Tsui Hark (born 15 February 1951), born Tsui Man-kong, is a Vietnamese-born New Wave film director, producer and screenwriter. Tsui has produced & also directed several influential Hong Kong films such as A Better Tomorrow; A Chinese Ghost Story; Once Upon a Time in China; and most recently, blockbusters such as Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema and has been regarded by critics as "one of the masters of Asian cinematography."
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
TV Shows
Wong Fei Hung Series
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Trademark
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Fast tracking big budget productions
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Quote
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Emotion is the most essential element in my films. By taking many shots from different angles, I can bring out the emotions of a scene. The sequence's tempo can be controlled by sharp editing and by paying close attention to camera operations.
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Everything in a film, including a horror film, must relate to the characters in the story. Whether the audience buys the story or not depends on how you treat the material. We use new techniques and characters to change it.
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A commercial film must be entertaining. Film is a mass medium, so we attempt to become one with the audience. Otherwise, sooner or later the audience will confront you. They'll say, "I don't believe it." Sometimes, even after 20 minutes of a film, I don't know what it's about. That's bad; the director can explain the logic all he wants, and it doesn't matter. The masses go to feel, not to understand.
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Wuxia culture is like another dimension that provides us with strong emotion, strong passion. I have always been a fan of Wuxia movies. They give us a refreshed view of what we had before, of the values and of the way we looked at life.
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Fact
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Speaks fluent English.
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Tsui Hark received the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival.
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He changed his calling name from Man-Kong to Hark ("overcoming") when his fellow students at the University of Texas at Austin used to tease him by calling him "KingKong"
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He worked on American TV projects in New York from 1975-1977
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Born in Vietnam, moved to Hong Kong at the age of fourteen
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The director with the second highest number of films (five, all made between 1979 to 1991) selected among the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures by Hong Kong Film Awards in celebration of 100 years of movies, after Kar-Wai Wong, with six.
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Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004
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Was originally attached to the live-action adaptations of Lupin the Third, Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor), and Initial D, but has since vacated those projects.
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He was the fourth Chinese film director (after Kaige Chen, Jiang Wen and Edward Yang) to join the board of judges for the 57th Cannes Film Festival in 2004. Another Chinese film director joined the board of judges after him in the 58th Cannes Film Festival in 2005: John Woo, with whom Hark had a falling-out out during production of _Die xue shuang xiong (1989)_.
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Studied film at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Name is pronounced "Choy Hock"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
San shao ye de jian
2016
producer
Di Renjie: Shen du long wang
2013
producer
Sheng dan mei gui
2013
producer
Long men fei jia
2011
producer
Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo
2010
producer
Nv ren bu huai
2008
producer - as Tsui Hark
Sam hoi tsam yan
2008
producer - as Tsui Hark
Tie saam gok
2007
executive producer - as Tsui Hark / producer - as Tsui Hark
Qi jian
2005
producer
Seven Swordsmen
2005
TV Series producer - 2005-2006
Xanda
2004
producer
The Era of Vampires
2003
producer
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
producer - as Tsui Hark
Zu Warriors
2001
producer
Lao fu zi
2001
executive producer / producer
Time and Tide
2000
producer
A Chinese Ghost Story
1997
producer
Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997
producer - as Tsui Hark
Hak hap
1996
producer - as Tsui Hark
Xin Shang Hai tan
1996
producer - as Tsui Hark
Tri-Star
1996
producer
Wong Fei Hung
1996
TV Series producer
The Blade
1995
producer
Hua yue jia qi
1995
producer
Jin yu man tang
1995
producer
Once Upon a Time in China V
1994
producer
The Lovers
1994
producer
Huo shao hong lian si
1994
producer
Green Snake
1993
producer
Siu nin Wong Fei Hung chi: Tit ma lau
1993
producer
Once Upon a Time in China IV
1993
producer
Dong Fang Bu Bai: Feng yun zai qi
1993
producer
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
producer
Xin xian he shen zhen
1993
producer
Wicked City
1992
executive producer
Sun lung moon hak chan
1992
producer
Long hang tian xia
1992
producer
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
1992
producer
Swordsman II
1992
producer
Qi wang
1991
executive producer
Wong Fei Hung
1991
producer
Sien lui yau wan III: Do do do
1991
producer
Cai shu zhi heng sao qian jun
1991
producer
A Chinese Ghost Story II
1990
producer
Zhong Ri nan bei he
1990
producer
Xiao ao jiang hu
1990
producer
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
producer
Just Heroes
1989
producer
Jing hun ji
1989
producer
The Killer
1989
producer - as Tsui Hark
Qin yong
1989
producer
Tian luo di wang
1988
producer
The Laser Man
1988
executive producer - as Tsui Hark
The Diary of a Big Man
1988
producer
Seng fat dak ging
1988
producer
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya
1988
producer
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
producer
Sien nui yau wan
1987
producer
Peking Opera Blues
1986
producer
A Better Tomorrow
1986
producer - as Tsui Hark
Liegui Aisha
1986
TV Series producer
Da gung wong dai
1985
producer
Shang Hai zhi yen
1984
producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Famen Temple
2017
pre-production
Journey to the West: Demon Chapter
2017
post-production
Baat Bou Bun
announced
Zhì qu weihu shan
2014
Di Renjie: Shen du long wang
2013
Long men fei jia
2011
Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo
2010
Nv ren bu huai
2008
as Tsui Hark
Sam hoi tsam yan
2008
as Tsui Hark
Tie saam gok
2007
as Tsui Hark
Qi jian
2005
1:99 Shorts
2003
TV Movie
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
as Tsui Hark
Zu Warriors
2001
Time and Tide
2000
Knock Off
1998
Double Team
1997
Tri-Star
1996
Wong Fei Hung
1996
TV Series
The Blade
1995
Hua yue jia qi
1995
Jin yu man tang
1995
Once Upon a Time in China V
1994
The Lovers
1994
Green Snake
1993
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
Sun lung moon hak chan
1992
uncredited
Long hang tian xia
1992
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
1992
Twin Dragons
1992
Hao men ye yan
1991
Qi wang
1991
uncredited
Wong Fei Hung
1991
Sien lui yau wan III: Do do do
1991
uncredited
Cai shu zhi heng sao qian jun
1991
Xiao ao jiang hu
1990
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Seng fat dak ging
1988
uncredited
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya
1988
uncredited
Peking Opera Blues
1986
Liegui Aisha
1986
TV Series
Da gung wong dai
1985
Shang Hai zhi yen
1984
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
Search for the Gods
1983
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983
Gui ma zhi duo xing
1981
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
We're Going to Eat You
1980
The Butterfly Murders
1979
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
San shao ye de jian
2016
Zhì qu weihu shan
2014
Di Renjie: Shen du long wang
2013
Long men fei jia
2011
screenplay
Nv ren bu huai
2008
screenplay - as Tsui Hark / story - as Tsui Hark
Sam hoi tsam yan
2008
written by - as Tsui Hark
Qi jian
2005
Seven Swordsmen
2005
TV Series 2005-2006
Xanda
2004
screenplay
The Era of Vampires
2003
writer
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
story - as Tsui Hark
Zu Warriors
2001
screenplay
Lao fu zi
2001
Time and Tide
2000
A Chinese Ghost Story
1997
Hak hap
1996
screenplay - as Tsui Hark
Tri-Star
1996
The Blade
1995
Hua yue jia qi
1995
Jin yu man tang
1995
Once Upon a Time in China V
1994
The Lovers
1994
Green Snake
1993
writer
Siu nin Wong Fei Hung chi: Tit ma lau
1993
writer
Once Upon a Time in China IV
1993
writer
Dong Fang Bu Bai: Feng yun zai qi
1993
writer
Once Upon a Time in China III
1993
writer
Xin xian he shen zhen
1993
writer
Wicked City
1992
writer
Sun lung moon hak chan
1992
Long hang tian xia
1992
story
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
1992
Swordsman II
1992
Twin Dragons
1992
Hao men ye yan
1991
story adaptation
Wong Fei Hung
1991
Sien lui yau wan III: Do do do
1991
Cai shu zhi heng sao qian jun
1991
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
writer
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya
1988
uncredited
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
story
Gui ma zhi duo xing
1981
story
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
We're Going to Eat You
1980
screenplay
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Liang zhi lao hu
1985
Grandpa Steak (Guest star)
Shang Hai zhi yen
1984
Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked
Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
Police Officer in Computer Room
Wo ai Ye Laixiang
1983
Japanese Ambassador
Xing ji dun tai
1983
Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places
1983
FBI
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983
Blue Army soldier fighting Fat Man
Nan xiong nan di
1982
Mad Mission
1982
Theater director
Winter of 1905
1982
Li Shutong
Zhui nu zhai
1981
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
1980
Interpol Officer (uncredited)
Wo de te gong ye ye
2016
Old Man
Mei ren yu
2016
Uncle Rich (as Ke Xu)
Daai mo seut si
2011
Warlord
Tou ze
2011
Director Tsui (Guest appearance)
Nv ren bu huai
2008
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Time and Tide
2000
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
A Chinese Ghost Story
1997
Solid Gold (voice)
Twin Dragons
1992
Card player
Cai shu zhi heng sao qian jun
1991
Seng fat dak ging
1988
Inspector Yiuming Butt (uncredited)
Tie jia wu di Ma Li Ya
1988
Whisky
Zui hou sheng li
1987
Big Bo
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Music Judge (as Tsui Hark)
Kai xin gui zhuang gui
1986
Reincarnation Director
Huang jia shi jie
1985
Panadol
Da gung wong dai
1985
Sunny
Gong xi fa cai
1985
Gold Grabber
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nv ren bu huai
2008
as Tsui Hark
A Chinese Ghost Story
1997
The Blade
1995
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
presenter
A Better Tomorrow
1986
presenter - as Tsui Hark
Zhuan qiao qiang jiao
1983
planner
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Happy Ghost IV
1990
special effects: animation
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wo ai Ye Laixiang
1983
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Blade
1995
production manager
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
2010
special thanks
An lian tao hua yuan
1992
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Action et vérité
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Hong Kong Stories
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
+ de cinéma
2001
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001
Documentary short
Himself
Naamsaang-neuiseung
1998
Documentary
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1989
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Hong Kong Film Award
Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Director
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2016
HKFCS Award
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Best Director
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2015
Golden Rooster
Golden Rooster Awards
Best Director
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2013
Maverick Director Award
Rome Film Fest
2011
Hong Kong Film Award
Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Director
Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo (2010)
2011
Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Pusan International Film Festival
2008
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dubai International Film Festival
2008
Orient Express Section Grand Prize
Fantasporto
Best Film
Tie saam gok (2007)
2008
Hand Printing
Pusan International Film Festival
2000
Future Film Festival Digital Award
Venice Film Festival
Shun liu ni liu (2000)
1995
Best Director
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
Liang zhu (1994)
1992
Hong Kong Film Award
Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Director
Wong Fei Hung (1991)
1988
Special Jury Award
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
Sien nui yau wan (1987)
1987
Hong Kong Film Award
Hong Kong Film Awards
Best Picture
Ying hung boon sik (1986)
1985
Special Jury Award
Nantes Three Continents Festival
Shang Hai zhi yen (1984)
1981
Golden Horse Award
Golden Horse Film Festival
Best Director
Gui ma zhi duo xing (1981)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
HKFCS Award
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Best Screenplay
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2016
Huabiao Film Award
Huabiao Film Awards
Outstanding Director
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2015
Golden Horse Award
Golden Horse Film Festival
Best Director
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2015
Golden Rooster
Golden Rooster Awards
Best Adapted Screenplay
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2015
Huading Award
Huading Award
Best Directing for a Motion Picture
Zhì qu weihu shan (2014)
2012
Asian Film Award
Asian Film Awards
Best Director
Long men fei jia (2011)
2012
Golden Raven
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)