Derek Tsang

Derek Tsang

Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung (曾國祥; born 8 November 1979) is a Hong Kong film director and actor. The son of actor Eric Tsang, Tsang got his start in the Hong Kong film industry working for director Peter Chan Ho-Sun after graduating from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2001. He made his acting debut in Men Suddenly in Black (2003) and directorial debut with Lover's Discourse (2010), sharing the directing credit with Jimmy Wan Chi-man. The duo was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best New Director in 2010. His solo directorial debut Soul Mate (2016) was critically praised, receiving a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film nomination at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. His next film Better Days (2019) was the Hong Kong submission for the Academy Awards and received a Best International Feature Film nomination, becoming the first Hong Kong submission directed by a Hong Kong native to do so. After graduation, he moved back to Hong Kong, where his father arranged for him to work under director Peter Chan Ho-Sun. There, he met producer Jojo Hui and director Jimmy Wan Chi-man, both of whom would go on to be Tsang's frequent collaborators. Despite not pursuing an acting career, Tsang has had a variety of acting roles since the start of his career, which he attributed to other actors not wanting to be typecast into roles with unflattering characteristics. He made his screen debut in Men Suddenly in Black (2003), cameoing as the younger version of his father's character. There he met director Pang Ho-cheung, whom Tsang would later collaborate with on various projects. Tsang made his solo directorial debut with Soul Mate (2016). He was subsequently nominated for Best Director awards at various film award ceremonies, including at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 53rd Golden Horse Awards. His next film, Better Days (2019), won eight out of 12 categories at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. The film was subsequently chosen as the official entry for Hong Kong for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. It was shortlisted but lost to Denmark's Another Round. He was the first native Hong Kong director in the category. Tsang said his influences are primarily derived from art-house cinema, with early influences from director Wong Kar-wai and the French New Wave, as opposed to his father Eric Tsang's works, which consisted of mostly of mainstream comedies. He credits his half-sister Bowie Tsang for teaching him about film and literature. Tsang married actress Venus Wong in 2019. He has expressed a reluctance to cast Wong due to the negative perception of nepotism.

  • Popularity : 5.023
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1979-11-08
  • Place of Birth : Hong Kong
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Derek Tsang Movies

  • 2015
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    Lazy Hazy Crazy

    Lazy Hazy Crazy

    4.8 2015 HD

    Childhood friends Tracy, Chloe and Alice share an apartment over the summer. They live close together, meet guys and sell their company as well as...

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  • 2006
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    Isabella

    Isabella

    7.3 2006 HD

    A Macao police officer's bachelor life is interrupted by the daughter he never knew he fathered.

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  • 2006
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    On the Edge

    On the Edge

    6.3 2006 HD

    After working as an undercover in a triad for 8 years, Sheng finally arrests the triad leader and resumes his duties as a police officer. However,...

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  • 2006
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    Cocktail

    Cocktail

    1 2006 HD

    The melancholy Candy runs the Half Mortal, a trendy bar in Hong Kong. She hires Paul; Stella, a part-time employee who's a college student in...

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  • 2010
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    Girl$

    Girl$

    5.8 2010 HD

    Four young women are tempted by the money that can be earned in prostitution. They have to learn in their own way that nothing comes without a price.

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  • 2010
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    Dream Home

    Dream Home

    6.5 2010 HD

    A woman will go to whatever lengths necessary to obtain her dream home with a view of the sea. This includes driving down the property value and...

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  • 2003
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    The Park

    The Park

    4.5 2003 HD

    An amusement park reopens after a deadly accident fourteen years prior. But although the park is back in business, that doesn't mean it's safe, and...

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  • 2001
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    Shadow

    Shadow

    7 2001 HD

    Lun decides to get back in touch with his former high school flame Siu-Yuet , but finds out that she is dead and that he unintentionally caused her...

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  • 2014
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    Aberdeen

    Aberdeen

    5.3 2014 HD

    The extended Cheng family, which, like Aberdeen harbor’s Chinese namesake, represents today’s Little Hong Kong and its myriad of...

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  • 2008
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    Tactical Unit - No Way Out

    Tactical Unit - No Way Out

    6.8 2008 HD

    After a late-night triad dispute leads to the death of an innocent civilian, PTU officers take action by investigating triad activities in the area.

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  • 2013
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    SDU: Sex Duties Unit

    SDU: Sex Duties Unit

    6.568 2013 HD

    The Special Duties Unit (SDU) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force and is considered one of the world's finest in its...

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  • 2014
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    Naked Ambition 3D

    Naked Ambition 3D

    5.2 2014 HD

    An honors graduate in literature, Wyman is stuck writing cheap erotic fiction, but somehow ends up starring in an AV film. Suddenly a porn superstar...

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  • 2014
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    Z Storm

    Z Storm

    5.9 2014 HD

    ICAC principal investigator William Luk takes his job seriously, and he needs every last scintilla of support from his team to take on the powerful...

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  • 2005
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    It Had To Be You

    It Had To Be You

    6.1 2005 HD

    Restaurant supervisor Jill (Karena Lam) has a handsome boyfriend Chi On (Wu Bing), but she is just his backup girlfriend. She knows she is the other...

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  • 2004
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    The Eye 2

    The Eye 2

    5.9 2004 HD

    Pregnant Joey teeters on the brink of madness after several fruitless suicide attempts. She's the unwilling recipient of an influx of shadowy images...

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  • 2008
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    Ocean Flame

    Ocean Flame

    6.3 2008 HD

    A turbulent love affair between a punk and a youthful waitress.

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  • 2014
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    Zombie Fight Club

    Zombie Fight Club

    5.7 2014 HD

    It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After...

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  • 2012
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    Triad

    Triad

    5.3 2012 HD

    Three childhood friends join the Hong Kong Triads only to discover that fame and fortune will ultimately break them apart as only one can become the...

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  • 2016
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    Robbery

    Robbery

    6.8 2016 HD

    An anarcho-absurdist blood-soaked grand guignol indie flick with attitude to burn, this is the pitch perfect youth movie from Hong Kong. A...

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  • 2003
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    Men Suddenly in Black

    Men Suddenly in Black

    6.3 2003 HD

    Four men attempt to fool around as much as they can before their wives return from a 14-hour Buddhism trip to Thailand.

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  • 2006
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    My Name Is Fame

    My Name Is Fame

    6.7 2006 HD

    Fai, a talented actor who has won the Best New Artist of the Hong Kong Film Awards and always plays leading roles in television, is an arrogant guy...

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  • 2012
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    The Thieves

    The Thieves

    6.725 2012 HD

    A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops...

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  • 2012
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    My Sassy Hubby

    My Sassy Hubby

    5.4 2012 HD

    My Sassy Husband follows Yoyo Ma and Thirteen Cheung’s union 10 years later to present day where they are experiencing marital problems. After...

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  • 2016
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    From Vegas to Macau III

    From Vegas to Macau III

    3.9 2016 HD

    A gambler is targeted for murder during the wedding of his daughter to his protege.

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  • 2016
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    House of Wolves

    House of Wolves

    4.8 2016 HD

    Set in old rural district, Charlie pretends to be an ALS patient so he can gain sympathy from others. He runs a charity organization where he...

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  • 2021
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    Anita

    Anita

    7.8 2021 HD

    This long-awaited biopic provides a vivid account of the remarkable life of Anita Mui in and behind the limelight, chronicling her journey from a...

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  • 2014
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    Golden Chickensss

    Golden Chickensss

    5.9 2014 HD

    Working as a prostitute since she was 16, Kam has witnessed the highs and lows of Hong Kong over the decades. Kamis now a “madam” who...

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  • 2005
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    AV

    AV

    5.8 2005 HD

    The story of four soon-to-be-college grads who are about to embark on the big adventure known as life. The foursome concoct an elaborate plan to hire...

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  • 2017
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    Love Off the Cuff

    Love Off the Cuff

    6.9 2017 HD

    Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung reprise their popular roles as a star-crossed couple who strive to stay together happily ever after, only to find their...

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  • 2007
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    Dead Air

    Dead Air

    4.5 2007 HD

    Rock, the director of a TV program about the supernatural, firmly believes in ghosts. He desperately wants to meet a real one, but little does he...

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  • 2012
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    Love in the Buff

    Love in the Buff

    6.7 2012 HD

    When old flames reunite, will it be second time's the charm or a case of once bitten twice shy? Jimmy and Cherie, two ex-lovers from Hong Kong, cross...

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  • 2016
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    S Storm

    S Storm

    5.7 2016 HD

    A suspect is killed while the ICAC team is investigating illegal soccer gambling in Hong Kong.

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  • 2017
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    The Brink

    The Brink

    5.7 2017 HD

    Reckless police inspector Sai Gau (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to...

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  • 2014
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    Two for the Night

    Two for the Night

    1 2014 HD

    Award winning scriptwriter and director Ivy Ho returns with this Hong Kong crime story. A sexually motivated abduction leads to a car crash that...

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  • 2010
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    Once a Gangster

    Once a Gangster

    6.4 2010 HD

    Roast Pork joins the triad as a young man and ends up becoming a trusted lieutenant of boss Kerosene. However, his true passion is in his successful...

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  • 2006
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    Midnight Running

    Midnight Running

    5 2006 HD

    Kaoru has Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), and is not allowed to be exposed to sunlight. She sleeps during the day and is active at night. She busks every...

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  • 2006
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    The Third Eye

    The Third Eye

    7 2006 HD

    Zhang Liang is a young man who does not engage into any proper work. His secret hobby is to play with all kinds of high-tech candid technology,...

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  • 2008
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    Scare 2 Die

    Scare 2 Die

    2.5 2008 HD

    Down-on-his-luck gambler Kan Au (Sam Lee) owes a big sum of money, and needs to go on a winning streak soon or the loan sharks will take the interest...

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  • 2019
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    Missbehavior

    Missbehavior

    6.2 2019 HD

    Revolves around a group of individuals who are all connected by a lost bottle of breast milk.

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  • 2010
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    Ex

    Ex

    5.9 2010 HD

    Zhou Yi is about to leave on holiday with her boyfriend Woody, until an argument makes Zhou Yi to dump him at the airport. Their breakup is being...

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  • 2007
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    Single Blog

    Single Blog

    1 2007 HD

    Sex or love, which is more important? There are three female flat mates: Vivian is frivolous, Kitty is prim and proper, and Mei Wah is ditsy. Through...

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  • 1970
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    The Strangled Truth

    The Strangled Truth

    1 1970 HD

    Two policemen, intent on their dangerous mission to uncover the truth at all costs. Putting into question the price of their friendship.

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  • 2008
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    Run Papa Run

    Run Papa Run

    5.9 2008 HD

    A lawyer falls in love with a gang boss, gets knocked up and drags him to the altar. One evening, cradling the crying infant, he metamorphoses into a...

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  • 2020
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    Stoma

    Stoma

    6.333 2020 HD

    The film follows an emotionally harrowing journey endured by young gay photographer Alex, after he is diagnosed with peritoneal cancer. Abandoned by...

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  • 2008
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    Claustrophobia

    Claustrophobia

    4.8 2008 HD

    Pearl has quietly fallen in love with her boss Tom, who’s married with a family. Without warning, Tom asks Pearl to interview for another job....

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  • 2010
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    Lover's Discourse

    Lover's Discourse

    5.4 2010 HD

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  • 2020
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    Unspeakable Love

    Unspeakable Love

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2010
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    Dream Home

    Dream Home

    6.5 2010 HD

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  • 2021
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    A New Awakening

    A New Awakening

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2020
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    三个金币

    三个金币

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2012
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    Lacuna

    Lacuna

    5.2 2012 HD

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  • 2006
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    Isabella

    Isabella

    7.3 2006 HD

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  • 2016
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    Good Take!

    Good Take!

    5 2016 HD

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  • 2004
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    Room

    Room

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Room

    Room

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2016
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    SoulMate

    SoulMate

    7.187 2016 HD

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  • 2019
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    Better Days

    Better Days

    8.117 2019 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    7.5 1970 HD

    Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat...

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  • 1970
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    The Challenge

    The Challenge

    7.5 1970 HD

    Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat...

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