<p class="title">Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ringo Lam, best known for directing influential crime film "City on Fire", has died. He was 63.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Variety, Hong Kong media outlets reported that the director was found unresponsive in bed on Saturday by his wife.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 1986 film "City on Fire", which won many accolades, including best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tarantino had told the Baltimore Sun that "City on Fire" was "a really cool movie. It influenced me a lot. I got some stuff from it."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lam followed up the film with "Prison on Fire" and "School on Fire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The director worked on various international projects and frequently collaborated with Jean-Claude Van Damme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They worked on films such as "Maximum Risk", "In Hell" and "Replicant".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Ringo Lam," Van Damme posted on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His final film was "Sky on Fire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Star of the film, Daniel Wu posted a tribute on Facebook, saying "A true maestro of film — you will be dearly missed."</p>
<p class="title">Hong Kong-born filmmaker Ringo Lam, best known for directing influential crime film "City on Fire", has died. He was 63.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Variety, Hong Kong media outlets reported that the director was found unresponsive in bed on Saturday by his wife.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 1986 film "City on Fire", which won many accolades, including best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tarantino had told the Baltimore Sun that "City on Fire" was "a really cool movie. It influenced me a lot. I got some stuff from it."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lam followed up the film with "Prison on Fire" and "School on Fire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The director worked on various international projects and frequently collaborated with Jean-Claude Van Damme.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They worked on films such as "Maximum Risk", "In Hell" and "Replicant".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Ringo Lam," Van Damme posted on Twitter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">His final film was "Sky on Fire".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Star of the film, Daniel Wu posted a tribute on Facebook, saying "A true maestro of film — you will be dearly missed."</p>