Samuel So

Samuel So
Samuel So, 2011
Background information
Chinese name 蘇文星 (traditional)
Chinese name 苏文星 (simplified)
Pinyin Sū Wénxīng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Sou1 Man4 Sing1 (Cantonese)
Born (1966-06-28) 28 June 1966
Hong Kong
Origin Hong Kong
Occupation Screenwriter, film director, film lecturer (part-time)
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s) Terry Wong (1990–2008)
Children Tony So (b. 1997)
Benny So (b. 1997)
Members
Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild[1]
Samuel So
Traditional Chinese 蘇文星
Simplified Chinese 苏文星

Samuel So (So Man-sing; born 28 June 1966) is a Hong Kong screenwriter[1] and film director.[2] Apart from working with film directors, such as Tsui Hark[3][4] , Alfred Cheung[5][6] and Wilson Yip,[7] he also working with comic artists, such as Andy Seto. He also acting as a lecturer (part-time) in Hong Kong Baptist University, Academy of Film (Higher diploma year 2 & year 3, course title: Screenwriters on Screenwriting).[8]

Filmography

List of screenwriting and directing in film
Year Title Credit Notes
1991 Robotrix Writer, 2nd assistant director
1992 Gigolo and Whore II[9] Writer, 1st assistant director[10]
1992 Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 Writer, 1st assistant director[11]
1993 First Shot Writer
1993 Spirit of Love[12] Writer
1993 3 Days of a Blind Girl[5] Writer
1995 The Blade Writer
1995 01:00 A.M.[13] Writer
1995 Green Hat[2] (English and Cantonese version) Executive director (執行導演)[14] Cantonese version starring by Jade Leung, English version starring by Almen WONG
1997 Once Upon a Time in China and America Writer
1998 The Group[6] Writer
1998 Bio Zombie Writer
2001 Headlines Writer

Comic works (scriptwriter / producer)

  • Cyber Weapon Z Vol. 1–10 end (Chinese version published by Freeman Publishing)
  • Skyliner Vol. 1–27 end (Chinese version published by Neosun Ltd., 1999)
  • Skyliner II Vol. 1–21 end (Chinese version published by Neosun Ltd., 1999–2000)
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (comics)
  • King of Kings Vol. 1 (English and Chinese version published by HK Comics Ltd., 2007)[15]

Fictions / publications

  • Time Kept Promise[16] (Pollop Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998)
  • Once Upon a Time in Atlantis[17] (Pollop Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998)
  • Wars From the Sky (Ming Pao Weekly, Hong Kong, 1992)
  • Nightmare (Ming Pao Weekly, Hong Kong, 1992)
  • Once Upon a time in Atlantis (Ming Pao Weekly,Hong Kong, 1992–1993)
  • Time Kept Promise (Ming Pao Weekly, Hong Kong, 1994)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild". (in Chinese) (in English)
  2. 1 2 "Green Hat (1995) at the HKMDB".
  3. ↑ "The Blade (1995) at the HKMDB".
  4. ↑ "Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) at the HKMDB".
  5. 1 2 "3 Days of a Blind Girl (1993) at the HKMDB".
  6. 1 2 "The Group (1998) at the HKMDB".
  7. ↑ "Bio Zombie (1998) at the HKMDB".
  8. ↑ "Professional Programme in Film (Higher Diploma), Hong Kong Baptist University".
  9. ↑ "Gigolo and Whore II (1992) at the HKMDB".
  10. ↑ "Gigolo & whore II, Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild". (in Chinese) (in English)
  11. ↑ "Girls without tomorrow 1992, Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild". (in Chinese) (in English)
  12. ↑ "The Spirit of Love (1993) at the HKMDB".
  13. ↑ "01:00 A.M. (1995) at the HKMDB".
  14. ↑ "Green hat, Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild". (in Chinese) (in English)
  15. ↑ "King of Kings Vol. 1 (Pocket Edition): The Prophecy of Tyre by Samuel So (Author), Hoi-on Siu (Artist)".
  16. ↑ "Time-kept promises (Author: Samuel So) at the Hong Kong Academic Library Link Database".
  17. ↑ "Once upon a time in Atlantis (Author: Samuel So) at the Hong Kong Academic Library Link Database".
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