Szeto Kam-Yuen
Szeto Kam-Yuen | |||||||||||
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| Born | 11 July 1964 | ||||||||||
| Died | 13 October 2012 (aged 48) | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Screenwriter | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1983 - 2012 | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 司徒錦源 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 司徒锦源 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | -Sze To Kam Yuen -Szeto Kam Yuen | ||||||||||
Szeto Kam-Yuen (11 July 1964 – 13 October 2012), sometimes credited as Sze To Kam Yuen or Szeto Kam Yuen, was a Hongkonger screenwriter.[1]
Career[edit]
Szeto began his career with TVB and later with Milkway Image.[2]
He is best known for his action-thrillers including SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), Exiled (2006) and Flash Point (2007).
Szeto died of lung cancer in Hong Kong at age 48.[3]
Partial screenwriter filmography[edit]
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| Year | Film | Source |
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| 1997 | Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 | |
| 1998 | A Hero Never Dies | |
| Expect the Unexpected | ||
| The Longest Nite | ||
| 2001 | Skyline Cruisers | |
| 2005 | Home Sweet Home | |
| Mob Sister | ||
| SPL: Sha Po Lang | ||
| 2006 | Dog Bite Dog | |
| Exiled | ||
| 2007 | Flash Point | |
| 2008 | Shamo | |
| 2009 | Accident | |
| 2012 | The Fairy Tale Killer | [4] |
| Motorway | [5] | |
| 2013 | Out of Inferno | [6] |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ Daisy. "Hong Kong Has Lost One of Its Best Screenwriters - Szeto Kam Yuen | Twitch". Twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Arts: Hong Kong screenwriter Szeto Kam-Yuen passes away". asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Arts: Hong Kong screenwriter Szeto Kam-Yuen passes away". asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
- ^ Elley, Derek (30 July 2012). "Fairy Tale Killer". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (4 July 2012). "Motorway". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (20 October 2013). "Out of Inferno". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ Elley, Derek (9 April 2014). "The Monkey King". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
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