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Sung Fai Choi

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Sung Fai Choi's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
24%
Power
19%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · 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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Tense
4
Absurd
3
Romantic
2
Warm
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Sung Fai Choi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sung Fai Choi'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

24 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • My Date with a Vampire(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Thousand Faces of Dunjia(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • In Your Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Mermaid(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Tiger Mountain(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Special ID(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Second Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Flying Swords of Dragon Gate(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • All About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Wise Guys Never Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • My Name Is Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Cinematographer

  • The Promise(2005)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Driving Miss Wealthy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Naked Weapon(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Body Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Wai-Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Sex and Zen III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • The Age of Miracles(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Key Grip

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Mermaid (2016)

$554M worldwide

Highest rated

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography22 of 24: 22 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew2 of 24: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s11 · 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 Sung Fai Choi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

50th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

Midcredits 75th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. 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.

Who does Sung Fai Choi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sung Fai Choi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hark Tsui shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers