Elaine Jin

Elaine Jin Yan-ling, also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress. She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981. She has been nominated seven times in the Hong Kong Film Awards and won three for her supporting roles in Love Unto Waste, People's Hero and Port of Call.

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Gorgeous (1999)

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Kok
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Shu Qi  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Emil Chau

When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Kok
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Shu Qi  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Emil Chau

Yi Yi (2000)

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Wu Nien-jen  •  Elaine Jin  •  Issey Ogata  •  Kelly Lee

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Yang
CAST:  Wu Nien-jen  •  Elaine Jin  •  Issey Ogata  •  Kelly Lee

Tempting Heart (1999)

A female director decides to make a autobiographical film on her love life and we see it through the use of flashbacks and brilliant intercutting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvia Chang
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Karen Mok Man-Wai  •  Gigi Leung Wing-Kei  •  Sylvia Chang

A female director decides to make a autobiographical film on her love life and we see it through the use of flashbacks and brilliant intercutting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvia Chang
CAST:  Takeshi Kaneshiro  •  Karen Mok Man-Wai  •  Gigi Leung Wing-Kei  •  Sylvia Chang

City of Glass (1998)

The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mabel Cheung
CAST:  Leon Lai  •  Eason Chan  •  Nicola Cheung  •  Shu Qi

The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mabel Cheung
CAST:  Leon Lai  •  Eason Chan  •  Nicola Cheung  •  Shu Qi

Love Unto Wastes (1986)

Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny of an eccentric cop, and their underlying fears and regrets slowly but surely emerge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Elaine Jin  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Irene Wan

Four young people spend their time living the wild life - until one of them is brutally murdered in a burglary. The survivors come under the scrutiny of an eccentric cop, and their underlying fears and regrets slowly but surely emerge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Elaine Jin  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Irene Wan

The Island Tales (2000)

A group of disparate characters find themselves trapped overnight on a island somewhere off the coast of mainland China. The circumstances force them to overlook their preconceptions of one another, and they forge a kinship that goes to the heart their identities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Shu Qi  •  Takao Osawa  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Michelle Reis

A group of disparate characters find themselves trapped overnight on a island somewhere off the coast of mainland China. The circumstances force them to overlook their preconceptions of one another, and they forge a kinship that goes to the heart their identities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kwan
CAST:  Shu Qi  •  Takao Osawa  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Michelle Reis

Set Me Free! (1988)

Alex Man leads a cast of Mainland Chinese characters having survived political turmoil but still gets on the criminal path in Hong Kong in order to make a living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Chan Chi-Fai  •  Elaine Jin  •  Lau Ching-wan  •  Lau Kong

Alex Man leads a cast of Mainland Chinese characters having survived political turmoil but still gets on the criminal path in Hong Kong in order to make a living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Chan Chi-Fai  •  Elaine Jin  •  Lau Ching-wan  •  Lau Kong

I Am Sorry (1989)

Carole and Mandy have just become neighbors in a luxury apartment complex. Mandy is a successful career woman, educated and independent. Carole is a kept woman, dreaming of the day when her businessman lover will divorce his wife to marry her. Through Mandy, Carole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Carina Lau  •  Lawrence Ng  •  Pat Ha  •  Kenneth Tsang

Carole and Mandy have just become neighbors in a luxury apartment complex. Mandy is a successful career woman, educated and independent. Carole is a kept woman, dreaming of the day when her businessman lover will divorce his wife to marry her. Through Mandy, Carole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Carina Lau  •  Lawrence Ng  •  Pat Ha  •  Kenneth Tsang

Finding Mr. Right (2013)

Tang Wei plays Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend. When Jiajia got pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. While waiting for the baby’s arrival, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiaolu Xue
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  Wu Xiubo  •  Elaine Jin  •  Hai Qing

Tang Wei plays Jiajia, a young woman in Beijing who lives a luxurious life provided by her wealthy boyfriend. When Jiajia got pregnant, she goes to the United States, hoping that the baby will be born an American citizen. While waiting for the baby’s arrival, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiaolu Xue
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  Wu Xiubo  •  Elaine Jin  •  Hai Qing

Soul (1986)

Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shu Kei
CAST:  Deanie Ip  •  Elaine Jin  •  Dennis Chan Kwok-San  •  Ko I-Chen

Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shu Kei
CAST:  Deanie Ip  •  Elaine Jin  •  Dennis Chan Kwok-San  •  Ko I-Chen

Dream Lovers (1986)

Chow Yun-Fat and Brigitte Lin have their incredible talents used to the hilt in this romantic mystery about a pair of tragic lovers from 2100 years before now reincarnated in modern Hong Kong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Brigitte Lin  •  Elaine Jin  •  Guan Shan

Chow Yun-Fat and Brigitte Lin have their incredible talents used to the hilt in this romantic mystery about a pair of tragic lovers from 2100 years before now reincarnated in modern Hong Kong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Brigitte Lin  •  Elaine Jin  •  Guan Shan

Let's Make Laugh (1983)

The cheating husband goes bankrupt, and his house is soon to be taken by the government. A security guard is assigned to guard it while the husband goes missing. However, only the mistress stays alone in the house. Will the lonely, handsome guard and the sexy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Kenny Bee  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Anita Mui Yim-Fong  •  Elaine Jin

The cheating husband goes bankrupt, and his house is soon to be taken by the government. A security guard is assigned to guard it while the husband goes missing. However, only the mistress stays alone in the house. Will the lonely, handsome guard and the sexy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
CAST:  Kenny Bee  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Anita Mui Yim-Fong  •  Elaine Jin

They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1989)

A bungling gang of criminal mercenaries arrives from the Chinese mainland on a mission for a mysterious evil mastermind, only to discover that their shady new employer has set them all up for a fall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Yiu-leung Fok
CAST:  Dean Shek  •  Chingmy Yau  •  Roy Cheung  •  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu

A bungling gang of criminal mercenaries arrives from the Chinese mainland on a mission for a mysterious evil mastermind, only to discover that their shady new employer has set them all up for a fall.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Yiu-leung Fok
CAST:  Dean Shek  •  Chingmy Yau  •  Roy Cheung  •  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu

The Viral Factor (2012)

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
CAST:  Jay Chou  •  Nicholas Tse  •  Andy On  •  Bai Bing

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
CAST:  Jay Chou  •  Nicholas Tse  •  Andy On  •  Bai Bing

33 Postcards (2011)

Dean Randall has sponsored a young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for many years, when she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pauline Chan
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Lin Zhu  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Elaine Jin

Dean Randall has sponsored a young Chinese orphan Mei Mei for many years, when she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pauline Chan
CAST:  Guy Pearce  •  Lin Zhu  •  Claudia Karvan  •  Elaine Jin

Those Merry Souls (1985)

Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung's father Chiu's mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a "messenger" by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lau Kar-Wing
CAST:  Yuen Biao  •  Eric Tsang  •  Stanley Fung  •  Lam Ching-Ying

Chiu Chi-Lung and Ng Kuai-Tak are two movie stunt actors in Hong Kong and are suspicious of Lung's father Chiu's mysterious behavior. Unbeknownst to them, Chiu was commissioned as a "messenger" by the Spirit World to take newly-departed souls to the other side. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lau Kar-Wing
CAST:  Yuen Biao  •  Eric Tsang  •  Stanley Fung  •  Lam Ching-Ying

Seven Warriors (1989)

In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong remake of Seven Samurai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Tong
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Max Mok Siu-Chung  •  Sammo Hung  •  Jacky Cheung

In the early 1920's of China, seven former soldiers band together to defend a helpless village against a group of vicious bandits in this Hong Kong remake of Seven Samurai.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Tong
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Max Mok Siu-Chung  •  Sammo Hung  •  Jacky Cheung

A Friend from Inner Space (1984)

This is a film about a young boy, that is helped by a ghost, to reunite with his separated parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricky Chan
CAST:  Ti Lung  •  Josephine Siao Fong-Fong  •  Sek Kin  •  Leung Jun-Git

This is a film about a young boy, that is helped by a ghost, to reunite with his separated parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ricky Chan
CAST:  Ti Lung  •  Josephine Siao Fong-Fong  •  Sek Kin  •  Leung Jun-Git

The Lost Generation (1983)

The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Chia-chang
CAST:  Rosamund Kwan  •  Chen Chen  •  Stanley Fung  •  Chin Han

The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Liu Chia-chang
CAST:  Rosamund Kwan  •  Chen Chen  •  Stanley Fung  •  Chin Han

Brothers (2007)

An intense drama on the portrayal of brotherhood, BROTHERS depicts the mistrust and feud between two brothers through the eyes of an investigating police officer. Despite their close relationship, Yiu and Shun were separated at a young age due to a decision made by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Chiu
CAST:  Andy Lau  •  Eason Chan  •  Zhiwen Wang  •  Yu Rongguang

An intense drama on the portrayal of brotherhood, BROTHERS depicts the mistrust and feud between two brothers through the eyes of an investigating police officer. Despite their close relationship, Yiu and Shun were separated at a young age due to a decision made by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Chiu
CAST:  Andy Lau  •  Eason Chan  •  Zhiwen Wang  •  Yu Rongguang
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