Ann Hui

Ann Hui

May 23, 1947 · 79 years old

Ann Hui On-wah (born 23 May 1947 to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother) is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.

Known For

18 titles
1
A Simple Life

A Simple Life

2012 · 1h 58m · Movie

After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.

7.5
2
The River

The River

1997 · 1h 55m · Movie

A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river; his dysfunctional parents are unable to provide any relief for him or themselves.

7.2
3
Swordsman

Swordsman

1990 · 1h 58m · Movie

A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

6.8
4
Echoes of the Rainbow

Echoes of the Rainbow

2010 · 1h 57m · Movie

The ups and downs of a Hong Kong family and their shoe shop as seen through the eyes of their eccentric eight-year-old son.

7.4
5
Boat People

Boat People

1982 · 1h 49m · Movie

A Japanese photojournalist revisits Vietnam after the Liberation and learns harsh truths about its regime and its "New Economic Zones".

7.6
6
The Golden Era

The Golden Era

2014 · 2h 57m · Movie

The life story of Xiao Hong, one of China's most famous essayists and novelists, who reflected the progressive thinking not frequently seen during the 1930s.

6.4
7
Our Time Will Come

Our Time Will Come

2017 · 2h 10m · Movie

In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.

6.4
8
Love After Love

Love After Love

2021 · 2h 24m · Movie

The film tells the story of a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt seducing rich and powerful men.

5.7
9
Fagara

Fagara

2019 · 1h 58m · Movie

A young woman from Hong Kong has to reunite with her sisters to settle debts after her father dies.

6.7
10
Visible Secret

Visible Secret

2001 · 1h 41m · Movie

A man develops a relationship with a mysterious woman who sees ghosts.

5.9
11
The Stunt Woman

The Stunt Woman

1996 · 1h 35m · Movie

A few years in the life of Ah Kam, starting with her joining action director Master Tung's team of regulars.

6.1
12
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

2022 · 1h 53m · Movie

Seven of Hong Kong's leading filmmakers have come together to each direct a short film set in Hong Kong during one decade from the 1950s to the future.

6.3
13
Love in a Fallen City

Love in a Fallen City

1984 · 1h 33m · Movie

A cynical playboy pursues an introverted divorcee in the decadence of Hong Kong on the eve of the 1941 Japanese invasion.

6.2
14
Keep Rolling

Keep Rolling

2020 · 1h 58m · Movie

One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a "star" for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A forerunner of the New Wave, Hui's tumultuous, forty-year career is an unequivocal testimony to he...

7.5
15
Zodiac Killers

Zodiac Killers

1991 · 1h 37m · Movie

Ben, a Chinese student in Japan, falls for Meng and agrees to help her deliver a tape containing information that could start a war between the yakuza families.

5.3
16
Somewhere Beyond the Mist

Somewhere Beyond the Mist

2018 · 1h 26m · Movie

Angela is a cop in charge of the murder of a married couple. Her father, who suffers dementia, has always been a pain in her neck. Sensitive from pregnancy, Angela discovers strange aspects of the murder while investigating Connie...

6.0
17
As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

1997 · 58m · Movie

A self-portrait and a depiction of Hong Kong during the 40 years preceding the handover by the United Kingdom to China.

7.5
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