Photo: Raffi Asdourian / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tsui Hark is one of those filmmakers I genuinely admire for never losing his sense of wonder. Born in Ho Chi Minh City, schooled in Texas, then central to Hong Kong's golden age, he kept inventing, wuxia, fantasy, wire-work, and later CGI, like a kid grabbing every new toy. The stack of Hong Kong Film Awards and a Golden Horse confirm the craft, but what moves me is his restless appetite, still pushing decades in. I love directors who treat the medium as a playground rather than a formula, and Tsui's relentless reinvention is exactly that spirit. A true expander of Asian cinema.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tsui Hark
- Name (Japanese)
- ツイ・ハーク
- Reading
- つい・はーく
- Born
- February 1, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter / actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
- 1981 Golden Horse Award for Best Director
- 2011 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
- 2016 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
- 2016 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tsui Hark born?
Born February 1, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Tsui Hark from?
Tsui Hark is from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
What does Tsui Hark do?
Tsui Hark works as film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.