Clifton Ko

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Clifton Ko M.H.
Interviewed by Chinanews.com in 2020
Born	Ko Chi-sum (1958-08-06) 6 August 1958 (age 63) Hong Kong
Partner(s)	Perry Chiu 焦媛
Awards	Golden Horse Awards – Best Editing 1997 Legend of Mad Phoenix
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	高志森
Simplified Chinese	高志森
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Clifton Ko (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: Gāo Zhìsēn; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.

Background[]

Clifton Ko 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: 檸檬可樂; 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 to defend HK against riots and to oppose western interference.

Filmography as director[]

Other work[]

Ko is a vocal supporter of the Pro-Beijing Camp in Hong Kong.

References[]

• Lisa Odham Stokes. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 2007. Print. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5. 204–205.

External links[]

• Clifton Ko at IMDb
• HK cinemagic entry

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