Arthur Wong

Arthur Wong Ngok-tai (Chinese: 黃岳泰, born 2 July 1956) is a Hong Kong cinematographer, filmmaker, and actor. Wong is a nine-time Hong Kong Film Awards winner for Best Cinematography.

Career

As a cinematographer, Wong was inspired by his father, who was himself a cinematographer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arthur is on the board of directors for the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, the vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, founder and Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers (HKSC) and Honorary Advisor (Film And Television) to the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong.

Arthur Wong is known for using multi-camera setups, and being the first to film in high definition in Asia. He holds the record of being the only person to win three consecutive years at the Hong Kong Film Awards, twice.

Wong started his career in 1976 and participated in more than 130 movies as a cinematographer, some of which were directed by the likes of John Woo, Ringo Lam, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Woo-Ping, Ann Hui, Clara Law, Peter Chan, and Tsui Hark.

Filmography

Cinematography

• Shaolin Mantis (1978)
• Heroes of the East (1978)
• Dirty Ho (1979)
• Fists and Guts (1980)
• Man on the Brink (1981)
• Life After Life (1982)
• Crimson Street
• Aces Go Places 2 (1983)
• Comedy (1984)
• Heart of Dragon (1985)
• The Strange Bedfellow (1986)
• The Millionaire's Express (1986)
• Mr. Vampire Part 2 (1986)
• Evil Cat (1986)
• Armour of God (1987)
• Vampire's Breakfast (1987)
• Eastern Condors (1987)
• Miracles (1989)
• A Chinese Ghost Story 2 (1990)
• Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
• Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
• Spiritually a Cop (1991)
• A Kid From Tibet (1992)
• Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
• Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
• The Moon Warriors (1992)
• Twin Dragons (1992)
• Days of Tomorrow (1993)
• Iron Monkey (1993)
• Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
• The Black Panther Warriors (1993)
• Temptation of a Monk (1993)
• Love and the City (1994)
• The Returning (1994)
• A Confucian Confusion (1994)
• A Touch of Evil (1995)
• The Adventurers (1995)
• Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
• Tristar (1996)
• Big Bullet (1996)
• Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
• God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1996)
• The Soong Sisters (1997)
• Hitman (1998)
• Sleepless Town (1998)
• Knock Off (1998)
• Purple Storm (1999)
• Gen-X Cops (1999)
• 2000 AD (2000)
• Visible Secret (2001)
• Double Vision (2002)
• Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003)
• The Medallion (2003)
• Infernal Affairs II (2003)
• The Floating Landscape (2003)
• Magic Kitchen (2004)
• Bamboo Shoot (2004)
• Ultraviolet (2006)
• Silk (2006)
• The Warlords (2007)
• Painted Skin (2008)
• The King of Fighters (2009)
• Bodyguards and Assassins (2010)
• East Wind Rain (2010)
• Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town (2010)
• A Chinese Fairy Tale (2011)

Writer

• Fists and Guts (1980)

Producer

• The Floating Landscape (2003)

Director

• The Fool Escape (1980)
• In the Line of Duty 3 (1988)
• Ulterior Motive (2015)

Actor/Cameo Appearance

• Viva Erotica (1996)
• Beast Cops (1998)
• Born Wild (2001)
• Demi-Haunted (2002)
• Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003)
• Infernal Affairs II (2003)
• Silk (2006)
• Here Comes Fortune/Fortune King is Coming to Town (2010)
• Gangster Payday (2014)

Awards and nominations

Wong is the only person winning a "double triple", awarded best cinematography for 3 consecutive years twice in the Hong Kong Film Awards.

External links

• at IMDb