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简介

Wilson Yip Wai Shun was born in Hong Kong in 1963 and grew up in the Lok Man Chuen residential complex. He lost his father at age fifteen. He began his film career in 1985 at Cinema City in behind-the-scenes roles, starting as a messenger and location supervisor before being promoted to script supervisor and then assistant director. He participated in over twenty films before getting his directing break in 1995. His directorial debut was "One Midnight" and his film "Mongkok Story" received a recommendation from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. Known for directing horror and ghost films, he later achieved commercial success with "Ip Man," which earned him the Director of the Year award from the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild and Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He was also voted Most Popular Director among university students at the Beijing College Student Film Festival.