Tsu Hark's top ten classic movies include "The Ghostly Star", "The New Shushan Swordsman", "Shanghai Nights", "Swordsman", "Once Upon a Time in the Sky", "Green Snake", " "Butterfly Lovers", "Xiao Qian", "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".
1. "Gui Ma Zhi Duo Xing".
The 1981 film directed by Tsui Hark, starring Lin Zixiang, Mak Ka, Teddy Robin and Eric Tsang. This black comedy tells the story of the turbulent Hong Kong in the 1930s, where various people have their own plans and fish. Beads mixed. Old Man Hu suspected that his wife wanted to harm him, so he hired a private detective to find out.
2. "New Shushan Swordsman".
The film directed by Tsui Hark in 1983 was the first science fiction martial arts film in Hong Kong to employ the American "Star Wars" stunt team to support stunt shots, which was of epoch-making significance. The cast is extremely popular, including: Cheng Shaoqiu, Brigitte Lin, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Xu Shaoqiang, Weng Qianyu, Liu Songren, Li Saifeng, Meng Hai, etc.
3. "Shanghai Night".
This is an iconic movie, which made the acquaintance of the three masters Tsui Hark, Huang Zhan and Yip Sin-man a good story in the Hong Kong film industry, which was the iron triangle of that year. At that time, Tsui Hark invited Ye Qianwen to Huang Zhan's home. The three of them discussed music and often chatted until late at night, so they had a deep relationship.
4. "Daoma Dan".
The 1986 work, starring Brigitte Lin, Chung Chu-hong, Sylvia Yip and Gu Feng, was one of the most influential Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. It is called "Tsu Hark's outstanding work that combines art and entertainment." Tsui Hark himself also said that this is his masterpiece in the 1980s.
5. "Once Upon a Time in China".
It is an action movie directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao, Zheng Zeshi, Jacky Cheung, Wu Ma, etc. The film tells the story of the late Qing Dynasty. Foshan martial artist Huang Feihong often taught people to practice martial arts to strengthen themselves and save the country. He worked hard to find other ways to save the country, and often opposed foreigners. The film was released in Hong Kong, China on August 15, 1991.
6. "Green Snake".
The story is based on the folk legend "The Legend of the White Snake", but it is different from the traditional telling method. Instead, it explores the emotional entanglement between the Green Snake, the White Snake, Xu Xian and Fa Hai from the perspective of the Green Snake. Questioning whether there is emotion and what it is.
7. "Butterfly Lovers".
It is a love movie directed by Tsui Hark in 1994 and starring Wu Qilong and Yang Caini. It mainly tells the poignant and touching love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai during the Eastern Jin Dynasty that has been passed down to this day.
8. "Xiao Qian".
The story comes from "A Chinese Ghost Story", which was shot in three consecutive episodes. The two-dimensional character movements are combined with the three-dimensional background computer processing to become a cartoon version. Because it is a collaboration with the Japanese, the character modeling, monster scenes and design have a strong Oriental flavor.
9. "Di Renjie: The Tongtian Empire".
It mainly tells the story that after Di Renjie was imprisoned for 8 years, a strange case occurred in the court, and Wu Zetian had to recruit Di Renjie again to solve the case.
10. "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".
"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" is the sequel to "New Dragon Gate Inn". It is the first true 3D martial arts movie in Greater China after Hong Kong in Mainland China, and it has also become a Chinese-language movie after Cantonese. The first officially certified IMAX 3D movie in history.