Fruit Chan, Date of Birth

Fruit Chan

Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and producer

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1959

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film editor

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Fruit Chan Gor (Chinese: ??; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave screenwriter, filmmaker and producer, who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people.
He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films.
He became a household name after the success of the 1997 film Made in Hong Kong, which earned many local and international awards.
Chan was deeply influenced by the era of sixties film in Japan, for the reason that they were not afraid to produce realistic movies that addressed society's problems.
In particular, the Japanese director Nagisa Oshima was someone who Chan looked up to and thought of when directing Made in Hong Kong.Chan's credits include Durian Durian.
Also, Stanley Kwan stated that he was talking with Lee's family to make a movie about the late action movie icon.
Further, in April, Chinese state media announced that its national broadcaster started filming a 40-part TV series on Bruce Lee to promote Chinese culture for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.