Tsui Hark
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Biography
Leading figure of the Hong Kong film scene and head of his own production company, Film Workshop. Hark specializes in kaleidoscopic dramas characterized by frenzied action and a decidedly tongue-in-cheek tone. He is best known in the USA for his complex, breathlessly witty and exciting "Peking Opera Blues" (1986).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Editing (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Visual Effects (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Life Events
1974
Moved to NYC; worked with Christine Choy on "From Spikes to Spindles"
1977
Upon return to Hong Kong joined Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Ltd as director and producer
1979
Feature directing debut (also from story), "The Butterfly Murders"
1982
Made cameo appearance in "Aces to Go Places"
1983
Became established in Hong Kong with "Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain"
1983
Acted in and directed "All the Wrong Spies"
1984
Co-formed, with wife Nansun Shi, Film Workshop production company
1987
Produced "A Chinese Ghost Story"
1990
Produced and directed "Swordsman", the first in a series of features
1990
Directed "Once Upon a Time in China", the first in a series of films starring Jet Li
1997
Directed first American feature, "Double Team", starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
1998
Reteamed with Van Damme for "Knock Off"