Clifton Ko

Clifton Ko M.H.
Born	Ko Chi-sum (1958-08-06) 6 August 1958 Hong Kong
Partner	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
Transcriptions

Clifton Ko (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: Gāo Zhìsēn; 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: 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's brutality and advocated on behalf of the CCP for their actions.

Filmography as director

Year	Title	Awards
2018	Dearest Anita	Best Director, 14th Chinese American Film Festival
2017	All My Goddess
2014	Wonder Mama	Outstanding Film, Chinese American Film Festival
2006	We Are Family
2004	Forever Yours
	In-Laws, Out-Laws
2000	Funny Business
	Love Paradox
	Winner Takes All
1998	Ninth Happiness
1997	Hong Kong Adventure
	The Mad Phoenix	Golden Horse (nominee), Best Feature Film, Best Director
1995	The Umbrella Story
	Paradise Hotel
1994	One of the Lucky Ones
	It's a Wonderful Life
	I Will Wait for You
	I Have a Date with Spring
1993	All's Well, Ends Well Too
	Laughter of the Water Margins
1992	Summer Lovers
	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too
	All's Well, Ends Well
1991	The Banquet
	Gambling Ghost
	Daddy, Father and Papa
1989	Mr. Coconut
	How to Be a Billionaire
	Happy Ghost 4
	City Squeeze
1988	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 2
	Chicken and Duck Talk
1987	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
1986	Devoted to You
	Porky's Meatballs
1985	Happy Ghost II
1984	Happy Ghost
	Merry Christmas

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