Yonfan

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.

Yonfan is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Prince of Tears (2009), 星空下的傾情 (1997), Promising Miss Bowie (1990), Last Romance (1988), Immortal Story (1986), Be My Guest (2006), Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013), The Banquet (1991). The recorded credits span 1984 to 2026, including 24 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.