About
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Overview
Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong.
Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2014 | Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Dream Home | Actor | Brother Wah | 60 Fair |
Directing |
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| 2009 | Plastic City | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Jeonju Digital Project 2004 | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2003 | All Tomorrow's Parties | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Neon Goddesses | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
| Wild Punch | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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| Shanghai, I Love You | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2004 | Jeonju Digital Project 2004 | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2003 | All Tomorrow's Parties | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Neon Goddesses | Writing | Scenario Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 2008 | Useless | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The World | Production | Associate Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Unknown Pleasures | Production | Associate Producer | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Platform | Production | Associate Producer | 60 Fair |
Camera |
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| 2024 | Heaven and Hell | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Bucket | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Our Time Will Come | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Revive | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The Hedonists | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Mountains May Depart | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Smog Journeys | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Camera | Director of Photography | 64 Fair |
| 2013 | Forgetting to Know You | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2012 | A Simple Life | Camera | Director of Photography | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | Love and Bruises | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2010 | I Wish I Knew | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Dream Home | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | 24 City | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Useless | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Getting Home | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2007 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Dong | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Still Life | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 2004 | Jeonju Digital Project 2004 | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The World | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | Dance Me to the End of Love | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Unknown Pleasures | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Platform | Camera | Director of Photography | 60 Fair |
| 2001 | In Public | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Ordinary Heroes | Camera | Director of Photography | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Pickpocket | Camera | Director of Photography | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Neon Goddesses | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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| 2024 | Caught by the Tides | Crew | Cinematography | 58 Average |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Crew | Cinematography | 59 Average |
| 2021 | this body is so impermanent… | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |