Yonfan

Biography

Yonfan is a Hong Kong film director and photographer. He was born in Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China. As the Yang family emigrated from mainland China, they lived first in Hong Kong for 3 years, and then moved to Taiwan when Yonfan was 5 years old. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Taichung, Taiwan, and returned to Hong Kong in 1964 as a 17-year-old man to work as a photographer, but left for the United States in 1968 to study film. After a couple of years travelling through the United States, France and Britain, he returned to Hong Kong in 1973, and became a photographer noted for his celebrity portraits.

Known For

Peony Pavilion

as Dance Tutor

Mr. Coconut

as Annoyed Customer at Buffet

The Banquet

Keep Rolling

Prince of Tears

as Narrator (voice)

Last Romance

as Photographer

Immortal Story

Double Fixation

as Jacky's Assistant

Promising Miss Bowie

as Mr. Yeung

Crossing Years

as Himself