Sam Hui Koon-Kit

Sam Hui Koon-Kit

Born: September 6, 1948
in Guangzhou
Samuel Hui Koon-Kit (born 6 September 1948), usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is credited with popularising Cantopop both via the infusion of Western-style music and his usage of vernacular Cantonese rather than written vernacular Chinese in biting lyrics that addressed contemporary problems and concerns. Hui is considered by some to be the first major superstar of Cantopop, known as the God of Song. As an actor, he is well-known for portraying the main character "King Kong" in five installments of Aces Go Places film series.

Movies for Sam Hui Koon-Kit...

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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许冠杰 - 此时此处演唱会
Title: 许冠杰 - 此时此处演唱会
Released: January 1, 2023
Type: Movie
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Tales from the Occult
Title: Tales from the Occult
Character: The Sneak Guy (The Tenement)
Released: September 15, 2022
Type: Movie
Three short films about the hidden horrors that lurk behind the urban landscape of Hong Kong.
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TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
Title: TME Live「想你 張國榮」線上音樂會
Character: self
Released: April 1, 2021
Type: Movie
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許冠傑:相識廿載演唱會'87 (升級版)
Title: 許冠傑:相識廿載演唱會'87 (升級版)
Character: himself
Released: March 25, 2015
Type: Movie
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Winner Takes All
Title: Winner Takes All
Character: Swindler Wong
Released: January 29, 2000
Type: Movie
Winner Takes All is a Hong Kong comedy starring Karl Maka and Ricky and Samuel Hui
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Laughter Of Water Margins
Title: Laughter Of Water Margins
Character: Wu Sung
Released: June 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Tiger fighter Wu Sung was originally a coward. But when he was drunk, he was extremely courageous. One time at Jingyang Gang, Wu Sung got drunk and killed a tiger. His fearless fight impressed Sung Jiang and Lao Zhishen. Wu Sang's brother Wu Dalang seemed to be an enmity with Pan Jinlian, but in fact they were a pair of swindler. Pan used her beauty to seduce men into bed and then Wu Dalangn would come in and blackmail the victim, asking for huge sum of money. They were very successful.......
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All's Well End's Well, Too
Title: All's Well End's Well, Too
Character: Chow Tung
Released: January 20, 1993
Type: Movie
Chow Tung is a licentious man who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister Gut to partners not of their choice. Chow, being a filial son, agrees to go along with his mother's plans. The plot thickens when Chow meets the beautiful Snow White and decides to marry her of which Matriarch Chow agrees whole-heartedly.
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許冠傑光榮引退匯群星
Title: 許冠傑光榮引退匯群星
Released: February 23, 1992
Type: Movie
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The Banquet
Title: The Banquet
Released: November 30, 1991
Type: Movie
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
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Front Page
Title: Front Page
Character: Mad Bill Lee
Released: August 24, 1990
Type: Movie
Hui, an owner of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee to help him get a good headliner for a magazine story to, hopefully, save his failing business.
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The Dragon from Russia
Title: The Dragon from Russia
Character: Freeman Yao Lung
Released: August 3, 1990
Type: Movie
A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Manchuria as the clan does not allow people to leave alive. However, he is eventually tracked down, and kidnapped along with a young Manchurian, Yao - whose memory is erased so that he can be trained in martial arts. Yao's work as an assassin becomes more complicated, however, when he sees his old lover again and his real memories come flooding back.
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Swordsman
Title: Swordsman
Character: Ling Wu Chung
Released: April 5, 1990
Type: Movie
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
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Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Title: Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Character: King Kong
Released: January 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for robbery by a gang of antiquities smugglers.
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Chicken and Duck Talk
Title: Chicken and Duck Talk
Character: Self (cameo)
Released: July 14, 1988
Type: Movie
A witty and thoroughly engaging send-up of both the fast food business and the cut-throat techniques often employed by conglomerates to crush independent competition.
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The Legend of Wisely
Title: The Legend of Wisely
Character: Wisely
Released: January 22, 1987
Type: Movie
Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, is tricked by his friend (played by Teddy Robin Kwan, the film's director)into helping him steal the dragon pearl. Sam Hui plays Wisely in this big budget HK movie, with production units filming some scenes by the Great Pyramids, and many scenes in Nepal. There are car chases and crashes, chases by horsemen and plenty of fights along the way. The Legend of Wisely is a live action comic book. A lot of effort went into making this movie, and it shows as Wisely goes from one hazard to another, a HK version of Indiana Jones.
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Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Title: Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
Character: King Kong
Released: July 24, 1986
Type: Movie
Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.
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Working Class
Title: Working Class
Character: Yam
Released: August 9, 1985
Type: Movie
Yam, Sunny and Ah Hing are buddies and all dismissed creating havoc in their jobs. The trio is employed by a noodle factory, which has a very poor labor relationship. The manager, supervisor and foreman are always picking on their subordinates. Finally the workers decide to take an united front to oppose their superiors.
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A Family Affair
Title: A Family Affair
Character: Chan Wing Cheong
Released: August 15, 1984
Type: Movie
To get their parents back together, two clever siblings team up with their grandpa in a series of mischievous antics.
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Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Title: Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Character: Sam Hong Kong
Released: January 25, 1984
Type: Movie
A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.
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Aces Go Places II
Title: Aces Go Places II
Character: King Kong
Released: November 11, 1983
Type: Movie
An assassin called Filthy Harry is hired by a shady figure and charged with killing the heroes. The men are framed twice for different robberies by King Kong's new girlfriend, nearly committed to a mental hospital by their devious boss, and forced to battle Filthy Harry's weaponry-laden robot while covered with time bombs.
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Aces Go Places
Title: Aces Go Places
Character: King Kong
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: Movie
King Kong, a clever thief who steals a cache of diamonds from some gangsters, frames another thief called White Glove for the crime. That's when the bald detective Albert Au, who has been chasing King Kong for quite some time, pairs with the volatile female Superintendent Ho to bring him to justice. King Kong ends up joining the good guys to defeat White Glove and another bad guy dubbed Mad Max, and recover the diamonds from the hiding place where they were left by King Kong's dead accomplice.
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Security Unlimited
Title: Security Unlimited
Character: Lieutenant Sam
Released: January 30, 1981
Type: Movie
This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and Ricky are delivering a large sum of money to a bank when a robbery takes place under their nose. after a series of hair-raising about hilarious chases, the agents get their men. With Michael and Sam giving their reward money to Ricky. They live haphazardly ever after.
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The Contract
Title: The Contract
Character: Chu Sai Kit
Released: August 2, 1978
Type: Movie
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.
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The Private Eyes
Title: The Private Eyes
Character: Lee Kwok-kit
Released: December 16, 1976
Type: Movie
The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk Sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok Kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy plant factory and spends most of the time doing kung fu tricks to impress a girl, ultimately loses his job. Seeking to find another line of work, Lee attempts to joins Wong's detective agency. Despite Lee's impression with his kung fu talent which involves his snatching trick, Wong was not impressed. Then, as it appears that Lee would not get the job, Wong discovers that his wallet was missing and was presumed stolen by one bystander who bumped into them. Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job.
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The Last Message
Title: The Last Message
Character: Lee
Released: August 21, 1975
Type: Movie
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure.
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Games Gamblers Play
Title: Games Gamblers Play
Character: Kit
Released: October 16, 1974
Type: Movie
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?
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Naughty! Naughty!
Title: Naughty! Naughty!
Character: Wu Te-Chuan
Released: July 18, 1974
Type: Movie
Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and will being thrown out of his Macau hotel. Kind- hearted hotel maid Hsiao Yen is the only one to help him in the world. One day, Wu plays a trick on the hotel owner. The scheme backfires and Wu has to flee to Hong Kong. Wu saves desperate painter Hsin. He convinces Hsin that his painting will sell if he is dead. After Hsin pretend to be dead, his paintings really can be sold well, but backfires finally. Then, Wu and Hsin team up and engage themselves full time in con games, gambling and sex inclusive. Finally, Wu is being chased by the ring enforcers but is saved. Finding himself in love with Hsiao Yen, Wu decides to turn a new leaf and live properly ever after.
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Chinatown Capers
Title: Chinatown Capers
Character: Embroidered Pillow
Released: April 4, 1974
Type: Movie
Ever the pair of do-gooding drifters, Embroidered Pillow and Chili Boy always come to the aid of Hong Kong's downtrodden and oppressed - even if it means traveling all the way to America! This time the two friends are off to San Francisco's Chinatown in search of a millionaire's missing daughter (Sylvia Chang, who also appears in Slaughter in San Francisco), who has vanished under shady circumstances. Typical Backalley Princess shtick ensues, including the duo's disastrous stint waiting tables in a Chinese restaurant and run-ins with the local street gangs. But just when things are looking hopeless, Sam and Polly find the lead they need, and the chase is on!
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The Tattooed Dragon
Title: The Tattooed Dragon
Character: Koon-Kit
Released: December 21, 1973
Type: Movie
Written and directed by Lo Wei for Golden Harvest, this feature stars Wang Yu as a guy known only as The Dragon – he’s got super sharp hearing! He’s also kind of a mysterious tough guy who wanders into a small town where the fine upstanding populace has a recurring problem with some gangsters who have decided to setup a casino in the area. Once the townsfolk start losing all of their money, and then all of their other belongings, and then even their homes it becomes obvious that there’s a scam going on here.
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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Title: Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1973
Type: Movie
This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting career in the U.S., he returned to Hong Kong where he became an international star, and his death at age 32.
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Back Alley Princess
Title: Back Alley Princess
Character: Embroidered Pillow
Released: February 17, 1973
Type: Movie
Polly Shang Kwan and Sam Hui are con artists who befriend a family of street venders and entertainers. The group constantly faces financial problems as they are ripped off by thugs, their rent is raised and car breaks down. Polly Kuan (who portrays a man for the entire film) lies, cheats, and steals to come up with the cash that everyone needs. Things get more serious when triad thugs kidnap the daughter of the family, and sell her to a triad boss, killing Carter Wong in the process.
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Title: The Hui Brothers Show
Character: Host
Released: April 23, 1971
Type: TV
The Hui Brothers Show is a Hong Kong sketch comedy television series produced by TVB and hosted by and starring brothers Michael Hui and Samuel Hui that ran for 52 episodes from 1971 to 1973.