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Kar Wai Wong

Writer | Director | Producer

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Left Shanghai with his mother at the age of 5, when they emigrated to Hongkong, leaving his father, a hotel director, his brother and his sister behind. See more trivia »

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in Shanghai, China
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2013 The Grandmaster (story / written by)
 
2012/III Deja Vu (short)
 
2007 There's Only One Sun (short) (written by)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (story / segment "I Travelled 9000 km To Give It To You")
 
2007 My Blueberry Nights (screenplay / as W.K.W. / story / as W.K.W.)
 
2004 Eros (written by / segment "The Hand")
 
2004 2046 (screenplay)
 
2002 Six Days (video short)
 
2000 In the Mood for Love (written by)
 
1997 Happy Together
 
1995 Fallen Angels
 
1994 Ashes of Time (screenplay)
 
1994 Chungking Express
 
1991 Saviour of the Soul
 
1990 Days of Being Wild
 
1990 Zai zhan jiang hu (as Wong Kar Wai)
 
1988 As Tears Go By (writer)
 
1988 Lie ying ji hua (writer)
 
1988 Meng gui xue tang (writer)
 
1987 Jiang hu long hu men (as Wong Kar Wai)
 
1987 Zui hou sheng li
 
1987 The Haunted Copshop
 
1987 Zui hou yi zhan
 
1986 E nan
 
1986 Shen yong shuang xiang pao xu ji
 
1986 Wo yao jin gui xu (written by)
 
1985 Ji ren tian xiang
 
1984 Long feng zhi duo xing
 
1984 Yi ren zai jian
 
1983 Kong xin da shao ye (writer)
 
1982 Choi wan kuk
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
2013 The Grandmaster
 
2012/III Deja Vu (short)
 
2007 There's Only One Sun (short)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (segment "I Travelled 9000 km To Give It To You")
 
2007 My Blueberry Nights
 
2004 Eros (segment "The Hand")
 
2004 2046
 
2002 Six Days (video short)
 
2001 The Follow (short) (as WKW)
 
2000 In the Mood for Love
 
2000 Hua yang de nian hua (short)
 
1997 Happy Together
 
1996 wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net (short)
 
1995 Fallen Angels
 
1994 Ashes of Time
 
1994 Chungking Express
 
1990 Days of Being Wild
 
1988 As Tears Go By
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2013 The Grandmaster (producer)
 
2012 Ni guang fei xiang (executive producer)
 
2008 Miao Miao (executive producer)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema (producer - segment "I Travelled 9000 km To Give It To You")
 
2007 My Blueberry Nights (producer)
 
2004 Eros (producer - segment "The Hand")
 
2004 2046 (producer)
 
2003 Dei haa tit (producer)
 
2002 Chinese Odyssey 2002 (producer)
 
2000 In the Mood for Love (producer)
 
2000 Hua yang de nian hua (short) (producer)
 
1998 Choh chin luen hau dik yi yan sai gaai (producer)
 
1997 Happy Together (executive producer)
 
1995 Fallen Angels (executive producer)
 
1994 Ashes of Time (producer)
 
1993 The Eagle Shooting Heroes (executive producer)
 
1987 Jiang hu long hu men (executive producer - as Wong Kar Wai)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1988 Ai qing mi yu
 
1988 Meng gui xue tang
Wong
 
1984 Yi ren zai jian
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1999 Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of Happy Together (documentary) (director: archive footage)
 
1984 Feng liu zhong (assistant director)
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
2008-2013 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2012 Une journée particulière (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Let the Wind Carry Me (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 World Film Report (TV series)
Himself
– Zhong guo dian ying huo jiang zhi lv zong shu: Wen ding tian xia (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Kennwort Kino (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Filmfabrik Hongkong (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 In the Mood for Doyle (TV documentary)
 
2007 L'hebdo cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Cannes, la alfombra roja (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (video)
Himself - Nominee '2046'
 
2005 Cinema Goes to Dinner (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 2004 European Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 The Culture Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2004) … Himself
 
2001 Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Buenos Aires Zero Degree: The Making of Happy Together (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Moving Pictures (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 El orfanato llega a Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Penélope, camino a los Oscar (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

The Grandmaster -- In martial arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing. Ashes of Time -- A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings. In the Mood for Love -- A man and a woman move in to neighboring Hong Kong apartments and form a bond when they both suspect their spouses of extra-marital activities.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial: Directed a commercial starring Eva Green for Dior's Midnight Poison perfume (2007).

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Wong Kar-wai | W.K.W. | WKW | Wong Kar Wai | Jiawei Wang

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Left Shanghai with his mother at the age of 5, when they emigrated to Hongkong, leaving his father, a hotel director, his brother and his sister behind. See more »

Trademark:

His films are either period pieces set in the 1960s or his modern era films feature songs from the '60s in background (e.g. California Dreamin, Happy Together, etc.) See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer