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Directed by Tsui Hark

Directed by Tsui Hark

7 Episodes

A master of cinematic spectacle whose genre-bending films incorporate sumptuous period detail, exhilarating fantasy, martial-arts mayhem, and theatrical artifice, Hong Kong cinema titan Tsui Hark dazzles viewers with his colorful, richly imagined worlds drawn from myth and legend. Whether blending breathless action comedy with lavishly stylized Chinese opera in PEKING OPERA BLUES or bringing to life the rollicking world of late-nineteenth century China in the epic wuxia series ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA, Hark brings exuberant visual imagination to some of the most entertaining films of Hong Kong’s cinematic golden age.

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Directed by Tsui Hark

7 Episodes

  • Shanghai Blues
    1:42:33
    Shanghai Blues
    Episode 1

    Shanghai Blues

    Episode 1

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1984 • Hong Kong
    Starring Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh

    Ever-innovative director Tsui Hark blends virtuosic slapstick, delightfully droll rom-com shenanigans, and sumptuous mise-en-scène into a rapturous, 1930s-set homage to the classic screwball comedy. In the midst...

  • Peking Opera Blues
    1:45:30
    Peking Opera Blues
    Episode 2

    Peking Opera Blues

    Episode 2

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1986 • Hong Kong
    Starring Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung

    In the aftermath of China’s first democratic revolution, three high-spirited young women (Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh) from very different backgrounds cross paths on a quest for liberation. Fate fin...

  • A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon
    1:59:15
    A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon
    Episode 3

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon

    Episode 3

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1989 • Hong Kong
    Starring Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Ka-fai

    For the third installment in the A BETTER TOMORROW trilogy, Tsui Hark—who had previously served as producer on the series—took over from director John Woo for what is actually a prequel to the previous f...

  • Swordsman
    1:57:47
    Swordsman
    Episode 4

    Swordsman

    Episode 4

    Directed by King Hu and Tsui Hark • 1990 • Hong Kong
    Starring Sam Hui, Cecilia Yip, Jacky Cheung

    Initiated by legendary filmmaker King Hu though ultimately completed by a team of directors led by producer Tsui Hark, this dizzying wuxia whirlwind revived the genre for the 1990s and paved the way ...

  • Once Upon a Time in China
    2:14:56
    Once Upon a Time in China
    Episode 5

    Once Upon a Time in China

    Episode 5

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1991 • Hong Kong
    Starring Jet Li, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau

    Writer-producer-director Tsui Hark’s sprawling vision of a changing nineteenth-century China begins with this riotously entertaining epic, a blockbuster hit that cemented Jet Li’s status as the greatest mar...

  • Once Upon a Time in China II
    1:53:15
    Once Upon a Time in China II
    Episode 6

    Once Upon a Time in China II

    Episode 6

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1992 • Hong Kong
    Starring Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok Siu-chung

    Having chronicled the social upheaval wrought by Western influence in the opening chapter of the ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series, Tsui Hark turned his attention to the perils of unchecked nationalism in h...

  • Once Upon a Time in China III
    1:52:14
    Once Upon a Time in China III
    Episode 7

    Once Upon a Time in China III

    Episode 7

    Directed by Tsui Hark • 1993 • Hong Kong
    Starring Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok Siu-chung

    Jet Li’s third outing as the storied martial-arts hero Wong Fei-hung is an exhilarating celebration of Chinese culture peppered with a dash of international espionage. This time around, Wong travels to Bei...

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