Portrait of Tony Ching

Directing

Tony Ching

Career

Active from 1979 to 2019, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 73 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tony Ching Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 10
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Revenge 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Hong Kong Cinema 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Visual Spectacle 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Spectacle 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Betrayal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 52
Jade Dynasty
Jade Dynasty (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Guardians of Martial Arts
Guardians of Martial Arts (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

Choreographer

Krrish 3
Krrish 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

Stunt Coordinator

The Sorcerer and the White Snake
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Future X-Cops
Future X-Cops (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

Stunt Coordinator, Action Director

Just Call Me Nobody
Just Call Me Nobody (2010)
GoodWatch score 43

Stunts

2000s

19 titles ยท average score 60
An Empress and the Warriors
An Empress and the Warriors (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

The Warlords
The Warlords (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

Martial Arts Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator

Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

Stunts

Krrish
Krrish (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

Stunt Coordinator

House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
GoodWatch score 82

Stunts, Fight Choreographer

Belly of the Beast
Belly of the Beast (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Kong

Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 75

Stunt Coordinator

Naked Weapon
Naked Weapon (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

Fight Choreographer, Director

Hero
Hero (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

Stunts

Shaolin Soccer
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

Stunts, Action Director

Conman in Tokyo
Conman in Tokyo (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Assassin Swordsman
Assassin Swordsman (2000)

Director

1990s

34 titles ยท average score 64
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words
Dr. Wai in the Scripture with No Words (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

Action Director, Stunt Coordinator

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Stunt Coordinator

A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella
A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)
GoodWatch score 77

Stunts

Wonder Seven
Wonder Seven (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

Writer, Director

Swordsman III: The East Is Red
Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
GoodWatch score 73

Action Director, Director

City Hunter
City Hunter (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

Choreographer

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

Director, Choreographer

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

Director

The Raid
The Raid (1991)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Action Director

A Chinese Ghost Story II
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Swordsman
Swordsman (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 69
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
A Terra-Cotta Warrior (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Action Director

The Killer
The Killer (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

Martial Arts Choreographer

All About Ah-Long
All About Ah-Long (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

Stunt Coordinator

I Love Maria
I Love Maria (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

Stunts

The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

Choreographer

A Chinese Ghost Story
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

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

Choreographer

Witch from Nepal
Witch from Nepal (1986)
GoodWatch score 44

Martial Arts Choreographer, Director

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

Fight Choreographer

Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost III (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Stunt Coordinator

Duel to the Death
Duel to the Death (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer, Director

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

Martial Arts Choreographer

1970s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Monkey Kung Fu
Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Wei Chung

Snake Shadow, Lama Fist
Snake Shadow, Lama Fist (1979)

as Ching Keung

Lady of the Law
Lady of the Law (1975)

as Bandit (uncredited)

The Last Message
The Last Message (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Scuba Diving Student

Kidnap
Kidnap (1974)

Choreographer

The Shaolin Boxers
The Shaolin Boxers (1974)

Stunt Coordinator

The Tournament
The Tournament (1974)

as Japanese Student

Stoner
Stoner (1974)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gang member

Ambush
Ambush (1973)

as Han Chung's Bandit

The 14 Amazons
The 14 Amazons (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Soldier

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

as Wu's Thug (uncredited)

Hapkido
Hapkido (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Black Bear Student (uncredited)

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade
Vengeance Is a Golden Blade (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as Long's Man (uncredited)

The Jade Raksha
The Jade Raksha (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Master Yan's Thug (uncredited)

Come Drink with Me
Come Drink with Me (1966)
GoodWatch score 85

as Boy Monk Who Gets Dart in Eye