Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark (徐克 in Cantonese; pinyin: Xu Ke) (b. 1951) is a new wave film director in Hong Kong.

Born in Vietnam, he took his secondary education in Hong Kong, then studied at a Texas university. He also edited a Chinatown newspaper in New York City, developed a community theatre group and was active in a Chinatown cable TV program.

He returned to Hong Kong in 1977 and immediately found work in TV. He made his first feature, The Butterfly Murders/Die Bian, in 1979.

Notable works:

• A Chinese Ghost Story (as producer) /Qiannü Youhun
• A Better Tomorrow (as producer)/Yingxiong Bense
• Once Upon a Time in China /Huang Feihong
• and assorted sequels

See also: Cinema of China