An internationally acclaimed visionary director, Tsui Hark started making experimental films with 8mm film when he was only 13.

After graduating from University of Texas in Austin, majoring in film, Tsui Hark returned to Hong Kong in 1977 and landed a job working in television.

A year later, Tsui directed his film debut, The Butterfly Murders. The film raised a lot of attention, and was hailed by many as the start of a new wave in Hong Kong cinema.

After making numerous critically and box office successful films, Tsui Hark co-founded his own production house Film Workshop with his wife, Nansun Shi in 1984.

Although the company was intended to be contemporary, it went on to become one of the most successful production companies in Hong Kong, having produced now deemed timeless classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story and A Better Tomorrow, directed by John Woo and starring the amazing Chow Yun Fat.

Considered the master of kung-fu action films, Tsui Hark's Swordsman, Swordsman 2, New Dragon Inn, and Once Upon a Time in China, created a new era and standard for the wuxia genre that has now become a trend in filmmaking.

Source: hkentreview