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).
Known For
Twin Dragons
(1992)
Director
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
(1989)
Director
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(2010)
Director
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
(2018)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China II
(1992)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China III
(1993)
Director
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
(2022)
Director
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013)
Director
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
(2017)
Director
Green Snake
(1993)
Director
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
(2011)
Director
Knock Off
(1998)
Director
Swordsman
(1990)
Director
Seven Swords
(2005)
Director
Double Team
(1997)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Butterfly Murders
(1979)
Director
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
(1980)
Director
We're Going to Eat You
(1980)
Director
All the Wrong Clues
(1981)
Director
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
(1983)
Director
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
(1984)
Director
Shanghai Blues
(1984)
Director
Working Class
(1985)
Director
Peking Opera Blues
(1986)
Director
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
(1989)
Director
Swordsman
(1990)
Director
The Banquet
(1991)
Director
The Raid
(1991)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991)
Director
King of Chess
(1991)
Director
The Master
(1992)
Director
Twin Dragons
(1992)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China II
(1992)
Director
Green Snake
(1993)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China III
(1993)
Director
Once Upon a Time in China V
(1994)
Director
The Lovers
(1994)
Director
The Blade
(1995)
Director
Love in the Time of Twilight
(1995)
Director
The Chinese Feast
(1995)
Director
Tri-Star
(1996)
Director
Double Team
(1997)
Director
Knock Off
(1998)
Director
Time and Tide
(2000)
Director
Zu Warriors
(2001)
Director
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
(2002)
Director
1:99 Shorts
(2003)
Director
Seven Swords
(2005)
Director
Triangle
(2007)
Director
All About Women
(2008)
Director
Missing
(2008)
Director
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(2010)
Director
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
(2011)
Director
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013)
Director
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
(2014)
Director
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
(2017)
Director
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
(2018)
Director
The Battle at Lake Changjin
(2021)
Director
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
(2022)
Director
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Director
Acting
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
(1980)
Interpol Officer
Chasing Girls
(1981)
[deleted scenes]
It Takes Two
(1982)
Taoist priest
Aces Go Places
(1982)
Ballet Director
The Winter of 1905
(1982)
Li Shutong
Aces Go Places II
(1983)
Camco
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
(1983)
Himself
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
(1983)
Reporter
All the Wrong Spies
(1983)
Japanese Ambassador
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
(1983)
Blue Army Soldier
Run Tiger Run
(1984)
Grandpa Steak
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
(1984)
Police Officer in Computer Room
Shanghai Blues
(1984)
Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked
Working Class
(1985)
Sunny
Yes, Madam!
(1985)
Panadol
Kung Hei Fat Choy
(1985)
Grabbing Gold
Happy Ghost III
(1986)
Godfather
A Better Tomorrow
(1986)
Music Judge
Final Victory
(1987)
Big Bo
I Love Maria
(1988)
Whiskey
The Big Heat
(1988)
Incredibly Strange Film Show - Tsui Hark
(1989)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Tsui Hark & Stuart Gordon
(1989)
Self (as Tsui Hark)
The Banquet
(1991)
Twin Dragons
(1992)
Card Player
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
(1993)
Himself
The Chinese Feast
(1995)
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
(1997)
Solid Gold (voice) (Cantonese & Mandarin version)
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
(1998)
Himself
Hong Kong Superstars
(2001)
Himself
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
(2001)
Self
Hong Kong Stories
(2003)
Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
(2003)
Crossings: John Woo
(2004)
Self
Truth and Dare: Memories of The Blade
(2006)
Self
All About Women
(2008)
The Great Magician
(2011)
Warlord
A Simple Life
(2011)
Director Tsui
The Mermaid
(2016)
Uncle Rich
The Bodyguard
(2016)
Old Man C
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
(2017)
Theater Employee (uncredited)
In the Mood for Melville
(2017)
Himself
Keep Rolling
(2020)
Kung Fu Stuntmen
(2021)
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
(2022)
Self
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Self (segment "Conversation in Depth")
个十百千万
(2022)
演员
Writing
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
(1980)
Screenplay
We're Going to Eat You
(1980)
Screenplay
All the Wrong Clues
(1981)
Story
A Better Tomorrow II
(1987)
Story
I Love Maria
(1988)
Writer
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
(1989)
Writer
The Raid
(1991)
Writer
A Chinese Ghost Story III
(1991)
Writer
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991)
Writer
The Banquet
(1991)
Writer
The Legend of the Swordsman
(1992)
Writer
Dragon Inn
(1992)
Screenplay
The Master
(1992)
Story
Once Upon a Time in China II
(1992)
Author
Twin Dragons
(1992)
Writer and Story
Wicked City
(1992)
Screenplay
Green Snake
(1993)
Screenplay
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
(1993)
Writer
Iron Monkey
(1993)
Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in China IV
(1993)
Screenplay
Once Upon a Time in China III
(1993)
Author
The Magic Crane
(1993)
Writer
Once Upon a Time in China V
(1994)
Screenplay
The Lovers
(1994)
Writer
Love in the Time of Twilight
(1995)
Writer
The Blade
(1995)
Writer
The Chinese Feast
(1995)
Writer
Tri-Star
(1996)
Writer
Black Mask
(1996)
Screenplay
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
(1997)
Writer
Time and Tide
(2000)
Writer
Zu Warriors
(2001)
Writer
Master Q 2001
(2001)
Screenplay
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
(2002)
Story
Vampire Hunters
(2003)
Screenplay
Seven Swords
(2005)
Screenplay
All About Women
(2008)
Writer
Missing
(2008)
Screenplay
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
(2011)
Writer
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013)
Writer
The Taking of Tiger Mountain
(2014)
Writer
Sword Master
(2016)
Screenplay
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
(2017)
Writer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Writer
Crew
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
(1983)
Cinematography
A Better Tomorrow II
(1987)
Presenter
Three Wishes
(1988)
Special Effects
Happy Ghost IV
(1990)
Special Effects
The Magic Crane
(1993)
Script
Forging the Swords
(1994)
Presenter
Production
The Perfect Wife?!
(1983)
Production Designer
Shanghai Blues
(1984)
Producer
A Better Tomorrow
(1986)
Producer
Peking Opera Blues
(1986)
Producer
A Better Tomorrow II
(1987)
Producer
A Chinese Ghost Story
(1987)
Producer
I Love Maria
(1988)
Producer
Gunmen
(1988)
Producer
The Laser Man
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Diary of a Big Man
(1988)
Producer
The Big Heat
(1988)
Producer
Spy Games
(1989)
Producer
The Killer
(1989)
Producer
Just Heroes
(1989)
Producer
Web of Deception
(1989)
Producer
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
(1989)
Producer
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
(1989)
Producer
Swordsman
(1990)
Producer
A Chinese Ghost Story II
(1990)
Producer
A Chinese Ghost Story III
(1991)
Producer
The Raid
(1991)
Executive Producer
Once Upon a Time in China
(1991)
Producer
King of Chess
(1991)
Producer
Dragon Inn
(1992)
Producer
The Legend of the Swordsman
(1992)
Producer
Wicked City
(1992)
Executive Producer
The Master
(1992)
Producer
Once Upon a Time in China II
(1992)
Producer
Green Snake
(1993)
Producer
The Magic Crane
(1993)
Producer
Iron Monkey
(1993)
Producer
Swordsman III: The East Is Red
(1993)
Producer
Once Upon a Time in China III
(1993)
Producer
Once Upon a Time in China IV
(1993)
Producer
The Lovers
(1994)
Producer
Once Upon a Time in China V
(1994)
Producer
Burning Paradise
(1994)
Producer
Forging the Swords
(1994)
Producer
The Blade
(1995)
Producer
Love in the Time of Twilight
(1995)
Producer
The Chinese Feast
(1995)
Producer
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
(1995)
Producer
Tri-Star
(1996)
Producer
Shanghai Grand
(1996)
Producer
Black Mask
(1996)
Producer
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
(1997)
Producer
Once Upon a Time in China and America
(1997)
Producer
Time and Tide
(2000)
Producer
Zu Warriors
(2001)
Producer
Master Q 2001
(2001)
Producer
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
(2002)
Producer
Vampire Hunters
(2003)
Producer
Xanda
(2004)
Producer
Seven Swords
(2005)
Producer
In the Blue
(2006)
Consulting Accountant
Triangle
(2007)
Executive Producer and Producer
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(2010)
Producer
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
(2011)
Producer
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013)
Producer
Christmas Rose
(2013)
Producer
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
(2014)
Consulting Accountant
Sword Master
(2016)
Producer
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
(2017)
Executive Producer
The Climbers
(2019)
Producer
The Battle at Lake Changjin
(2021)
Executive Producer
Visual Effects
Editing
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
(1989)
Editor
The Blade
(1995)
Editor
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
(1997)
Editor
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
(2022)
Editor
Sound
Art