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Patrick Tam Kar-Ming

Patrick Tam Kar-Ming

Director · Born January 1, 1948 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

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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.

Directed 21

2000s

  1. 2006

    After This Our Exile

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    Director

    71
  2. 1988

    Burning Snow

    Director

    66
  3. 1987

    Final Victory

    Director

  4. 1984

    Cherie

    Director

  5. 1982

    Nomad

    Director

  6. 1981

    Love Massacre

    Director

  7. 1980

    The Sword

    Director

1970s

  1. 1977

    13

    Director

  2. 1976

    Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

    Director

  3. Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-Yi

    Director

  4. Seven Women: Louise Lee

    Director

  5. Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung

    Director

  6. Seven Women: Meg Lam

    Director

  7. Seven Women: Liza Wang

    Director

  8. Social Worker: The Runaway Girl

    Director

  9. CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)

    Director

  10. CiD

    Director

  11. CID: Two Teddy Girls

    Director

1960s

  1. 1968

    Routine

    Assistant Director

Wrote 12

2000s

  1. 2006

    After This Our Exile

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Burning Snow

    Writer

    66
  2. 1984

    Cherie

    Story, Writer

  3. 1982

    Nomad

    Screenplay

  4. 1980

    The Sword

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1976

    Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung

    Writer

  2. Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

    Writer

  3. Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-Yi

    Writer

  4. Seven Women: Meg Lam

    Writer

  5. Seven Women: Liza Wang

    Writer

  6. CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)

    Writer

Edited 8

2010s

  1. 2014

    That Demon Within

    Editor

2000s

  1. 2006

    After This Our Exile

    Editor

  2. 2005

    Election

    Editor

    75
  3. 2002

    Dare Ya!

    Editor

1990s

  1. 1994

    Ashes of Time

    Editor

    72
  2. 1993

    Days of Tomorrow

    Editor

  3. 1990

    Days of Being Wild

    Editor

    81

Art department 5

2000s

  1. 2006

    After This Our Exile

    Art Direction

1970s

  1. 1976

    Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung

    Art Direction

Sound 1

1980s

  1. 1981

    Love Massacre

    Original Music Composer

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2010

    Landscape On the Other Side: Hong Kong Cinematographer Bill Wong

    Self

Thanked in the credits2

2010s

  1. 2017

    Speak Low

    Thanks

  2. 2012

    Flowers with Aphasia

    Thanks