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Name: Wong Kar Wai
Full/Alt. names: Wang Jiawei, Wang Gu Wei, Wohng Ga Waih, Wong Kar-Wai
Date of Birth: Thursday July 17 1958
Born: Shanghai (China)
Partial Biography: Wong Kar-wai was a rare commodity within the Hong Kong film industry a maker of "art" films. Moreover, he made these films with studio backing and all-star casts, with some of these projects…Full Wong Kar Wai Biography…

Ashes of Time Redux (2008) 15 (Contains strong bloody violence)Director, Producer, Screenplay
My Blueberry Nights (2008) 12A (Contains two uses of strong language)Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story By
Eros (2006) 15 (for strong sexual content including graphic nudity, and for language)Director ("The Hand"), Producer ("The Hand"), Screenplay ("The Hand")
2046 (2005) 12A (Contains moderate sex and sex references)Director, Producer, Screenplay
16 Years of Alcohol (2004) 18 (Contains very strong language)Producer
Happy Together, 1997 (2003) Director
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) Producer
In The Mood For Love (2000) PG (for thematic elements and brief language)Director
Happy Together (Churn gwong tsa sit) (1997) Director
Ashes of Time (Dung che sai duk) (1996) Director

New York Film Critics Circle Award (2005) Best Foreign Film - "2046"
New York Film Critics Circle (2005) Best Foreign-Language Film - "2046"
British Independent Film Award (2001) Best Foreign Independent Film - "In The Mood For Love"
Cesar (2001) Best Foreign Film - "In The Mood For Love"
New York Film Critics Circle Award (2001) Best Foreign Film - "In The Mood For Love"