Ekin Cheng

Synopsis –
Nam opens a bar in Wanchai and continues his rise in Hong Kong’s Hung Hing gang. His best friend, Chicken, needs to lie low, so he’s sent to Taiwan to work for Lui, leader of the San Luen gang; there, he falls for the aging Lui’s mistress, Ting Yiu. When Chicken returns to Hong Kong, he finds Nam in a struggle with long time rival, Fai Fat. Then, Lui shows up, demanding that Hung Hing sell him a half interest in their new Macau casino. When Chiang, the Hung Hing boss, wants to think about it, Lui threatens war, Chicken must choose sides, and Ting Yui sets up a meeting. Chicken’s affections, Fai and Nam’s rivalry, Lui’s greed, and Ting’s intentions are on a collision course. (imdb)Read More »

The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy film based on the manhua series Fung Wan by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil Lord Conqueror’s tutelage. The sequel to the film, titled The Storm Warriors and directed by the Pang brothers, was released in 2009.Read More »

Veteran Hong Kong screenwriter Ivy Ho (Divergence) makes his feature directorial debut with this tale about a clandestine romance between a marketing secretary and a married manager. No one in the office suspects that Pearl (Karena Lin) and Tom (Ekin Cheng) are having an affair, not even their close friends Jewel (Chucky Woo) and John (Derek Tsang). As the story begins shifting between past and present, we come to understand just how the affair came to be, and where it could be heading in the future.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie GuideRead More »