| Wai Ka-fai | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 韋家輝 | ||||||||||
| Relatives: | Willie Wai (brother) | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1962[1] | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1985present | ||||||||||
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Wai Ka-fai (born 21 September 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, he co-formed Milkyway Image in 1996, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong.
The films that Wai and To have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right, Running on Karma, and Mad Detective. His solo directorial efforts include Too Many Ways to Be No. 1, Written By and Detective vs Sleuths, which the latter helped him won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.
Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Writer | |
| 1982 | Soldier of Fortune | Writer | |
| 1983 | The Old Miao Myth | Writer | |
| 1983 | The Return of the Condor Heroes | Writer | |
| 1984 | The Duke of Mount Deer | Writer | |
| 1984 | Police Cadet '84 | Writer | |
| 1985 | Police Cadet '85 | Writer | |
| 1985 | The Young Wanderer | Writer | |
| 1986 | The Feud of Two Brothers | Writer | |
| 1988 | The Final Verdict | Writer | |
| 1989 | Looking Back in Anger | Producer | |
| 1989 | War of the Dragon | Producer | |
| 1990 | Heaven's Retribution | Producer | |
| 1992 | The Greed of Man | Producer | |
| 1993 | Racing Peak | Producer | |
| 1997 | Intruder | Producer | |
| 2000 | Divine Retribution | Producer |
| Year | Film | Credit(s) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | Director | width=60 | Screenwriter | width=60 | Producer |
| 1985 | Young Cops | ||||
| 1987 | Easy Money | ||||
| 1988 | It's No Heaven | ||||
| 1990 | The Story of My Son | ||||
| 1992 | Gun n' Rose | ||||
| 1995 | Peace Hotel | Feature directorial debut Also co-wrote the story with Donald Chow | |||
| 1997 | Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 | WonGolden Bauhinia Awards for Best Screenplay WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit | |||
| The Odd One Dies | |||||
| Intruder | |||||
| 1998 | The Longest Nite | ||||
| Expect the Unexpected | |||||
| A Hero Never Dies | |||||
| 1999 | Where a Good Man Goes | Also as the story writer | |||
| 2000 | Needing You... | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Director NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Film | |||
| Help! | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | ||||
| 2001 | Wu yen | ||||
| Love on a Diet | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Director NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Film | ||||
| Fulltime Killer | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | ||||
| 2002 | Fat Choi Spirit | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit | |||
| My Left Eye Sees Ghosts | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To | ||||
| 2003 | Love for All Seasons | ||||
| Turn Left, Turn Right | |||||
| Running on Karma | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To WonHong Kong Film Award for Best Film WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Director NominatedGolden Bauhinia Award for Best Director NominatedGolden Bauhinia Award for Best Film NominatedChinese Film Media Award for Best Director (Hong Kong/Taiwan region) NominatedChinese Film Media Award for Best Film (Hong Kong/Taiwan region) | ||||
| 2004 | Fantasia | ||||
| 2005 | Himalaya Singh | ||||
| 2006 | The Shopaholics | ||||
| 2007 | Mad Detective | Co-directed and produced with Johnnie To WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Screenplay WonHong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay NominatedHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Director NominatedHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Director NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Film NominatedGolden Lion | |||
| 2009 | Vengeance | NominatedPalme d'Or | |||
| Written By | WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay NominatedAsian Film Award for Best Screenplay NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay | ||||
| 2011 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | ||||
| 2012 | Romancing in Thin Air | WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit | |||
| Drug War | WonSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film WonChinese Film Media Award for Best Film (China region) NominatedGolden Horse Award for Best Feature Film | ||||
| 2013 | Blind Detective | ||||
| 2019 | Chasing Dream | ||||
| 2022 | Detective vs Sleuths | WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay WonHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Director WonHong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay WonHong Kong Film Award for Best Director NominatedHong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film NominatedHong Kong Film Award for Best Film | |||