Clifton Ko (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: GÄ o ZhìsÄ"n; born 1958) is a
Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. He
graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film
industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In
this period he wrote Choi's No U-Turn (1981) and Teenage Dreamers
(Chinese: æª¸æª¬å ¯æ¨‚; pinyin: Ningmeng Kele; Jyutping: Ling mung hoh
lok; lit.: 'Lemon Cola'), and John Woo's comedy Once a Thief. In 1982
Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co.,
and directed his first film The Happy Ghost in 1984. The film series,
like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching,
family value, and optimism. Ko, together the company, is prolific in
making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family
comedy series It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (beginning in 1987); Chicken
and Duck Talk, a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and
ensemble comedy series All's Well, Ends Well (beginning in 1992); and
It's a Wonderful Life (1994) (Stokes).During the 2019 Anti-Extradition
Law Amendment Bill protests and the subsequent 2020 imposition by the
Chinese Communist Party of the HK National Security Law, Ko supported
the HK Police's brutality and advocated on behalf of the CCP for their
actions. Ko is a vocal supporter of the Pro-Beijing Camp in Hong
Kong.
Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. He
graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film
industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In
this period he wrote Choi's No U-Turn (1981) and Teenage Dreamers
(Chinese: æª¸æª¬å ¯æ¨‚; pinyin: Ningmeng Kele; Jyutping: Ling mung hoh
lok; lit.: 'Lemon Cola'), and John Woo's comedy Once a Thief. In 1982
Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co.,
and directed his first film The Happy Ghost in 1984. The film series,
like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching,
family value, and optimism. Ko, together the company, is prolific in
making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family
comedy series It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (beginning in 1987); Chicken
and Duck Talk, a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and
ensemble comedy series All's Well, Ends Well (beginning in 1992); and
It's a Wonderful Life (1994) (Stokes).During the 2019 Anti-Extradition
Law Amendment Bill protests and the subsequent 2020 imposition by the
Chinese Communist Party of the HK National Security Law, Ko supported
the HK Police's brutality and advocated on behalf of the CCP for their
actions. Ko is a vocal supporter of the Pro-Beijing Camp in Hong
Kong.
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