- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- August 12, 1966
- Place of Birth
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
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.
Filmography
movieTorino Shadow
2026 · Director of Photography
movieHeaven and Hell
2025 · Director of Photography
movieCaught by the Tides
2025 · Co-Producer, Director of Photography
movieThe Best is Yet to Come
2023 · Cinematography, Director of Photography
movieSwimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
2021 · Director of Photography
moviethis body is so impermanent…
2021 · Director of Photography
movieAsh Is Purest White
2018 · Creative Consultant
movieOur Time Will Come
2017 · Director of Photography
movieRevive
2017 · Director of Photography
movieJia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2016 · Self
movieThe Hedonists
2016 · Director of Photography
movieMountains May Depart
2015 · Director of Photography
movieSmog Journeys
2015 · Director of Photography
movieA Touch of Sin
2013 · Director of Photography
movieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 · Director of Photography
movieForgetting to Know You
2013 · Director of Photography
movieA Simple Life
2012 · Director of Photography
movieLove and Bruises
2011 · Director of Photography
movieI Wish I Knew
2010 · Director of Photography
movieDream Home
2010 · Brother Wah, Director of Photography
moviePlastic City
2009 · Director
movieBlack Breakfast
2008 · Director of Photography
movie24 City
2008 · Director of Photography
movieUseless
2008 · Producer, Director of Photography
movieGetting Home
2007 · Director of Photography
movieThe Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007 · Director of Photography
movieDong
2006 · Director of Photography
movieStill Life
2006 · Director of Photography
movieThe World
2004 · Director of Photography, Associate Producer
movieJeonju Digital Project 2004
2004 · Writer, Director of Photography
movieDance Me to the End of Love
2004 · Director of Photography, Writer
movieAll Tomorrow's Parties
2003 · Writer, Director
movieUnknown Pleasures
2002 · Director of Photography, Associate Producer
moviePlatform
2001 · Director of Photography, Associate Producer
movieIn Public
2001 · Director of Photography
movieIn the Mood for Love
2000 · Second Unit Director of Photography
movieLove Will Tear Us Apart
1999 · Director, Writer
movieOrdinary Heroes
1999 · Director of Photography
moviePickpocket
1997 · Director of Photography
movieIn the Dumps
1997 · Director of Photography
movieNeon Goddesses
1996 · Director, Director of Photography, Scenario Writer
movieWild Punch
— · Director
movieShanghai, I Love You
— · Director