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Young and Dangerous is a 1996 Hong Kong crime film about a group of triad members , detailing their adventures and dangers in a Hong Kong Triad society . Directed by the film ' s cinematographer Andrew Lau , the film features a large ensemble cast , which includes Ekin Cheng , Jordan Chan , Francis Ng , Gigi Lai and Simon Yam . Chan Siu - Chun ( born 8 July 1967 ), also known as Jordan Chan , is a Hong Kong actor and singer . Chan is a member of the Huizhou Committee of the ___MASK8___ People ' s Political Consultative Conference . Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer . Early in his career , he used the name Dior as a first name ( because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him  in ___MASK84___ ). He has also been referred to as Noodle Cheng , (  ) after a popular noodle product with a similar name and his wavy long hair . Currently Ekin is the name used . Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong crime - thriller film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak . It tells the story of a police officer who infiltrates a triad , and a police officer secretly working for the same gang . The ___MASK8___ title means "" The Unceasing Path "", a reference to Avici , the lowest level of Hell in Buddhism , where one endures suffering incessantly . The English title is a word play , combining the law enforcement term " internal affairs "  typically the division of any law enforcement agency that would be responsible for ( among other things ) finding a mole  with the adjective " infernal ", meant in this case as a reference not to fires or infernos in general , but specifically to the inferno of Hell (" Inferno " being the Italian word for " Hell "). Thus , the English title is both a phonetic pun and  like the ___MASK8___ title  an allusion to a place or condition of eternal suffering . " Infernal Affairs " is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and was followed by " Infernal Affairs II " and " Infernal Affairs III ". Ringo Lam Ling - Tung ( ___MASK84___ : Lam Ling - tung ), is a Hong Kong film director , producer , and screenwriter . Born in Hong Kong in 1955 , Lam initially went to an acting school . After finding he preferred making films to acting , he went to Canada to study film . In 1983 , he returned and began filming comedy films . After the commercial success of his film " Aces Go Places IV ", he was allowed to develop his own film . Lam directed " City on Fire " in 1987 , which led him to winning his first Hong Kong Film Award , and has been extensively referenced as the fundamental inspiration for Quentin Tarantino ' s first film , " Reservoir Dogs ". Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955 ) is a Hong Kong film director , producer , actor , presenter , and screenwriter . A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd - pleasing and publicity , Wong Jin has played a prominent role in the Hong Kong cinema of the last quarter - century . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , radio , and television . The analogous ___MASK48___ term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ' s Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the ___MASK8___ province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over 7 . 3 million of various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . Andrew Lau Wai - Keung ( born 4 April 1960 ) is a Hong Kong film director , cinematographer and producer . Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s , serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam , Wong Jing and Wong Kar - wai . In the 1990s , Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer . Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong , Lau has also made films in China , Korea and the United States . A highly prolific filmmaker , Lau has made films in a variety of genres , and is most notable in the West for his action and crime films which include the Young and Dangerous film series , the Infernal Affairs trilogy ( the latter co - directed together with Alan Mak ) , and Revenge of the Green Dragons ( executive produced by Martin Scorsese ) . Machismo (( from ___MASK49___ and Portuguese "" macho "", male )) is the sense of being ' manly ' and self - reliant , the concept associated with " a strong sense of masculine pride : an exaggerated masculinity ." It is associated with " a man  s responsibility to provide for , protect , and defend his family ." In American political usage , William Safire said that it refers to the ... " condescension of the swaggering male ; the trappings of manliness used to dominate women and keep them ' in their place ...'" Wong Kar - wai , BBS ( born 17 July 1958 ) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker , internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique , highly stylised , emotionally resonant work , including " As Tears Go By " ( 1988 ), " Days of Being Wild " ( 1990 ), " Ashes of Time " ( 1994 ), " Chungking Express " ( 1994 ), " Fallen Angels " ( 1995 ), " Happy Together " ( 1997 ), " 2046 " ( 2004 ) and " The Grandmaster " ( 2013 ). His film " In the Mood for Love " ( 2000 ), starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung , garnered widespread critical acclaim . Wong ' s films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy , digressive , exhilarating , and containing vivid imagery . Martin Charles Scorsese ( born November 17 , 1942 ) is an American director , producer , screenwriter , actor , and film historian , whose career spans more than 53 years . Scorsese ' s body of work addresses such themes as ___MASK18___ - American identity , Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption , faith , machismo , modern crime , and gang conflict . Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity . Buddhism ( or ) is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions , beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha . Buddhism originated in India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE , from where it spread through much of Asia , whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages . Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars : Theravada ( ___MASK11___ : " The School of the Elders ") and Mahayana ( Sanskrit : " The Great Vehicle "). Buddhism is the world ' s fourth - largest religion , with over 500 million followers or 7 % of the global population , known as Buddhists .