Billy Tang Movies

The Asian crime drama Casino takes place during the sweltering Macau summer of 1991. Two rival gangs are engaged in a bloody battle over control of the region's gambling business. Winnie Fong, a reporter, gets an interview with Giant, one of the two local crime lords. As Fong grills Giant about his life, Giant surprisingly reveals much more than he intended to -- and the consequences may have a great impact on the gang war. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Hoping to cash in on the popularity of the Young and Dangerous series, Wong Jin produces and Billy Tang directs this yarn about Marble (Lee Lai-chun), Wan (Karen Mok), Fai Chick (Mariane Chan), and Little Star (Teresa Mak Kar-kei), a quartet of gangland street chicks working their turf around Causeway Bay. Marble has long been in love with their gang leader Brother One, and even spent a year in jail for him, taking a weapons rap. There Marble became enemies with the unfortunately named lass Aids (Lily Chung), who was One's former girlfriend. Soon Aids is out and looking to settle the score. Marble is saved by her friends and cowardly thug George (Francis Ng), but Aids vows revenge and is soon plotting more dastardly deeds with a sociopath named Lurcher (Ben Ng). ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Ka Lok Cheung (Man Yee Lo), a disenchanted social worker, takes on the case of a mentally disabled woman, Ming-Ming (Lily Chung), whose father has been killed in a car accident. She finds Ming-Ming at a home for the mentally ill, run by the kindly Chan (Ben Ng). Cheung spends time with Ming-Ming, draws her out of her shell, and teaches her to dance. Meanwhile, the neighborhood is being terrorized by a murderous, slobbering rapist. The locals blame the group home for all the mayhem, until the patients team up to stop a drunken pervert from molesting a schoolgirl. The neighbors are won over, but the real menace is still at loose. Ming-Ming soon learns the horrible truth. Chan, haunted by a childhood trauma, flies into a psychopathic rage whenever he sees a woman wearing red. He brutally rapes Ming-Ming, but decides not to murder her. Ming-Ming is extremely distraught and confused, and makes a poor witness against Chan when the case comes to trial. When Chan is freed, Cheung decides to get revenge. Red to Kill was directed by Billy Tang. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

Hong Kong filmmaker Billy Tang, best-known for the gruesome sex thrillers Red to Kill and Run and Kill, directed this well-cast, American-lensed martial-arts action film starring internationally renowned fighter Jet Li. Li plays Lee Kwok-lap, a famous acrobat with China's martial arts team who goes hunting for their aging ex-star Wong Wai. Wong has decided to defect while the team is at the San Francisco airport planning to return to China after an exhibition. During his search for Wong Wai, the acrobat misses his flight back home and is stranded in the United States, but things quickly get even worse as his wallet is found beneath the corpse of a police officer whom Wong killed, and Lee is implicated in the murder. Lee knows he is being railroaded and has no chance of beating the rap, so he breaks free from police custody and seeks shelter at the home of one of his biggest local fans, Yau (Stephen Chiau, in an uncharacteristic early role). While Lee is dealing with these problems, Wong is advancing in his criminal career, working for San Francisco crime lord Marco (Henry Fong). Wong starts reaching for more power than Marco is ready to relinquish, so he tells the police about a drug deal with which Wong is involved. This leads to a big shoot out which ends up with Yau making off with a large bag of cocaine which he then decides to sell in order to make some extra money. It's a bad idea, as it gives Wong the impression that Yau and Lee are working together, leading him to attempt having them both murdered. Some impressive martial arts choreographed by Dick Wei (who also co-stars as Wong Wai under the name "C.I. Tu") enlivens this standard actioner co-starring Nina Li. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide