Wong Kar-wai filmography
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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 2015, 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.
Filmography
Feature films
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 | Film | Credited as | Chinese title | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | ||||
1982 | Once Upon a Rainbow | Yes | 彩雲曲 Choi wan kuk | |||
1983 | Just For Fun | Yes | 空心大少爺 Kong xin da shao ye | |||
1984 | Intellectual Trio | Yes | 龍鳳智多星 Long feng zhi duo xing | |||
1984 | Silent Romance | Yes | 伊人再見 Yi ren zai jian | |||
1985 | Chase a Fortune | Yes | 吉人天相 Xiao hu xian | |||
1985 | Unforgettable Fantasy | Yes | 小狐仙 Ji ren tian xiang | |||
1986 | Rosa | Yes | 神勇雙響炮續集 Shen yong shuang xiang pao xu ji | |||
1986 | Goodbye, My Hero | Yes | 惡男 E Nan | |||
1986 | Sweet Surrender | Yes | 我要金龜婿 Wo yao jin gui xu | |||
1987 | Final Victory | Yes | 最後勝利 Zui hou sheng li | |||
1987 | Flaming Brothers | Executive | Yes | 江湖龍虎鬥 Gong woo lung foo moon | ||
1987 | The Haunted Cop Shop | Yes | 猛鬼差館 Meng gui chai guan | |||
1988 | As Tears Go By | Yes | Yes | 旺角卡門 Wong gok ka moon | Directing debut | |
1988 | Walk on Fire | Yes | 獵鷹計劃Lie ying ji hua | |||
1988 | The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors II | Yes | 猛鬼學堂 Meng gui xue tang | |||
1990 | Return Engagement | Yes | 再戰江湖 Choi saan gong woo | |||
1990 | Days of Being Wild | Yes | Yes | 阿飛正傳 Ah fei zing zyun | ||
1991 | Saviour of the Soul | Yes | 九一神鵰俠侶Gau yat san diu hap lu | |||
1993 | The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Executive | 射鵰英雄傳之東成西就 Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau | |||
1994 | Chungking Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | 重慶森林 Chung Hing sam lam | |
1994 | Ashes of Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | 東邪西毒 Dung che sai duk | |
1995 | Fallen Angels | Yes | Executive | Yes | 墮落天使 Do lok tin si | |
1997 | Happy Together | Yes | Executive | Yes | 春光乍洩 Chun gwong cha sit | |
1998 | First Love: Litter on the Breeze | Yes | 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 | Yes | 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 | English language |
2008 | Miao Miao | Executive | 渺渺 | |||
2012 | Touch of the Light | Executive | Ni guang fei xiang | |||
2013 | The Grandmaster | Yes | Yes | Yes | 一代宗師 Yi dai zong shi | |
2016 | The Ferryman | Yes | Post-production | |||
Short films
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
2000 | Hua yang de nian hua | Yes | |||
2001 | In the Mood For Love 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2001 | The Follow | Yes | Part of The Hire series for BMW | ||
2004 | "The Hand" | Yes | Yes | Yes | From the anthology film Eros |
2007 | "I Travelled 9000 km to Give It to You" | Yes | Yes | Yes | From the anthology film To Each His Own Cinema |
Commercials
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
1996 | wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net | Yes | For Takeo Kikuchi | ||
1998 | Motorola | Yes | For Motorola StarTAC | ||
2001 | Dans la ville | Yes | For Orange France | ||
2002 | La Rencontre | Yes | For Lacoste | ||
2005 | Capture Totale | Yes | For Dior | ||
2007 | Hypnôse Homme | Yes | For Lancôme Paris | ||
2007 | There's Only One Sun | Yes | Yes | For Philips | |
2007 | Midnight Poison | Yes | For Dior | ||
2011 | Mask | Yes | For Shu Uemura | ||
2012 | Déjà vu | Yes | Yes | For Chivas Regal |
Music videos
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Writer | |||
1992 | "To Make You Happy" | Yes | For Tracy Huang | ||
2002 | "Six Days" | Yes | For DJ Shadow |
Casting
Wong frequently re-casts actors who he has worked with on previous movies.
Actor | As Tears Go By (1989) | Days of Being Wild (1990) | Ashes of Time (1994) | Chungking Express (1994) | Fallen Angels (1995) | Happy Together (1997) | In the Mood for Love (2000) | 2046 (2004) | Eros: "The Hand" (2004) | My Blueberry Nights (2007) | The Grandmaster (2013) | |
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Chang Chen | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Jacky Cheung | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
Leslie Cheung | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
Maggie Cheung | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Takeshi Kaneshiro | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Andy Lau | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Carina Lau | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Gong Li | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Brigitte Lin | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Rebecca Pan | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Faye Wong | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Charlie Yeung | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Zhang Ziyi | ![]() | ![]() |
See also
References
- ↑ Brunette 2005, p. 135.
- ↑ Stokes & Hoover 1999, p. 26.
Sources
- Brunette, Peter (2005). Wong Kar-wai. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252095472.
- Stokes, Lisa Odham; Hoover, Michael (1999). City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema. London: Verso. ISBN 1-85984-203-8.