There is no sure win strategy, and there is...

Rob-B-Hood

Rob-B-Hood

2006

as Priest

7.0
Acting

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what ...

All About Love

All About Love

2005

6.0
Acting

A husband learns the importance of expressing his tremendous love for his wife only when it is too late.

Wait 'Til You're Older

Wait 'Til You're Older

2005

6.8
Acting

A troubled boy who seeks escape becomes a man through a miraculous growth formula but encounters a new troubles when the formula won't quit.

New Born

New Born

2005

Acting
Explosive City

Explosive City

2004

as Senior Officer Kent Yong

6.6
Acting

A young Japanese woman has been trained to become a professional killer since childhood. Two cops pursue the girl, who has assassinated a Hong Kong of...

Infernal Affairs II

Infernal Affairs II

2003

as Ngai Kwun

7.3
Acting

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the ...

Fu Bo

Fu Bo

2003

1.0
Acting

A morgue assistant witnesses gut-wrenching autopsies and mutilated corpses on a daily basis. But strangest of all is the behaviour of his oddball coll...

1:99 Shorts

1:99 Shorts

2003

6.3
Acting

Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the I...

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

2003

as Mr Cheung

6.0
Acting

Happy Go Lucky is a Hong Kong Comedy-Drama starring Kent Cheng.

Give Them a Chance

Give Them a Chance

2003

5.5
Acting

Back in 2001, action director Sam Wong Ming-Sing shepherded a young group of lower-class dancers into the semi-big leagues. Thanks to great effort and...

I Want to Get Married

I Want to Get Married

2003

as Mr Young

5.0
Acting

Fish store owner May is thirty and single, so when Chris, a millionaire, appears, May's family is only too eager to send her off. May is crushed when ...

Just One Look

Just One Look

2002

as Kew

6.3
Acting

Set in 70s Hong Kong, Just One Look actually tells of Fan (Shawn Yu), whose policeman father commits suicide in a cinema toilet, but Fan believes he w...

Summer I Love You

Summer I Love You

2002

as Dr. Lai

5.0
Acting

Wei Ching claims to have bad karma. Two years after her best friends%u2019 deaths in Thailand, she remains locked in her bedroom, hiding behind variou...

Loving Him

Loving Him

2002

Acting

Doc is an intern who has been invited by the United Nations' Children Fund, along with his fellow interns, to a deserted area in Sichuan to run physic...

Visible Secret 2

Visible Secret 2

2002

as Ching's father

6.0
Acting

The newlyweds Jack and Ching move into a new apartment. Jack gets smacked by a car and goes into a coma, but a miraculous recovery occurs. Jack begins...

Merry-Go-Round

Merry-Go-Round

2001

2.0
Acting

In a summer holiday, a father (Mr. Kuk) with his children (Ku Fung and Little Kuk-Ku) has decided to open a noodle bar on a 2-month lease. He has grea...

Forever and Ever

Forever and Ever

2001

as Mr Tam

8.0
Acting

Based on a true story, Xiao Fu was contracted HIV virus through blood transmission due to hemophilia. He made his difference by writing a book before ...

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

2000

as Uncle Chuen

3.0
Acting

True friendships and old romances never die as friends Rock and a hitman Ace both romance Fung, an old flame. She pines for the love of Ace who's prof...

In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love

2000

as Man Living in Mr. Koo's Apartment

8.1
Acting

In 1962 Hong Kong, neighbors Su Li-zhen (Mrs. Chan) and Chow Mo-wan (Mr. Chow) discover their spouses are having an affair. As they spend time togethe...

When I Fall in Love... with Both

When I Fall in Love... with Both

2000

6.0
Acting

From Singapore to Hong Kong to Macau, 3 different women with different lives experience the same situation of falling in love with 2 men and how they ...

Never Compromise

Never Compromise

1999

as Officer Lee

3.0
Acting

Two notorious murderers ignite a violent massacre, leading a determined police force on pursuit to bring them to justice.

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

1999

4.8
Acting

Two feuding members of the same gang are arrested after a fight with another gang and must stick together while serving time in a juvenile prison.

The Kid

The Kid

1999

as Postman

7.0
Acting

When Maise's husband walks out on her, she leaves her baby son in a luxury yacht, hoping that he'll be adopted by affluent parents. Little did she kno...

A Lamb in Despair

A Lamb in Despair

1999

3.0
Acting

Chinese-American Wu and his friend Paul are accused of killing 25 women in the United States.

The Truth About Jane and Sam

The Truth About Jane and Sam

1999

as Sam's father

5.0
Acting

Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland ...

The Blacksheep Affair

The Blacksheep Affair

1998

as Chinese Ambassador to Larvernia

6.0
Acting

A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. The...

City of Glass

City of Glass

1998

5.5
Acting

The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.

The Poet

The Poet

1998

4.0
Acting

Toronto International Film Festival 1998

The Extra

The Extra

1998

6.0
Acting

Director Alfred Cheung (Her Fatal Ways) skewers contemporary Hong Kong in the hilarious satire The Extra! Alfred Cheung stars as an unemployed film ex...

Grandma and Her Ghosts

Grandma and Her Ghosts

1998

6.5
Acting

A 5-year-old kid moves to stay with his grandma in a small town in Taiwan. Soon after, he discovers that not only is his grandma a food vendor, but sh...

Love & Let Love!

Love & Let Love!

1998

as Uncle Joe

Acting
Trust Me U Die

Trust Me U Die

1998

3.7
Acting

In England, Dr. Greg Fong invents a super steroid (SS160) which can cure virtually all illnesses and disorders (including impotence and idiocy) and ge...

Teme Gotchi

Teme Gotchi

1997

Acting

A little girl, Tintin Wang, watched over by a vengeful guardian angel who often takes the form of her doppelganger in protecting Tintin from all those...

My Dad Is a Jerk

My Dad Is a Jerk

1997

Director

5.0
Directing

Lee Lap Cheung is a immature slacker who is going nowhere. His ex-wife Yip Ting has become a powerful woman in the business world within a few years. ...

Theft Under the Sun

Theft Under the Sun

1997

3.8
Acting

During an operation with a master criminal, an undercover cop fails his mission because he was shot by an uniform officer. His superior suspects he ha...

A Queer Story

A Queer Story

1997

as Kim's Oldest Brother

4.8
Acting

From an unhappy childhood experience, Law Ka Sing decisively hides his homosexual identity. Sing's partner of 8 years, young boyfriend Sunny is just t...

Viva Erotica

Viva Erotica

1996

as Award Host

6.6
Acting

Sing's last two films were flops, but he is given the helm on a Category III sex film and has to cope with a leading lady who won't do nude scenes, Tr...

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

1996

as Yan

7.8
Acting

Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao a...

Growing Up

Growing Up

1996

as Officer Szeto

3.8
Acting

A group of friends are starting their senior year in a HK highschool. A new girl is the new student of the school and one of the friends from the grou...

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?

1996

as Sam's Friend

5.7
Acting

Music producer Sam and his cross-dressing protege Wing have finally professed their love for another, but now what?

How to Meet the Lucky Stars

How to Meet the Lucky Stars

1996

5.1
Acting

How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in a s...

Top Banana Club

Top Banana Club

1996

as May's Father

5.5
Acting

The first story is about a yob who sells pirated CDs and hacks a police girl. The second story is about Mr. Shaw, who loves big-breasted women and mak...

Thunder Cop

Thunder Cop

1996

4.0
Acting

Cop action movie clumsily inter-cut with slapstick. Dumb cop befriends triad guy who wants to go straight but is being set up by his unscrupulous dru...

Full Throttle

Full Throttle

1995

6.5
Acting

Joe is a champion motorcycle racer who is forced to question his entire lifestyle after he and some close friends are seriously injured in motorcycle ...

Fox Hunter

Fox Hunter

1995

Producer

9.5
Producing

An undercover assignment turns into a deadly game of revenge for a Hong Kong police-woman.

Romantic Dream

Romantic Dream

1995

as Man's father

3.7
Acting

A spiritualist can put you into a dreamworld where you can have your greatest desire

Mean Street Story

Mean Street Story

1995

as Sue's father

5.0
Acting

Miu (Ekin Cheng) grew up on Temple Street, where most of the gangsters in the area gathered, but he never hung around with them. When he accidentally ...

Mother of a Different Kind

Mother of a Different Kind

1995

8.0
Acting

Referred to as Hong Kong's answer to "Misery", innocent-looking Bo-Bo Fung is an overprotective mother/nurse who is bent on revenge at all costs after...

The Chinese Feast

The Chinese Feast

1995

as Contest Announcer

6.4
Acting

Former member of a triad, Sun seeks to emigrate to Canada. He decides to become a great chef of chinese cooking and follows the teaching master Au.

In the Heat of Summer

In the Heat of Summer

1994

as Police Commissioner

9.0
Acting

Five cops work and get on each other's nerves during a hot summer. Tak is a gambler, too much so for his girlfriend to risk marriage. Daddy, a single ...

Victory

Victory

1994

5.0
Acting

A clumsy science teacher gets talked into coaching the volleyball team when no one else will take on a losing team.

The True Hero

The True Hero

1994

Writer, Director

6.0
Writing Directing

An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best friend and his best friend's sister. While in jail he...

Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb

Bomb Disposal Officer: Baby Bomb

1994

as Police Chief

7.3
Acting

A bomb maniac is on the loose and it's up to the Bomb Disposal Unit to crack the case. Complications arise when the mad bomber hooks up a pulse bomb t...

The Returning

The Returning

1994

as Chan Siu Ming

4.5
Acting

Chung has a book project that will make his career in publishing: a collector's edition of the work of Siu Lau, a reclusive woman who died mysteriousl...

He's a Woman, She's a Man

He's a Woman, She's a Man

1994

as Peter

7.0
Acting

Wing is a devoted fan of popular singer Rose who is involved in a topsy-turvy relationship with her charismatic producer Sam. Willing to go to any len...

I've Got You, Babe!!!

I've Got You, Babe!!!

1994

7.5
Acting

Marriage is a tomb of love? This film depicts the struggle of modern man to choose between bachelorhood and marriage. A sensitive yet comical look at ...

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father

1993

as Photographer

6.9
Acting

Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyo...

Ghost Lantern

Ghost Lantern

1993

as Professor Fan

6.4
Acting

A down-on-his-luck street hustler is cursed with eternal misfortune by a ruthless crime boss who murdered him and his lover in a past life. The hustle...

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri

1993

as Bartender

6.9
Acting

Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling Hong Kong musician rediscovers his love of music and ...

Supercop 2

Supercop 2

1993

as Fung's Man in Hospital

5.7
Acting

As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang, a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jes...

Pom Pom and Hot Hot

Pom Pom and Hot Hot

1992

Director, Writer, Producer

4.6
Directing Writing Producing

Shin (Jacky Cheung) and Chiang (Stephen Tung Wai) are happy-go-lucky partners investigating a particularly notorious crime syndicate. Unfortunately, S...

Arrest the Restless

Arrest the Restless

1992

6.0
Acting

Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crooked cop pins the murder on the boy, but a detective...

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

1992

6.8
Acting

Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two...

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

1992

Writer, Story

6.8
Writing

Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two...

The Banquet

The Banquet

1991

5.2
Acting

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. ...

The Banquet

The Banquet

1991

Director

5.2
Directing

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. ...

A Chinese Ghost Story III

A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991

Producer

6.4
Producing

Set 100 years after the events of A Chinese Ghost Story, Buddhist Bai Yun and his disciple Fong journey through a small town to transport a golden ido...

Return Engagement

Return Engagement

1990

Director, Screenplay

6.6
Directing Writing

A well-known gangster is released from prison, and decides look for his daughter with the help of a troubled young woman.

18 Times

18 Times

1988

Director

6.0
Directing

Gigi is a young woman with no shortage of potential husbands to choose from. The big problem: every single one of her husbands dies after becoming wea...

Bet on Fire

Bet on Fire

1988

Director

4.3
Directing

Cherie Chung and Cheung Man are two young women forced into a life of prostitution. Mostly, it's a sensitive melodrama about loyality and female bondi...

Profiles of Pleasure

Profiles of Pleasure

1988

as Brothel patron

Acting

Before the Big Ban on prostitution, West Hong Kong is famous for its houses of pleasure. The most infamous of them all is Floral Ode House. Among its ...

Flaming Brothers

Flaming Brothers

1987

as Alan's Man Outside Chiu's Pub

6.2
Acting

Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads the...

Flaming Brothers

Flaming Brothers

1987

Director

6.2
Directing

Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads the...

Rosa

Rosa

1986

Director

3.0
Directing

Hsia and Lei Kung are two bumbling cops assigned to protect the gorgeous Rosa, girlfriend to a missing informer named Lee. But Rosa's wanted by more t...

Funny Triple

Funny Triple

1985

Screenplay, Director

9.0
Writing Directing

Once there are two detectives in the police force, Fatty and Lanky, they have been very, very good friends, that until the day Gigi comes to their dep...

Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1984

6.0
Acting

To help his sister with her debts, John goes to a pawnshop when robbers rush in. John draws suspicion from the police and only escapes from them with ...

Challenge on Chasing Girls

Challenge on Chasing Girls

1984

Director, Writer

4.0
Directing Writing

Romantic comedy.

Pom Pom

Pom Pom

1984

Director

6.0
Directing

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a l...

Shadow Ninja

Shadow Ninja

1983

Director

Directing

A veteran and tough sheriff's wife has a gambling problem. He works both sides of the law. He gets teamed up with a young cop who he is told to take u...

Revenge in Hong Kong

Revenge in Hong Kong

1981

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

A housewife witnesses the depraved son of a wealthy businessmen killing a woman and testifies against him in court, triggering a chain of brutal reven...

Killer Wears White

1980

Director

4.8
Directing

A veteran and tough sheriff's wife has a gambling problem. He works both sides of the law. He gets teamed up with a young cop who he is told to take u...

The Incredible Kung Fu Master

The Incredible Kung Fu Master

1979

Writer, Director, Producer

6.7
Writing Directing Producing

Tung Wei is a lad who wants to learn kung fu. He trains in two different styles: Hung Gar and Wing Chun. Everything is fine until a jealous master cre...

Shaolin Devil and Shaolin Angel

Shaolin Devil and Shaolin Angel

1978

Writer

5.0
Writing

When a Shaolin warlord is murdered the Emperor must discover where the evil lies amongst the warlords. Calling upon a young commander, he sends him on...

There's No Place like Home

There's No Place like Home

1977

Screenplay

Writing

Taiwanese romance film released to commemorate the 9th anniversary of First Films' founding.

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

1974

as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre

5.0
Acting

Forced to choose between the woman he loves and the dangerous, fast-paced life of motorcycles, what will our hero do? Will he toss the bike aside and ...

Fingers That Kill

Fingers That Kill

1974

Acting

A ruthless gang terrorizes a small village where Lung comes to search for his beloved Yien. Since Yien has been kidnapped by the gang, Lung uses his i...

The Awaken Punch

The Awaken Punch

1973

5.5
Acting

A man takes on a gang that has been terrorizing a small village.

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1973

as Office Clerk

5.6
Acting

Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Che...

The Way of the Dragon

The Way of the Dragon

1972

Script Supervisor, Story

7.4
Writing

Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will s...

Stranger in Hong Kong

Stranger in Hong Kong

1972

as Tourist

Acting

A computer engineer working for an insurance company stops over in Hong Kong on his way to a conference. He gets tricked into breaking into a bank.

The Chase

The Chase

1971

as Han's thug

6.0
Acting

Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate Sect were responsible. He had killed two Heavenly Dragon ...

Wrath of the Sword

Wrath of the Sword

1970

Story

6.0
Writing

The last of the Bai Family seeks revenge of the death of her whole family.

Redress

Redress

1969

6.0
Acting

Rare martial arts film.