Hark Tsui
Birthdate: Feb 15, 1950
Birthplace: Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]
Tsui Hark recently became the fourth Chinese film director to join the board of judges for the 57th Cannes Film Festival in the feature films category this year.
An internationally acclaimed visionary director, Tsui started making experimental movies with 8mm film when he was only 13. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin, majoring in film, he returned to Hong Kong in 1977 and landed a job working in television. In 1979 he directed his film debut, The Butterfly Murders (1979). It raised a lot of attention, and was hailed by many as the start of a new wave in Hong Kong cinema. After making numerous critically and successful films, he co-founded his own production house, Film Workshop, with his wife, Nansun Shi, in 1984. Although the company was intended to be contemporary, it went on to become one of the most successful production companies in Hong Kong, having produced such classics of Hong Kong cinema as _Sinnui yauwan (1987)_ and A Better Tomorrow (1986), which was directed by John Woo and starred the amazing Chow Yun-Fat.
Considered the master of kung-fu action films, Tsui Hark's Swordsman (1990), _Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai (1991)_, Dragon Inn (1992) and Once Upon a Time in China (1991) created a new era and standard for the "wuxia" genre that has now become a trend in filmmaking.
Known For
Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(2010)
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991)
A Better Tomorrow
(1986)
Hark Tsui Movies
director
Previous (7)
- 2025 |
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
The Mongols, led by Genghis Khan, went west to destroy the Jin Dynasty, wanted to go south to destroy the Song Dynasty. Martial Arts Masters from several Schools in the Central Plains of China fought gathering strength to defend Xiangyang.
- 2023 |
- 2022 |
Water Gate Bridge
Sequel to "The Battle at Lake Changjin". Follows the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers on a new task, and now their battlefield is a crucial bridge on the retreat route of American troops.
- 2021 |
The Battle at Lake Changjin
In the fierce battlefield in the midst of the harsh weather conditions, Wu Qian Li and Wu Wan Li, two brothers soldier including the brave Chinese soldiers must fight together and find a way to cope with the invasion of US forces.
- 2018 |
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
- 2017 |
The Lovers
Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.
- 2017 |
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
A monk and his three disciples continue on their journey to battle demons.
actor
Previous (148)
- 2022 | The King of Wuxia
- 2020 | Fantasy Magician
- 2020 | Keep Rolling
- 2020 | Kung Fu Stuntmen
- 2017 | In the Mood for Melville
- 2016 | My Beloved Bodyguardas Old Man
- 2016 |
The Mermaid
asUncle Rich
Shan, a mermaid, is sent to assassinate Xuan, a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her race, but ends up falling in love with him instead.
- 2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain
- 2014 | The Taking of Tiger Mountain
- 2014 | Documentary of the Taking of Tiger Mountain (Part I)
- 2014 | Documentary of the Taking of Tiger Mountain (Part II)
- 2013 | Christmas Rose
- 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
- 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
- 2013 | Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
- 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- 2011 | Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
- 2010 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
- 2010 | Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
- 2008 | All About Women
- 2008 | All About Women
- 2008 | All About Women
- 2008 | All About Women
- 2007 | Triangle
- 2007 | Triangle
- 2005 | Seven Swords
- 2005 | Seven Swords
- 2005 | Seven Swords
- 2004 | Xanda
- 2003 | Vampire Hunters
- 2003 | Vampire Hunters
- 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks
- 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks
- 2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks
- 2001 | Old Master Q 2001
- 2001 | Old Master Q 2001
- 2001 | Zu Warriors
- 2001 | Zu Warriors
- 2001 | Zu Warriors
- 1993 | Iron Monkey
- 1993 | Iron Monkey
- 2000 | Time and Tide
- 2000 | Time and Tide
- 2000 | Time and Tide
- 1996 | Black Mask
- 1996 | Black Mask
- 1992 | Twin Dragons
- 1992 | Twin Dragons
- 1998 | Knock Off
- 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
- 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
- 1997 | A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
- 1997 | Once Upon a Time in China and America
- 1997 | Double Team
- 1996 | Shanghai Grand
- 1996 | Tri-Star
- 1996 | Tri-Star
- 1996 | Tri-Star
- 1995 | Love in the Time of Twilight
- 1995 | Love in the Time of Twilight
- 1995 | Love in the Time of Twilight
- 1995 | The Blade
- 1995 | The Blade
- 1995 | The Blade
- 1995 | The Blade
- 1995 | The Chinese Feast
- 1995 | The Chinese Feast
- 1995 | The Chinese Feast
- 1994 | Burning Paradise
- 1994 | Once Upon a Time in China V
- 1994 | Once Upon a Time in China V
- 1994 | Once Upon a Time in China V
- 1993 | Green Snake
- 1993 | Green Snake
- 1993 | Green Snake
- 1993 | Once Upon a Time in China IV
- 1993 | Once Upon a Time in China IV
- 1993 | Swordsman III: The East Is Red
- 1993 | Swordsman III: The East Is Red
- 1993 | The Magic Crane
- 1993 | The Magic Crane
- 1992 | Dragon Inn
- 1992 | Dragon Inn
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China II
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China II
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China II
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China III
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China III
- 1992 | Once Upon a Time in China III
- 1992 | Swordsman II
- 1992 | Swordsman II
- 1992 | The Master
- 1992 | The Master
- 1992 | The Master
- 1992 | Wicked City
- 1991 | A Chinese Ghost Story III
- 1991 | A Chinese Ghost Story III
- 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China
- 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China
- 1991 | Once Upon a Time in China
- 1991 | The Banquet
- 1991 | The Raid
- 1991 | The Raid
- 1991 | The Raid
- 1990 | A Chinese Ghost Story II
- 1990 | The Swordsman
- 1990 | The Swordsman
- 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
- 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
- 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
- 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
- 1989 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior
- 1989 | Just Heroes
- 1989 | Spy Games
- 1989 | Web of Deception
- 1988 | Gunmen
- 1988 | I Love Maria
- 1988 | I Love Mariaas Whisky
- 1988 | The Big Heat
- 1988 | The Diary of a Big Man
- 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II
- 1987 | A Better Tomorrow II
- 1987 | A Chinese Ghost Story
- 1987 | Final Victoryas Big Bo
- 1986 | A Better Tomorrow
- 1986 | Happy Ghost IIIas Reincarnation Director
- 1986 | Peking Opera Blues
- 1986 | Peking Opera Blues
- 1985 | Working Class
- 1985 | Working Class
- 1985 | Working Classas Sunny
- 1985 | Yes, Madam!as Panadol
- 1984 | Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street
- 1984 | Run Tiger, Runas Grandpa Steak (Guest star)
- 1984 | Shanghai Blues
- 1984 | Shanghai Blues
- 1983 | All the Wrong Spies
- 1983 | Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Placesas FBI
- 1983 | Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
- 1982 | The Winter of 1905as Li Shutong
- 1981 | All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution
- 1981 | All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution
- 1980 | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
- 1980 | Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
- 1980 | We're Going to Eat You
- 1980 | We're Going to Eat You
- 1979 | The Butterfly Murders
producer
Previous (3)
- 2022 |
The Killer
A retired hitman agrees to take care of a teen aged girl, but when she becomes involved with unsavory people, he has to rescue her.
- 2019 |
The Climbers
The four members of the China Everest Climbing Commando confront the most difficult mount. The first four failures have cost them too much physical strength until the wind and snow stop the gap.
- 2016 |
Sword Master
Sword Master
Hong Kong cinema giants Derek Yee and Tsui Hark join forces in this 3D martial arts epic, about an elite swordsman who is haunted by his skill, and a challenger who aims to take his place at all costs.
writer
Previous (1)
- 2017 |
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