Ching Siu-tung

• Name — Ching Siu-tung • Birth Name — Ching Tung-er (程冬儿) • Born — 31 October 1953 • Birthplace — British Hong Kong

Ching was born in Hong Kong, to parents who had relocated from Shou County, Anhui. He is the son of martial arts film director Cheng Kang (also known as Cheng Gang or Ching Gong). As a child, he attended Hong Kong Oriental Drama School for seven years. He first became involved in his father's films at age 17 by acting as a stuntman.

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. 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.

• Year — Title — Notes • 1983 — Duel to the Death • 1986 — Witch from Nepal • 1987 — A Chinese Ghost Story • 1989 — A Terra-Cotta 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 — Executioners • 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

• Year — Title — Notes • 1987 — A Better Tomorrow II • 1992 — New Dragon Gate Inn • 1993 — Butterfly and Sword • 1993 — The Mad Monk • 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

Ching Siu-tung is recorded as action choreographer, film producer, screenwriter, actor and director. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Siu-Tung Ching. His recorded language was Chinese. He was the child of Cheng Kang.