
Herman Yau
Biography
Herman Yau Lai-To (Chinese: 邱禮濤), born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films.
Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards.
From 1997 to 1998, Yau participated in the filming of a TV series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2003, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independent Committee Against Corruption, the ICAC produced a television drama series and invited Yau to direct one of the episodes.
Yau is also one of the founders of the cultural newspaper, Chinese Youth Weekly, and two movie magazines (these three periodicals have stopped releasing). Yau has also published two books of his own.
Yau has produced and directed over 70 movies, which include The Untold Story, The Untold Story III, War of the Underworld, Walk In, Ebola Syndrome, Master Q 2001, From the Queen to the Chief Executive and the Troublesome Night series.
Yau’s films have also been shown in the Hong Kong International Film Festival and film festivals in Europe and the United States. The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome were praised as “cult classics” (Yau himself considers Ebola Syndrome as his most achieved work). From the Queen to the Chief Executive was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual.
In 1997, together with a group of people coming from different fields who share the same belief in writing and the power of words, Herman founded Step Forward which specializes in publication.
In 1999, Hong Kong Polytechnic University invited Herman as their first “Artist-in-Residence”. For seven years, from 1996 to 2002, the Hong Kong Art Centre invited Herman to be a member of the jury for the “Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards”. In 2002 and 2003, Herman was invited as a consultant for the “Master Degree Programme in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology” and Art Consultant for the Hong Kong Art Development Board. —Wikipédia
Acting (15 movies)

Cop Image
1994

War of the Underworld
1996

Troublesome Night 4
1998

Troublesome Night 6
1999

Crying Heart
1999

Mr. Mumble
1996

The Wall
2002

C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
1993

New Tenant
1995

From the Queen to the Chief Executive
2001

Best of the Best
1996

Happy Family
2002

Cageman
1992

Reunion
1988

Love Actually... Sucks!
2012
Directing (82 movies)

Ebola Syndrome
1996

True Women for Sale
2008

On the Edge
2006

The First 7th Night
2009

Cocktail
2006

All's Well End's Well Too 2010
2010

Master Q 2001
2001

Rebellion
2009

Turning Point
2009

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010

The Untold Story
1993

Gong Tau
2007

Chaos
2008

Whispers and Moans
2007

A Mob Story
2007

Turning Point 2
2011

The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2011

Dating Death
2004

Taxi Hunter
1993

Split Second Murders
2009

Love Lifting
2012

Nightmares in Precinct 7
2001

Walk In
1997

War of the Underworld
1996

Lethal Ninja
2006

Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013

Nightmare
2012

All of a Sudden
1996

Best of the Best
1992

Cop Image
1994

Papa Loves You
2004

From the Queen to the Chief Executive
2001

The Untold Story 3
1999

Astonishing
2004

Customs Frontline
2024

The Masked Prosecutor
1999

Troublesome Night 4
1998

Troublesome Night
1997

Troublesome Night 2
1997

Troublesome Night 5
1999

Troublesome Night 3
1998

Fascination Amour
1999

Troublesome Night 6
1999

Give Them a Chance
2003

No More Love No More Death
1993

The Second Coming
2014

Kung Fu Angels
2014

Shark Busters
2002

Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist
1994

City Cop
1995

A Gilded Game
2025

Don't Fool Me
1991

Sara
2014

An Inspector Calls
2015

Death Notice
2023

The Mobfathers
2016

Killing End
2001

Happy Family
2002

Herbal Tea
2004

Rock China the Power of Music Live in Hong Kong
1994

Nessun Dorma
2016

Adventurous Treasure Island
1996

Crisis Negotiators
2024

Shock Wave
2017

The Ghost Inside
2005

The Sleep Curse
2017

77 Heartbreaks
2017

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell
2023

Always Be with You
2017

Moscow Mission
2023

Seventeen Years Buried
2005

Raid On The Lethal Zone
2023

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords
2019

The Leakers
2018

No Regret
1987

Quattro Hong Kong
2010

Shock Wave 2
2020

Fearless Match
1994

A Home with a View
2019

No Justice for All
1995

77 Heartwarmings
2021

太子传说
1993
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion | 1988 | Producer |
| Best of the Best | 1992 | Writer |
| Deadly Dream Woman | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Taxi Hunter | 1993 | Writer |
| 9413 | 1998 | Producer |
| Master Q 2001 | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Nightmares in Precinct 7 | 2001 | Writer |
| Killing End | 2001 | Writer |
| Happy Family | 2002 | Screenplay |
| Give Them a Chance | 2003 | Writer |
| Herbal Tea | 2004 | Screenplay |
| Papa Loves You | 2004 | Producer |
| Papa Loves You | 2004 | Writer |
| Astonishing | 2004 | Writer |
| Seventeen Years Buried | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Lethal Ninja | 2006 | Writer |
| On the Edge | 2006 | Writer |
| Gong Tau | 2007 | Writer |
| The First 7th Night | 2009 | Writer |
| Rebellion | 2009 | Screenplay |
| Love Lifting | 2012 | Writer |
| Nightmare | 2012 | Screenplay |
| Shock Wave | 2017 | Writer |
| Shock Wave | 2017 | Producer |
| From Where We've Fallen | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Always Be with You | 2017 | Screenplay |
| G Affairs | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| The White Storm 2: Drug Lords | 2019 | Writer |
| Apart | 2020 | Producer |
| Shock Wave 2 | 2020 | Writer |
| The Dishwasher Squad | 2021 | Producer |
| Just 1 Day | 2022 | Producer |
| The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell | 2023 | Writer |
| Crisis Negotiators | 2024 | Writer |
| A Gilded Game | 2025 | Writer |