張同祖

简介

Joe Cheung Tung-joe, known as "Joe Gor", is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. Born on July 24, 1944, in O King Ling, he studied at the Church of Christ in China Madam Lau Mutt Tak Secondary School. He entered the Hong Kong film industry in the 1970s, initially working as a script supervisor, screenwriter, and assistant director. In 1977, he went to Taiwan to direct his first film, "Iron Fist, Ruthless Pursuit Order". He returned to Hong Kong in 1979 and directed and produced numerous films, also taking on supporting roles in several of them. Due to his kindly image, he became known in the 1990s for playing loving father roles, leaving a deep impression on audiences in films like "He's a Woman, She's a Man", "Comrades: Almost a Love Story", and the advertisement "I Want to Go with You to Feel the Wind". He served as chairman of the board of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association from 2001 to 2003. He is also the 7th president and one of the permanent honorary presidents of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild. In 2023, he received the Honorary Award from the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild for the year 2022.