Tsui Hark
Directing
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).
Born: February 15, 1950
Place of Birth: Saigon, Vietnam
Known For
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
Run Tiger Run
Homeless lads Teddy and Benny befriend a rich boy, heir to his grandfather's massive fortune. His uncle mistakes all of them for his nephews and, plotting to steal the inheritance for himself, abducts Benny. Teddy teams up with his friends and an assassin to pull off a rescue mission.
Golden Horse Awards
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
Celebrity Talk Show
The King of Wuxia Part 1
The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.
Kung Hei Fat Choy
Money God was being naughty in heaven and as a punishment, he was sent to Earth to do good deeds for humans. On Earth, he meets Fung, a restaurant owner and his son Ben. Money God guides Fung to success and his business begins to rise while also helping him fend off loan shark Mo. At the same time, Money God tries to woo Fung's younger sister Ellen. Later, Mo learns of the Money God and unsuccessfully tries to exploit him. As his popularity spreads across Hong Kong, cops, triads and ghostbusters start trailing the Money God.
Keep Rolling
One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A forerunner of the New Wave, Hui’s tumultuous, forty-year career is an unequivocal testimony to her unyielding dedication to filmmaking, and her expedition into the metamorphic city. This biopic probes into the acclaimed director’s idiosyncratic world, where we witness her rashness and goofiness, as well as her humanistic concerns for the everyday nobodies which make her films so moving.
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
A Simple Life
After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
A Better Tomorrow
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Filmography
as Self
as Self (segment "Conversation in Depth")
as Self
as Theater Employee (uncredited)
as Old Man
as Director Tsui Hark
as Old Man C
as Uncle Rich
as Director Tsui
as Warlord
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as Solid Gold (voice)
as Card Player
as 徐克
as Whiskey
as Big Bo
as Music Judge
as Godfather
as Panadol
as Sunny
as Grandpa Steak
as Grabbing Gold
as Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked
as Police Officer in Computer Room
as Camco
as Japanese Ambassador
as Reporter
as Blue Army Soldier (uncredited)
as Li Shutong
as Taoist Priest
as Ballet Director
as [deleted scenes]
as Interpol Officer
as Self