Wong Kar-wai, is a Hong Kong-based film director known for his unique, highly visual style of romantic art films. An internationally renowned auteur, he often wears dark sunglasses in public. Wong Kar Wai is an unusual artist in Hong Kong’s film industry. After his first few feature films, he was acknowledged as one of the most exciting Asian “auteurs” of his day and one of the most influential directors of contemporary cinema. Born in 1958 in Shanghai, he and his family emigrated to Hong Kong when he was five years old.