Wai Ka-Fai
An image from Running on Karma, one of the productions that also features Wai Ka-Fai.
Wai Ka-Fai

Wai Ka-Fai

September 21, 1962 — Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.

Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Help!!!, Love for All Seasons, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right and Running on Karma.

Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.

Drug War

Drug War

2012

Mad Detective

Mad Detective

2007

Vengeance

Vengeance

2009

Believer

Believer

2018

Fulltime Killer

Fulltime Killer

2001

Blind Detective

Blind Detective

2013

Believer 2

Believer 2

2023

Running on Karma

Running on Karma

2003