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Wong Kar-Wai

Wong Kar-Wai

Born: 1958-07-17 • Shanghai, China

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).

Filmography
Ennio poster
Ennio
2022 • Self
In the Mood for Melville poster
In the Mood for Melville
2017 • Self
The First Monday in May poster
The First Monday in May
2016 • Self
The Road to "The Grandmaster" poster
The Road to "The Grandmaster"
2012
A Special Day poster
A Special Day
2012 • Self
Let the Wind Carry Me poster
Let the Wind Carry Me
2009 • Self
Ashes of Time Redux poster
Ashes of Time Redux
2008 • 导演
In the Mood for Doyle poster
In the Mood for Doyle
2007 • Himself
Hong Kong Stories poster
Hong Kong Stories
2003 • Self
@ in the mood for love poster
@ in the mood for love
2001 • Self
Cinema Lesson poster
Cinema Lesson
2001 • Self
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together' poster
Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of 'Happy Together'
1999 • Self
Chaos By Design poster
Chaos By Design
1988
The Haunted Cop Shop II poster
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988 • Sir Wong
Silent Romance poster
Silent Romance
1984 • Policeman
Making of 2046 poster
Making of 2046
Moving Pictures: Chungking Express poster
Moving Pictures: Chungking Express