Tsui Hark
Film director · 3 films (1991–2025)
Tsui Hark is a director whose work here spans Once Upon a Time in China (1991) to Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025), across action and drama. The work runs daylit — 60% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 42% library-wide. All 357 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Tsui Hark, born Tsui Man-Kong, is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong and an influential film producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema (typically early 1980s to mid 1990s).
Born 15 February 1950 · Saigon, Vietnam
Directing style
Tsui Hark anchors his historical action-dramas in expansive exterior day lit environments, utilizing natural sunlight and localized firelight to carve out tense, chaotic sequences. He favors eye-level medium and wide shots framed with a shallow depth of field, separating his subjects from their surroundings while maintaining a sense of epic scale. The visual tone is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by slate grays, dusty earth tones, and muted olives, punctuated by sudden, sharp accents of deep blood red.
Films directed by Tsui Hark
About Tsui Hark
When was Tsui Hark born?
Tsui Hark was born on 15 February 1950 in Saigon, Vietnam.
What films has Tsui Hark directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: Once Upon a Time in China (1991), Green Snake (1993) and Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025).
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All 357 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Tsui Hark — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.