Wong Kar-Wai

A Shanghai-born Hong Kong director, screenwriter, and producer. He is internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized films. Wong's films frequently feature protagonists who yearn for romance in the midst of a knowingly brief life and scenes that can often be described as sketchy, digressive, exhilarating, and containing vivid imagery.

Wong is a central figure of the Second New Wave of Hong Kong cinema. Known for his highly stylized, emotionally resonant films that often discard traditional scripts in favor of organic, mood-driven exploration on set.