Portrait of Tsui Hark

Directing

Tsui Hark

Career

Active from 1979 to 2025, busiest in 1992 and 1993 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tsui Hark Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.8, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 14
  • Fast-Paced 13
  • Political Intrigue 11
  • Hong Kong Cinema 9
  • Visual Spectacle 8
  • Hong Kong Action 7
  • Wuxia 7
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Martial Arts Epic 6
  • Slapstick 5
  • Hong Kong Action Comedy 4
  • Historical Fantasy 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Better Tomorrow
Better Tomorrow

Original Story

Shih, Queen of the Sea
Shih, Queen of the Sea

Producer

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Dear Audience
Dear Audience (2025)

TV show

The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Editor

The Battle at Lake Changjin
The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Executive Producer

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 55
The Climbers
The Climbers (2019)
GoodWatch score 39

Producer

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

as Theater Employee (uncredited)

The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
GoodWatch score 39

Writer, Original Music Composer

Sword Master
Sword Master (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Screenplay

The Mermaid
The Mermaid (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Uncle Rich

Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai
Yi Ge Cheng Ren Dian Ying Gong Zuo Zhe De Zi Bai (2016)

as Director Tsui Hark

The Taking of Tiger Mountain
The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

Art Direction, Consulting Accountant

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Director

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Writer

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 45
Missing
Missing (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director

All About Women
All About Women (2008)
GoodWatch score 53

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Triangle
Triangle (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Producer

Seven Swords
Seven Swords (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay, Director

The Warrior
The Warrior (2005)

Art Direction

Xanda
Xanda (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

Producer

Vampire Hunters
Vampire Hunters (2003)
GoodWatch score 30

Screenplay, Producer

1:99 Shorts
1:99 Shorts (2003)

Director

Black Mask 2: City of Masks
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
GoodWatch score 38

Producer, Director

Zu Warriors
Zu Warriors (2001)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer, Director

Master Q 2001
Master Q 2001 (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Screenplay

Time and Tide
Time and Tide (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

1990s

39 titles ยท average score 62
Knock Off
Knock Off (1998)
GoodWatch score 35

Director

Double Team
Double Team (1997)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Black Mask
Black Mask (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Producer, Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in China III
Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer, Author

Iron Monkey
Iron Monkey (1993)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Producer

Green Snake
Green Snake (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in China II
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

Author, Producer

The Legend of the Swordsman
The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer, Writer

Twin Dragons
Twin Dragons (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Card Player

New Dragon Gate Inn
New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer, Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Writer

A Chinese Ghost Story III
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Producer

1980s

38 titles ยท average score 68
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer, Writer

I Love Maria
I Love Maria (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Whiskey

A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

Presenter, Producer

Peking Opera Blues
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Yes, Madam!
Yes, Madam! (1985)
GoodWatch score 84

as Panadol

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Police Officer in Computer Room

Shanghai Blues
Shanghai Blues (1984)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pedestrian Who Gets Soaked

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
GoodWatch score 85

as Blue Army Soldier (uncredited)

Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

All the Wrong Clues
All the Wrong Clues (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Story

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as Interpol Officer

We're Going to Eat You
We're Going to Eat You (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 64
The Butterfly Murders
The Butterfly Murders (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

A House is Not a Home
A House is Not a Home (1977)

TV show