Wong Kar-Wai

Known for directing · Born 17 July 1958 · 68 · Shanghai, China

79 credits

Wong Kar-wai (王家衛, born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is internationally celebrated for his atmospheric, highly stylized cinema centered on themes of longing, romance, memory, and temporal transience. His major film and television credits include As Tears Go By (1988), Days of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994), Fallen Angels (1995), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004), The Grandmaster (2013), and the television series Blossoms Shanghai (2023).

Known for

In the Mood for Love

2000

Chungking Express

1994

Fallen Angels

1995

2046

2004

The Grandmaster

2013

My Blueberry Nights

2007

Happy Together

1997

Days of Being Wild

1990

Blossoms Shanghai

2023

Ashes of Time

1994

As Tears Go By

1988

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Acting (19)

2022EnnioSelfFilm

2017In the Mood for MelvilleSelfFilm

2016The First Monday in MaySelfFilm

2012A Special DaySelfFilm

2012The Road to "The Grandmaster"Film

2012SquareSelfSeries

2009Let the Wind Carry MeSelfFilm

2008Ashes of Time Redux导演Film

2007In the Mood for DoyleSelfFilm

2003Hong Kong StoriesSelfFilm

2001@ in the mood for loveSelfFilm

2001Cinema LessonSelfFilm

1999Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'SelfFilm

1988The Haunted Cop Shop IISir WongFilm

1988Chaos By DesignFilm

1984Silent RomancePolicemanFilm

1962Golden Horse AwardsSelfSeries

—Making of 2046Film

—Moving Pictures: Chungking ExpressFilm

Art (1)

2016Xuan ZangArt DirectionFilm

Crew (1)

2025Sons of the Neon NightThanksFilm

Directing (16)

2025In the Mood for Love 2001DirectorFilm

2024Hao Jiu Bu JianDirector, WriterFilm

2013The GrandmasterDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm

2012The Road to "The Grandmaster"DirectorFilm

2008Ashes of Time ReduxDirector, ScreenplayFilm

2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

2001The FollowDirectorFilm

2001Age of BloomDirector, ProducerFilm

2001@ in the mood for loveDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

2001The HireDirectorSeries

1996wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.netDirectorFilm

1994Chungking ExpressDirector, ScreenplayFilm

1994Ashes of TimeDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm

1993The King of Ads, Part 2DirectorFilm

1988As Tears Go ByDirector, WriterFilm

—BlossomsDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

Production (17)

2023Blossoms ShanghaiProducer, Director, CreatorSeries

2022EnnioExecutive ProducerFilm

2022One for the RoadProducerFilm

2019JinpaProducerFilm

2018Europe RaidersProducerFilm

2016See You TomorrowProducer, WriterFilm

2012Touch of the LightExecutive ProducerFilm

2008Miao MiaoExecutive ProducerFilm

2007My Blueberry NightsProducer, Director, Screenplay, StoryFilm

2003Sound of ColorsProducerFilm

2002Chinese Odyssey 2002ProducerFilm

2000In the Mood for LoveProducer, Screenplay, DirectorFilm

1997Happy TogetherProducer, Director, WriterFilm

1997First Love: The Litter on the BreezeProducerFilm

1993The Eagle Shooting HeroesExecutive ProducerFilm

1988The Haunted Cop Shop IIExecutive Producer, WriterFilm

—刻氏兄弟綁架大劫案ProducerFilm

Writing (25)

2021The HandWriter, DirectorFilm

2021One-Tenth of a Millimeter ApartWriter, Executive Producer, DirectorFilm

20042046Screenplay, Director, ProducerFilm

2004ErosWriter, Director, ProducerFilm

1998MotorolaScreenplay, DirectorFilm

1995Fallen AngelsScreenplay, Director, Executive ProducerFilm

1994Oh! Yes Sir!!!ScreenplayFilm

1991Saviour of the SoulWriterFilm

1990Days of Being WildWriter, DirectorFilm

1990Return EngagementScreenplayFilm

1988Walk on FireScreenplayFilm

1987Flaming BrothersWriter, Executive ProducerFilm

1987The Haunted Cop ShopWriter, Associate ProducerFilm

1987Final VictoryScreenplayFilm

1987The Final TestWriterFilm

1986Sweet SurrenderWriterFilm

1986RosaWriterFilm

1986Goodbye My HeroWriterFilm

1985Unforgettable FantasyWriterFilm

1985Chase a FortuneWriterFilm

1984The Intellectual TrioWriterFilm

1984Silent RomanceWriterFilm

1983Just for FunWriterFilm

1982Once Upon a RainbowWriterFilm

1981無雙譜WriterSeries