Casey Chan Lai-Ying

Casey Chan Laiying was born in Hong Kong in 1954 She studied art at Sir Robert Black College of Education first working in advertising design upon graduation and later at a TV magazine A fondness for Yamada Yoji prompted her to study directing at College of Art Nihon University graduating with a film that won an award Returning to Hong Kong Chan worked in production in capacities as varied as production assistant assistant editor assistant director producer and director She established Gold Harbour International Films in 1992 making her directorial debut with Death Warrant 1992 followed by The Black Morning Glory 1993 Chan also produced a documentary on Hong Kong filmmakers with Japans NHK as well as distributing Hong Kong films in Japan She later distributed DVDs of Japanese films including the horror series Yotsuya Kaidan and the films of Japanese teen idol Yamaguchi Momoe Chans directorial career is best represented by The Poet 1998 the story of Beijing poet Gu Chengs murder of his wife Other films include Face to Face 2002 a ghost story based on Japanese author Rampo Edogawas novel I Love You Mom 2013 and the documentary Silk Expression Silk Road with Chip Tsao 2003 In 2013 she finished the 3D film 3D Lost in Wrestling which uses 3D technology to animate and interpret metaphysical thoughts of China