Ekin Cheng Movies

A policeman begins seeing the spirits of the dead after a near-fatal attack in this thriller from director Kelvin Tong. Lee (Shawn Yue) and Wong (Ekin Cheng) are a pair of cops working the beat in Hong Kong who pull over a man during a routine traffic stop one night. The situation takes an ugly turn and Lee is violently attacked while the lawman sees what he's certain is the ghost of a woman, stained with blood. Seven weeks later, Lee is released from the hospital and goes back to work, but since he continues to insist he saw a ghost, Lee is transferred from a patrol car to a mysterious branch known as the Miscellaneous Affairs Department, led by Mr. Wong, a man with no belief in the paranormal. While sorting through cases with Miscellaneous Affairs, Lee once again sees a spirit as he visits a swimming pool where a young boy drowned, and is visited by the ghost of the child. Daiyat Gye (aka Rule #1) also stars Fiona Xie and Stephanie Che. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

A top celebrity cop finds his ability to solve a series of kidnappings and white collar crimes sidelined by the grief he harbors for his long-missing girlfriend in this dramatic Hong Kong action entry from director Benny Chan. Ever since Suen Sui-yan (Aaron Kwok)'s girlfriend went missing without a trace ten years ago, everything just seemed to fall apart for the high profile policeman who could once do no wrong. These days Suen is investigating a lucrative money laundering scheme, but upon being assigned the task of escorting a crooked accountant named Hung (Patrick Chow) to the Hong Kong airport, his luck takes an even darker turn when an assassin's bullet kills his unfortunate charge. Suen's suspicions that something is amiss are soon confirmed when a barrister acting on behalf of powerful businessman Yiu (Lo Ka-leung) denies that his client played any part in the killing and Yiu's assets are freed-up since the potential police witness has been permanently silenced, and before long the suspicious suit is struggling to pay off a sizable debt to the triads. Soon after triad boss Jim (Lau Siu-ming) admits to a fondness for Yiu's pop-star son Yiu Ha (Tommy Yuen), the adolescent singing sensation is suddenly kidnapped. Now, as Suen struggles to make a connection between all the events and reveal the identity of the mysterious assassin, the resemblance between Barrister To (Ekin Chang)'s beautiful wife Amy (Angelica Lee) and Suen's own long-missing girlfriend fast begins to cloud the determined cop's head and complicate the case. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

A powerful, age-old bloodsucker attempts to gather the blood essence that will enable him to walk in daylight -- and the only thing standing between his success and the forthcoming age of darkness is a trio of skilled vampire slayers in director Dante Lam's The Twins Effect. Top agent Reeve (Ekin Cheng) works for a secret organization dedicated to ridding the world of the fanged menace, and though his razor-sharp fighting skills -- not to mention and the occasional dose of vampire blood -- give him an edge over your typical vampire slayer, his new partner, Gypsy (Gillian Chung), also possesses formidable skills. When Reeve learns that his younger sister Helen (Charlene Choi) is romantically linked with a sensitive, new-age vampire prince, Kazaf (Edison Chen), who possesses the final piece of the puzzle needed for the dreaded Duke Dekotes (Mickey Hardt) to overpower humankind and rule the Earth, Reeve, Gypsy, and a reluctant Helen soon jump into action. Combine their skills with that of a quick-kicking paramedic (Jackie Chan), and the human race just may stand a chance for survival after all. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The martial arts comedy Anna in Kung Fu Land centers on a woman who dreams of becoming a movie star. Her father is the head monk of a Shaolin temple. When the temple is invited to be part of a martial-arts tournament, he sends his daughter. She believes this might give her the opportunity to get her big break, but when that doesn't happen she becomes focused on beating the opposition in the tournament. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Johnny To and Law Wing-Cheung's sequel to To's popular action film Running out of Time plunges the hostage negotiator hero of that film, Sang (Lau Ching-Wan), into a whole new adventure. In Running out of Time 2 Sang has been promoted to a dull desk job, but when Ken (Ekin Cheng), a suave art thief with talent for magic tricks and an array of heist plots up his sleeve, draws Sang into a hostage situation, the chase is on all over again. The bulk of the film is a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game, with Ken keeping one step ahead of Sang; his bumbling sidekick, Assistant Commissioner Wong Kai Fa (Hui Shiu-hung); and Teresa (Kelly Lin), a beautiful insurance executive with a lot to lose if Ken's most dastardly plan succeeds. ~ Tom Vick, All Movie Guide

Directed by Tsui Hark, The Legend of Zu is an adaptation of the 64-volume epic novel of the same name, and follows several warriors training in the mysterious Zu mountains. Somehow, the powers of the mountain are absorbed by the warriors and subsequently used to help combat the evil forces threatening the world's safety. When the mountains are invaded by a creature known only as the Blood Demon, the warriors must pool their skills in order to preserve humankind. The film features Louis Koo, Kelly Lin, Zhang Ziyi, Ekin Cheng, Sammo Hung, and Cecilia Cheung. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

King, Queen, and Jack make up the members of Bad Boys, a detective agency which deals exclusively in finding long, lost loves. Life in the business is going normally until two men ask the detectives to find a woman who is known simply as Eleven. Before any of them realize it, the search for Eleven has led them into a dangerous, mysterious world they had never been privy to before this case. For Bad Boys Only was directed by Raymond Yip and stars Ekin Cheng, Louis Koo, Qi Shu, Kristy Yeung, and Mark Cheng. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Two expert swordsmen (known as "Sword Saint" and "God of Sword," respectively) must train for the duel of their lives. Scheduled to take place on top of the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City, the duel has inspired trickery amongst nearly everyone involved. The most nefarious plot is discovered by a renowned minister, whose experience selling tickets leads him to believe that someone is planning to assassinate the emperor. The Duel was directed by Andrew Lau and Law Man-Dik, and stars Anthony Wong, Nick Cheung, Andy Lau, Yu Kei, and Ekin Cheng. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

In 1998, Andrew Lau's groundbreaking smash hit The Storm Riders came out of nowhere and resurrected the ailing Hong Kong film industry. Lau's follow-up, using much of the same cast and crew, is another martial arts epic set largely in New York's Chinatown. The film opens in the early 20th century with a young Hero Wah (Ekin Cheng) going to study under Master Pride (Anthony Wong). When he returns to his parents, he learns that they have been murdered by a band of evil Westerners. After impregnating his wife Jade (Kristy Yang), Hero Wah ventures to New York in search of his parents' killers. Sixteen years later, Hero's son Sword Wah (Nicholas Tse) along with family friend Sang (Jerry Lamb), arrive at Ellis Island in search of Hero's dad. Once the tearful reunion finally takes place, much of the rest of the story is related through flashbacks involving a fearsome fight with Japanese ninjas and the death of Jade at the hands of the ninja ring leader. The film climaxes a la Alfred Hitchcock or Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) with a battle to the death against the ninja grand master at the Statue of Liberty. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Tong (Ekin Cheng) is an up-and-coming member of a gang of outlaws who is well-respected among his peers for his intelligence and sense of fairness. One of Tong's cohorts, Ha, is accused of killing a man who was having an affair with his wife. Tong persuades his attorney to defend Ha, and they prevail in court. When Tong is then betrayed by the man who was once his leader in the gang, Ha decides it's his duty to get revenge against the man who wronged his friend. Return to a Better Tomorrow also features Andy Lau, Chingmy Yau, and Michael Wong. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide