Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a screenwriter in 1982, then made his directoral debut in 1988. As of 2019, he has directed 10 feature films. He has also worked as producer on several films he did not direct. Wong has also directed short films, commercials, and two music videos.
Regarding Wong's early work as a screenwriter, film scholar Peter Brunette noted that "different transcription systems from Chinese make compiling a filmography for a Chinese director an exercise in creativity and hope." [1] Wong also claims to have contributed to c. 50 film scripts without official credit so a full filmography is difficult to provide. [2]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Chinese title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1982 | Once Upon a Rainbow | No | Yes | No | 彩雲曲 Choi wan kuk |
| 1983 | Just For Fun | No | Yes | No | 空心大少爺 Kong xin da shao ye |
| 1984 | Intellectual Trio | No | Yes | No | 龍鳳智多星 Long feng zhi duo xing |
| Silent Romance | No | Yes | No | 伊人再見 Yi ren zai jian | |
| 1985 | Chase a Fortune | No | Yes | No | 吉人天相 Xiao hu xian |
| Unforgettable Fantasy | No | Yes | No | 小狐仙 Ji ren tian xiang | |
| 1986 | Rosa | No | Yes | No | 神勇雙響炮續集 Shen yong shuang xiang pao xu ji |
| Goodbye, My Hero | No | Yes | No | 惡男 E Nan | |
| Sweet Surrender | No | Yes | No | 我要金龜婿 Wo yao jin gui xu | |
| 1987 | Final Victory | No | Yes | No | 最後勝利 Zui hou sheng li |
| Flaming Brothers | No | Yes | Executive | 江湖龍虎鬥 Gong woo lung foo moon | |
| The Haunted Cop Shop | No | Yes | No | 猛鬼差館 Meng gui chai guan | |
| 1988 | As Tears Go By | Yes | Yes | No | 旺角卡門 Wong gok ka moon |
| Walk on Fire | No | Yes | No | 獵鷹計劃Lie ying ji hua | |
| The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors II | No | Yes | No | 猛鬼學堂 Meng gui xue tang | |
| 1990 | Return Engagement | No | Yes | No | 再戰江湖 Choi saan gong woo |
| Days of Being Wild | Yes | Yes | No | 阿飛正傳 Ah fei zing zyun | |
| 1991 | Saviour of the Soul | No | Yes | No | 九神鵰俠侶Gau yat san diu hap lu |
| 1994 | Chungking Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | 重慶森林 Chung Hing sam lam |
| Ashes of Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | 東邪西毒 Dung che sai duk | |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Yes | Yes | Executive | 墮落天使 Do lok tin si |
| 1997 | Happy Together | Yes | Yes | Executive | 春光乍洩 Chun gwong cha sit |
| 1998 | First Love: Litter on the Breeze | No | Yes | No | 初纏戀后的二人世界 Choh chin luen hau dik yi yan sai gaai |
| 2000 | In the Mood for Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | 花樣年華 Fa yeung nin wa |
| 2002 | Chinese Odyssey 2002 | No | Yes | No | 天下無雙 Tian xia wu shuang |
| 2004 | 2046 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2046 |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Yes | Yes | Yes | 藍莓之夜 |
| 2008 | Miao Miao | No | Yes | No | 渺渺 Miǎomiǎo |
| 2013 | The Grandmaster | Yes | Yes | Yes | 一代宗師 Yi dai zong shi |
| 2016 | Xuanzang | No | No | Yes | 大唐玄奘 Da Tang Xuanzang |
| See You Tomorrow | No | Yes | Yes | 擺渡人 Baidu Ren | |
| 2018 | Jinpa | No | No | Yes | 撞死了只羊 Zhuàng sǐle yī zhǐ yáng |
| 2021 | One for the Road | No | No | Yes | 一杯上路 |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2000 | Hua yang de nian hua | Yes | No | No | |
| 2001 | In the Mood for Love 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| The Follow | Yes | No | No | Part of The Hire series for BMW | |
| 2004 | The Hand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segment of Eros |
| 2007 | I Travelled 9000 km to Give It to You | Yes | Yes | Yes | Segment of To Each His Own Cinema |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | |||
| 2023–present | Blossoms Shanghai [3] | Yes | Yes | 30 episodes [4] |
| TBA | Paradise Guesthouse [5] | Yes | No | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 1996 | wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net | Yes | No | No | For Takeo Kikuchi |
| 1998 | Motorola | Yes | No | No | For Motorola StarTAC |
| 2000 | Un Matin Partout Dans Le Monde | Yes | No | No | For JCDecaux |
| Suntime Red Wine CF | Yes | No | No | For Suntime Red Wine | |
| 2001 | Dans la Ville | Yes | No | No | For Orange France |
| 2002 | La Rencontre | Yes | No | No | For Lacoste |
| 2005 | Capture Totale | Yes | No | No | For Dior |
| 2006 | Hypnôse Homme | Yes | No | No | For Lancôme Paris |
| 2007 | There's Only One Sun | Yes | Yes | No | For Philips |
| Midnight Poison | Yes | No | No | For Dior | |
| SoftBank | Yes | No | No | For SoftBank | |
| 2008 | Blueberry Days | Yes | No | No | For Louis Vuitton |
| 2011 | Mask | Yes | No | No | For Shu Uemura |
| 2012 | Déjà Vu | Yes | Yes | No | For Chivas Regal |
| 2014 | Regeneration | Yes | No | No | For Maysu |
| 2017 | Typhoon Planet | Yes | Yes | No | For Paul & Shark |
| 2019 | Self 05 | Yes | No | No | For Saint Laurent |
| 2021 | 2021 Mercedes-Benz CNY Campaign | Yes | Yes | Yes | For Mercedes-Benz |
| 2022 | Beauty Beyond Time | Yes | No | No | For Helena Rubinstein |
| 2022 | Once / Ten Thousand Cups at First Sight | Yes | Yes | No | For Tasogare Coffee |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "To Make You Happy" | Tracy Huang |
| 2000 | "Hua Yang Nian Hua" | Tony Leung Chiu-wai |
| 2002 | "Six Days" | DJ Shadow |
Happy Together is a 1997 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Wong Kar-wai starring Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, depicting a couple's turbulent romance. The English title is inspired by the Turtles' 1967 song of the same name, which is covered by Danny Chung on the film's soundtrack. The Chinese title is an idiomatic expression suggesting "the exposure of something intimate".
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur, and ranks third on Sight & Sound's 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally.
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Wong Kar-wai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, it portrays a man and a woman in 1962 whose spouses have an affair together and who slowly develop feelings for each other. It forms the second part of an informal trilogy, alongside Days of Being Wild and 2046.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the Mood for Love. He was named by CNN as one of "Asia's 25 Greatest Actors of All Time".
Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong arthouse romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The film consists of two stories told in sequence, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman mulling over his relationship with a woman. The first story stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as a cop obsessed by his breakup with a woman named May, and his encounter with a mysterious drug smuggler. The second stars Tony Leung as a police officer roused from his gloom over the loss of his flight attendant girlfriend by the attentions of a quirky snack bar worker.
Ashes of Time is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Christopher Doyle, also known as Dù Kěfēng (Mandarin) or Dou Ho-Fung (Cantonese) is an Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer. He has worked on over fifty Chinese-language films, being best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-wai in Chungking Express, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046. Doyle is also known for other films such as Temptress Moon, Hero, Dumplings, and Psycho. He has won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival, as well as the AFI Award for cinematography, the Golden Horse award, and the Hong Kong Film Award.
Patrick Tam Ka-ming is a Hong Kong film director and film editor. He is known as the seminal figure of Hong Kong New Wave
Days of Being Wild is a 1990 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Starring some of the best-known actors and actresses in Hong Kong, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung, the film marks the first collaboration between Wong and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, with whom he has since made six more films.
Fallen Angels is a 1995 Hong Kong neo-noir crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It features two intertwined storylines—one tells the story of a hitman wishing to leave the criminal underworld, the prostitute he starts a relationship with, and his agent, who is infatuated with him. The other story is of a mute ex-convict on the run from the police and a mentally unstable woman dumped by her boyfriend. Set in 1995 pre-Handover Hong Kong, Fallen Angels explores the characters' loneliness, their alienation from the situations around them, and yearning for connections in a hectic city.
Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan. Beginning his career as a pop idol, he has since moved his focus from music to film. Kaneshiro has worked with renowned directors throughout East Asia, including Wong Kar-wai, Peter Chan, Zhang Yimou and John Woo, resulting in collaborations that have achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. Kaneshiro is also well known in the gaming industry for being the model and voice for the samurai character, Samanosuke Akechi, in Capcom’s Onimusha video game series.
The Hong Kong New Wave is a film movement in Chinese-language Hong Kong cinema that emerged in the late 1970s and lasted through the early 2000s until the present time.
Andrew Lau Wai-keung is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his action and crime films which include the Young and Dangerous film series, the Infernal Affairs trilogy, and Revenge of the Green Dragons.
Dragons Forever is a 1988 Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film and co-directed by Corey Yuen. The film co-stars Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Deannie Yip, Pauline Yeung, and Crystal Kwok. It is the last film in which Hung, Chan and Biao all appeared in together, as later Chan subsequently focused on his solo film career.
The 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival is the 11th such festival devoted to international cinema to be held in Shanghai, China. It was held from June 14–22, 2008. Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai was the head of jury at this year's film festival along with other jury members such as Chinese-American actress Joan Chen, legendary Danish director Bille August and Israeli stage actress Gila Almagor.
Drunken Master III is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Willie Chi, Simon Yam, Lau Kar-leung, Adam Cheng and Gordon Liu. This film was quickly produced after director Lau and Jackie Chan fell out on the set of Drunken Master II with the style of action and Lau decided to produce a more authentic entry in the Drunken Master film series. Despite the title, Drunken Master III is not a sequel to the Drunken Master film series and is widely considered an imitator.
Wu Pang (1909–2000) was a Hong Kong Chinese director, producer, production manager, actor, movie planner, writer and the co-founder of the Yong Yao Film Company.
The Trading Floor is a 2018 Hong Kong financial thriller television miniseries produced by Andy Lau and directed by Wong Kwok-keung. The series stars Francis Ng, Joseph Chang and Yu Nan, with special appearances by Patrick Tam and Maggie Cheung, while the recurring cast includes Liu Kai-chi, Carlos Chan, Poon Chan-leung, Jacky Cai and Jiang A-Joe. Co-produced by Fox Networks Group, Tencent Penguin Pictures and Lau's Focus Television Production, The Trading Floor premiered on 24 May 2018 on Star Chinese Movies, as well as being available for streaming for subscribers on Fox +, with every episode airing each Thursday.
Blossoms Shanghai, also "Blossoms", is a Chinese television series directed and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It is adapted from the novel Blossoms written by Jin Yucheng. The series is set in Shanghai in the 1990s and stars Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tiffany Tang, and Xin Zhilei. It is the first television series directed by Wong. The series started airing on CCTV-8 and Tencent Video on December 27, 2023.
