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Herman Yau Lai-To (Chinese: 邱禮濤), born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films.
Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards.
From 1997 to 1998, Yau participated in the filming of a TV series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2003, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independent Committee Against Corruption, the ICAC produced a television drama series and invited Yau to direct one of the episodes.
Yau is also one of the founders of the cultural newspaper, Chinese Youth Weekly, and two movie magazines (these three periodicals have stopped releasing). Yau has also published two books of his own.
Yau has produced and directed over 70 movies, which include The Untold Story, The Untold Story III, War of the Underworld, Walk In, Ebola Syndrome, Master Q 2001, From the Queen to the Chief Executive and the Troublesome Night series.
Yau’s films have also been shown in the Hong Kong International Film Festival and film festivals in Europe and the United States. The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome were praised as “cult classics” (Yau himself considers Ebola Syndrome as his most achieved work). From the Queen to the Chief Executive was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual.
In 1997, together with a group of people coming from different fields who share the same belief in writing and the power of words, Herman founded Step Forward which specializes in publication.
In 1999, Hong Kong Polytechnic University invited Herman as their first “Artist-in-Residence”. For seven years, from 1996 to 2002, the Hong Kong Art Centre invited Herman to be a member of the jury for the “Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards”. In 2002 and 2003, Herman was invited as a consultant for the “Master Degree Programme in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology” and Art Consultant for the Hong Kong Art Development Board. —Wikipédia
Most Popular Herman Yau Trailers
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30 August 2001
After a failed operation that leaves several cops dead or wounded Officer Fong Jing wakes up at the hospital and discovers that he can see ghosts.
13 May 1993
Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.
13 December 2015
Angela has no doubt that "one of these days, father will come back from the outer space to take her away because he is an alien.
06 October 1987
Ashan and Helen grew up together and were selected as the heroine of a youth film. Helen, the record technician, did not know that he was already Ashan’s boyfriend.
15 June 1996
A violent fugitive on the run from the law makes his way from Hong Kong to South Africa, where he discovers that he's immune to the Ebola virus, and later returns home to spread the deadly disease.
24 December 2020
After suffering life changing injuries in the line of duty, bomb disposal officer Fung turns his back on the police.
14 June 1996
An erotic mystery in which two couples engage in multiple layers of passion, betrayal and murder.
23 April 2009
The life story of a young man who has been pursuing an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplating on the mortality of his loved ones.
23 March 1994
While in visiting Hong Kong to perform in a concert, a violinist from Mainland China got himself mixed up in a jewel heist and became a prime target of the robbers.
25 July 2005
In the middle of the 17th century, the Manchus conquered China and founded the Ching dynasty. Due to widespread uprisings against the new rulers, the study and practice of traditional martial arts is forbidden and punishable by death.
20 April 2017
When a terrorist who specializes in explosives takes hold of an underground tunnel, he threatens to kill hostages if his demands are not met.
15 October 2009
After a top gangster is murdered, his second-in-command must prevent an uprising by rival gangs.
16 November 2018
When a human head is discovered, the paths of a female student, a cellist, an autistic teenager, a police officer, a prostitute, a teacher and a dog are found to be serendipitously entwined.
02 April 1992
Freedom Run Q is a Hong Kong Action-Comedy starring Bill Tung
26 April 2007
Two work colleagues decide to learn the ancient art of Lion Dancing when they enter an office talent competition in this comedy feature.
10 October 1996
An action comedy about a sharp shooter from the S.W.A.T team (SDU) in Hong Kong who gets fired for failing to show up in time for a hostage mission because he was womanizing at a local disco.
30 March 1995
A disaffected defense lawyer joins the prosecution, and ends up pressing charges on three police detectives charged with dropping a suspect from a four-story window.
22 January 1999
The fifth chapter of the "Troublesome Night" series, this movie is an anthology of three connected stories.
01 December 1988
A model (Joey Wong) gets raped by a photographer (Wilson Lam). Meanwhile, she falls out with her best friend (Carol Cheng) due to her boyfriend (Alex Man), who's a cop.
13 September 1997
The second chapter of the "Troublesome Night" series, this movie consists of three stories. The first story is about a girl that called a radio show for advice and comfort after her boyfriend died tragically.
12 June 2003
Happy Go Lucky is a Hong Kong Comedy-Drama starring Kent Cheng.
30 April 2006
A scientist discovers a chemical that can be used to make a great cure or a great virus, and a criminal sends ninjas to steal it and kill him.
07 March 2002
A deep pool of family secrets overruns its banks as two young lovers decide to tie the knot. But, sorting truth from deception leaves everyone gasping for breath.
09 August 2001
King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain.
14 May 2004
Mandy's life turns upside down after getting into a car accident.
04 April 1991
Fans of Hong Kong pinup queen Joey Wang are likely to appreciate this ghost-themed seriocomic fantasy about a comic book artist named Shing (Tony Leung) who finds himself haunted by the ghostly Ching-ching (Wang).
05 July 2012
Hao Dong suffers from insomnia. One night he sees his neighbour across the street getting murdered. But when he arrives at the scene to investigate, the body has disappeared and the apartment turns out to be vacant.
26 May 1994
Rookie PTU officers Fan and Fat manages to find themselves in a shootout with fugitives but ends up in a favorable light afterwards, earning promotions to CID officers.
08 November 2001
A police officer and his partner get persecuted by the local triad due to the unpaid loans of the latter.
06 July 2023
An undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.
20 February 1987
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Lee Ah Chai.
29 September 2023
Tough Chinese detectives go on a mission to Moscow to hunt down ruthless robbers who have been plaguing the trans-Siberian railway with violence and chaos.
01 December 1995
A drug lord under arrested threatens the judges and the police. Meanwhile an undercover cop approaches the drug lord's girl to collect evidences.
05 October 2006
A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters of the world.
19 October 2000
A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew.
27 September 1996
Tung Tung just graduated from the police academy, encountering a Vietnamnese assassin on his first day on work.
29 March 2012
It tells a variety of stories about love that has gone wrong: a brother and sister in an illicit relationship, a married painter who falls in love with his young male life model, a dance school teacher who is besotted with his senior student, and a lesbian couple, one of whom has role-play paranoia, and is caught in a complex love triangle.
13 August 2009
Laughing is formally a police undercover. However due to a drug trafficking case, Inspector Pan is hot on his trails.
18 August 2023
A vigilante serial killer in Hong Kong leaves ominous death notices, prompting the police to launch a special task force to uncover a hidden conspiracy.
13 October 2011
When the women of her time had their feet bound to please men, Qiu Jin was already questioning the sexual inequality of feudal traditions.
05 February 2019
A young female actor dreams of becoming famous and building a successful career despite being a stand-in and extra on most sets.
18 November 1999
Inspector Lee and his team look into the mysterious disappearance of a seedy loan shark but find no real leads.
03 January 1998
Shishedo, a mortician, is grief-stricken when his favorite singer is killed in a car accident. As a result, he vows to help her get the most "appropriate" burial.
10 May 1997
Tales of the supernatural include encounters with ghosts and a man's communication with his dead wife.
24 January 1992
Hui Wai Tak tells people's fortunes by feeling their bones. In reality though, he is a scam artist who gathers information on his clients in advance and uses it to milk them for money.
04 December 2014
An unruly and spoiled girl Nancy is sent to the Physical Education College, which cultivates students into sports elites with strict regulations.
06 May 2009
"A woman is born to give her body to men; her father or strangers should make no difference." Respectable Police Commissioner Josephine reinvestigates an insignificant murder case of a 11 years old girl.
21 January 2010
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.
01 January 2010
Four short films by four Hong Kong directors.
27 March 2004
Ying is a single parent who's having a tough time disciplining his wild teenage daughter Ellen.
16 April 1993
The prequel to Taylor Wong's With or Without You finds Prince being raised as a trained assassin by his "father.
28 June 2024
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers Chow Ching Lai and Cheung Wan Nam share a close mentor-student relationship.
08 October 2009
Unemployed comic book artist Luk (6 Wing) is not having a good day. His girlfriend (Charmaine Fong) just left him, and he's off to pitch his latest work to a publisher that turns out be very sketchy.
23 May 2003
In 17th century China, zombies and vampires roamed the lands, feeding on the unsuspecting. A group of martial artists / vampire hunters find themselves employed by a very rich - and very insane - old man who has kept everyone of his relatives preserved in wax and not buried.
15 August 2002
A modern HK Cinema throwback to eighties triad dramas. Jordan Chan is Cho, a recently released ex-con who was imprisoned when he took the heat for a killing performed by his childhood buddy Dik (Patrick Tam).
21 November 2014
Journalist Sara has just spent four months completing an in-depth investigation piece. Her editor-in-chief, afraid of offending powerful politicians and business moguls, refuses to run it.
29 February 2008
In the midst of a violent gang war, a series of misfortunes threaten the fate of a gang boss and his mob.
11 November 2010
A fearless vampire hunter must team up with a group of bored, vegetarian vampires to stop a deadly rival who grows stronger by killing his own kind, and has taken her sister as slave.
03 August 1989
Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang.
26 May 2017
In 1990, Neurologist Lam Sik Ka and his former flame suffer from the generational sleep curse that rooted in their both families war engagement during World War Two.
