Francis Ng is a Hong Kong-born actor who was born on December 21, 1961. He began acting in TV series titles in the early 1980s, and went on to appear in movies like “Young and Dangerous” (1996), “Once Upon a Time in Triad Society” (1996), and “The Mission” (1999). He won the Hong Kong Film Awards’ Best Supporting Actor prize in 2000 for his role in “2000 AD.” He also featured in the hit drama series “Triumph in the Skies” (2003) and more recently appeared in “The Trading Floor” (2018).

Francis Ng

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Tin Lik Hang (Louis Koo) is down on his luck. His filmmaking career has gone south, his finances are a mess, his love life is a train wreck.

And things go from bad to worse when his mother dies suddenly – leaving him as the sole guardian of his 79-year-old father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.

At first, he deeply resents his father (Francis Ng) – who has always resented. When he was younger, they never saw eye to eye, and now the old man has become a burden. 

But while Tin Lik Hang cares for his aging father, an amazing thing happens – his father begins shedding a layer of skin every day, losing 10 or more years each time.

Each time his father transforms into a younger version of himself, Tin Lik Hang learns a little more about his parent – and himself.

The two men go on a journey of discovery that helps Tin Lik Hang learn more about why his father made the choices he did.

Could this fantastic journey help Tin Lik Hang turn his life – and his failing fortunes – around?

“Shed Skin Papa” is a 2016 movie directed by Roy Szeto and based on the play “Nukegara,” which was written by Norihiko Tsukuda.

Shed Skin Papa

Of the four great scholars, known throughout the Ming Dynasty for their unparalleled artistic and literary skills, Tong Pak Fu (Stephen Chow) is the most famous. The leading scholar of the famous quartet, Pak Fu’s skills as an artist, poet, and calligrapher are second to none. Though his artistic skills are widely recognized, he has kept his inherited skill as a martial arts master hidden, as his family’s enemies would surely hunt him down, if ever he demonstrated his skill. The husband of eight wives, Pak Fu should have had ample reasons to find joy in life but his wives’ addiction to gambling and their inability to appreciate his skills, have left him feeling lonely and depressed.

Convinced he would be happy, if he could just find his one true love, he sets out to find a woman who can truly appreciate his greatness. On his journey, he stumbles across a convoy from the House of Wah and meets one of the family’s four maids, the beautiful Chow Heung (Gong Li). Convinced Chow Heung is his one true love, Pak Fu disguises himself as a servant and enters the employ of the House of Wah. The life of a servant is difficult, but Fate allows him to rise quickly through the ranks, providing him ample opportunity to woo Chow Heung, but his happiness is short-lived.&nbsp;

When the power-hungry Prince Ning visits the Wah family, things go very wrong. With his true identity revealed and the House of Wah on the brink of total annihilation, Pak Fu must confront one of his family’s greatest rivals or risk losing his one true love forever. Will Pak Fu be able to defeat his greatest foe and win Chow Heung’s hand in marriage or will this be the end of one of the world’s greatest scholars?

A hilarious kung-fu filled romp, “Flirting Scholar” is a 1993 comedy action film directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik Chi.

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