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Jingle Ma

Cinematographer, director and writer · Born February 26, 1957 (69) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Jingle Ma Cho Shing (Chinese: 馬楚成; pinyin: Mǎ Chǔchéng; born 1957) is a Hong Kong-based writer and director, best known for his action films such as Tokyo Raiders and Seoul Raiders.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 26, 1957 (69)
From
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Works as
Cinematographer, director and writer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Jingle Ma's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
28%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Society
2%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
12
Tense
11
Joyful
13
Melancholic
11
Absurd
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jingle Ma's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jingle Ma's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Battle of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Remain Silent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Europe Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Three Weddings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Speed Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Love You You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Mulan: Rise of a Warrior(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Butterfly Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Playboy Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Happy Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Love in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Seoul Raiders(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Silver Hawk(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Why Me, Sweetie?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Para Para Sakura(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, Mr. Cool(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Summer Holiday(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Marooned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Tokyo Raiders(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Fly Me to Polaris(1999)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hot War(1998)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • City of Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Magoo(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Island of Greed(1997)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • He Comes From Planet K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The God of Cookery(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Viva Erotica(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • First Strike(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Full Throttle(1995)

    Cinematographer · Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Go on Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Rumble in the Bronx(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Private Eye Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Fire Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Drunken Master II(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Black Panther Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Boys Are Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Even Mountains Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Last Hero in China(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Legend(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Handsome Siblings(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Pom Pom and Hot Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Summers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • She Starts the Fire(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Days of Being Dumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Sisters of the World Unite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The Tigers(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • 12 Hours of Terror(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Farewell China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Kawashima Yoshiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Fatal Vacation(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What A Small World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Coconut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Last Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • 18 Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • When Tat Fu Was Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Lighting Technician

  • The Other ½ & the Other ½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Girls Without Tomorrow(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Spiritual Love(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Flaming Brothers(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Immortal Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • A Certain Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Gaffer

  • In the Lase of Love Maldives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 69 titles, 68 of them dated from 1984 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 69: 3 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thWriting8 of 69: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing2 of 69: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleMusic1 of 69: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography60 of 69: 44 only cinematography, 16 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew2 of 69: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

69 titles, 18 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1980s14 · crew1990s35 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jingle Ma's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director, cinematographer

Hot War (1998)

58th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 59/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jingle Ma's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jingle Ma work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jingle Ma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chi-Leung Kwong shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles