Szeto Kam-Yuen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Szeto (司徒).
Szeto Kam-Yuen
Born(1964-07-11)11 July 1964
British Hong Kong
Died13 October 2012(2012-10-13) (aged 48)
Kowloon, Hong Kong
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1983 - 2012
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese司徒錦源
Simplified Chinese司徒锦源
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSītú Jǐnyuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsi1 tou4 gam2 jyun4
Musical career
Also known as-Sze To Kam Yuen
-Szeto Kam Yuen

Szeto Kam-Yuen (11 July 1964 – 13 October 2012), sometimes credited as Sze To Kam Yuen or Szeto Kam Yuen, was a Hongkonger screenwriter.[1]

Career

Szeto began his career with TVB and later with Milkway Image.[2]

He is best known for his action-thrillers including SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), Exiled (2006) and Flash Point (2007).

Szeto died of lung cancer in Hong Kong at age 48.[3]

Partial screenwriter filmography

Year Film Source
1997 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
1998 A Hero Never Dies
Expect the Unexpected
The Longest Nite
2001 Skyline Cruisers
2005 Home Sweet Home
Mob Sister
SPL: Sha Po Lang
2006 Dog Bite Dog
Exiled
2007 Flash Point
2008 Shamo
2009 Accident
2012 The Fairy Tale Killer [4]
Motorway [5]
2013 Out of Inferno [6]
Special ID
2014 The Monkey King [7]

References

  1. ^ Daisy. "Hong Kong Has Lost One of Its Best Screenwriters - Szeto Kam Yuen | Twitch". Twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  2. ^ "Asia Pacific Arts: Hong Kong screenwriter Szeto Kam-Yuen passes away". asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Arts: Hong Kong screenwriter Szeto Kam-Yuen passes away". asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
  4. ^ Elley, Derek (30 July 2012). "Fairy Tale Killer". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Elley, Derek (4 July 2012). "Motorway". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Elley, Derek (20 October 2013). "Out of Inferno". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Elley, Derek (9 April 2014). "The Monkey King". Film Business Asia. Retrieved March 9, 2015.


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