Wong Kar-wai filmography

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 2019, 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.

Wong at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival

Filmography

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Feature films

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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 Title Credited as Chinese title
Director Writer Producer
1982 Once Upon a Rainbow No Yes No 彩雲曲 Choi wan kuk
1983 Just For Fun No Yes No 空心大少爺 Kong xin da shao ye
1984 Intellectual Trio No Yes No 龍鳳智多星 Long feng zhi duo xing
Silent Romance No Yes No 伊人再見 Yi ren zai jian
1985 Chase a Fortune No Yes No 吉人天相 Xiao hu xian
Unforgettable Fantasy No Yes No 小狐仙 Ji ren tian xiang
1986 Rosa No Yes No 神勇雙響炮續集 Shen yong shuang xiang pao xu ji
Goodbye, My Hero No Yes No 惡男 E Nan
Sweet Surrender No Yes No 我要金龜婿 Wo yao jin gui xu
1987 Final Victory No Yes No 最後勝利 Zui hou sheng li
Flaming Brothers No Yes Executive 江湖龍虎鬥 Gong woo lung foo moon
The Haunted Cop Shop No Yes No 猛鬼差館 Meng gui chai guan
1988 As Tears Go By Yes Yes No 旺角卡門 Wong gok ka moon
Walk on Fire No Yes No 獵鷹計劃Lie ying ji hua
The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors II No Yes No 猛鬼學堂 Meng gui xue tang
1990 Return Engagement No Yes No 再戰江湖 Choi saan gong woo
Days of Being Wild Yes Yes No 阿飛正傳 Ah fei zing zyun
1991 Saviour of the Soul No Yes No 九神鵰俠侶Gau yat san diu hap lu
1994 Chungking Express Yes Yes Yes 重慶森林 Chung Hing sam lam
Ashes of Time Yes Yes Yes 東邪西毒 Dung che sai duk
1995 Fallen Angels Yes Yes Executive 墮落天使 Do lok tin si
1997 Happy Together Yes Yes Executive 春光乍洩 Chun gwong cha sit
1998 First Love: Litter on the Breeze No Yes No 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 No No 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
2008 Miao Miao No Yes No 渺渺 Miǎomiǎo
2013 The Grandmaster Yes Yes Yes 一代宗師 Yi dai zong shi
2016 Xuanzang No No Yes 大唐玄奘 Da Tang Xuanzang
See You Tomorrow No Yes Yes 擺渡人 Baidu Ren
2018 Jinpa No No Yes 撞死了只羊 Zhuàng sǐle yī zhǐ yáng
2021 One for the Road No No Yes 一杯上路

Short films

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
2000 Hua yang de nian hua Yes No No
2001 In the Mood for Love 2001 Yes Yes Yes
The Follow Yes No No Part of The Hire series for BMW
2004 The Hand Yes Yes Yes Segment of Eros
2007 I Travelled 9000 km to Give It to You Yes Yes Yes Segment of To Each His Own Cinema

Television

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Producer
2023–present Blossoms Shanghai[3] Yes Yes 30 episodes[4]
TBA Paradise Guesthouse[5] Yes No Pre-production

Commercials

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
1996 wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net Yes No No For Takeo Kikuchi
1998 Motorola Yes No No For Motorola StarTAC
2000 Un Matin Partout Dans Le Monde Yes No No For JCDecaux
Suntime Red Wine CF Yes No No For Suntime Red Wine
2001 Dans la Ville Yes No No For Orange France
2002 La Rencontre Yes No No For Lacoste
2005 Capture Totale Yes No No For Dior
2006 Hypnôse Homme Yes No No For Lancôme Paris
2007 There's Only One Sun Yes Yes No For Philips
Midnight Poison Yes No No For Dior
SoftBank Yes No No For SoftBank
2008 Blueberry Days Yes No No For Louis Vuitton
2011 Mask Yes No No For Shu Uemura
2012 Déjà Vu Yes Yes No For Chivas Regal
2014 Regeneration Yes No No For Maysu
2017 Typhoon Planet Yes Yes No For Paul & Shark
2019 Self 05 Yes No No For Saint Laurent
2021 2021 Mercedes-Benz CNY Campaign No No Yes For Mercedes-Benz
2022 Beauty Beyond Time Yes No No For Helena Rubinstein
2022 Once / Ten Thousand Cups at First Sight Yes No Yes For Tasogare Coffee
2024 (Blossoms) No No Yes For Canon

Music videos

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Year Title Artist
1992 "To Make You Happy" Tracy Huang
2000 "Hua Yang Nian Hua" Tony Leung Chiu-wai
2002 "Six Days" DJ Shadow

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brunette 2005, p. 135.
  2. ^ Stokes & Hoover 1999, p. 26.
  3. ^ Davis, Rebecca (October 30, 2019). "Tencent Nabs Rights to 'Blossoms' Series Produced by Wong Kar-wai". Variety. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Raup, Jordan (December 17, 2023). "Final Trailer for Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai, Premiering Next Week". The Film Stage. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Shackleton, Liz (March 19, 2019). "Huanxi releases details on Wong Kar Wai web series 'Paradise Guesthouse'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

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