Hong Kong New Wave

You are drawn to striking visuals, thrills and genre and strong feeling.

A generation of young Hong Kong directors, many trained in television or abroad, who brought new styles, politics and genres to a cinema built on kung fu and comedy, in the years before the 1997 handover. (1979 – 1990s)

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Directors you will like

Ann HuiHong KongTsui HarkHong KongMabel CheungHong KongJohn WooHong Kong / USAStanley KwanHong KongRingo LamHong KongWong Kar-waiHong KongRonny YuHong Kong

Start with these films

1. Boat People 1982 · Ann Hui · IMDb 7.6
2. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain 1983 · Tsui Hark · IMDb 6.6
3. An Autumn's Tale 1987 · Mabel Cheung · IMDb 7.4
4. A Better Tomorrow 1986 · John Woo · IMDb 7.4
5. Rouge 1987 · Stanley Kwan · IMDb 7.3
6. City on Fire 1987 · Ringo Lam · IMDb 7.1
7. The Killer 1989 · John Woo · IMDb 7.7
8. Days of Being Wild 1990 · Wong Kar-wai · IMDb 7.4
9. Once Upon a Time in China 1991 · Tsui Hark · IMDb 7.2
10. Chungking Express 1994 · Wong Kar-wai · IMDb 7.9

Your learning path

Hong Kong New Wave · 10 filmsHong Kong New Wave in 10 filmsFrom 1979, young Hong Kong directors brought new looks and new questions to a cinema of kung fu and comedy, as the city waited for 1997.START