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Tsui Hark

Directing

Born February 15, 1950 · Saigon, Vietnam

Also known as Hark Tsui · Xu Ke · 서극

Biography

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).

Awards & recognition

  • Hong Kong Film AwardBest Director · 2016
  • Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardBest Director · 2016
  • Hong Kong Film AwardBest Director · 2011
  • Hong Kong Film AwardBest Director · 1992
  • Golden Horse AwardBest Director · 1981

Filmography50+ titles

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011as Self

The Killer

1989Producer

Iron Monkey

1993Producer, Screenplay

A Better Tomorrow

1986as Music Judge

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987Producer

All the Wrong Clues

1981Director, Story

Kung Fu Stuntmen

2021

The Lovers

1994Director, Producer, Writer

Once Upon a Time in China II

1992Author, Director, Producer

Yes, Madam!

1985as Panadol

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

2025Director, Writer

Once Upon a Time in China

1991Director, Producer, Writer

A Better Tomorrow II

1987Presenter, Producer, Story

Peking Opera Blues

1986Director, Producer

Swordsman

1990Director, Producer

Shanghai Blues

1984as Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked

A Chinese Ghost Story II

1990Producer

Iron Protector

2016as Old Man

Twin Dragons

1992as Card Player

Mad Mission

1982as Ballet Director

The Taking of Tiger Mountain

2014Director, Writer

Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010Director, Producer

Triangle

2007Director, Executive Producer, Producer

The Chinese Feast

1995Director, Producer, Writer

Swordsman II

1992Producer, Writer

The Butterfly Murders

1979Director

The Mermaid

2016as Uncle Rich

Time and Tide

2000Director, Producer, Writer

The Master

1992Director, Producer, Story

Once Upon a Time in China III

1992Author, Director, Producer

A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991Producer, Writer

The Climbers

2019Producer

Sword Master

2016Producer, Screenplay

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

I Love Maria

1988as Whiskey

Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places

1983as Camco

The Battle at Lake Changjin

2021Director, Executive Producer

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

2018Director

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

2017Editor, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

2014Art Direction, Consulting Accountant

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

2013Director, Producer, Writer

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

2011Director, Producer, Writer

Seven Swords

2005Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Big Heat

1988Producer

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

2017as Theater Employee (uncredited)

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

1993Producer, Writer

Once Upon a Time in China and America

1997Producer

My Beloved Bodyguard

2016as Old Man C

Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street

1984as Police Officer in Computer Room

Zu Warriors

2001Director, Producer, Writer