Michael Lai Siu-Tin

Michael Lai Siu-Tin

Born: November 8, 1946
Died: December 1, 2019
in British Hong Kong
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Michael Lai Siu-tin (Chinese: 黎小田; Jyutping: lai4 siu2 tin4; 8 November 1946 – 1 December 2019) was a Hong Kong music composer, record producer and actor.

Lai was born in 1946 in British Hong Kong to the composer Lai Cho-tin [zh] and his literary critic wife, and he later became friends with Cantopop band leader Joseph Koo. Lai attended La Salle College.

Lai first appeared on the music scene in the 1950s, but would also make a number of small but notable appearances as a film actor from the 1950s to 1990s.

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Title: In Memory Of Leslie Cheung
Released: March 18, 2023
Type: TV
TV programme commemorates the 20th anniversary of Leslie Cheung's passing on April 1, 2023. The show features his iconic works and performances in different genres, such as his collaboration with Anita Mui in a legendary duet. The programme includes interviews with renowned figures in the music and film industries, who share their memories and experiences with Cheung. Cheung's professionalism and unique charisma continue to resonate with audiences today, and this programme acts as a tribute to the legendary singer and actor.
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Candlelight's Woman
Title: Candlelight's Woman
Released: October 20, 1995
Type: Movie
Lam Hung is a loudmouth street hooker with a useless crippled gambling-addicted husband Ching and son Man. Hung's friend Fei is an nightclub hostess, and Fei's lesbian sister Mei/Mooi seems bent on total self destruction after her girlfriend May dumps her for a boy. Mei becomes mixed up with tabloid journalist Wah, who convinces her to allow him to photograph her as she jumps off a building. Hung receives a marriage proposal from regular client Wai, a police officer. Causing trouble for all of them is Saur, the local loan shark and crime boss. Ching is in debt to Saur, he runs the club where Fei works, and he brings in Mainland girls who undercut the local streetgirl's prices. Wah and Mei become sort-of lovers, and Wah does a story on the streetwalkers, in order to influence public opinion against Saur and his mainlanders.
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The Red Wolf
Title: The Red Wolf
Character: Cruise Emcee
Released: May 18, 1995
Type: Movie
A group of terrorists murder the captain of a cruise ship and take everyone hostage. Their plan is to steal the uranium being stored in the ship's safe. It's up to a security officer and a pickpocketing cocktail waitress to stop them.
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She Starts the Fire
Title: She Starts the Fire
Character: Master Chu Tian Ya / Chor Tin-Ngai
Released: September 17, 1992
Type: Movie
Chingmy Yau stars in She Starts The Fire, a fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng, who also directed). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are applied simultaneously with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of misfortune and charred flesh.
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Return of the Evil Fox
Title: Return of the Evil Fox
Character: Daring Hung
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
1391: The good Chiang Su-Su manages to defeat the evil spirit Elf Fox, but has her soul transferred to a jasper incense holder and remains dormant for hundreds of years. In 1991 the Elf Fox returns to lethal life to wreak havoc on modern Hong Kong. The Elf Fox needs to absorb the souls of 108 men in order to obtain her full power. It's up to Su-Su's sweet descendant Yi, grouchy monk shopkeeper Chiang Wu, dashing, handsome foster son Wang Hsa, sassy ghostbuster Yu, and several others to defeat the Elf Fox before it's too late.
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Title: Radio III
Released: October 8, 1990
Type: TV
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Miracles
Title: Miracles
Character: Detainee at Police Station
Released: June 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.
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Last Romance
Title: Last Romance
Character: Tseng
Released: December 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Two best friends So-so and Nancy are love-struck by the same handsome Japanese boy who cannot fulfill both girls' destinies.
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The Romancing Star II
Title: The Romancing Star II
Released: January 21, 1988
Type: Movie
Chow Yun Fat leaves his buddies Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, and Nat Chan Bak Cheung to their own devices, so the first thing the trio do is get taken hostage in a bank robbery! The trio makes it onto TV, which equals instant celebrity, but the big station in town won't give them a job. Enter Andy Lau, who gives the guys their own talk show on a rival station, where they beat up their guests for being annoying. Meanwhile, a trio of comely females (including Elizabeth Lee and Carina Lau) move in next door, and the chase is on!
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Naughty Boys
Title: Naughty Boys
Character: Robber (Cameo)
Released: July 25, 1986
Type: Movie
Frequent Jackie Chan cohort Mars stars as Sing, an ex-con who's supposed to dig up the buried loot of his three still-jailed buddies...but when he gets to it, he finds that the treasure chest is full of rocks! The other three are convinced that Sing stole the goods for himself, so Sing decides to hide out with his kick-butt cousin Kuen, played with athletic aplomb by kung-fu princess Kara Hui! But some insurance investigators (Carina Lau and Billy Lau) are also after the loot, and there's even a mousy travel agent (future director Clarence Fok) thrown in for good measure. It all adds up to numerous shenanigans and action-comedy hijinks, culminating in a knockdown action finale set in a warehouse! Wooden crates, two-by-fours, and more props than you can name are used and abused in the name of creative eighties HK-style action, which Jackie Chan and company are only too glad to dispense to the audience!
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Happy Din Don
Title: Happy Din Don
Character: Tat
Released: March 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Michael is a guitarist in a night club, but his indulgence in gambling costs him his job. He is kicked out of the band. Wandering in an alley, he accidentally overhears a gang of drug dealers plotting. He is caught as he tries to get away. Michael seeks the help of his roommate, Roger who is the manager of a girls band preparing to go on a performing tour to Thailand. Roger takes Michael as a band member so that he can get away. While in Thailand, Michael falls in love with the leading female singer of the band. He tries all sorts of ways to gain her attention and love, while keeping one jump ahead of pursuing gangsters...
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Title: Triple Trouble
Released: July 22, 1985
Type: TV
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Cherie
Title: Cherie
Character: Cherie's Cousin
Released: December 22, 1984
Type: Movie
The beautiful Cherie Chung plays the title character, an exercise teacher who is wooed by a rich, older businessman and a young photographer. You watch Cherie as she bounces between these two, not really liking the businessman, while the photographer is more in love with her image as his model than as a true love.
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Teppanyaki
Title: Teppanyaki
Character: Pierre
Released: January 26, 1984
Type: Movie
Mr. Wong (Michael Hui) is the chief chef in a Teppanyaki restaurant. His overbearing wife and sadistic father-in-law make his home life a misery, so he spends all day dreaming about his dream girl, Sissy (Sally Yeh). When she comes into the restaurant, Wong seizes the opportunity and arranges to take her on a tour of the Paradise Island. Unfortunately, his wife and her friend go with him.
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The Fung-shui Master
Title: The Fung-shui Master
Released: June 23, 1983
Type: Movie
Hong Kong fantasy comedy film.
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Title: Agency 24
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Mike, Yor, and Buffalo become good friends after failing their exams and joining an advertising company. During their time there, they each meet someone they like and pursue them. The three friends face the challenges of love and work, growing and supporting each other along the way, and witnessing the value of their friendship.
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Title: Coma
Released: April 27, 1981
Type: TV
Lee Ting-hong joins Guangji Hospital, where he meets the chairwoman's daughter, Xue Baoqi. They initially misunderstand each other but eventually become a couple. As they witness patients, and even acquaintances, die mysteriously, they investigate and discover that the events are related to the hospital's director, Tang Zhiyang, and the chief surgeon, Guo Weicheng.
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Encore
Title: Encore
Released: October 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Story of young love.
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Title: The Spirit of the Sword
Character: 胡不愁
Released: May 7, 1979
Type: TV
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The Hong Kong Tycoon
Title: The Hong Kong Tycoon
Released: May 7, 1979
Type: Movie
A character-driven melodrama about a Hong Kong ‘everyday man’ who marries a rich woman to climb the class ladder.
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Title: "Fertility" Bank
Released: November 6, 1975
Type: Movie
Hong Kong sex comedy film.
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Bald-Headed Betty
Title: Bald-Headed Betty
Released: September 18, 1975
Type: Movie
Poor Betty gets drugged and kidnapped at a teen beach party and finds herself in clutches of a sleazy prostitution ring. After trying to escape, her head is shaved as punishment. Soon enough, she's the star of the stable for all the local bald freaks.
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A Mad World of Fools
Title: A Mad World of Fools
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: Movie
A whacky 1974 comedy starring David Chiang who was also the director, that's one to see. Well it certainly is whacky, and the film is actually a number of short pieces, varying in length from a couple of minutes to the last story that is 30 minutes or so.
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The Crazy Instructor
Title: The Crazy Instructor
Released: June 7, 1974
Type: Movie
A bumbling martial arts teacher has the skills but lacks the confidence to use them. Run out of town by some ne'er-do-wells, he sets out on some comic adventures as he travels the countryside. Taking up some companions that are as bumbling as he is, the group seems to stumble into one misadventure after another. Will our hearty band eventually prove their worth with their skills and bring their enemies to justice?
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Orphan in Distress
Title: Orphan in Distress
Released: April 28, 1960
Type: Movie
60s shaw crime film
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The Great Devotion
Title: The Great Devotion
Character: Chan Siu-Hong
Released: April 8, 1960
Type: Movie
Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Human Relationships
Title: Human Relationships
Character: Yang Zhaohan
Released: December 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Lee Sun-fung is renowned for adapting literary classics for the silver screen. To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Union Film Enterprise known for producing quality films and co-founded by Lee, Human Relationships is adapted from writer Ba Jin's novel into film. The Yiu family moves into a manor. Mrs Yiu, while frustrated by the way her step-son is spoiled by her husband and mother-in-law, develops a friendship with a kid (Michael Lai) who steals flowers from the mansion's garden. She later learns that he is the son of the place's former owner whose downfall at middle age is the result of being spoiled when young. Lai was only a child but gained a foothold among seasoned veterans like Cheung Wood-yau, Ng Cho-fan and Pak Yin.