Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized films. Wong's films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy, digressive, exhilarating, and containing vivid imagery.
Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Best Director Award
Known For
Chungking Express
(1994)
Director
In the Mood for Love
(2000)
Director
2046
(2004)
Director
Fallen Angels
(1995)
Director
As Tears Go By
(1988)
Director
Ashes of Time
(1994)
Director
Happy Together
(1997)
Director
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Director
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Director
Days of Being Wild
(1990)
Director
Eros
(2004)
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
As Tears Go By
(1988)
Director
Days of Being Wild
(1990)
Director
The King of Ads, Part 2
(1993)
Director
Chungking Express
(1994)
Director
Ashes of Time
(1994)
Director
Fallen Angels
(1995)
Director
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
(1996)
Director
Happy Together
(1997)
Director
Motorola
(1998)
Director
In the Mood for Love
(2000)
Director
Un matin partout dans le monde
(2000)
Director
The Follow
(2001)
Director
Age of Bloom
(2001)
Director
@In the Mood for Love
(2001)
Director
2046
(2004)
Director
Eros
(2004)
Director
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Director
There's Only One Sun
(2007)
Director
I Travelled 9000 km to Give It to You
(2007)
Director
Ashes of Time Redux
(2009)
Director
Déjà Vu
(2012)
Director
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
(2012)
Director
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Director
The Hand
(2018)
Director
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
(2021)
Director
Acting
Silent Romance
(1984)
Chaos By Design
(1988)
The Haunted Cop Shop II
(1988)
Sir Wong
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
(1999)
Self
@In the Mood for Love
(2001)
Self
Cinema Lesson
(2001)
Self
Hong Kong Stories
(2003)
Himself
In the Mood for Doyle
(2007)
Himself
Let the Wind Carry Me
(2009)
Himself
A Special Day
(2012)
Self
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
(2012)
The First Monday in May
(2016)
Self
In the Mood for Melville
(2017)
Himself
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Ennio
(2022)
Self
Writing
Once Upon a Rainbow
(1982)
Writer
Just For Fun
(1983)
Writer
The Intellectual Trio
(1984)
Writer
Silent Romance
(1984)
Writer
Chase a Fortune
(1985)
Writer
Unforgettable Fantasy
(1985)
Writer
Rosa
(1986)
Writer
Sweet Surrender
(1986)
Writer
Goodbye My Hero
(1986)
Writer
Flaming Brothers
(1987)
Writer
The Haunted Cop Shop
(1987)
Writer
Final Victory
(1987)
Screenplay
The Final Test
(1987)
Writer
As Tears Go By
(1988)
Writer
Walk on Fire
(1988)
Writer
The Haunted Cop Shop II
(1988)
Writer
Days of Being Wild
(1990)
Writer
Return Engagement
(1990)
Screenplay
Saviour of the Soul
(1991)
Writer
Chungking Express
(1994)
Screenplay
Ashes of Time
(1994)
Screenplay
Oh! Yes Sir!!!
(1994)
Screenplay
Fallen Angels
(1995)
Screenplay
Happy Together
(1997)
Writer
Motorola
(1998)
Screenplay
In the Mood for Love
(2000)
Screenplay
@In the Mood for Love
(2001)
Writer
2046
(2004)
Screenplay
Eros
(2004)
Writer
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Screenplay and Story
There's Only One Sun
(2007)
Writer
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Writer
Déjà Vu
(2012)
Writer
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Screenplay
See You Tomorrow
(2016)
Writer
The Hand
(2018)
Writer
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
(2021)
Writer
Production
The Haunted Cop Shop
(1987)
Associate Producer
Flaming Brothers
(1987)
Executive Producer
The Haunted Cop Shop II
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Eagle Shooting Heroes
(1993)
Executive Producer
Ashes of Time
(1994)
Producer
Fallen Angels
(1995)
Executive Producer
Happy Together
(1997)
Producer
First Love: The Litter on the Breeze
(1997)
Producer
In the Mood for Love
(2000)
Producer
Age of Bloom
(2001)
Producer
@In the Mood for Love
(2001)
Producer
Chinese Odyssey 2002
(2002)
Producer
Sound of Colors
(2003)
Producer
Eros
(2004)
Producer
2046
(2004)
Producer
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Producer
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Producer
Miao Miao
(2008)
Executive Producer
Touch of the Light
(2012)
Executive Producer
The Grandmaster
(2013)
Producer
See You Tomorrow
(2016)
Producer
Europe Raiders
(2018)
Producer
Jinpa
(2019)
Producer
One-Tenth of a Millimeter Apart
(2021)
Executive Producer
One for the Road
(2022)
Producer
Ennio
(2022)
Executive Producer
Art