Wai Ka-Fai | |||||||||||||
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Chinese name | 韋家輝 (traditional) | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | 韦家辉 (simplified) | ||||||||||||
Pinyin | wei2 jiā1 huī4 (Mandarin) | ||||||||||||
Jyutping | wai4 ga1 fai1 (Cantonese) | ||||||||||||
Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Born | 1962 (age 54–55) Hong Kong |
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Other name(s) | Wei Jiahui | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Director, producer | ||||||||||||
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Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong screenwriter, producer, film director, and former TV screenwriter and producer.
Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Help!!!, Love for All Seasons, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right and Running on Karma.
Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.