Herman Yau

Known for: Directing
Born: August 1, 1961, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Movies: 103

Herman Yau Lai-To (Chinese: 邱禮濤), born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.

A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films.

Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Upcoming Herman Yau Movies

Angel in White

2026

November 6, 2026

Shock Wave 3

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

6.9

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

2010

6.1

Ip Man: The Final Fight

2013

6.7

Shock Wave

2017

7.1

Shock Wave 2

2020

6.4

Ebola Syndrome

1996

6.3

The Untold Story

1993

6.4

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

2019

6.1

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell

2023

5.7

The Sleep Curse

2017

6.1

Moscow Mission

2023

Filmography

2012	Love Actually... Sucks!	Director in Party
2002	The Wall	Cho's gangster boss
2002	Happy Family	Applicant for Director Job
2001	From the Queen to the Chief Executive	Guitar player
1999	Crying Heart
1999	Troublesome Night 6	Camera man
1998	Troublesome Night 4	John
1996	Mr. Mumble	Guy in red car [cameo]
1996	Best of the Best	Yuen Nam Sam
1996	War of the Underworld
1995	New Tenant
1994	Cop Image
1993	C'est La Vie Mon Cheri	Among Kit's musician friends
1992	Cageman	TV crew member
1988	Reunion

Directing, Writing & Producing

2026	Angel in White	Director
2026	We're Nothing at All	Director, Writer, Producer
2025	A Gilded Game	Writer, Director
2024	Customs Frontline	Director
2024	Crisis Negotiators	Director, Writer
2023	Moscow Mission	Director
2023	Raid on the Lethal Zone	Director
2023	Death Notice	Director
2023	The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell	Writer, Director
2022	Just 1 Day	Producer
2021	The Dishwasher Squad	Producer
2021	77 Heartwarmings	Director
2020	Shock Wave 2	Director, Writer
2020	Apart	Producer
2019	The White Storm 2: Drug Lords	Director, Writer
2019	A Home with a View	Director
2018	The Leakers	Director
2017	Always Be with You	Screenplay, Director
2017	77 Heartbreaks	Director
2017	The Sleep Curse	Director
2017	Shock Wave	Writer, Director, Producer
2016	Nessun Dorma	Director
2016	The Mobfathers	Director
2015	An Inspector Calls	Director
2014	Kung Fu Angels	Director
2014	Sara	Director
2014	The Second Coming	Director
2013	Ip Man: The Final Fight	Director
2012	Nightmare	Director, Screenplay
2012	Love Lifting	Director, Writer
2011	Turning Point 2	Director
2011	The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake	Director
2010	The Legend Is Born: Ip Man	Director
2010	All's Well End's Well Too 2010	Director
2010	Quattro Hong Kong	Director
2009	Rebellion	Screenplay, Director
2009	Split Second Murders	Director
2009	Turning Point	Director
2009	The First 7th Night	Director, Writer
2008	True Women for Sale	Director, Writer
2008	Chaos	Director
2007	Whispers and Moans	Director
2007	Gong Tau	Writer, Director
2007	A Mob Story	Director
2006	On the Edge	Writer, Director
2006	Lethal Ninja	Writer, Director
2006	Cocktail	Director
2005	The Ghost Inside	Director
2005	Seventeen Years Buried	Director, Screenplay
2004	Astonishing	Writer, Director
2004	Dating Death	Director
2004	Papa Loves You	Director, Writer, Producer
2004	Herbal Tea	Screenplay, Director
2003	Give Them a Chance	Director, Writer
2002	Shark Busters	Director
2002	Happy Family	Screenplay, Director
2001	Killing End	Director, Writer
2001	Nightmares in Precinct 7	Director, Writer
2001	From the Queen to the Chief Executive	Director
2001	Master Q 2001	Director, Screenplay
1999	The Masked Prosecutor	Director
1999	The Untold Story 3	Director
1999	Troublesome Night 6	Director
1999	Fascination Amour	Director
1999	Troublesome Night 5	Director
1998	9413	Producer
1998	Troublesome Night 4	Director
1998	Troublesome Night 3	Director
1997	Troublesome Night 2	Director
1997	Troublesome Night	Director
1997	Walk In	Director
1996	War of the Underworld	Director
1996	Adventurous Treasure Island	Director
1996	Ebola Syndrome	Director
1996	All of a Sudden	Director
1995	City Cop	Director
1995	No Justice for All	Director
1994	Rock China the Power of Music Live in Hong Kong	Director
1994	Cop Image	Director
1994	Fearless Match	Director
1994	Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist	Director
1993	Taxi Hunter	Director, Writer
1993	The Untold Story	Director
1993	No More Love No More Death	Director
1992	Best of the Best	Writer, Director
1991	Don't Fool Me	Director
1988	Reunion	Producer
1987	No Regret	Director

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