IF YOU'VE SEEN one Wong Kar-wai film, you haven't seen them all, but you'll know the next one when you see it. The writer and director has become the foremost innovator in Hong Kong cinema. Much ...

Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi in a scene from Wong Kar Wai’s “2046.” Photo by Sony Pictures Classics.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sat with WSJ's Barbara Chai to discuss her latest film "The Grandmaster," her extensive kung fu training, and working with Wong Kar-Wai. Photo AP ...

You've seen and felt Wong Kar Wai, even if you've never heard of him. You've seen him in the lush images and impressionism of Barry Jenkins ' Moonlight. You've felt him through Lost in Translation ...

Well, to quote a line from the director’s most recent film: “How boring life would be without regrets.” Here are all of Wong Kar Wai’s films, ranked from worst to best.

A new set of seven Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection, “World of Wong Kar Wai,” couldn’t be more aptly named. For few filmmakers have achieved greater success generating a unique cosmos ...