Tsui Hark Family Tree: The Story Behind Once Upon a Time in China

Tsui Man-kong (Tsui Hark), born 15 February 1950 in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), French Indochina (now Vietnam), is Hong Kong cinema's most-innovative director-producer — Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983), Peking Opera Blues (1986), A Better Tomorrow (1986, producer for John Woo), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987, producer), Once Upon a Time in China series (1991-97) with Jet Li, Detective Dee trilogy (2010-2018); called "the Hong Kong Steven Spielberg".

The Family's Roots: A Chinese-Vietnamese Family in Hong Kong

Family fled Vietnam when Tsui was young.

His Parents

Father: doctor.

Mother: not extensively publicised.

His Siblings

Tsui is one of 13 children.

His Wife: Nansun Shi

Nansun Shi, born 1953 — Hong Kong producer. Married Tsui in 1984. Producing partner on Film Workshop.

No Children.

The Tsui Family Tree at a Glance

Father: doctor.

Siblings: 12 (Tsui was one of 13).

Wife: Nansun Shi (b. 1953; m. 1984) — producer.

No children.

Tsui Hark:

  • Born 15 February 1950, Saigon
  • Family to Hong Kong late 1960s
  • Southern Methodist University (Texas — Film) 1975
  • TVB director 1978
  • Film Workshop production company founded 1984
  • 80+ films as director/producer

What the Tsui Family Story Teaches Us

A doctor father in Saigon. 13 children. A wife who is his producing partner. No children. A career that produced 80+ films and every major Hong Kong genre innovation for 40 years.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Tsui story carries the same lesson. Some careers innovate every Hong Kong genre for 40 years.

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