FILM DIRECTOR

Tsui Hark

1950 - Today

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Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克, Vietnamese: Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1951), born Tsui Man-kong (Vietnamese: Từ Văn Quang), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–1997), Green Snake (1993), The Lovers (1994), and The Blade (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include A Better Tomorrow (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), The Killer (1989), Swordsman II (1992), New Dragon Gate Inn (1992), The Wicked City (1992), Iron Monkey (1993), and Black Mask (1996). Amid the Hong Kong handover, Tsui briefly pursued a career in the United States, directing the Jean-Claude Van Damme-led films Double Team (1997) and Knock Off (1998), before returning to Hong Kong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsui Hark is the 287th most popular film director (down from 250th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Vietnam and the most popular Vietnamese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tsui Hark ranks 287 out of 2,041. Before him are Damiano Damiani, Mikhail Kalatozov, Gabriel Axel, Wes Anderson, Elem Klimov, and George Stevens. After him are John Frankenheimer, Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, and Frank Borzage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Tsui Hark ranks 93. Before him are Kurt Koch, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Marcheline Bertrand, Steve McCurry, Hugh McDonald, and Seiki Ichihara. After him are Mikhail Fradkov, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Bob Orton Jr., Eric Maskin, Miou-Miou, and Corinne Cléry.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Tsui Hark ranks 25 out of 136. Before him are Hanoi Hannah (1931), Gia Long (1762), Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), Madame Nhu (1924), and Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (1930). After him are Trần Đức Lương (1936), Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Son Sen (1930), and Lê Lợi (1384).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Vietnam

Among film directors born in Vietnam, Tsui Hark ranks 1. After him are Tran Anh Hung (1962).

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