Miriam Yeung Movies
Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Johnny To produces this heartfelt comedy drama about an ageing fishmonger (pop singer Miriam Yeung) attempting to pay off her father's gambling debts and find true love. While the vast majority of seafood slingers are hardly marriage material, the appearance of a handsome rival known as Fishman (Eason Chan) leads the lonely woman to believe that there may be hope for romance yet. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Law Wing-cheung's Asian-language drama 2 Become 1 explores the tribulations of a middle-class woman named Bing (Miriam Yeung). When we first see her, Bing's life is relatively tranquil and easy, with an office job and a cadre of female friends. But when she discovers a malignant lump in her breast, the ground trembles, and the world that she has come to lean on as dependable and reliable falls to pieces. One day at a time, Bing must struggle to keep her life and sanity in check, as she struggles to contend with her illness -- with the helping hands of an affable physician, V (Richie Jen), and teenage boy Sing (Justin Lo). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miriam Yeung, Richie Jen, (more)
A cheeky beer promotion girl (Miriam Yeung) falls for a hard-drinking, hard-luck French-Chinese fusion cuisine chef (Daniel Wu) in a dazzling romantic comedy from One Night in Mongkok director Derek Yee. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Wu, Miriam Yeung, (more)
- 2004
What first began as a short-form study in terror now expands to a full-fledged, feature-length fright fest as director Fruit Chan explores the high price that people are willing to pay for youth and beauty. Originally one third of the horror anthology Three...Extremes, Dumplings tells the tale of a traditional Chinese dish infused with a disturbing, but rejuvenating twist. Mrs. Lee is a retired television star whose once-glamorous visage is slowly succumbing to the degenerative effects of time. Her career has ended and her husband is beginning to wander astray. Upon learning that a mysterious chef known as Aunt Mei (Bai Ling) has a secret recipe for dumplings that is rumored to turn back the clock and restore one's youthful appearance, the desperate former starlet contacts the cook in order to arrange a tasting. But these aren't your typical dumplings. In order to achieve the powerful effects that her clients demand, Aunt Mei has substituted the traditional pork for the meat of aborted fetuses. Impatient that the unique form of rejuvenation isn't working as fast as she had hoped, Mrs. Lee soon begins seeking out an even more potent recipe. Though the new and improved recipe does indeed give Mrs. Lee the results she has been longing for, an unexpected complication soon leads to some decidedly unusual side effects, and it's not long before Mrs. Lee's curious husband appears in the kitchen of the alluring Aunt Mei looking for answers. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miriam Yeung, Bai Ling, (more)
Three Asian directors, from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, join forces to create an omnibus horror film, Three...Extremes. In Fruit Chan's "Dumplings," shot by Christopher Doyle, Mrs. Li (Miriam Yeung), a thirtysomething former actress with a philandering husband (Tony Leung) goes to visit Aunt Mei (Bai Ling), who sells the most expensive dumplings in Hong Kong. Mrs. Li knows about their rejuvenating powers, and she also knows about their unpleasant main ingredient, but after some initial nausea, she digs right in. In Oldboy writer/director Park Chan-wook's "Cut," a successful filmmaker (Lee Byung-hun of Joint Security Area) arrives home to find that a disgruntled extra (Lim Won-hee) has taken over his home, and fastened his pianist wife (Kang Hye-jun of Oldboy) to the grand piano. The madman threatens to cut off the wife's fingers, one by one, unless the director strangles the helpless child he's tied to the couch. Takashi Miike directs the last segment, "Box," about a young author and former circus performer, Kyoko (Kyoko Hasegawa) seemingly haunted by the ghost of her twin sister, who died a mysterious and horrible death while practicing their act. Adding to Kyoko's trauma, her editor (Atsuro Watabe) is a dead ringer for her old stepfather/ringmaster, who may have perished in the same "accident" that took her sister's life. Three...Extremes was shown at Subway Cinema's New York Asian Film Festival in 2005. For the American release of Three... Extremes, the order in which the films are presented was altered from the original "Box," "Dumplings," and "Cut" to "Dumplings," "Cut," and "Box." This film was actually preceded by another omnibus film, Three, that was nevertheless retitled Three... Extremes II for the English-language market and issued after this one. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung, (more)
- 2004
The budding romance between a girl blinded in a childhood accident and a dating agency owner who has inexplicably lost his own eyesight is contrasted against the tender relationship between a heartbroken young woman and the man who was mysteriously guided to her by forces he cannot comprehend in this life-affirming romance starring Tony Leung. As a young girl, Cheung (Miriam Yeung) was left blind following a tragic accident. But although she has since led a contented life with her doting father, it's obvious that she still longs for true companionship. One day, when Cheung's father happens across an ad for a dating agency, the girl decides to take a chance and sign up. Though scheming agency owner Ho (Leung) remains doubtful that he will ever find Cheung a date, he accepts the challenge regardless and tries every means at his disposal to find the girl a suitable mate. Despite his repeated failures, however, Ho gradually feels himself growing closer to Cheung over time. Then, one morning, Ho awakens to realize that he has suddenly lost his sense of sight. Though no doctor he talks to can explain why Ho has suddenly gone blind, sympathetic Cheung does her best to help him adjust to his sightless new world - her optimism proving an indispensable source of support for the once swaggering matchmaker. Meanwhile, across town, a young man faces his own set of romantic hurdles as he makes his way to a woman with a broken heart. Perhaps, somehow, both couples will find the strength to overcome their fears and finally make love work. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Miriam Yeung, (more)
- 2004
A respected martial arts novelist makes an unwelcome intrusion into his daughters romantic affairs after learning that she has fallen for her boss, who is also a notorious womanizer, in this comedy marking legendary Hong Kong funnyman Michael Hui's eagerly anticipated return to the big screen. Lung (Hui) is a famous Hong Kong novelist who is constantly doting on his beloved daughter Sophia (Mirian Yeung), and when he learns that Sophia has become smitten with her playboy boss Frankie (Lau Ching Wan) his efforts to sabotage the relationship go hilariously awry. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
This comedy set in 11th century China stars Richie Ren as an aromatherapist named Kai who has just received a mission from the king to cure his daughter of her royal body odor. In need of a suitably smelly test subject in order to find the cure, he enlists the help of a pretty young fishmonger named Heung (Miriam Yeung). At first their time together is purely a business arrangement, but soon the two find themselves overtaken by the scent of love. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
A spoiled rich boy and his two unruly friends are enrolled in Police Cadet training school to hilarious results in this Hong Kong comedy starring popular actor/singer Ronald Cheng. Lung (Cheng) is a rowdy brat with no sense of respect or responsibility, and his father has grown increasingly concerned about the rabble-rousing youngster's future. In a desperate bid to teach his son, and the boy's equally obnoxious friends, a lesson in adulthood, Lung's father enrolls all three in the cadet training program that's sure to whip them into shape. Despite his best intentions, Lung's father finds that his efforts are in vain as the three slackers vow to get into as much mischief as needed to get expelled from the prison-like school. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ronald Cheng, Stephy Tang, (more)
From filmmaker Vincent Kok, this Hong Kong romantic comedy centers on a unique battle between two competing masters of the art of Feng Shui. Looking to put an end to a life of endless misfortune, Yip (Miriam Yeung) hooks up with Lai (Tony Leung) with hopes that his knowledge of Feng Shui can help improve her luck. As Yip and Lai begin to fall for one another, it becomes more and more clear that Yip is the victim of the dastardly machinations of Lai's rival. My Lucky Star was originally titled Hung Wun Chiu Yun. ~ Matthew Tobey, 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
- Starring:
- Miriam Yeung, Ekin Cheng, (more)
- 2002
Desperate to keep her job as a proposal for her dismissal is making the rounds, Fong (Miriam Yeung) deliberately lies to her new boss Wu (Edison Chan) and tells him that she is pregnant. Having come from a single-parent home, sympathetic Wu rejects the proposal and Fong seems to be in the clear for the time being. Her relief is short lived however, when office gossip soon begins to fuel speculation as to the identity of the father. With some help from her best friend Ken (Wyman Wong), Fong begins to learn everything there is about pregnancy, but when the time comes to actually give birth, how will Fong handle the true outcome of her deceit? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Miriam Yeung, Edison Chen, (more)
- 2002
Wilson Yip's romantic comedy Gon Chai Lit Fo (Dry Wood Fierce Fire) stars popular Hong Kong comedienne Miriam Yeung. Alice Tsui (Yeung) writes a health column for a magazine that is purchased by a publication aimed at men. She is attracted to her beautiful but unctuous new editor, Ryan Li (Louis Koo). When he expresses an interest in a different girl, Alice agrees to give him lessons in how to win her heart. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louis Koo, Miriam Yeung, (more)
