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
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." Wong also claims to have contributed to c. 50 film scripts without official credit so a full filmography is difficult to provide.
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
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 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
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
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
^ Davis, Rebecca (October 30, 2019). "Tencent Nabs Rights to 'Blossoms' Series Produced by Wong Kar-wai" . Variety . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . ^ Raup, Jordan (December 17, 2023). "Final Trailer for Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai, Premiering Next Week" . The Film Stage . Retrieved December 17, 2023 . ^ Shackleton, Liz (March 19, 2019). "Huanxi releases details on Wong Kar Wai web series 'Paradise Guesthouse' . ScreenDaily . Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
