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Tsui Hark

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateFeb 15, 1950 (76 years old)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthSaigon, Vietnam
Career Span1962 – Present (65 yrs)
Known Credits140 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 2.7

Tsui Hark

Also known as:Hark TsuiXu Ke서극Hak Chui+5 more
Total Works

140

130 movies • 8 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#3

TMDB star index

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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Killer
7.6
The Killer
1989•movie
Role: Producer
A Better Tomorrow
7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986•movie
as Music Judge
Once Upon a Time in China
7.1
Role: Director
The Mermaid
6.6
The Mermaid
2016•movie
as Uncle Rich

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 140 titles featuring Tsui Hark

The Killer
7.6
The Killer
1989•movie

Role: Producer

Double Team
5.3
Double Team
1997•movie

Role: Director

A Better Tomorrow
7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986•movie

as Music Judge

Once Upon a Time in China
7.1

Role: Director

The Mermaid
6.6
The Mermaid
2016•movie

as Uncle Rich

Twin Dragons
6.9
Twin Dragons
1992•movie

as Card Player

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
6.6

Role: Director

Knock Off
5.4
Knock Off
1998•movie

Role: Director

A Chinese Ghost Story
7.3

Role: Producer

Iron Monkey
7.4
Iron Monkey
1993•movie

Role: Screenplay

A Better Tomorrow II
7.1

Role: Story

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
6.3

Role: Director

Once Upon a Time in China II
7.2

Role: Author

Black Mask
6.2
Black Mask
1996•movie

Role: Producer

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
6.2

Role: Writer

Once Upon a Time in China III
6.5

Role: Producer

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
6.3

Role: Director

The Taking of Tiger Mountain
6.6

Role: Director

Seven Swords
6.2
Seven Swords
2005•movie

Role: Screenplay

Time and Tide
6.5
Time and Tide
2000•movie

Role: Producer

A Simple Life
7.5
A Simple Life
2012•movie

as Director Tsui

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
6.5

Role: Writer

The Battle at Lake Changjin
6.4

Role: Executive Producer

New Dragon Gate Inn
7.4

Role: Producer

A Chinese Ghost Story II
6.8

Role: Producer

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
6.0

as Theater Employee (uncredited)

The Master
6.6
The Master
1992•movie

Role: Story

Sword Master
6.4
Sword Master
2016•movie

Role: Producer

The Legend of the Swordsman
6.6

Role: Producer

Green Snake
7.3
Green Snake
1993•movie

Role: Director

The Blade
7.1
The Blade
1995•movie

Role: Director

Yes, Madam!
7.2
Yes, Madam!
1985•movie

as Panadol

Once Upon a Time in China and America
5.9

Role: Producer

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
6.4

Role: Consulting Accountant

A Chinese Ghost Story III
6.5

Role: Producer

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
7.1

Role: Director

The Bodyguard
6.7
The Bodyguard
2016•movie

as Old Man

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
6.8

as Blue Army Soldier (uncredited)

Swordsman
7.0
Swordsman
1990•movie

Role: Director

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
6.3

Role: Director

Aces Go Places
6.5
Aces Go Places
1982•movie

as Ballet Director

Peking Opera Blues
7.2
Peking Opera Blues
1986•movie

Role: Director

The Bodyguard
5.9
The Bodyguard
2016•movie

as Old Man C

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
6.2

Role: Writer

Zu Warriors
5.7
Zu Warriors
2001•movie

Role: Producer

The Great Magician
6.0
The Great Magician
2011•movie

as Warlord

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
7.4

as Self

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.7
1 eps

as Self

Triangle
6.5
Triangle
2007•movie

Role: Director

The Climbers
6.3
The Climbers
2019•movie

Role: Producer

Once Upon a Time in China IV
5.8

Role: Screenplay

Aces Go Places II
6.3
Aces Go Places II
1983•movie

as Camco

Swordsman III: The East Is Red
6.1

Role: Writer

The Chinese Feast
6.6
The Chinese Feast
1995•movie
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
4.6

Role: Director

Once Upon a Time in China V
5.7

Role: Director

Wicked City
5.8
Wicked City
1992•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
7.2

as Interpol Officer

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
5.7

as Police Officer in Computer Room

Vampire Hunters
4.6
Vampire Hunters
2003•movie

Role: Producer

We're Going to Eat You
6.4

Role: Director

Shanghai Blues
6.9
Shanghai Blues
1984•movie

as Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked

Burning Paradise
7.0
Burning Paradise
1994•movie

Role: Producer

The Butterfly Murders
6.5

Role: Director

The Crossing II
5.3
The Crossing II
2015•movie

Role: Editor

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation
6.1

as Solid Gold (voice)

The Lovers
7.3
The Lovers
1994•movie

Role: Writer

A Terra-Cotta Warrior
6.6

Role: Producer

Happy Ghost III
6.9
Happy Ghost III
1986•movie

as Godfather

Just Heroes
6.6
Just Heroes
1989•movie

Role: Producer

The Big Heat
6.3
The Big Heat
1988•movie

Role: Producer

The Magic Crane
6.2
The Magic Crane
1993•movie

Role: Producer

I Love Maria
6.4
I Love Maria
1988•movie

as Whiskey

Diary of a Big Man
6.6
Diary of a Big Man
1988•movie

Role: Producer

Shanghai Grand
5.8
Shanghai Grand
1996•movie

Role: Producer

The Banquet
5.8
The Banquet
1991•movie
Christmas Rose
5.7
Christmas Rose
2013•movie

Role: Producer

Kung Fu Stuntmen
7.2
Kung Fu Stuntmen
2021•movie
Missing
4.6
Missing
2008•movie

Role: Director

Final Victory
6.8
Final Victory
1987•movie

as Big Bo

Love in the Time of Twilight
7.4

Role: Director

King of Chess
6.9
King of Chess
1991•movie

Role: Producer

Happy Ghost IV
6.1
Happy Ghost IV
1990•movie

Role: VFX Artist

Working Class
6.7
Working Class
1985•movie

as Sunny

Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

All About Women
5.5
All About Women
2008•movie

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
6.9

as Self (segment "Conversation in Depth")

All the Wrong Clues
7.3

Role: Story

The Raid
5.2
The Raid
1991•movie

Role: Writer

Gunmen
5.3
Gunmen
1988•movie

Role: Producer

All the Wrong Spies
7.0

as Japanese Ambassador

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
5.5

as Self

Keep Rolling
8.0
Keep Rolling
2020•movie
It Takes Two
6.6
It Takes Two
1982•movie

as Taoist Priest

Web of Deception
6.4
Web of Deception
1989•movie

Role: Producer

Master Q 2001
4.4
Master Q 2001
2001•movie

Role: Screenplay

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
5.7

as Reporter

Tri-Star
5.7
Tri-Star
1996•movie

Role: Producer

Xanda
4.8
Xanda
2004•movie

Role: Producer

Spy Games
6.0
Spy Games
1989•movie

Role: Producer

Run Tiger Run
8.6
Run Tiger Run
1985•movie

as Grandpa Steak

Chasing Girls
7.5
Chasing Girls
1981•movie

as [deleted scenes]

The Laser Man
6.0
The Laser Man
1988•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Kung Hei Fat Choy
8.0
Kung Hei Fat Choy
1985•movie

as Grabbing Gold

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
7.3

as Self

The King of Wuxia Part 1
8.7
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
8.3
1 eps

as Self

1:99 Shorts
6.3
1:99 Shorts
2003•movie

Role: Director

Three Wishes
7.0
Three Wishes
1988•movie

Role: VFX Artist

Hong Kong Superstars
10.0

as Self

In the Mood for Melville
4.5

as Self

Celebrity Talk Show
9.5
1 eps
Celebrity Talk Show
1989•series

as 徐克

Forging the Swords
7.5
Forging the Swords
1994•movie

Role: Presenter

Kungfu Master
5.0
Kungfu Master
2008•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Perfect Wife?!
7.0
The Perfect Wife?!
1983•movie

Role: Production Designer

The Warrior
7.0
The Warrior
2005•anime

Role: Art Direction

Hong Kong Stories
10.0
Hong Kong Stories
2003•movie

as Self

Golden Horse Awards
9.0
1 eps
Golden Horse Awards
1962•series

as Self

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
4.0

Role: Producer

Incredibly Strange Film Show - Tsui Hark
Crossings: John Woo

as Self

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Changjin, Changjin
Changjin, Changjin
2022•movie

as Self

Truth and Dare: Memories of The Blade

as Self

Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai

as Director Tsui Hark

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

as Self

The Winter of 1905
The Winter of 1905
1982•movie

as Li Shutong

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

as Self

The King of Wuxia Part 2
A Portrait of Lin Ching Hsia

as Self

A House is Not a Home
110 eps
The 40th Anniversary of Chinese Film Since China's Reform and Opening-Up
2 eps

as Self

Dear Audience
6 eps
Dear Audience
2025•series
大侠胡金铨
2 eps
大侠胡金铨
2022•series

as self

In the Blue
In the Blue
2006•movie

Role: Consulting Accountant

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Headless General

Role: Compositor

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Final Victory

Role: Producer

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Suspicious Temple

Role: Producer

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Ideal Century

Role: Producer

Better Tomorrow

Role: Original Story