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Wayne Wang

ウェイン・ワン　/　うぇいん・わん

Hong Kong-American film director

January 12, 1949 (age 77)　・　Hong Kong, United Kingdom

From the United States
Film director
Film editor
Film producer

My Take

Wayne Wang is one of the quiet pioneers of Asian American cinema, and 'Chan Is Missing' was doing low-budget, culturally specific independent filmmaking before that was remotely fashionable. 'The Joy Luck Club' is the one most people know, and rightly so, it brought a sweeping multigenerational Chinese American story to a mass audience years before Hollywood pretended to discover such stories. What I appreciate is his refusal to be boxed in: he can make the gentle, talky charm of 'Smoke' and then turn around and direct a glossy studio rom-com. That restlessness keeps his filmography genuinely interesting.

Overview

Wayne Wang (born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-born American filmmaker, raised in then-British Hong Kong and educated at the California College of the Arts. He gained early recognition for independent films exploring Chinese American life, including 'Chan Is Missing' and 'Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart'. He reached a wider audience directing 'The Joy Luck Club' (1993), based on Amy Tan's novel, and the Brooklyn-set 'Smoke', as well as mainstream features such as 'Maid in Manhattan'.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wayne Wang
Name (Japanese): ウェイン・ワン
Reading: うぇいん・わん
Born: January 12, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Film director / Film editor / Film producer / Screenwriter / Author

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: California College of the Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3

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