Yim Ho

In the mid-'70s, "Yim Ho" was employed as a director, producer, and writer for Hong Kong television, skills which he applied later to his own creations.

His first film was "Ka le fei" (1978) (aka "The Extras"). But it was his second film, "Ye che" (aka "The Happenings") (1980), that brought the director his first acclaim. This was followed in 1981 with Gong zi jiao (aka "Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles"), and "Sishui liunian" (aka "Homecoming") (1984) for which Ho was nominated for Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards. This touching film depicts a woman's flight from city-living to the home of her birth where, with her two friends, she discovers that life continues and some things simply cannot be regained or repeated.

"Tian pu sa" (1987) (aka "Buddha's... Full Biography