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Ching Siu-tung
Ching Siu-tung
Born	October 31, 1953 (age 71); Anhui, China
Awards	; Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Action Choreography; 1987 Witch from Nepal; 1991 The Swordsman; 2003 Hero; ; Golden Horse Awards – Best Action Choreography; 1992 New Dragon Gate Inn; 2001 Shaolin Soccer; ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	程小東
Simplified Chinese	程小东
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Ching Siu-tung (Chinese: 程小東, born October 31, 1953),^[2] also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). He produced the expensive music video for "L'Âme-stram-gram" by the French singer Mylène Farmer in the style of A Chinese Ghost Story at a cost of €1 million. He studied in the Eastern Drama Academy and trained in Northern Style Kung Fu for 7 years.

Career

Ching began as an actor and martial arts instructor working in Hong Kong action cinema in the 1960s and 1970s (his father, Ching Gong, was a Shaw Brothers Studio director, and Ching Siu-tung had been trained in Peking opera as a child), but he made his directorial debut in 1982 with the ground-breaking wuxia classic Duel to the Death.

Ching worked with producer Tsui Hark on 1987's A Chinese Ghost Story, which became an international sensation, although it was usually Tsui Hark who took most of the plaudits. He continued to work with Tsui Hark, directing sequels to that film in 1990 and 1991, and co-directing all three parts of the Swordsman series, starting in 1990. Other directorial highlights included the highly successful Royal Tramp films (both 1992) which starred Stephen Chow and Brigitte Lin.

Ching continued his role as action director / choreographer throughout this period, and has continued to work in that role on high-profile international successes like Shaolin Soccer (2001), Hero (2002), and House of Flying Daggers (2004).

In 2002, Ching was nominated twice for Best Action Choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and won in 2003 for his efforts on Hero. That same year, he made his American film debut, directing Steven Seagal in the direct-to-video feature Belly of the Beast. In 2006, he choreographed the action scenes in the Indian superhero film Krrish, for which he won a Filmfare Best Action Award and Zee Cine Award.

In 2008, Ching directed An Empress and the Warriors, in which he also served as action choreographer. The film stars Kelly Chen, Donnie Yen and Leon Lai.

Filmography

Director


Year	Title	Notes
1983	Duel to the Death
1986	Witch from Nepal
1987	A Chinese Ghost Story
1989	Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior
1990	The Swordsman
1990	A Chinese Ghost Story II
1991	The Raid
1991	A Chinese Ghost Story III
1992	Swordsman II
1993	Swordsman III
1993	The Mad Monk	Action director
1994	Wonder Seven
1996	Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"
1997	The Longest Day
2000	Conman in Tokyo
2002	Naked Weapon
2003	Belly of the Beast
2008	An Empress and the Warriors
2011	The Sorcerer and the White Snake
2019	Jade Dynasty

Action choreographer


Year	Title	Notes
1987	A Better Tomorrow II
1992	New Dragon Gate Inn
1993	Butterfly and Sword
2001	Shaolin Soccer
2002	Hero
2004	House of Flying Daggers
2005	The Royal Swordsmen	television series
2006	Krrish
2006	Curse of the Golden Flower
2007	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2008	Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam
2013	Krrish 3