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Tsui Hark

Director

Tsui Hark

Born February 15, 1950 in Saigon, Vietnam46 films

Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克, Vietnamese: Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-Kong, is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong and an influential film producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema (typically early 1980s to mid 1990s).

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Once Upon a Time in China posterFirst watchOnce Upon a Time in China19917.1In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Twin Dragons poster6.9Twin Dragons1992Once Upon a Time in China II poster7.2Once Upon a Time in China II1992Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame poster6.6Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame2010Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon poster6.3Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon2013Double Team poster5.3Double Team1997Green Snake poster7.3Green Snake1993The Taking of Tiger Mountain poster6.6The Taking of Tiger Mountain2014Once Upon a Time in China III poster6.4Once Upon a Time in China III1993

Filmography

46 films as director
  1. 2025Legends of the Condor Heroes: The GallantsDirector
  2. 2022Septet: The Story of Hong KongDirector
  3. 2022The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate BridgeDirector
  4. 2021The Battle at Lake ChangjinDirector
  5. 2018Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly KingsDirector
  6. 2017Journey to the West: The Demons Strike BackDirector
  7. 2014The Taking of Tiger MountainDirector
  8. 2013Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea DragonDirector
  9. 2011Flying Swords of Dragon GateDirector
  10. 2010Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom FlameDirector
  11. 2008All About WomenDirector
  12. 2008MissingDirector
  13. 2007TriangleDirector
  14. 2005Seven SwordsDirector
  15. 20031:99 ShortsDirector
  16. 2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksDirector
  17. 2001Zu WarriorsDirector
  18. 2000Time and TideDirector
  19. 1998Knock OffDirector
  20. 1997Double TeamDirector
  21. 1996Tri-StarDirector
  22. 1995The BladeDirector
  23. 1995Love in the Time of TwilightDirector
  24. 1995The Chinese FeastDirector
  25. 1994The LoversDirector
  26. 1994Once Upon a Time in China VDirector
  27. 1993Green SnakeDirector
  28. 1993Once Upon a Time in China IIIDirector
  29. 1992The MasterDirector
  30. 1992Once Upon a Time in China IIDirector
  31. 1992Twin DragonsDirector
  32. 1991The BanquetDirector
  33. 1991King of ChessDirector
  34. 1991Once Upon a Time in ChinaDirector
  35. 1991The RaidDirector
  36. 1990SwordsmanDirector
  37. 1989A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonDirector
  38. 1986Peking Opera BluesDirector
  39. 1985Working ClassDirector
  40. 1984Shanghai BluesDirector
  41. 1984Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond StreetDirector
  42. 1983Zu: Warriors from the Magic MountainDirector
  43. 1981All the Wrong CluesDirector
  44. 1980Dangerous Encounters of the First KindDirector
  45. 1980We're Going to Eat YouDirector
  46. 1979The Butterfly MurdersDirector