Top 20 Director celebrities in China
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Director celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
John Woo was born
on May 1, 1946
in Guangzhou, China.
Net Worth 2020: $60 Million
Stephen Chow was born
on June 22, 1962
in Hong Kong, China.
He narrated the 1991 comedy film Crazy Safari.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
Wong Kar-Wai was born
on July 17, 1958
in Shanghai, China.
He was listed at number three on the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound Top Ten Directors list of modern times.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
Yimou Zhang was born
on April 2, 1950
in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, China.
Johnnie To was born
on April 22, 1955
in Hong Kong, China.
His 2011 film Life Without Principle was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.
Andrew Lau was born
on April 4, 1960
in Hong Kong, China.
Hong Kong director who got his start as a cinematographer for acclaimed directors like Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. He later went on to direct highly successful film franchises like the Young and Dangerous series and the Infernal Affairs trilogy.
In 2002, he was named Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards and Golden Horse Awards for his work on Infernal Affairs.
Tsui Hark was born
on February 15, 1951
in China.
He received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 16th Busan International Film Festival for his contributions to Hong Kong cinema in 2011.
Wong Jing was born
on May 3, 1955
in Hong Kong, China.
He was attacked by unidentified men, believed to be part of the Chinese organized crime group Triads, outside his office in 1994.
Jia Zhangke was born
on May 24, 1970
in Fenyang, China.
His success operating outside of China's state-run film bureaucracy led NPR film critic John Powers to name him as one of the most important filmmakers of his generation. He was a leading figure of China's Sixth Generation of cinema.
Hou Hsiao-Hsien was born
on April 8, 1947
in China.
He was voted Director of the Decade for the 1990s by film critics in a poll that was organized by The Village Voice and Film Comment.
Fruit Chan was born
in China.
He was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival in 2002.
Chen Kaige was born
on August 12, 1952
in China.
His film Together earned him the Silver Seashell for Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2002.
Ann Hui was born
on May 23, 1947
in China.
She was a leading exponent of the Hong Kong New Wave movement in film, and her films primarily dealt with social issues.
Pang Ho-Cheung was born
on September 22, 1973
in Hong Kong, China.
His first novel Fulltime Killer was extremely popular, selling over 100,000 copies in Hong Kong.
Peter Chan Ho-sun was born
on November 28, 1962
in Hong Kong, China.
He produced the 2009 film Bodyguards and Assassins, which won an astounding eight awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Stanley Kwan was born
on October 9, 1957
in Hong Kong, China.
His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Tian Zhuangzhuang was born
on April 23, 1952
in China.
His 1993 film The Blue Kite, which is critical of the Chinese government's Communist policies, led to the film being banned and him being blacklisted.
Wang Xiaoshuai was born
on May 22, 1966
in Shanghai, China.
He released his 1996 film Frozen under the pseudonym Wu Ming, meaning "No Name" in Chinese, because of restrictions against making independent films in China.
Wayne Wang was born
on January 12, 1949
in Hong Kong, China.
He made an appearance in the Arthur Dong documentary Hollywood Chinese.
Yuen Woo-Ping was born
on January 1, 1945
in China.
Chinese martial arts choreographer and director who became one of the most respected figures in action cinema through his work on films like 2000's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He made his directorial debut in 1978 with the Jackie Chan-starring film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow.
He won a Hong Kong Film Award, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and Golden Horse Award for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
