Portrait of Soi Cheang

Directing

Soi Cheang

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 1998 and 1999 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Monkey King 2
The Monkey King 2
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Soi Cheang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.6, average 3.8
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Satire & Parody
    1.2, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Hong Kong Action 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Psychological 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Hong Kong Horror 2
  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Hong Kong Crime Thriller 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Peng Hu
Peng Hu

Director, Executive Producer

Twilight of the Warriors: Dragon Throne
Twilight of the Warriors: Dragon Throne

Director

Twilight of the Warriors: The Final Chapter
Twilight of the Warriors: The Final Chapter

Director

Wake Me Up When the Mourning Ends
Wake Me Up When the Mourning Ends

Producer

The Conjurer And The Kid
The Conjurer And The Kid

Producer

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 60
Peacekeeper Elite: Metro Escape
Peacekeeper Elite: Metro Escape (2026)

Director

Back to the Past
Back to the Past (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

Thanks

Behind the Shadows
Behind the Shadows (2025)
GoodWatch score 59

Executive Producer

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Mad Fate
Mad Fate (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Cyber Heist
Cyber Heist (2023)
GoodWatch score 48

Executive Producer

Dust To Dust
Dust To Dust (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Executive Producer, Producer

The Sunny Side of the Street
The Sunny Side of the Street (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Limbo
Limbo (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Double World
Double World (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer

I'm Livin' It
I'm Livin' It (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

2010s

16 titles ยท average score 59
A Witness Out of the Blue
A Witness Out of the Blue (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tony Ho (voice)

The Monkey King 3
The Monkey King 3 (2018)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Paradox
Paradox (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

The Brink
The Brink (2017)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

The Monkey King 2
The Monkey King 2 (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences
SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Two Thumbs Up
Two Thumbs Up (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

The Monkey King
The Monkey King (2014)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Kung Fu Jungle
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Prison Governor

Blind Detective
Blind Detective (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director

Motorway
Motorway (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Drug War
Drug War (2012)
GoodWatch score 81

Second Unit Director

2000s

26 titles ยท average score 57
Accident
Accident (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Shamo
Shamo (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Triangle
Triangle (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Assistant Director

Dog Bite Dog
Dog Bite Dog (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Re-cycle
Re-cycle (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

as The director of 'My Love'

Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer, Director

Love Battlefield
Love Battlefield (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

Hidden Heroes
Hidden Heroes (2004)

Director

The Death Curse
The Death Curse (2003)
GoodWatch score 32

Director

New Blood
New Blood (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay, Director

Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster
Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Director

Diamond Hill
Diamond Hill (2000)

Writer, Director

1990s

32 titles ยท average score 55
Victim
Victim (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Assistant Director

Sex and Zen III
Sex and Zen III (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

Assistant Director

Step Into the Dark
Step Into the Dark (1998)

as King

A Chinese Torture Chamber Story II
A Chinese Torture Chamber Story II (1998)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ma's Father (uncredited)

Bio Zombie
Bio Zombie (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mechanic

Black Mask
Black Mask (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Assistant Director

Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

Assistant Director

Sex and Zen II
Sex and Zen II (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

Assistant Director

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star (1996)

Assistant Director

The Adventurers
The Adventurers (1995)
GoodWatch score 53

Assistant Director

The Avenging Quartet
The Avenging Quartet (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Script Supervisor, Writer

Night Life Hero
Night Life Hero (1992)

Writer