Wong Kar-wai
- January 5, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
Wong Kar-wai Biography
| Name | Wong Kar-wai |
| Birthday | Jul 17 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | Shanghai |
| Birth Country | China |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Spouse | Chan Ye-cheng |
| Children(s) | Qing Wong |
Wong Kar-wai is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on July 17, 1958 in Shanghai, China. Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker of commercially and critically successful film Ashes of Time, Chungking Express as well as In the Mood for Love.
The film he directed in 2007 My Blueberry Nights featured many Hollywood celebrities among them Oscar award-winning His 2007 film My Blueberry Nights featured many Hollywood superstars, including Oscar winner Natalie Portman..
Born in Shanghai in 1958, Wong moved to Hong Kong with his family when he was five. He began a career as a screenwriter for soap operas before transitioning to directing with his debut, the crime drama As Tears Go By (1988). While As Tears Go By was fairly successful in Hong Kong, Wong moved away from the contemporary trend of crime and action movies to embark on more personal filmmaking styles. Days of Being Wild (1990), his first venture into such direction, did not perform well at the box office. It however received critical acclaim, and won Best Film and Best Director at the 1991 Hong Kong Film Awards. His next film, Ashes of Time (1994), was met with mixed reception because of its vague plot and atypical take on the wuxia genre.
Wong Kar-wai BBS (traditional Chinese: 王家衛 ; simplified Chinese: 王家卫 ; born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong has had a considerable influence on filmmaking with his trademark personal, unconventional approach. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally.
He was married and had a son with a woman called Esther.
Wong Kar-wai Net Worth
| Net Worth | $30 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wong Kar-wai is one of the richest Director from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wong Kar-wai 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A full-time TV screenwriter, who also directed his debut film In the Moments When Tears Pass By in 1988.
He was ranked at 3rd according to British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound Top Ten Directors list for the modern era.
Wong Kar-wai was born on 17 July 1958 in Shanghai, the youngest of three siblings. His father was a sailor and his mother was a housewife. By the time Wong was five years old, the seeds of the Cultural Revolution were beginning to take effect in China and his parents decided to relocate to British-ruled Hong Kong. The two older children were meant to join them later, but the borders closed before they had a chance and Wong did not see his brother or sister again for ten years. In Hong Kong, the family settled in Tsim Sha Tsui, and his father got work managing a night club. Being an only child in a new city, Wong has said he felt isolated during his childhood; he struggled to learn Cantonese and English, only becoming fluent in these new languages when he was a teenager.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Wong Kar-wai height 6 ft 0 in Wong weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Wong Kar-wai Dating?
According to our records, Wong Kar-wai married to Chan Ye-cheng. As of December 1, 2023, Wong Kar-wai’s is not dating anyone.
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By 1987 the Hong Kong film industry was at a peak, enjoying a considerable level of prosperity and productivity. New directors were needed to maintain this success, and – through his links in the industry – Wong was invited to become a partner on a new independent company, In-Gear, and given the opportunity to direct his own picture. Gangster films were popular at the time, in the wake of John Woo’s highly-successful A Better Tomorrow (1986), and Wong decided to follow suit. Specifically, unlike Hong Kong’s other crime films, he chose to focus on young gangsters. The film, named As Tears Go By, tells the story of a conflicted youth who has to watch over his hot-headed friend.
Facts & Trivia
Wong Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Wong Kar-wai celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.
While his reputation grew steadily throughout the early 1990s, Wong’s international standing was “thoroughly consolidated” with the 1997 romantic drama Happy Together (1997). Its development was influenced by the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, which occurred that year. Wong was widely expected to address the event in his next film; instead, he avoided the pressure by choosing to shoot in Argentina. The issues of the handover were nevertheless important: knowing that homosexuals in Hong Kong faced uncertainty after 1997, Wong decided to focus on a relationship between two men. He was keen to present the relationship as ordinary and universal, as he felt Hong Kong’s previous LGBT films had not.