Samuel So
Samuel So Man-sing (Chinese: 蘇文星) is a Hong Kong screenwriter and film director.[1]
His idea of transfer human consciousness to a cyborg body in the screenplay of Robotrix is 28 years earlier than the Hollywood movie Alita: Battle Angel and this make Robotrix become a science fiction film classic in Hong Kong.[2] The above idea also apply in his second science fiction novel Once Upon a Time in Atlantis which was serialized in the Mingpao Weekly (明報周刊) from 1992-1993.
He is the founder and writer of HK Comics Limited and published a best-selling comic series Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the United States.[3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Robotrix | Writer, 2nd assistant director |
| 1992 | Gigolo and Whore II | Writer, 1st assistant director |
| 1992 | Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 | Writer, 1st assistant director |
| 1993 | First Shot | Writer |
| 1993 | Spirit of Love | Writer |
| 1993 | 3 Days of a Blind Girl | Writer |
| 1995 | The Blade | Writer |
| 1995 | 01:00 A.M. | Writer |
| 1995 | Green Hat | Executive director (film) |
| 1997 | Once Upon a Time in China and America | Writer |
| 1998 | The Group | Writer |
| 1998 | Bio Zombie | Writer |
| 2001 | Headlines | Writer |
Comic works (scriptwriter)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- King of Kings[5]
References
- "Samuel So at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase".
- "《銃夢》式科幻題材港產片一早有，《女機械人》成人情節可圈可點". HK01.
- "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at the Comic Book DB".
- "Buy One Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Volume 5 GN, Get Green Destiny Letter Opener Free!". Diamond Comic Distributors.
- "King of Kings Vol. 1: The Prophecy of Tyre".
External links
- Samuel So on IMDb
- Samuel So at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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