Cinema of Tsui Hark

Lisa Morton is a playwright, fiction and reference book author and screenwriter. A Bram Stoker Award winner for superior achievement in horror writing, she lives in North Hills, California.

“fills a major gap...a useful filmography”—Choice; “the first book-study of the director’s films in English and as such, it is a worthwhile introduction, containing a brief biography, critical overview, interview, and analysis of his various film projects...a valuable introduction”—Film Quarterly; “well-written...a must”—Hitch; “a must...a thorough, impassioned exploration”—VideoScope; “the first of its kind about Tsui Hark”—Cult Movies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Author’s Note      Introduction      1. Tsui Hark—Brief Biography      2. Controlled Chaos and Kung Fu Queens: A Critical Overview      3. Conversations with Tsui, Part One      4. The Major Films      5. Other Films      6. Non-Film Projects      Filmographies of Selected Collaborators      Annotated Bibliography      Index