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Tsui Hark

Directing

Born February 15, 1950 · Saigon, Vietnam

Also known as Hark Tsui · Xu Ke · 서극

Biography

Tsui Man-kong, known professionally as Tsui Hark, is a Vietnamese-born Hong Kong filmmaker. A major figure of the Hong Kong New Wave, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–97), Green Snake (1993), The Lovers (1994), and The Blade (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include A Better Tomorrow (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), The Killer (1989), Swordsman II (1992), New Dragon Gate Inn (1992), The Wicked City (1992), Iron Monkey (1993), and Black Mask (1996).

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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 Chinese Ghost Story

1987Producer

A Better Tomorrow

1986as Music Judge

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

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

The Master

1992Director, Producer, Story

Swordsman II

1992Producer, Writer

The Butterfly Murders

1979Director

The Mermaid

2016as Uncle Rich

Time and Tide

2000Director, Producer, Writer

A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991Producer, Writer

Mad Mission

1982as Ballet Director

The Climbers

2019Producer

Sword Master

2016Producer, Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in China III

1992Author, Director, Producer

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

I Love Maria

1988as Whiskey

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

Seven Swords

2005Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Big Heat

1988Producer

Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places

1983as Camco

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

2011Director, Producer, Writer

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

Zu Warriors

2001Director, Producer, Writer

Tri-Star

1996Director, Producer, Writer