Patrick Tam Kar-Ming

Director

Born: January 1, 1948 (78 years old)

Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Biography

Patrick Tam Kar-Ming is a Hong Kong film director and editor. Part of Hong Kong's New Wave of film directors in the late 1970s and 1980s, Tam's works have enjoyed great acclaim. He is also known as the mentor of Wong Kar-Wai, and worked as an editor on Days of Being Wild (including Tony Leung Chiu-Wai's appearance in the last scene) and Ashes of Time. Tam has worked as an academic since 1995, and now serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

Filmography (13)

• Ashes of Time (1994, ★ 7)
• After This Our Exile (2006, ★ 5.7)
• Cherie (1984, ★ 5.8)
• Final Victory (1987, ★ 6.7)
• The Sword (1980, ★ 7)
• My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989, ★ 7.3)
• Nomad (1982, ★ 6.9)
• Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022, ★ 6.9)
• Election (2005, ★ 7.2)
• Days of Being Wild (1990, ★ 7.2)
• Love Massacre (1981, ★ 5.8)
• That Demon Within (2014, ★ 5.6)
• Burning Snow (1988, ★ 4.1)