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Wayne Wang ( traditional Chinese: 王穎; simplified Chinese: 王颖; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; Jyutping: Wong4 Wing6; born January 12, 1949) is a Hong Kong-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood.
- Director, producer, screenwriter
- California College of the Arts
- 1975–present
- January 12, 1949 (age 74), British Hong Kong
Wayne Wang (I) Director. Producer. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«.
- Director, Producer, Writer
- January 12, 1949
- Wayne Wang
Wayne Wang (born January 12, 1949, Hong Kong) Hong Kong-born film director, producer, and screenwriter who became one of the first major Asian directors in the United States. He directed both big-budget Hollywood studio motion pictures and low-budget independent films (without the backing of a major studio).
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Oct 31, 2023 · Looking for Loneliness: Wayne Wang on His Career. Walter Chaw October 31, 2023. Tweet. Wayne Wang is a poet of longing. Attempts to categorize him, to identify auteurist hallmarks in his films, seem to neglect that aspect of desire in his pictures; not a desire for sex, though there is sex in his films, but for connection.
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Oct 4, 2008 · Wayne Wang has made 18 films since "Chan Is Missing" 1982. I have seen 14 of them, and admired all but one. He's had big box office successes like " The Joy Luck Club ," "Maid in Manhattan" and " Last Holiday ," and hasn't made a film primarily about Chinese characters since "Chinese Box" (1997).
May 5, 2022 · Wayne Wang Still Isn’t Satisfied. On the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough drama, “Chan Is Missing,” the auteur says a new generation of Asian American filmmakers must make more challenging...
Wayne Wang. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. January 12, 1949 · Hong Kong. Mini Bio. Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«.