Kar-Wai Wong Biography (1958-)
Name is sometimes transliterated as Wang Gu Wei or Wong Ga Wai; born 1958, inShanghai, China; raised in Hong Kong; father, a hotel manager; mother, a homemaker; married; children: a son. Addresses: Manager: Paul Schwartzman, Anonymous Content, 8522 National Blvd., Suite 101, Culver City, CA 90232.
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer, director, producer
- Birth Details
- 1958
- Shanghai, China
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- (As Wang Jiawei) Wong gok ka moon (also known as As Tears Go By, Carmen of the Streets, Mongkok Carmen, Rexie naner, and Wang jiao ka men), 1989
- (As Wang Jiawei) A Fei jing juen (also known as Ah Fei's Story, Days of Being Wild, The True Story of Ah Fei, and A-FeiTsing Chun), In-Gear Film, 1991
- (As Wang Jiawei) Dung che sai duk (also known as Ashes of Time and Dong xie xi du), HKFM, 1994
- (As Wang Jiawei; and executive producer) Chong qing sen lin (alsoknown as Chungking Express), Rolling Thunder, 1994
- (As Wang Jiawei; and executive producer) Duo luo tian shi (also known as Fallen Angels and Duoluo tianshi), Kino International, 1995
- (As Wang Jiawei; and executive producer) Cheun gwong tsa sit (alsoknown as Happy, Happy Together, and Chun guang zha xie), Golden Harvest, 1997
- (And producer) Fa yeung nin wa (also known as In the Mood for Love and Hua yang nian hua), 2000, subtitled version, USA Films, 2001
- The Hire: Follow (short film), BMW Films, 2001
- Six Days, Universal International Pictures, 2002
- Eros, 2003
- 2046, Buena Vista, 2004
- Film Work
- Other
- Executive producer, Sediu yinghung tsun tsi dung sing sai tsau (also known as The Eagle Shooting Heroes, The Eagle Shooting Heroes: Dong Cheng Xi Jiu, and She diao ying xiong zhi dong cheng xi jiu),1994
- Producer, Choh chin luen hau dik yi yan sai gaai (also known as First Love: The Litter on the Breeze and Chu chan lian hou de er renshi jie), 1997
- Producer, Hua yang de nian hua (short film), Block 2 Pictures, 2000
- Producer, Tian xia wu shuang (also known as Chinese Odyssey 2002), Metacinema, 2003
- Film Appearances
- Wong, Meng gui xue tang (also known as The Haunted Cop Shop ofHorrors 2 and The Haunted Copshop II), 1988
- Orientations--Christopher Doyle: Stirred not Shaken, 2000
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Long feng zhi duo xing (also known as Intellectual Trio), 1984
- Shen yong shuang xiang pao xu ji (also known as Rosa), 1986
- (With Patrick Tam and Tsang Yu) Zui hou sheng li (also known as Final Victory), 1987
- Zui hou yi zhan (also known as The Final Test), 1987
- Jiang hu long hu men (also known as Dragon and Tiger Fightand Flaming Brothers), 1987
- Meng gui cha guan (also known as The Haunted Copshop and The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors), 1987
- Meng gui xue tang (also known as The Haunted Cop Shop of Horrors 2 and The Haunted Copshop II), 1988
- Wong gok ka moon (also known as As Tears Go By, Carmen of the Streets, Mongkok Carmen, Rexie naner, and Wang jiao ka men), 1989
- A Fei jing juen (also known as Ah Fei's Story, Days of Being Wild, The True Story of Ah Fei, and A-Fei Tsing Chun),In-Gear Film, 1991
- Gauyat sandiu haplui (also known as Saviour of Souls, Saviour of the Soul, Terrible Angel, and Jiu yi shen diao xia lu), 1991
- Dung che sai duk (also known as Ashes of Time and Dong xie xi du), HKFM, 1994
- Chong qing sen lin (also known as Chungking Express), Rolling Thunder, 1994
- Duo luo tian shi (also known as Fallen Angels and Duoluotianshi), Kino International, 1995
- Cheun gwong tsa sit (also known as Happy, Happy Together, and Chun guang zha xie), Golden Harvest, 1997
- Fa yeung nin wa (also known as In the Mood for Love and Hua yang nian hua), 2000, subtitled version, USA Films, 2001
- 2046, Buena Vista, 2004
- Television Series
- Don't Look Now, HKTV (Hong Kong), 1981
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Chicago Tribune, March 27, 1996, p. 7
- Film Comment, January-February, 1996, p. 12
- Interview, February, 1998, pp. 46-48; February, 2001, p. 96
- Sight and Sound, September, 1995