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Clifton KoMH
Interviewed by Chinanews.com in 2020
Born	Ko Chi-sum (1958-08-06) 6 August 1958 (age 66) 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
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Clifton Ko MH (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: Gāo Zhìsēn; born 6 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.

Background

Clifton Ko 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 with 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).

Filmography as director

Personal life

During the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill protests and the subsequent imposition of the Hong Kong national security law in 2020, Ko expressed support for the Hong Kong Police Force.

References

1. harvard1932. "2018 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD". Chinese American Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. harvard1932. "2015 CAFF GOLDEN ANGEL AWARDS WINNERS". Chinese American Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Zhao, Shirley; Zhang, Karen (2019-06-30). "Hong Kong police supporters turn out in force to counter extradition bill protests, but clash with rivals and assault journalists". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

• Lisa Odham Stokes. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 2007. Print. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5. 204–205.

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• Clifton Ko at IMDb
• HK cinemagic entry

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