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==First==
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==History==
  
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"Hong Kong Film Awards" was founded in 1982 and has been incorporated into "Hong Kong Film Awards Association Limited" in December 1993. The HKFA formulate a fair adjudication system and make the award be recognized in the film industry. Hong Kong Film Awards Association is a non-profit making corporation.
  
 
==Prerequisites of Film Selection==
 
==Prerequisites of Film Selection==
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* 2011 - Gallants (2010)
 
* 2011 - Gallants (2010)
  
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==Fourth==
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==My Thoughts on Films==
  
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* '''1995 - Chungking Express''' -- It's been nearly 7 years since I've seen this movie so I don't remember too many specifics but I do believe this movie should be viewed by everyone at some point in their life. It is a fantastic representation of feeling alone while completely surrounded by other people. The movie is beautiful visually and aurally.
  
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==Fifth==
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* '''2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''' -- There isn't much I need to say about this film since our class watched it, just wanted to mention how this movie is incredibly valuable in how it opened the gates for Chinese films to be viewed in the USA. Some had seen movies of Chinese films but this movie was the crack that broke the dam.
  
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* '''2002 - Shaolin Soccer''' -- This is the film by Stephen Chow which I like showing to people first. It's the most accesible of his films for US audiences. It's not my favorite of his films but it's still a very good movie. 
  
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==Sixth==
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* '''2003 - Infernal Affairs''' -- I first watched this film last year and it ended up my second favorite movie I first watched in 2011. The movie is full of intrigue and fantastic portrayals of good vs. evil and the lines people cross to get from one side to the other.
  
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* '''2005 - Kung Fu Hustle''' -- The second of Stephen Chow's films to win the best picture award. I was lucky enough to attend the world premiere of the film at Sundance. Being able to watch the film in the same room as Stephen Chow was an amazing experience. This movie has a lot of allusions to Looney Tunes cartoons, the movie is very wacky and less accesible to the common US audience. It does however have strong allusions to the unknown hero who finds his own soul and ends up becoming the hero for everyone. A theme which is common is US movies including The Matrix.
  
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==Seventh==
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* '''2006 - Election''' -- This is an interesting film because it details the power struggle that ensues when a new leader is introduced in the Hong Kong Triad society. The film is almost all told from the perspective of different members of the Triads and though the police do arrest people at certain times it's never for long as the lawyers of the Triads are always able to get them out. The film is almost a modern telling of early 1900s gangster films in the US. The emotions in this film are interesting mostly because the two warring factions trying to become the leader are such polar opposites. Simon Yam plays Lok the more level headed leader and Tony Leung Ka-Fai plays Big D the wilder leader. The other interesting aspect to the movie is the sanctity that all of the characters hold for the traditions of the triads, much of the film is based around a dragon head baton, a symbol of power which the leader of the Triads would hold. Without this symbol they believe the person could not become the true leader, and thus their faith symbolism shows how strong a power it is. This movie is very complex and somewhat hard to follow and will likely require multiple viewings to really understand the overall impact of the film. As such there are many moments through out the whole film which can be used in dealing with emotions and characterization.
  
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* '''2008 - The Warlords''' -- Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau play blood brothers who are apart of the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s. This film falls heavily on the performances of the three actors involved. All three were superstars by the time they starred in this film so it isn't a wonder that they could all have masterful performances. Jet Li had become known for his martial arts prowess and yet in this film he has very little screen time specifically doing martial arts, his performance instead is done through his emotions portraying a defeated man who seeks redemption. Takeshi Kaneshiro actually brings my personal favorite acting in the film as the narrator and the bridge between Jet Li and Andy Lau. The war scenes are really well done but again the film comes back to the emotions displayed by each of the main characters, Jet Li tends to stay towards the stoic end and Andy Lau is much more excitable about everything. Kaneshiro is the bridge between the two but in the final 20 minutes of the film he brings together some of the best emotion I've seen depicted in Chinese film.
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* '''2009 - Ip Man''' -- Ip Man is loosely base on the life of Yip Man, a martial arts technician and the master to the famous Bruce Lee. The film does an interesting thing where the first half of the film is very light hearted and fun and the second half is scary and troublesome. The first half of the film takes place in Foshan a city in southern China, where Ip Man a martial arts expert lives with his family. Much of the drama in the first half of the film involves a couple of rough out of towners challenging each of the kung fu masters to fights. Even with this tension it is still remarkably light hearted and the film shows the dedication each of the men have to their craft. The second half of the movie however details the Japanese Invasion of Foshan in 1937 and how many of the Chinese people were forced into poverty as a result. The people look to Ip Man as a hero instead of just as a kung fu master. The most interesting emotion used in the film is that of humility, the character while being a grand master is able to focus himself in such a way that he exudes humility and even in the toughest of times does not over step his bounds.
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==Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures==
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To celebrate a century of Chinese cinema, the Hong Kong Film Awards unveiled a list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures (which in fact includes 103 films) during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005. The list, selected by a panel of 101 filmmakers, critics and scholars, includes 24 films from Mainland China (11 from pre-1949 and 13 from post-1949), 61 from Hong Kong, 16 from Taiwan, and 2 co-productions. (Following Table taken directly from wikipedia)
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Rank
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! Title
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! Year
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! Region
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! Language
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! Director(s)
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|-
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| 1
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| Spring in a Small Town
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| 1948
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| Fei Mu
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|-
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| 2
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| ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]''
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| [[1986 in film|1986]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[John Woo]]
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|-
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| 3
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| ''[[Days of Being Wild]]''
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| [[1990 in film|1990]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese (+)
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 4
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| ''[[Yellow Earth]]''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Chen Kaige]]
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|-
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| 5
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| ''[[City of Sadness]]''
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| [[1989 in film|1989]]
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| Taiwan
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| Taiwanese (+)
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| [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]]
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|-
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| 6
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| ''[[Long Arm of the Law (film)|Long Arm of the Law]]''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Johnny Mak]]
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|-
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| 7
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| ''[[Dragon Gate Inn]]''
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| [[1967 in film|1967]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin
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| [[King Hu]]
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|-
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| 8
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| ''[[Boat People (film)|Boat People]]''
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| [[1982 in film|1982]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese (+)
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| [[Ann Hui]]
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|-
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| 9
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| ''[[A Touch of Zen]]''
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| [[1971 in film|1971]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin
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| [[King Hu]]
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|-
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| 10
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| ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
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| [[2000 in film|2000]]
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| China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/USA
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| Mandarin
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| [[Ang Lee]]
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|-
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| 11
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| ''[[Street Angel (1937 film)|Street Angel]]''
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| [[1937 in film|1937]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Yuan Muzhi]]
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|-
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| 12
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| ''[[A Brighter Summer Day]]''
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| [[1991 in film|1991]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin (+)
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| [[Edward Yang]]
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|-
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| 13
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| ''[[The Private Eyes (1976 film)|The Private Eyes]]''
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| [[1976 in film|1976]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Michael Hui]]
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|-
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| 14
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| ''[[The Mission (1999 film)|The Mission]]''
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| [[1999 in film|1999]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Johnnie To]]
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|-
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| 15
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| ''[[One Armed-Swordsman]]''
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| [[1967 in film|1967]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin
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| [[Chang Cheh]]
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|-
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| 16
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| ''[[Fist of Fury]]''
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| [[1972 in film|1972]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin / English
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| [[Lo Wei]]
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|-
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| 17
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| ''[[In the Heat of the Sun]]''
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| [[1994 in film|1994]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Jiang Wen]]
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|-
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| 18
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| ''[[In the Face of Demolition]]''
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| [[1953 in film|1953]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Li Tie (director)|Li Tie]]
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|-
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| 19
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| ''[[A Chinese Odyssey]]''
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| [[1995 in film|1995]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese / Mandarin
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| [[Jeffery Lau]]
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|-
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| 20
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| ''[[The Arch (film)|The Arch]]''
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| [[1970 in film|1970]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin
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| [[Tang Shu-Shuen]]
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|-
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| 21
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| ''[[Rouge (film)|Rouge]]''
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| [[1987 in film|1987]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Stanley Kwan]]
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|-
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| 22
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| ''[[Chungking Express]]''
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| [[1994 in film|1994]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese (+)
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 23
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| ''[[Homecoming (1984 film)|Homecoming]]''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese / Mandarin
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| [[Yim Ho]]
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|-
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| 24
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| ''[[The Time to Live and the Time to Die]]''
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| [[1985 in film|1985]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin / Taiwanese
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| [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]]
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|-
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| 25
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| ''[[Red Sorghum]]''
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| [[1987 in film|1987]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Zhang Yimou]]
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|-
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| 26
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| ''[[Father and Son (1981 film)|Father and Son]]''
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| [[1981 in film|1981]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Allen Fong]]
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|-
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| 27
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| ''[[The Spring River Flows East]]''
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| [[1947 in film|1947]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Cai Chusheng]]
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|-
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| 28
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| ''[[Comrades: Almost a Love Story]]''
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| [[1996 in film|1996]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Peter Chan]]
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|-
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| 29
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| ''[[The Goddess (1934 film)|The Goddess]]''
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| [[1934 in film|1934]]
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| China
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| (Silent)
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| [[Wu Yonggang]]
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|-
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| 30
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| ''[[The Big Road]]''
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| [[1934 in film|1934]]
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| China
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| (Silent)
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| [[Sun Yu (director)|Sun Yu]]
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|-
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| 31
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| ''[[The Secret (1979 film)|The Secret]]''
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| [[1979 in film|1979]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Ann Hui]]
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|-
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| 32
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| ''[[Infernal Affairs]]''
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| [[2002 in film|2002]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Andrew Lau]], [[Alan Mak]]
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|-
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| 33
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| ''[[Drunken Master]]''
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| [[1978 in film|1978]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Yuen Wo Ping]]
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|-
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| 34
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| ''[[The Butterfly Murders]]''
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| [[1979 in film|1979]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
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| [[Tsui Hark]]
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|-
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| 35
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| ''[[Ashes of Time]]''
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| [[1994 in film|1994]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 36
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| ''[[Made in Hong Kong (film)|Made in Hong Kong]]''
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| [[1997 in film|1997]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Fruit Chan]]
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|-
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| 37
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| ''[[Sorrows of the Forbidden City]]''
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| [[1948 in film|1948]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Zhu Shilin]]
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|-
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| 38
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| ''[[The Love Eterne]]''
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| [[1963 in film|1963]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese / Mandarin
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| [[Li Han-Hsiang]]
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|-
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| 39
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| ''[[The Story of A Discharged Prisoner]]''
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| [[1967 in film|1967]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Lung Kong]]
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|-
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| 40
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| ''[[Zu Warriors]]''
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| [[1983 in film|1983]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Tsui Hark]]
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|-
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| 41
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| ''[[The Terrorizers (film)|The Terrorizers]]''
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| [[1986 in film|1986]]
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| Taiwan
 +
| Mandarin / Taiwanese
 +
| [[Edward Yang]]
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|-
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| 42
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| ''[[The Killer (1989 film)|The Killer]]''
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| [[1989 in film|1989]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[John Woo]]
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|-
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| 43
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| ''[[Once Upon a Time in China]]''
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| [[1991 in film|1991]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese / English
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| [[Tsui Hark]]
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|-
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| 44
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| ''[[Centre Stage]]''
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| [[1992 in film|1992]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin (+)
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| [[Stanley Kwan]]
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|-
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| 45
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| ''[[The Story of Qiu Ju]]''
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| [[1992 in film|1992]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Zhang Yimou]]
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|-
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| 46
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| ''[[This Life of Mine]]''
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| [[1950 in film|1950]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Shi Hui (director)|Shi Hui]]
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|-
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| 47
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| ''[[Kingdom and the Beauty]]''
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| [[1959 in film|1959]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin
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| [[Li Han Hsiang]]
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|-
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| 48
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| ''[[The Winter]]''
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| [[1969 in film|1969]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin
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| [[Li Han Hsiang]]
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|-
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| 49
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| ''[[An Autumn's Tale]]''
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| [[1987 in film|1987]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese (+)
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| [[Mabel Cheung]]
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|-
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| 50
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| ''[[A Chinese Ghost Story]]''
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| [[1987 in film|1987]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
 +
| [[Ching Siu-Tung]]
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|-
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| 51
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| ''[[The Purple Hairpin]]''
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| [[1959 in film|1959]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
 +
| [[Li Tie (director)|Li Tie]]
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|-
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| 52
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| ''[[The Orphan (1960 film)|The Orphan]]''
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| [[1960 in film|1960]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Lee Sun-Fung]]
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|-
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| 53
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| ''[[Two Stage Sisters]]''
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| [[1965 in film|1965]]
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| China
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Xie Jin]]
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|-
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| 54
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| ''[[City on Fire (1987 film)|City on Fire]]''
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| [[1987 in film|1987]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese / Mandarin
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| [[Ringo Lam]]
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|-
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| 55
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| ''[[Farewell My Concubine (film)|Farewell My Concubine]]''
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| [[1993 in film|1993]]
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| Hong Kong/China
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| Mandarin
 +
| [[Chen Kaige]]
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|-
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| 56
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| ''[[Yi Yi: A One and a Two]]''
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| [[2000 in film|2000]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin / Taiwanese
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| [[Edward Yang]]
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|-
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| 57
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| ''[[Cold Nights]]''
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| [[1955 in film|1955]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
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| [[Lee Sun-fung]]
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|-
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| 58
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| ''[[Po Xiao Shi Fen]]''
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| [[1967 in film|1967]]
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| Taiwan
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|
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| [[Sung Tsu-shou]]
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|-
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| 59
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| ''[[Raining in the Mountain]]''
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| [[1979 in film|1979]]
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| Taiwan
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[King Hu]]
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|-
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| 60
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| ''[[Police Story (film)|Police Story]]''
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| [[1985 in film|1985]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Jackie Chan]]
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|-
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| 61
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| ''[[C'est la vie, mon chéri]]''
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| [[1993 in film|1993]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Derek Yee]]
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|-
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| 62
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| ''[[The Wedding Banquet]]''
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| [[1993 in film|1993]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin / English
 +
| [[Ang Lee]]
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|-
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| 63
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| ''[[Platform (2000 film)|Platform]]''
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| [[2000 in film|2000]]
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| China
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Jia Zhangke]]
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|-
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| 64
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| ''[[The Wild, Wild Rose]]''
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| [[1960 in film|1960]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Wang Tian-Lin]]
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|-
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| 65
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| ''[[The Great Devotion]]''
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| [[1960 in film|1960]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Chor Yuen]]
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|-
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| 66
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| ''[[My Intimate Partner]]''
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| [[1960 in film|1960]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Kim Chun]]
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|-
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| 67
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| ''[[Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind]]''
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| [[1980 in film|1980]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Tsui Hark]]
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|-
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| 68
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| ''[[Ah Ying / Ban Bian Ren]]''
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| [[1983 in film|1983]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese / Mandarin / English
 +
| [[Allen Fong]]
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|-
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| 69
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| ''[[Durian Durian]]''
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| [[2000 in film|2000]]
 +
| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese / Mandarin
 +
| [[Fruit Chan]]
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|-
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| 70
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| ''[[Little Toys]]''
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| [[1933 in film|1933]]
 +
| China
 +
| (Silent)
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| [[Sun Yu (director)|Sun Yu]]
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|-
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| 71
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| ''[[Ai Le Zhong Nian]]''
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| [[1949 in film|1949]]
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| China
 +
|
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| [[Sang Hu]]
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|-
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| 72
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| ''[[The House of 72 Tenants]]''
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| [[1973 in film|1973]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Chor Yuen]]
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|-
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| 73
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| ''[[Nomad (1982 film)|Nomad]]''
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| [[1982 in film|1982]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Patrick Tam]]
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|-
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| 74
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| ''[[Dust in the Wind (film)|Dust in the Wind]]''
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| [[1986 in film|1986]]
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| Taiwan
 +
|
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| [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]]
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|-
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| 75
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| ''[[92 Legendary La Rose Noire]]''
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| [[1992 in film|1992]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Jeffrey Lau]]
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|-
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| 76
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| ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]''
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| [[2001 in film|2001]]
 +
| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
 +
| [[Stephen Chow]]
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|-
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| 77
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| ''[[Song at Midnight]]''
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| [[1937 in film|1937]]
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| China
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Ma-Xu Weibang]]
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|-
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| 78
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| ''[[China Behind]]''
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| [[1974 in film|1974]]
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| Hong Kong
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|
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| [[Tong Shu-Shuen]]
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|-
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| 79
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| ''[[The Spooky Bunch]]''
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| [[1980 in film|1980]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Cantonese
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| [[Ann Hui]]
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|-
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| 80
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| ''[[Taipei Story]]''
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| [[1985 in film|1985]]
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| Taiwan
 +
| Mandarin
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| [[Edward Yang]]
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|-
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| 81
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| ''[[The Blue Kite]]''
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| [[1993 in film|1993]]
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| China
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Tian Zhuangzhuang]]
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|-
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| 82
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| ''[[Tai Tai Wan Sui]]''
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| [[1948 in film|1948]]
 +
| China
 +
| Mandarin
 +
| [[Sang Hu]]
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|-
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| 83
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| ''[[Mambo Girl]]''
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| [[1957 in film|1957]]
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| Hong Kong
 +
| Mandarin
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| [[Yi Wen]]
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|-
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| 84
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| ''[[Feast of a Rich Family]]''
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| [[1959 in film|1959]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Lee Sun-Fung]], [[Li Tie (director)|Li Tie]], [[Ng Wui]], [[Lo Ji-Hung]]
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|-
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| 85
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| ''[[Execution in Autumn]]''
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| [[1972 in film|1972]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin
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| [[Lee Hsing]]
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|-
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| 86
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| ''[[Hibiscus Town]]''
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| [[1986 in film|1986]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Xie Jin]]
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|-
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| 87
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| ''[[God of Gamblers]]''
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| [[1989 in film|1989]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Wong Jing]]
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|-
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| 88
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| ''[[As Tears Go By (film)|As Tears Go By]]''
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| [[1988 in film|1988]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese / Mandarin
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 89
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| ''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]''
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| [[1997 in film|1997]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin / Cantonese / Spanish
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 90
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| ''[[In the Mood for Love]]''
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| [[2000 in film|2000]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese (+)
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| [[Wong Kar-wai]]
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|-
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| 91
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| ''[[Myriad of Lights]]''
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| [[1948 in film|1948]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Fu Shen]]
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|-
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| 92
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| ''[[Festival Moon (film)|Festival Moon]]''
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| [[1953 in film|1953]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Mandarin
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| [[Zhu Shilin]]
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|-
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| 93
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| ''[[Parents' Hearts]]''
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| [[1955 in film|1955]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Kim Chun]]
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|-
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| 94
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| ''[[Lin Zexu (film)|Lin Zexu]]''
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| [[1959 in film|1959]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Zheng Junli]]
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|-
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| 95
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| ''[[Dreams of the Red Chambers (film)|Dreams of the Red Chambers]]''
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| [[1962 in film|1962]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Cen Fan]]
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|-
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| 96
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| ''[[Health Warning|Digital Master]]''
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| [[1983 in film|1983]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Kirk Wong]]
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|-
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| 97
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| ''[[Shanghai Blues]]''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Tsui Hark]]
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|-
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| 98
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| ''[[Eight Diagram Pole Fighter]]''
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| [[1984 in film|1984]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Liu Chia-Liang]]
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|-
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| 99
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| ''[[The Black Cannon Incident]]''
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| [[1985 in film|1985]]
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| China
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| Mandarin
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| [[Huang Jianxin]]
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|-
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| 100
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| ''[[Rebels of the Neon God]]''
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| [[1992 in film|1992]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin / Taiwanese
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| [[Tsai Ming-liang]]
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|-
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| 101
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| ''[[The Puppetmaster (film)|In the Hands of a Puppet Master]]''
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| [[1993 in film|1993]]
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| Taiwan
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| Mandarin / Taiwanese / Japanese
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| [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]]
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|-
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| 102
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| ''[[Summer Snow (film)|Summer Snow]]''
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| [[1995 in film|1995]]
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| Hong Kong
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| Cantonese
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| [[Ann Hui]]
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|-
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| 103
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| ''[[Not One Less]]''
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| [[1998 in film|1998]]
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| China
 +
| Mandarin
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| [[Zhang Yimou]]
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|}
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==Notes==
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All information taken from wikipedia or imdb was cross checked with the official Honk Kong Film Society Website.
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On the above top 100 movies there will be a bunch of broken links, I don't have enough time to individually delete all the tags.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award
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http://www.hkfaa.com/

Latest revision as of 18:27, 19 April 2012

History

"Hong Kong Film Awards" was founded in 1982 and has been incorporated into "Hong Kong Film Awards Association Limited" in December 1993. The HKFA formulate a fair adjudication system and make the award be recognized in the film industry. Hong Kong Film Awards Association is a non-profit making corporation.

Prerequisites of Film Selection

  • Released in the period from January 1 to December 31 of that year.
  • Video length must be 60 minutes or more
  • Projection of 35 mm film or Digital Projection

For a full list of rules check http://www.hkfaa.com/rules.html

Winners, Best Film Award

  • 1982 - Father and Son (1981)
  • 1983 - Boat People (1982)
  • 1984 - Ah Ying (1983)
  • 1985 - Homecoming (1984)
  • 1986 - Police Story (1985)
  • 1987 - A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • 1988 - An Autumn's Tale (1987)
  • 1989 - Rouge (1987)
  • 1990 - Beyond the Sunset (1989)
  • 1991 - Days of Being Wild (1991)
  • 1992 - To Be Number One (1991)
  • 1993 - Cageman (1992)
  • 1994 - C'est la vie, mon chéri (1994)
  • 1995 - Chungking Express (1994)
  • 1996 - Summer Snow (1994)
  • 1997 - Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
  • 1998 - Made in Hong Kong (1997)
  • 1999 - Beast Cops (1998)
  • 2000 - Ordinary Heroes (1998)
  • 2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  • 2002 - Shaolin Soccer (2001)
  • 2003 - Infernal Affairs (2002)
  • 2004 - Running on Karma (2003)
  • 2005 - Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
  • 2006 - Election (2005)
  • 2007 - After This Our Exile (2006)
  • 2008 - The Warlords (2007)
  • 2009 - Ip Man (2008)
  • 2010 - Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
  • 2011 - Gallants (2010)

My Thoughts on Films

  • 1995 - Chungking Express -- It's been nearly 7 years since I've seen this movie so I don't remember too many specifics but I do believe this movie should be viewed by everyone at some point in their life. It is a fantastic representation of feeling alone while completely surrounded by other people. The movie is beautiful visually and aurally.
  • 2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon -- There isn't much I need to say about this film since our class watched it, just wanted to mention how this movie is incredibly valuable in how it opened the gates for Chinese films to be viewed in the USA. Some had seen movies of Chinese films but this movie was the crack that broke the dam.
  • 2002 - Shaolin Soccer -- This is the film by Stephen Chow which I like showing to people first. It's the most accesible of his films for US audiences. It's not my favorite of his films but it's still a very good movie.
  • 2003 - Infernal Affairs -- I first watched this film last year and it ended up my second favorite movie I first watched in 2011. The movie is full of intrigue and fantastic portrayals of good vs. evil and the lines people cross to get from one side to the other.
  • 2005 - Kung Fu Hustle -- The second of Stephen Chow's films to win the best picture award. I was lucky enough to attend the world premiere of the film at Sundance. Being able to watch the film in the same room as Stephen Chow was an amazing experience. This movie has a lot of allusions to Looney Tunes cartoons, the movie is very wacky and less accesible to the common US audience. It does however have strong allusions to the unknown hero who finds his own soul and ends up becoming the hero for everyone. A theme which is common is US movies including The Matrix.
  • 2006 - Election -- This is an interesting film because it details the power struggle that ensues when a new leader is introduced in the Hong Kong Triad society. The film is almost all told from the perspective of different members of the Triads and though the police do arrest people at certain times it's never for long as the lawyers of the Triads are always able to get them out. The film is almost a modern telling of early 1900s gangster films in the US. The emotions in this film are interesting mostly because the two warring factions trying to become the leader are such polar opposites. Simon Yam plays Lok the more level headed leader and Tony Leung Ka-Fai plays Big D the wilder leader. The other interesting aspect to the movie is the sanctity that all of the characters hold for the traditions of the triads, much of the film is based around a dragon head baton, a symbol of power which the leader of the Triads would hold. Without this symbol they believe the person could not become the true leader, and thus their faith symbolism shows how strong a power it is. This movie is very complex and somewhat hard to follow and will likely require multiple viewings to really understand the overall impact of the film. As such there are many moments through out the whole film which can be used in dealing with emotions and characterization.
  • 2008 - The Warlords -- Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau play blood brothers who are apart of the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s. This film falls heavily on the performances of the three actors involved. All three were superstars by the time they starred in this film so it isn't a wonder that they could all have masterful performances. Jet Li had become known for his martial arts prowess and yet in this film he has very little screen time specifically doing martial arts, his performance instead is done through his emotions portraying a defeated man who seeks redemption. Takeshi Kaneshiro actually brings my personal favorite acting in the film as the narrator and the bridge between Jet Li and Andy Lau. The war scenes are really well done but again the film comes back to the emotions displayed by each of the main characters, Jet Li tends to stay towards the stoic end and Andy Lau is much more excitable about everything. Kaneshiro is the bridge between the two but in the final 20 minutes of the film he brings together some of the best emotion I've seen depicted in Chinese film.
  • 2009 - Ip Man -- Ip Man is loosely base on the life of Yip Man, a martial arts technician and the master to the famous Bruce Lee. The film does an interesting thing where the first half of the film is very light hearted and fun and the second half is scary and troublesome. The first half of the film takes place in Foshan a city in southern China, where Ip Man a martial arts expert lives with his family. Much of the drama in the first half of the film involves a couple of rough out of towners challenging each of the kung fu masters to fights. Even with this tension it is still remarkably light hearted and the film shows the dedication each of the men have to their craft. The second half of the movie however details the Japanese Invasion of Foshan in 1937 and how many of the Chinese people were forced into poverty as a result. The people look to Ip Man as a hero instead of just as a kung fu master. The most interesting emotion used in the film is that of humility, the character while being a grand master is able to focus himself in such a way that he exudes humility and even in the toughest of times does not over step his bounds.

Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures

To celebrate a century of Chinese cinema, the Hong Kong Film Awards unveiled a list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures (which in fact includes 103 films) during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005. The list, selected by a panel of 101 filmmakers, critics and scholars, includes 24 films from Mainland China (11 from pre-1949 and 13 from post-1949), 61 from Hong Kong, 16 from Taiwan, and 2 co-productions. (Following Table taken directly from wikipedia)

Rank Title Year Region Language Director(s)
1 Spring in a Small Town 1948 China Mandarin Fei Mu
2 A Better Tomorrow 1986 Hong Kong Cantonese John Woo
3 Days of Being Wild 1990 Hong Kong Cantonese (+) Wong Kar-wai
4 Yellow Earth 1984 China Mandarin Chen Kaige
5 City of Sadness 1989 Taiwan Taiwanese (+) Hou Hsiao-hsien
6 Long Arm of the Law 1984 Hong Kong Cantonese Johnny Mak
7 Dragon Gate Inn 1967 Taiwan Mandarin King Hu
8 Boat People 1982 Hong Kong Cantonese (+) Ann Hui
9 A Touch of Zen 1971 Taiwan Mandarin King Hu
10 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 China/Hong Kong/Taiwan/USA Mandarin Ang Lee
11 Street Angel 1937 China Mandarin Yuan Muzhi
12 A Brighter Summer Day 1991 Taiwan Mandarin (+) Edward Yang
13 The Private Eyes 1976 Hong Kong Cantonese Michael Hui
14 The Mission 1999 Hong Kong Cantonese Johnnie To
15 One Armed-Swordsman 1967 Hong Kong Mandarin Chang Cheh
16 Fist of Fury 1972 Hong Kong Mandarin / English Lo Wei
17 In the Heat of the Sun 1994 China Mandarin Jiang Wen
18 In the Face of Demolition 1953 Hong Kong Cantonese Li Tie
19 A Chinese Odyssey 1995 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Jeffery Lau
20 The Arch 1970 Hong Kong Mandarin Tang Shu-Shuen
21 Rouge 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese Stanley Kwan
22 Chungking Express 1994 Hong Kong Cantonese (+) Wong Kar-wai
23 Homecoming 1984 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Yim Ho
24 The Time to Live and the Time to Die 1985 Taiwan Mandarin / Taiwanese Hou Hsiao-hsien
25 Red Sorghum 1987 China Mandarin Zhang Yimou
26 Father and Son 1981 Hong Kong Cantonese Allen Fong
27 The Spring River Flows East 1947 China Mandarin Cai Chusheng
28 Comrades: Almost a Love Story 1996 Hong Kong Cantonese Peter Chan
29 The Goddess 1934 China (Silent) Wu Yonggang
30 The Big Road 1934 China (Silent) Sun Yu
31 The Secret 1979 Hong Kong Cantonese Ann Hui
32 Infernal Affairs 2002 Hong Kong Cantonese Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
33 Drunken Master 1978 Hong Kong Cantonese Yuen Wo Ping
34 The Butterfly Murders 1979 Hong Kong Cantonese Tsui Hark
35 Ashes of Time 1994 Hong Kong Cantonese Wong Kar-wai
36 Made in Hong Kong 1997 Hong Kong Cantonese Fruit Chan
37 Sorrows of the Forbidden City 1948 China Mandarin Zhu Shilin
38 The Love Eterne 1963 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Li Han-Hsiang
39 The Story of A Discharged Prisoner 1967 Hong Kong Cantonese Lung Kong
40 Zu Warriors 1983 Hong Kong Cantonese Tsui Hark
41 The Terrorizers 1986 Taiwan Mandarin / Taiwanese Edward Yang
42 The Killer 1989 Hong Kong Cantonese John Woo
43 Once Upon a Time in China 1991 Hong Kong Cantonese / English Tsui Hark
44 Centre Stage 1992 Hong Kong Mandarin (+) Stanley Kwan
45 The Story of Qiu Ju 1992 China Mandarin Zhang Yimou
46 This Life of Mine 1950 China Mandarin Shi Hui
47 Kingdom and the Beauty 1959 Hong Kong Mandarin Li Han Hsiang
48 The Winter 1969 Taiwan Mandarin Li Han Hsiang
49 An Autumn's Tale 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese (+) Mabel Cheung
50 A Chinese Ghost Story 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese Ching Siu-Tung
51 The Purple Hairpin 1959 Hong Kong Cantonese Li Tie
52 The Orphan 1960 Hong Kong Cantonese Lee Sun-Fung
53 Two Stage Sisters 1965 China Mandarin Xie Jin
54 City on Fire 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Ringo Lam
55 Farewell My Concubine 1993 Hong Kong/China Mandarin Chen Kaige
56 Yi Yi: A One and a Two 2000 Taiwan Mandarin / Taiwanese Edward Yang
57 Cold Nights 1955 Hong Kong Cantonese Lee Sun-fung
58 Po Xiao Shi Fen 1967 Taiwan Sung Tsu-shou
59 Raining in the Mountain 1979 Taiwan Mandarin King Hu
60 Police Story 1985 Hong Kong Cantonese Jackie Chan
61 C'est la vie, mon chéri 1993 Hong Kong Cantonese Derek Yee
62 The Wedding Banquet 1993 Taiwan Mandarin / English Ang Lee
63 Platform 2000 China Mandarin Jia Zhangke
64 The Wild, Wild Rose 1960 Hong Kong Mandarin Wang Tian-Lin
65 The Great Devotion 1960 Hong Kong Cantonese Chor Yuen
66 My Intimate Partner 1960 Hong Kong Cantonese Kim Chun
67 Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind 1980 Hong Kong Cantonese Tsui Hark
68 Ah Ying / Ban Bian Ren 1983 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin / English Allen Fong
69 Durian Durian 2000 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Fruit Chan
70 Little Toys 1933 China (Silent) Sun Yu
71 Ai Le Zhong Nian 1949 China Sang Hu
72 The House of 72 Tenants 1973 Hong Kong Cantonese Chor Yuen
73 Nomad 1982 Hong Kong Cantonese Patrick Tam
74 Dust in the Wind 1986 Taiwan Hou Hsiao-hsien
75 92 Legendary La Rose Noire 1992 Hong Kong Cantonese Jeffrey Lau
76 Shaolin Soccer 2001 Hong Kong Cantonese Stephen Chow
77 Song at Midnight 1937 China Mandarin Ma-Xu Weibang
78 China Behind 1974 Hong Kong Tong Shu-Shuen
79 The Spooky Bunch 1980 Hong Kong Cantonese Ann Hui
80 Taipei Story 1985 Taiwan Mandarin Edward Yang
81 The Blue Kite 1993 China Mandarin Tian Zhuangzhuang
82 Tai Tai Wan Sui 1948 China Mandarin Sang Hu
83 Mambo Girl 1957 Hong Kong Mandarin Yi Wen
84 Feast of a Rich Family 1959 Hong Kong Cantonese Lee Sun-Fung, Li Tie, Ng Wui, Lo Ji-Hung
85 Execution in Autumn 1972 Taiwan Mandarin Lee Hsing
86 Hibiscus Town 1986 China Mandarin Xie Jin
87 God of Gamblers 1989 Hong Kong Cantonese Wong Jing
88 As Tears Go By 1988 Hong Kong Cantonese / Mandarin Wong Kar-wai
89 Happy Together 1997 Hong Kong Mandarin / Cantonese / Spanish Wong Kar-wai
90 In the Mood for Love 2000 Hong Kong Cantonese (+) Wong Kar-wai
91 Myriad of Lights 1948 China Mandarin Fu Shen
92 Festival Moon 1953 Hong Kong Mandarin Zhu Shilin
93 Parents' Hearts 1955 Hong Kong Cantonese Kim Chun
94 Lin Zexu 1959 China Mandarin Zheng Junli
95 Dreams of the Red Chambers 1962 China Mandarin Cen Fan
96 Digital Master 1983 Hong Kong Cantonese Kirk Wong
97 Shanghai Blues 1984 Hong Kong Cantonese Tsui Hark
98 Eight Diagram Pole Fighter 1984 Hong Kong Cantonese Liu Chia-Liang
99 The Black Cannon Incident 1985 China Mandarin Huang Jianxin
100 Rebels of the Neon God 1992 Taiwan Mandarin / Taiwanese Tsai Ming-liang
101 In the Hands of a Puppet Master 1993 Taiwan Mandarin / Taiwanese / Japanese Hou Hsiao-hsien
102 Summer Snow 1995 Hong Kong Cantonese Ann Hui
103 Not One Less 1998 China Mandarin Zhang Yimou

Notes

All information taken from wikipedia or imdb was cross checked with the official Honk Kong Film Society Website.

On the above top 100 movies there will be a bunch of broken links, I don't have enough time to individually delete all the tags.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award

http://www.hkfaa.com/

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