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Tsui Hark
Director 76 years old

Tsui Hark

Saigon, Vietnam

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).

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

36 titles
Chang jin hu: Shui men qiao

Chang jin hu: Shui men qiao

Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige 2022 2h 29m

Commander Wu Qianli leads the 7th Infantry Company soldiers to Funchilin Pass where they are tasked to destroy a bridge to stop enemy troops from retreating.

Chang jin hu

Chang jin hu

Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark 2021 2h 58m

Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

Di Renjie zhi Sidatianwang

Di Renjie zhi Sidatianwang

Tsui Hark 2018 2h 12m 7.0

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

Xi you fu yao pian

Xi you fu yao pian

Tsui Hark 2017 1h 49m 6.0

Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the monk and his disciples gain mutual understanding of each others' hardships and unease.

Zhì qu weihu shan

Zhì qu weihu shan

Tsui Hark 2014 2h 21m 6.3

Based on the real life story of an incident in 1946 during the Chinese Civil War, the film involves a communist reconnaissance team soldier Yang Zirong who disguised himself as a bandit to infiltrate a local gang of bandits, eventually helping the main communist force to destroy the bandits. Based on the novel "Tracks in the Snowy Forest" by Qu Bo.

Di renjie: Shen du long wang

Di renjie: Shen du long wang

Tsui Hark 2013 2h 14m 6.0

A prequel to "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame"

Long men fei jia

Long men fei jia

Tsui Hark 2011 2h 5m 6.7

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.

Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo

Di Renjie: Tong tian di guo

Tsui Hark 2010 2h 3m 6.4

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

Nüren bu huai

Nüren bu huai

Tsui Hark 2008 2h

A series of intertwining stories focus on the lives and transformations of three women and their romantic relationships.

Tit sam gok

Tit sam gok

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, Johnnie To 2007 1h 33m 7.0

Told in three 30-minute segments, three friends seek out the buried treasure of a mysterious stranger.

Qi Jian

Qi Jian

Tsui Hark 2005 2h 32m 7.8

Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Tsui Hark 2002 1h 42m

The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.

Shu shan zheng zhuan

Shu shan zheng zhuan

Tsui Hark 2001 1h 44m 6.7

The immortals of Omei live in Zu's mountain range that exists amongst heaven and earth. They are threatened by renegade immortals.

Shun liu ni liu

Shun liu ni liu

Tsui Hark 2000 1h 53m 8.6

A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.

Knock Off

Knock Off

Tsui Hark 1998 1h 31m 4.5

A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.

Double Team

Double Team

Tsui Hark 1997 1h 33m 4.7

He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world. They Don't Play by the Rules. You're either on their side...or in their way. America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone...this time he's got company.

Hua yue jia qi

Hua yue jia qi

Tsui Hark 1995 1h 43m

Time travel comedy/romance

Gam yuk moon tong

Gam yuk moon tong

Tsui Hark 1995 1h 40m 7.5

Former member of a triad, Sun seeks to emigrate to Canada. He decides to become a great chef of chinese cooking and follows the teaching master Au.

Dao

Dao

Tsui Hark 1995 1h 46m 8.5

A swordsmith trains his friend's orphaned son. The boy seeks revenge for his father's murder but loses an arm rescuing the swordsmith's daughter. A hermit girl nurses him, and he learns swordsmanship with his father's broken sword.

Wong Fei Hung chi neung: Lung shing chim pa

Wong Fei Hung chi neung: Lung shing chim pa

Tsui Hark 1994 1h 41m

Epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong Fei-Hong and Aunt Yee return to do battle against these evil forces.

Liang Zhu

Liang Zhu

Tsui Hark 1994 1h 47m 9.0

In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends in disaster. Written by

Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba

Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba

Tsui Hark 1993 1h 52m

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Ching Se

Ching Se

Tsui Hark 1993 1h 39m 7.7

Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.

Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung

Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung

Tsui Hark 1992 1h 53m 7.5

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.

Seong lung wui

Seong lung wui

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, Tsui Hark 1992 1h 44m

Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.

Huang Fei Hong jiu er zhi long xing tian xia

Huang Fei Hong jiu er zhi long xing tian xia

Tsui Hark 1992 1h 32m 5.0

Jet (Jet Li) comes to L.A. from China to be with his lifelong martial arts master. But the visit soon turns into a rescue as the master is driven away by a local challenger. The journey provides fast martial arts and a unique Chinese view of Los Angeles.

Wong Fei Hung

Wong Fei Hung

Tsui Hark 1991 2h 14m 7.4

Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.

Siu ngo gong woo

Siu ngo gong woo

Raymond Lee Wai-Man, Tony Ching Siu-Tung 1990 2h

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor

Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor

Tsui Hark 1989 1h 58m 5.5

A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.

Do ma daan

Do ma daan

Tsui Hark 1986 1h 45m 8.0

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pai Niu—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling

Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling

Tsui Hark 1984 1h 36m 7.0

A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.

Shang Hai zhi yen

Shang Hai zhi yen

Tsui Hark 1984 1h 43m

In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate.

Xin shu shan jian ke

Xin shu shan jian ke

Tsui Hark 1983 1h 38m 7.0

Chinese soldiers in an ancient civil war get caught up in a fantastical quest to save the universe.

Di yu wu men

Di yu wu men

Tsui Hark 1980 1h 30m 7.0

A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.

Di yi lei xing wei xian

Di yi lei xing wei xian

Tsui Hark 1980 1h 40m 8.0

A sociopathic beauty urges three nerdy pranksters to embark on a deranged rampage.

Dip bin

Dip bin

Tsui Hark 1979 1h 28m 7.0

A journalist attempting to solve a mystery in "Martial World" enlists the aid of a master fighter and a woman named Green Breeze. They go to a mysterious castle where they come across poisonous butterflies and a black-leather-clad killer.

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