Fruit Chan

ProducerEditorActorDirectorWriter Apr 15 (age 66) Guangdong, China 1962–2025 (63 year career)

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Biography

Fruit Chan (born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China) is an independent Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films. His name became familiar to many Hong Kongers only after the success of the 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which earned many local and international …

Known For

Film

Dragons Forever

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Film

Three... Extremes

Director

Film

Dumplings

Director

Film

My Lucky Stars

Card Player

Film

Made in Hong Kong

Director

Film

Heart of Dragon

Opponent at Training

Film

Yes, Madam!

Goh / Frankie

Film

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Man Pushing Fruit Cart

Filmography

Acting (48)

Movies (47)

Blossoms Under Somewhere

Keep Rolling

No. 7 Cherry Lane

as TheCraven Cat (voice)

4.8

Still Human

2018

as Keung at Food Stall

7.8

Mrs K

2017

as Big Eye

4.4

The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse

2016

as Self

Temporary Family

2014

as Neighborhood Tyrant

5.2

All's Well, End's Well 2011

2011

as Book Store Manager

Hot Summer Days

Run Papa Run

as Priest

Simply Actors

as Police Officer

In the Mood for Doyle

as Himself

My Name Is Fame

as Fruit Chan

Naked Ambition

The Longest Summer

as Tank Commander

Love: Amoeba Style

Somebody Up There Likes Me

as Policeman

The Age of Miracles

3 Days of a Blind Girl

1993

as Burglar

5.6

Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday

as Goldfish Bing

Women on the Run

as Uncle Ping

Finale in Blood

as Tenant

Operation Scorpio

as Sold Girl's Brother

6.3

Fight Back to School 2

1992

6.8

Five Lonely Hearts

1992

as Minibus driver

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

Arrest the Restless

as Whiz

Her Fatal Ways 2

as Burglar

His Fatal Ways

as Assistant Cameraman

4.8

The Top Bet

1991

as Spectator

5.7

Inspector Pink Dragon

as Popsicle seller

Curry & Pepper

as Kuo

Lost Souls

In Between Loves

as Kuo

Dragons Forever

as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

7.3

The Haunted Cop Shop

1987

as Mental Patient Acting Like Zombie

Righting Wrongs

Devoted to You

as Diehard Bill

The Law Enforcer

as Policeman

Naughty Boys

as Travel Agency's Staff

5.1

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

1985

as Man Pushing Fruit Cart

My Lucky Stars

as Card Player

Heart of Dragon

as Opponent at Training

Yes, Madam!

as Goh / Frankie

Those Merry Souls

as Assistant director

7.5

Family Light Affair

1984

as Driver

Monkey Business

1982

Television (1)

Golden Horse Awards

1962

as Self

9.0

Crew (79)

Movies (79)

True Love, For Once in My Life

2025

Executive Producer

True Love, For Once in My Life

2025

Supervising Editor

Blossoms Under Somewhere

2024

Producer

4.0

Tales from the Occult

2022

Director

4.4

Tales from the Occult

Writer

Pretty Heart

Producer

Lucky Cat

Executive Producer

Coffin Homes

Director

Coffin Homes

Editor

Coffin Homes

Producer

Coffin Homes

Screenplay

The Abortionist

Director

The Abortionist

2019

Screenplay

The Invincible Dragon

2019

Director

4.6

The Invincible Dragon

2019

Producer

4.6

The Invincible Dragon

Writer

Three Husbands

Director

Three Husbands

Editor

Three Husbands

Producer

Three Husbands

Writer

Still Human

Producer

Shining Moment

Director

Kill Time

Director

Kill Time

Editor

Bride Wars

Producer

The Inspired Island: My City

2015

Director

The Midnight After

Director

The Midnight After

Editor

The Midnight After

Executive Producer

Tales from the Dark 1

2013

Director

5.6

Tales from the Dark 1

2013

Editor

5.6

Tales from the Dark 1

Writer

Flowers with Aphasia

Thanks

Love in Space

Producer

Hot Summer Days

Producer

Quattro Hong Kong

Director

Prince of Tears

Producer

Don't Look Up

Director

Chengdu, I Love You

Director

故事无双

Producer

Dumplings

Director

Dumplings

Editor

Dumplings

Screenplay

Colour Blossoms

Producer

Three... Extremes

Director

Three... Extremes

Editor

1:99 Shorts

Director

Public Toilet

Director

Public Toilet

Writer

Hollywood Hong Kong

Art Direction

Hollywood Hong Kong

Director

Hollywood Hong Kong

Writer

Durian Durian

Director

Durian Durian

Screenplay

Little Cheung

Director

Little Cheung

Editor

Little Cheung

Writer

The Longest Summer

Director

The Longest Summer

Editor

The Longest Summer

Writer

Made in Hong Kong

Director

Made in Hong Kong

Editor

Made in Hong Kong

Writer

Bugis Street

Writer

Days of Tomorrow

Assistant Director

Finale in Blood

Director

Five Lonely Hearts

Director

Lost Souls

Assistant Director

Dragons Forever

Assistant Director

Runaway Blues

Assistant Director

Midnight Girls

Assistant Director

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

Assistant Director

Heart of Dragon

Director

Heart of Dragon

Production Manager

Family Light Affair

Assistant Director

The Security

1981

Script Supervisor

Eternal Sunshine Life-saving Squad

Executive Producer

Smashing Frank

Producer

Sweet, Sour, Bitter...

Producer